Arizona coach Brent Brennan and his staff have made good use of the JUCO route to fill out the Wildcats roster.

On Wednesday the UA landed a commitment from the College of San Mateo defensive lineman Ezra Funa for the class of 2025. Funa has two remaining years of eligibility and can sign on Feb. 5 when the next signing period begins

Funa is a 6-foot-3, 300-pound lineman from Santa Ana, Calif. He is ranked as the No. 102 junior college player in his class, including the No. 22 defensive lineman and No. 14 player from California. He had offers from Oklahoma State, Colorado State, Hawaii and Nevada among other schools.

Funa is the fourth player from the College of San Mateo to transfer to Arizona under Brennan. In 2024 Arizona brought in linebacker Cyrus Durham, cornerback Johno Price and wide receiver Jeremiah Patterson from the college.

Funa was a year behind those players at College of San Mateo. Funa graduated from Mater Dei High School in 2023.

Patterson had the biggest impact last season out of that group, leading Arizona and the Big 12 with 596 return yards on special teams to go with 196 receiving yards.

Funa is the 10th defensive lineman to added bythe Wildcats this offseason, including Texas transfer (and former Wildcat) Tiaoalii Savea.