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#97 Aiden Gobaira
Class RS SR/TRFrom James Madison (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'4" · 261 lbHometown Fairfax, VA · Chantilly HS / James Madison
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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EDGEExperience
5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Aiden Gobaira holds the RDE · Starter spot in UCLA Bruins’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026James Madison→UCLA Bruins
Background & career
Aiden Gobaira is a 6'4", 261-pound right defensive end from Fairfax, Virginia who transferred to UCLA for the 2026 season. A four-star recruit in the 2022 class ranked 168 nationally, Gobaira redshirted as a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2022 before missing the 2023 season due to injury and sitting out 2024 after medically retiring. He played the 2025 season at James Madison, appearing in all 14 games with one start and posting 38 tackles (18 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, and 4.0 sacks en route to earning All-Sun Belt Third Team honors as the Dukes reached the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame2022 – 2024
James Madison2025
UCLA2026 — presentPrevious schoolJames MadisonRecruiting4-star · No. 168 nationalOriginFairfax, VA · Chantilly HS / James Madison