Arizona lost a recruit Tuesday when defensive lineman Tony Mekari de-committed from the Wildcats and pledged to attend Cal.

The news was first reported by Eric Sondheimer of the L.A. Times, via Twitter.

Mekari, from Westlake Village, Calif., is rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals.com, and a two-star recruit by Scout.com. He flipped his commitment after taking an unofficial visit to Cal after taking his official visit to Arizona over the weekend, according to Scout.com.

Score one for new Bears coach Sonny Dykes, a former Arizona offensive coordinator.

Arizona has one other defensive tackle in its class — Luca Bruno from Oak Park, Calif. The Cats have commitments from two defensive ends — Calvin Allen from Albuquerque and Jack Banda from Loganville, Ga.

The Wildcats have 24 committed players in this class, plus two who are already enrolled. Junior college transfer quarterback Jesse Scroggins and freshman offensive lineman Logan Stott started classes last week.

Signing Day is Feb. 6.

Westlake defensive lineman Tony Mekari, previously committed to Arizona, has committed to California.

— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) January 16, 2013

Seemingly intent of filling up its quota of recruits before the season, Arizona added two more committed players to its Class of 2013 on Sunday.

The Cats received commitments from defensive tackle Tony Mekari of Westlake High School in Westlake Village, Calif., and R.J. Morgan, a defensive back from Crater High in Central Point, Ore.

Mekari committed during an unofficial visit to campus.

“The coaches were showing me the schematics for all the new facilities. It’s extraordinary,” Mekari told WildcatSportsReport.com, one of TucsonCitizen.com’s sports partners.

“The school is great, and it’s a campus town which I love. I wanted to see the whole campus before I said anything to the coaches. It all went perfect.”

Mekari (6-2, 270) is not yet rated by the major recruiting services. He played defensive end, defensive tackle and right offensive tackle last season.

Morgan (6-2, 210) is ranked as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. He, too, was recently in Tucson for an unofficial visit, and the UA coaches liked what they saw off his game tapes. Here is a link to his junior-year highlights.

Arizona has commitments from 19 players — nine of which came within the span of eight days.