Breaking down USC’s main visitor list for big recruiting weekend
Breaking down USC’s main visitor list for big recruiting weekend
USC started a busy month of official check outs this month by hosting four-star security Jett Washington (Las Vegas, Nevada) for a mid-week school check out, however this essential month of June truly starts in earnest for the Trojans on Friday with a large group of devotes returning for their official gos to this weekend along with numerous notable uncommitted targets.USC has actually been ahead
of the curve this recruiting cycle, currently gathering 27 dedications– 8 more than any other program– while rising to No. 1 in the Rivals group recruiting rankings.So, in theory, much of the work is already done for
the personnel– however anybody who follows recruiting knows that’s never the case up until potential customers can formally sign in December. General manager Chad Bowden has been clear that USC is set to sign its biggest
class in program history, so that means the Trojans wish to keep adding to their big structure of 2026 dedications while likewise continuing to work to keep those pledges in place.One reason to think there may be less decommitments than in previous years– USC fans have found out to
be hesitant to assume anything until the cycle is over– is that Bowden and coach Lincoln Riley have actually made it clear that if a prospect dedicates they anticipate that means the player won’t take main visits anywhere else. That policy currently resulted in a couple decommitments last month in four-star wide receiver Kohen Brown and four-star
linebacker Xavier Griffin, however it’s likewise resulted in a variety of USC’s commits publicly mentioning their recruitment is undoubtedly shut down and need to indicate that most of this class stays intact.Still, the official check outs are every bit as important for the devotes as for the uncommitted targets to more solidify that status.With that said, here’s a breakdown of who is on campus this weekend for the Trojans.Uncommitted targets First-class wide receiver Boobie Feaster has four main gos to established,
beginning with his journey to Alabama last weekend with trips prepared to LSU and Texas A&M later on this month.USC is likely fourth out of four on the list at this point
, however anything can alter on a main check out– especially in the NIL age and how each school prioritizes and values a hire. The Trojans would not be hosting Feaster if they weren’t serious about attempting to
get his dedication, so we’ll learn a lot more about their chances after this weekend. The Trojans have four wide receiver dedicates as is with four-star Trent Mosley and three-stars Tron Baker, Roderick Tezeno and Luc Weaver. All have engaging upside, however Feaster is on a various level and would be quite a coup for USC if it can find a method to add him to that group of
commits.For now, we’ll state that’s a longshot, however let’s see how this weekend goes … Four-star Jalen Lott is another elite pass receiver possibility out of Texas that the Trojans have actually put a lot of time into recruiting. He was last on campus in late April and returns this weekend for what will likely be the Trojans’ final official discussion and pitch to
he and his household. Lott has actually currently taken official check outs to Colorado, Georgia and LSU and is set to check out Texas(which is hiring him as a cornerback)and Oregon later in the month. Rivals ‘recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman believes LSU, Oregon and Texas are the leaders in his recruitment, however Lott has actually invested a lot of time building relationships with this training personnel so this one isn’t over yet.Four-star linebacker Talanoa
Ili is one of the most crucial remaining targets for USC, both in terms of filling a staying position of need in this class(specifically after Xavier Griffin’s decommitment)
and due to the fact that the Trojans are in a very strong position in his recruitment.Ili moved from Southern California to Kahuku, Hawaii, just recently, but he’s basically a regional possibility and USC and UCLA seem the favorites in his recruitment.
He’s made multiple journeys to school already this year and returns this weekend for an essential go to as the USC personnel will look to persuade him this is where he belongs. Here’s what Rivals nationwide recruiting director Adam Gorney stated about USC’s opportunities with Ili:”His father told me it’s essentially USC and UCLA. He does like the household feel at UCLA. They had a great go to there on Mother’s Day weekend that went a long way in his recruitment, but you simply do not see a great deal of guys, particularly at linebacker, particularly Polynesian guys declining USC for UCLA, especially if USC wants them actually terribly. So I think that would be a big one,”he said.”I think Oregon has sort of slowed
down there, I just don’t see Oklahoma taking place, so it’s going to be type of a hometown circumstance, and I think closing on him would be truly huge. “Four-star cornerback Peyton Dyer decommitted from South Carolina in April just days after taking an informal check out to USC. Coincidence or not, the Trojans have actually become a real factor in his recruitment in current months. That said, in-state Georgia has made Dyer its leading concern at cornerback and hosted him on his very first official visit last weekend, and the sensation appears shared.”I ‘d state right now, my recruiting board, they’re the top school that I’m talking to right now,” Dyer informed Competitors of Georgia. So the Trojans would seem to have an uphill struggle here
, and they likewise already have arguably the best group of cornerback dedicates in the nation with luxury Elbert Hill, fellow Rivals100 standout Brandon Lockhart, four-star Madden Riordan( who might play multiple areas in the secondary)and three-star Josh Holland. And that’s even with elite four-star commit RJ Preachings just recently reclassifying into the 2025 class.Committed prospects