No. 7 recruit in 2025 class decommits from USC

• Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 11:14 AM ET USC’s 2025 recruiting class suffered a 2nd enormous blow in the span of 24 hours Wednesday morning with the decommitment of luxury defensive tackle Justus Terry.

  “My recruitment is open!! #Decommitted,” Terry composed on X.Terry’s choice to resume his recruitment comes just one day after first-class defensive end devote Isaiah Gibson pulled his verbal pledge from the Trojans, yanking 2 of the top three potential customers from Lincoln Riley’s upcoming class that previously ranked third in ESPN’s group rankings. Top total prospect Julian Lewis stays dedicated to USC following a visit to Auburn this previous weekend.Editor’s Picks

1 Related Terry, a top possibility from Georgia’s Manchester High School, ranks No. 7 in the 2025 ESPN 300 and is the No. 2 protective take on in his class. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound lineman initially dedicated to Georgia in January 2023 before resuming his dedication and providing his spoken promise to the Trojans earlier this spring. Terry took check outs to Georgia and Florida State in recent weeks and was arranged for a visit to USC this weekend.With Terry’s decommitment, the remaining protectors in the Trojans’class consist of security Hylton Stubb(No. 94 in ESPN 300), outdoors linebacker Matai Tagoa’i(No. 143), defensive end Hayden Lowe (No. 272), cornerback Trestin Castro (No. 31 cornerback per ESPN rankings)and defensive end Gus Cordova (No. 48 defensive end ). Riley still has actually skill set

to join his defense and could include more in 2025. However in losing Gibson and Terry’s promises, the future of USC’s defense and its 2025 class is murkier than ever.