USC contributes to recruiting roll with 4-star WR Myles

• Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2024, 02:54 PM ET

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  Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.USC landed

an essential dedication Wednesday when four-star wide receiver Jerome Myles, the No. 26 prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300, committed to the Trojans, continuing a hot late-summer recruiting run for Lincoln Riley & Co.Myles, who decommitted from Ole Miss in June, is ESPN’s fifth-ranked pass receiver in 2025 and stood as the nation’s leading uncommitted pass catcher prior to his dedication. The No. 1 prospect in the state of Utah this cycle, Myles selected the Trojans over Texas A&M and Utah, and he now lands as the second-ranked member of USC’s 2025 class, routing just luxury quarterback Julian Lewis (No. 2 in the 2025 ESPN 300).

Myles, who felt home ties to Utah and checked out Texas A&M in Week 1, told ESPN his recruitment swung on the strategy Riley and his staff provided throughout Myles’ Week 2 check out to USC.

“USC just blew everybody out of the water,” Myles said. “They produce the most NFL draft picks. And the wide receiver development is crazy. And if I do not make it in football out there, I’ll make it some way in life. They’re not everything about just the football part. I like that.”

Myles initially devoted to Ole Miss in the spring before pulling his promise from the Rebels and resuming his dedication. His senior campaign at Utah’s Corner Canyon High School ended on Aug. 30 when Myles suffered a season-ending ACL injury, prompting the 6-foot-3, 220-pound possibility to rise his originally scheduled Oct. 30 commitment ceremony. With Myles off the board, four-star pass catcher Jaden Nickens (No. 162 in the ESPN 300) stays as the last uncommitted player amongst ESPN’s top-30 wide receivers in 2025.

Myles’ promise comes 10 days after USC protected leading inside linebacker prospect Ty Jackson (No. 44 in the ESPN 300), who went to the Trojans on the exact same weekend as Myles. USC has now added four top-100 promises considering that July 30 with Myles and Jackson following Georgia outside linebacker flip Jadon Perlotte (No. 84 in the ESPN 300) and UCF safety flip Kendarius Reddick (No. 89)

USC currently holds the No. 16 recruiting area in 2025, per ESPN’s latest team rankings for the cycle.Myles took main visits to Utah and Texas A&M prior to pulling his dedication from Ole Miss in June. Last month, he informed ESPN that USC, Texas, A&M, Utah, Georgia and Ohio State had made the cut among the finalists in his recruitment entering his senior season.Myles ‘connection

with Texas A&M dipped after he checked out College Station with Corner Canyon colleague and 2026 quarterback possibility Helaman Casuga throughout the Aggies’23-13 loss to Notre Dame on the opening weekend of the routine season. At USC a week later on, Myles heard everything he needed from a coaching staff that made Myles a priority after using him in July. “I simply wanted to discover more about their history and what they have in store for me, “Myles stated.”When I headed out there, they certainly impressed me.” In Myles, USC has a quick, deep-threat receiver to couple with

Lewis in the 2025 class. Myles is a state champion sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter occasions. Throughout his sophomore and junior seasons at Corner Canyon, Myles totaled 53 catches for 1,185 yards and 14 touchdowns.Myles is now the ninth ESPN 300 dedicate in USC’s 2025 class. The 11th-ranked Trojans check out No. 18 Michigan at

3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday in Week 4.