USC Trojans Racking Up the Recruits

Making a push this year to reclaim the number one recruiting class in the nation, the USC Trojans are in great shape and way ahead of last year’s number eight ranking.

Despite the new spring no-contact rule for head coaches, Pete Carroll and his staff have wasted no time in singling out the best high school players in the nation.  They already had several commitments from the start of the year.

Five-stars Morrell Presley, a 6'3", 4.52 tight end from Carson (CA) High School, and Kevin Graf, a 6'6", 300-pound offensive tackle from Agoura (CA) High School; plus four-stars Marquis Simmons, a 6'0", 220-pound, 4.62 linebacker from Dominguez High School, Compton, CA; Randall Carroll, a speedy 5'10" wide receiver from Cathedral High School, Los Angeles; and T.J. McDonald, a 6'1", 4.63 safety from Edison High School, Fresno, CA, all committed in 2007.

Then in January, the Gatorade Player of the Year, five-star quarterback Matt Barkley, 6'3", 227 pounds, from Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, CA, committed to become a Trojan.

Barkley’s commitment drew the attention of more recruits.  Four more top high school players committed in February.

Vontaze Burfict, a five-star, 6'2", 235-pound linebacker from Centennial High School in Corona, CA; Devon Flournoy, a four-star, 6'2", 4.40 wide receiver from Birmingham High School, Van Nuys, CA; Patrick Hall, a four-star, 6'1", 181-pound safety from St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, CA; and Chris Metcalf, a three-star, 6'1", 190-pound safety from Compton (CA) High School gave their commitments to the Trojans.

In May the Trojans got a commitment from a five-star JC defensive tackle, Hebron Fangupo, 6'2", 230 pounds from Mount San Antonio Junior College in Walnut, CA.

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