Early Signing Day Predictions
This has been an unusual recruiting cycle as the 2021 prospects did not get to take any official visits and a majority of their recruitment was handled virtually. But that didn't stop the commitments from coming and on Wednesday, a majority of the 2021 class will put pen to paper and sign with their school of choice.
USC's class sits at No. 14 in the country right now, but there are a few prospects still out there for the Trojans and that ranking is expected to rise tomorrow and potentially in the weeks leading up to the traditional February signing period.
Here, Erik McKinney and WeAreSC poster bestlakersfan provide some predictions on those players with decisions left to make on Wednesday or beyond.
DE Korey Foreman (Corona, Calif./Centennial) - 5-star, No. 1 overall
Erik McKinney: USC
bestlakersfan: USC
(Foreman will sign with a school on Wednesday but will not announce his decision until Jan. 2)
OLB Raesjon Davis (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei) - 4-star, No. 45 overall
EM: USC
BLF: USC
(Davis is committed to LSU and does not plan to sign on Wednesday, opting to wait until the February period to sign)
DT Tywone Malone (Oradell, NJ/Bergen Catholic) - 4-star, No. 61 overall
EM: Ole Miss
BLF: Ole Miss
LB Ethan Calvert (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian) - 4-star, No. 74 overall
EM: Utah
BLF: Utah
CB Ceyair Wright (Los Angeles/Loyola) - 4-star, No. 77 overall
EM: USC
BLF: USC
(Wright will announce his decision on Jan. 2)
QB Jaxson Dart (Draper, Utah/Corner Canyon) - 4-star, No. 103 overall
EM: USC
BLF: USC
(Dart will announce on ESPN2, live at 9:15 am PT)
CB Nathaniel Wiggins (Atlanta/Westlake) - 4-star, No. 120 overall
EM: Clemson
BLF: Clemson
LB Ma'a Gaoteote (Las Vegas/Bishop Gorman) - 4-star, No. 155 overall
EM: Michigan State
BLF: Not USC
RB Byron Cardwell (San Diego/Morse) - 4-star, No. 183 overall
EM: Oregon
BLF: UCLA
(Cardwell plans to wait to announce on Jan. 25)
DE Aaron Armitage (Blairstown, NJ/Blair Academy) - 4- star, No. 206 overall
EM: Stanford
BLF: Stanford
DE Tiaoalii Savea (Las Vegas/Desert Pines) - 4-star, No. 214 overall)
EM: USC
BLF: USC
CB Devin Kirkwood (Gardena, Calif./Serra) - 4-star, No. 268 overall
EM: USC
BLF: USC
WR Titus Mokiao-Atimalala (Ewa Beach, Haw./James Campbell) - 4-star, No. 302 overall
EM: USC
BLF: USC
(Mokiao-Atimalala will announce his decision in January and plans to sign during the February signing period)
WR Joseph Manjack IV (Tomball, Tex./Memorial) - 3-star, No. 1,310 overall
EM: USC
BLF: USC
