USC moves into top-10 with commitment from Marcelles Williams
Sunday morning, USC landed one of their biggest commitments of the summer. St. John Bosco cornerback Marcelles Williams announced his pledge on Twitter as he wrapped up his official visit in Los Angeles.
Williams is the highest ranked commitment in the Trojans’ 2024 class to this time.
He is the No. 71 overall prospect and No. 9 cornerback in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 7 player in California.
With 11 commitments in the fold, USC is now ranked No. 10 in the 2024 Team Recruiting Rankings. The current class is sitting at a class score of 91.22.
However, USC is sitting at No. 6 in the country in average prospect rating. The Trojans have an average commit rating of 90.65.
More on the current class for US
To date, the 11 commitments in the 2024 class are Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco four-star cornerback Marcelles Williams, Hiram (Ga.) four-star tight end Walter Matthews, Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra four-star cornerback Dakoda Fields, Los Angeles (Cal.) Sierra Canyon four-star Xavier Jordan, Atlanta (Ga.) Washington four-star EDGE Kameryn Fountain, Lake Oswego (Ore.) Lakeridge four-star tight end Joey Olsen, Modesto (Calif.) Central Catholic four-star offensive tackle Manesse Itete, Clearwater (Fla.) four-star safety Jarvis Boatwright Jr., McKinney (Tex.) three-star running back Bryan Jackson, Clearwater (Fla.) four-star safety Jarvis Boatwright Jr. and Englewood (CO) Cherry Creek three-star offensive lineman Hayden Treter.
Also, as of right now, there are more than a dozen prospects in the class of 2024 who are currently favored in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine to land with USC. A good portion of them have visited or are scheduled to officially visit this summer.
The Trojans are set to host more than 30 official visitors in the month of June, primarily scheduled for two major visit weekends. The staff will hope for similar success as last cycle when they landed 10+ of their June official visitors.
USC finished the 2023 class ranked inside the top-10 and Lincoln Riley and staff have started off on the right foot with an opportunity to repeat that feat in the 2024 class.
2024 BIG 10 Conference Rankings
USC comes in at No. 3 in the BIG 10 rankings. They remain behind only Ohio State and Michigan, passing up Penn State from the last rankings update. USC still has less commitments than both. Ohio State has 14 and Michigan has 21.
With a score of 91.22, the Trojans are trailing Michigan, which has a score of 92.186.
USC is second in the Big 10 in average prospect rating, behind only Ohio State.
