The early signing period begins on Wednesday and will run through Friday of this week. As of Monday, USC was sitting on 21 commitments and Clemson on 14.
Current USC commitments
- ANTHONY ADDISON DE 6-3 215 SUMTER
- KOBBY SAKYI-PRAH DE 6-3 225 ROSWELL, GA
- JAQUAVIOUS DODD DE 6-6 225 EASTSIDE
- DONOVAN DARDEN DE 6-4 214 HAVELOCK, NC
- CALEB WILLIAMS DT 6-6 250 CHESTERFIELD, VA
- JAQUEL HOLMAN LB 6-2 200 BLACKVILLE-HILDA
- AJ HOLLOWAY LB 6-3 225 BUFORD, GA
- TAESHAWN ALSTON LB 6-4 217 HENDERSON, NC
- JOSH SMITH LB 6-3 220 DUTCH FORK
- KYLER FARROW LS 6-2 230 HARTLAND, WI
- SHED SARRATT OT 6-5 290 GAFFNEY
- MAX KELLEY PK/P 6-2 210 GALLATIN, TN
- CUTTER WOODS QB 6-3 205 WESTSIDE
- DAMARCUS LEACH SAF 6-3 185 ABBEVILLE
- CHRISTOPHER HATFIELD SAF 6-3 187 LINCOLNTON, GA
- KENDALL DANIELS SAF 6-3 187 NORFOLK, VA
- JAYDEN SELLERS WR 6-0 170 SOUTH FLORENCE
- BRIAN ROWE WR 6-1 180 CONCORD, NC
- LEX CYRUS WR 5-10 165 HARRISBURG, PA
- JORDON GIDRON WR 6-2 175 RIDGE VIEW
- MALIK CLARK WR 6-1 170 ROCK HILL
Current Clemson commitments
- ARI WATFORD DE 6-6 235 NORFOLK, VA
- AMARE ADAMS DT 6-6 280 SOUTH FLORENCE
- MAKHI WILLIAMS-LEE DT 6-2 275 ATLANTA
- LOGAN ANDERSON LB 6-2 220 FYFFE, AL
- GAVIN BLANCHARD OC 6-3 300 TAMPA
- EASTON WARE OT 6-5 280 LYNCHBURG, VA
- BRAYDEN JACOBS OT 6-7 310 BUFORD, GA
- ROWAN BYRNE OT 6-5 295 NEW ROCHELLE, NY
- TUCKER KATTUS OT 6-5 304 CINCINNATI
- CHRIS DENSON QB 6-3 190 PLANT CITY, FL
- GIDEON DAVIDSON RB 5-11 184 LYNCHBURG, VA
- MARQUISE HENDERSON SAF 5-10 170 BELTON-HONEA PATH
- LOGAN BROOKING TE 6-4 220 SAVANNAH
- JUJU PRESTON WR 5-10 150 WOODBRIDGE, VA
Both the USC and Clemson staffs remain active on the high school front and will be looking into the Transfer Portal as well. Even thought players are being reported as transferring, or have announced such a move, the Portal doesn’t officially open until December 9th, and that’s the first day a school can contact a transfer.
Remaining USC targets we know about (subject to change)
- JARED SMITH DE ALABASTER AL (Auburn commitment)
- DAMOLA AJIDAHUN OT DULUTH GA (Georgia Tech commitment)
- ZAY HARDY DE SCOOBA MS (Mississippi State commitment)
- JACKSON REPP WR JL MANN
- CHRISTIAN INGRAM DT COVINGTON GA
- JEFFREY OVERTON RB WOODBRIDGE VA (Virginia Tech commitment)
- MICHAEL CLAYTON CB WARNER ROBINS GA (Rutgers commitment)
- BRAXTON KYLE DT SUWANEE GA (Rutgers commitment)
- ZACH ATKINS TE TRANSFER NW MISSOURI
- DONOVAN MURPH WR IRMO
- MIKE TYLER TE HAMMOND (LSU commitment)
- TOJUAN PEYTON RB BUFORD GA (Memphis commitment)
- STEVE MILLER SAF GREENSBORO GA (Southern Cal commitment)
- KEVIN WYNN DT GREENSBORO, GA (Florida State commitment)
- AJ BRAND QB IRMO (Virginia Tech commitment)
The primary target on the Clemson board that we know about at this point is WR Donovan Murph of Irmo. He was back at Clemson Saturday after having taken an official visit the prior weekend. He also made an official visit to USC and has mentioned possible official visits to Colorado and Ole Miss before he announces on January 2nd. He did take an unofficial visit to Colorado last month.
Clemson hosted the Palmetto Bowl on Saturday and while the Tigers didn’t have any official visits, they had plenty of prospects in for unofficial visits. Some prospects who planned to be at Clemson Saturday included:
- WR Donovan Murph of Irmo
- 2026 RB Tony O’Banner of Thomas Heyward
- 2026 OT Malcolm Gaston of North Augusta
- 2026 OT Desmond Green of Timberland
- 2026 OT Zyon Guiles of Carvers Bay
- 2026 Dorman SAF Kentavion Anderson
- 2026 WR Gordon Sellars of Charlotte
- 2026 OT Leo Delaney of Charlotte
- 2026 DT Bryce Perry-Wright of Buford, GA
- 2026 RB Jaylen McGill of Mountain View Prep
- 2026 OT Braden Wilmes of Lawrence, KS
- 2026 OT Trey Aiken of Clinton
- 2027 QB Mason Holtzclaw of Arden, NC
- 2027 OT Carter Jones of Poquoson, VA
WR Jackson Repp of Christ Church said he will not be signing Wednesday but nothing else has changed with his recruiting. He has been a USC target and took an official visit for the Wofford weekend. He is TBA on a new signing date.
USC target DT Christian Ingram of Covington, GA named his top three Monday morning as USC, Southern Cal and Kentucky. He made an official visit to Southern Cal over the weekend. He made his official visit to USC for the Wofford weekend. He also took officials to Kentucky and Michigan.
USC target SAF Steve Miller made his official visit to Southern Cal over the weekend. He has been committed to the Trojans but has been giving the Gamecocks strong consideration since visiting twice last month including an official visit.
DT Josiah Victor of Loganville, GA, who was offered by USC in October, flipped his commitment from Boston College to NC State.
One-time USC target and former Tennessee Vol DE Chandavian Bradley of Hutchinson JC, KS committed to Oklahoma State.
Clemson target 2026 CB Chaston Smith committed to Notre Dame.
Heathwood Hall CB Onis Konanbanny now considering Florida strongly after being committed to Tennessee according to On3.
2026 SAF Tamarion Watkins of Northwestern was offered by West Virginia.
USC reserve OL Ni Mansell, reserve DT Jamaal Whyce and veteran LB Mo Kaba plan to transfer.
Sumter native DE Justus Boone (6-4 252) is transferring from Florida. In 26 games with the Gators Boone totaled 37 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.
Coastal Carolina DT Clev Lubin (6-3 245) announced his plans to transfer. This season he had 44 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. He also forced three fumbles. Lubin redshirted his freshman season at Army then played one season at iowa Western JC before transferring to Coastal for this season.
Are we still recruiting Seven Cloud?
I don’t think so. Never saw any additional involvement after the offer.