USC picks up third commit in three days, lands linebacker Josiah Poyer

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Heading into Sunday, USC was already on a hot streak in the recruiting trail, having landed commitments on consecutive days. After getting a commitment from class of 2028 four-star wide receiver Roye Oliver III on Friday, the Trojans flipped class of 2027 four-star offensive lineman Drew Fielder from Oregon on Saturday.

On Sunday, USC made it three commits in three days, when the Trojans landed three-star 2027 linebacker Josiah Poyer. Poyer chose USC over Notre Dame, Cal, and Michigan. Rivals’s industry ranking ranks Poyer as the No. 765 overall player and the No. 60 linebacker in his class.

Like Fielder and several other players in USC’s quickly growing 2027, Poyer is a Southern California product, playing high school football at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. Under general manager Chad Bowden, the Trojans have made a point of prioritizing local recruiting, and we are now seeing the results.

Following the additions of Fielder and Poyer, USC now has the No. 5 recruiting class in the country for the 2027 cycle, per Rivals’s rankings. Given the momentum that the Trojans currently have on the recruiting trail, it would not be at all surprising if they continue to rise up the list in the coming weeks.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Three-star linebacker Josiah Poyer commits to USC football

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