Elijah Paige could be USC’s Day 1 starter on the offensive line next season

Elijah Paige makes the grade in rankings, and he looks the part on film. He could be the leader of #USC’s O-line class for 2023.

Rated the nation’s No. 237 overall prospect and No. 24 offensive tackle, Elijah Paige accumulated more than 30 scholarship offers during the recruiting process. The Pinnacle High School (Phoenix) prospect de-committed from Notre Dame and picked USC in October.

The offers Paige received included Notre Dame, Auburn, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Stanford, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

Paige has also been on the recruiting trail for the Trojans. Paige plays at Pinnacle High School with the TE1 in the 2023 class, Duce Robinson.

“I will definitely be recruiting Duce (Robinson),” Paige said. “We need him in this class. We are going to do great things and I’d love for him to contribute and be a part of that. I am definitely excited to recruit him.”

The Trojans also have offensive line commitments from Ventura (Calif.) offensive tackle Tobias Raymond, interior linemen Amos Talalele of Santa Clara (Calif.), Sacramento (Calif.) Grant Union’s Alani Noa, and Burien (Wash.) Kennedy Catholic’s Micah Banuelos.

Paige is the highest rated linemen of them all, and clearly the most talented. Paige could be a Day 1 starter after spring ball, especially with the departure of All-Pac-12 starters Andrew Voorhees and Brett Neilon.

[mm-video type=video id=01gm9qwfp301nx1fxmsa playlist_id=none player_id=01f5k5y2jb3twsvdg4 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gm9qwfp301nx1fxmsa/01gm9qwfp301nx1fxmsa-5f1ce800029f353b16aab280fdc8f9aa.jpg]

[listicle id=54728]