Former five-star recruit Anthony Lucas transfers from Texas A&M to USC

This portal acquisition moves #USC much closer to where it needs to be on defense. Alex Grinch being retained matters less if the Trojans bring in these kinds of players.

Former Texas A&M defensive lineman Anthony Lucas has committed to USC. Lucas, a former five-star recruit in the Top247 rankings for the Class of 2022, will have three years of eligibility and joins the Trojans as a true sophomore.

Lucas was rated the No. 1 player in the state of Arizona in the Class of 2022. He appeared in seven games for the Aggies this past 2022 season.

The Chapparal High School product and Scottsdale (Ariz.) native had 10 tackles and one tackle for a loss this past season. He could have thrived in 2023 in College Station with the Aggies, but the 6-foot-6, 270-pound defensive lineman will thrive in L.A. now for a Trojan defense that defiantly can use the help in the trenches.

Lucas is an NFL prototype player who will have immediate impact on the USC defense. Lucas should start for the next two seasons. In 2023 he will play alongside another former five-star recruit, Korey Foreman.

Lucas was a member of Texas A&M’s historic 2022 recruiting class that ranked No. 10 all time, but the Aggies and Jimbo Fisher have now lost Chris Marshall at wide receiver to Ole Miss and Denver Harris at cornerback to LSU. Both were five stars along with Lucas.

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