Maliki ‘Cash’ Crawford is set to have huge impact on the USC secondary

Maliki Crawford needs to get stronger, but when he does, watch out. #USC

Maliki Crawford was previously committed to UCLA, but he backed off that pledge in January, shortly after head coach Lincoln Riley took over at USC. Crawford had more than 19 offers, including Arizona, Cal, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, Oregon and Washington.

247Sports.com ranks Crawford as the No. 23 best cornerback nationally and the 211th overall prospect in the 2023 class.

At Pacifica HS in Oxnard (Calif.), Crawford made 81 tackles and intercepted two passes in his two years as a starter.

Crawford  has incredible length and size and is the tallest corner in this class at 6-foot-4.

Crawford shows a good feel for zone plays, at times breaking off his primary threat to make a play on a secondary receiver after reading the QB’s eyes.

He is still raw as an overall corner and needs to put on a little weight, but with his frame he could fill out to 6-4 and 205 pounds in the coming years as he hits the USC weight room.

The four star is a willing tackler, but could stand to improve his tackling technique for the next level in college.

Overall Crawford reminds me of NFL corner Kevin King (6-3, 211). Like King, he is a huge corner to match up against big receivers. King has a similar skill set; in 2024 or 2025, he could be the starting outside cornerback for the Trojans.

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