Earlier this summer, we noted how bad a snub it was that Justin Dedich wasn’t voted to the preseason All-Pac-12 First Team.
We wrote that “This should have been an absolute slam-dunk choice for preseason All-Pac-12 First Team offensive lineman in 2023.
“Nope. Dedich was relegated to the second team, one of the more conspicuous snubs of the All-Pac-12 preseason selections.
“USC fans and insiders know this was one of the more jarring revelations from the All-Pac-12 teams, but they also know it’s a great way to crush any inclinations toward complacency or overconfidence heading into the Trojans’ last Pac-12 season.”
One Oregon analyst agrees with us.
Miles Dwyer of Ducks Wire wrote this about Justin Dedich:
“Not one USC offensive lineman was selected to the 2023 preseason first-team All-Pac-12, but the most surprising omission from that list is USC interior lineman Justin Dedich. In 2022, which was the first year in his career that Dedich started every game, PFF graded Dedich as the 7th best guard in the country after he provided elite run and pass blocking all season long. Now in 2023, Dedich will move to center, and he will bed solidified as the leader of USC’s front five. Expect big things from him, and USC’s offensive line in general this year.”
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