Recruiting analyst predicts Alabama-based offensive tackle will commit to USC

USC might be about to land a big fish up front.

Tom Loy, national recruiting analyst for 247Sports, is predicting that offensive tackle Carde Smith will commit to the USC Trojans football program.

Last week Trojans wire discussed how we felt the Trojans were trending for the 2025 blue chip offensive tackle Carde Smith’s official visit to USC.

“Carde Smith, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound four-star offensive tackle from Mobile, Alabama, has decommitted from in-state school Auburn. Smith was scheduled for an official visit to Mississippi State in Starkville, but he cancelled to attend the final summer recruiting weekend at USC. Smith had glowing comments about USC after his official visit last weekend. The offensive line coach at USC, Josh Henson, has been under pressure from fans to land more highly rated prospects as graded by the recruiting services. This would certainly qualify if Henson can close the deal.”

Henson just added a massive offensive tackle from local Rancho Santa Margarita High School earlier this week, bringing in Elijah Vaikona. Now the Trojans are the leaders to land Smith, a consensus four-star offensive tackle who holds offers from 10 SEC schools. If Smith does commit, he will become the third offensive lineman and the second tackle for the Trojans’ 2025 class, joining Willi Wascher and the aforementioned Vaikona.

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