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Deijon Laffitte enters transfer portal, increases pressure on USC

USC loses another defensive lineman, increasing the urgency surrounding portal recruitments.

The USC Trojans know they need to add to their defensive front in the transfer portal. However, the current amount of depth of the defensive line unit is going in the wrong direction this spring. Deijon Laffitte has entered the transfer portal, removing another depth piece from the Trojans’ roster.

Trojans Wire’s Tim Prangley wrote more about USC’s defensive line situation:

“On Thursday, multiple online sources announced that 6-foot-2, 305-pound redshirt freshman Deijon Laffitte had entered the transfer portal. Laffitte was considered a project and was not expected to play a significant role on the defensive line in 2024, but after Isaiah Raikes entered the transfer portal two weeks ago and recently signed with Auburn, USC needed to add — not lose — depth.”

This is why USC’s pursuit of Michigan State transfer portal prospect Derrick Harmon is such a big deal. The Trojans badly need to land Harmon and get the quality — and depth — they need on their defensive line for their first season in the Big Ten Conference.

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Auburn offers three-star commit currently pledged to USC

The California defensive lineman committed to the Trojans late last month.

The Tigers have offered a defensive line commit for the 2023 class, but they might have to work extra hard to land him.

The player in question is California product Deijon Laffitte, but he’s already made up his mind — at least for the moment. Laffitte is currently committed to the USC Trojans, a decision he made back in September, but that also hasn’t stopped him from scheduling more visits and keeping his recruiting process generally fluid.

Laffitte hasn’t scheduled any visits to the Plains at this time. His next planned visit is to Bryan Harsin’s old school, Boise State, and he’s scheduled to take that on Friday. It’ll be hard to be as persuasive as Lincoln Riley and company, though, as Laffitte visited the Trojans on Sept. 17 and committed just five days later.

At the moment, the Tigers are ranked No. 56 in the nation for the 2023 recruiting class. The team has two defensive line recruits in the class: Four-star Wilky Denaud and three-star Jamarrion Harkless.

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