USC 2025 recruiting class enters top 5 in 247 composite rankings

USC continues to rise in 2025 football recruiting rankings.

After entering the top three classes in On3’s national team rankings, Lincoln Riley’s staff has the Trojans in the top five in the 247Sports composite rankings. USC added two new running back recruits to boost the total number of commits for the 2025 class to 10 players. The class is represented by two five-star prospects, three four-star players, and four three-star commits. The class is much more balanced now with four commits on offense and six on defense.

Daune Morris, at 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Harry Dalton III — who is from Dinwiddie, Virginia — made their commitments to USC and new running backs coach Anthony Jones Jr.

Morris and Dalton join Riley Wormley as future Trojan running backs in the 2025 class. This class now includes a majority of the players, six, who played high school east of the Mississippi.

USC continues is meteoric climb over the past month, passing No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 7 Penn State, and No. 8 Alabama. It’s a long way away from the early signing period that starts in December, but USC is showing signs of returning to its previous lofty status in recruiting.

Visit our friends at Fighting Irish Wire, Buffaloes Wire, and Ducks Wire. Follow our newest sites, UW Huskies Wire and UCLA Wire.

Ohio State football offers 2025 Virginia athlete

The Buckeyes offer a rising Virginia athlete. #GoBucks

Although Ohio State typically looks for higher profile recruits, it found a potential diamond in the rough and made on offer on Thursday.

Virginia athlete, [autotag]Harry Dalton III,[/autotag] was the recipient of the scholarship, as the 5-foot, 10-inch and 197-pound prospect has seen his recruiting pick up in January. The Buckeyes were the latest program to offer him, following Kentucky and Florida, with an Oklahoma one following Ohio State’s.

Dalton III is ranked as the No. 39 athlete and 483rd overall prospect in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He will either play running back or defensive back in college, which teams will most likely make a decision when he arrives on whichever campus he ultimately picks.

At the current moment, Ohio State has six commitment, in what is looking like another banner class for the Buckeyes.

Contact/Follow @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes, and opinion. Follow Michael Chen on X.