5-star 2025 wide receiver picks USC Trojans over Utah, Texas A&M

Wednesday, the USC football program picked up a verbal commitment from one of the nation's top wide receivers, Jerome Myles. That's a huge addition to the class of 2025 for Trojan head coach Lincoln Riley.

Making his decision live on a CBS Sports YouTube broadcast, the Utah native picked the Trojans over two other finalists, Utah and Texas A&M. He also held offers from the likes of Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Tennessee, UCLA, and others.

Rated by the 247Sports.com consensus rankings as the No. 36 player in the nation in the class of 2025, he's the No. 7 wide receiver in the class and the No. 1 player in Utah. Greg Biggins, 247Sports.com's national recruiting analyst has the following scouting report on Myles.

"Myles is one of the top receivers in the country and has a ton of upside. He has a rare combination of size, speed, and body control and reminds us a bit of former Washington All-American wideout and recent No. 9 pick of the Chicago Bears, Rome Odunze. He has an athletic 6-2, 210-pound frame and is a true deep threat who can get behind any defense. He has a track background with personal bests this Spring of 10.57-100m and 21.30-200m.

"He’s not just track fast, his speed carries over to the football field and he can routinely blow past opposing corners who are giving him huge cushions. He adjusts well to the football over either shoulder, shows the ability to change gears and knows how to set up an opposing corner. He has a large catch radius and shows the ability to make contested catches over a corner or catch a ball down by his ankles. He has strong hands, isn’t afraid to go over the middle and catches the ball well through contact.

"He’s a tough kid who battled through an early season injury and missed much of his junior season but rallied in time for the playoffs and had a huge impact on Corner Canyon’s State Championship team. He’s a physical blocker as well and will knock a defender on his backside and it’s really tough to find a discernible weakness in his game. When you combine his physical gifts in terms of frame and high-level athleticism, there aren’t many pass catchers with more long-term potential than Myles."

Myles is the first 5-star commit to join the 2025 USC football recruiting class. He's also the only top-40 national prospect in the class.

Currently, the 2025 Trojan recruiting class is ranked 11th nationally with 20 players currently committed. He is one of five high school wide receivers set to join the Trojans next year.

Also coming to L.A. next year are Tanook Hines, a 4-star wide receiver from Houston, Texas, and three-star wide receivers Corey Simms from St. Louis Missouri, Romeron Ison, from Baltimore, Maryland, and James Johnson from Douglasville, Georgia.