Reality sets in as USC’s crowded 2026 class finally loses a prospect
With USC holding the top-ranked recruiting class in the country for the 2026 cycle, it was inevitable that the entire class would not stick around. On Friday, the Trojans suffered a loss when three-star wide receiver Kohen Brown decommitted from USC.
Brown is from Waxahachie, Texas. On3 Consensus ranks him as the No. 462 overall player and the No. 73 wide receiver in the class of 2026.
Even with the loss of Brown, USC is still in a great spot with its 2026 recruiting class. The Trojans hold 26 commitments, 16 of whom On3 has ranked as either four or five-stars. USC is bound to lose a few players from this 2026 class. The keys is to lose players on the margins while retaining the vast majority of the really big fish, such that USC walks away with a top-three national class at the end of the whole recruiting cycle. A few losses here and there won’t matter. Retaining the core and a large percentage of prospects is the key.
It will be imperative that Lincoln Riley and Chad Bowden hold the class together and do not allow a significant number of decommitments. Winning on the field this fall would be a great first step to ensuring that.