Updated Recruiting Rankings: USC Trojans Trail SEC Powerhouse for Most Blue-Chip Commits

The USC Trojans have received commitments from 22 blue-chip 2026 recruits per Rivals. The only team ahead of them are the Georgia Bulldogs with 24. Here are the other schools with the most commitments from 2026 blue-chip recruits. 

Georgis Bulldogs, 24

USC Trojans, 22

Texas A&M Aggies, 21

Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 20

Miami Hurricanes, 16

Oregon Ducks, 15

Texas Longhorns, 15

Ohio State Buckeyes, 14

Michigan Wolverines, 14

Florida Gators, 14

Florida State Seminoles, 14

Tennessee Volunteers, 14

USC has the commitments from two-five stars, 20 four-stars, and 10 three-stars. The top two commits are the five-stars; tight end Mark Bowman and offensive tackle Keenyi Pepe. 

On3 ranks USC as having the No. 1 recruiting class for 2026 with Georgia right behind them at No. 2. This is On3's most updated top 10 rankings of the 2026 recruiting classes.

1. USC Trojans

2. Georgia Bulldogs

3. Oregon Ducks

4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

5. Texas Longhorns

6. Texas A&M Aggies

7. Alabama Crimson Tide

8. Tennessee Volunteers

9. Ohio State Buckeyes

10. Michigan Wolverines

2026 Recruiting Class a Sign of Things to Come?

The USC Trojans are on pace to have the best recruiting class since Lincoln Riley took over as coach in 2022. The past two recruiting cycles have not cracked the top 10 in the nation, but that looks to be changing in 2026.

Is this a sign that USC could be getting back to being a contender for conference and national titles sooner rather than later? Trojans fans certainly hope so, but there is still a long road in front of them.

USC was the premier college football program back in the 2000's under coach Pete Carroll. The Trojans won the Pac-10 conference seven straight times with four Rose Bowl victories and two national championships. Since 2008, USC has won only one conference championship. This was in 2017 under coach Clay Helton, where the Trojans won the Pac-12 and the Rose Bowl.

Riley was hired by USC to get them back to these heights. USC has still yet to make a College Football Playoff since the format was adopted in 2014. Now, it has increased from four teams to 12 and it may end up being with more teams than that in the near future. Could 2025 be the first CFP appearance for the Trojans?