USC Football: Trojans Dip Into Portal For Pittsburgh Defensive End Samuel Okunlola

Okunlola is a redshirt freshman and despite him being listed as a second-string defensive end on the Pittsburgh Panthers' depth chart, he led Pittsburgh in sacks with five, to compliment six tackles for loss. The 6'4 245 pound Okunlola enrolled at Pittsburgh in January of 2022, and was a three-star prospect (247 Sports) coming out of Thayer Academy in Brockton, Massachusetts. 

USC had a decent pass rush in 2023, but that was the lone bright spot of their defense this season. Okunlola has three years of eligibility remaining. The effort necessary to recruit any player with a ton of offers after entering the transfer portal is a lot. But the fact that Okunlola has three years left to play college ball makes him that much more attractive compared to, perhaps, a redshirt junior with one year of eligibility left. 

To compound that, he likely could come in and give the Trojans meaningful reps, given the production he had at Pittsburgh. 

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