USC Trojans Recruit Trent Mosley Ties Historic High School Record

Trent Mosley is a 5-10, 175 pound wide receiver out of Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He is rated as a four-star recruit and ranked as the No. 11 wide receiver in the class of 2026 per 247Sports. Mosley was evaluated by national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins in May of this year.

“He’s a very polished pass catcher with above average speed and is tremendous after the catch. Flashes a ton of make you miss ability and is dynamic with the ball in his hands,” Biggins said. “Natural feel for the position, crafty athlete and knows how to get open.”

Mosley isn’t the biggest player on the field, but has an element of physicality in his game that showed when he was a run-first quarterback.

“Not a big receiver but plays a physical game. A tough scrappy player who runs hard, is a willing blocker and showed plenty of physicality playing safety early on in high school,” Biggins said. “Played a ton of wildcat quarterback and routinely ran though defenders.”

Biggins also compared Mosley to a current USC wide receiver, Makai Lemon. 

“His strong all-around game and frame reminds us of current USC wide out Makai Lemon,” Biggins said. “We expect Mosley to have a similar impact as both a pass catcher and game breaker as a punt/kick returner as well.”

USC Trojans 2026 Recruiting Class 

The USC Trojans have the No. 1 ranked 2026 recruiting class per On3. Coach Lincoln Riley has received the commitments from 32 players. This includes two five-stars and 20 four-stars. Offensive tackle Keenyi Pepe and tight end Mark Bowman are the five-stars. The team right behind USC in On3's recruiting class rankings in the Georgia Bulldogs.

Georgia and USC have been going back and forth between the No. 1 and No. 2 spot the past couple months. Even some other recruiting databases currently have Georgia at the top spot. 247Sports ranks the Bulldogs 2026 class No. 1 and USC's at No. 2.

Regardless if USC finishes No. 1 or No. 2 following national signing day later this winter, it is a dramatic improvement from where their recruiting classes have been the past few cycles. USC did not bring in a top 10 class in either 2024 or 2025. That looks like it will be changing.

This 2026 class has a chance to be Lincoln Riley's best yet since taking over as USC coach in 2022.