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  When Alijah Vera-Tucker slid over to left tackle last season, stepping into a spot vacated by an NFL draft first-rounder, there was little doubt that USC's top interior lineman was its best option on the blindside. A year later, with Vera-Tucker now also bound for the first round, the top option to replace him isn't anywhere near as clear. As USC opens spring practice next Tuesday, there's no bigger question mark than the one at left tackle, where four candidates have begun to state their case, but no obvious one has emerged through offseason workouts.

The most experienced of those four is already tentatively slated at right tackle. Jalen McKenzie will enter this season as one of the Trojans' most experienced linemen and will be "in the mix" to switch to left tackle, coach Clay Helton said. But Helton also spoke highly of the three freshman linemen who emerged last season on the fringe of the Trojans' rotation up front. "Courtland Ford has had a dynamic spring the last eight weeks," Helton said. "He's shown his athleticism. We'll take a look at him. Jonah Monheim also played left tackle in high school and helped play in a couple games last year. We'll also take a look at him. And Casey Collier is really coming on. 6-9, 317-pound athlete that's really developed a lot of core strength. We'll end up taking a look at him." - Los Angeles Times


rSr/2022 OT Jalen McKenzieSouthern California
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