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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: USC
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  10/23/20 - *Tuli Tuipulotu, Jr/2023, USC, 6-3, 266 (DS#9 DE) + More +

  While Marlon Tuipulotu was slated to step into a bigger role along USC's defensive line, Tuli Tuipulotu was set to step into his older brother's shadow. So far, both have impressed. Helton singled out Marlon as one of the standouts of Saturday's scrimmage, praising his leadership in the absence of All-Pac-12 defensive tackle Jay Tufele, who opted out of the season. The younger Tuipulotu, meanwhile, has had "one of the better camps of anybody on our team," Helton said. "He looks like a monster," Helton said of the freshman defensive end. "He's 275 but runs like he's 240 - I mean, great athleticism, has pass-rushing skills. Obviously, his older brother is on him every day making sure that he's doing right on and off the field, so he has a really bright future." - Los Angeles Times

(DS#9 DE) Jr/2023 DE *Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
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  10/16/20 - *Alijah Vera-Tucker, rJr/2021, USC, 6-5, 308 (DS#2 OG) + More +

  The tackle to his left declared for the draft. The tackle to his right graduated. The left guard next to him moved to left tackle, after briefly considering leaving for the NFL, while the guard on his right side will likely shift out to right tackle. After an offseason of upheaval up front, Brett Neilon is the lone player still standing in the same place along USC's offensive line. How the pieces will fit around him is one of the most pressing questions facing the Trojans over the next three weeks of camp. Coaches are counting on Neilon, a junior center, to be the centerpiece in establishing the chemistry USC is searching for up front. "When you're trying to get five guys to play as one, you have to have one guy that can get everyone on the same page and make sure we're all pulling the rope in the same direction," offensive coordinator Graham Harrell said. "That's Brett's job, so on the field for him it's a ton of responsibility. The fact that he has as many reps as he has and he's as smart as he is really helps that cause."

It also doesn't hurt to have one of the Pac-12's top lineman back. Alijah Vera-Tucker's decision to opt in and play after initially declaring for the draft was clearly a major coup for a USC offense short on proven options up front. "After a lot of thought, I thought, why not?" Vera-Tucker said Tuesday. "Why not come back and be with my brothers, compete for a Pac-12 championship? Nothing really changed. The reason I came back last year was to do the same exact thing." But Vera-Tucker returns to far less depth and far more uncertainty up front this year than last. The All-Pac-12 guard will shift to left tackle, answering the most glaring of those questions. Jalen McKenzie, who started at right guard, is expected to move to right tackle. - Los Angeles Times

(DS#2 OG) rJr/2021 OG *Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC
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  10/06/20 - *Alijah Vera-Tucker, rJr/2021, USC, 6-5, 308 (DS#2 OG) + More +

  Southern California offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker has opted back into the upcoming season, giving an enormous boost to the Trojans' offense. Vera-Tucker announced his decision Tuesday on social media. He opted out in September when the Pac-12 was planning not to play until spring. Vera-Tucker started 13 games at left guard as a sophomore last season, making the All-Pac-12 first team. He is expected to move to left tackle this season as the replacement for first-round pick Austin Jackson, now the Miami Dolphins' rookie starting left tackle. - AP College Football

(DS#2 OG) rJr/2021 OG *Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC
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  10/03/20 - Solomon Byrd, rSr/2024, USC, 6-3, 255 (DS#30 DE) + More +

  Five University of Wyoming football players, including three projected starters, have opted not to play this season due to concerns about COVID-19. All five players are on the defensive side of the ball. The players are safety Rome Weber, defensive ends Solomon Byrd and Davon Wells-Ross and defensive tackles Mario Mora and Claude Cole. Weber started 12 games last season as a sophomore, racking up 38 tackles, four pass breakups and an interception. He was expected to be one of the leaders of a veteran secondary that returns cornerbacks C.J. Coldon and Azizi Hearn and nickelback Keyon Blakenbaker. Byrd, a Football Writers Association of America freshman All-American in 2019, led the Cowboys with 6 1/2 sacks last season. Redshirt senior Garrett Crall is now the returning sack leader for UW, having notched 4 1/2 in 2019. - Wyoming Tribune Eagle

(DS#30 DE) rSr/2024 DE Solomon Byrd, USC
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  10/01/20 - Jamil Muhammad, rSr/2025, USC, 6-1, 254 (DS#77 DE) + More +

  Georgia State's Jamil Muhammad, a redshirt freshman transfer from Vanderbilt who wasn't able to win the starting quarterback job, has been moved to inside linebacker. Muhammad served as backup to Quad Brown in the season opener, but did not get on the field. Freshman Mikele Colasurdo, healthy again after a COVID-19 scare, will be the No. 2 quarterback for this week's game against East Carolina. "(Muhammad) needs to be on the field," coach Shawn Elliott said. "He's an athletic guy who can run, and we thought he could bolster that position. He's got good defensive instincts you see in practice that he needs to let loose. He'll add depth, and we'll get him on the field as soon as possible." Muhammad will play inside linebacker and provide depth to starters Trajan Stephens-McQueen and Blake Carroll. Muhammad (6-foot-1, 229 pounds) from Madison, Ala., comes from an athletic family. He has two brothers who played college football - Marquez at Western Kentucky and Terrance at Alabama A&M - and his uncle Kenneth Darby played at Alabama and in the NFL, including time with the Falcons. - Marietta Daily Journal

(DS#77 DE) rSr/2025 DE Jamil Muhammad, USC
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  09/17/20 - Jalen McKenzie, rSr/2022, USC, 6-5, 310 (DS#33 OT) + More +

  When Alijah Vera-Tucker announced last week his plans to skip the Pac-12's postponed season to prepare for the NFL draft, it came as no surprise to Tim Drevno. The USC offensive line coach had spoken a few times to Vera-Tucker and his father prior to his decision, and all along, he sensed the Trojans' top returning lineman was leaning toward leaving early. With Vera-Tucker a potential late first-round pick, Drevno couldn't blame him. But as USC's projected starter at left tackle, Vera-Tucker's departure was about to make Drevno's job a lot more difficult. "Is it a blow that Alijah left? Yeah," Drevno said. "He's a really good player and a great person and a great leader. But I know we have the right guys in the room. We'll get the job done. Somehow, we'll fix the problem."

Even before Vera-Tucker's decision, USC's offensive front had its share of issues to iron out. Both starting tackles from last season had departed, including first-round selection Austin Jackson, and on the left side, the Trojans were without a clear replacement. Vera-Tucker moved over to the tackle spot out of necessity this offseason, having started every game last season on the interior. Without him, USC has no choice but to shuffle some more. Redshirt junior Jalen McKenzie, who spent most of last season at right guard and was slotted to start this one at right tackle, should get the first crack on the left side. He has the experience, with 14 collegiate starts, and the size, at 6 feet 5 and 315 pounds, to successfully transition into the position. But McKenzie won't be the only option. USC continues to look for experienced linemen via transfer, after successfully mining a starting right tackle (Drew Richmond) from the NCAA transfer portal last summer. - Los Angeles Times

(DS#33 OT) rSr/2022 OT Jalen McKenzie, USC
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  09/12/20 - *Alijah Vera-Tucker, rJr/2021, USC, 6-5, 308 (DS#2 OG) + More +

  Vera-Tucker is the second Trojan starter in the trenches to declare his intention to skip the season. Defensive tackle Jay Tufele announced last month that he would enter the draft and signed with an agent, leaving USC shorthanded on its defensive front. Losing Vera-Tucker is an even more devastating blow to an offensive line that could ill afford to lose any depth. As a sophomore last season, Vera-Tucker emerged as USC's most consistent lineman from his spot at left guard, earning All-Pac-12 honors by season's end. His standout season nearly convinced him to declare for the draft last winter, but he chose to return with the promise of replacing Austin Jackson, who was drafted in the first round, at left tackle.

The question now turns to whether other Trojans might opt out before then. Safety Talanoa Hufanga has also been projected as a possible first-round pick. Wideout Amon-ra St. Brown is viewed as a likely top-100 selection, while fellow wideout Tyler Vaughns nearly declared after last season. Last week, shortly after Tufele made his decision, USC coach Clay Helton said he urged players to take their time in deciding on the draft. "You have all the way until the middle of January to make that decision," Helton said. "Don't rush the decision." Less than a week later, one of the Trojans' most talented prospects announced that he would opt out. - Los Angeles Times

(DS#2 OG) rJr/2021 OG *Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC
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  09/12/20 - *Alijah Vera-Tucker, rJr/2021, USC, 6-5, 308 (DS#2 OG) + More +

  Southern California offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker has opted out of the upcoming season to enter the NFL draft. Vera-Tucker started 13 games at left guard for the Trojans last season, making the All-Pac-12 first team. He was expected to move to left tackle this season as the replacement for first-round pick Austin Jackson, who won the starting job for the Miami Dolphins this week. Vera-Tucker is the second player lost to the NFL by the Trojans while the Pac-12 determines whether it can play a football season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Defensive tackle Jay Tufele left the school in August. - AP College Football

(DS#2 OG) rJr/2021 OG *Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC
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  09/09/20 - Tyler Vaughns, rSr/2021, USC, 6-2, 184 (DS#23 WR) + More +

  2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Tyler Vaughns, USC,...Vaughns is ninth on USC's all-time receptions list (189) and has 7 100-yard receiving outings and 17 TDs in his career. Last fall, he caught 74 passes for 912 yards (12.3 average) with 6 scores. - USC Football

(DS#23 WR) rSr/2021 WR Tyler Vaughns, USC
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  09/05/20 - *Jordan Addison, Jr/2023, USC, 5-11, 173 (DS#2 WR) + More +

  Addison, if you haven't heard, has generated quite a buzz at Pitt's South Side facility. The former four-star recruit secured the Panthers' starting slot receiver role two weeks ago, just 14 days into fall camp. Addison signed in December, enrolled in January, practiced three times in the spring before COVID-19 shut everything down, went through July walkthroughs allowed by the NCAA and lit up the practice field in August. Addison's teammates have complimented his speed and maturity, but no one's gushed over the 6-foot, 170-pound pass-catcher like Pitt's head coach. Pat Narduzzi has called Addison "special" every chance he gets. And last week, when asked if Addison reminds him of any wideout he's coached or schemed against, he returned to his time as Michigan State's defensive coordinator.

"I probably don't even want to mention his name in the city of Pittsburgh. But there's one guy that kicked our butt one year for Central Michigan, a guy named Antonio Brown," Narduzzi said. Brown, the second-most prolific receiver in Steelers history, tallied 10 catches for 71 yards and a touchdown in Central Michigan's win over the Spartans in 2009. "(Addison is) kind of built like him. He's slippery like him...Other than that, I can't think of anyone else that he would look like." On Tuesday, Addison grinned when that comparison was brought up. Then the smile went away, and the newcomer preached humility and the need to keep working. Like most freshmen, Addison isn't too chatty. But he also feels comfortable on the South Side. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

(DS#2 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Jordan Addison, USC
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  08/19/20 - MarShawn Lloyd, rJr/2024, USC, 5-09, 220 (DS#5 RB) + More +

  South Carolina has lost one of its most anticipated offensive newcomers for the season after tailback MarShawn Lloyd tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at practice. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said it was a non-contact injury during workouts Wednesday. "He just planted his foot and tore his ACL," Muschamp said. Lloyd is a 5-foot-9, 210 pound running back from Wilmington, Delaware. He was considered the country's fourth-best tailback prospect by Rivals and the fifth best by 247 Sports. Lloyd had enrolled in the spring and was expected to play a big role in the backfield, where last year's leading rushers in Tavien Feaster and Rico Dowdle were both seniors last season. There is no date set for Lloyd's surgery. - AP College Football

(DS#5 RB) rJr/2024 RB MarShawn Lloyd, USC
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  08/19/20 - *Jay Tufele, rJr/2021, USC, 6-2, 305 (DS#4 DT) + More +

  USC defensive lineman Jay Tufele will opt out of the Pac-12's postponed spring football season and declare for the NFL draft, the rising redshirt junior announced Wednesday on Twitter. Tufele started all 13 games for the Trojans last season and finished with 41 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors and was named the team's defensive lineman of the year. The Pac-12 postponed its fall sports seasons last week amid the coronavirus outbreak with hopes of restarting after Jan. 1. The conference - hoping for advancements in testing, a decrease in COVID-19 case numbers and more data on long-term effects of the illness - hasn't announced plans for its delayed spring football season. - Los Angeles Times

(DS#4 DT) rJr/2021 DT *Jay Tufele, USC
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  08/05/20 - Damon Johnson, rSr/2022, USC, 6-0, 210 (DS#999 LS) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON PATRICK MANNELLY LONG SNAPPER AWARD WATCHLIST: Damon Johnson, USC,...The Award, presented by Bernie's Book Bank, is named after former NFL long snapper Patrick Mannelly. Johnson has been USC's starting long snapper the past 3 seasons and has performed flawlessly. He recently was named to the 2020 Phil Steele pre-season All-American first team. - USC Footbsll

(DS#999 LS) rSr/2022 LS Damon Johnson, USC
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  07/26/20 - K.D. Nixon, rSr/2022, USC, 5-07, 190 (DS#128 WR) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: K.D. Nixon, Colorado,...Nixon is returning for his senior season and has been a versatile player since his freshman season. His 89 receptions and 1,128 receiving yards are both top 25 in CU history, and he has seven touchdowns receiving. His 758 kick return yards (33 returns) ranks 15th in CU history. He has also run the ball both from the various receiver position's he's lined up in and out of the Wildcat formation with 17 rushes for 31 yards and one touchdown. He needs just 64 more all-purpose yards to become the 49th player in school history to reach 2,000. - Colorado Football

(DS#128 WR) rSr/2022 WR K.D. Nixon, USC
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  07/25/20 - *Jay Tufele, rJr/2021, USC, 6-2, 305 (DS#4 DT) + More +

  2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: DT Jay Tufele, USC,...Tufele, a junior, is also on the 2020 Watch Lists for the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Award, both given to the nation's top defensive player. He was an All-Pac-12 first teamer in 2019 when he had 41 tackles, including 6.5 for losses, after earning Freshman All-American first team notice in 2018. - USC Football

(DS#4 DT) rJr/2021 DT *Jay Tufele, USC
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