Updated Class of 2013 team recruiting rankings: USC moves to No. 1

By Stephen Spiewak Jul 12, 2012, 12:00am

Trojans surge to No. 1 after three big commitments.

Eddie Vanderdoes is a big reason USC currently has the nation's No. 1 recruiting class.
Eddie Vanderdoes is a big reason USC currently has the nation's No. 1 recruiting class.
Photo by David Barpal
After a 48-hour period of seismic recruiting activity, there's a new No. 1 team overall in the team recruiting rankings.

After landing three highly-regarded linemen yesterday, USC surges to the No. 1 overall spot.

Khaliel Rodgers, Eastern Christian
Academy
Khaliel Rodgers, Eastern Christian Academy
Photo by Jim Stout
The Trojans landed offensive linemen Nico Falah and Khaliel Rodgers and secured a commitment from Top 100 defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes late on Wednesday night.

Reuben Foster's switch from Alabama to Auburn enabled the Trojans to ascend to the top spot despite having only 14 commitments. Remarkably, eight of those 14 are ranked in the Top 100, suggesting Lane Kiffin has done a tremendous job maximizing the program's limited number of scholarships.

Given that several of the Trojans' recruits may enroll early, USC should have flexibilty to add a few more recruits, though it has already landed most of the blue-chip players it has targeted.



With the commitment of Foster, Auburn jumps to No. 10. Texas, which has endured several decommitments in recent weeks, is now No. 4. Notre Dame, which landed Alex Anzalone over the weekend, jumps up to No. 7.

Class of 2013 Team Recruiting Rankings:

Last Updated: 7/12/2012
College
RankingCommitsTop 100MovementHighest Rated Recruit
1Southern California148Max Browne (2)
2Alabama177O.J. Howard (12)
3Michigan226-Shane Morris (16)
4Texas146Tyrone Swoopes (4)
5Florida183-Ahmad Fulwood (9)
6Georgia144-Tray Matthews (26)
7Notre Dame174Jaylon Smith (35)
8Texas A&M231Derrick Griffin (76)
9Ohio State125Jalin Marshall (34)
10Auburn163Reuben Foster (3)
11LSU192Ethan Pocic (48)
12Oklahoma123Greg Bryant (31)
13Florida State172E.J. Levenberry (22)
14South Carolina182D.J. Park (23)
15Washington171Darrell Daniels (74)
16Clemson132-Robert Nkemdiche (1)
17Vanderbilt151-Johnathon McCrary (56)
18Penn State142Adam Breneman (18)
19Arizona220Anu Solomon
20Virginia Tech122Bucky Hodges (73)
21Stanford53Peter Kalambayi (33)
22Nebraska131Courtney Love (96)
23Virginia150Micah Kiser
24Illinois151Aaron Bailey (72)
25Oklahoma State130Marcell Ateman