Video: WeNext feature on Chris Steele Confident cornerback and Southern California native picks the Trojans over 48 other offers.
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St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) rising senior, ranked the fifth best cornerback in the Class of 2019, committed to USC on Friday night.
Steele, who said he would wait until Saturday — his birthday — to announce his decision picked the Trojans over Oregon, South Carolina, Florida, Clemson and Oklahoma.
The 6-foot-1, 181-pounder had 49 offers overall. The feeling of family was the biggest reason he chose the Trojans, he told USCFootball.com. "It feels great," he said of his decision. "It's a feeling like no other. It's home. … It feels like one big family. I have a great relationship with the staff, it's a place I know where I'll get developed."
Steele, already a two -year starter at one of the nation's top prep programs, had originally committed to UCLA.
Chris Steele, St. John Bosco
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