Here is a list of 4 and 5 star recruits that USC has signed since 2002, and you wonder why Lou couldn’t win at South Carolina. Now remember the name Aryhel Freeman QB, because he was the 11th best dual threat QB in 2003, guess who was ranked 12th………. Troy Smith.
Per Rivals.com
2002 recruits
Troy Williamson
WR
6-2
200
4.4
Jackson, SC
Moe Thompson
TE
6-4
255
4.8
Goose Creek, SC
Darel Slay
LB
6-3
245
4.63
Goodman, MS
Cory Peoples
DB
6-2
203
4.52
Milledgeville, GA.
Ricardo Hurley
LB
6-3
235
4.5
Greenwood, SC
Kenny Irons
RB
5-11
190
4.5
Dacula, GA
Randy Jackson
DT
6-4
277
4.6
Milledgeville, GA
Jabari Levey
OL
6-8
300
5.2
Moncks Corner, SC
Aryhel Freeman
QB
6-2
200
4.5
East Point, GA
2003 recruits
Marcus Lawrence
LB
6-3
240
4.6
El Dorado, KS
Blake Mitchell
QB
6-4
180
4.7
LaGrange, GA
Syvelle Newton
QB
6-2
210
4.5
Bennetsville, SC
Demetris Summers
RB
6-1
200
4.6
Lexington, SC
2004 recruits
C.J. Barber
DB
6-2
215
4.5
5.8
Rock Hill, SC
Dorian Capers
DT
6-6
275
5
5.8
Beaufort, SC
Marque Hall
DT
6-5
305
4.8
5.9
Marshville, NC
2005 recruits
Jonathan Hannah
TE
6-4
251
4.81
5.9
Hope Mills, NC
Brandon Isaac
DB
6-2
185
4.4
Blackville, SC
Shea McKeen
TE
6-6
265
4.79
Mays Landing, NJ
O.J. Murdock
WR
6-0
178
4.39
5.9
Tampa, FL
Carlos Thomas
WR
5-11
165
4.41
5.9
College Park, GA
Mike West
DB
6-2
215
4.41
Citra, FL
2006 recruits
Garrett Anderson
OL
6-4
270
4.91
5.9
Irmo, SC
Clarence Bailey
OL
6-6
308
5.1
Trenton, NJ
Hutch Eckerson
OL
6-6
260
5
5.8
Lumberton, NC
Kenrick Ellis
DT
6-5
318
5
5.9
Lake Worth, FL
Chris Smelley
QB
6-3
213
4.85
5.8
Tuscaloosa, AL
Kevin Young
OL
6-5
317
5.34
5.8
Clearwater, FL
