Lincoln Riley lands 4-star edge rusher David Peevy over Oregon and Washington
All recruitments generate a certain degree of excitement and optimism within a college football program, but this one is a little extra special for USC.
Lincoln Riley won a recruiting battle with Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks and Kalen DeBoer’s Washington Huskies for four-star edge rusher David Peevy, part of the 2023 class.
You can plainly tell that one of the areas where USC needs a significant upgrade is at the rush end (edge rusher) position. Korey Foreman, a highly-ranked recruit, has not been able to give the Trojans a whole lot in one and a half years with the program. The Men of Troy can use a big boost.
Enter Peevy, who comes from a high school USC fans will recognize:
THE NEWS
KABOOOM!! #USC lands 4-star 2023 EDGE DJ Peevy over Oregon and Washington
Lincoln (Riley) lands the linebacker from Lincoln High School pic.twitter.com/rxFDXLYx3r
— Chris Treviño (@ChrisNTrevino) October 28, 2022
REACTION
San Diego (Calif.) Lincoln OLB/DE David Peevy just announced his commitment to #USC and goes in-depth on why he chose the #Trojans. @GregBigginshttps://t.co/Y0IsSxczNY pic.twitter.com/AEWiTejgP8
— Gerard Martinez (@gmartlive) October 28, 2022
BUILDING A GROUP
#USC's building a big linebacker class in 2023:
6-foot-2, 225-pound Tackett Curtis (ILB)
6-foot-4.5, 235-pound Braylan Shelby (EDGE)
6-foot-4, 230-pound DJ Peevy (EDGE) https://t.co/i6SM5Js0NV— Chris Treviño (@ChrisNTrevino) October 28, 2022
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL AND MARCUS ALLEN
David Peevy said he thought he was going to follow Lincoln alums Jahlil Florence and Jalil Tucker to #Oregon, but it didn't feel like home.
Instead, he will follow in the footsteps of another Lincoln alum, RB Marcus Allen. Peevy said he wants to try to be even better than Allen.
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) October 28, 2022
MARCUS ALLEN LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
COMMITMENT NO. 20
BREAKING: San Diego (Calif.) Lincoln four-star linebacker David Peevy announces his commitment to #USC over Oregon and Washington live on @KUSINews Thursday. Peevy is commitment No. 20 for the #Trojans in the class of 2023. pic.twitter.com/s6BXvQUa4l
— Gerard Martinez (@gmartlive) October 28, 2022
THEATER
Lincoln Riley goes to Lincoln HS.
Peevy put on an #Oregon hat first before tossing it aside and picking up the #USC cap. https://t.co/fsAx68Vfti
— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) October 28, 2022
PLOT TWIST
I covered Peevy earlier this year. Did NOT think he would end up a Trojan. Major coup by Lincoln Riley, Roy Manning, Annie Hanson and all involved at #USC. Big blow to Dan Lanning and Tosh Lupoi, as #Oregon appeared the favorites for him several weeks ago.
— Austin Green (@AustinGreen44) October 28, 2022
