USC secured a commitment from ESPN’s No. 2-ranked pocket-passing quarterback, Jake Garcia, in the 2021 class on Monday.
COMMITTED✌🏼❤️💛 #FightOn pic.twitter.com/ThSWvfi6Mk
— Jake Garcia (@JakeGarcia14) September 24, 2019
Garcia is the No. 22 overall prospect in his class and is the No. 2-ranked recruit in the state of California, according to ESPN. His commitment on its own is an important recruiting win for the Trojans, but it’s even more relevant that his commitment comes only a day after USC lost a commitment from 2020 ESPN 300 quarterback Bryce Young, who flipped to Alabama.
Garcia is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound quarterback from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, and had a top 10 consisting of Arizona State, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, San Jose State, Tennessee and USC.
His commitment is timely after Young’s decommitment, but it will also help provide some depth for the future to go along with true freshman Kedon Slovis, a four-star from the 2019 class who recently helped the Trojans beat Stanford, and J.T. Daniels, who was an ESPN 300 quarterback in the 2018 class.
Those three quarterbacks on the roster together should give USC depth and competition at the position to help push the offense forward.
Garcia’s commitment gives USC four ESPN Junior 300 commitments in 2021, with linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote, offensive lineman Jay Toia and wide receiver Velltray Jefferson.