Rasheem Green, the No. 23 national recruit according to the 247Sports Composite, committed to USC on National Signing Day, adding to an already impressive class for the Trojans. Green is a consensus five-star recruit who received a Composite rating of 0.9893 and is listed as the No. 5 defensive tackle in the nation.
5-star Rasheem Green commits to USC on National Signing Day
The elite defensive tackle announces on Wednesday, with four listed finalists.
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USC, Arizona State, Miami, and Oregon were listed as his finalists. Our experts expected him to sign with the Trojans.
“I expect Green to be a part of the mega class that USC is putting together,” says SB Nation recruiting analyst Bud Elliott. “I don’t believe Miami or Arizona State has a real shot.”
USC is a good bet to finish with the country’s No. 2 class, and maybe even push for No. 1. For much more on the Trojans, visit Conquest Chronicles.
Green is a 6’5, 275-pound defensive tackle with a reported 40-yard dash time of 4.8 seconds. During his last two seasons at Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, Fla., Green racked up 47 tackles for loss and 20 sacks to help lead the Cavaliers to an 8-3 record.
He took official visits to Miami and Oregon as well, but mostly limited his contact in the final month of the recruiting process to ASU and USC. Some Miami coaches did visit Green in January, however. He took official visits to both ASU and USC in the final weeks before National Signing Day.
Green played five-technique defensive end at the high school level, but Derrell Warren said in a scouting report that he projects perfectly as a penetrating three-technique defensive tackle at the next level:
Green has powerful, quick hands that he uses to execute a nice assortment of moves to beat offensive linemen. He flashes good overall movement at defensive end as he possesses the hip flexion to pivot and turn the corner in pass rushing situations. I am not quite sure it will translate quite as well versus bigger longer offensive tackles at the college level.
On tape, Green has pretty good step quickness. He best projects as an interior disruptor so that’s why he’d ideally line up a bit closer to the ball at the collegiate level. Shows the body control to ‘get skinny’ and slide through gaps and could function in a two gapping five tech but not sure that would make the best use of his talent.
