Justus Terry turns into 2nd 5-star to decommit from USC in 24 hours

USC’s 2025 recruiting class suffered a second huge blow within the span of 24 hours Wednesday morning with the decommitment of five-star defensive deal with Justus Terry.

“My recruitment is open!! #Decommitted,” Terry wrote on X.

Terry’s determination to reopen his recruitment comes simply at some point after five-star defensive finish commit Isaiah Gibson pulled his verbal pledge from the Trojans, yanking two of the highest three prospects from Lincoln Riley’s upcoming class that beforehand ranked third in ESPN’s workforce rankings. High general prospect Julian Lewis stays dedicated to USC following a go to to Auburn this previous weekend.

Terry, a high prospect from Georgia’s Manchester Excessive Faculty, ranks No. 7 within the 2025 ESPN 300 and is the No. 2 defensive deal with in his class. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound lineman initially dedicated to Georgia in January 2023 earlier than reopening his dedication and giving his verbal pledge to the Trojans earlier this spring. Terry took visits to Georgia and Florida State in current weeks and was scheduled for a go to to USC this weekend.

With Terry’s decommitment, the remaining defenders within the Trojans’ class embrace security Hylton Stubb (No. 94 in ESPN 300), exterior linebacker Matai Tagoa’i (No. 143), defensive finish Hayden Lowe (No. 272), cornerback Trestin Castro (No. 31 cornerback per ESPN rankings) and defensive finish Gus Cordova (No. 48 defensive finish).

Riley nonetheless has expertise set to hitch his protection and will add extra in 2025. However in dropping Gibson and Terry’s pledges, the way forward for USC’s protection and its 2025 class is murkier than ever.