Class of 2026 Madden Riordan commits to USC

Class of 2026 athlete Madden Riordan of Pasadena (CA) Sierra Canyon announced his commitment to USC Sunday afternoon.

The 5-foot-11, 160 pounder chose the Trojans over Cal and Arizona.

“Ultimately, USC is my dream school, I grew up being a USC fan,” Riordan said. “My relationship with coach Donte really took off and I knew I didn’t want to be anywhere else in the country.”

Riordan spoke more about his relationship with the coaching staff and their plan for him.

“I’m closest with the DB coach Donte. His energy is something you gravitate towards and he is someone you want to be for. Right now I play a lot of positions in the secondary and the plan is to move me around and use my versatility wherever they need me.”

The Golden State athlete joins coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans’ 2026 class. He is accompanied by No. 1 quarterback Julian Lewis and No. 1 cornerback Brandon Lockhart.

He currently does not have an On3 NIL Valuation publicly listed. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.