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Simote Katoanga

Class: 2026

Sport: fb

Pos: EDGE

Ht: 6-5

Wt: 240

USC Trojans

Status: Committed
Commitment Date: 2/23/2025

Santa Margarita Catholic

High School: Santa Margarita Catholic (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)

NCAA ID:: -

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Top Teams

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

EDGE Drafted (5yr)

Total Drafted (5yr)

USC
Committed
2/23/2025
72.1%
primaryShaun Nua
secondaryEric Henderson
44 mi.
2
2
19
Notre Dame
Offered
24.7%
1792 mi.
11
4
21
Oregon
Offered
<1%
779 mi.
3
1
20
Ohio State
Offered
<1%
1951 mi.
6
2
26
Clemson
Offered
<1%
1981 mi.
7
3
19

Katoanga News

Teams with multiple Top-100 prospects committed in 2026 cycle

Hunter Shelton•03/18/25

LR-DL-BK

Elite SoCal Edge Simote Katoanga's "Locked In" with USC

Scott Schrader•03/13/25

Simote Katoanga

Intel: USC's push for No. 1 class could be decided by these elite defensive recruits

Steve Wiltfong•02/27/25

usc afi (4)

THE LATEST: Top USC Defensive End Targets

Scott Schrader•02/24/25

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BREAKING: Elite Local Edge Simote Katoanga Commits to USC

Scott Schrader•02/23/25

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Weight

240

233

259

103.2%92.8%

Height

6-5

6-4

6-4

101.0%101.5%

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