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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.
5
4
21
Oregon
Offered
<1%
779 mi.
4
1
20
Ohio State
Offered
<1%
1951 mi.
3
2
26
Clemson
Offered
<1%
1981 mi.
8
3
19

Katoanga News

GM Chad Bowden sees history repeating itself at USC, talks Trojans' process in winning another title

Steve Wiltfong•03/25/25

Chad Bowden

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

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Scott Schrader•02/24/25

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Measurements & Testing

Simote KatoangaSanta Margarita Catholic
Top 300 EDGE AvgAvg. Last 3 Years
NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

240

233

259

103.2%92.8%

Height

6-5

6-4

6-4

101.0%101.5%

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