2025 EDGE Nela Tupou flips commitment from Utah Utes to USC Trojans

Folsom (Calif.) three-star EDGE Nela Tupou has flipped his commitment from Utah to the USC Trojans.

He had been committed to the Utes since Feb. 20.

Tupou was offered by Southern Cal on Oct. 30 and took an official visit to Los Angeles over the Nov. 16 weekend.

After a rash of decommitments in that position group, Tupou is the lone edge rusher currently committed to USC. Committed elsewhere along the defensive line are Miami Central (Fla.) three-star Floyd Boucard, Lake Travis (Texas) three-star Gus Cordova and Jenks (Okla.) three-star Cash Jacobsen.

That defensive line has a pair of hard hitters lined up right behind it in top-150 linebackers Matai Tagoa’i and Ty Jackson. The secondary is headlined by Upland (Calif.) four-star cornerback Trestin Castro, Thomas County Central (Ga.) four-star safety Kendarius Reddick and Greene County (Ga.) three-star safety Stephen Miller.

On Nov. 17, Southern Cal flipped Centennial (Calif.) five-star quarterback Husan Longstreet away from Texas A&M. Longstreet is the No. 20 overall prospect and No. 4 quarterback in the class. He is also the top-ranked recruit from the state of California.