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BREAKING: 2024 Pennsylvania DL Deyvid Palepale commits to USC

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Deyvid Palepale
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USC has landed a commitment from Landisville (Pa.) Hempfield defensive lineman Deyvid Palepale.

Palepale is the No. 723 overall prospect and No. 66 defensive lineman in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 21 player in Pennsylvania.

On3 ranks Palepale higher than the industry ranking, being slotted as the No. 49 defensive lineman in the 2024 class.

Palepale is the 17th commitment in USC’s 2024 class. He is the eighth commit defensive on the defensive side of the ball.

The Pennsylvania native was long favored to commit to either Penn State or Michigan, but after his official visit to USC on June 23, the Trojans took the lead in his recruitment. He took official visits to both Michigan and Penn State.

Offer sheet

Palepale holds 25 total offers. His group of offers seems to outweigh his ranking at this point. 

His offers are from USC, Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida, Notre Dame, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Auburn, Miami, Wisconsin, Colorado, Rutgers, Louisville, Rutgers, Temple, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Kentucky, Washington, Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, UNLV, Charlotte, and Virginia Tech.

First DL in the class for USC

Palepale is the first traditional defensive line commitment in the 2024 class for USC. At 6-foot-2, 305 pounds, Palepale projects to play on the interior defensive line. The Trojans do hold a commitment from Atlanta (Ga.) Washington four-star Kameryn Fountain, who projects as an outside linebacker, edge rusher type of prospect.

Palepale is the first a handful of defensive lineman that are likely to end up this 2024 class fo the Trojans.

On3 NIL Valuation for Conley

Palepale has an On3 NIL Valuation of $13.9K. 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.

More on USC’s 2024 class

USC currently holds 17 commitments to date. The class currently ranks inside the Top-5 of the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings, being slotted at No. 5. 

USC is sitting at No. 6 in the country in average prospect rating. The Trojans have an average commit rating of 90.77.

2024 BIG 10 Conference Rankings

USC comes in at No. 2 in the BIG 10 rankings. They remain behind only Ohio State, passing up Michigan in the last rankings update.

With a score of 91.86, the Trojans are trailing Ohio State, which has a score of 93.16. 

USC is second in the Big 10 in average prospect rating, behind only Ohio State.

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