The X-Factor in each defensive position group for the 2024 USC Trojans

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USC Trojans linebacker Eric Gentry (18) looks on during a college football game between the Rice Owls and the USC Trojans on September 3, 2022 (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The stars are the stars, but who are some of the players for the USC defense who will be X-Factors for the Trojans this fall?

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