USC extends offer to elite 2025 TE Linkon Cure
USC has extended a new offer to one of the best tight ends in the class of 2025. Goodland (Kan.) four-star tight end Linkon Cure announced his offer from the Trojans on Monday afternoon.
Cure ranks as the No. 33 overall recruit in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also tabbed in as the No. 2 tight end and the No. 2 player in the state of Kansas in the 2025 class.
He is ranked as the No. 41 overall prospect in the 2025 class, per the On300 and a top three tight end by all four major recruiting services.
The 6-foot-6, 220 pound tight end had a productive junior campaign in the 2023 season. In nine games played, Cure hauled in 42 receptions for 946 receiving yard and 14 touchdowns.
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To this point in his recruitment, Cure holds offers from Kansas State, Auburn, Nebraska, Oregon, Notre Dame, Penn State, Iowa State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Michigan, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Stanford, Iowa, Purdue, Kansas, Florida, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Duke, and now USC.
Cure has an On3 NIL Valuation of $83K. 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.
Linkon Cure Scouting Summary
“Gifted jumbo athlete who looks like one of the top tight end prospects early on in the 2025 cycle. Has unverified size. Registers as a plus athlete with a sterling track profile. State champion in the 300 meters as a sophomore along with strong marks in the high jump and 100 meter hurdles. Lives in a remote area of northwest Kansas and plays for a small school. Size and athleticism jump off the film. Fluid, natural mover. Gets up to full speed quickly. Lines up both split out and in-line on offense. Shows a large catch radius. Contorts his body to make high level grabs. Comes down with contested catches in traffic. Has the ability to take it to the house after the catch. Also plays defense. Looks like a man amongst boys. How he measures and looks in a neutral setting will add much more clarity to his evaluation given the lower level of competition he faces.”
