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USC in top-3 for 4-star LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 

On3 imageby:Marshall Levenson04/29/23

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Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

One of USC’s closest targets has narrowed his recruitment. Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco four-star linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa released his top three yesterday.

Viliamu-Asa announced Notre DameOhio State and USC as his finalists on Friday. He has already set official visits to the Trojans (June 2-4), Fighting Irish (June 16-18) and Buckeyes (June 23-25).

Viliamu-Asa ranks as the No. 115 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 10 linebacker and the No. 14 player in the state of California.

What Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa said about USC

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa spoke with On3 about his top three.

“I am very familiar with USC. Location is not a big factor, but USC being close to family is nice. The fact that USC is in my backyard is a bonus. I love what they are building, they have a great staff and the relationships are strong. Coach Lincoln Riley and coach Brian Odom and the staff have really gotten to know me and my family.”

“USC has a lot of potential under coach Riley. He has a chance to take USC back to where it has been before. The staff is doing a great job as a unit and that is really appealing.”

On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine

The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder holds 28 total offers. According to the  On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Notre Dame is currently in control with 73.0% odds to land him. USC comes in at second with 10.9%.

RPM was released to the public in December 2021. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college. 

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

On3 NIL Valuation

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $101K. 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.

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Personal Life (via On3 Database)

“Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa at Bellflower (California) St. John Bosco played on one of the most star-studded defenses in all of high school football in 2022. Yet, it was Viliamu-Asa that walked away with the highest postseason honors on a defense full of five- and four-star recruits. Viliamu-Asa was named the Southern Section All-CIF Defensive Player of the Year as a junior. He earned the recognition after making big play after big play, including against archrival Santa Ana Mater Dei. In a postseason matchup of California football juggernauts, Viliamu-Asa led the Broncos with 7.5 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks. He also had a key fumble recovery in the Open Division state title game against Serra. Viliamu-Asa finished 2022 with 111 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two fumble and one interception. He missed the 2021 season because of an ACL injury that occurred in Bosco’s final spring game of the 2021 COVID-19 make up season. His mother is Taliuta Viliamu-Asa.”

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