Five-star linebacker recruit Xavier Griffin has decommitted from the USC Trojans. Griffin had been committed to USC since July 2024.
The five-star plays high school football for Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia. Griffin was one of USC’s two five-star commitments. The Trojans have the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, but USC may have gotten players to commit too early. USC’s 2026 recruiting class has 27 total commitments, which is 10 more commitments than the next closest program.
Griffin is the latest in a long line of USC decommits from the Peach State. The Georgia Bulldogs have landed several of USC’s recent decommitments in recent years. Defensive end Mykel Williams (UGA), defensive tackle Justus Terry (Texas), edge rusher Isaiah Gibson (UGA), quarterback Julian Lewis (Colorado) and defensive lineman Christen Miller (UGA) highlight USC’s top decommitments from Georgia over the last several recruiting cycles.
Naturally, Georgia will try to be in the mix for Griffin. However, he does not have an official visit planned with Georgia. Next up for Griffin are official visits to Ohio State (May 30), Alabama (June 6), Texas (June 13) and Florida State (June 15). It looks like Georgia may miss out of Griffin, who is projected to commit to the Alabama Crimson Tide, per Benjamin Wolk of 247Sports.