The remodeling of USC’s defensive line continued Saturday morning as the Trojans landed a key commitment from massive Georgia defensive lineman Jamaal Jarrett. The 6-foot-1, 350-pound sophomore from Greensboro, North Carolina, had been heavily pursued by Arkansas, but the Trojans were able to seal his commitment after a visit to Los Angeles.

His addition is the second major addition for Eric Henderson and the USC defensive line this week, following the signing of Kentucky transfer Keeshawn Silver on Thursday.

The former Rivals100 prospect, who chose the Bulldogs over offers from schools such as Alabama, Michigan, Texas A&M and Florida, will have three seasons of eligibility left for the Trojans.

Jarrett played in 11 games this season and had 3 tackles for UGA and was credited by PFF with 69 snaps played. He was also credited with a total of 3 presses in the 2024 season. The new USC commit has played in 16 games over two seasons and recorded 9 total tackles.

Rivals rates the big defensive tackle recruit as a four-star transfer.

With the additions of Jarrett and Silver this week, size along the defensive line has suddenly become a strength for the Trojans, in addition to what USC was able to add in recruiting earlier this month – highlighted by the signing of five-star Jahkeem Stewart.

In addition to the new additions to the roster, USC will return Devan Thompkins (redshirt junior, 361 snaps), Kobe Pepe (redshirt senior, 241 snaps) and Jide Abasiri (sophomore, 72 snaps) on the defensive front.

USC has now added five players from the transfer portal, including Silver and Jarrett, as well as CB DJ Harvey (San Jose State), RB Eli Sanders (New Mexico) and P Sam Johnson (Valparaiso), while the Trojans have lost 18 scholarship players to the portal, including several starters and main contributors.

The transfer portal window closes on December 28th, but once players are enrolled they can choose a school at any time. This weekend is the last weekend of visits before the winter quiet period, which will last until January 5th.