Five-star quarterback, a USC commit from Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.), made a notable leap in the latest Top247 rankings for the 2026 class, climbing 18 spots to No. 180 overall.
He, who impressed scouts with a standout performance at the Elite 11 Finals in June, is now ranked the No. 12 QB nationally and the No. 5 overall prospect in Illinois, per 247Sports. In the Composite rankings, he holds the No. 97 overall spot and is the No. 9 quarterback in the country.
The 6-foot-1.5, 200-pound signal caller has put up eye-popping numbers throughout his career:
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Junior year: 2,926 passing yards, 42 touchdowns, 6 INTs, plus 395 rushing yards and 7 rushing TDs
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Sophomore year (despite injuries): 3,196 yards and 33 TDs
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Freshman season: 2,737 yards and 37 scores
He flipped his commitment from Oregon to USC back in February, and was recently named one of the top 11 quarterbacks at the 2025 Elite 11 Finals — trimmed from a field of 20 elite passers nationwide.
In a bit of a surprise, He was the only USC commit in the Top247 to rise in this update. Others saw their rankings drop slightly.
Here’s where USC’s current 2026 commits stand in the updated Top247:
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No. 7 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OT Keenyi Pepe (Bradenton, FL) (-1)
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No. 31 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TE Mark Bowman (Santa Ana, CA) (NC)
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No. 55 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ LB Talanoa Ili (Kahuku, HI) (-1)
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No. 56 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ DL Simote Katoanga (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) (-1)
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No. 68 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ DL Jaimeon Winfield (Richardson, TX) (-2)
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No. 77 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ DL Tomuhini Topui (Santa Ana, CA) (-3)
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No. 99 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ RB DeShonne Redeaux (Thousand Oaks, CA) (-3)
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No. 101 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ WR Ethan Feaster (DeSoto, TX) (-18)
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No. 107 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ CB Elbert Hill (Akron, OH) (-6)
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No. 112 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ WR Trent Mosley (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) (-6)
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No. 115 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ EDGE Luke Wafle (Princeton, NJ) (-6)
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No. 136 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ CB Brandon Lockhart (Los Angeles, CA) (-6)
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No. 137 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ RB Shahn Alston (Painesville, OH) (-6)
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No. 166 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ EDGE Braeden Jones (Chicago, IL) (-4)
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No. 180 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ QB Jonas Williams (Frankfort, IL) (+18)
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No. 196 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ IOL Esun Tafa (Draper, UT) (-4)
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No. 230 – ⭐⭐⭐⭐ OT Vlad Dyakonov (Folsom, CA) (-10)
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