Xavier Jordan was a standout sophomore at Los Angeles (Calif.) Cathedral when he received his first Division I offer in April 2022. After receiving a dozen offers from schools across the country, his offer from USC came in January 2023, and it came unexpectedly.
“They did a good job at not trying to give it away,” he told USCFootball.com in February. “It felt really good when they offered me.”
On Wednesday, he made his longtime commitment to the Trojans and wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons official on paper.
He has been committed to USC since May, but he hasn’t wavered on the commitment. He was on campus for an official visit in June and didn’t take an official visit until October when he visited Utah. Despite the visit, it looks like it didn’t compare to the home team.
Following a big sophomore year at Cathedral, Jordan transferred to Sierra Canyon where he finished his senior season with 30 receptions for 600 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in 11 games — according to MaxPreps.
Despite being the top receiver in the state, Jordan is the No. 18 receiver in the 2024 class. He is one of two wide receivers committed to playing at USC, with the other being Ryan Pellum out of Long Beach (Calif.) Millikan, and one of four pass-catchers along with tight ends Joey Olsen out of Lake Oswego (Ore.) and Walter Matthews out of Hiram (Ga.).
The 6-foot-1 receiver will join a position group that has seen changes since the end of the 2023 season. Wide receivers Michael Jackson III and Mario Williams are entering the transfer portal while Brenden Rice and Tahj Washington are going pro. With a new quarterback in the mix, as well as losing three of their top four receiving leaders, Jordan can jump into a big role as soon as he gets on campus. He joins the room with veteran receiver Dorian Singer, longtime Trojan Kyron Hudson, and highly-touted freshmen Duce Robinson, Zachariah Branch, Makai Lemon, and Ja’Kobi Lane.
“It’s great that USC has one of the best receiving rooms in college football,” he told USCFootball.com in August. “I’m going to have competition every day, so I’m just gonna keep my motor running every day.”
He hasn’t officially been evaluated by a 247Sports expert, but after personally seeing him play on Howard Jones Field in a seven-on-seven tournament with Sierra Canyon over the summer, there should be no doubt in his ability to get open and catch some deep balls for USC in 2024 and beyond.
You can see for yourself in some isolation film we shot at the tournament.
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