USC Football Signs Jadyn Ramos and AJ Tuitele

LOS ANGELES--Two players have signed with the Trojan football program, USC head coach Lincoln Riley announced today (Feb. 5).

Jadyn Ramos, a defensive end from Conroe (Texas) HS, and AJ Tuitele, a linebacker from Mojave (Nev.) HS, will join the Trojan squad.

Ramos and Tuitele will join the 21 high school players who signed with USC this past December to comprise USC's 2025 signing class: DL Floyd Boucard, DB Trestin Castro, DL Gus Cordova, RB Harry Dalton III, OL Aaron Dunn, DB Alex Graham, WR Tanook Hines, WR Romero Ison, DL Cash Jacobsen, DB James Johnson, QB Husan Longstreet, DB Steve Miller, OL Alex Payne, DB Kendarius Reddick, WR Corey Simms, DL Jahkeem Stewart, LB Matai Tagoa'i, TE Nela Tupou, OL Elijah Vaikona, OL Willi Wascher and RB Riley Wormley.

Boucard, Castro, Dunn, Graham, Jacobsen, Johnson, Longstreet, Miller, Payne, Simms, Stewart, Tupou, Vaikona, Wascher, Wormley, as well as transfers K Caden Chittenden, CB DJ Harvey, S Bishop Fitzgerald, QB Sam Huard, DL Jamaal Jarrett, P Sam Johnson RB Waymond Jordan, CB Kevin Longstreet, OL J'Onre Reed, RB Eli Sanders, DL Keeshawn Silver, WR Prince Strachan and OL DJ Wingfield are all enrolled at USC and will participate in 2025 spring practice. The other 8 signees, including Ramos and Tuitele, will join the Trojan program in the fall.

Biographies of Ramos and Tuitele are below.

DE Jadyn Ramos – Conroe HS (Texas)
Ramos, a three-star recruit, is rated as the No. 68 edge in the nation by ESPN, No. 99 by On3 and No. 137 by 247Sports. He is touted as the No. 84 player in the state of Texas by ESPN and No. 123 by On3. As a senior in 2024, Ramos recorded 73 tackles, including 36.5 for loss (with 18 sacks to lead the Greater Houston Area), 4 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery. He was selected as the 2024 District 13-6A Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-Greater Houston First Team. In 2023, Ramos was named to the All-District First Team. Additionally, he earned placement on VYPE Media's Houston Top 100 prospect list. Ramos also played basketball and made the all-tournament team at the James Gambell Classic.

LB AJ Tuitele – Mojave HS (Nev.)
Tuitele, a three-star recruit, is rated as the No. 1 player in the state of Nevada by On3, No. 10 by 247Sports and No. 11 by ESPN. He is touted as the No. 15 linebacker in the country by On3, No. 48 by ESPN and No. 95 by 247Sports. He is ranked as the No. 147 player in the nation by On3. As a senior in 2024, he recorded 167 tackles, including 37 for loss (with 4 sacks) through 13 games. Tuitele had 10 games of double-digit tackles, including a season-best 20 on two occasions. On offense, he totaled 15 carries for 189 rushing yards for 4 TDs. He led Mojave to a 12-1 record, including a 6-0 league mark, en route to winning the 2024 Class 4A Desert League title and the Nevada 4A State Championship. He was also a nominee for the 2024 SI Nevada Football Player of the Year.

Players Mentioned

Floyd Boucard

Trestin Castro

Gus Cordova

Harry Dalton III

Aaron Dunn

Alex Graham

Tanook Hines

Romero Ison

Cash Jacobsen

James Johnson

Husan Longstreet

Steve Miller

Alex Payne

Jadyn Ramos

Kendarius Reddick

Corey Simms

Jahkeem Stewart

Matai Tagoa'i

AJ Tuitele

Nela Tupou

Elijah Vaikona

Willi Wascher

Riley Wormley