Clay Helton, USC head football coach: "He's basically unblockable."
Clancy Pendergast, USC defensive coordinator: “You can really feel his presence out there.”
Ivan Lewis, USC head strength and conditioning coach: "He's changed the culture of the weight room...He's a freakshow. He's a weight room changer. A football changer. Porter is a game changer."
Chase Goodbread, NFL.com: "He's proven he can be disruptive as a pass rusher and a run defender, giving him the all-around game that will propel him to stardom at the next level."
Ivan Lewis, USC head strength and conditioning coach: "If you want to know the one guy on this football team who can rattle off his day from when he wakes up to when he goes to bed, that's the guy. He has a routine, and it's awesome because he sticks to it. He knows exactly what he's going to do."
Ronald Jones II, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tailback and former USC tailback: "I've never seen anyone take care of their body the way he does."
Cameron Smith, USC captain and linebacker: "I remember rooming with him for camp my freshman year and the guy was up at 3 a.m. doing air squats and sit ups. That's just who he is. You kind of think, 'I want to be like that.'"
Ivan Lewis, USC head strength and conditioning coach: "Not many guys know who they are, but Porter knows exactly who he is and what he wants."
Sam Darnold, New York Jets quarterback and former USC quarterback : "He likes to rip up his practice jersey and his pants to show as much of his body as he can out there. But that's what makes him great, and that's what makes him, him."
Johnny Curren, ESPN.com: “An impressively built athlete, Gustin looks more like a seasoned vet than the green freshman that he is. He appears to be a natural fit at the rush end position in Justin Wilcox’s defense.”
Clancy Pendergast, USC defensive coordinator: “You can really feel his presence out there.”
Ivan Lewis, USC head strength and conditioning coach: "He's changed the culture of the weight room...He's a freakshow. He's a weight room changer. A football changer. Porter is a game changer."
Chase Goodbread, NFL.com: "He's proven he can be disruptive as a pass rusher and a run defender, giving him the all-around game that will propel him to stardom at the next level."
Ivan Lewis, USC head strength and conditioning coach: "If you want to know the one guy on this football team who can rattle off his day from when he wakes up to when he goes to bed, that's the guy. He has a routine, and it's awesome because he sticks to it. He knows exactly what he's going to do."
Ronald Jones II, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tailback and former USC tailback: "I've never seen anyone take care of their body the way he does."
Cameron Smith, USC captain and linebacker: "I remember rooming with him for camp my freshman year and the guy was up at 3 a.m. doing air squats and sit ups. That's just who he is. You kind of think, 'I want to be like that.'"
Ivan Lewis, USC head strength and conditioning coach: "Not many guys know who they are, but Porter knows exactly who he is and what he wants."
Sam Darnold, New York Jets quarterback and former USC quarterback : "He likes to rip up his practice jersey and his pants to show as much of his body as he can out there. But that's what makes him great, and that's what makes him, him."
Johnny Curren, ESPN.com: “An impressively built athlete, Gustin looks more like a seasoned vet than the green freshman that he is. He appears to be a natural fit at the rush end position in Justin Wilcox’s defense.”
