Isaac Taylor-Stuart, San Diego’s top-rated football recruit in years, commits to USC

Taylor-Stuart is a speedster with size.

Four-star class of 2018 defensive back Isaac Taylor-Stuart, one of the country’s fastest players, will play college football at USC. Taylor-Stuart announced his commitment to the Trojans on National Signing Day, and he’s a huge get for head coach Clay Helton.

He’d also been considering Tennessee and Alabama. He’s USC’s big cornerback commit of NSD, after five-star Olaijah Griffin earlier.

“Best player to come out of San Diego in a decade: you think that’s legit?” I asked Taylor-Stuart at an Opening regional camp in Los Angeles earlier in 2017.

“Yeah, it’s legit, I wanna say,” he laughed.

His early 0.9844 score on the 247Sports Composite rankings gives him the highest grade of any recruit ever billed from the city of San Diego. At 6’2, 187 pounds, Taylor-Stuart has the size to battle with bigger receivers, a popular trend in the higher levels of football. He also ran track as a freshman and sophomore, and hopes to return some kicks and punts in college. He’s got the physical tools to be dangerous there.