The 2020 NFL Draft was an unusual experience. For NFL fans, the virtual nature of the event required an adjustment. For USC football fans, the oddity was in the lack of Trojan selections.
For the first time since 2002, USC had just two draft picks.
When the 2021 NFL Draft comes around, USC football fans should have high hopes for that number to increase exponentially.
Who could contribute to boosting the Trojans’ draft showing? Here are seven key players with a chance of being drafted:
Jay Tufele
Status: Redshirt Junior
Why he could leave early: Tufele got to USC in the 2017 recruiting class as a high four-star prospect out of Utah, with all the hopes of being the next great interior lineman for the Trojans.