USC football offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Alijah Vera-Tucker is leaving USC football for the NFL Draft
The 2020 calendar year has been full of surprises but this is not one of them: Alijah Vera-Tucker is going to the NFL.
USC football’s starting left tackle confirmed to Yahoo! Sports’ Pete Thamel on Monday that he is putting his name into the NFL Draft pool.
Considering a swath of first-round projections for Vera-Tucker, his decision to head onto the pros is tough to argue with.
Alijah Vera-Tucker was USC football’s best lineman in 2020
The redshirt junior had already declared for the draft after the 2020 season was canceled.