MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Even by USC’s lofty recruiting standards, Kenny Bigelow joined the Trojans in 2013 facing stratospheric expectations.
Rivals ranked him the nation’s top defensive tackle and No. 6 prospect overall. 247Sports gave him higher grades than Derrick Henry, Jalen Ramsey, Joey Bosa and Jonathan Allen.
The 6-foot-3, 300-pounder from Eastern Christian Academy — a classmate of West Virginia signees Wendell Smallwood and Daikiel Shorts — projected to deliver an immediate impact in the middle of Southern Cal’s defense.
“I remember Ed Oregon saying he was like the best defensive lineman ever,” said Scott Wolf of the Los Angeles Daily News.