Class of 2013: Khaliel Rodgers

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The fax machine has been dusted off in the John McKay Center, so we can bring you the OFFICIAL 2013 recruiting class as the names come through.

Rodgers-Sign.jpgName: Khaliel Rodgers

Position: OL

Size: 6-foot-3 and 310 pounds

Hometown (HS): New Castle, DE (Eastern Christian Academy)

Rivals.com Ranking: 4-stars (No. 1 OG, No. 51 Overall)

Accolades: Despite playing only an abbreviated three-game schedule as a senior at Eastern Christian Academy, Rodgers was still named a U.S. Army All-American joining his high school teammate and USC early entrant Kenny Bigelow.  He played at Red Lion Christian Academy in Delaware as a junior.

Click here for Khaliel Rogers' highlight reel!

Scouting Report: Rodgers played both center and guard in high school, so he projects as an interior offensive lineman at USC.  After being undersized at guard the last two years, the Trojans have bulked up their options with Jordan Simmons and now Rodgers in back-to-back classes.  Rodgers' plan is to bring an attacking mentality to the USC offensive line.  "Hopefully, I can do anything to help the line," Rodgers told Blair Angulo of WeAreSC.com.  "I feel as a team we've got to learn to punch first."

Rodgers-Khaliel-Maggie-Thomas.jpg(Photo by Maggie Thomas/WeAreSC.com)

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