USC Football: What Are Trojans Getting In 2024 OL Commit?
Cherry Creek (Englewood, CO) offensive lineman Hayden Treter is taking his talents to USC, per his June 4th commitment announcement. He hails from one of the best high school programs in Colorado in Cherry Creek. We took a look at all of the available film on his Hudl account to see how he has progressed through his high school career to identify the pace with which he progresses and make an educated guess on the impact he could have on the Trojan’s offensive line.
Here's what we saw.
Treter is definitely a first-off-the-bus kind of player, measuring at (self-reported) 6-7, 315-pounds. He’s got a college-ready build. 247Sports lists him at 6-6, and as the 3rd best class of 2024 recruit coming out of Colorado.
Treter, in his sophomore film, showed a refined ability to pull and be a lead blocker. The fact that he’s doing this at his size is very impressive. He’s got quick feet as well, and can fire out of his stance in the run game extremely fast for his size. He’s got a ton of run blocking film and looks excellent in the physicality department.
Treter is listed as a tackle recruit by some recruiting networks, but I could easily see Treter having success at guard at USC. He look likes he has excellent hip flexibility, and he plays with good leverage. He lined up at guard for most of the film we reviewed. Not to say he can’t play tackle, but he looks so effective at guard, why would you move him?
As far as polish, he looks ready to rock at guard for USC, but will likely be a bit of a project should they he move to tackle. Treter may struggle with the speed of Division One defensive ends at first, but that problem doesn’t exist if he lines up at guard.
The bottom line on Treter is that all of the physical tools are there for him to be a solid Division One offensive lineman. Based on the physicality with which he plays, he looks like he could contribute up front for the Trojans in his first year, but likely won’t be starting without a year of practice at USC under his belt.
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