USC’s summer work has not been limited to the weight room.
While the Trojans continue their offseason program under strength coach Trumain Carroll with the 2026 season drawing closer, freshman running back Deshonne Redeaux and wide receiver Boobie Feaster also got in extra work on the beach. The pair trained with StampX, a sports culture agency, in Manhattan Beach during the team’s holiday break, and the session was hosted by Redeaux.
Several top local recruits were there as well, including Oaks Christian (Calif.) 2027 four-star defensive lineman and USC commit Alifeleti “Tolo” Tuihalamaka.
Redeaux arrives with plenty of attention of his own. Rivals lists him as the No. 4 running back and a top 100 prospect, and he gives USC more depth in a backfield that brings back its two leading rushers from last season, Waymond Jordan and King Miller.
The Oaks Christian product brings sharp short-area and lateral quickness, plus enough burst to separate once he gets into space. He can also help as a receiver out of the backfield, and he flashed that kind of versatility in the spring. USC running backs coach Anthony Jones pointed to that production in April.
“He did what we saw him do on his high school tape,” said running back coach Anthony Jones in April. “He was an explosive playmaker in high school, and he did that just right here on the college campus as well.”
Feaster’s résumé is just as eye-catching. The Texas native was already sitting on nearly 30 offers before he ever took a varsity snap at DeSoto, USC among them. From there, he turned into a three-time MaxPreps All-American and two-time state champion over three seasons in 6A football, the highest level in Texas.
Before reclassifying, Feaster had been viewed as a five-star recruit and the No. 1 receiver in the 2027 class. He also arrives amid a recent wave of 17-year-old receivers making an immediate impact in college football. In 2024, Alabama’s Ryan Coleman-Williams became a second-team All-American, and last season Miami’s Malachi Toney opened the year at 17, led the country in receptions, earned first-team All-ACC honors and played a major role in the Canes’ run to the national championship game.
Feaster is even younger than both of those players, turning 17 just 17 days after arriving on campus in late May. He’ll have a real shot to win a starting job right away, but at minimum he should be part of the receiver rotation this fall.
For USC, the bigger picture keeps looking familiar: local talent, top-end talent, and plenty of it. Redeaux is part of the Trojans’ strong California haul in the 2026 class, while Tuihalamaka fits into the push to keep loading up on elite in-state prospects in 2027.
Even with a small class, USC has continued to flex its recruiting muscle at home. The Trojans have commitments from five of the top 10 and six of the top 13 recruits in California, according to 247Sports. No other school has more than one commit in that group.
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