Lincoln Riley didn’t need a crowded quarterback board to find his guy in the 2028 class. He zeroed in on Trey Wright, and the Frisco Lone Star quarterback has done the rest with a junior season that keeps getting louder.
Wright, who was a three-star prospect in early August before being bumped to four stars, drew an offer from Riley and quickly moved to the top of USC’s list. A week later, he announced his pledge.
The Trojans never seemed bothered by the ranking attached to his name. They saw a quarterback built for Riley’s system, and they were willing to pass on highly touted local passers and other five-star options to get him.
The fit has only looked better as Wright’s production has exploded. As a sophomore in 2025, he piled up a nation-leading 5,826 total yards and scored 59 total touchdowns.
This fall, he has been even more efficient. Lone Star is 10-0, and Wright has accounted for 58 total touchdowns, including 42 through the air and 16 on the ground, while throwing just one interception.
Those numbers have him in the mix for MaxPreps or Gatorade Player of the Year in Texas, and possibly beyond that, too.
At 5-foot-11, Wright is more than just a quarterback with eye-popping stats. He’s a dynamic athlete who received Division I basketball offers as a freshman, and he keeps showing how dangerous he is with the ball in his hands. That was on full display Thursday night in Lone Star’s blowout win over McKinney North, when he ripped off a 56-yard touchdown run that had all the makings of a highlight-reel play.
The USC commit has also shown he can beat defenses from the pocket. In early October, he set his school record for passing touchdowns in a game with seven.
Wright remains the lone commit in USC’s 2028 class, but he has already made multiple trips back to campus this fall. He attended games against Oregon and Ohio State as he continues getting comfortable with Southern California and the program.
He’s also taken on a recruiting role of his own. As USC has hosted several blue-chip 2028 prospects for its biggest home games at the Coliseum, Wright has been part of the effort to help the Trojans keep building elite classes around their current freshman group.
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