Rivals had football scout Lannie Julias provide an in-depth analysis of each of the incoming Trojan freshmen (and transfers) on offense. He also ranked the new players:

1. Kris O’Dowd
2. Mitch Mustain
3. Joe McKnight
4. Brandon Carswell
5. Aaron Corp
6. Marc Tyler
7. Damian Williams
8. Ronald Johnson
9. Martin Coleman
10. Jordan Campbell
11. Broderick Green
12. Michael Reardon
13. Rhett Ellison

Of O’Dowd, Julias writes, “He is the star of this 2007 recruiting class. … I see him getting some quality minutes by October or at least some on the job training.”

It certainly says a lot about the caliber of players coming into the program that a potential superstar like Johnson is only 8th on his list. And it is intriguing to see Corp so high up. Julias calls the quarterback “one of the best multi-talented high school quarterbacks that I have ever seen.” Carswell is also unexpectedly high in the list; the scout categorizes him as “a productive, smooth and skilled player who I see in time as a big-time contributor to the Trojan machine.”

Breakdown of the incoming freshmen: offense (Rivals, $)