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The 2016 USC football recruiting class picked up its ninth commitment on Saturday in the form of unrated defensive end Keanu Saleapaga of La Mirada.

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Saleapaga got the scholarship offer from Steve Sarkisian’s staff in the afternoon and didn’t wait long to commit, immediately giving his verbal pledge.

The La Mirada defensive end has a big, raw frame at 6-foot-5, 270 pounds, which could allow him to play multiple positions in Justin Wilcox’s hybrid 3-4 defense.

That rawness however, is why he woke up Saturday morning with just four FBS scholarship offers. The Arizona Wildcats being the most high profile of the bunch. Now that he’s a USC commit, it’ll be interesting to see how his recruiting picks up.

Recruiting services tend to pay more attention to recruits after offers are distributed, to try and see what coaches are seeing. Plus, the Trojans’ offer will likely open the door to more.

Saleapaga is the first commitment in USC’s 2016 class to play on the defensive line, a much needed position of emphasis, considering that the Trojans will play five seniors up front in 2015.

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As of now, USC has nine commitments, with just three on defense. Though hat includes perhaps the two best players in the class to date, five-star linebacker Mique Juarez and four-star linebacker Daelin Hayes.