Elijah Paige is a four-star recruit from Phoenix, AZ, out of Pinnacle (No. 223 in the 2023 class) who has not played in USC's 9 games this season.
Where Paige comes from
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pinnacle
- About 350 miles from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Four-star, No. 223 in the 2023 class.
- On the USC roster since 2023
Where Paige fits
USC lists 23 offensive linemen this season.
USC offensive linemen with a game this season
The team’s line is 9th in the country in passing-downs success rate this season (a team number).
USC is 7-2, No. 18 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: at Indiana, Sat Nov 14.
Similar players
Same class and position
From Pinnacle
Also from Phoenix, AZ
What’s being said
4 stories in the last 30 days, from 6 outlets.
USC Offensive Lineman Elijah Paige Named Midseason First Team All-American
247Sports +3 Oct 22
Elijah Paige is on trial in USC's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.223
recruiting national rank
USC fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-05
In the news in the last 30 days
from 6 outlets
USC Offensive Lineman Elijah Paige Named Midseason First Team All-American
247Sports +3 Oct 22 · 4 outlets
All 4 articles
In the news this season
from 6 outlets
USC Offensive Lineman Elijah Paige Named Midseason First Team All-American
247Sports +3 Oct 22 · 4 outlets
All 4 articles
Week by week
- Oct 30 to Nov 5W 30-18 vs Ohio StateNo stories
- Oct 23 to Oct 29L 7-24 at Wisconsin1 storyUSC Offensive Lineman Elijah Paige Defends Lincoln Riley Amid Criticism
Sports Illustrated - Oct 16 to Oct 22No game2 storiesUSC Offensive Lineman Elijah Paige Named Midseason First Team All-American
247Sports +3 - Oct 9 to Oct 15W 31-23 at Penn State1 story
- Oct 2 to Oct 8W 25-21 vs WashingtonNo stories
- Sep 25 to Oct 1L 27-41 vs OregonNo stories
- Sep 18 to Sep 24W 42-35 at RutgersNo stories
- Sep 11 to Sep 17W 49-30 vs Louisiana1 storyElijah Paige Gives Honest Review of USC's Offensive Line Play
Sports Illustrated - Sep 4 to Sep 10W 39-0 vs Fresno StateNo stories
- Aug 28 to Sep 3W 42-26 vs San José StateNo stories
Each week: the team’s game, the stories about this player that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
In the news across the career
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 5.
In the game threads
at Penn State, Oct 10Not having Elijah Paige is really showing in the run game.USC fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
Where to follow
Awards
A four-star recruit at offensive line for USC -- now graded as All-Conference caliber.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether a lineman is good.
The unit this player anchors ranks 9th nationally in passing-downs success rate this season. See the full unit breakdown →
USC has produced 8 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 7 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Andrew Vorhees was one of them, an All-American.
Four seasons at USC
- 2026 USC RileyYear 4 · Games –
- 2025 USC RileyYear 3 · Games –
- 2024 USC RileyYear 2 · Games –
- 2023 USC RileyYear 1 · Games –
- High school PinnaclePhoenix, AZ · Class of 2023Four-star, No. 223 in the 2023 class. Signed with USC.Also from Pinnacle: Duce Robinson (Florida State), Myles Libman (New Mexico State) and Alan Soukup (Minnesota).
2023
- Signed with USCFour-star, out of Pinnacle
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lincoln Riley.
