Elijah Vaikona
Freshman offensive lineman on USC's 2026 roster. From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
6′8″ · 360 lb · London · Santa Margarita Catholic HS
Recruiting
OT recruit
No. 593 nationally · Signed with USC
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Freshman offensive lineman on USC's 2026 roster. From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to USC in 2025.
From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
His career
2025
- Signed with USC3-star out of Santa Margarita Catholic
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for USC -- now projected as a quality starter at the position.
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The unit he anchors ranks 11th nationally in passing-downs success rate this season. See the full unit breakdown →
USC has produced 5 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 8 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 1983. Andrew Vorhees was one of them, an All-American.
Where he came from
From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
Background
2026: Vaikona will compete for playing time on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman in 2026. 2025: Vaikona, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2025 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in 4 games (Missouri State, Georgia Southern, Northwestern and the Alamo Bowl…