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USC recruiting: Receiver Tristan Payton named All-American Bowl MVP

The East team's Tristan Payton, who has committed to USC, top, collides with the West's Jamile Johnson as the ball hits the turf in the first half of the All-American Bowl high school all-star game on Jan. 4.
The East team’s Tristan Payton, who has committed to USC, top, collides with the West’s Jamile Johnson as the ball hits the turf in the first half of the All-American Bowl high school all-star game on Jan. 4.
(Chris Carlson / Associated Press)
By Lindsey Thiry 
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Receiver Tristan Payton of Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast High, who has committed to sign a letter of intent with USC, was named most valuable player of last weekend’s Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl at StubHub Center.

Payton caught three passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns, including a 58-yarder, in the East team’s 24-3 victory.

Payton pledged to USC in August. Four months later, he took an official visit to Louisville.

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Receivers De’Quan Hampton, from Long Beach City College, and Isaac Whitney, from Riverside City College, also have committed to the Trojans.

Questions about USC? Email me at LNThiry@gmail.com or tweet @LindseyThiry and I will respond to select messages in a weekly USC Now mailbag

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Lindsey Thiry

Lindsey Thiry is a former general assignment multimedia sports reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She began working for The Times as a contributor to the digital sports report, with a focus on USC football, and left in 2018. Thiry has appeared on nationally televised sports broadcasts on Fox Sports 1. She grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington.

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