South Jordan (Utah) Bingham four-star defensive tackle Jay Tufele is one of the best high players to come out of the state of Utah. He was the hometown Utah Utes top target in the class of 2017. Today, he announced that he will be playing college football at USC.
Losing the top rated player in the state of Utah, and Utah’s top target in 2017, is a huge blow, especially to a Pac-12 South rival. This marks the sixth-straight season when the 247Sports Composite Ranking top player in the state of Utah has headed out of state. Since the 2012 recruiting class, Utah’s first as a member of the Pac-12, only 2/17 (11.