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Top national prospect and priority USC target Korey Foreman names top 7

Corona Centennial defensive end Korey Foreman is the top-ranked prospect overall in the 2021 class.
Corona Centennial defensive end Korey Foreman is the top-ranked prospect overall in the 2021 class. (Andrew Aguilar/For TrojanSports.com)

Korey Foreman, the top overall prospect in this 2021 recruiting class, has said he will take his time with the process and let it play out through the fall before any final decisions are made.

He wants to take his five official visits whenever that becomes a possibility, and after an early commitment and de-commitment from Clemson, he doesn't want to rush into another decision until he's sure.

But Foreman did formally announce the top 7 contenders in his recruitment Wednesday night, mostly including the programs known to be high on his list -- USC, Oregon, Clemson, LSU, Georgia and Alabama.

The only surprise was FCS-level Howard, a HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Washington, D.C., and Foreman's tweet revealing the list emphasized the Black Lives Matter movement.

As for the latest buzz in his recruitment, Rivals analyst Adam Gorney reported this week that a pair of Pac-12 programs -- USC included -- could be positioning as the favorites.

Foreman, it goes without saying, is USC's top priority in this recruiting class.

He talked to TrojanSports.com at length last month about his mindset toward the rest of this recruiting process and his thoughts on USC and potentially reuniting with former Corona Centennial HS teammate and close friend Drake Jackson.

"If I go to USC, I have to make sure that I'm not going for Drake, or I'm not going for the coaches or I'm not going for my mom and dad -- I'm going because that's where I want to go," he said.

"... I mean, when I'm on the phone with USC I always just remember in my head that I would have everybody at the games, but at the end of the day it has to be what I want -- not what everybody else wants. So that's why I keep saying I'm just trying to take it as slow as possible."

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