The recruiting landscape has changed dramatically over the past several years. It used to be when a middle school athlete received an offer from a high-profile program, it made national headlines. Nowadays, it’s become fairly common as programs are recruiting underclassman at a higher rate than ever before. Freshman receiver Boobie Feaster and San Diego (Calif.) Cathedral Catholic 2027 five-star athlete and USC commit Honor Fa’alave-Johnson both received offers from the Trojans in the eighth grade. Nov 2, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley stands on the sideline during the fourth quarter against the Washington Huskies at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images | Joe Nicholson-Imagn ImagesRecruits are on college radars early, and the Trojans will welcome two 2030 prospects to campus on Thursday, Santa Margarita (Calif.) edge KJ Herndon and receiver Aydan Steen. Both of them received offers in May and will workout with the coaching staff. Herndon is a rising freshman and is already listed at 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds. The local product has five-star potential written all over him with 10-plus scholarship offers already, which includes schools such as USC, Texas A&M, Miami and Oregon. Steen is listed at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds. Schools such as USC, Miami, Cal, UCLA and SMU have joined the mix early for the talented pass-catcher. Santa Margarita to USC PipelineFormer Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer prepares to address the crowd during his Ring of Honor induction ceremony during halftime against the Seattle Seahawks September 29, 2019.