I said USC, not high school. I’ve known scores of damn good high school football players who left their best days back in HS.
And I showed you that in his one full year in college he was pretty darn good. If you need confirmation, go to YouTube and look at his highlights at USC that year. When the coaching change to Smith occurred that was when he started to hit the skids.
Denying his freshman year at USC doesn’t bolster your argument.