Drake London
Drake London is an American football wide receiver for the USC Trojans.
| USC Trojans – No. 15 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Moorpark (Moorpark, California) |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 24, 2001 (age 19) Moorpark, California |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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Early years
London attended Moorpark High School in Moorpark, California. He played football and basketball in high school.[1] As a senior on the football team, he had 62 receptions for 1,089 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a senior in basketball he averaged 29.2 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. London committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football and college basketball.[2][3][4]
College career
As a true freshman in football, London started nine of 13 games, recording 39 receptions for 567 yards and five touchdowns.[5][6] As a freshman in basketball, he played in three games and had three rebounds. He returned to the football team his sophomore year in 2020 as one of the teams top receivers.[7]
References
- "Moorpark receiver Drake London has ambitions of playing two sports in college". Los Angeles Times. August 7, 2018.
- "Moorpark's Drake London commits to play football and basketball at USC". June 28, 2018.
- Ledin, Loren. "Moorpark's Drake London is singularly equipped to play football and basketball at USC". Ventura County Star.
- "California high school star set to play football and basketball at USC". April 14, 2019.
- "How USC's Drake London is making the transition from football to basketball". January 9, 2020.
- "Drake London proves against California why he could be USC's next star". Los Angeles Times. November 18, 2019.
- "Drake London looks to play an important, and still evolving, role for USC". Los Angeles Times. October 15, 2020.