Notre Dame received some bad news on Monday when On3 vice president Steve Wiltfong logged an expert prediction for 2026 Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic wide receiver Trent Mosley to land with the USC Trojans. While these predictions aren’t 100 percent, Wiltfong’s typically turn out to be correct. There’s a reason this one was logged
A legacy for the program, Mosley’s father Emmett Mosley IV played for Hall of Fame head coach Lou Holtz 1993-96. Mosley’s mother, Cindy Daws (Mosley), was a former All American on the soccer field for Notre Dame and one of the best players in program history.
Her standout career concluded with the Hermann Trophy during the 1996 campaign, which is presented to the most outstanding female soccer player in the country. At her time of graduation, Daws was the program’s all time leader in goals scored, finishing with 61 goals.
Notre Dame also pursued Emmett Mosley V during the 2024 season, but he eventually signed with Stanford. He just wasn’t overly interested in the Fighting Irish. Trent was much more receptive but in the end, staying at home meant more to him.
The younger Mosley is rated as the No. 91 overall player and the No. 12 wide receiver in the 2026 recruiting class according to 247Sports. Mosley is rated as a four-star recruit by every major recruiting platform. He is currently pegged as the No. 21 overall player in the state of California on the 247Sports Composite ranking.
Outside of the Fighting Irish and the Trojans, Mosley boasts a long impressive offer list. Some of the top programs that have offered him include Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Texas, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Utah, Washington, Stanford, Arizona, and UCLA among others.
The 5-10, 170-pound pass catcher was once again outstanding as a junior. During that campaign, he hauled in 61 receptions for 908 yards and eight touchdowns. That comes off of a sophomore season where he made 81 catches for 1,282 yards and 11 scores.