USC Trojans
9-4 2025 record (7-2 conf)
#20 Final 2025 AP
Title odds (#14 board)
Win total (O +112)
55% Returning starter games
5th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesLincoln Riley Head Coach · 5th year
35–18 At USC
90–28 Career · 10 seasons
Multiple Offense
Multiple 4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 47% | 31 / 66 | 5 / 15 | 64% |
| Offensive line | 100% | 49 / 49 | 11 / 12 | 90% |
| Defensive front | 44% | 38 / 87 | 12 / 21 | 67% |
| Secondary | 45% | 25 / 56 | 6 / 13 | 25% |
Back 37
Gone 27
Micah Banuelos OL · 9g · to PUR 10%
New 7
Terrell Anderson WR · 629 yds · 13g · from NCST 
Alex VanSumeren DT · 4 havoc · 12g · from MSU 
Zuriah Fisher DE · 6 havoc · 11g · from PSU 
Ethan Brougham DE · 2 havoc · 12g · from RICE 
Deven Bryant LB · 2 havoc · 12g · from WASH 
Tucker Ashcraft TE · 10 yds · 4g · from WIS 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 35.8 90
Explosive play rate 15.0% 94
Red zone TD rate 73.3% 71
Line yards per carry 2.9 88
Sack rate allowed 3.4% 94
Defense
Points allowed per game 23.0 63
Explosive rate allowed 11.2% 52
Red zone score rate allowed 76.2% 85
Line yards per carry allowed 2.6 41
Sack rate 7.3% 79
2025 Margin by Game
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2026 schedule
5th-hardest path in FBS · 5 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Sat 7:00 PM | vs |  San Jose State | 3-9 | 21 | NBC/Peacock | |
| W1 | Sat 1:00 AM | vs |  Fresno State | 9-4 | 33 | FOX | |
| W2 | Sun 3:00 AM | vs |  Louisiana | 6-7 | 28 | BTN | |
| W3 | Sat 7:30 PM | @ |  Rutgers | 5-7 | 37 | CBS | |
| W4 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Oregon | 13-2 | 77 | ||
| W5 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Washington | 9-4 | 44 | ||
| W6 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Penn State | 7-6 | 49 | ||
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Wisconsin | 4-8 | 38 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Ohio State | 12-2 | 77 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Indiana | 16-0 | 84 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Maryland | 4-8 | 25 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  UCLA | 3-9 | 35 |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Jayden Maiava SR · #14 |  Sam Huard SR · #7 | Jonas Williams FR · #15 |
| RB |  Waymond Jordan SR · #2 |  King Miller SO · #8 | Riley Wormley FR · #27 |
| WR-X | Terrell Anderson JR · #9 |  Corey Simms SO · #10 | Boobie Feaster FR · #1 |
| WR-Z |  Tanook Hines SO · #16 | Kayden Dixon-Wyatt FR · #17 | |
| WR-SL |  Jontez Williams SR · #0 | Trent Mosley FR · #4 | |
| TE | Mark Bowman FR · #19 | Tucker Ashcraft JR · #84 | Carson Tabaracci SR · #24 |
| LT |  Elijah Paige JR · #72 | Elijah Vaikona FR · #79 |  Aaron Dunn FR · #70 |
| LG |  Tobias Raymond JR · #73 | Hayden Treter SO · #68 | |
| C |  Willi Wascher FR · #52 | Kannon Smith FR · #56 | |
| RG |  Alani Noa SR · #77 |  Kaylon Miller SO · #60 | |
| RT | Justin Tauanuu SO · #74 | Keenyi Pepe FR · #71 |
Roster 127
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Zacharyus Williams | WR | SO | 6'2" | 200 | Carson, CA |
| 0 | Jontez Williams | CB | SR | 5'10" | 200 | Starke, FL |
| 1 | Boobie Feaster | WR | FR | 6'1" | 190 | Shreveport, LA |
| 1 |  Kameryn Crawford | DE | JR | 6'5" | 255 | Mobile, AL |
| 2 | Rock Hill IV | CB | FR | 5'10" | 190 | Cleveland, OH |
| 2 | Waymond Jordan | RB | SR | 5'10" | 210 | Pensacola, FL |
| 4 | Trent Mosley | WR | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL |
| 4 |  Jahkeem Stewart | DT | SO | 6'5" | 295 | Reserve, LA |
| 6 | Deshonne Redeaux | RB | FR | 5'10" | 205 | Carson, CA |
| 6 |  Christian Pierce | SAF | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA |
| 7 |  Alex Graham | CB | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Detroit, MI |
| 7 | Sam Huard | QB | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Bellevue, WA |
| 8 |  Desman Stephens II | LB | JR | 6'3" | 250 | Clarkston, MI |
| 8 | King Miller | RB | SO | 6'0" | 225 | Calabasas, CA |
| 9 |  Kennedy Urlacher | SAF | JR | 5'11" | 200 | Chandler, AZ |
| 9 | Terrell Anderson | WR | JR | 6'2" | 200 | Detroit, MI |
| 10 | Corey Simms | WR | SO | 6'3" | 205 | St. Louis, MO |
| 10 |  Braylan Shelby | DE | SR | 6'5" | 260 | Friendswood, TX |
| 14 |  Ta'Mere Robinson | LB | JR | 6'3" | 240 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 14 | Jayden Maiava | QB | SR | 6'4" | 230 | Palolo, HI |
| 15 | Jonas Williams | QB | FR | 6'1" | 220 | Chicago, IL |
| 15 |  Jadyn Walker | LB | SO | 6'2" | 240 | Portage, MI |
| 16 |  Prophet Brown | CB | SR | 5'11" | 190 | Sacramento, CA |
| 16 | Tanook Hines | WR | SO | 6'0" | 190 | Houston, TX |
| 17 | Kayden Dixon-Wyatt | WR | FR | 6'2" | 200 | Hayward, CA |
| 17 | Deven Bryant | LB | JR | 5'11" | 230 | Carson, CA |
| 18 |  Romero Ison | WR | FR | 6'0" | 185 | Baltimore, MD |
| 18 | Zuriah Fisher | DE | SR | 6'4" | 265 | Aliquippa, PA |
| 19 | Mark Bowman | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Castle Rock, CO |
| 19 | Brandon Lockhart | CB | FR | 6'2" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 21 |  RJ Sermons | CB | FR | 6'1" | 190 | San Bernardino, CA |
| 21 | Alex Medyn | QB | FR | 6'0" | 210 | Norco, CA |
| 22 | Talanoa Ili | LB | FR | 6'3" | 225 | Chino, CA |
| 22 | Shahn Alston | RB | FR | 5'10" | 220 | Painesville, OH |
| 23 |  Walter Matthews | TE | SO | 6'6" | 305 | Hiram, GA |
| 23 |  Kendarius Reddick | SAF | SO | 5'11" | 190 | Thomasville, GA |
| 24 | Shaun Scott | LB | FR | 6'3" | 240 | Fontana, CA |
| 24 | Carson Tabaracci | TE | SR | 6'1" | 230 | Park City, UT |
| 25 |  Marcelles Williams | CB | SO | 5'11" | 190 | Carson, CA |
| 26 |  Elijah Newby | LB | SO | 6'3" | 235 | Cheshire, CT |
| 27 |  Chasen Johnson | CB | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Sanford, FL |
| 27 | Riley Wormley | RB | FR | 5'9" | 190 | Euless, TX |
| 28 |  Carrington Pierce | CB | SO | 5'11" | 185 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA |
| 28 | James Johnson | QB | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 29 | Will Doherty | QB | JR | 6'4" | 220 | Manhattan Beach, CA |
| 29 | Joshua Holland II | CB | FR | 6'1" | 185 | Long Beach, CA |
| 30 | Kayne Miller | RB | FR | 5'8" | 185 | Calabasas, CA |
| 30 |  Marquis Gallegos | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 195 | North Hollywood, CA |
| 31 | Seth Zamora | WR | SO | 5'9" | 175 | Monrovia, CA |
| 31 | Madden Riordan | SAF | FR | 5'10" | 180 | Pasadena, CA |
| 34 | Tyson Park | RB | FR | 5'6" | 195 | Austin, TX |
| 34 | Jayden Crowder | CB | FR | 5'10" | 175 | Eastvale, CA |
| 35 |  Lachlan Carrigan | P | SO | 6'3" | 205 | Melbourne,, AUS |
| 35 | Ty Swanson | DE | FR | 6'4" | 220 | Ladera Ranch, CA |
| 36 |  Rey Sanchez | P | SR | 6'2" | 225 | Carson, CA |
| 36 | Man Man Dyer | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 200 | Decatur, GA |
| 37 | Zachary Nandlal | P | SO | 5'8" | 175 | Sydney,, AUS |
| 37 |  Trestin Castro | CB | FR | 6'0" | 190 | Upland, CA |
| 38 |  Isaiah Rubin | SAF | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Long Beach, CA |
| 38 | Patrick O'Brien | TE | SO | 6'5" | 240 | San Diego, CA |
| 39 | Peter Sciarrino | SAF | FR | 5'10" | 190 | Manhattan Beach, CA |
| 39 |  Nate Hillenburg | P | SR | 6'4" | 220 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 40 |  Shawn Sehra | CB | JR | 5'9" | 180 | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 40 | Marcus Sung | WR | JR | 5'10" | 205 | Irvine, CA |
| 41 |  Ryan O'Connell | LB | SR | 6'1" | 230 | Fairfield, CT |
| 41 |  Cian McKelvey | RB | JR | 5'9" | 185 | Prescott, AZ |
| 44 | Manoah Leiato | TE | FR | 6'2" | 255 | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 44 | Braeden Jones | DT | FR | 6'4" | 270 | Chicago, IL |
| 45 |  Caden Chittenden | K | SO | 5'10" | 190 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 45 | Jaimeon Winfield | DT | FR | 6'3" | 320 | Meridian, MS |
| 46 | Nick De Fina | LB | SR | 6'0" | 195 | San Diego, CA |
| 46 |  Dylan Black | LS | SR | 6'1" | 220 | Reno, NV |
| 47 | Austin Engroff | LB | FR | 5'11" | 215 | Boise, ID |
| 48 | Derek Diniz | CB | FR | 5'10" | 185 | Pebble Beach, CA |
| 48 |  Ryon Sayeri | K/P | SO | 5'11" | 185 | West Hills, CA |
| 49 | Simote Katoanga | DE | FR | 6'5" | 275 | Oceanside, CA |
| 49 | Grant Woods | WR | FR | 6'7" | 230 | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 50 | Taybo Johnson | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 | San Bernardino, CA |
| 51 | Vlad Dyakonov | OL | FR | 6'6" | 295 | Folsom, CA |
| 51 | Andrew Williams | DE | FR | 6'5" | 220 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 52 | Willi Wascher | OL | FR | 6'2" | 310 | Bellevue, WA |
| 52 | Tom Tom Topui | DT | FR | 6'3" | 320 | Inglewood, CA |
| 53 |  Luke Brown | LS | FR | 6'2" | 215 | China Spring, TX |
| 54 | Ethan Brougham | DE | JR | 6'2" | 245 | Dana Point, CA |
| 56 | Kannon Smith | OL | FR | 6'4" | 310 | Aurora, CO |
| 57 |  Roman Marchetti | LB | SR | 6'2" | 225 | Tustin, CA |
| 57 | Esun Tafa | OL | FR | 6'4" | 325 | West Valley, UT |
| 58 | GianCarlo Rufo | LB | SR | 6'2" | 230 | Honolulu, HI |
| 60 | Kaylon Miller | OL | SO | 6'0" | 305 | Calabasas, CA |
| 62 |  Travis Leonard | OL | SO | 5'11" | 275 | Long Beach, CA |
| 63 |  Cash Jacobsen | OL | FR | 6'4" | 295 | Jenks, OK |
| 64 |  Ryan Pauley | OL | SR | 6'2" | 320 | Carmel, IN |
| 65 | Erwin Taomi | OL | JR | 6'4" | 375 | Anchorage, AK |
| 66 | Breck Kolojay | OL | FR | 6'7" | 310 | Denver, CO |
| 67 |  Kilian O'Connor | OL | SR | 6'1" | 300 | Ladera Ranch, CA |
| 68 | Hayden Treter | OL | SO | 6'6" | 320 | Greenwood Village, CO |
| 70 | Aaron Dunn | OL | FR | 6'7" | 310 | Spanish Fork, UT |
| 71 | Keenyi Pepe | OL | FR | 6'7" | 330 | Long Beach, CA |
| 72 | Elijah Paige | OL | JR | 6'7" | 315 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 73 | Tobias Raymond | OL | JR | 6'6" | 310 | Ventura, CA |
| 74 | Justin Tauanuu | OL | SO | 6'6" | 310 | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 75 |  Ratumana Bulabalavu | OL | SO | 6'3" | 325 | Stockton, CA |
| 76 | John Fifita | OL | FR | 6'6" | 380 | Mountain View, CA |
| 77 | Alani Noa | OL | SR | 6'3" | 315 | Sacramento, CA |
| 78 | Chase Deniz | OL | FR | 6'7" | 315 | San Diego, CA |
| 79 | Elijah Vaikona | OL | FR | 6'8" | 360 | London,, GBR |
| 80 | Luc Weaver | WR | FR | 6'2" | 215 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 81 |  Cameron Sermons | WR | FR | 5'10" | 160 | San Bernardino, CA |
| 82 | Roderick Tezeno | WR | FR | 6'2" | 190 | Opelousas, LA |
| 83 |  Fisher Melton | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 | Ladera Ranch, CA |
| 84 | Tucker Ashcraft | TE | JR | 6'5" | 260 | Seattle, WA |
| 85 | Tron Baker | WR | FR | 6'0" | 200 | Long Beach, CA |
| 86 | Luke Degner | WR | SR | 5'11" | 190 | Laguna Beach, CA |
| 87 | Josiah Jefferson | TE | JR | 6'3" | 240 | San Diego, CA |
| 88 | Taniela Tupou | TE | FR | 6'3" | 255 | Carmichael, CA |
| 88 |  Floyd Boucard | DT | SO | 6'3" | 315 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 89 |  Brendan Cho | DT | SO | 6'3" | 300 | Chatsworth, CA |
| 89 | Griffin Brahm | WR | FR | 6'1" | 195 | Dana Point, CA |
| 90 | Jake Johnson | DT | FR | 6'3" | 300 | Prosper, TX |
| 91 | Alex VanSumeren | DT | SR | 6'2" | 300 | Bay City, MI |
| 92 | Sam Smith | DE | FR | 6'3" | 235 | San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 93 | William Weisberg | K | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 94 | Luke Wafle | DE | FR | 6'6" | 265 | Middletown, NJ |
| 95 |  Jadyn Ramos | DE | FR | 6'4" | 250 | Houston, TX |
| 96 |  Jordan Abarca | DT | SO | 6'4" | 260 | Seal Beach, CA |
| 97 |  Jide Abasiri | DT | JR | 6'5" | 280 | Prior Lake, MN |
| 99 |  Jamaal Jarrett | DT | JR | 6'5" | 360 | Greensboro, NC |