USC Trojans
Big Ten
9-4 (7-2 conf)
SP+ #16AP #16
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- 16.9 (#16)
- SP+ Offense
- 38.9
- SP+ Defense
- 21.0
- SRS
- 15.5
- FPI
- 18.0
- Elo
- 1871
- Talent
- 848
- Recruiting
- 257 (#14)
Schedule
2025
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Res | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMissouri State | H | W | 73-13 |
| 2 | vsGeorgia Southern | H | W | 59-20 |
| 3 | @Purdue | A | W | 33-17 |
| 4 | vsMichigan State | H | W | 45-31 |
| 5 | @Illinois | A | L | 32-34 |
| 7 | vsMichigan | H | W | 31-13 |
| 8 | @Notre Dame | A | L | 24-34 |
| 10 | @Nebraska | A | W | 21-17 |
| 11 | vsNorthwestern | H | W | 38-17 |
| 12 | vsIowa | H | W | 26-21 |
| 13 | @Oregon | A | L | 27-42 |
| 14 | vsUCLA | H | W | 29-10 |
| 1 ·P | @TCU | N | L | 27-30 |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 114
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jayden Maiava | JR | 6'4" | 230 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Husan Longstreet | FR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Sam Huard | SR | 6'1" | 210 | ★★★★★ |
| QB | — | Dylan Gebbia | SO | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| QB | — | Gage Roy | JR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | King Miller | FR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Waymond Jordan | JR | 5'9" | 210 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Eli Sanders | SR | 5'10" | 200 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Bryan Jackson | SO | 6'0" | 235 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Harry Dalton III | FR | 5'10" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 6th | Riley Wormley | FR | 5'9" | 180 | ★★★ |
| RB | 7th | Cian McKelvey | SO | 5'9" | 185 | — |
Wide Receivers · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Makai Lemon | JR | 5'11" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Ja'Kobi Lane | JR | 6'4" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Tanook Hines | FR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Jaden Richardson | SR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| WR | 5th | Zacharyus Williams | SO | 6'2" | 195 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Xavier Jordan | FR | 5'11" | 175 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Josiah Zamora | SR | 5'8" | 185 | — |
| WR | 8th | Prince Strachan | JR | 6'5" | 215 | ★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Corey Simms | FR | 6'3" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 10th | DJ Jordan | FR | 6'0" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Jay Fair | SR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| WR | — | Corey Nerhus | SR | 5'9" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | Cameron Sermons | FR | 5'9" | 155 | — |
| WR | — | Seth Zamora | FR | 5'9" | 175 | — |
| WR | — | Donovan Wood | SR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| WR | — | Romero Ison | FR | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| WR | — | Asante Das | SR | 5'11" | 200 | — |
| WR | — | Collin Fasse | FR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| WR | — | Brady Jung | FR | 6'0" | 170 | — |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Lake McRee | SR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Walker Lyons | SO | 6'4" | 245 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Carson Tabaracci | JR | 6'1" | 225 | — |
| TE | — | Joey Olsen | FR | 6'5" | 250 | ★★★★ |
| TE | — | Walter Matthews | FR | 6'6" | 285 | ★★★★ |
| TE | — | Fisher Melton | FR | 6'3" | 240 | — |
| TE | — | Taniela Tupou | FR | 6'3" | 245 | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | J'Onre Reed | SR | 6'3" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Willi Wascher | FR | 6'2" | 305 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | DJ Wingfield | SR | 6'3" | 310 | — |
| OL | — | Micah Banuelos | SO | 6'2" | 310 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Kaylon Miller | FR | 6'0" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Jack Susnjar | SO | 6'5" | 320 | — |
| OL | — | Travis Leonard | FR | 5'11" | 290 | — |
| OL | — | Erwin Taomi | SO | 6'4" | 360 | — |
| OL | — | Kilian O'Connor | JR | 6'1" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Hayden Treter | FR | 6'6" | 320 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Aaron Dunn | FR | 6'7" | 315 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Alex Payne | FR | 6'5" | 305 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Elijah Paige | SO | 6'7" | 325 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Tobias Raymond | SO | 6'6" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Justin Tauanuu | FR | 6'6" | 315 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Ratumana Bulabalavu | FR | 6'3" | 315 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Alani Noa | JR | 6'3" | 315 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Makai Saina | FR | 6'4" | 310 | ★★★★ |
| OL | — | Elijah Vaikona | FR | 6'8" | 385 | — |
Defensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Anthony Lucas | SR | 6'5" | 285 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Kameryn Fountain | SO | 6'5" | 265 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Braylan Shelby | JR | 6'5" | 265 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 4th | Jahkeem Stewart | FR | 6'5" | 290 | ★★★★ |
| DE | 5th | Garrett Pomerantz | JR | 6'2" | 225 | — |
| DE | 6th | Gus Cordova | FR | 6'4" | 270 | — |
| DE | 7th | Jadyn Ramos | FR | 6'4" | 220 | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Devan Thompkins | JR | 6'5" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DT | 2nd | Jide Abasiri | SO | 6'5" | 295 | ★★★★ |
| DT | 3rd | Keeshawn Silver | SR | 6'4" | 330 | ★★★★★ |
| DT | 4th | Floyd Boucard | FR | 6'3" | 305 | ★★★ |
| DT | 5th | Jamaal Jarrett | SO | 6'5" | 360 | ★★★★ |
| DT | 6th | Carlon Jones | FR | 6'3" | 310 | ★★★★ |
| DT | 7th | Kobe Pepe | SR | 6'2" | 340 | — |
| DT | 8th | Brendan Cho | FR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| DT | — | Kash Amos | JR | 6'2" | 290 | — |
| DT | — | Cash Jacobsen | FR | 6'4" | 295 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Desman Stephens II | SO | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Eric Gentry | SR | 6'6" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Jadyn Walker | FR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Ta'Mere Robinson | SO | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Roman Marchetti | JR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
| LB | 6th | Elijah Newby | FR | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Garrison Madden | JR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Matai Tagoa'i | FR | 6'4" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Ryan Quintanar | SR | 5'10" | 220 | — |
| LB | 10th | Anthony Beavers Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 230 | ★★★★ |
| LB | — | AJ Tuitele | FR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
Defensive Backs · 21
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | DeCarlos Nicholson | SR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| CB | 2nd | Marcelles Williams | FR | 5'11" | 185 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Braylon Conley | FR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| CB | 4th | Alex Graham | FR | 6'0" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 5th | DJ Harvey | SR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Isaiah Rubin | FR | 5'11" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 7th | Kevin Longstreet | SO | 5'9" | 190 | — |
| CB | 8th | Shawn Sehra | SO | 5'9" | 180 | — |
| CB | 9th | James Johnson | FR | 5'9" | 195 | ★★★ |
| CB | 10th | Prophet Brown | SR | 5'11" | 190 | — |
| CB | 11th | Chasen Johnson | SO | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 12th | Trestin Castro | FR | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★★ |
| CB | — | RJ Sermons | FR | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| S | 1st | Christian Pierce | JR | 6'1" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Bishop Fitzgerald | SR | 5'11" | 205 | — |
| S | 3rd | Kennedy Urlacher | SO | 5'11" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Kamari Ramsey | JR | 6'0" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| S | 5th | Kendarius Reddick | FR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| S | 6th | Marquis Gallegos | FR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| S | 7th | Steve Miller | FR | 6'1" | 185 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Brandon Shepherd | JR | 5'11" | 205 | — |
Special Teams · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Hank Pepper | SR | 6'1" | 215 | ★★★ |
| LS | — | Devin McDonough | JR | 6'2" | 230 | — |
| LS | — | Luke Brown | FR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| P | 1st | Ryon Sayeri | FR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| P | 2nd | Sam Johnson | SR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| P | — | Rey Sanchez | JR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
| P | — | William Weisberg | FR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| PK | — | Caden Chittenden | SO | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 138 FBS teams
SP+
16.989
SP+ Off
38.994
SP+ Def
2174
Off PPA
0.3498
Def PPA
0.1549
Talent
847.588
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
36.5
PPG Against
22.4
Differential
+14.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 9-3
- Home
- 7-0
- Away
- 2-3
- Conference
- 7-2
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- +14.1
Team News
7 items
- Top Five USC Trojans Games in Lincoln Riley EraHere's a look back at the most signature wins of the Lincoln Riley tenure with the USC Trojans.USC8h
- USC Trojans' Toughest Losses in the Lincoln Riley EraDuring Lincoln Riley's time with the USC Trojans, two defeats in particular stand out.USC9h
- USC football opposing player scouting report - Earl Little, Ohio StateJayden Maiava has to solve the Earl Little problem if USC is going to hang a big number on Ohio State's defense
- Two Numbers To Know for USC Trojans OffenseAs the USC Trojans prepare for the 2026 season, there are two key stats that USC must build on to have an even better showing than in 2025.USC21h
- USC Coach Dennis Simmons Driving Trojans' New-Look Receiver RoomUSC Trojans receivers coach Dennis Simmons is tasked with developing a new crop of pass-catchers.USC1d
- Three USC Trojans Make Appearance for First Pitch at Yankees GameUSC Trojans running back Waymond Jordan was joined by two of his teammates at the New York Yankees game on Saturday afternoon.
- USC to hire ‘director of AI’ for 2026 season, per reportThe USC Trojans are reportedly set to name a director of artificial intelligence to support their football program in 2026.USC11d