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USC Trojans Roster & Depth Chart 2026

USC Trojans are 6-1 in the Big Ten.

6-15th in Big TenAir Raid 114-2-5 nickel

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Scheme desk

Luke Huard / Gary Patterson

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Air Raid 11

Offensive scheme type: Air Raid 11
Personnel: 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme: Inside zone
Primary offensive line scheme: Zone

Offensive aggression

Tempo-first · 82

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Riley still calls the plays (Huard OC): Air Raid 11, pace, empty, IZ when they run.

Defense

4-2-5 nickel

Defensive scheme type: 4-2-5 nickel
Base front: 4-2-5 nickel
Front: 4-3
Defensive line technique: Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage: Cover 4 / split-field

Defensive aggression

Attacking · 62

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Patterson (hired Jan 2026) runs his TCU 4-2-5: three safeties, separate front and back-end calls, split-field coverage with man to one side and match-quarters to the other; rush four, drop seven.

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Offense63


51*	Vlad Dyakonov		OL	6' 6"	295	—	FR	Folsom, CA	High school	4★ · No. 86 · '26	Active
52*	Willi Wascher		OL	6' 2"	310	—	FR	Bellevue, WA	High school	3★ · No. 1004 · '25	Active
56	Kannon Smith		OL	6' 4"	310	—	FR	Aurora, CO	High school	3★ · No. 714 · '26	Active
57*	Esun Tafa		OL	6' 4"	325	—	FR	West Valley, UT	High school	4★ · No. 231 · '26	Active
60	Kaylon Miller		OL	6' 0"	305	—	SO	Calabasas, CA	High school	3★ · '23	Active
61	Jack Susnjar		OL	6' 5"	320	—	SO	San Pedro, CA	Portal	—	Active
62	Travis Leonard		OL	5' 11"	275	—	SO	Long Beach, CA	Portal	—	Active
63	Cash Jacobsen		OL	6' 4"	295	—	FR	Jenks, OK	High school	3★ · No. 1125 · '25	Active
64	Ryan Pauley		OL	6' 2"	320	—	SR	Carmel, IN	Portal	—	Active
65	Erwin Taomi		OL	6' 4"	375	—	JR	Anchorage, AK	High school	—	Active
66	Breck Kolojay		OL	6' 7"	310	—	FR	Denver, CO	High school	4★ · No. 252 · '26	Active
67	Kilian O'Connor		OL	6' 1"	300	—	SR	Ladera Ranch, CA	High school	—	Active
68	Hayden Treter		OL	6' 6"	320	—	SO	Greenwood Village, CO	High school	3★ · No. 1099 · '24	Active
70	Aaron Dunn		OL	6' 7"	310	—	FR	Spanish Fork, UT	High school	4★ · No. 175 · '25	Active
71	Keenyi Pepe		OL	6' 7"	330	—	FR	Long Beach, CA	High school	4★ · No. 39 · '26	Active
72	Elijah Paige		OL	6' 7"	315	—	JR	Phoenix, AZ	High school	4★ · No. 209 · '23	Active
73	Tobias Raymond		OL	6' 6"	310	—	JR	Ventura, CA	High school	3★ · No. 818 · '23	Active
74	Justin Tauanuu		OL	6' 6"	310	—	SO	Huntington Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 555 · '24	Active
75	Ratumana Bulabalavu		OL	6' 3"	325	—	SO	Stockton, CA	High school	3★ · No. 753 · '24	Active
76	John Fifita		OL	6' 6"	380	—	FR	Mountain View, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1151 · '26	Active
77	Alani Noa		OL	6' 3"	315	—	SR	Sacramento, CA	High school	3★ · No. 521 · '23	Active
78	Chase Deniz		OL	6' 7"	315	—	FR	San Diego, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1155 · '26	Active
79	Elijah Vaikona		OL	6' 8"	360	—	FR	London, England	High school	3★ · No. 638 · '25	Active
7*	Sam Huard	WAS	QB	6' 1"	205	—	SR	Bellevue, WA	Portal	5★ · No. 16 · '21	Active
14*	Jayden Maiava		QB	6' 4"	230	—	SR	Palolo, HI	Portal	3★ · No. 968 · '22	Active
15*	Jonas Williams		QB	6' 1"	220	—	FR	Chicago, IL	High school	4★ · No. 118 · '26	Active
21*	QBAlex Medyn		QB	6' 0"	210	—	FR	Norco, CA	High school	3★ · '26	Active
28*	James Johnson	MTS	QB	5' 11"	190	—	FR	Huntington Beach, CA	Portal	—	Active
29*	Will Doherty		QB	6' 4"	220	—	JR	Manhattan Beach, CA	High school	—	Active
2*	Waymond Jordan		RB	5' 10"	210	—	SR	Pensacola, FL	High school	3★ · No. 12 · '25	Active
6*	Deshonne Redeaux		RB	5' 10"	205	—	FR	Carson, CA	High school	4★ · No. 89 · '26	Active
8*	King Miller		RB	6' 0"	225	—	SO	Calabasas, CA	High school	3★ · '23	Active
22*	Shahn Alston		RB	5' 10"	220	—	FR	Painesville, OH	High school	4★ · No. 122 · '26	Active
27*	Riley Wormley		RB	5' 9"	190	—	FR	Euless, TX	High school	3★ · No. 533 · '25	Active
30*	RBKayne Miller		RB	5' 8"	185	—	FR	Calabasas, CA	High school	—	Active
34*	Tyson Park		RB	5' 6"	195	—	FR	Austin, TX	High school	—	Active
41*	Cian McKelvey		RB	5' 9"	185	—	JR	Prescott, AZ	Portal	—	Active
19*	Mark Bowman		TE	6' 4"	245	—	FR	Castle Rock, CO	High school	5★ · No. 32 · '26	Active
23*	Walter Matthews		TE	6' 6"	305	—	SO	Hiram, GA	High school	4★ · No. 233 · '24	Active
24*	Carson Tabaracci		TE	6' 1"	230	—	SR	Park City, UT	High school	3★ · No. 589 · '22	Active
38*	TEPatrick O'Brien		TE	6' 5"	240	—	SO	San Diego, CA	Portal	—	Active
44*	TEManoah Leiato		TE	6' 2"	255	—	FR	Huntington Beach, CA	High school	—	Active
83	Fisher Melton		TE	6' 4"	245	—	FR	Ladera Ranch, CA	High school	—	Active
84	Tucker Ashcraft		TE	6' 5"	260	—	JR	Seattle, WA	Portal	3★ · No. 1106 · '23	Active
87	Josiah Jefferson		TE	6' 3"	240	—	JR	San Diego, CA	High school	4★ · No. 7 · '26	Active
88*	Taniela Tupou		TE	6' 3"	255	—	FR	Carmichael, CA	High school	—	Active
0*	Zacharyus Williams		WR	6' 2"	200	—	SO	Carson, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 632 · '24	Active
1*	Ethan Feaster		WR	6' 1"	190	—	FR	Shreveport, LA	High school	—	Active
4*	Trent Mosley		WR	5' 10"	180	—	FR	Chicago, IL	High school	4★ · No. 225 · '26	Active
9*	Terrell Anderson		WR	6' 2"	200	—	JR	Detroit, MI	Portal	4★ · No. 97 · '24	Active
10*	Corey Simms		WR	6' 3"	205	—	SO	St. Louis, MO	High school	3★ · No. 438 · '25	Active
16*	Tanook Hines		WR	6' 0"	190	—	SO	Houston, TX	High school	3★ · No. 453 · '25	Active
17*	Kayden Dixon-Wyatt		WR	6' 2"	200	—	FR	Hayward, CA	High school	4★ · No. 56 · '26	Active
18*	Romero Ison		WR	6' 0"	185	—	FR	Baltimore, MD	High school	4★ · No. 296 · '25	Active
31*	Seth Zamora		WR	5' 9"	175	—	SO	Monrovia, CA	Portal	—	Active
40*	WRMarcus Sung		WR	5' 10"	205	—	JR	Irvine, CA	Portal	—	Active
49*	Grant Woods		WR	6' 7"	230	—	FR	Thousand Oaks, CA	High school	—	Active
80	Luc Weaver		WR	6' 2"	215	—	FR	Los Angeles, CA	High school	4★ · No. 266 · '26	Active
81	Cameron Sermons		WR	5' 10"	160	—	FR	San Bernardino, CA	High school	3★ · '25	Active
82	Roderick Tezeno		WR	6' 2"	190	—	FR	Opelousas, LA	High school	3★ · No. 615 · '26	Active
85	Tron Baker		WR	6' 0"	200	—	FR	Long Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 676 · '26	Active
86	Luke Degner		WR	5' 11"	190	—	SR	Laguna Beach, CA	Portal	—	Active
89*	Griffin Brahm		WR	6' 1"	195	—	FR	Dana Point, CA	High school	—	Active

Defense56


0*	Jontez Williams		CB	5' 10"	200	—	SR	Starke, FL	Portal	3★ · No. 1471 · '22	Active
2*	Elbert Hill IV		CB	5' 10"	190	—	FR	Cleveland, OH	High school	4★ · No. 49 · '26	Active
7*	Alex Graham		CB	6' 0"	195	—	FR	Detroit, MI	High school	4★ · No. 328 · '25	Active
16*	Prophet Brown		CB	5' 11"	190	—	SR	Sacramento, CA	High school	4★ · No. 150 · '21	Active
19*	Brandon Lockhart		CB	6' 2"	175	—	FR	Los Angeles, CA	High school	4★ · No. 219 · '26	Active
21*	RJ Sermons		CB	6' 1"	190	—	FR	San Bernardino, CA	High school	4★ · No. 111 · '25	Active
25	Marcelles Williams		CB	5' 11"	190	—	SO	Carson, CA	High school	4★ · No. 158 · '24	Active
27*	Chasen Johnson		CB	6' 1"	195	—	SO	Sanford, FL	Portal	3★ · No. 1103 · '24	Active
28*	Carrington Pierce		CB	5' 11"	185	—	SO	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 66 · '24	Active
29*	Joshua Holland II		CB	6' 1"	185	—	FR	Long Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 838 · '26	Active
34*	Jayden Crowder		CB	5' 10"	175	—	FR	Eastvale, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1058 · '26	Active
37*	Trestin Castro		CB	6' 0"	190	—	FR	Upland, CA	High school	4★ · No. 190 · '25	Active
40*	Shawn Sehra		CB	5' 9"	180	—	JR	Thousand Oaks, CA	Portal	—	Active
48*	CBDerek Diniz		CB	5' 10"	185	—	FR	Pebble Beach, CA	High school	—	Active
1*	Kameryn Crawford		DE	6' 5"	255	—	JR	Mobile, AL	High school	4★ · No. 63 · '24	Active
10*	Braylan Shelby		DE	6' 5"	260	—	SR	Friendswood, TX	High school	4★ · No. 65 · '23	Active
18*	Zuriah Fisher		DE	6' 4"	265	—	SR	Aliquippa, PA	Portal	4★ · No. 320 · '20	Active
35*	Ty Swanson		DE	6' 4"	220	—	FR	Ladera Ranch, CA	High school	—	Active
49*	Simote Katoanga		DE	6' 5"	275	—	FR	Oceanside, CA	High school	4★ · No. 192 · '26	Active
51*	Andrew Williams		DE	6' 5"	220	—	FR	Los Angeles, CA	High school	3★ · No. 759 · '26	Active
54	Ethan Brougham		DE	6' 2"	245	—	JR	Dana Point, CA	Portal	—	Active
92	Sam Smith		DE	6' 3"	235	—	FR	San Juan Capistrano, CA	High school	—	Active
94	Luke Wafle		DE	6' 6"	265	—	FR	Middletown, NJ	High school	5★ · No. 5 · '26	Active
95	Jadyn Ramos		DE	6' 4"	250	—	FR	Houston, TX	High school	3★ · No. 1404 · '25	Active
4*	Jahkeem Stewart		DT	6' 5"	295	—	SO	Reserve, LA	High school	4★ · No. 33 · '25	Active
44*	Braeden Jones		DT	6' 4"	270	—	FR	Chicago, IL	High school	3★ · No. 439 · '26	Active
45*	Jaimeon Winfield		DT	6' 3"	320	—	FR	Meridian, MS	High school	4★ · No. 40 · '26	Active
52*	Tomuhini Topui		DT	6' 3"	320	—	FR	Inglewood, CA	High school	4★ · No. 127 · '26	Active
88*	Floyd Boucard		DT	6' 3"	315	—	SO	Montreal, Canada	High school	3★ · No. 643 · '25	Active
89*	Brendan Cho		DT	6' 3"	300	—	SO	Chatsworth, CA	Portal	—	Active
90	Jake Johnson		DT	6' 3"	300	—	FR	Prosper, TX	Portal	3★ · No. 1004 · '26	Active
91	Alex VanSumeren		DT	6' 2"	300	—	SR	Bay City, MI	Portal	4★ · No. 232 · '22	Active
96	Jordan Abarca		DT	6' 4"	260	—	SO	Seal Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 2346 · '24	Active
97	Jide Abasiri		DT	6' 5"	280	—	JR	Prior Lake, MN	High school	4★ · No. 287 · '24	Active
99	Jamaal Jarrett		DT	6' 5"	360	—	JR	Greensboro, NC	Portal	4★ · No. 183 · '23	Active
8*	Desman Stephens II		LB	6' 3"	250	—	JR	Clarkston, MI	High school	4★ · No. 338 · '24	Active
14*	Ta'Mere Robinson		LB	6' 3"	240	—	JR	Pittsburgh, PA	Portal	4★ · No. 247 · '23	Active
15*	Jadyn Walker		LB	6' 2"	240	—	SO	Portage, MI	High school	3★ · No. 1135 · '24	Active
17*	Deven Bryant	WAS	LB	5' 11"	230	—	JR	Carson, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 831 · '23	Active
22*	Talanoa Ili		LB	6' 3"	225	—	FR	Chino, CA	High school	4★ · No. 108 · '26	Active
24*	Shaun Scott		LB	6' 3"	240	—	FR	Fontana, CA	High school	4★ · No. 395 · '26	Active
26	Elijah Newby		LB	6' 3"	235	—	SO	Cheshire, CT	High school	4★ · No. 153 · '24	Active
41*	Ryan O'Connell		LB	6' 1"	230	—	SR	Fairfield, CT	Portal	—	Active
46*	Nick De Fina		LB	6' 0"	195	—	SR	San Diego, CA	Portal	—	Active
47	Austin Engroff		LB	5' 11"	215	—	FR	Boise, ID	High school	—	Active
50	Taylor Johnson		LB	6' 0"	220	—	FR	San Bernardino, CA	High school	3★ · No. 1013 · '26	Active
57*	Roman Marchetti		LB	6' 2"	225	—	SR	Tustin, CA	High school	—	Active
58	GianCarlo Rufo		LB	6' 2"	230	—	SR	Honolulu, HI	Portal	—	Active
6*	Christian Pierce		S	6' 1"	205	—	SR	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Portal	3★ · No. 418 · '23	Active
9*	Kennedy Urlacher		S	5' 11"	200	—	JR	Chandler, AZ	Portal	3★ · No. 707 · '24	Active
23*	Kendarius Reddick		S	5' 11"	190	—	SO	Thomasville, GA	High school	3★ · No. 444 · '25	Active
30*	Marquis Gallegos		S	6' 0"	195	—	SO	North Hollywood, CA	High school	4★ · No. 373 · '24	Active
31*	Madden Riordan		S	5' 10"	180	—	FR	Pasadena, CA	High school	3★ · No. 922 · '26	Active
36*	Peyton Dyer		S	6' 0"	200	—	FR	Decatur, GA	High school	4★ · No. 249 · '26	Active
38*	Isaiah Rubin		S	5' 11"	195	—	SO	Long Beach, CA	High school	3★ · No. 467 · '24	Active
39*	SPeter Sciarrino		S	5' 10"	190	—	FR	Manhattan Beach, CA	High school	—	Active

Special Teams9


46*	Dylan Black	LS	6' 1"	220	—	SR	Reno, NV	Portal	—	Active
53	Luke Brown	LS	6' 2"	215	—	FR	China Spring, TX	High school	—	Active
35*	Lachlan Carrigan	P	6' 3"	205	—	SO	Melbourne, Australia	Portal	—	Active
36*	Rey Sanchez	P	6' 2"	225	—	SR	Carson, CA	High school	—	Active
37*	PZachary Nandlal	P	5' 8"	177	—	SO	Sydney, Australia	Portal	—	Active
39*	Nate Hillenburg	P	6' 4"	220	—	SR	Indianapolis, IN	Portal	—	Active
48*	Ryon Sayeri	P	5' 11"	185	—	SO	West Hills, CA	High school	—	Active
93	William Weisberg	P	6' 3"	190	—	FR	Los Angeles, CA	High school	—	Active
45*	Caden Chittenden	PK	5' 10"	190	—	SO	Las Vegas, NV	Portal	3★ · No. 2582 · '24	Active

Roster log

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Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Caleb Moser
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Derek Diniz
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Jaden Lyons
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Luca Torti
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Malik Brooks
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Roderick Tezeno Jr.
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Ryan O’Connell
No longer on the listed roster
Off rosterSep 24, 8:31 PM
Tomuhini Topui Jr.
No longer on the listed roster

Air Raid 114-2-5 nickelInside zoneCover 4 / split-field11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR4-2-5 nickelOurlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.

Offense

11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR

11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.

WR1

WR2

SLOT

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
WR1	10	Corey Simms	16	Tanook Hines	85	Tron Baker
WR2	17	Kayden Dixon-Wyatt	1	Ethan Feaster	—	—
Slot	4	Trent Mosley	0	Zacharyus Williams	—	—
LT	72	Elijah Paige	51	Vlad Dyakonov	—	—
LG	68	Hayden Treter	66	Breck Kolojay	—	—
C	73	Tobias Raymond	52	Willi Wascher	—	—
RG	77	Alani Noa	60	Kaylon Miller	—	—
RT	74	Justin Tauanuu	70	Aaron Dunn	—	—
TE	19	Mark Bowman	84	Tucker Ashcraft	24	Carson Tabaracci
QB	14	Jayden Maiava	7	Sam Huard	15	Jonas Williams
RB	2	Waymond Jordan	8	King Miller	27	Riley Wormley

Defense

Nickel 4-3

Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.

LDE

LDT

RDT

RDE

—

MIKE

WILL

LCB

RCB

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
LDE	94	Luke Wafle	18	Zuriah Fisher	—	—
LDT	91	Alex VanSumeren	88	Floyd Boucard	—	—
RDT	97	Jide Abasiri	52	Tomuhini Topui	—	—
RDE	1	Kameryn Crawford	95	Jadyn Ramos	—	—
WLB	15	Jadyn Walker	17	Deven Bryant	—	—
MLB	8	Desman Stephens II	14	Ta'Mere Robinson	22	Talanoa Ili
LCB	0	Jontez Williams	25	Marcelles Williams	21	RJ Sermons
SS	6	Christian Pierce	23	Kendarius Reddick	—	—
FS	16	Prophet Brown	31	Madden Riordan	—	—
RCB	27	Chasen Johnson	2	Elbert Hill IV	—	—
NB	7	Alex Graham	9	Kennedy Urlacher	38	Isaiah Rubin

Special Teams

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
PK	45	Caden Chittenden	48	Ryon Sayeri	—	—
P	35	Lachlan Carrigan	48	Ryon Sayeri	—	—
H	35	Lachlan Carrigan	39	Nate Hillenburg	—	—
LS	46	Dylan Black	53	Luke Brown	—	—
PR	4	Trent Mosley	0	Zacharyus Williams	9	Terrell Anderson
KR	6	Deshonne Redeaux	22	Shahn Alston	27	Riley Wormley