2022 USC Trojans football team

2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	North Division
	South Division
	Championship: December 2, 2022
	As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

2022 USC Trojans football
2022 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Head coach	Lincoln Riley (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Josh Henson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (1st season)
Home stadium	United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (capacity: 77,500)
Uniform

The 2022 USC Trojans football team represents the University of Southern California in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They play their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and compete as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They will be led by first-year head coach Lincoln Riley.

Previous season

Offseason

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position
Clay Helton	Former Head Coach	Georgia Southern	Head Coach
Graham Harrell	Offensive Coordinator	West Virginia	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
Todd Orlando	Defensive Coordinator	Florida Atlantic	Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
Sean Snyder	Special Teams Coordinator	-	-
Mike Jinks	Tailbacks Coach	Houston	Tailbacks Coach
Keary Colbert	Wide Receiver Coach	Florida	Assistant Coach / Wide Receivers
Seth Doege	Tight End Coach	Ole Miss	Offensive Analyst
Clay McGuire	Offensive Line Coach	Washington State	Offensive Line Coach
Vic So'oto	Defensive Line Coach	California	Outside Linebackers Coach
Michael Hutchings	Linebackers Coordinator	Western Kentucky	Outside Linebackers Coach
Craig Naivar	Safeties Coach	SMU	Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties Coach
Robert Stiner Jr.	Director of Football Sports Performance	Georgia Southern	Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
C. J. Ah You	Defensive Quality Control Analyst	Texas Tech	Outside Linebackers

Transfers

The Trojans lost 26 players via transfer.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Jaxson Dart	#2	QB	6’3	215	Freshman	Kaysville, UT	Ole Miss
Bru McCoy	#4	WR	6’3	220	Sophomore	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	-
Chase Williams	#7	DB	6’2	200	Junior	Corona, CA	San José State
Michael Trigg	#8	TE	6’4	245	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Ole Miss
Kedon Slovis	#9	QB	6’3	205	Junior	Scottsdale, AZ	Pittsburgh
Joseph Manjack IV	#14	WR	6'3	205	Freshman	Tomball, TX	Houston
Jayden Williams	#14	CB	6'1	195	Junior	East Riverside, CA	Louisville
Zach Wilson	#17	WR	6'1	210	Junior	Scottsdale, AZ	-
Raymond Scott	#18	LB	6’2	235	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Fresno State
Dorian Hewett	#22	CB	6’0	180	Junior	Houston, TX	-
Kenan Christon	#23	TB	5’10	185	Junior	San Diego, CA	-
Brandon Campbell	#25	TB	5’11	210	Freshman	Houston, TX	Houston
Hunter Echols	#31	OLB	6'5	245	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Arizona
Kaulana Makaula	#35	LB/S	6'3	220	Sophomore	Kailua, HI	-
Juliano Falaniko	#41	OLB	6'4	230	Senior	Pago Pago, AS	-
Ishmael Sopsher	#42	DL	6’4	330	Junior	Amite, LA	-
Parker Lewis	#48	K	6'3	205	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Ohio State
Casey Collier	#51	OT	6’7	300	Freshman	Baytown, TX	Oklahoma State
Spencer Gilbert	#52	LB	6'0	220	Junior	Madison, AL	-
Danny Lockhart Jr.	#57	LB	6’0	225	Freshman	Redlands, CA	Ole Miss
Damian Lopez	#63	OL	6’5	315	Junior	San Pedro, CA	-
Liam Douglass	#68	OL	6’5	305	Senior	Topanga, CA	-
Ty Buchanan	#75	OL	6’6	285	Freshman	Corpus Christi, TX	Texas Tech
Chase Locke	#86	WR	6'3	195	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	-
Maninoa Tufono	#95	DL/LB	6'3	290	Sophomore	Halawa, HI	-
Jacob Lichtenstein	#97	DL	6'6	270	Junior	Weston, FL	Miami

The Trojans add 15 players via transfer.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from
Earl Barquet Jr.	#97	DL	6’3	277	Sophomore	Marrero, LA	TCU
Mekhi Blackmon	#6	CB	6’0	175	Junior	East Palo Alto, CA	Colorado
Terrell Bynum	#0	WR	6’1	190	Junior	Long Beach, CA	Washington
Travis Dye	#26	TB	5’10	190	Junior	Norco, CA	Oregon
Eric Gentry	#	LB	6’6	205	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Arizona State
Bobby Haskins	#70	OT	6’7	295	Senior	Princeton, NJ	Virginia
Romello Height	#2	OLB	6’5	220	Sophomore	Dublin, GA	Auburn
Austin Jones	#6	TB	5’10	190	Junior	Antioch, CA	Stanford
Shane Lee	#53	LB	6’0	240	Junior	Burtonsville, MD	Alabama
Latrell McCutchin	#21	CB	6’1	185	Freshman	Austin, TX	Oklahoma
Brenden Rice	#2	WR	6’3	205	Freshman	Chandler, AZ	Colorado
Bryson Shaw	#	S	6’0	195	Junior	Eldersburg, MD	Ohio State
Tyrone Taleni	#31	DL	6’2	275	Junior	Savaiʻi, Samoa	Kansas State
Caleb Williams	#13	QB	6’1	218	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Oklahoma
Mario Williams	#4	WR	5’9	186	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Oklahoma

Returning starters

Key departures include :
Vavae Malepeai (TB – 12 games, 5 started).
Keaontay Ingram (TB – 10 games, 7 started).
Drake London (WR – 8 games, 8 started).
Erik Krommenhoek (TE – 12 games, 10 started).
Jalen McKenzie (OT – 12 games, 6 started).
Liam Jimmons (OG – 12 games, 12 started).
Kana’i Mauga (LB – 12 games, 12 started).
Drake Jackson (OLB – 11 games, 9 started).
Chris Steele (CB – 11 games, 11 started).
Isaac Taylor-Stuart (CB – 11 games, 10 started).
Isaiah Pola-Mao (S – 11 games, 9 started).
Greg Johnson (S – 10 games, 9 started).
Ben Griffiths (P – 12 games, 12 started).
Parker Lewis (K – 10 games, 10 started).
Damon Johnson (LS – 12 games, 12 started).

Other departures include :
Kedon Slovis (QB – 9 games, 9 started).
Jaxson Dart (QB – 6 games, 3 started).
KD Nixon (WR – 10 games).
Michael Trigg (TE – 6 games, 4 started).
Jacob Lichtenstein (DL – 12 games, 8 started).
Hunter Echols (OLB – 11 games, 3 started).
Raymond Scott (LB – 11 games, 3 started).
Chase Williams (S – 12 games, 9 started).

Offense

Player	Position	Games started
Darwin Barlow	Tailback	1 game
Tahj Washington	Wide Receiver	11 games
Gary Bryant Jr.	Wide Receiver	7 games
Michael Jackson III	Wide Receiver	1 game
Michael Epps	Tight End	5 games
Jude Wolfe	Tight End	1 game
Lake McRee	Tight End	1 game
Brett Neilon	Center	12 games
Andrew Vorhees	Offensive Guard	12 games
Courtland Ford	Offensive Tackle	8 games
Jonah Monheim	Offensive Tackle	6 games
Justin Dedich	Offensive Guard	4 games
Reference:

Defense

Player	Position	Games started
Tuli Tuipulotu	Defensive Line	12 games
Stanley Ta’ufo’ou	Defensive Line	9 games
Nick Figueroa	Defensive Line	8 games
Jamar Sekona	Defensive Line	1 game
De’jon Benton	Defensive Line	1 game
Ralen Goforth	Linebacker	8 games
Joshua Jackson Jr.	Cornerback	2 games
Prophet Brown	Cornerback	1 game
Calen Bullock	Safety	6 games
Xavion Alford	Safety	2 games
Chris Thompson Jr.	Safety	2 games
Jaylin Smith	Safety	1 game
Reference:

Special Teams

Player	Position	Games started
Alex Stadthaus	Kicker	2 games
Reference:

† Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury.

Recruiting class

The Trojans signed a total of yet scholarship recruits and walk-ons during national signing period.

Overall class rankings

Website	Overall rank	Conference rank	5 star recruits	4 star recruits	3 star recruits	2 star recruits
ESPN	–	-	1	4	1	0
On3 Recruits	30	3	1	4	3	0
Rivals	63	9	2	3	2	0
247 Sports	59	8	2	3	2	1

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Domani Jackson #2 CB #7 nat.	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	December 17, 2021 (Committed) / December 17, 2021 (Signed)
Domani Jackson #2 CB #7 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Raleek Brown #2 TB #33 nat.	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	December 2, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed)
Raleek Brown #2 TB #33 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Zion Branch #6 S #47 nat.	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed)
Zion Branch #6 S #47 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
CJ Williams #11 TB #76 nat.	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	January 8, 2022 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed)
CJ Williams #11 TB #76 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Fabian Ross #28 CB #234 nat.	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	January 4, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed)
Fabian Ross #28 CB #234 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Devan Thompkins #40 EDGE #609 nat.	Stockton, CA	Edison HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	November 19, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed)
Devan Thompkins #40 EDGE #609 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Garrison Madden #89 LB #949 nat.	Hampton, GA	Dutchtown HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	December 15, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, (Signed)
Garrison Madden #89 LB #949 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Atticus Bertrams #8 P #1935 nat.	Sydney, Australia	ProKick Australia	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	October 26, 2021 (Committed) / December 15, 2021 (Signed)
Atticus Bertrams #8 P #1935 nat.	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Keegan Patterson QB	Longmont, CO	Longmont HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Walk-On
Keegan Patterson QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Gage Roy QB	Dallas, TX	Jesuit HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Walk-On
Gage Roy QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Daniel Meunier JuCo LS	Los Angeles, CA	El Camino College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Walk-On
Daniel Meunier JuCo LS	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Austin Overn WR	Santa Ana, California	Foothill High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Walk-On
Austin Overn WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: –
Kilian O’Connor OL	Ladera Ranch, California	Santa Margarita Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Walk-On
Kilian O’Connor OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: –
Garrett Pomerantz LB	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Walk-On
Garrett Pomerantz LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Garth White JuCo K / P	Westlake Village, CA	Ventura College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Walk-On
Garth White JuCo K / P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: - 247Sports: 70
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Spring Game

USC Cardinal at USC Gold Spring Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Defense	0	0	0	0	0
Offense	0	0	0	0	0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: 23 April 2022
Game time: 12:00pm PDT
TV: ESPN

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Pac-12 Media Day

The Pac-12 Media Day was held in July 2022 in Hollywood, California.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (South Division)
1	Arizona
2	Arizona State
3	Colorado
4	UCLA
5	USC
6	Utah

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

First Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
First Team Offense
			USC
First Team Defense
			USC
First Team Special Teams
			USC

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
Second Team Offense
			USC
Second Team Defense
			USC
Second Team Special Teams
			USC

Personnel

Roster

2022 USC Trojans Football roster

Quarterbacks

7 Miller Moss
Freshman
(6'2, 210)

13 Caleb Williams
Sophomore
(6'1, 215)

30 Mo Hasan
Senior
(6'3, 200)

31 Isaac Ward
Sophomore
(5'10, 185)

38 Brad Aoki
Senior
(5'9, 170)

# Keegan Patterson
Freshman
(6'0, 185)

# Gage Roy
Freshman
(6'2, 185)

Tailbacks

6 Austin Jones
Senior
(5'10, 195)

22 Darwin Barlow
Junior
(5'11, 215)

26 Travis Dye
Senior
(5'10, 200)

34 Matt Colombo
Sophomore
(5'11, 200)

# Raleek Brown
Freshman
(5'8, 185)

Wide Receivers

0 Terrell Bynum
Senior
(6’1, 190)

1 Gary Bryant Jr.
Junior
(5'11, 180)

2 Brenden Rice
Junior
(6’3, 205)

4 Mario Williams
Sophomore
(5’9, 185)

8 CJ Williams
Freshman
(6’2, 190)

10 Kyron Ware-Hudson
Freshman
(6'2, 210)

13 Michael Jackson III
Sophomore
(6'0, 200)

16 Tahj Washington
Junior
(5'11, 175)

40 Ty Shamblin
Sophomore
(5'11, 190)

41 Brandon Outlaw
Senior
(5’11, 175)

42 Danny Ryan
Sophomore
(6'2, 180)

44 Josiah Zamora
Freshman
(5'10, 185)

49 Grant Zane
Freshman
(6'3, 190)

80 John Jackson III
Senior
(6'1, 215)

81 Kyle Ford
Junior
(6'3, 220)

# Austin Overn
Freshman
(5’11, 170)

Tight Ends

18 Jude Wolfe
Junior
(6'6, 245)

19 Michael Epps
Senior
(6'6, 250)

83 Josh Falo
Senior
(6'6, 255)

85 Ethan Rae
Junior
(6'3, 235)

87 Lake McRee
Freshman
(6'5, 230)

89 Sean Mahoney
Junior
(6'6, 245)

Offensive Line

56 Andres Dewerk
Sophomore
(6'7, 310)

57 Justin Dedich
Senior
(6'2, 305)

60 Maximus Gibbs
Sophomore
(6'7, 390)

61 Joe Bryson
Senior
(6'8, 300)

62 Brett Neilon
Senior
(6’2, 295)

64 AJ Mageo
Senior
(6'5, 310)

66 Gino Quinones
Junior
(6'4, 285)

70 Bobby Haskins
Senior
(6'7, 295)

72 Andrew Vorhees
Senior
(6’6, 325)

73 Caadyn Stephen
Sophomore
(6'5, 310)

74 Courtland Ford
Sophomore
(6'6, 305)

76 Mason Murphy
Freshman
(6'6, 300)

77 Jason Rodriguez
Junior
(6'5, 310)

78 Andrew Milek
Sophomore
(6'5, 300)

79 Jonah Monheim
Sophomore
(6'5, 295)

# Kilian O’Connor
Freshman
(6'2, 275)

Defensive Line

31 Tyrone Taleni
Senior
(6'2, 280)

47 Stanley Ta’ufo’ou
Junior
(6'2, 270)

49 Tuli Tuipulotu
Junior
(6'4, 290)

50 Nick Figueroa
Senior
(6'5, 275)

77 Jamar Sekona
Sophomore
(6'2, 295)

79 De’jon Benton
Junior
(6'2, 270)

90 Colin Mobley
Freshman
(6'4, 290)

91 Brandon Pili
Senior
(6'3, 345)

94 Kobe Pepe
Sophomore
(6'2, 320)

97 Earl Barquet Jr.
Junior
(6'3, 280)

Rush / Outside Linebackers

0 Korey Foreman
Sophomore
(6'5, 245)

2 Romello Height
Sophomore
(6'3, 230)

34 Eli’jah Winston
Senior
(6'3, 230)

58 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Senior
(6'3, 240)

# Devan Thompkins
Freshman
(6'5, 230)

Inside Linebackers

9 Raesjon Davis
Sophomore
(6'1, 210)

10 Ralen Goforth
Senior
(6'2, 225)

24 Julien Simon
Freshman
(6'1, 230)

30 Chris Thompson Jr.
Junior
(6'1, 215)

36 Clyde Moore
Junior
(6'0, 220)

44 Tuasivi Nomura
Junior
(6'1, 230)

53 Shane Lee
Senior
(6’0, 245)

54 Tayler Katoa
Senior
(6'2, 240)

# Eric Gentry
Sophomore
(6'6, 220)

# Garrison Madden
Freshman
(6’2, 200)

# Garrett Pomerantz
Freshman
(6’4, 210)

Defensive Backs

1 Domani Jackson
Freshman
(6'1, 190)

4 Max Williams
Junior
(5'9, 180)

6 Mekhi Blackmon
Senior
(6'0, 175)

13 Adonis Otey
Junior
(6'1, 185)

15 Anthony Beavers Jr.
Freshman
(6'1, 200)

16 Prophet Brown
Freshman
(6'0, 190)

17 Micah Croom
Senior
(6'1, 215)

19 Jaylin Smith
Sophomore
(5'11, 180)

21 Latrell McCutchin
Sophomore
(6'1, 185)

22 Ceyair Wright
Freshman
(6'1, 180)

23 Joshua Jackson Jr.
Sophomore
(6'2, 195)

25 Briton Allen
Junior
(6'0, 190)

27 Calen Bullock
Sophomore
(6'3, 180)

28 Xamarion Gordon
Freshman
(6'2, 200)

29 Xavion Alford Jr.
Sophomore
(6'0, 190)

37 Tommy Maurice
Sophomore
(5'9, 185)

40 L Simpson
Sophomore
(6'0, 200)

48 Daniel Jimenez-Fulton
Freshman
(5'10, 200)

# Fabian Ross
Freshman
(6'0, 185)

# Zion Branch
Freshman
(6'1, 200)

# Bryson Shaw
Junior
(6'0, 195)

Kickers

38 Alex Stadthaus
Senior
(6’2, 200)

46 Denis Lynch
Freshman
(5'8, 185)

Kicker/Punter

# Garth White
Freshman
(6'4, 200)

Punters

35 Michael McAllister
Sophomore
(6'2, 215)

36 Will Rose
Junior
(6'2, 190)

# Atticus Bertrams
Freshman
(6'3, 215)

Snappers

39 Jac Casasante
Senior
(6'0, 220)

48 Daniel Meunier
Junior
(5'10, 240)

53 Nathan Weneta
Sophomore
(6'2, 215)

2022 USC Football Spring Roster (03/22/2022)

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Joined staff	Before USC
Lincoln Riley	Head Coach	Texas Tech (2006)	2022	Oklahoma – Head Coach (2021)
Dennis Simmons	Assistant Head Coach / Outside Wide Receivers / Offensive Passing Game Coordinator	BYU (1996)	2022	Oklahoma – WR Coach (2021)
Josh Henson	Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line	Oklahoma State (1998)	2022	Texas A&M - OL Coach (2021)
Alex Grinch	Defensive Coordinator / Safeties	Mount Union (2002)	2022	Oklahoma – Defensive Coordinator (2021)
Kiel McDonald	Tailbacks	Sacramento State (2006)	2022	Utah – TB Coach (2021)
Luke Huard	Interim Inside Wide Receivers	North Carolina (2002)	2022	Texas A&M – Offensive Analyst (2021)
Zach Hanson	Tight Ends	Kansas State (2010)	2022	Tulsa - OL Coach (2021)
Shaun Nua	Defensive Line	BYU (2005)	2022	Michigan – DL Coach (2021)
Roy Manning	Outside Linebackers / Nickels / Assistant HC for Defense	Michigan (2004)	2022	Oklahoma – CB Coach (2021)
Brian Odom	Inside Linebackers / Associate HC for Defense	Southeastern Oklahoma State (2004)	2022	Oklahoma – ILB Coach (2021)
Donte Williams	Defensive Backs / Defensive Passing Game Coordinator	Idaho State (2006)	2020	Oregon – CB Coach (2019)

Support Staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Joined staff	Before USC
Clarke Stroud	Director of Operations	Oklahoma (1993)	2022	Oklahoma – Director of Operations (2021)
Bennie Wylie	Director of Football Sports Performance	Sam Houston State (1999)	2022	Oklahoma – Director of Football Sports Performance (2021)
Bryan Kegans	Associate Director of Football Sports Performance	Texas Tech (2005)	2022	Oklahoma – Assistant Strength Coach / Director of Sports Science (2021)
Caesar Martinez	Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance	Texas Tech (2006)	2022	Oklahoma – Assistant Strength Coach (2021)
Andrew Smith	Football Sports Performance coach	Kean University (2018)	2022	Oklahoma – Assistant Strength Coach (2021)
Caleb Withrow	Football Sports Performance coach	Abilene Christian (2013)	2022	SMU – Director of Women's Basketball Athletic Performance (2021)
Jackson Polk	Assistant Director of Sports Science	Oklahoma (2021)	2022	Oklahoma – Student Videographer (2021)

Graduate Assistants

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Joined staff	Before USC
Conner McQueen	Offensive Graduate Assistant {QB}	Texas A&M (2017)	2022	Oklahoma – Offensive Analyst (2021)
Zachary Crabtree	Offensive Graduate Assistant {OL}	Oklahoma State (2017)	2022	Oklahoma State – Prospect Analyst (2021)
Peyton Pelluer	Defensive Graduate Assistant {LB}	Washington State (2018)	2022	Mississippi State – Defensive Graduate Assistant (2021)
Will Johnson	Defensive Graduate Assistant {DB}	Oklahoma (2017)	2022	Oklahoma – Defensive Graduate Assistant (2021)
Taylor Mays	Student Assistant	USC (2009)	2022	Saskatchewan Roughriders – CFL Player (2017)

Analysts

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Joined staff	Before USC
Will Harriger	Senior Offensive Analyst {QB}	Auburn (2004)	2022	Jacksonville Jaguars - Assistant Wide Receivers (2021)
Austin Woods	Senior Defensive Analyst {DL}	Oklahoma (2013)	2022	Oklahoma – Defensive Analyst (2021)
Lenny Vandermade	Offensive Analyst {OL}	USC (2003)	2018	Santa Margarita Catholic High School - Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line (2017)
Parker Henry	Defensive Analyst {DB}	Washington State (2016)	2022	Oklahoma – Defensive Graduate Assistant (2021)
Ryan Dougherty	Special Teams Analyst	East Carolina (2006)	2022	Oklahoma – Special Teams Analyst (2021)

Depth Chart

Defense

FS
Calen Bullock
Bryson Shaw
Anthony Beavers Jr.

Nickel	MIKE	WILL	SAM
Max Williams	Shane Lee	Ralen Goforth	Romello Height
Jaylin Smith	Julien Simon	Raesjon Davis	Korey Foreman
Briton Allen	Tuasivi Nomura	Chris Thompson Jr.	Eli’jah Winston

SS
Xavion Alford Jr.
Xamarion Gordon
Zion Branch

CB
Mekhi Blackmon
Domani Jackson
Prophet Brown

DE	NT	DE
Nick Figueroa	Stanley Ta’ufo’ou	Tuli Tuipulotu
Tyrone Taleni	Brandon Pili	Earl Barquet Jr.
Solomon Tuliaupupu	Kobe Pepe	De’jon Benton

CB
Joshua Jackson Jr
Latrell McCutchin
Ceyair Wright

Offense

WR
Mario Williams
Brenden Rice
Kyron Ware-Hudson

WR
Kyle Ford
Tahj Washington
CJ Williams

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Courtland Ford	Andrew Vorhees	Brett Neilon	Justin Dedich	Jonah Monheim
Bobby Haskins	Mason Murphy	Andrew Milek	Andres Dewerk	Joe Bryson
Jason Rodriguez	Gino Quinones	Justin Dedich	Maximus Gibbs	Caadyn Stephen

TE
Lake McRee
Malcolm Epps
Jude Wolfe

WR
Gary Bryant Jr.
Terrell Bynum
John Jackson III

QB
Caleb Williams
Miller Moss
-

Key Reserves
Offense TB Raleek Brown WR Michael Jackson III TE Ethan Rae TE Josh Falo
Defense DL Jamar Sekona RUSH Devan Thompkins DL Colin Mobley LB Taylor Katoa LB Garrison Madden DB Adonis Otey DB Fabian Ross DB Micah Croom
Special Teams P Will Rose LS Daniel Meunier K/P Garth White
Out (Indefinitely)
Out (Season) QB Mo Hasan
Out (Suspended)
Out (Retired)

RB
Travis Dye
Austin Jones
Darwin Barlow

Special Teams
PK Alex Stadthaus
PK Denis Lynch
P Michael McAllister
P Atticus Bertrams
KR Gary Bryant Jr.
PR Tahj Washington
LS Nathan Weneta
H -

True Freshman

Injury report

Name	Position	Injury	Duration
Mo Hasan	QB	Torn Achilles	Season

Scholarship distribution chart

Position\Year	Freshman (18)	Sophomore (20)	Junior (19)	Senior (21)	2023 commit (6)	2024 commit (3)	2025 commit (1)
QB 3 (1)	Miller Moss	Caleb Williams	-	Mo Hasan	Malachi Nelson	-	-
TB 4 (1)	Raleek Brown	-	Darwin Barlow	Travis Dye Austin Jones	Quinten Joyner A’Marion Peterson	-	-
WR 10 (3)	Kyron Ware-Hudson CJ Williams	Michael Jackson III Mario Williams	Gary Bryant Jr. Kyle Ford Brenden Rice Tahj Washington	Terrell Bynum John Jackson III	Zachariah Branch Makai Lemon	Jason Robinson Jr.	-
TE 5 (0)	Lake McRee	-	Ethan Rae Jude Wolfe	Michael Epps Josh Falo	–	-	-
OL 13 (0)	Mason Murphy	Andres Dewerk Courtland Ford Maximus Gibbs Andrew Milek Jonah Monheim Caadyn Stephen	Gino Quinones Jason Rodriguez	Justin Dedich Bobby Haskins Brett Neilon Andrew Vorhees	–	-	-
DL 10 (0)	Colin Mobley	Kobe Pepe Jamar Sekona	Earl Barquet Jr. De’jon Benton Stanley Ta’ufo’ou Tuli Tuipulotu	Nick Figueroa Brandon Pili Tyrone Taleni	–	-	-
RUSH 4 (0)	Devan Thompkins	Korey Foreman Romello Height	-	Solomon Tuliaupupu	–	-	-
ILB 9 (1)	Garrison Madden Julien Simon	Raesjon Davis Eric Gentry	Tuasivi Nomura Chris Thompson Jr.	Ralen Goforth Tayler Katoa Shane Lee	–	Dylan Williams	-
DB 18 (1)	Anthony Beavers Jr. Zion Branch Prophet Brown Xamarion Gordon Domani Jackson Fabian Ross Ceyair Wright	Xavion Alford Calen Bullock Joshua Jackson Jr. Latrell McCutchin Jaylin Smith	Briton Allen Adonis Otey Bryson Shaw Max Williams	Mekhi Blackmon Micah Croom*	Christian Pierce	-	-
SP 2 (-)	Atticus Bertrams	-	-	Alex Stadthaus*	–	-	-
ATH (2)	x	x	x	x	–	Aaron Butler	Arron White

Projected Scholarship Distribution 2022

redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * Former Walk-on

– 76 recruited players on scholarship / 85 scholarships permitted

Schedule

Regular season

Date	Time	Opponent	Site
September 3	TBD	Rice*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
September 10	TBD	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)
September 17	TBD	Fresno State*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
September 24	TBD	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR
October 1	TBD	Arizona State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
October 8	TBD	Washington State	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
October 15	TBD	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
October 29	TBD	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 5	TBD	California	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
November 11	TBD	Colorado	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
November 19	TBD	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)
November 26	TBD	Notre Dame*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Rice

Rice Owls (0–0) vs USC Trojans (0–0)

	1	2	Total
Owls			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: September 03, 2022
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	Rice	USC
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Rice	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Fresno State

Fresno State Bulldogs vs USC Trojans

	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: September 17, 2022
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	Fresno State	USC
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	FRST	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Notre Dame

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs USC Trojans

	1	2	Total
Fighting Irish			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: November 26, 2022
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	Notre Dame	USC
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ND	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Arizona State

Arizona State Sun Devils vs USC Trojans

	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	Arizona State	USC
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ASU	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Washington State

Washington State Cougars vs USC Trojans

	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	Washington State	USC
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAZZU	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

California

California Golden Bears vs USC Trojans

	1	2	Total
Golden Bears			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	California	USC
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CAL	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Colorado

Colorado Buffaloes vs USC Trojans

	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	Colorado	USC
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	COLO	USC
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Utah

USC Trojans vs Utah Utes

	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Utes			0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	USC	Utah
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	USC	UTAH
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Arizona

USC Trojans vs Arizona Wildcats

	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Wildcats			0

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	USC	Arizona
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	USC	ARIZ
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

UCLA Bruins

USC Trojans vs UCLA Bruins

	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Bruins			0

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	USC	UCLA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	USC	UCLA
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Stanford

USC Trojans vs Stanford Cardinal

	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Cardinal			0

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	USC	Stanford
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	USC	STAN
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Oregon State

USC Trojans vs Oregon State Beavers

	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Beavers			0

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR

Date: TBA
Game time: TBD
Game weather: -
Referee: TBA
TV: TBD

Statistics	USC	Oregon State
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oregon State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	USC	ORST
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released															Not released

Statistics

Team

	USC	Opp
Scoring
Points per Game
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Rushing yards
Avg per play
Avg per game
Rushing touchdowns
Passing yards
Att-Comp-Int
Avg per pass
Avg per catch
Avg per game
Passing touchdowns
Total Offense
Avg per Play
Avg per Game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per Game
Punts-Yards
Avg per Punt
Time of Possession/Game
3rd Down Conversions
4th Down Conversions
Touchdowns Scored
Field Goals-Attempts
PAT-Attempts
Attendance
Games/Avg per Game
Neutral Site

Offense

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-%	-	-	-

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	GAIN	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	CTH	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT	BU	QBH	FR	FF	BLK	SAF	TD
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTAL		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG
-	-	-	-	-	-%	-	-	-%	-/-	-/-	-/-	-/-	-/-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-%	-	-	-%	-/-	-/-	-/-	-/-	-/-	-

Kickoff statistics
#	NAME	POS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS		-	-	-	-	-

Scoring

USC vs Non-Conference Opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0

USC vs Pac-12 opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	0	0
Pac-12 opponents	0	0	0	0	0

USC vs All Opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	0	0	0	0

After the season

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award (PAC-12 Conference)	Week #	Date awarded	Ref.

PAC-12 Conference Individual Awards

Recipient	Award (PAC-12 Conference)	Date awarded	Ref.

Individual Yearly Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

All-Americans

All-Pac-12
Player	Position	1st/2nd team

HM = Honorable mention. Source:

All-Pac-12 Academic
Player	Position	Class	Major	Ref.

HM = Honorable mention. Source:

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player	AP	AFCA	FWAA	TSN	WCFF	Designation

The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN and WCFF first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source:

Other All-American Honors
Player	Athletic	Athlon	BR	CBS Sports	CFN	ESPN	FOX Sports	Phil Steele	SI	USA Today

NFL Draft

The NFL Draft will be held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO on April 27–29, 2023.

Trojans who were picked in the 2023 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team

NFL Draft combine

No members of the 2022 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2023 NFL scouting Combine.

2023 NFL Combine Participants
Name	POS	HT	WT	Arms	Hands	40	Bench Press	Vert Jump	Broad Jump	3 Cone Drill	20-yd Shuttle	60-yd Shuttle	Ref

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

Notes

November 28, 2021 – Lincoln Riley Named New USC Football Head Coach.[1]

References

"Lincoln Riley Named New USC Football Head Coach". USCTrojans. November 28, 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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[1] "Lincoln Riley Named New USC Football Head Coach". USCTrojans. November 28, 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.