2008 USC roster

38 players. From 11 states; the most from California (21) and Arkansas (3). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 38 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Mark Sanchez QB5-star recruit		Mission Viejo, CA	3,207 passing yards, 34 TD
16	Mitch Mustain QB5-star recruit	6′2″	Springdale, AR	157 passing yards, 2 TD
15	Aaron Corp QB5-star recruit	6′3″	Villa Park , CA	14 passing yards
14	Garrett Green QB4-star recruit	6′2″	Chatsworth , CA	3 rushing yards

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
31	Stanley Havili FB	6′1″		Salt Lake City, UT	24 catches, 324 yards, 3 TD
29	Broderick Green RB	6′2″		Little Rock, AR	168 rushing yards, 3 TD
45	Adam Goodman FB	6′1″	240	Huntington Beach , CA	1 rushing yard

Receivers 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
18	Damian Williams WR4-star recruit	6′1″	Springdale, AR	58 catches, 869 yards, 9 TD
	Patrick Turner WR5-star recruit		Madison, TN	49 catches, 741 yards, 10 TD
83	Ronald Johnson WR5-star recruit	6′0″	Muskegon, MI	33 catches, 570 yards, 8 TD
80	Brandon Carswell WR	6′1″	Milpitas , CA	7 returns, 31 yards
7	Vidal Hazelton WR5-star recruit	6′3″	Staten Island, NY	6 catches, 38 yards
9	David Ausberry WR4-star recruit	6′4″	Lemoore , CA	6 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD
2	Travon Patterson WR	5′10″	Long Beach , CA	3 catches, 25 yards

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
86	Anthony McCoy TE4-star recruit	6′5″	Fresno , CA	22 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
88	Blake Ayles TE5-star recruit	6′5″	Orange , CA	6 catches, 41 yards, 1 TD
40	Rhett Ellison TE	6′5″	Portola Valley , CA	4 catches, 58 yards

Linebackers 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Rey Maualuga ILB5-star recruit		Eureka, CA	2 INT
54	Chris Galippo LB5-star recruit	6′2″	Corona , CA	1 INT
	Brian Cushing OLB5-star recruit		Park Ridge, NJ	1 INT
	Kaluka Maiava OLB4-star recruit		Wailuku, HI	1 INT

Defensive backs 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
15	Kevin Thomas CB4-star recruit	6′1″	190	Oxnard , CA	3 INT
19	Drew McAllister S	6′1″		Danville, CA	3 INT
	Cary Harris CB4-star recruit			Sherman Oaks, CA	3 INT
26	Will Harris S4-star recruit	6′1″		Covina , CA	2 INT
36	Josh Pinkard S	6′1″		Oxnard , CA	1 INT
38	T.J. Bryant CB4-star recruit	5′11″	185	Tallahassee, FL	1 INT
	Kevin Ellison S				1 INT
2	Taylor Mays S5-star recruit	6′3″		Seattle, WA

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	David Buehler K					9 of 13 field goals
	Greg Woidneck P					47 punts, 36.9 average

Athletes and others 7

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
13	Stafon Johnson 5-star recruit	5′11″	Compton , CA	42 returns, 305 yards
2	C.J. Gable 5-star recruit	6′0″	Sylmar , CA	617 rushing yards, 8 TD
4	Joe McKnight 5-star recruit	6′0″	River Ridge, LA	659 rushing yards, 2 TD
26	Marc Tyler 5-star recruit	5′11″	Lancaster , CA	198 rushing yards, 1 TD
21	Allen Bradford 5-star recruit	6′0″	San Bernardino , CA	57 rushing yards, 1 TD
	Gerald Washington			1 return, 4 yards
	Jimmy Miller			1 catch, −1 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2008 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.