Teams USC 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 USC roster 103 players: 5 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 80 with no class listed. From 19 states and 2 other countries; the most from California (69) and Texas (4). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7 Athletes and others 5
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 14 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Capistrano Beach, CA 3,086 passing yards, 31 TD 4 QB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′5″ 230 Sammamish, WA 507 passing yards, 2 TD 16 Holden Thomas QB 6′6″ 200 Pacific Palisades, CA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 9 WR 6′2″ Long Beach, CA 70 catches, 914 yards, 10 TD 80 WR 6′0″ 170 Compton, CA 56 catches, 622 yards, 7 TD 84 Darreus Rogers WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Compton, CA 56 catches, 696 yards, 4 TD 4 Steven Mitchell Jr. WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Pasadena, CA 24 catches, 226 yards, 1 TD 6 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 220 Woodland Hills, CA 7 tackles 10 Jalen Greene WR 6′2″ 200 Inglewood, CA 8 catches, 116 yards 13 De’Quan Hampton WR 6′4″ Carson, CA 7 catches, 73 yards, 2 TD 15 Isaac Whitney WR 6′3″ Oklahoma City, OK 3 catches, 32 yards 4 Randal Grimes WR 6′4″ 205 Las Vegas, NV 5 Trevon Sidney WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 5′11″ 180 Covina, CA 9 Josh Imatorbhebhe WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 220 Suwanee, GA 24 Jake Russell WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 San Clemente, CA 27 Matthew Hocum WR RS 5′10″ 175 Milwaukee, WI 41 Milo Stewart WR 5′9″ 165 Palm Desert, CA 85 Jackson Boyer WR 6′2″ 195 Chapel Hill, NC 85 Keyshawn ‘Pie’ Young WR 5′11″ 170 Miami, FL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 Daniel Imatorbhebhe TE 6′4″ 240 Suwanee, GA 17 catches, 250 yards, 4 TD 88 Taylor McNamara TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ San Diego, CA 12 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD 82 Tyler Petite TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 250 Lafayette, CA 10 catches, 156 yards, 2 TD 86 Cary Angeline TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 240 Chester Springs, PA 87 Alec Hursh TE 6′3″ 220 Kansas City, KS 89 Austin Applebee TE So. 6′6″ 245 Seneca, IL
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 52 Jacob Daniel OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 310 Fresno, CA 6 tackles 76 Clayton Johnston OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 310 Orange, CA 4 tackles 60 Viane Talamaivao OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 325 Moreno Valley, CA 1 tackle 50 Toa Lobendahn C 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 290 Cerritos, CA 51 Damien Mama OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Bellflower, CA 53 Drew Richmond OT RS 6′5″ 315 Memphis, TN 56 Jordan Austin OG 6′5″ 290 Claremont, CA 57 Cole Smith OL 6′3″ 305 Mission Viejo, CA 63 Roy Hemsley OT 6′5″ 315 Los Angeles, CA 64 Richie Wenzel C 6′3″ 285 Chevy Chase, MD 68 Jordan Simmons OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Inglewood, CA 70 Chuma Edoga OT 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Atlanta, GA 71 Liam Jimmons OL 6′5″ 320 Huntington Beach, CA 72 Andrew Vorhees OL 6′6″ 325 Kingsburg, CA 72 OT 6′6″ 310 Santa Monica, CA 73 OT 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 310 Phoenix, AZ 73 OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′9″ Tacoma, WA 74 Nico Falah C 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 285 Hermosa Beach, CA 77 Chris Brown OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 310 Los Angeles, CA 78 Nathan Smith OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 285 Murrieta, CA
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 94 DT 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 275 Los Angeles, CA 55 tackles, 6 sacks 96 Stevie Tu’ikolovatu DT 6′1″ Salt Lake City, UT 53 tackles, 0.5 sacks 98 Josh Fatu DT 6′2″ 315 Long Beach, CA 21 tackles, 1 sack 44 Malik Dorton DL So. 6′2″ 280 Los Angeles, CA 9 tackles, 1 sack 90 Connor Murphy DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 270 Mesa, AZ 6 tackles 89 Christian Rector DL 6′4″ 270 South Pasadena, CA 5 tackles 91 Noah Jefferson DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 300 Las Vegas, NV 3 tackles 40 Jabari Ruffin DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Downey, CA 2 tackles 40 Kenny Bigelow Jr. DL 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′4″ 307 Elkton, MD 53 Kevin Scott DT 6′5″ 300 Duarte, CA 62 Khaliel Rodgers DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 315 New Castle, DE 79 Connor Rossow DT 6′1″ 315 Tustin, CA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 35 Cameron Smith ILB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 250 Roseville, CA 83 tackles, 1 sack 45 Porter Gustin OLB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 255 Elk Ridge, UT 68 tackles, 5.5 sacks 19 Michael Hutchings ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Antioch, CA 66 tackles, 3 sacks 42 OLB 6′2″ 240 Carson, CA 53 tackles, 3 sacks 10 John Houston Jr. LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 220 Carson, CA 16 tackles 18 Quinton Powell ILB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Deltona, FL 13 tackles, 1 sack 34 Olajuwon Tucker OLB 6′2″ 220 Harbor City, CA 9 tackles 56 Jordan Iosefa LB 6′2″ 240 Waipahu, HI 9 tackles 47 Reuben Peters ILB So. 6′0″ 230 Westchester, CA 1 tackle 47 Oluwole Betiku Jr. OLB 5★ 5-star recruit RS 6′3″ 250 Lagos, Nigeria 49 Matt Bayle LB RS 6′0″ 215 San Marino, CA 50 Grant Moore ILB 6′0″ 210 Santa Ana, CA 51 Joel Foy ILB 6′1″ 220 Anaheim, CA 52 Christian Herrera ILB 6′0″ 210 Manhattan Beach, CA 59 Isaac Franco ILB So. 6′1″ 225 Los Angeles, CA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 DB 5★ 5-star recruit 5′11″ Belleville, IL 55 tackles, 5 INT 8 Iman Marshall CB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′1″ 205 Long Beach, CA 51 tackles, 3 INT 22 DB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′1″ Seffner, FL 50 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 7 Marvell Tell III S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 195 Pasadena, CA 43 tackles, 1 INT 4 Chris Hawkins CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 44 tackles, 1 sack 27 Ajene Harris CB 5′10″ 190 Los Angeles, CA 29 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 23 Jonathan Lockett CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 180 Bellflower, CA 17 tackles, 1 INT Jack Jones DB 5′9″ 170 Long Beach, CA 13 tackles 24 Isaiah Langley CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 175 Hayward, CA 8 tackles 16 Dominic Davis CB 5′9″ 195 Los Angeles, CA 132 rushing yards 37 Matt Lopes S 5′11″ 200 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 5 tackles 24 John Plattenburg DB 5′11″ Houston, TX 3 tackles 43 Ykili Ross S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Riverside, CA 2 tackles 18 Jalen Jones CB 5′8″ 165 Los Angeles, CA 29 Kevin Carrasco DB 6′0″ 180 Santa Clarita , CA 30 Yoofi Quansah CB 5′7″ 170 Chino Hills, CA 31 Jamel Cook S 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 200 Miami, FL 37 Davonte Nunnery S 5′10″ 210 Oxnard, CA 41 Deion Hart DB 5′9″ 180 Hacienda Heights, CA
Athletes and others 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 25 Ronald Jones II 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 200 McKinney, TX 1,082 rushing yards, 12 TD 22 Justin Davis 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Stockton, CA 607 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Aca’Cedric Ware So. 6′0″ 195 DeSoto, TX 397 rushing yards, 2 TD 26 James Toland IV 5′11″ 195 Indio, CA 69 rushing yards 46 Wyatt Schmidt So. 6′3″ 205 Inver Grove Heights, MN −8 rushing yards
Iman Marshall, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jonathan Lockett, Jabari Ruffin, Toa Lobendahn, Damien Mama, Deontay Burnett, Darreus Rogers, Josh Fatu, Jack Jones Dominic Davis, Jalen Jones, Ajene Harris, Malik Dorton, Matt Bayle, Isaac Franco, Roy Hemsley, Chris Brown, Christian Rector, Rasheem Green John Houston Jr., De’Quan Hampton, Olajuwon Tucker, Matt Lopes, Uchenna Nwosu, Reid Budrovich, Christian Herrera, Nico Falah Jalen Greene, Reuben Peters, Jordan Simmons, Chad Wheeler Grant Moore, Clayton Johnston, Connor Rossow Randal Grimes, Noah Jefferson Steven Mitchell Jr., Marvell Tell III Trevon Sidney, Jordan Austin Michael Pittman Jr., Holden Thomas Josh Imatorbhebhe, Daniel Imatorbhebhe Sam Darnold, Jake Russell Jamel Cook, Keyshawn ‘Pie’ Young Matt Boermeester, Taylor McNamara Jake Olson, Liam Jimmons Adoree’ Jackson Chris Hawkins Max Browne Isaac Whitney Thomas Fitts Quinton Powell Michael Hutchings Justin Davis Leon McQuay III Isaiah Langley John Plattenburg Ronald Jones II James Toland IV Matthew Hocum Aca’Cedric Ware Kevin Carrasco Yoofi Quansah Cameron Smith Davonte Nunnery Kenny Bigelow Jr. Deion Hart Milo Stewart Ykili Ross Porter Gustin Wyatt Schmidt James Bermingham Jr. Joel Foy Jacob Daniel Drew Richmond Kevin Scott Jordan Iosefa Cole Smith Viane Talamaivao Khaliel Rodgers Richie Wenzel Chuma Edoga Andrew Vorhees Austin Jackson Zach Banner Nathan Smith Tyler Petite Jackson Boyer Cary Angeline Alec Hursh Austin Applebee Connor Murphy Zach Smith Stevie Tu’ikolovatu CA 69 FL 4 TX 4 GA 3 AZ 2 Hometowns of the 2016 USC roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state California 69 Texas 4 Florida 4 Georgia 3 Illinois 2 Washington 2 Nevada 2 Maryland 2 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 41 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 10 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 5 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 2 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 2 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2016 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.
Sam Darnold QB4-star recruit
Max Browne QB5-star recruit
JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
Deontay Burnett WR
Michael Pittman Jr. WR4-star recruit
Chad Wheeler OT
Austin Jackson OT4-star recruit
Zach Banner OT4-star recruit
Rasheem Green DT5-star recruit
Uchenna Nwosu OLB
Adoree’ Jackson DB5-star recruit
Leon McQuay III DB5-star recruit