Teams USC 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 USC roster 127 players: 60 freshmen, 28 sophomores, 18 juniors, 21 seniors. From 27 states and 4 other countries; the most from California (64) and Texas (7). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 14 QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 230 Las Vegas, NV 2,045 passing yards, 18 TD 15 Jonas Williams QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 220 Chicago, IL 126 passing yards 7 Sam Huard QB 5★ 5-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 205 Bellevue, WA 21 Alex Medyn QB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Norco, CA 28 James Johnson QB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Huntington Beach, CA 29 Will Doherty QB Jr. 6′4″ 220 Manhattan Beach, CA
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 King Miller RB So. 6′0″ 225 Calabasas, CA 595 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Waymond Jordan RB Sr. 5′10″ 210 Pensacola, FL 287 rushing yards, 2 TD 6 Deshonne Redeaux RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 205 Carson, CA 6 returns, 108 yards 22 Shahn Alston RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 220 Painesville, OH 92 rushing yards, 1 TD 27 Riley Wormley RB Fr. 5′9″ 190 Euless, TX 71 rushing yards, 2 TD 30 Kayne Miller RB Fr. 5′8″ 185 Calabasas, CA 34 Tyson Park RB Fr. 5′6″ 195 Austin, TX 41 Cian McKelvey RB Jr. 5′9″ 185 Prescott, AZ
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 17 Kayden Dixon-Wyatt WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 200 Hayward, CA 27 catches, 400 yards, 4 TD 4 Trent Mosley WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 Chicago, IL 22 catches, 366 yards, 5 TD 0 Zach Williams WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Carson, CA 18 catches, 315 yards, 1 TD 16 Tanook Hines WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 190 Houston, TX 15 catches, 195 yards, 4 TD 9 Terrell Anderson WR Transfer from NC State 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 200 Detroit, MI 6 returns, 42 yards 10 Corey Simms WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 205 St. Louis, MO 12 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD 1 Ethan Feaster WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Shreveport, LA 8 catches, 78 yards 85 Tron Baker WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Long Beach, CA 8 catches, 111 yards 18 Romero Ison WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Baltimore, MD 31 Seth Zamora WR So. 5′9″ 175 Monrovia, CA 40 Marcus Sung WR Jr. 5′10″ 205 Irvine, CA 49 Grant Woods WR Fr. 6′7″ 230 Thousand Oaks, CA 80 Luc Weaver WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 215 Los Angeles, CA 81 Cameron Sermons WR Fr. 5′10″ 160 San Bernardino, CA 82 Roderick Tezeno WR Fr. 6′2″ 190 Opelousas, LA 86 Luke Degner WR Sr. 5′11″ 190 Laguna Beach, CA 89 Griffin Brahm WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Dana Point, CA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 19 Mark Bowman TE 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 245 Castle Rock, CO 21 catches, 204 yards, 2 TD 24 Carson Tabaracci TE Sr. 6′1″ 230 Park City, UT 7 catches, 64 yards 84 Tucker Ashcraft TE Transfer from Wisconsin Jr. 6′5″ 260 Seattle, WA 3 catches, 33 yards 88 Taniela Tupou TE Fr. 6′3″ 255 Carmichael, CA 2 catches, 25 yards 23 Walter Matthews TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 305 Hiram, GA 1 catch, 12 yards 38 Patrick O’Brien TE So. 6′5″ 240 San Diego, CA 44 Manoah Leiato TE Fr. 6′2″ 255 Huntington Beach, CA 49 Fisher Melton TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Ladera Ranch, CA 87 Josiah Jefferson TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 San Diego, CA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 70 Aaron Dunn OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 310 Spanish Fork, UT 1 tackle 51 Vlad Dyakonov OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 295 Folsom, CA 52 Willi Wascher OL Fr. 6′2″ 310 Bellevue, WA 56 Kannon Smith OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Aurora, CO 57 Esun Tafa OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 325 West Valley, UT 60 Kaylon Miller OL So. 6′0″ 305 Calabasas, CA 62 Travis Leonard OL So. 5′11″ 275 Long Beach, CA 63 Cash Jacobsen OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Jenks, OK 64 Ryan Pauley OL Sr. 6′2″ 320 Carmel, IN 65 Erwin Taomi OL Jr. 6′4″ 375 Anchorage, AK 66 Breck Kolojay OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 310 Denver, CO 67 Kilian O’Connor OL Sr. 6′1″ 300 Ladera Ranch, CA 68 Hayden Treter OL So. 6′6″ 320 Greenwood Village, CO 71 Keenyi Pepe OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 330 Long Beach, CA 72 Elijah Paige OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′7″ 315 Phoenix, AZ 73 Tobias Raymond OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 Ventura, CA 74 Justin Tauanuu OL So. 6′6″ 310 Huntington Beach, CA 75 Ratumana Bulabalavu OL So. 6′3″ 325 Stockton, CA 76 John Fifita OL Fr. 6′6″ 380 Mountain View, CA 77 Alani Noa OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Sacramento, CA 78 Chase Deniz OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 San Diego, CA 79 Elijah Vaikona OL Fr. 6′8″ 360 London, England
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 94 Luke Wafle DE 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 265 Middletown, NJ 27 tackles, 2 sacks 1 Kameryn Fountain DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 255 Mobile, AL 20 tackles, 1.5 sacks 97 Jide Abasiri DT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 280 Prior Lake, MN 16 tackles, 1 sack 18 Zuriah Fisher DE Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 265 Aliquippa, PA 9 tackles, 1 sack 91 Alex VanSumeren DT Transfer from Michigan State 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 300 Bay City, MI 11 tackles 95 Jadyn Ramos DE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Houston, TX 5 tackles, 2 sacks 88 Floyd Boucard DT So. 6′3″ 315 Montreal, QC 9 tackles 10 Braylan Shelby DE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 260 Friendswood, TX 7 tackles 4 Jahkeem Stewart DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 295 Reserve, LA 5 tackles 49 Simote Katoanga DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 275 Oceanside, CA 3 tackles 45 Jaimeon Winfield DT 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 320 Meridian, MS 2 tackles 99 Jamaal Jarrett DT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 360 Greensboro, NC 2 tackles 52 Tomuhini Topui DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 320 Inglewood, CA 1 tackle 90 Jake Johnson DT Fr. 6′3″ 300 Prosper, TX 1 tackle 35 Ty Swanson DE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Ladera Ranch, CA 44 Braeden Jones DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 270 Chicago, IL 51 Andrew Williams DE Fr. 6′5″ 220 Los Angeles, CA 54 Ethan Broughman DE Jr. 6′2″ 245 Dana Point, CA 89 Brendan Cho DT So. 6′3″ 300 Chatsworth, CA 92 Sam Smith DE Fr. 6′3″ 235 San Juan Capistrano, CA 96 Jordan Abarca DT So. 6′4″ 260 Seal Beach, CA
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 17 Deven Bryant LB Transfer from Washington Jr. 5′11″ 230 Carson, CA 39 tackles 8 Desman Stephens II LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 250 Clarkston, MI 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks 14 Ta’Mere Robinson LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 240 Pittsburgh, PA 12 tackles, 1 sack 15 Jadyn Walker LB So. 6′2″ 240 Portage, MI 11 tackles 22 Talanoa Ili LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 225 Chino, CA 7 tackles 26 Elijah Newby LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 235 Cheshire, CT 3 tackles, 1 sack 41 Ryan O’Connell LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Fairfield, CT 1 tackle 58 GianCarlo Rufo LB Transfer from Georgetown 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 230 Honolulu, HI 1 tackle 24 Shaun Scott LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 240 Fontana, CA 46 Nick De Fina LB Sr. 6′0″ 195 San Diego, CA 47 Austin Engroff LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Boise, ID 50 Taylor Johnson LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 San Bernardino, CA 57 Roman Marchetti LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Santa Ana, CA
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Christian Pierce S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 205 Fontana, CA 40 tackles, 1 INT 9 Kennedy Urlacher S Jr. 5′11″ 200 Chandler, AZ 21 tackles, 3 sacks 16 Prophet Brown CB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Sacramento, CA 15 tackles, 2 INT 7 Alex Graham CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Detroit, MI 15 tackles, 2 sacks 0 Jontez Williams CB Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 5′10″ 200 Starke, FL 14 tackles 27 Chasen Johnson CB So. 6′1″ 195 Sanford, FL 9 tackles 21 R.J. Sermons CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 San Bernardino, CA 8 tackles 25 Marcelles Williams CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 190 Carson, CA 5 tackles 38 Isaiah Rubin S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 195 Long Beach, CA 4 tackles 2 Elbert Hill IV CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 190 Cleveland, OH 3 tackles 28 Carrington Pierce CB Transfer from Oklahoma State So. 5′11″ 185 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2 tackles 31 Madden Riordan S Fr. 5′10″ 180 Pasadena, CA 2 tackles 34 Jayden Crowder CB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Eastvale, CA 2 tackles 19 Brandon Lockhart CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 175 Los Angeles, CA 1 tackle 36 Peyton Dyer S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 200 Decatur, GA 1 tackle 23 Kendarius Reddick S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 190 Thomasville, GA 29 Joshua Holland II CB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Long Beach, CA 30 Marquis Gallegos S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 195 North Hollywood, CA 37 Trestin Castro CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Upland, CA 39 Peter Sciarrino S Fr. 5′10″ 190 Manhattan Beach, CA 40 Shawn Sehra CB Jr. 5′9″ 180 Thousand Oaks, CA 48 Derek Diniz CB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Pebble Beach, CA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 45 Caden Chittenden PK So. 5′10″ 190 Las Vegas, NV 7 of 8 field goals 35 Lachlan Carrigan P Transfer from Memphis So. 6′3″ 205 Melbourne, VIC 12 punts, 49.8 average 48 Ryon Sayeri P So. 5′11″ 185 West Hills, CA 0 of 1 field goal 36 Rey Sanchez P Sr. 6′2″ 225 Carson, CA 37 Zachary Nandlal P So. 5′8″ 177 Sydney, NSW 39 Nathaniel Hillenburg P Sr. 6′4″ 220 Indianapolis, IN 46 Dylan Black LS Sr. 6′1″ 220 Reno, NV 53 Luke Brown LS Fr. 6′2″ 215 China Spring, TX 93 William Weisberg P Fr. 6′3″ 190 Los Angeles, CA
Zach Williams, Deshonne Redeaux, Deven Bryant, Marcelles Williams, Will Doherty, Rey Sanchez, Peter Sciarrino Joshua Holland II, Isaiah Rubin, Travis Leonard, Keenyi Pepe, Tron Baker King Miller, Kayne Miller, Ryon Sayeri, Kaylon Miller Brandon Lockhart, Andrew Williams, Luc Weaver, William Weisberg James Johnson, Manoah Leiato, Justin Tauanuu, Jordan Abarca Ty Swanson, Fisher Melton, Kilian O’Connor, Sam Smith Patrick O’Brien, Nick De Fina, Chase Deniz, Josiah Jefferson Trent Mosley, Jonas Williams, Braeden Jones Christian Pierce, Shaun Scott, Carrington Pierce R.J. Sermons, Taylor Johnson, Cameron Sermons Alex Graham, Terrell Anderson Sam Huard, Willi Wascher Jayden Maiava, Caden Chittenden Prophet Brown, Alani Noa Tanook Hines, Jadyn Ramos Alex Medyn, Jayden Crowder Marcus Sung, Roman Marchetti Shawn Sehra, Grant Woods Vlad Dyakonov, Taniela Tupou Ethan Broughman, Griffin Brahm Kannon Smith, Hayden Treter Jontez Williams Ethan Feaster Kameryn Fountain Elbert Hill IV Waymond Jordan Jahkeem Stewart Desman Stephens II Kennedy Urlacher Braylan Shelby Corey Simms Ta’Mere Robinson Jadyn Walker Kayden Dixon-Wyatt Romero Ison Zuriah Fisher Mark Bowman Shahn Alston Talanoa Ili Kendarius Reddick Walter Matthews Carson Tabaracci Elijah Newby Chasen Johnson Riley Wormley Marquis Gallegos Madden Riordan Seth Zamora Tyson Park Peyton Dyer Trestin Castro Nathaniel Hillenburg Cian McKelvey Ryan O’Connell Jaimeon Winfield Dylan Black Austin Engroff Derek Diniz Simote Katoanga Tomuhini Topui Luke Brown Esun Tafa GianCarlo Rufo Cash Jacobsen Ryan Pauley Erwin Taomi Breck Kolojay Aaron Dunn Elijah Paige Tobias Raymond Ratumana Bulabalavu John Fifita Roderick Tezeno Tucker Ashcraft Luke Degner Brendan Cho Jake Johnson Alex VanSumeren Luke Wafle Jide Abasiri Jamaal Jarrett CA 64 TX 7 MI 5 CO 4 AZ 3 Hometowns of the 2026 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 64 Texas 7 Michigan 5 Colorado 4 Florida 3 Louisiana 3 Illinois 3 Washington 3 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 25 Orange County, California pop. 3.2 million 13 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 8 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 5 Sacramento County, California pop. 1.6 million 4 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’ 2026 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.
Jayden Maiava QB3-star recruit