2022 USC Trojans football team

2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	North Division
	South Division
	Championship: December 2, 2022
	As of March 23, 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
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

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	-
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	-
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	-
Casey Collier	#51	OT	6’7	300	Freshman	Baytown, TX	-
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	-
Jake Smith	#82	WR	6'0	200	Junior	Scottsdale, AZ	-
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 13 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
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
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: –
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
USC Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0
USC Gold	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)
75 Ty Buchanan
Freshman
(6'7, 290)
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)
# Garrison Madden
Freshman
(6’2, 200)

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)

Kickers

38 Alex Stadthaus
Senior
(6’2, 200)
46 Denis Lynch
Freshman
(5'8, 185)

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)
Dave Nichol	Inside Wide Receivers / Associate HC for Offense	Texas Tech (1999)	2022	Mississippi State – Inside WR Coach (2021)

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
-
-
-

Nickel	MIKE	WILL	SAM
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-

SS
-
-
-

CB
-
-
-

DE	NT	DE
-	-	-
-	-	-
-	-	-

CB
-
-
-

Offense

WR
-
-
-

WR
-
-
-

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

TE
-
-
-

WR
-
-
-

QB
-
-
-

Key Reserves
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Out (Indefinitely)
Out (Season)
Out (Suspended)
Out (Retired)

RB
-
-
-

Special Teams
PK -
PK -
P -
P -
KR -
PR -
LS -
H -

True Freshman

Injury report[]

Name	Position	Injury	Duration

Scholarship distribution chart[]

Position\Year	Freshman (19)	Sophomore (19)	Junior (18)	Senior (22)	2023 commit (3)	2024 commit (2)	2025 commit (1)
QB 3 (1)	Miller Moss	Caleb Williams	-	Mo Hasan	Malachi Nelson	-	-
TB 4 (0)	Raleek Brown	-	Darwin Barlow	Travis Dye Austin Jones	-	-	-
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 14 (0)	Ty Buchanan 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 5 (0)	Devan Thompkins	Korey Foreman Romello Height	-	Solomon Tuliaupupu Eli’jah Winston	–	-	-
ILB 8 (0)	Garrison Madden Julien Simon	Raesjon Davis	Tuasivi Nomura Chris Thompson Jr.	Ralen Goforth Tayler Katoa Shane Lee	–	-	-
DB 17 (0)	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 Max Williams	Mekhi Blackmon Micah Croom	–	-	-
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

– 85 scholarships permitted

– XX recruited players on scholarship

Schedule[]

Regular season[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site
September 3	TBD	*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
September 10	TBD	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)
September 17	TBD	*	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 vs USC Trojans

	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

Individual Leaders[]

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

Bowl games[]

All Star games[]

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 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.

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

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2022 USC Trojans football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	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

Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
California		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0		0	–	0
Oregon State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Stanford		0	–	0		0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0		0	–	0
Washington State		0	–	0		0	–	0
South Division
Arizona		0	–	0		0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0		0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0		0	–	0
USC		0	–	0		0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 2, 2022
As of March 23, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

v t USC Trojans football
Venues	Athletic Park (1895–98) Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1902, 1904–06, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame Stanford UCLA Victory Bell Crosstown Cup
Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game So This Is College
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold