2023 USC Trojans football team

The 2023 USC Trojans football team will represent the University of Southern California as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Trojans are expected to be led by Lincoln Riley in his second year as head coach. They play their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

2023 USC Trojans football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Henson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (2nd season)
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (capacity: 77,500)
Uniform
2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arizona  0 –0   0 –0  
Arizona State  0 –0   0 –0  
California  0 –0   0 –0  
Colorado  0 –0   0 –0  
Oregon  0 –0   0 –0  
Oregon State  0 –0   0 –0  
Stanford  0 –0   0 –0  
UCLA  0 –0   0 –0  
USC  0 –0   0 –0  
Utah  0 –0   0 –0  
Washington  0 –0   0 –0  
Washington State  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of May 14, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

The season marks the team's last season as members of Pac-12 Conference before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

Previous season
See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team

The Trojans finished the 2022 season 11-3, 8-1 record in Pac-12 play to finish in 1st place. They went on to play in there first Pac-12 Championship Game for the first time since 2017, but would lose to 11th ranked Utah. They would then get invited to play in the Cotton Bowl against 16th ranked Tulane but would lose a tightly competitive game by the score of 46-45.

Offseason

Coaching staff departures
Name Position New Team New Position
Conner McQueen Offensive graduate assistant / offensive skill Incarnate Word Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach
Austin Woods Senior Defensive analyst / assistant defensive line Incarnate Word Offensive line coach / run game coordinator
Bryan Kegans Associate Director of football sports performance North Texas Director of strength and conditioning
Brad Aoki Quarterback Colorado State Offensive graduate assistant
Will Harriger Senior Offensive analyst / assistant quarterbacks / game management coordinator / NFL liaison Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Offensive assistant
Lenny Vandermade Offensive quality control analyst St. Ignatius College Prep football (High School) Head coach – varsity team

Coaching staff additions
Name Position Old team Old position
Adam Thackery Assistant director of football sports performance Mississippi State Baseball Strength & conditioning coach
Trey Tinsley Offensive graduate assistant Mississippi State Offensive quality control
Bookie Radley-Hiles Defensive analyst Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) Player
Derek Fa'avi Offensive analyst Hawaii Director of player development
Greg Brown Senior Defensive analyst Charlotte Defensive coordinator
Kliff Kingsbury Senior offensive analyst / assistant quarterbacks Arizona Cardinals (NFL) Head Coach

Transfers out

The Trojans have lost 19 players via transfer.

Name#Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownNew schoolNew #
Gary Bryant Jr.1WR5’11180JuniorRiverside, CAOregon-
C. J. Williams8WR6’2190FreshmanSanta Ana, CAWisconsin4
Ralen Goforth10ILB6’2225SeniorLong Beach, CAWashington10
Malcolm Epps19TE6’6250Redshirt SeniorHouston, TXPitt7
Joshua Jackson Jr.23CB6’1185Redshirt JuniorWestminster, CA-
Julien Simon24ILB6’1230Redshirt FreshmanTacoma, WATulsa-
Briton Allen25DB6’0190Redshirt JuniorOrlando, FLUtah-
Xavion Alford29DB6’0190Redshirt SophomorePearland, TXArizona State2
Keegan Patterson29QB6’0185SophomoreLongmont, CO-
Tuasivi Nomura44ILB6’1230Redshirt JuniorCorona, CAFresno State44
Tayler Katoa54ILB6’2240Redshirt SeniorLayton, UT-
Joe Bryson61OT6’8300Redshirt SeniorCastle Pines, CO Incarnate Word-
Courtland Ford74OT6’6305Redshirt JuniorCedar Hill, TXKentucky-
John Jackson III80WR6’1215SeniorRedondo Beach, CANevada-
Kyle Ford81WR6’3220Redshirt JuniorCorona, CAUCLA19
Earl Barquet Jr.97DL6’2275Redshirt SeniorMarrero, LA-
Jake Smith-WR6’0200JuniorScottsdale, AZArizona State3
Maximus Gibbs-OL6’7390FreshmanNorwalk, CAJackson State-
Jayden Williams-CB6'1195JuniorEast Riverside, CAMiami (OH)5

Transfers in

The Trojans have added 14 players via transfer. According to 247 Sports, USC had the No. 2 ranked transfer class in the country.[1]

Name#Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownOld school
Edward Czaplicki37P/K6’1200SophomoreCharlotte, NCArizona State
Jamil Muhammad10OLB6’2245Redshirt JuniorMadison, ALGeorgia State
Kyon Barrs92DL6’3285JuniorMurrieta, CAArizona
Christian Roland-Wallace17CB6’0198JuniorPalmadale, CAArizona
Dorian Singer15WR6’1185SophomoreSaint Paul, MNArizona
Mason Cobb13ILB6’0230JuniorProvo, UTOklahoma State
Michael Tarquin71OT6’5320 Redshirt SophomoreOcala, FLFlorida
MarShawn Lloyd0RB5’9212Redshirt SophomoreWilmington, DESouth Carolina
Jack Sullivan99DL6’5275Redshirt SeniorPlainfield, ILPurdue
Jarrett Kingston52OT6’5302Redshirt JuniorAnderson, CAWashington State
Anthony Lucas6DL6’6270FreshmanScottsdale, AZTexas A&M
Bear Alexander-DL6’3305FreshmanTerrell, TXGeorgia
Emmanuel Pregnon-OL6’6318Redshirt FreshmanDenver, COWyoming
Tre'Quon Fegans-DB6’2190FreshmanAlabaster, ALAlabama

Returning starters

Key departures include :
Travis Dye (RB – 10 games, 10 started).
Jordan Addison (WR – 11 games, 11 started).
Kyle Ford (WR – 12 games, 2 started).
Josh Falo (TE – 12 games, 5 started).
Bobby Haskins (OT – 13 games, 9 started).
Courtland Ford (OT – 10 games, 3 started).
Andrew Vorhees (OG – 11 games, 11 started).
Brett Neilon (C – 13 games, 13 started).
Tuli Tuipulotu (DL – 14 games, 14 started).
Nick Figueroa (DL – 14 games, 10 started).
Brandon Pili (DL – 14 games, 1 started).
Mekhi Blackmon (DB – 14 games, 14 started).
Alex Stadthaus (K – 14 games).

Other departures include :
Mo Hasan (QB)
Terrell Bynum (WR – 11 games, 1 started).
Gary Bryant Jr. (WR – 3 games).
CJ Williams (WR – 10 games).
Ethan Rae (TE).
Sean Mahoney (TE).
Joe Bryson (OT – 13 games).
Jason Rodriguez (OT).
Caadyn Stephen (OT).
Ralen Goforth (LB – 11 games, 3 started).
Tuasivi Nomura (LB – 12 games, 3 started).
Adonis Otey (DB).

Offense

* Bowl game not played. ^ Waiting decision for 2023 season. † Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury.

Recruiting class
Main article: 2023 college football recruiting class

USC signed 22 players in the class of 2023. The Trojans' was ranked eighth by 247Sports rankings. Eight USC signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. USC also signed walk-ons during national signing period.

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)
US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zachariah Branch
#1 WR
#4 nat.		 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) December 24, 2021 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Malachi Nelson
#5 QB
#12 nat.		 Los Alamitos, CA Los Alamitos HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) November 30, 2021 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Duce Robinson
#1 TE
#17 nat.		 Phoenix, AZ Pinnacle High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) March 30, 2023 (Committed) / March 30, 2023 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Makai Lemon
#7 WR
#43 nat.		 Los Alamitos, CA Los Alamitos HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) December 3, 2021 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Braylan Shelby
#15 EDGE
#85 nat.		 Friendswood, TX Friendswood HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) August 6, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tackett Curtis
#9 LB
#108 nat.		 Many, LA Many HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 224 lb (102 kg) July 18, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Walker Lyons
#5 TE
#123 nat.		 Folsom, CA Folsom HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) February 1, 2023 (Committed) / February 1, 2023 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Quinten Joyner
#13 RB
#185 nat.		 Manor, TX Manor HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 203 lb (92 kg) April 19, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Elijah Paige
#18 OT
#220 nat.		 Phoenix, AZ Pinnacle HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 304 lb (138 kg) October 3, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Maliki Crawford
#34 CB
#327 nat.		 Oxnard, CA Pacifica HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) August 2, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
A'marion Peterson
#24 RB
#365 nat.		 Wichita Falls, TX Hirschi HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) April 24, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ja’Kobi Lane
#58 WR
#392 nat.		 Mesa, AZ Red Mountain HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) August 26, 2022 (Committed) / February 1, 2023 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Christian Pierce
#41 S
#423 nat.		 Rancho Cucamonga, CA Rancho Cucamonga HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 1, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Amos Talele
#38 IOL
#463 nat.		 Santa Clara, CA Santa Clara HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 330 lb (150 kg) June 20, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
David Peevy
#45 EDGE
#463 nat.		 San Diego, CA Lincoln HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) October 27, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sam Greene
#52 DL
#477 nat.		 Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 265 lb (120 kg) September 15, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Micah Bañuelos
#39 IOL
#486 nat.		 Burien, WA Kennedy Catholic HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) July 25, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Alani Noa
#45 IOL
#539 nat.		 Sacramento, CA Grant Union HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 320 lb (150 kg) August 16, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kade Eldridge
#36 ATH (TE)
#581 nat.		 Lynden, WA Lynden Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) June 22, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tobias Raymond
#58 OT
#802 nat.		 Ventura, CA Ventura HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (120 kg) June 13, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Deijon Laffitte
#93 DL
#869 nat.		 Ontario, CA Colony HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) September 22, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Elijah Hughes
#102 DL
#911 nat.		 Arlington, VA Washington-Liberty HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 265 lb (120 kg) December 17, 2022 (Committed) / December 21, 2022 (Signed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2023 USC Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  • "2023 Player Commitments – USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  • "USC 2023 Football Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70)
†= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Malachi Nelson and Zachariah Branch received a five star 247Sports Composite rating.
Δ= Left the USC program following signing but prior to the 2023 season.

2023 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5 star recruits 4 star recruits 3 star recruits 2 star recruits 1 star recruits No star ranking
ESPN[2]-----000
On3 Recruits[3]923811000
Rivals[4]--000
247 Sports[5]813109000

Walk-ons
NamePos.HeightWeightHometownHigh school
King MillerRB6’0200Calabasas, CACalabasas HS
Mekhi NorfleetRB5’11225Alamo, CASanta Barbara C. C.
Kaylon MillerOL/DL6’1250Calabasas, CACalabasas HS
Jack SusnjarOL6’6325San Pedro, CALoyola HS
Tyler RoblesKEncinitas, CALa Costa Canyon HS

Preseason

Spring game
See also: USC Trojans football
USC spring game
Period 1 2 Total
Defence (White) 30 12 42
Offense (Red) 17 17 34

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA

  • Date: April 15, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00pm PDT
  • TV: P12N

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
- - - -

Pac-12 Media Day
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 - -
2 - -
3 - -
4 - -
5 - -
6 - -
7 - -
8 - -
9 - -
10 - -
11 - -
12 - —

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams and All-American honors

First team

Position Player Class Team
Team
- - - -

Second team

Position Player Class Team
- - - -

All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Position Player Class Team
- - - -

Source:

Pre-season All-American Honors
Player Position AP CBS Sports ESPN Sporting News WCFF Designation
Unanimous
Second Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Source(s)

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 26TBDSan Jose State*
TBD
September 2TBDNevada*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
TBD
September 9TBDStanford
TBD
September 23TBDat Arizona State
TBD
September 30TBDat Colorado
TBD
October 7TBDArizona
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
TBD
October 14TBDat Notre Dame*
TBD
October 21TBDUtah
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
TBD
October 28TBDat California
TBD
November 4TBDWashingtondagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
TBD
November 11TBDat Oregon
TBD
November 18TBDUCLA
TBD

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    Personnel

    Roster and coaching staff
    2023 USC Trojans football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos.#NameClass
    RB 0 MarShawn Lloyd  Jr
    WR 1 Zachariah Branch Fr
    WR 2 Brenden Rice Sr
    WR 4 Mario Williams Jr
    RB 6 Austin Jones  Sr
    QB 7 Miller Moss  So
    QB 8 Malachi Nelson Fr
    WR 9 Michael Jackson III Jr
    WR 10 Kyron Hudson  So
    QB 13 Caleb Williams Jr
    RB/WR 14 Raleek Brown So
    WR 15 Dorian Singer Jr
    WR 16 Tahj Washington  Sr
    QB 17 Jake Jensen Jr
    TE 18 Jude Wolfe  Sr
    RB 21 Quinten Joyner Fr
    RB 22 Darwin Barlow  Sr
    WR 24 Makai Lemon Fr
    RB 27 A’Marion Peterson Fr
    QB 28 Gage Roy So
    QB 31 Isaac Ward  Jr
    RB 34 Matt Colombo  Jr
    WR 40 Ty Shamblin  Jr
    WR 42 Danny Ryan  Jr
    WR 44 Josiah Zamora  So
    WR 46 Corey Nerhus Jr
    OL 52 Jarrett Kingston  Sr
    OL 56 Andres Dewerk  Jr
    OL 57 Justin Dedich  Sr
    OL 62 Cooper Lovelace  Sr
    OL 65 Grant Tucker Sr
    OL 66 Gino Quinones  Sr
    OL 67 Kilian O’Connor So
    OL 71 Michael Tarquin  Sr
    OL 72 Elijah Paige Fr
    OL 76 Mason Murphy  So
    OL 78 Andrew Milek  Jr
    OL 79 Jonah Monheim  Jr
    WR 82 Austin Overn So
    TE 84 Carson Tabaracci  Fr
    TE 87 Lake McRee  So
    TE 95 Luke Otte So
    RB - King Miller Fr
    WR - Ja’Kobi Lane Fr
    WR/TE - Duce Robinson Fr
    TE - Kade Eldridge Fr
    TE - Walker Lyons Fr
    OL - Emmanuel Pregnon  So
    OL - Micah Bañuelos Fr
    OL - Amos Talalele Fr
    OL - Alani Noa Fr
    OL - Tobias Raymond Fr
    OL/DL - Kaylon Miller Fr
    OL - Jack Susnjar Fr
    		 Defense
    Pos.#NameClass
    DL 0 Korey Foreman Jr
    DB 1 Domani Jackson So
    RUSH 2 Romello Height  Jr
    DB 4 Max Williams  Sr
    DL 6 Anthony Lucas So
    DB 7 Calen Bullock Jr
    DB 8 Zion Branch  Fr
    ILB 9 Raesjon Davis Jr
    RUSH 10 Jamil Muhammad  Sr
    ILB 13 Mason Cobb Sr
    DB 14 Jacobe Covington  Jr
    DB 15 Anthony Beavers Jr.  So
    DB 16 Prophet Brown  So
    DB 17 Christian Roland-Wallace  Sr
    ILB 18 Eric Gentry Jr
    DB 19 Jaylin Smith Jr
    DB 21 Latrell McCutchin Jr
    DB 22 Ceyair Wright  So
    DB 24 Christian Pierce Fr
    ILB 25 Tackett Curtis Fr
    DB 26 Fabian Ross So
    DB 27 Bryson Shaw  Sr
    DB 28 Xamarion Gordon  So
    DB 29 Maliki Crawford Fr
    ILB 30 Chris Thompson Jr. Sr
    DL 31 Tyrone Taleni  Sr
    DL 37 Devan Thompkins  Fr
    RUSH 39 Garrett Pomerantz So
    DB 40 L Simpson  Jr
    ILB 41 Garrison Madden  Fr
    RUSH 44 Sam Greene Fr
    DL 47 Stanley Ta'ufo'ou  Sr
    DB 48 Daniel Jimenez-Fulton  So
    DL 51 Solomon Byrd  Sr
    ILB 52 Theo Bravos Jr
    ILB 53 Shane Lee  Sr
    ILB 57 Roman Marchetti So
    DL 58 Solomon Tuliaupupu  Sr
    DL 77 Jamar Sekona  Jr
    DL 79 De'jon Benton  Sr
    DB 82 Vincent Ragsdale Sr
    DL 89 Jordan Russell Sr
    DL 90 Colin Mobley*  So
    DL 92 Kyon Barrs  Sr
    DL 93 Sinjun Astani  Sr
    DL 94 Kobe Pepe*  Jr
    DL 99 Jack Sullivan  Sr
    DL - Bear Alexander So
    DB - Tre’Quon Fegans  Fr
    DL - Elijah Hughes Fr
    DL - Deijon Laffitte Fr
    RUSH - Braylan Shelby Fr
    RUSH - DJ Peevy Fr
    		 Special teams
    Pos.#NameClass
    P 35 Michael McAllister  Jr
    P/H 36 Will Rose  Sr
    K/P 37 Eddie Czaplicki Jr
    LS 39 Jac Casasante  Sr
    P 42 Aadyn Sleep-Dalton Sr
    K 46 Denis Lynch  So
    LS 48 Daniel Meunier Sr
    LS 53 Nathan Weneta  Jr
    K/P 98 Garth White Jr
    K - Tyler Robles Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Dennis Simmons – Assistant head coach/passing game coordinator/outside wide receivers
    • Josh Henson – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
    • Alex Grinch – Defensive coordinator/safeties
    • Donte Williams – Defensive backs/defensive pass game coordinator
    • Zach Hanson – Tight ends
    • Kiel McDonald – Running backs
    • Brian Odom – Inside linebackers/associate head coach for defense
    • Roy Manning – Outside linebackers/Nickels/assistant head coach for defense
    • Shaun Nua – Defensive line
    • Luke Huard – Inside Wide receivers
    • Bennie Wylie – Director of football sports performance/Head strength & conditioning coach
    • Caesar Martinez – Assistant director of football sports performance
    • Andrew Smith – Assistant director of football sports performance
    • Caleb Withrow – Assistant director of football sports performance
    • Adam Thackery – Assistant director of football sports performance
    • Jackson Polk – Assistant director of sports science
    • Kliff Kingsbury – Senior Offensive analyst/assistant quarterbacks
    • Derek Fa’avi – Offensive analyst
    • Zach Crabtree – Offensive graduate assistant/offensive line
    • Trey Tinsley – Offensive graduate assistant
    • Ryan Dougherty – Senior special team analyst/assistant special teams coordinator
    • Parker Henry – Senior Defensive analyst/assistant linebackers
    • Greg Brown – Senior Defensive analyst
    • Bookie Radley-Hiles – Defensive analyst
    • Taylor Mays – Defensive analyst
    • Will Johnson – Defensive graduate assistant/secondary
    • Peyton Pelluer – Defensive graduate assistant/linebackers
    • Eric Espinoza – Director of video operations
    • Alex Nederhoff – Football video & systems analyst
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 4/09/23

    Depth chart

    True Freshman

    Injury report
    NamePositionInjuryDuration
    - - - -

    Scholarship distribution chart

     

    • Projected Scholarship Distribution 2023 chart

    ^ : the players who still have to make an official choice and the players who are eligible for the Covid year.

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

    – 83 players on scholarship (+ 1 LDS Mission + 1 Transfer Portal out) / 85 scholarships permitted

    Games summaries

    vs San Jose State
    See also: 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team
    San Jose State Spartans (0-0) vs USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Spartans 0 0 000
    Trojans 0 0 000

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

    • Date: August 26
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    vs Nevada
    See also: 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
    Nevada Wolfpack (0-0) vs USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Wolfpack 0 0 000
    Trojans 0 0 000

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

    • Date: September 2nd
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    vs Stanford
    See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford-USC football rivalry
    Stanford Cardinal (0-0) vs USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinal 0 0 000
    Trojans 0 0 000

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

    • Date: September 9th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    At Arizona State
    See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
    USC Trojans (0-0) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Trojans 0 0 000
    Sun Devils 0 0 000

    at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

    • Date: September 23rd
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    At Colorado
    See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team
    USC Trojans (0-0) vs Colorado Buffaloes (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Trojans 0 0 000
    Buffaloes 0 0 000

    at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado

    • Date: September 30th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    vs Arizona
    See also: 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team
    Arizona Wildcats (0-0) vs USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Wildcats 0 0 000
    Trojans 0 0 000

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

    • Date: October 6 or October 7th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    At Notre Dame
    See also: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame-USC football rivalry, and Jeweled Shillelagh
    USC Trojans (0-0) vs Notre Dame Fightning Irish (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Trojans 0 0 000
    Fighting Irish 0 0 000

    at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

    • Date: October 14th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    vs Utah
    See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team
    Utah Utes (0-0) vs USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Utes 0 0 000
    Trojans 0 0 000

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

    • Date: October 21st
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    At California
    See also: 2023 California Golden Bears football team
    USC Trojans (0-0) vs California Golden Bears (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Trojans 0 0 000
    Golden Bears 0 0 000

    at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

    • Date: October 28th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    vs Washington
    See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team
    Washington Huskies (0-0) vs USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Huskies 0 0 000
    Trojans 0 0 000

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

    • Date: November 4th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    At Oregon
    See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team
    USC Trojans (0-0) vs Oregon Ducks (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Trojans 0 0 000
    Ducks 0 0 000

    at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

    • Date: November 11th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    vs UCLA (Victory Bell)
    See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team and UCLA-USC rivalry
    UCLA Bruins (0-0) vs USC Trojans (0-0) – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Bruins 0 0 000
    Trojans 0 0 000

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

    • Date: November 18th
    • Game time: TBD
    • TV: TBD
    Game information
    First quarter
    Second quarter
    Third quarter
    Fourth quarter

    Rankings
    Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    Coaches
    CFPNot releasedNot released


    Statistics

    Team
    USCOpp
      Points per Game
    Total
    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

    Defense

    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

    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

    Pac-12 Conference Individual awards
    Recipient Award (Pac-12 Conference) Date awarded Ref.

    Individual Yearly Awards
    Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.

    All-America

    PAC-12 Conference
    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:

    Senior Bowl
    Player # Position Class

    East–West Shrine Bowl
    Player # Position Class

    NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
    See also: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
    Player # Position Class

    NFL draft
    See also: 2024 NFL Draft

    The NFL Draft will be held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, MI.

    Trojans who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft:

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Team

    NFL Draft combine

    No members of the 2023 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine.

    2024 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

    USC Pro Day
    2024 USC Pro Day
    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

    References
    1. "2023 Transfer Football Team Rankings". 247 Sports.
    2. "USC 2023 Recruiting Class". ESPN.com.
    3. "USC 2023 Recruiting Class". On3.com.
    4. "USC 2023 Recruiting Class". Rivals.com.
    5. "USC 2023 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com.
    6. "2023 USC Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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