2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS USC QUICK FACTS 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL OUTLOOK Location—Los Angeles, CA 90089 The 2019 USC football season proved to Markese Stepp and Kenan Christon combined Founded—1880 be a nice-but-still-not-where-they-want-to-be for 1,579 rushing yards with 16 scores last year. Enrollment—48,500 (20,500 undergrad) bounceback from the Trojans’ disappointment Tight ends Erik Krommenhoek, Josh Falo and Size—235 Acres of 2018. Daniel Imatorbhebhe (he sat out the past 2 This upcoming 2020 campaign, however, years while injured) have 58 career receptions President—Dr. Carol L. Folt has the potential to be special for USC, whose among them. Six linemen—All-Pac-12 first Colors—Cardinal and Gold roster sports the kind of talent, experience teamer Alijah Vera-Tucker, Jalen McKenzie, Nickname—Trojans and depth in all phases of the game that could Andrew Vorhees, Liam Jimmons, Brett Neilon Band—Trojan Marching Band (300+ Members) propel Troy to big things. and Justin Dedich—have extensive starting Fight Song—”Fight On” “We have invested a great deal of time experience. Mascot—Traveler IX and effort in preparation for the 2020 season,” The Trojan defense welcomes back 12 First Football Team—1888 said Clay Helton, now in his fifth full season of its top 13 tacklers from 2019, as well as its USC’s All-Time Record—847*-351-54 (69.8%) as USC’s head coach. “Our players have had leaders in sacks, tackles for loss, interceptions, Athletic Director—Mike Bohn (213) 740-3843 a great off-season getting ready for spring deflections and forced fumbles. The defensive Conference—Pacific-12 practice. We have assembled a coaching line is anchored by All-Pac-12 first teamer Jay Stadium—Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, staff that brings creativity and energy in all Tufele, Freshman All-American first team pick United Airlines Field phases. Our administration has devoted Drake Jackson, 2-year starter Marlon Tuipulotu (77,500 capacity, natural grass) support and resources to help us compete for and often-used Brandon Pili. Inside linebackers Head Football Coach—Clay Helton championships.” Palaie Gaoteote IV and Kana’i Mauga together (Houston, 1994) Seventeen starters (8 on offense and 9 on tallied 119 tackles in 2019, while Jordan Iosefa Helton's USC Record—40-22 (6 Years) defense), plus the placekicker and punter, return was set to start last fall before being sidelined Helton's College Record—40-22 (6 Years) from a young 2019 USC squad that won 5 of its by injury. Safeties Talanoa Hufanga (90) and Helton's Telephone—(213) 740-4204 last 6 regular season games to go 8-5 overall Isaiah Pola-Mao (73) were second and third on Offensive Formation—Multiple and 7-2 in the Pac-12 South, qualifying for the USC in tackles last year, while Pola-Mao added a Holiday Bowl. Those Trojans gave Utah its only team-best 4 picks. Cornerbacks Olaijah Griffin Defensive Formation—Multiple regular season loss. Two of USC’s losses were (team-high 9 deflections),Greg Johnson (at 2019 Record—8-5 (7-2 for 2nd Pac-12 South), by a field goal, including one in overtime on the nickelback), Isaac Taylor-Stuart and Chris NR AP final ranking road. USC was able to have a winning season Steele all saw plenty of action in 2019. Squadmen Returning—93 (64 lettermen) despite a number of substantial hurdles: Almost all of USC’s 2019 specialists return: Starters Returning—19 (8 offense, 9 defense, fielding only 4 senior starters, having 26 starters placekicker Chase McGrath, who has 32 career 2 specialists) or key backups miss action due to injuries, field goals, Aussie punterBen Griffiths (41.2 Squadmen Lost—18 (10 lettermen) starting 3 different quarterbacks, and entering average in 2019), who doubles as the holder, *Not including 14 wins and 1 loss vacated due to games down to a fourth-string tailback or with 4 kickoff specialist Alex Stadthaus, 3-year NCAA penalty (original record: 853-347-54, 70.2%) defensive starters out or missing both starting starting long snapper Damon Johnson and cornerbacks or both starting defensive ends. punt returners Tyler Vaughns and Amon-Ra St. USC SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE As further evidence of its youth, Troy played 35 Brown. (213) 740-8480 freshmen (including 21 true freshmen) in 2019, “As we go into the second year of this with 11 getting starts (7 by true frosh). Fifteen offensive system, we look to improve on what Tim Tessalone, Director (Football) sophomores started games in 2019. was one of the nation’s top offenses last (cell, 213-725-3572) In all, USC returns 93 squadmen from that year,” said Helton, the first USC head coach to Darcy Couch, David Tuttle, Associate SIDs 2019 team, including 69 who saw action. That have 10-win seasons in each of his first 2 full Katie Ryan (Football) is Troy’s most returning squadmen since 1989, seasons. “And we expect to greatly benefit (cell, 949-874-5475), when there were 99 (USC’s 18 lost squadmen from a new defensive system and special Jeremy Wu, Jacob Breems, Assistant SIDs from last season are its fewest since 1987, when teams approach.” there were 17). Only 10 scholarship players After bringing in Graham Harrell as USC’s SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE DATES: from 2019 are missing. On the Trojans’ 106- offensive coordinator in 2019 (with his “Air Raid” man 2020 roster, 45 players have started at style attack), Helton made wholesale coaching March 10-12-14-24-26-28-31 least once in their careers. The returnees will changes on the defensive and special teams April 2-4-7-9-11-14-16-18 be joined by 13 newcomers, including 4 who are units for 2020. The Trojan defense gave up a already enrolled at USC and will participate in school record in total yards in 2019. All practices held on campus spring practice. Todd Orlando, who has 15 years on Howard Jones Field/Brian Kennedy Field “We are excited to have a team that of experience as a collegiate defensive (except Spring Showcase, 4/11 at Coliseum) brings back so much experience and talent,” coordinator, including the past 3 seasons at said Helton, who guided the Trojans to a Rose Texas, will call the Trojan defense and handle the Practice times: Bowl victory in 2016 and a Pac-12 Championship linebackers. Craig Naivar, a 26-year coaching Tues. and Thurs. at 3:40 p.m., Sat. at 9:50 a.m. Game win in 2017. “That’s a big plus.” veteran at schools such as Houston, Kentucky (except noon on 4/11) USC’s offense—which averaged 455 total and most recently Texas, was named safeties yards, including a school-record 335 passing coach. Donte Williams, who spent the past All practices (except 4/18) available for yards, and 32 points a game—returns its top 2 years at Oregon and is regarded among the free public viewing 3 passers, top 6 rushers, 7 of its top 8 pass nation’s top recruiters, joins as the cornerbacks Tickets for Spring Showcase: catchers and 3 starting linemen from 2019. coach and defensive pass game coordinator. USCTrojans.com/tickets Quarterback Kedon Slovis, who was the 2019 Vic So’oto, a former NFL player who coached Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and a Virginia’s defensive line the past 3 seasons, is (Schedule subject to change) Freshman All-American first teamer, completed the new defensive line coach. a Pac-12 record and NCAA freshman record Sean Snyder, whose special teams at 71.9% of his passes for a USC frosh record Kansas State annually ranked among the 3,502 yards with 30 TDs to rank in the national nation’s best, will be Troy’s special teams Top 20 in completion percentage, passing coordinator (he is the son of legendary retired yards, completions, passing efficiency, passing K-State head coach Bill Snyder). TDs and total offense. Wide receivers Amon- Mike Jinks (running backs), Keary Colbert Ra St. Brown (77 catches) and Tyler Vaughns (wide receivers) and Tim Drevno (offensive line) (74) each hauled in 6 touchdowns last fall, while return with Harrell on the offensive staff, while Drake London added 5 TDs among his 39 grabs. John David Baker was promoted from offensive WWW.USCTROJANS.COM Tailbacks Vavae Malepeai, Stephen Carr, quality control analyst to tight ends coach.

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“I have seen a new energy infusing our “As it is every year, our schedule is RETURNING STARTERS team that is coming from our coaches,” said challenging,” said Helton, who is 24-4 in OFFENSE (8) Helton, who has 12 career victories over AP Top the Coliseum and 31-12 versus Pac-12 foes, Kedon Slovis, QB 25 teams, including 3 in the Top 5 and 4 in the including 20-4 against the Pac-12 South. “We Tyler Vaughns, WR Top 10. “I like the mix we have of new staff have been working hard to prepare for this Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR on the defense and special teams joining with great opportunity of playing big games on the Vavae Malepeai, TB the offensive coaches who have been with us. biggest stage next season.” Alijah Vera-Tucker, OL I can’t wait to watch them develop our team Perhaps a promising sign for the 2020 Jalen McKenzie, OL this season.” Trojans: in seasons that the Summer Olympic Brett Neilon, OL Drake London, WR* Although the players not returning from Games have been held, USC has won 4 national Erik Krommenhoek, TE* the 2019 roster are few in number, the lost titles and played in 11 bowls (winning 8)! production is significant. All-Pac-12 first DEFENSE (9) team wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., who Jay Tufele, DL OFFENSE Drake Jackson, DL-OLB won the 2019 Pop Warner College Football Marlon Tuipulotu, DL Award and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff and Eight starters return on offense from Talanoa Hufanga, S Witten Awards, caught 101 passes with 11 TDs 2019: quarterback Kedon Slovis, wide receivers Isaiah Pola-Mao, S last season and was in the national Top 20 in Tyler Vaughns, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Drake Palaie Gaoteote IV, ILB* receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs. London, tailback Vavae Malepeai, offensive Kana’i Mauga, ILB* He is 12th on USC’s career receptions list (171). linemen Alijah Vera-Tucker, Jalen McKenzie and Olaijah Griffin, CB Fellow All-Pac-12 first teamer Austin Jackson, Brett Neilon and tight end Erik Krommenhoek. Greg Johnson, NB-CB a 2-year starter at left offensive tackle, declared London and Krommenhoek split starts. Other Isaac Taylor-Stuart, CB* Chris Steele, CB* for the NFL after his junior year. Starting right offensive players back with starting experience *Shared starts tackle Drew Richmond came to USC last fall are quarterbacks JT Daniels and Matt Fink, as a graduate transfer after starting 3 years tailbacks Stephen Carr and Kenan Christon, SPECIALISTS (2) at Tennessee. Three-year starting inside tight ends and Chase McGrath, PK Josh Falo Daniel Imatorbhebhe Ben Griffiths, P linebacker John Houston Jr., who led the Trojans and offensive linemen Andrew Vorhees, Liam in tackles in 2019 with 104, had 271 stops in his Jimmons and Justin Dedich. OTHERS RETURNING WITH CAREER STARTS career. Defensive lineman Christian Rector USC brings back most of its 2019 offensive Damon Johnson, SNP (37) notched 107 tackles while starting 23 games production: its 3 leading passers, top 6 rushers Alex Stadthaus, PK (24) in his career. Wideout Velus Jones Jr. made Andrew Vorhees, OL (20) and 7 of its top 8 pass catchers. Last fall, the Jordan Iosefa , ILB (16) his mark as a kick returner the past 3 seasons, Trojans averaged 455.4 yards of total offense, JT Daniels, QB (12) running back a USC record 81 kickoffs in his including a school-record 335.8 passing yards, Daniel Imatorbhebhe, TE (9) career and finishing second on the school’s all- and 32.5 points a game. USC was in the national Michael Brown, PK (9) time kickoff return yardage chart (he also had Top 25 in 6 offensive categories last fall: fourth Brandon Pili, DL (5) 36 career receptions). He entered the transfer in completion percentage (.710), sixth in passing Josh Falo, TE (5) portal as a grad student. offense, 12th in passing efficiency (159.0), 20th Chase Williams, S (5) Standing in the way of USC’s hopes for in total offense, 21st in third down conversions Stephen Carr, TB (3) a strong 2020 is a schedule full of daunting (.456) and 24th in first downs (301). But Troy’s Kenan Christon, TB (3) Justin Dedich, OL (2) opponents. The slate features 7 teams that 119.6 rushing yards were its fewest since 2001. Liam Jimmons, OL (2) played in bowl games last season, with 6 “With 8 returning starters, our offense Hunter Echols, OLB (2) winning their bowl. Seven of the Trojans’ foes is filled with older, experienced players,” said Caleb Tremblay, DL (2) in 2020 won at least 8 games in 2019. Five Helton. “We had great offensive production in Jacob Lichtenstein, DL (2) of USC’s home opponents won bowls and 4 2019 in the first year under Graham Harrell. He Connor Murphy, DL (2) had at least 8 victories last year. For the first did an excellent job of creating an explosive Max Williams, NB-CB (2) time since 1969, USC will play a schedule that offense. Now, I’m looking forward to seeing Matt Fink, QB (1) alternates road and home games throughout that offense advance as it goes into a second Eli’jah Winston, ILB (1) Dorian Hewett, CB (1) the regular season. season under Graham.” USC will open its 2020 slate in the AdvoCare 2019 RESULTS Classic on Sept. 5 of Labor Day weekend in AT&T QUARTERBACKS (8-5 overall, 7-2 for second place Stadium in Arlington, Tex., facing Alabama of USC is loaded at quarterback, with all 3 in Pac-12 South Division) the Southeastern Conference in a rematch signalcallers owning starting experience…and 31 Fresno State 23 of the 2016 AdvoCare Classic. The Trojans wins. 45 Stanford 20 then begin their home schedule on Sept. 12 The incumbent is precocious sophomore 7 2 at BYU (1 OT) 30 by hosting New Mexico of the Mountain West Kedon Slovis (282-of-392, 71.9%, 3,502 yds, 30 30 Utah 23 Conference, the first-ever meeting between the TD, 9 int in 2019), who had a record-setting debut 14 at Washington 28 7 2 at Notre Dame 30 teams. Troy next goes to Stanford on Sept. 19 last fall as a true freshman and now is showing 1 4 Arizona 14 for its Pac-12 opener, then welcomes Arizona up in various 2020 Heisman Trophy projections. 35 at Colorado 31 State to the Coliseum on Sept. 26. USC travels The 2019 Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year 4 2 Oregon 56 to defending Pac-12 South champion Utah for a and Freshman All-American first teamer took 31 at Arizona State 26 Friday night contest on Oct. 2. The Trojans return over when starter JT Daniels went down late 1 4 at California 35 home for an Oct. 10 game against California, in the first half of last year’s opener and never 52 UCLA 24 then visit Arizona on Oct. 17. After a bye looked back, completing a USC, Pac-12 and 4 2 vs. Iowa (Holiday Bowl) 49 week, USC resumes play in the Coliseum freshman NCAA record 71.9% of his passes for 2020 SCHEDULE against Colorado on Oct. 31 (the 14th time Troy a USC frosh record 3,502 yards with 30 TDs and Sept. 5 vs. Alabama (@Arlington, Tx.) has played on Halloween). On Nov. 7, USC plays just 9 picks. His 167.6 passing efficiency mark Sept. 12 New Mexico at defending Pac-12 champion Oregon, then it was a school record, while his 282 completions Sept. 19 at Stanford* hosts Washington on Nov. 14 before meeting and 3,445 yards of total offense were Trojan Sept. 26 Arizona State* crosstown rival UCLA in the Rose Bowl on freshman standards. His 4 games with 400- Oct. 2 (Fri.) at Utah* Oct. 10 California* Nov. 21. USC concludes its regular season by plus passing yards—including a USC record Oct. 17 at Arizona* hosting annual intersectional foe Notre Dame in 515 versus UCLA—set a USC season record and Oct. 24 BYE DATE a Thanksgiving weekend clash on Nov. 28. The ties the school career mark. Slovis completed Oct. 31 Colorado* 2020 Pac-12 Championship Game will be on at least 67% of his passes in all but 1 of the Nov. 7 at Oregon* Dec. 4 and for the first time it will be held in Las 12 games he played last fall. He ranked in the Nov. 14 Washington* Vegas, Nev., at the new Allegiant Stadium. nation’s Top 20 in completion percentage, Nov. 21 at UCLA* passing yards, completions, passing efficiency, Nov. 28 Notre Dame passing TDs and total offense. *Pac-12 Game 2 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS RUNNING BACKS USC returns its entire stable of productive RUNNING BACKS and effective tailbacks, and each supplies a Stephen Carr, Sr. different running style. Together, they combined Kenan Christon, So. for more than 1,500 rushing yards with 16 TDs in Ben Easington, Jr. Quincy Jountti, Sr. 2019. VAVAE MALEPEAI, Sr. Seniors Vavae Malepeai (105 tcb, 503 yds, Markese Stepp, So. 4.8 avg, 6 TD in 2019, plus 15 rec, 70 yds, 4.7 avg, 1 TD) and Stephen Carr (72 tcb, 396 yds, 5.5 avg, WIDE RECEIVERS 5 TDs in 2019, plus 22 rec, 143 yds, 6.5 avg, 1 TD Although USC lost its leading pass catcher and 6 KOR, 106 yds, 17.7 avg) are the veterans from 2019, its receiving corps is well stocked of the corps, able to carry and catch the ball with the returning wideouts having accounted equally well. The hard-charging Malepeai has for 194 receptions and 18 touchdowns last fall. 1,265 running yards with 14 scores in his career, But the loss of All-Pac-12 first teamer including a team-high 503 yards and 6 TDs in Michael Pittman Jr. can’t be overlooked. The 2019 with 7 starts despite missing 5 outings KEDON SLOVIS winner of the 2019 Pop Warner College Football with a knee issue. He also has 33 receptions Award and a finalist for the Biletnikoff and Soph JT Daniels (25-of-34, 73.5%, 215 at USC (15 in 2019). The explosive Carr, who has Witten Awards caught 101 passes with 11 TDs yards, 1 TD, 1 int in 2019), who started all of 2018 1,153 career rushing yards with 10 TDs as well as last season and was in the national Top 20 as a true freshman, was off to a brilliant start 47 receptions, ran for 396 yards with 5 TDs last in receptions, receiving yards and receiving to his 2019 sophomore campaign, on pace to fall and caught 22 passes, but missed 3 mid- TDs. He ended his career 12th on USC’s career throw for more than 400 yards against Fresno season games with a hamstring strain. He also receptions list (171). And gone to the transfer State in the opener while completing almost has returned 15 kickoffs in his career. portal is Velus Jones Jr., who grabbed 36 three-fourths of his throws. But he tore knee Sophomore Markese Stepp (48 tcb, 307 career passes (6 in 2019) but made his mark ligaments late in the game’s opening half and yds, 5.7 avg, 3 TD in 2019) is a bruising runner as a kickoff returner the last 3 years (he had a was sidelined for the rest of the 2019 season at 235 pounds. He rumbled for 307 yards and USC career record 81 kickoff runbacks and was (he was able to redshirt), opening the door for 3 touchdowns in 2019 before missing the last second on the school’s all-time kickoff return Slovis. Daniels will battle to win his job back, 6 games with an ankle sprain (the injury could yardage chart). although he’ll be limited in spring practice while limit him in 2020 spring practice). Adding Headlining USC’s 2020 receiver group are recovering from the knee injury. In 2018 just a lightning to Stepp’s thunder is soph speedster senior Tyler Vaughns (74 rec, 912 yds, 12.3 avg, 6 season after graduating high school a year early, Kenan Christon (68 tcb, 373 yds, 5.5 avg, 2 TD TD in 2019, plus 7 PR, 46 yds, 6.6 avg and 1 KOR, Daniels started 11 games and threw for 2,672 in 2019, plus 11 rec, 126 yds, 11.5 avg, 3 TD and 1 10 yds, 10.0 avg and 3 tac), a 3-year starter, and yards and 14 TDs. His 37 completions against KOR, 20 yds, 20.0 avg), who is bringing his 10.30 junior Amon-Ra St. Brown (77 rec, 1,042 yds, Notre Dame that year was a USC game record time in the 100 meters to USC’s track team this 13.5 avg, 6 TD in 2019, plus 7 tcb, 60 yds, 8.6 that Slovis equaled against UCLA in 2019. spring after winning the California state 100 and avg, 1 TD and 12 PR, 66 yds, 5.5 avg). The vets Slovis wasn’t immune to injury, either. 200 meters as a high school senior. He played each had 4 100-yard receiving games in 2019. When he was suffered a concussion on the in USC’s last 7 games of 2019 and collected 373 Vaughns is ninth on USC’s all-time receptions second play of last year’s Utah game, senior rushing yards (he also caught 11 passes) while list (189) and has 7 100-yard receiving outings Matt Fink (58-of-88, 65.9%, 648 yds, 4 TD, 5 getting 3 starts. He had 103 second-half yards and 17 TDs in his career. Last fall, he caught 74 int in 2019) took over and led USC to a victory with 2 scores off the bench against Arizona passes with 6 scores. St. Brown joined Pittman over the No. 10 Utes by throwing for 351 yards when Malepeai, Carr and Stepp were sidelined as a 1,000-yard receiver in 2019 (he had 1,042) and 3 scores. He started the next game at by injuries. while snagging 77 passes with 6 TDs. In his Washington as Slovis remained sidelined and Senior Quincy Jountti (13 tcb, 38 yds, 2.9 career, he has 137 receptions with 9 scores to also played most of the second half against avg in 2019, plus 6 tac), a one-time walk-on who rank 19th on USC’s all-time list. Both also are Iowa in the Holiday Bowl when Slovis hurt his was awarded a scholarship last fall, adds depth experienced punt returners (Vaughns has 27 in throwing elbow. to the tailback rotation and also is a key special his career, St. Brown has 13). A sports hernia “It will be fun to see how all of our teams performer. might limit St. Brown in 2020 spring practice. quarterbacks progress this spring,” said Junior walk-on Ben Easington, who has Also back is promising sophomore Drake Helton. “Kedon and Matt will get lots of yet to carry the ball at USC, missed last season London (39 rec, 567 yds, 14.5 avg, 5 TD in 2019), work and I’m excited that JT has progressed with a torn knee ligament after a shoulder injury who emerged by the middle of last season well enough from his surgery that he can downed him for most of 2018 (the knee injury as a key option in USC’s passing attack. He participate in some non-contact drills in the likely will limit him in 2020 spring practice). caught 39 passes (all but 3 in the final half of spring.” “We have a group of high-level running the season) with 5 TDs (1 in each of the final 5 backs who all contributed significantly games). London, also a standout basketball QUARTERBACKS last year and they give us lots of talent and player, joined the Trojan hoops team soon after JT Daniels, So. experience at this position,” said Helton. football season ended, so his participation Matt Fink, Sr. “Vavae and Stephen are veterans. There will in the early part of spring practice could be KEDON SLOVIS, So. be intense competition for playing time and limited. that will benefit all of them and our team.”

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AMON-RA ST. BROWN ERIK KROMMENHOEK JALEN McKENZIE Four other young receivers from last Troy welcomes back sixth-year senior OFFENSIVE LINEMEN year’s roster will battle for increased action: Daniel Imatorbhebhe, who hasn’t stepped on USC will have to replace both offensive sophomores John Jackson III and Munir the field since 2017 due to a leg injury. Before tackles and they were good ones. Left tackle McClain (3 rec, 19 yds, 6.3 avg in 2019) and that, he proved to be a dangerous downfield Austin Jackson was a 2-year starter who earned redshirt freshmen Kyle Ford (1 rec, 20 yds, 20.0 threat while catching 25 passes with 4 scores in All-Pac-12 first team honors last season. avg, 1 TD in 2019) and Bru McCoy. Jackson 2016 and 2017. He declared for the NFL as a junior. Drew appeared in 11 games last fall but did not have Two redshirt freshmen, Jude Wolfe and Richmond, the right tackle, came to USC in a catch, McClain was off to a nice start in 2019 Ethan Rae, will push to get into the mix. Wolfe 2019 as a graduate transfer after starting for 3 (he had 3 receptions) but tore knee ligaments saw limited time in 4 games in 2019 and was seasons at Tennessee. in mid-season and could be limited in spring able to redshirt, while Rae sat out last fall while But there are plenty of talented offensive practice, Ford had a TD on his only catch of 2019 recuperating from a high school knee injury linemen remaining. In fact, six linemen on the and was able to redshirt after seeing action in (it could keep him sidelined in 2020 spring 2020 roster have notched quality starts. only 4 late-season games and McCoy sat out practice). Leading the way is junior Alijah Vera- 2019. There also are a pair of untested walk-ons Tucker, who earned All-Pac-12 first team There also are 5 walk-ons in senior Chris in senior Scott Voigt and redshirt freshman acclaim in 2019 when Pro Football Focus Caulk, junior Jack Webster, sophs Zach Wilson Sean Mahoney. ranked him as the conference’s top guard (he and Brad Aoki and redshirt freshman Chase Bolstering this group in the fall as a was on the left side). He might work at tackle in Locke. Webster and Wilson have seen brief freshman will be Jack Yary (Murrieta Valley High 2020. Versatile junior Jalen McKenzie started action in games, but have not caught a pass. in Murrieta, Calif.), the son of former USC and primarily at right guard last year, but he also was Two receivers graduated a semester early NFL legend Ron Yary, the 1967 Outland Trophy used at right tackle. Fellow junior Brett Neilon from high school and joined the Trojans as winner who was the No. 1 pick in the 1968 NFL started 11 games at center in 2019, a steady freshmen this spring: prep All-Americans Gary Draft and played in 4 Super Bowls with the anchor to the line. Bryant Jr. (Centennial High in Corona, Calif.) and Vikings before being inducted into the Pro and Senior Liam Jimmons, who came to USC Joshua Jackson Jr. (Narbonne High in Harbor College Football Halls of Fame. as a defensive lineman but moved to offense City, Calif.). “This is a group of players that has played last year, rotated often with McKenzie at “This is an extremely explosive and a lot of football and it should be one of our guard, starting twice. Junior Andrew Vorhees dangerous group of pass catchers, with a nice stronger positions,” said Helton. “Erik, Josh started 2017 and 2018 at right guard, but an mix of experience and youth,” said Helton. and Daniel have all taken plenty of snaps. early-season ankle injury knocked him out “Tyler and Amon-Ra highlight the receiving There are some younger players, too, who I last season (the injury could slow him in 2020 corps, and we’re very optimistic about the expect will progress into the mix.” spring drills). Sophomore Justin Dedich started potential of the younger players.” twice last year at center when Neilon was hurt. TIGHT ENDS Looking to get into the playing rotation WIDE RECEIVERS Josh Falo, Sr. are a number of returning linemen with limited Brad Aoki, So. Daniel Imatorbhebhe, Sr. experience to date: seniors Frank Martin II and Gary Bryant Jr., Fr. ERIK KROMMENHOEK, Sr. Bernard Schirmer, sophomores Liam Douglass Chris Caulk, Sr. and AJ Mageo and redshirt freshmen Jason Kyle Ford, RFr. Sean Mahoney, RFr. John Jackson III, So. Ethan Rae, RFr. Rodriguez and Gino Quinones (a wrist injury Joshua Jackson Jr., Fr. Scott Voigt, Sr. might slow him this spring) Chase Locke, RFr. Jude Wolfe, RFr. Also available are walk-ons Mark Zuvich, a DRAKE LONDON, So. Jack Yary, In. Fr. sophomore, and junior Damian Lopez. Munir McClain, So. Bru McCoy, RFr. AMON-RA ST. BROWN, Jr. TYLER VAUGHNS, Sr. Jack Webster, Jr. Zach Wilson, So.

TIGHT ENDS USC’s entire tight end crew from 2019 is back, as is a familiar face from the past. Look for the position to become more involved in the passing attack in 2020. Seniors Erik Krommenhoek (11 rec, 122 yds, 11.1 avg in 2019) and Josh Falo (4 rec, 23 yds, 5.8 avg, 1 TD in 2019, plus 1 tac) manned the position last year, but were used primarily as blockers. Between them, they have 33 career receptions, including 15 in 2019. ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER BRETT NEILON

4 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS Nearly half of USC’s 2020 signing class The Trojan defense has 12 of its top 13 was offensive linemen. Coming aboard in the tacklers back from 2019, as well as its leaders fall as freshmen are prep All-American Jonah in sacks, tackles for loss, interceptions, Monheim (Moorpark High in Moorpark, Calif.), deflections and forced fumbles. But last year along with Casey Collier (Barbers Hill High in the defense allowed a USC opponent record Mont Belvieu, Tex.), Andres Dewerk (Los Gatos 408.7 total yards (including 246.2 through the High in Los Gatos, Calif.), Courtland Ford (Cedar air) and 29.4 points (the most since 2000) while Hill High in Cedar Hill, Tex.), Andrew Milek getting just 16 takeaways. (Brophy Prep in Phoenix, Ariz.) and Caadyn “With 9 returning starters, our defense Stephen (Camas High in Camas, Wash.). goes from a young group in 2019 to one that “After losing a pair of NFL-caliber tackles, now is experienced and deep this year,” said our biggest challenge this spring will be Helton. “I’m excited to watch them develop identifying their replacements,” said Helton. in an aggressive new system under Todd “We are fortunate to have 9 players who Orlando. I’m also excited to watch our new saw action last year, including such talented defensive coaches work together and bring an returnees as Alijah, Jalen, Brett and Andrew. energy as they develop our defense.” We also are looking forward to the 6 talented MARLON TUIPULOTU newcomers coming to this unit in the fall.” DEFENSIVE LINEMEN “This is one of the best and most The defensive front should be a position experienced defensive lines in the country,” OFFENSIVE LINEMAN of strength for USC despite losing lineman said Helton. “We only lost one player from Casey Collier, In. Fr. Christian Rector, who started 23 games in his this group, so we have lots of players who got Justin Dedich, So. career and made 107 tackles. quality time last year. Jay and Marlon are the Andres Dewerk, In. Fr. Junior Jay Tufele (41 tac, 6.5 for loss, 4.5 anchors and Drake can attack effectively from Liam Douglass, So. sacks, 1 dfl in 2019), who earned All-Pac-12 first the interior or the edge. This group will benefit Courtland Ford, In. Fr. from the coaching of Vic So’oto, who comes Liam Jimmons, Sr. team honors in 2019, could be the league’s top Damian Lopez, Jr. defensive lineman in 2020. Plugging the middle from a program (Virginia) that had 46 sacks AJ Mageo, So. is another effective junior, Marlon Tuipulotu last season.” Frank Martin II, Sr. (46 tac, 6 for loss, 2 sack, 3 dfl, 1 FF in 2019), a JALEN McKENZIE, Jr. 2-year starter with 81 tackles and 11.5 stops for DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Andrew Milek, In. Fr. De’jon Benton, RFr. a loss in his career. Sophomore Drake Jackson Nick Figueroa, Jr. Jonah Monheim, In. Fr. (46 tac, 11.5 for loss, 5.5 sack, 3 dfl, 1 FF, 1 safety BRETT NEILON, Jr. DRAKE JACKSON, DL-OLB, So. Gino Quinones, RFr. in 2019), a 2019 Freshman All-American first Jacob Lichtenstein, Jr. Jason Rodriguez, RFr. teamer when he led the Trojans in tackles for Connor Murphy, Sr. Bernard Schirmer, Sr. loss (11.5) and sacks (5.5), is superb attacking Kobe Pepe, Fr. Caadyn Stephen, In. Fr. from the edge and could see time at outside Brandon Pili, Sr. ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER, Jr. linebacker. Experienced senior Brandon Pili (18 Jamar Sekona, In. Fr. Andrew Vorhees, Jr. tac, 5 for loss, 1.5 sack, 3 dfl, 1 FF in 2019) has Stanley Ta’ufo’ou, RFr. Mark Zuvich, So. filled in often at various line spots. Caleb Tremblay, Sr. Trevor Trout, So. Several of the backups have seen key JAY TUFELE, Jr. DEFENSE playing time, including seniors Caleb Tremblay MARLON TUIPULOTU, Jr. (16 tac, 3 for loss, 2 sack in 2019) and Connor Tuli Tuipulotu, In. Fr. Nine defensive starters return from 2019: Murphy (5 tac, 1 sack, 1 BLK FG in 2019), who defensive linemen Jay Tufele, Drake Jackson each own career starts, and juniors Nick OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS and Marlon Tuipulotu, safeties Talanoa Figueroa (10 tac, 1 sack, 1 FR, 1 dfl in 2019) and USC has just a small cadre of outside Hufanga and Isaiah Pola-Mao, co-starting Jacob Lichtenstein, who missed 2019 with a linebackers, although defensive lineman Drake inside linebackers Palaie Gaoteote IV and knee injury that could slow his this spring. Then Jackson (46 tac, 11.5 for loss, 5.5 sack, 3 dfl, 1 Kana’i Mauga, cornerback Olaijah Griffin, co- there are sophomore Trevor Trout and redshirt FF, 1 safety in 2019) might be used here as an starters at cornerback Isaac Taylor-Stuart freshmen De’jon Benton (3 tac in 2019) and edge rusher. and Chris Steele and nickelback-cornerback Stanley Ta’ufo’ou, all who saw brief action last Juniors Hunter Echols (9 tac, 1.5 sack, 1 Greg Johnson. Other defensive players fall. FR, 1 dfl in 2019) andJuliano Falaniko (12 tac, back with career starts are inside linebacker Prep All-American Kobe Pepe (St. John 1.5 for loss, 0.5 sack, 1 FR in 2019) are the most Jordan Iosefa, defensive linemen Brandon Bosco High in Bellflower, Calif.) graduated from experienced. Echols started twice last year, but Pili, Caleb Tremblay, Connor Murphy and high school a semester early and enrolled at is coming off late-season shoulder surgery that Jacob Lichtenstein, safety Chase Williams, USC as a freshman this spring. Joining in the will limit him this spring. nickelback-cornerback Max Williams, fall as frosh will be prep All-American Jamar Sophomore Abdul-Malik McClain (2 tac, cornerback Dorian Hewett, outside linebacker Sekona (Marin Catholic High in Kentfield, Calif.) 2 sack in 2019), Munir’s older brother, showed Hunter Echols and inside linebacker Eli’jah and Tuli Tuipulotu (Lawndale High in Lawndale, well in 2019 when healthy. Shoulder and knee Winston. Calif.), Marlon’s younger brother. injuries limited him to 5 games last year (he had post-season surgery on his shoulder that could slow him in 2020 spring drills). There also are 2 walk-ons: junior Bryce Matthews, who is coming off a back injury that knocked him out all of 2019, and Peter Esparza. “This unit is part of our entire defensive front, bringing pressure on the offense,” said Helton. “I’m excited to see their progression in our new aggressive system.”

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS Hunter Echols, Jr. Peter Esparza, So. Juliano Falaniko, Jr. DRAKE JACKSON, DL-OLB, So. Bryce Matthews, Jr. Abdul-Malik McClain, So. JAY TUFELE DRAKE JACKSON

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PALAIE GAOTEOTE IV KANA’I MAUGA ISAIAH POLA-MAO INSIDE LINEBACKERS DEFENSIVE BACKS 2019), who started once in 2019, and Jayden Gone is 3-year starting inside linebacker USC’s secondary, which was young in 2019 Williams (6 tac in 2019) and redshirt freshman John Houston Jr., who led the Trojans in tackles but is now experienced and deep, welcomes Adonis Otey (1 tac in 2019). And at nickelback in 2019 with 104. He had 271 stops in his career. almost everyone back in 2020. or cornerback is redshirt frosh Max Williams (6 But USC is deep at the inside linebacker spot. The Trojans feature one of the nation’s tac, 1 sack, 1 dfl, a FF in 2019), who started twice Juniors Palaie Gaoteote IV (58 tac, 3 top safety duos in juniors Talanoa Hufanga (90 last year. for loss in 2019) and Kana’i Mauga (61 tac, 7 tac, 7.5 for loss, 3.5 sack, 3 dfl, 2 FF in 2019) Two walk-ons also are available: soph for loss, 3 sack, 2 dfl, 1 FF, 1 int in 2019, plus 1 at strong safety and Isaiah Pola-Mao (73 tac, Jordan McMillan (6 tac in 2019), a safety, and KOR, 0 yds) shared starts inside in 2019 next to 5.5 for loss, 1.5 sack, 4 int, 2 dfl in 2019) at free junior cornerback Jack Drake. Houston, with Mauga getting 8 and Gaoteote 7. safety. Hufanga (90) and Pola-Mao (73) were “Our defensive back corps from 2019 has Mauga was fourth on the Trojans in tackles last second and third on the team in tackles last remained nearly intact this season and a lot fall with 61 and Gaoteote was right behind with year. Hufanga’s 18 tackles against UCLA were of them got on the field last year,” said Helton. 58 despite missing 5 games with ankle injuries. the most by a Trojan since Troy Polamalu’s 20 “That will help the continuity of the back end Senior Jordan Iosefa, who has 16 career against Utah in 2001. Pola-Mao had a team- of our defense as we work into a new system. starts at inside and outside linebacker, was best 4 picks last fall, including 1 in 3 consecutive Talanoa and Isaiah are outstanding safeties in line to start on the inside last fall but he games (the first Trojan to do so since 1998) and and I like our corners, too. I’m excited to dislocated his kneecap in fall camp and missed 2 of his thefts were in the end zone. In their watch the secondary’s development under the 2019 season (the injury might slow him this careers, Hufanga has 141 stops and Pola-Mao Donte Williams and Craig Naivar.” spring). has 81. Hufanga likely will miss 2020 spring Several other returnees have some drills after having post-seaon shoulder surgery. DEFENSIVE BACKS playing experience and will compete for time: Three players who shared primary time Briton Allen, S, So. sophomores Ralen Goforth (6 tac in 2019) at cornerback in 2019 return: junior Olaijah Jack Drake, CB, Jr. and Eli’jah Winston (8 tac, 1 for loss in 2019), Griffin (37 tac, 0.5 for loss, 9 dfl in 2019), who OLAIJAH GRIFFIN, CB, Jr. led the Trojans in deflections last fall with 9, and Dorian Hewett, CB., So. who missed the first half of 2019 with an ankle TALANOA HUFANGA, S, Jr. sprain (he started once), and redshirt freshmen sophomores Isaac-Taylor Stuart (36 tac, 1 for GREG JOHNSON, NB-CB, Jr. Maninoa Tufono (2 tac in 2019) and Tuasivi loss, 1 int, 4 dfl in 2019) andChris Steele (35 Kaulana Makaula, S, So. Nomura, who appeared briefly in 4 games in tac, 1 for loss, 5 dfl, 1 FR in 2019), who split starts Jordan McMillan, S, So. 2019, but did not make a tackle. in 2019. Taylor-Stuart will be slowed in spring Adonis Otey, CB, RFr. After being sidelined his first 2 seasons drills after suffering torn knee ligaments in last ISAIAH POLA-MAO, S, Jr. at USC with a foot injury, sophomore Solomon year’s Holiday Bowl. Raymond Scott, S, So. Tuliaupupu is hopeful he can get on the field in Junior Greg Johnson (35 tac, 2 for loss, 1 CHRIS STEELE, CB, So. 2019. sack, 4 dfl, 2 int, 1 FR, 1 FF in 2019), who was ISAAC TAYLOR-STUART, CB, So. USC’s nickelback last fall, also returns. Chase Williams, S, So. Three walk-ons bolster the inside Jayden Williams, CB, So. linebacker unit: senior Grant Jones, soph There are plenty of tested backups in the Max Williams, NB-CB, RFr. Spencer Gilbert (1 tac in 2019) and redshirt secondary. At safety, there are sophomores freshman Clyde Moore, who sat out last year Chase Williams (29 tac, 1 for loss in 2019), with a knee injury. who has 5 career starts, Briton Allen (5 tac in “We have good depth, experience and 2019), Kaulana Makaula (6 tac, 2 dfl in 2019) talent here, led by Palaie, Jordan and Kana’i,” and Raymond Scott (1 tac in 2019), who has said Helton. “And there are some good young also played inside linebacker. At corner, there linebackers on the rise. Under the guidance of are sophomores Dorian Hewett (10 tac, 1 dfl in Todd Orlando, I think our linebackers will take advantage of playing in his new defense.”

INSIDE LINEBACKERS PALAIE GAOTEOTE IV, Jr. Spencer Gilbert, So. Ralen Goforth, So. Jordan Iosefa, Sr. Grant Jones, Sr. KANA’I MAUGA, Jr. Clyde Moore, RFr. Tuasivi Nomura, RFr. Maninoa Tufono, RFr. Solomon Tuliaupupu, So. Eli’jah Winston, So.

TALANOA HUFANGA OLAIJAH GRIFFIN

6 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS Both of USC’s primary punt returners from 2019 are back this season: junior wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown (12 PR, 66 yds, 5.5 avg in 2019) and senior wideout Tyler Vaughns (7 PR, 46 yds, 6.6 avg in 2019). Vaughns handled the punt return job in 2018, when his 10.5 average ranked 13th nationally (he had an 82-yard scoring runback that season).

SPECIALISTS Michael Brown, PK, Sr. Jac Casasante, SNP, So. BEN GRIFFITHS, P, So. DAMON JOHNSON, SNP, Sr. Parker Lewis, PK, Fr. CHASE McGRATH, PK, Jr. GREG JOHNSON CHASE McGRATH Will Rose, P, RFr. Michael Shahidi, P, RFr. SPECIAL TEAMS PLACEKICKERS ALEX STADTHAUS, PK, Jr. USC features a pair of placekickers with USC returns all but its kickoff returner extensive experience. on special teams: its punter (Ben Griffiths), Junior Chase McGrath (14-of-17 FG, 54-of- placekickers (Chase McGrath, Michael 54 PAT in 2019), Troy’s kicker in 2017 and 2019 Brown), kickoff specialist (Alex Stadthaus), (and for 3 games in 2018 before getting hurt), long snapper (Damon Johnson), holder (Ben has 32 career field goals and has missed just 1 Griffiths) and punt returners (Amon-Ra St. PAT in 119 tries. Last season, he was 14-of-17 on Brown, Tyler Vaughns). field goals and 54-of-54 on extra points. Troy’s punting average (41.2) last year Senior Michael Brown (1 tac in 2019) was was its highest since 2012 and only 10 of the the kicker in 2018 after McGrath got hurt, making team’s 52 punts were returned (just 3 were 7-of-9 field goals and all 32 of his PAT tries. In touchbacks). USC’s 14 field goals were its fourth 2019, he kicked off 17 times, with 8 touchbacks most since 2008. The Trojans had a punt return (he even recovered his own onside kick). for a TD in 2019 and they blocked 2 field goals. Junior Alex Stadthaus (4 tac in 2019) But USC’s 5.6 punt return average was its lowest handled most of USC’s kickoffs in 2019 after since 1986 and its 21.2 kickoff return mark was doing so all of 2018. In his career, he has its fifth lowest since 2002. Its kickoff return touchbacks on 48.8% of his kickoffs (60-of- defense (29.8) ranked last nationally in 2019 123), including 19 times in 62 kickoffs last year. and USC allowed 2 scoring kick returns for the He has not done any placement kicks at USC. first time since 2011. Prep All-American Parker Lewis (Saguaro “We’re very fortunate to have all of our High in Scottsdale, Ariz.) graduated a semester specialists and most of our returners back early from high school and is now a USC from a year ago,” said Helton. “I anticipate freshman this spring. He drilled touchbacks that our special teams will be among the best 82.6% of the time as a prep junior and senior, in the country. Guys like Chase and Michael plus as a punter he averaged more than 50 and Ben are proven performers. Sean Snyder, yards per punt. our new coordinator, has been a great teacher of special teams play and is known for the SNAPPERS development of his players.” Senior Damon Johnson (2 tac, 1 FR in 2019) returns for his fourth year as the starting PUNTERS long snapper, a job he has handled flawlessly. At punter, USC brings back strong-legged He is backed by sophomore walk-on Jac sophomore Ben Griffiths (41.2 P avg in 2019), Casasante, who has yet to play at USC. who played professional Australian rules football before arriving at USC last season. He HOLDERS averaged 41.2 yards per boot in 2019, with 22 of Sophomore punter Ben Griffith was USC’s his 52 punts pinning opponents within the 20- holder in 2019 and should do so again in 2020. yard line. He only had 3 touchbacks. His backup last year was senior quarterback Behind him are a pair of redshirt freshmen Matt Fink. walk-ons in Will Rose and Michael Shahidi. RETURNERS USC must replace reliable kickoff returner Velus Jones Jr., who ran back a USC record 81 kickoffs in his 3-year career and is second on the school’s all-time kickoff return yardage chart. He had 29 kickoff returns for a 24.3-yard average in 2019, with a touchdown. Among the candidates to take over the kick return duty are senior tailback Stephen Carr (6 KOR, 106 yds, 17.7 avg in 2019), the most experienced kickoff returner on the roster, fleet sophomore tailback Kenan Christon (1 KOR, 20 yds, 20.0 avg in 2019), senior wide receiver Tyler Vaughns (1 KOR, 10 yds, 10.0 avg in 2019), junior wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and redshirt freshman cornerback Adonis Otey. All were BEN GRIFFITHS deep on kickoffs at some point in 2019.

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No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Birthday Cl (Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown (High School/JC/College) 25 ALLEN, Briton S 6-0 185 5/20/00 So./So. 1V Orlando, FL (IMG Academy) 36 AOKI, Brad WR 5-9 170 4/24/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Honolulu, HI (Punahou) 79 BENTON, De’jon DL 6-3 285 2/21/01 Fr.*./So. 1V Oakland, CA (Pittsburg) 1 BRYANT JR., Gary WR 5-11 165 11/19/00 Fr../Fr. -- Riverside, CA (Centennial) 49 BROWN, Michael PK 6-1 195 12/23/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Temecula, CA (Linfield Christian) 7 CARR, Stephen TB 6-0 210 1/16/99 Sr./Sr. 3V Gardena, CA (Summit) 39 CASASANTE, Jac SNP 6-0 215 2/6/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Altadena, CA (Loyola) 41 CAULK, Chris WR 6-3 210 10/27/97 Sr.*/Sr. SQ San Diego, CA (Cathedral Catholic/San Diego Mesa JC) 23 CHRISTON, Kenan TB 5-10 185 5/12/01 So./So. 1V San Diego, CA (Madison) 10 DANIELS, JT QB 6-3 210 2/2/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Irvine, CA (Mater Dei) 57 DEDICH, Justin OL 6-2 295 4/21/00 So.*/Jr. 1V Temecula, CA (Chaparral) 68 DOUGLASS, Liam OL 6-5 290 9/3/99 So.*/Jr. 1V Topanga, CA (Harvard Westlake) 44 DRAKE, Jack CB 5-10 190 10/28/98 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Danville, CA (De La Salle) 37 EASINGTON, Ben TB 5-10 210 4/23/99 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Evanston, IL (Evanston) 31 ECHOLS, Hunter OLB 6-5 240 11/1/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Los Angeles, CA (Cathedral) 48 ESPARZA, Peter OLB 6-1 210 4/6/00 So.*/Jr. SQ West Covina, CA (JSerra Catholic) 41 FALANIKO, Juliano OLB 6-4 235 3/27/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone) 83 FALO, Josh TE 6-6 230 8/10/99 Sr./Sr. 3V Sacramento, CA (Inderkum) 50 FIGUEROA, Nick DL 6-5 280 8/1/99 Jr.*/Sr. 1V San Bernardino, CA (Cajon/Cal Poly/Riverside CC) 19 FINK, Matt QB 6-3 200 12/13/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Glendora) 81 FORD, Kyle WR 6-2 210 1/20/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Corona, CA (Orange Lutheran) 1 GAOTEOTE IV, Palaie ILB 6-2 250 5/11/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman) 52 GILBERT, Spencer ILB 6-0 215 1/9/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Madison, AL (St. John Bosco) 10 GOFORTH, Ralen ILB 6-2 225 11/2/00 So./So. 1V Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco) 2 GRIFFIN, Olaijah CB 6-0 170 3/10/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Long Beach, CA (Mission Viejo) 24 GRIFFITHS, Ben P 6-5 240 9/17/91 So.*/Jr. 1V Melbourne, Australia 22 HEWETT, Dorian CB 6-0 180 6/13/01 So./So. 1V Houston, TX (North Shore Senior) 15 HUFANGA, Talanoa S 6-1 220 2/1/00 Jr./Jr. 2V Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley) 88 IMATORBHEBHE, Daniel TE 6-3 240 12/9/96 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Suwanee, GA (North Gwinnett/Florida) 56 IOSEFA, Jordan ILB 6-2 230 9/20/98 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Waipahu, HI (Saint Louis) 99 JACKSON, Drake DL-OLB 6-4 275 4/12/01 So./So. 1V Corona, CA (Centennial) 6 JACKSON JR., Joshua WR 6-1 180 7/9/01 Fr./Fr. -- Westminster, CA (Narbonne) 80 JACKSON III, John WR 6-2 210 8/23/99 So./So. 1V Redondo Beach, CA (Serra) 71 JIMMONS, Liam OL 6-4 305 1/6/98 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Huntington Beach, CA (Huntington Beach) 59 JOHNSON, Damon SNP 6-0 205 10/7/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Glendora, CA (Glendora/Citrus JC) 9 JOHNSON, Greg NB-CB 5-11 190 1/12/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Los Angeles, CA (Hawkins) 46 JONES, Grant ILB 6-2 225 3/14/98 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Danville, CA (De La Salle) 27 JOUNTTI, Quincy TB 5-10 210 9/28/97 Sr.*/Sr. 1V Bakersfield, CA (Liberty/Sacramento State) 84 KROMMENHOEK, Erik TE 6-5 260 11/12/98 Sr./Sr. 3V Danville, CA (Monte Vista) 48 LEWIS, Parker PK 6-3 200 6/28/01 Fr./Fr. -- Phoenix, AZ (Saguaro) 97 LICHTENSTEIN, Jacob DL 6-5 280 11/6/98 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Weston, FL (Cypress Bay) 86 LOCKE, Chase WR 6-4 190 7/7/00 Fr.*/So. SQ San Antonio, TX (O’Connor) 15 LONDON, Drake WR 6-5 205 7/24/01 So./So. 1V Moorpark, CA (Moorpark) 63 LOPEZ, Damian OL 6-6 320 9/23/99 Jr.*/Sr. SQ San Pedro, CA (San Pedro/UC Irvine/ Los Angeles Harbor JC) 64 MAGEO, AJ OL 6-5 300 11/10/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain) 89 MAHONEY, Sean TE 6-5 215 9/12/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Los Altos Hills, CA (Archbishop Mitty) 23 MAKAULA, Kaulana S 6-3 190 12/18/99 Fr.*/So. 1V Kailua, HI (Punahou) 29 MALEPEAI, Vavae TB 6-0 220 1/21/98 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Aiea, HI (Mililani) 65 MARTIN II, Frank OL 6-4 300 9/5/97 Sr.*/Sr. 1V West Covina, CA (Mater Dei) 53 MATTHEWS, Bryce OLB 6-3 225 4/30/99 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Los Angeles, CA (Bishop Montgomery) 26 MAUGA, Kana’i ILB 6-2 240 1/8/00 Jr./Jr. 2V Waianae, HI (Waianae) 42 McCLAIN, Abdul-Malik OLB 6-4 240 10/10/99 So.*/Jr. 1V San Juan Capistrano, CA (JSerra Catholic) 2 McCLAIN, Munir WR 6-4 210 12/29/00 So./So. 1V San Juan Capistrano, CA (JSerra Catholic) 4 McCOY, Bru WR 6-3 210 6/22/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Mater Dei/Texas) 40 McGRATH, Chase PK 6-0 190 9/13/98 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Newport Beach, CA (Mater Dei) 70 McKENZIE, Jalen OL 6-5 300 7/10/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Concord, CA (Clayton Valley) 30 McMILLAN, Jordan S 5-11 195 2/18/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Los Angeles, CA (Loyola) 54 MOORE, Clyde ILB 6-0 225 10/13/99 Fr.*/So. SQ Newport Beach, CA (Corona del Mar/Colorado) 90 MURPHY, Connor DL 6-7 270 10/29/97 Sr.*/Sr. 4V Mesa, AZ (Brophy Prep) 62 NEILON, Brett OL 6-2 300 7/7/98 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (Santa Margarita Catholic) 44 NOMURA, Tuasivi ILB 6-1 210 1/23/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Corona, CA (Centennial) 13 OTEY, Adonis CB 6-1 180 3/12/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Columbia, TN (Blackman)

8 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Birthday Cl (Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown (High School/JC/College) 94 PEPE, Kobe DL 6-1 295 3/31/01 Fr./Fr. -- Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco) 91 PILI, Brandon DL 6-4 325 4/2/99 Sr./Sr. 3V Anchorage, AK (Westview (OR)) 21 POLA-MAO, Isaiah S 6-4 205 6/30/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Pointe) 66 QUINONES, Gino OL 6-3 280 4/5/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Ewa Beach, HI (Saint Louis) 85 RAE, Ethan TE 6-5 240 7/12/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Anaheim Hills, CA (Orange Lutheran) 77 RODRIGUEZ, Jason OL 6-6 325 3/9/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Oak Hills, CA (Oak Hills) 36 ROSE, Will P 6-1 175 4/30/01 Fr.*/So. SQ Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco) 51 SCHIRMER, Bernard OL 6-6 290 12/18/96 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Long Beach, CA (Lakewood/Mt. San Antonio JC) 18 SCOTT, Raymond S 6-2 225 4/19/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Harbor City, CA (Narbonne) 47 SHAHIDI, Michael P 6-0 180 3/3/01 Fr.*/So. SQ Westlake Village, CA (Westlake) 9 SLOVIS, Kedon QB 6-2 200 4/11/01 So./So. 1V Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain) 38 STADTHAUS, Alex PK 6-2 200 12/13/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Austin, TX (Vandergrift) 8 ST. BROWN, Amon-Ra WR 6-1 195 10/24/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Anaheim Hills, CA (Mater Dei) 8 STEELE, Chris CB 6-1 190 9/27/00 So./So. 1V Bellflower, CA (St. John Bosco/Florida) 30 STEPP, Markese TB 6-0 235 2/11/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Indianapolis, IN (Cathedral) 47 TA’UFO’OU, Stanley DL 6-3 270 1/30/00 Fr.*/So. 1V Simi Valley, CA (Grace Brethren) 6 TAYLOR-STUART, Isaac CB 6-2 205 10/25/99 So.*/Jr. 2V San Diego, CA (Helix) 96 TREMBLAY, Caleb DL 6-5 270 9/24/96 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Napa, CA (Vintage/American River CC) 95 TROUT, Trevor DL 6-4 315 11/20/99 So.*/Jr. SQ Ferguson, MO (Chaminade College Prep) 78 TUFELE, Jay DL 6-3 305 7/25/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Salt Lake City, UT (Bingham) 45 TUFONO, Maninoa ILB 6-3 235 6/28/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Halawa, HI (Punahou) 51 TUIPULOTU, Marlon DL 6-3 305 5/31/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Independence, OR (Central) 58 TULIAUPUPU, Solomon ILB 6-3 230 3/20/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Santa Ana, CA (Mater Dei) 21 VAUGHNS, Tyler WR 6-2 190 6/1/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Pasadena, CA (Bishop Amat) 75 VERA-TUCKER, Alijah OL 6-4 310 6/17/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Oakland, CA (Bishop O’Dowd) 46 VOIGT, Scott TE 6-3 210 1/7/98 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Darien, CT (Darien) 72 VORHEES, Andrew OL 6-6 315 1/21/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Kingsburg, CA (Kingsburg) 22 WEBSTER, Jack WR 6-0 190 8/20/98 Jr.*/Sr. 1V La Canada Flintridge, CA (Loyola) 7 WILLIAMS, Chase S 6-2 190 12/9/99 So.*/Jr. 2V Corona, CA (Roosevelt) 14 WILLIAMS, Jayden CB 6-1 195 7/25/00 So./So. 1V East Riverside, CA (Centennial) 4 WILLIAMS, Max NB-CB 5-9 180 8/28/00 Fr.*/So. 1V Carson, CA (Serra) 17 WILSON, Zach WR 6-1 205 12/4/99 So.*/Jr. SQ Scottsdale, AZ (Saguaro) 34 WINSTON, Eli’jah ILB 6-3 240 4/8/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Portland, OR (Central Catholic) 18 WOLFE, Jude TE 6-5 250 2/11/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Laguna Hills, CA (St. John Bosco) 67 ZUVICH, Mark OL 6-3 260 9/1/99 So.*/Jr. SQ Laguna Hills, CA (Laguna Hills) *Used up redshirt year

HEAD COACH: Clay HELTON (Houston, 1994), Seventh Year (interim 1 game in 2013, 7 in 2015; permanent 2 games in 2015, all 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019)

ASSISTANT COACHES: John David BAKER, Tight Ends (Abilene Christian, 2014); Keary COLBERT, Wide Receivers (USC, 2006); Tim DREVNO, Offensive Line/Run Game and Pass Protection Coordinator (Cal State Fullerton, 1992); Graham HARRELL, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks (Texas Tech, 2007); Michael HUTCHINGS, Defensive Graduate Assistant (USC, 2017); Mike JINKS, Running Backs (Angelo State, 1995); Stanton KEANE, Offensive Graduate Assistant (Texas Tech, 2018); Craig NAIVAR, Safeties (Hardin-Simmons, 1994); Todd ORLANDO, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (Wisconsin, 1994); Sean SNYDER, Special Teams Coordinator (Kansas State, 1994); Vic SO’OTO, Defensive Line (BYU, 2010); Viane TALAMAIVAO, Offensive Graduate Assistant (USC, 2018); Donte WILLIAMS, Cornerbacks/ Defensive Pass Game Coordinator (Idaho State, 2006).

HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Aaron AUSMUS (Tennessee, 1998)

9 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Birthday Cl (Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown (High School/JC/College) 1 BRYANT JR., Gary WR 5-11 165 11/19/00 Fr../Fr. -- Riverside, CA (Centennial) 1 GAOTEOTE IV, Palaie ILB 6-2 250 5/11/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman) 2 GRIFFIN, Olaijah CB 6-0 170 3/10/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Long Beach, CA (Mission Viejo) 2 McCLAIN, Munir WR 6-4 210 12/29/00 So./So. 1V San Juan Capistrano, CA (JSerra Catholic) 4 WILLIAMS, Max NB-CB 5-9 180 8/28/00 Fr.*/So. 1V Carson, CA (Serra) 4 McCOY, Bru WR 6-3 210 6/22/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Mater Dei/Texas) 6 TAYLOR-STUART, Isaac CB 6-2 205 10/25/99 So.*/Jr. 2V San Diego, CA (Helix) 6 JACKSON JR., Joshua WR 6-1 180 7/9/01 Fr./Fr. -- Westminster, CA (Narbonne) 7 CARR, Stephen TB 6-0 210 1/16/99 Sr./Sr. 3V Gardena, CA (Summit) 7 WILLIAMS, Chase S 6-2 190 12/9/99 So.*/Jr. 2V Corona, CA (Roosevelt) 8 ST. BROWN, Amon-Ra WR 6-1 195 10/24/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Anaheim Hills, CA (Mater Dei) 8 STEELE, Chris CB 6-1 190 9/27/00 So./So. 1V Bellflower, CA (St. John Bosco/Florida) 9 SLOVIS, Kedon QB 6-2 200 4/11/01 So./So. 1V Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain) 9 JOHNSON, Greg NB-CB 5-11 190 1/12/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Los Angeles, CA (Hawkins) 10 DANIELS, JT QB 6-3 210 2/2/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Irvine, CA (Mater Dei) 10 GOFORTH, Ralen ILB 6-2 225 11/2/00 So./So. 1V Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco) 13 OTEY, Adonis CB 6-1 180 3/12/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Columbia, TN (Blackman) 14 WILLIAMS, Jayden CB 6-1 195 7/25/00 So./So. 1V East Riverside, CA (Centennial) 15 HUFANGA, Talanoa S 6-1 220 2/1/00 Jr./Jr. 2V Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley) 15 LONDON, Drake WR 6-5 205 7/24/01 So./So. 1V Moorpark, CA (Moorpark) 17 WILSON, Zach WR 6-1 205 12/4/99 So.*/Jr. SQ Scottsdale, AZ (Saguaro) 18 WOLFE, Jude TE 6-5 250 2/11/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Laguna Hills, CA (St. John Bosco) 18 SCOTT, Raymond S 6-2 225 4/19/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Harbor City, CA (Narbonne) 19 FINK, Matt QB 6-3 200 12/13/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Glendora) 21 VAUGHNS, Tyler WR 6-2 190 6/1/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Pasadena, CA (Bishop Amat) 21 POLA-MAO, Isaiah S 6-4 205 6/30/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Pointe) 22 HEWETT, Dorian CB 6-0 180 6/13/01 So./So. 1V Houston, TX (North Shore Senior) 22 WEBSTER, Jack WR 6-0 190 8/20/98 Jr.*/Sr. 1V La Canada Flintridge, CA (Loyola) 23 CHRISTON, Kenan TB 5-10 185 5/12/01 So./So. 1V San Diego, CA (Madison) 23 MAKAULA, Kaulana S 6-3 190 12/18/99 Fr.*/So. 1V Kailua, HI (Punahou) 24 GRIFFITHS, Ben P 6-5 240 9/17/91 So.*/Jr. 1V Melbourne, Australia 25 ALLEN, Briton S 6-0 185 5/20/00 So./So. 1V Orlando, FL (IMG Academy) 26 MAUGA, Kana’i ILB 6-2 240 1/8/00 Jr./Jr. 2V Waianae, HI (Waianae) 27 JOUNTTI, Quincy TB 5-10 210 9/28/97 Sr.*/Sr. 1V Bakersfield, CA (Liberty/Sacramento State) 29 MALEPEAI, Vavae TB 6-0 220 1/21/98 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Aiea, HI (Mililani) 30 STEPP, Markese TB 6-0 235 2/11/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Indianapolis, IN (Cathedral) 30 McMILLAN, Jordan S 5-11 195 2/18/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Los Angeles, CA (Loyola) 31 ECHOLS, Hunter OLB 6-5 240 11/1/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Los Angeles, CA (Cathedral) 34 WINSTON, Eli’jah ILB 6-3 240 4/8/00 So.*/Jr. 2V Portland, OR (Central Catholic) 36 AOKI, Brad WR 5-9 170 4/24/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Honolulu, HI (Punahou) 36 ROSE, Will P 6-1 175 4/30/01 Fr.*/So. SQ Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco) 37 EASINGTON, Ben TB 5-10 210 4/23/99 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Evanston, IL (Evanston) 38 STADTHAUS, Alex PK 6-2 200 12/13/99 Jr./Jr. 2V Austin, TX (Vandergrift) 39 CASASANTE, Jac SNP 6-0 215 2/6/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Altadena, CA (Loyola) 40 McGRATH, Chase PK 6-0 190 9/13/98 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Newport Beach, CA (Mater Dei) 41 FALANIKO, Juliano OLB 6-4 235 3/27/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone) 41 CAULK, Chris WR 6-3 210 10/27/97 Sr.*/Sr. SQ San Diego, CA (Cathedral Catholic/San Diego Mesa JC) 42 McCLAIN, Abdul-Malik OLB 6-4 240 10/10/99 So.*/Jr. 1V San Juan Capistrano, CA (JSerra Catholic) 44 NOMURA, Tuasivi ILB 6-1 210 1/23/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Corona, CA (Centennial) 44 DRAKE, Jack CB 5-10 190 10/28/98 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Danville, CA (De La Salle) 45 TUFONO, Maninoa ILB 6-3 235 6/28/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Halawa, HI (Punahou) 46 VOIGT, Scott TE 6-3 210 1/7/98 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Darien, CT (Darien) 46 JONES, Grant ILB 6-2 225 3/14/98 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Danville, CA (De La Salle) 47 TA’UFO’OU, Stanley DL 6-3 270 1/30/00 Fr.*/So. 1V Simi Valley, CA (Grace Brethren) 47 SHAHIDI, Michael P 6-0 180 3/3/01 Fr.*/So. SQ Westlake Village, CA (Westlake) 48 LEWIS, Parker PK 6-3 200 6/28/01 Fr./Fr. -- Phoenix, AZ (Saguaro) 48 ESPARZA, Peter OLB 6-1 210 4/6/00 So.*/Jr. SQ West Covina, CA (JSerra Catholic) 49 BROWN, Michael PK 6-1 195 12/23/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Temecula, CA (Linfield Christian) 50 FIGUEROA, Nick DL 6-5 280 8/1/99 Jr.*/Sr. 1V San Bernardino, CA (Cajon/Cal Poly/Riverside CC) 51 TUIPULOTU, Marlon DL 6-3 305 5/31/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Independence, OR (Central) 51 SCHIRMER, Bernard OL 6-6 290 12/18/96 Sr.*/Sr. SQ Long Beach, CA (Lakewood/Mt. San Antonio JC) 52 GILBERT, Spencer ILB 6-0 215 1/9/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Madison, AL (St. John Bosco) 53 MATTHEWS, Bryce OLB 6-3 225 4/30/99 Jr.*/Sr. SQ Los Angeles, CA (Bishop Montgomery)

10 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Birthday Cl (Ath/Ac) Exp. Hometown (High School/JC/College) 54 MOORE, Clyde ILB 6-0 225 10/13/99 Fr.*/So. SQ Newport Beach, CA (Corona del Mar/Colorado) 56 IOSEFA, Jordan ILB 6-2 230 9/20/98 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Waipahu, HI (Saint Louis) 57 DEDICH, Justin OL 6-2 295 4/21/00 So.*/Jr. 1V Temecula, CA (Chaparral) 58 TULIAUPUPU, Solomon ILB 6-3 230 3/20/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Santa Ana, CA (Mater Dei) 59 JOHNSON, Damon SNP 6-0 205 10/7/97 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Glendora, CA (Glendora/Citrus JC) 62 NEILON, Brett OL 6-2 300 7/7/98 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (Santa Margarita Catholic) 63 LOPEZ, Damian OL 6-6 320 9/23/99 Jr.*/Sr. SQ San Pedro, CA (San Pedro/UC Irvine/ Los Angeles Harbor JC) 64 MAGEO, AJ OL 6-5 300 11/10/00 So.*/Jr. SQ Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain) 65 MARTIN II, Frank OL 6-4 300 9/5/97 Sr.*/Sr. 1V West Covina, CA (Mater Dei) 66 QUINONES, Gino OL 6-3 280 4/5/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Ewa Beach, HI (Saint Louis) 67 ZUVICH, Mark OL 6-3 260 9/1/99 So.*/Jr. SQ Laguna Hills, CA (Laguna Hills) 68 DOUGLASS, Liam OL 6-5 290 9/3/99 So.*/Jr. 1V Topanga, CA (Harvard Westlake) 70 McKENZIE, Jalen OL 6-5 300 7/10/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Concord, CA (Clayton Valley) 71 JIMMONS, Liam OL 6-4 305 1/6/98 Sr.*/Sr. 3V Huntington Beach, CA (Huntington Beach) 72 VORHEES, Andrew OL 6-6 315 1/21/99 Jr.*/Sr. 3V Kingsburg, CA (Kingsburg) 75 VERA-TUCKER, Alijah OL 6-4 310 6/17/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Oakland, CA (Bishop O’Dowd) 77 RODRIGUEZ, Jason OL 6-6 325 3/9/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Oak Hills, CA (Oak Hills) 78 TUFELE, Jay DL 6-3 305 7/25/99 Jr.*/Sr. 2V Salt Lake City, UT (Bingham) 79 BENTON, De’jon DL 6-3 285 2/21/01 Fr.*./So. 1V Oakland, CA (Pittsburg) 80 JACKSON III, John WR 6-2 210 8/23/99 So./So. 1V Redondo Beach, CA (Serra) 81 FORD, Kyle WR 6-2 210 1/20/01 Fr.*/So. 1V Corona, CA (Orange Lutheran) 83 FALO, Josh TE 6-6 230 8/10/99 Sr./Sr. 3V Sacramento, CA (Inderkum) 84 KROMMENHOEK, Erik TE 6-5 260 11/12/98 Sr./Sr. 3V Danville, CA (Monte Vista) 85 RAE, Ethan TE 6-5 240 7/12/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Anaheim Hills, CA (Orange Lutheran) 86 LOCKE, Chase WR 6-4 190 7/7/00 Fr.*/So. SQ San Antonio, TX (O’Connor) 88 IMATORBHEBHE, Daniel TE 6-3 240 12/9/96 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Suwanee, GA (North Gwinnett/Florida) 89 MAHONEY, Sean TE 6-5 215 9/12/00 Fr.*/So. SQ Los Altos Hills, CA (Archbishop Mitty) 90 MURPHY, Connor DL 6-7 270 10/29/97 Sr.*/Sr. 4V Mesa, AZ (Brophy Prep) 91 PILI, Brandon DL 6-4 325 4/2/99 Sr./Sr. 3V Anchorage, AK (Westview (OR)) 94 PEPE, Kobe DL 6-1 295 3/31/01 Fr./Fr. -- Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco) 95 TROUT, Trevor DL 6-4 315 11/20/99 So.*/Jr. SQ Ferguson, MO (Chaminade College Prep) 96 TREMBLAY, Caleb DL 6-5 270 9/24/96 Sr.*/Sr. 2V Napa, CA (Vintage/American River CC) 97 LICHTENSTEIN, Jacob DL 6-5 280 11/6/98 Jr.*/Sr. 1V Weston, FL (Cypress Bay) 99 JACKSON, Drake DL-OLB 6-4 275 4/12/01 So./So. 1V Corona, CA (Centennial) *Used up redshirt year

HEAD COACH: Clay HELTON (Houston, 1994), Seventh Year (interim 1 game in 2013, 7 in 2015; permanent 2 games in 2015, all 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019)

ASSISTANT COACHES: John David BAKER, Tight Ends (Abilene Christian, 2014); Keary COLBERT, Wide Receivers (USC, 2006); Tim DREVNO, Offensive Line/Run Game and Pass Protection Coordinator (Cal State Fullerton, 1992); Graham HARRELL, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks (Texas Tech, 2007); Michael HUTCHINGS, Defensive Graduate Assistant (USC, 2017); Mike JINKS, Running Backs (Angelo State, 1995); Stanton KEANE, Offensive Graduate Assistant (Texas Tech, 2018); Craig NAIVAR, Safeties (Hardin-Simmons, 1994); Todd ORLANDO, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (Wisconsin, 1994); Sean SNYDER, Special Teams Coordinator (Kansas State, 1994); Vic SO’OTO, Defensive Line (BYU, 2010); Viane TALAMAIVAO, Offensive Graduate Assistant (USC, 2018); Donte WILLIAMS, Cornerbacks/ Defensive Pass Game Coordinator (Idaho State, 2006).

HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Aaron AUSMUS (Tennessee, 1998)

11 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL SQUAD BREAKDOWN

RETURNING SQUADMEN (93) SQUADMEN LOST (18)

OFFENSE (28) NON-PLAYING SQUADMEN (24) OFFENSE (10) Stephen Carr, TB*# (1) Brad Aoki, WR Clayton Bradley, OT Kenan Christon, TB*# (3) Jac Casasante, SNP Jacob Daniel, OG* JT Daniels, QB*# (1) Chris Caulk, WR Dominic Davis, WR-CB* Justin Dedich, OL*# (2) Jack Drake, CB Chris Edmondson, TB Liam Douglass, OL* Ben Easington, TB Matthew Hocum, WR Josh Falo, TE*# (2) Peter Esparza, OLB AUSTIN JACKSON, OT* (13) Matt Fink, QB*# (1) Daniel Imatorbhebhe, TE Velus Jones Jr.., WR*# (2) Kyle Ford, WR* Jordan Iosefa, ILB MICHAEL PITTMAN JR., WR* (13) John Jackson, WR* DREW RICHMOND, OT* (11) Liam Jimmons, OL*# (2) Jacob Lichtenstein, DL Quincy Jountti, TB* Chase Locke, WR Trevor Scully, QB ERIK KROMMENHOEK, TE*^ (5) Damian Lopez, OL DRAKE LONDON, WR*^ (9) AJ Mageo, OL DEFENSE (7) VAVAE MALEPEAI, TB* (7) Sean Mahoney, TE Matt Bayle, ILB Frank Martin II, OL* Bryce Matthews, OLB Richard Hagestad, S* Munir McClain, WR* Bru McCoy, WR JOHN HOUSTON JR., ILB* (13) JALEN McKENZIE, OL* (13) Clyde Moore, ILB Justin Newell, CB BRETT NEILON, OL* (11) Gino Quinones, OL Brandon Perdue, S Jason Rodriguez, OL* Ethan Rae, TE C.J. Pollard, S* KEDON SLOVIS, QB* (11) Will Rose, P CHRISTIAN RECTOR, DL* (11) AMON-RA ST. BROWN, WR# (12) Bernard Schirmer, OL Markese Stepp, TB* Michael Shaidi, P SPECIAL TEAMS (1) TYLER VAUGHNS, WR* (11) Solomon Tuliaupupu, ILB Thomas Fitts, PK ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER, OL* (13) Scott Voigt, TE Andrew Vorhees, OL* Mark Zuvich, OL Jack Webster, WR* Zach Wilson, WR SPRING 2020 ENROLLEES (4) Zach Wolfe, TE*

DEFENSE (36) OFFENSE (2) Briton Allen, S* Gary Bryant Jr., WR De’jon Benton, DL* Joshua Jackson Jr., WR Hunter Echols, OLB*# (2) Juliano Falaniko, OLB* DEFENSE (1) Nick Figueroa, DL* Kobe Pepe, DL PALAIE GAOTEOTE IV, ILB*^ (7) Spencer Gilbert, ILB SPECIAL TEAMS (1) Ralen Goforth, ILB* Parker Lewis, PK OLAIJAH GRIFFIN, CB* (10) Dorian Hewett, CB*# (1) TALANOA HUFANGA, S* (10) DRAKE JACKSON, DL-OLB* (11) GREG JOHNSON, NB-CB* (9) Grant Jones, ILB Kaulana Makaula, S* KANA’I MAUGA, ILB*^ (8) Abdul-Malik McClain, OLB* Jordan McMillan, S* Donnor Murphy, DL*# (1) Tuasivi Nomura, ILB* Adonis Otey, CB* Players in CAPITAL LETTERS = Brandon Pili, DL*# (1) 2019 starters (with number of starts) ISAIAH POLA-MAO, S* (12) Raymond Scott, S* ^ 2019 co-starters CHRIS STEELE, CB*^ (6) (with number of starts) Stanley Ta’ufo’ou, DL* ISAAC TAYLOR-STUART, CB*^ (8) Caleb Tremblay, DL*# (2) # 2019 part-time starters Trevor Trout, DL (with number of starts) JAY TUFELE, DL* (13) Maninoa Tufono, ILB * 2019 letterman MARLON TUIPULOTU, DL* (12) Chase Williams, S*# (4) Jayden Williams, CB* Max Williams, NB-CB*# (2) Eli’jah Winston, ILB*# (1)

SPECIAL TEAMS (5) Michael Brown, PK*# (1) BEN GRIFFITHS, P* (13) DAMON JOHNSON, SNP* (13) CHASE McGRATH, PK* (13) ALEX STADTHAUS, PK* (12) 12 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

(Class years are listed (36) BRAD AOKI (49) MICHAEL BROWN athletically/academically, with “*” indicating Wide Receiver, 5-9, 170, So.*/Jr. Placekicker, 6-1, 195, Sr.*/Sr. player who has used up redshirt year) Honolulu, HI (Punahou School) Temecula, CA (Linfield Christian HS)

(25) BRITON ALLEN 2020: Aoki is a reserve wide receiver as a CAREER: He has made 7-of-9 field Safety, 6-0, 185, So./So. sophomore walk-on in 2020. goals and all 32 of his extra point kick tries in Orlando, FL (IMG Academy) 2019: Aoki did not see action as a reserve his career. He also has kicked off 29 times, wide receiver as a redshirt freshman walk-on in with 11 touchbacks (with 2 pinning opponents 2020: Allen will battle for playing time at 2019. He did not play football at USC in 2018, within the 20), a successful onside kick and safety as sophomore in 2020. He had 2019 but participated in a portion of 2019 spring 3 unsuccessful onside kicks, and he has a a post-season surgery on his wrist. practice. tackle and rush for minus 2 yards on a fake field 2019: Allen, who enrolled at USC in the HIGH SCHOOL: He played wide receiver goal. He has appeared in 17 games in his career. spring of 2019 after graduating a semester at Punahou School in Honolulu (Hi.) in 2017. He 2020: The experienced Brown will early from high school, was a backup safety and had 2 receptions for 25 yards (12.5 avg) in 2017. compete to serve as USC’s placekicker and played on special teams as a first-year freshman Current Trojans Maninoa Tufono and Kaulana kickoff specialist as a senior in 2020. in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 11 Makaula also prepped at Punahou. 2019: Brown served as a backup games (all but Notre Dame and Arizona State), PERSONAL: He is a business placekicker as a junior in 2019. Overall in he made 5 tackles (1 each against Fresno State, administration major at USC with a 3.78 GPA. 2019 while appearing in 6 games (BYU, Utah, Stanford, Oregon, California and UCLA). Washington, Arizona State, California, Iowa), HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar (79) DE’JON BENTON he kicked off 17 times, with 8 touchbacks and a All-Southeast Region as a senior safety at IMG Defensive Line, 6-3, 285, Fr.*/So. successful onside kick (that he recovered), and Academy in Bradenton (Fla.). He had 21 tackles Oakland, CA (Pittsburg HS) he had a tackle. He had touchbacks on all 4 of and 3 deflections in 2018. his kickoffs at BYU and on 4 of his 5 kickoffs He spent his first 3 seasons at Lake 2020: Benton will compete to get into against Utah. He kicked off twice at Washington Highland Prep in Orlando (Fla.), playing safety the playing rotation on the defensive line as a and had a tackle. He had 4 kickoffs at Arizona and wide receiver. As a junior in 2017, he made redshirt freshman in 2020. State and kicked off once at California. He FloridaHSFootball.com All-State first team 2019: Benton was a backup defensive recovered his own onside kick against Iowa. (as a utility player) as he had 71 tackles and a lineman as a first-year freshman in 2019. 2018: Brown, returning healthy from a forced fumble on defense, caught 11 passes for Overall while appearing in 4 games in 2019 2017 knee injury, assumed the placekicking job 238 yards (21.6 avg) with 3 TDs and ran for 24 (Arizona, Oregon, Arizona State, Iowa), he made for the last 9 games of 2018 as a sophomore. yards on 3 carries (8.0 avg) on offense and had 3 tackles (1 each against Arizona, Oregon and Overall in 2018, he hit 7-of-9 field goals and all 4 punt returns for 102 yards (25.5 avg) with a TD Iowa). He missed 3 games with an ankle injury 32 of his extra point kick tries, and he also had and 6 kickoff returns for 50 yards (8.3 avg). (Stanford, BYU, Utah). He was able to redshirt. 3 unsuccessful onside kicks. He also had a run As a 2016 sophomore, he had 29 tackles HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar for minus 2 yards on a fake field goal. on defense, 6 catches for 179 yards (29.8 avg) All-Western Region as a senior defensive and He saw his first action in a year against with 1 TD and 3 carries for 113 yards (37.7 avg) offensive lineman at Pittsburg (Calif.) High. He Washington State and hit his first career field with 1 TD on offense. had 43 tackles, including 11 for losses (with 2 goal (a 26-yarder) and all 4 of his PATs. He As a 2015 freshman, he had 15 tackles and sacks), plus a forced fumble and a deflection in hit a 42-yard field goal and all 3 of his PATs caught a 23-yard pass. 2018. at Arizona. He hit a 38-yard field goal and all He also played lacrosse at Lake Highland Prep. As a junior in 2017, he had 36 tackles, 4 of his PATs against Colorado. He hit all 4 of PERSONAL: He is majoring in journalism including 2 for losses (with a sack), plus a his PATs but missed a field goal and had an at USC. His nickname is “Bam.” fumble recovery and a deflection. unsuccessful onside kick at Utah. He hit all 5 of PERSONAL: He is a real estate his PATs and had an unsuccessful onside kick TAC LS/YDS DFL FR development major at USC. against Arizona State. He nailed a career-long 2019 (Fr.)… 5 0/0 0 0 46-yard field goal and hit all 5 of his PATs at TAC LS/YDS DFL FR GAME-BY-GAME WITH BRITON ALLEN 2019 (Fr.)… 3 0/0 0 0 Oregon State. He hit both of his PATs and had a run for minus 2 yards against California. He hit 2019 GAME-BY-GAME WITH DE’JON BENTON 2 of his 3 field goal tries (46 and 22 yards) and all 3 PATs at UCLA. He hit a 30-yard field goal and TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2019 both of his PATs (and he had an unsuccessful Fresno St. 1 0/0 0 0 onside kick) against Notre Dame. Stanford 1 0/0 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Oregon 1 0/0 0 0 Arizona 1 0/0 0 0 2017: Brown emerged as USC’s placekicker California 1 0/0 0 0 Oregon 1 0/0 0 0 on kickoffs as a redshirt freshman entering in UCLA 1 0/0 0 0 Iowa (HB) 1 0/0 0 0 2017, but he tore ligaments in his left knee in 2019 (Fr.)… 5 0/0 0 0 2019 (Fr.)… 3 0/0 0 0 the Stanford game and missed the rest of the season. Overall while appearing in 2 games, he kicked off 9 times, with 3 touchbacks (and 2 pinning opponents within the 20), but he did not attempt any placement kicks. Because of the early-season injury, he was allowed to medically redshirt. 2016: Brown redshirted as a first-year freshman placekicker in 2016. He was awarded a scholarship at USC by virtue of an NCAA rule known as “blueshirting” (it allows a non- recruited student-athlete to receive athletic financial aid after beginning practice and have that student-athlete count towards the next year’s signing class if the school has reached its NCAA-maximum aid limit for the current year). BRITON ALLEN DE’JON BENTON

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HIGH SCHOOL: He was 2015 Cal-Hi Sports 2017 also had a 3-yard reception against Stanford, All-State Small Schools first team, Max Preps then added 22 yards on 9 rushes, had 3 catches KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS) All-State Small Schools first team and All-CIF W. Michigan* 8 1 (3) for 29 yards and returned 3 kickoffs for 46 yards Northwest Division as a senior placekicker, Stanford* 1 1 (0) at BYU. He had 3 carries for minus 16 yards, punter and defensive back at Linfield Christian 2017 (Fr.)… 9 2 (3) caught 2 passes for 7 yards and had a 33-yard High in Temecula (Calif.). He made 9-of-13 field *Starter kickoff return against Utah, then ran for 94 yards goals (with a long of 57 yards) and 66-of-70 on 7 carries (with a 60-yard run) and had a catch PATs, had touchbacks on 62 of 68 kickoffs and (1) GARY BRYANT JR. for no yards at Washington. He 44 yards on 9 averaged 41.7 yards punting (with a long of 55 Wide Receiver,5-11, 165, Fr./Fr. carries, caught 2 passes for 21 yards and had yards) as a senior. Riverside, CA (Centennial HS) a 20-yard kickoff return at Notre Dame, then As a junior in 2014, he made Max Preps had 33 yards on 7 carries along with an 11-yard All-State Division IV second team and All-CIF 2020: Bryant, who enrolled at USC in the reception against Arizona before leaving with a Northwest Division while hitting 10-of-14 field spring of 2020 after graduating a semester strained hamstring. After missing 3 games with goals and 36-of-37 PATs, had touchbacks on 41 early from high school, will compete for action the injury, he had 19 yards on 9 carries with a of 50 kickoffs and averaged 37.3 yards on 30 at wide receiver as a first-year freshman in 2-yard TD along with 2 receptions for 2 yards at punts (with a long of 54 yards), plus he had 3 2020. Calfiornia, then had a game-high 87 yards on 11 interceptions on defense. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 PrepStar carries with a 2-yard TD and also had a 21-yard As a 2013 sophomore, he made 2-of-6 Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western reception against UCLA. He ran for 24 yards on field goals (including a 53-yarder) and 30-of-32 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Orange 5 carries (with a short TD) and had 3 catches for PATs and had touchbacks on 24 of 33 kickoffs, County Register Fab 15 first team, All-CIF 6 yards against Iowa. plus he had 14 tackles on defense. Division 1, Southern California News Group 2018: Carr, a sophomore tailback who As a freshman in 2012, he hit 4-of-5 field All-Region and Riverside Press-Enterprise had an impressive 2017 debut rushing and goals and 22-of-23 PATs, plus on defense he had All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a receiving, saw action in USC’s first 9 games in 20 tackles, 6 deflections and 2 interceptions. 2019 senior wide receiver and cornerback at 2018 (starting once, against Washington State) He also played baseball and soccer at Centennial High in Corona (Calif.). He had 58 before spraining his right ankle at Oregon State Linfield Christian. receptions for 1,134 yards (19.6 avg) with 10 TDs, and being sidelined the rest of the season. PERSONAL: He is a real estate ran for 138 yards on 2 carries (69.0 avg) with 2 Overall in 2018, he ran for 384 yards on 81 development major at USC. He was married in TDs, threw a 57-yard TD, had 2 punt returns for carries (4.7 avg) with 2 TDs, caught 8 passes May of 2019 and his wife’s name is Lauren. 115 yards (57.5 avg) with 2 TDs and had 7 tackles for 26 yards (3.2 avg) and returned 6 kickoffs and a deflection in 2019. He was a2020 All- for 151 yards (25.2 avg). He missed 2018 spring FGA FGM LG PAT ATT PAT TCB YDS AVG TD LG American Bowl invitee. practice while recovering from off-season back 2018 (So.)… 9 7 46 32 32 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 As a 2018 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports surgery. Junior All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR He had 54 yards on 9 carries and returned 2019 (Jr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area first a kickoff for 73 yards against UNLV, then added team as he had 40 receptions for 905 yards 52 yards on 10 attempts and also caught 3 GAME-BY-GAME WITH MICHAEL BROWN (22.6 avg) with 11 TDs, ran for 74 yards on 4 passes for 12 yards at Stanford. He had 13 yards carries (18.5 avg) with 1 TD, had 2 punt returns on 6 carries with a 23-yard TD burst and also 2019 for 124 yards (62.0 avg) with 1 TD and had 2 caught 2 passes for 7 yards at Texas. He had KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS) interceptions and a deflection. 77 yards on 8 rushes and also caught 2 passes BYU 4 0 (4) He made 2017 Max Preps Sophomore for 2 yards and returned 2 kickoffs for 38 yards Utah* 5 0 (4) All-American first team and Cal-Hi Sports against Washington State, then added 80 yards Washington 2 0 (0) Sophomore All-State second team as a on 14 carries at Arizona. He had 20 yards on Arizona St. 4 0 (0) sophomore when he had 48 receptions for 863 12 tries against Colorado, then 23 yards on 12 California 1 0 (0) yards (18.0 avg), 5 carries for 57 yards (11.4 avg) Iowa (HB) 1 0 (0) carries, a 5-yard catch and a 22-yard kickoff 2019 (Jr.)… 17 0 (8) and 2 tackles. return at Utah and 16 yards on 4 carries and He had a 5-yard reception, 4-yard carry and returned a kickoff for 2 yards against Arizona 2018 an interception as a 2016 freshman. Current State. He had 49 yards on 6 carries with an Trojans Drake Jackson, Tuasivia Nomura and 8-yard TD and he returned a kickoff 16 yards at FG-FGA MADE MISS PAT-PAT ATT Jayden Williams also prepped at Centennial. Wash. St.* 1-1 26 -- 4-4 Oregon State before spraining his ankle late in Arizona* 1-1 42 -- 3-3 the game. Colorado* 1-1 38 -- 4-4 (7) STEPHEN CARR 2017: Carr made an instant impression Utah* 0-1 -- 39 WR 4-4 Tailback, 6-0, 210, Sr./Sr. as an often-used backup tailback as a first- Arizona St.* 0-0 -- -- 5-5 Gardena, CA (Summitt HS) year freshman in 2017. Overall in 2017 while Oregon St.* 1-1 46 -- 5-5 appearing in 10 games (all but Oregon State, California* 0-0 -- -- 2-2 UCLA* 2-3 46, 22 42 WL 3-3 CAREER: In his career, Carr has run for Utah, Notre Dame and Arizona State, all of Notre Dame* 1-1 30 -- 2-2 1,153 yards on 218 carries (5.3 avg) with 10 TDs, which he missed while recuperating from a 2018 (So.)… 7-9 32-32 caught 47 passes for 357 yards (7.6 avg) with sprained right ankle suffered at Washington 1 TD, returned 15 kickoffs for 321 yards (21.4 State) and starting once (California), he had 363 avg) and made 1 tackle. He has appeared in 29 yards on 65 carries (5.6 avg) with 3 TDs, plus he games in his career, starting 3 times. 2020: The veteran Carr, a 1,000-yard career rusher, will be a key component of USC’s running attack as a senior tailback in 2020. 2019: Carr was a vital part of the tailback rotation as a junior in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 10 games (all but Colorado, Oregon, Arizona State) and starting once (Arizona), he ran for 396 yards on 72 carries (5.5 avg) with 5 TDs, caught 22 passes for 143 yards (6.5 avg) with 1 TD and returned 6 kickoffs for 106 yards (17.7 avg). He strained his left hamstring against Arizona and missed the next 3 games (Colorado, Oregon, Arizona State). He had 56 rushing yards on 6 carries (9.3 average) with a 14-yard TD against Fresno State, MICHAEL BROWN 33 yards on 6 carries with a 25-yard TD and he STEPHEN CARR 14 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS caught 17 passes for 188 yards (11.1 avg), had 3 KOR YDS AVG TD LG JUNIOR COLLEGE: He attended San Diego kickoff returns for 64 yards (21.3 avg) and made Fresno St. 1 7 7.0 0 7 (Calif.) Mesa Junior College in 2017 but did not BYU 3 46 15.3 0 19 a tackle. He made 2017 All-Pac-12 honorable Utah 1 33 33.0 0 33 play football. mention. Notre Dame 1 20 20.0 0 20 HIGH SCHOOL; He missed most of his 2015 He debuted against Western Michigan 2019 (Jr.)… 6 106 17.7 0 33 senior season as a wide receiver and defensive with 69 yards and 2 scores (1 and 52 yards) end at Cathedral Catholic High in San Diego on 7 carries for a 9.9 average (it was the most 2018 (Calif.) with a knee ligament injury. He made the rushing TDs by a Trojan true freshman in an TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG 2015 San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic opener since Charles White had 93 in 1976 UNLV 9 54 6.0 0 40 0 0 0.0 0 0 team. against Missouri) and he also caught 3 passes Stanford 10 52 5.2 0 14 3 12 4.0 0 9 He also was an outfielder on Cathedral for 23 yards. He had 119 yards on 11 carries (a Texas 6 13 2.2 1 23 2 7 3.5 0 4 Catholic’s baseball team. 10.8 average), caught an 18-yard pass and had Wash. St.* 8 77 9.6 0 50 2 2 1.0 0 3 PERSONAL: He is a law, history and culture a tackle against Stanford. He had 28 yards on 9 Arizona 14 80 5.7 0 24 0 0 0.0 0 0 major at USC with a 3.01 GPA. Colorado 12 20 1.7 0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 carries and had 3 catches for 42 yards against Utah 12 23 1.9 0 7 1 5 5.0 0 5 Texas. At California, he had a game-high 82 Arizona St. 4 16 4.0 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 (23) KENAN CHRISTON yards on 29 carries, with a 2-yard TD, and also Oregon St. 6 49 8.2 1 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 Tailback, 5-10, 185, So./So. caught 6 passes for 47 yards as he became the 2018 (So.)… 81 384 4.7 2 50 8 26 3.2 0 9 San Diego, CA (Madison HS) first USC first-year freshman to start at tailback KOR YDS AVG TD LG since Dillon Baxter did so against Arizona State UNLV 1 73 73.0 0 73 2020: The speedy Christon, the fastest in 2010. He had 11 yards on 5 carries and returned Wash. St.* 2 38 19.0 0 25 Trojan (he also sprints for the USC track team), 2 kicks for 52 yards at Washington State before Utah 1 22 22.0 0 22 will look to up his production as a sophomore getting injured. He gained 10 yards on 3 rushes Arizona St. 1 2 2.0 0 2 tailback in 2020 after opening eyes in 2019. and also caught a 10-yard pass against Arizona Oregon St. 1 16 16.0 0 16 2019: Christon began his 2019 first-year 2018 (So.)… 6 151 25.2 0 73 State. He had a 2-yard run, caught 2 passes for freshman season as USC’s No. 5 tailback, but by 49 yards and returned a kickoff 12 yards against 2017 mid-season he played a prominent role. Overall UCLA, then added 42 yards on 7 carries against in 2019 while appearing in the last 7 games Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship Game. He TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG of the season (and starting 3, versus Arizona had 2 carries for no yards and a reception for W. Michigan 7 69 9.9 2 52 3 23 7.7 0 8 State, California and UCLA), he ran for 373 yards minus 1 yard against Ohio State in the Cotton Stanford 11 119 10.8 0 52 1 18 18.0 0 18 on 68 carries (5.5 avg) with 2 TDs, caught 11 Texas 9 28 3.1 0 11 3 42 14.0 0 21 Bowl. California* 20 82 4.1 1 13 6 47 7.8 0 15 passes for 126 yards (11.5 avg) with 3 TDs and HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star Wash. St. 5 11 2.2 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 had a 20-yard kickoff return. All-American Dream Team, Max Preps All- Arizona 3 10 3.3 0 6 1 10 10.0 0 10 In his first action at USC, he came off the American first team, Tacoma News Tribune UCLA 1 2 2.0 0 2 2 49 24.5 0 29 bench in the middle of the third quarter against Western 100, USA Today All-California first Stanford(P12) 7 42 6.0 0 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 Arizona when Stephen Carr and Markese Stepp Ohio St. (CB) 2 0 0.0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, 2017 (Fr.)… 65 373 5.6 3 52 17 188 11.1 0 29 left with injuries (Vavae Malepeai didn’t suit up Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools due to injury) and he ran for a game-best 103 first team, All-CIF Division 6, Orange County KOR YDS AVG TD LG yards on 8 carries with a pair of TDs (55 and Register Fab 15 first team and Riverside Press- Stanford 0 0 0.0 0 0 30 yards) where he used his sprinter’s speed to Enterprise All-Area second team as a senior Wash. St. 2 52 26.0 0 38 run away from defenders. With Malepeai, Carr running back at Summit High in Fontana (Calif.). UCLA 1 12 12.0 0 12 and Stepp all sidelined by injury at Colorado, he 2017 (Fr.)… 3 64 21.3 0 38 In 2016, he ran for 2,123 yards on 233 carries (9.1 *Starter ran for a game-best 76 yards on 14 carries and avg) with 31 TDs, plus caught 20 passes for 466 caught 2 passes for 1 yard, including a 3-yard yards (23.3 avg) with 5 TDs, returned 5 kickoffs (39) JAC CASASANTE TD catch. He had a game-best 79 yards on 15 for 170 yards (34.0 avg) and 4 punts for 83 yards Snapper, 6-0, 215, So.*/Jr. carries and also had a 5-yard reception against (20.8 avg) and made 12 tackles. Altadena, CA (Loyola HS) Oregon. He got his first career start at Arizona As a junior in 2015, he made USA Today State and responded with 144 all-purpose yards, All-California second team Cal-Hi Sports All- 2020: Casasante will serve as the backup getting 62 yards on 20 carries and 82 yards on State Junior first team and All-CIF Central long snapper as a walk-on sophomore in 2020. 4 catches with 2 TDs (8 and 58 yards, dragging Division. 2019: Casasante did not see action as defenders the last 20 yards on his second TD) PERSONAL: He is a communication major a backup long snapper as a walk-on redshirt to earn Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week at USC. freshman in 2019. honors (his 82 receiving yards were the most 2018: Casasante redshirted as a backup in a game by a USC freshman tailback since TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG long snapper as a first-year freshman walk-on Reggie Bush’s 132 yards versus Washington in 2017 (Fr.)… 65 373 5.6 3 52 17 188 11.1 0 29 2003 and the most by a Trojan tailback since 2018 (So.)… 81 384 4.7 2 50 8 26 3.2 0 9 in 2018. 2019 (Jr.)… 72 396 5.5 5 60 22 143 6.5 1 21 HIGH SCHOOL: He was a long snapper Javorius Allen’s 86 yards against Airzona State CAREER…… 218 1153 5.3 10 60 47 357 7.6 1 29 as a 2017 senior at Loyola High in Los Angeles in 2014). He ran for 44 yards on 9 carries and (Calif.). Current Trojans Jack Webster and had an 11-yard reception at California. He had KOR YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Jordan McMillan also prepped at Loyola. 9 yards on 2 rushes, caught a 14-yard pass and 2017 (Fr.)… 3 64 21.3 0 38 1 0/0 0 0 2018 (So.)… 6 151 25.2 0 73 0 0/0 0 0 PERSONAL: He is a business 2019 (Jr.)… 6 106 17.7 0 33 0 0/0 0 0 administration major at USC. His real first CAREER…… 15 321 21.4 0 73 1 0/0 0 0 name is John.

GAME-BY-GAME WITH STEPHEN CARR (41) CHRIS CAULK 2019 Wide Receiver, 6-3, 210, Sr.*/Sr. San Diego, CA (Cathedral Catholic HS/ TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG San Diego Mesa JC) Fresno St. 6 56 9.3 1 27 6 43 7.2 1 10 Stanford 6 33 5.5 1 25 1 3 3.0 0 3 2020: Caulk will be a reserve wide receiver BYU 9 22 2.4 0 7 3 29 9.7 0 15 as a walk-on senior in 2020. He could be limited Utah 3 -16 -5.3 0 3 2 7 3.5 0 4 Washington 7 94 13.4 0 60 1 0 0.0 0 0 in 2020 spring practice because of a knee Notre Dame 9 44 4.9 0 14 2 21 10.5 0 15 injury. Arizona* 7 33 4.7 0 16 1 11 11.0 0 11 2019: Caulk did not see action as a backup California 9 19 2.1 1 12 2 2 1.0 0 3 wide receiver as a walk-on junior in 2019. UCLA 11 87 7.9 1 46 1 21 21.0 0 21 2018: Caulk redshirted as a reserve tight Iowa (HB) 5 24 4.8 1 13 3 6 2.0 0 4 end as a walk-on sophomore in 2018. 2019 (Jr.)… 72 396 5.5 5 60 22 143 6.5 1 21 KENAN CHRISTON

15 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS had a 20-yard kickoff return against UCLA. He the first half in the Fresno State opener. He Notre Dame; he hit his first 4 passes of the caught 2 passes for 13 yards against Iowa. was 25-of-34 (73.5%) for 215 yards with a TD game and 6 of his first 7, was 16-of-17 in the first TRACK: He joined the USC track team as a and interception against Fresno State (he was quarter, connected on 18 of his first 19 throws sprinter in the spring of 2020. a blazing 15-of-17 for 114 yards and the TD in the (including 14 completions in a row) and finished HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar first quarter) before the injury. He was able to the first half 26-of-31 for 244 yards. All-Western Region, Tacoma News Tribune redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He is the second Trojan Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second 2018: Daniels, who came to USC in the fall football player to graduate a full year early from team and All-CIF San Diego third team as of 2018 after graduating a full year early from high school in order to enroll at USC, joining senior running back and cornerback at Madison high school, earned the starting quarterback John David Booty, who did so in 2003. He was High in San Diego (Calif.). He ran for 980 yards job as a first-year freshman in 2018. Overall in 2017 Gatorade National Player of the Year, Max on 127 carries (7.7 avg) with 11 TD and caught 9 2018 while appearing in and starting 11 games Preps National Player of the Year, National passes for 122 yards (13.6 avg) with 1 TD in 2018. (all but Arizona State, which he missed after High School Coaches Association Player of the As a junior in 2017, he made All-CIF San suffering a concussion at Utah), he hit 216-of- Year, USA Today All-USA first team, PrepStar Diego second team as he ran for 1,233 yards 363 passes (59.5%) for 2,672 yards with 14 TDs Dream Team, Orange County Register Fab 15 on 111 carries (11.1 avg) with 16 TDs and caught 6 and 10 interceptions. first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western passes for 107 yards (17.8 avg) with 1 TD. He became just the second Trojan true 100, Gatorade California Player of the Year, As a 2016 sophomore, he rushed for freshman to start a season opener, joining Matt USA Today All-California Player of the Year, 829 yards on 100 carries (8.3 avg) with 9 TDs, Barkley, who did so in 2009 against San Jose Cal-Hi Sports State Player of the Year, Cal-Hi caught 3 passes for 29 yards (9.7 avg) with 1 TD, State--and just the fourth to start any game, Sports All-State first team, Max Preps Junior returned 13 kickoffs for 330 yards (25.4 avg) with joining Barkley (12 starts in 2009), Carson Palmer All-American first team, All-CIF Division 1 1 TD and made 6 tackles. (5 starts in 1998) and Rob Johnson (1 start in Offensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles He also ran track at Madison, with bests 1991)--when he did so against UNLV, completing Times All-Area Player of the Year and Orange of 10.30 (10.26 wind-aided) in the 100 meters, 21-of-35 passes (60.0%) for 282 yards and a County Register All-Orange County Offensive 20.55 in the 200 meters and 24-0 in the long 43-yard TD with no interceptions (he was 9-of- Player of the Year as a junior quarterback at jump. At the 2018 CIF San Diego Division 2 12 for 167 yards with the TD in the second half) Mater Dei High in Santa Ana (Calif.). In 2017, he meet, he won the 100, was second in the 200 to post the top passing yardage performance completed 262-of-365 passes (71.8%) for 4,123 and third in the long jump, then was sixth in the ever by a Trojan in his playing debut. He was yards with 52 TDs and only 4 interceptions and 100 and 200 at the 2018 California state meet. 16-of-34 for 215 yards with 2 interceptions (he he ran for 561 yards on 63 carries (8.9 avg) with He won 4 events at the 2019 CIF San Diego meet also lost a fumble and was sacked 4 times) at 9 TDs. Mater Dei went 15-0 in 2017, won the (100, 200, long jump, 400 relay), then was the Stanford (he suffered a bruised right throwing California CIF Division 1 title and the California California state meet champion in the 100 (in a hand on USC’s first possession and had to miss State Open Division crown and was named the state meet record-tying 10.30) and 200. He was a series). He was 30-of-48 for 322 yards at prep national champions. named the 2019 Gatorade California Boys Track Texas (he became the first USC true freshman As a 2016 sophomore, he was Max and Field Athlete of the Year. to throw for 300-plus yards since Matt Barkley Preps All-American second team, Max Preps PERSONAL: He is a business threw for 350 in the 2009 Emerald Bowl against Sophomore All-American Player of the Year, administration major at USC. Boston College), but threw an interception. Gatorade California Player of the Year, Cal-Hi He threw 3 touchdowns (50, 30 and 9 yards) Sports State Sophomore of the Year, Cal-Hi TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG while hitting 17-of-26 passes for 241 yards with Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1, 2019 (Fr.)… 68 373 5.5 2 55 11 126 11.5 3 58 no interceptions against Washington State, Los Angeles Times All-Area Back of the Year, KOR YDS AVG TD LG including a pair of TDs and a 2-point conversion Orange County Register All-Orange County 2019 (Fr.)… 1 20 20.0 0 20 toss in the second half to rally USC back from Offensive Player of the Year and All-Trinity a 13-point deficit. He hit 16-of-24 passes for League MVP. In 2016, he completed 315-of-423 GAME-BY-GAME WITH KENAN CHRISTON 197 yards at Arizona. He was 18-of-35 for 283 passes (74.5%) for an Orange County record yards while throwing 3 touchdowns (27, 65 and 4,849 yards with an Orange County record 67 2019 9 yards) against Colorado, but he also had 2 TDs and just 6 interceptions, plus he ran for TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG interceptions. He was 6-of-16 for 89 yards 37 yards on 25 carries (1.5 avg) with 2 TDs as Arizona 8 103 12.9 2 55 0 0 0.0 0 0 with a 34-yard TD and 2 interceptions at Utah Mater Dei went 13-1 and was the CIF Division 1 Colorado 14 76 5.4 0 24 2 1 0.5 1 3 before suffering a concussion at the end of runnerup. Oregon 15 79 5.3 0 16 1 5 5.0 0 5 the third quarter. After a week’s break due to a As a 2015 freshman, he made Max Preps Arizona St.* 20 62 3.1 0 11 4 82 20.5 2 58 concussion, he was 14-of-26 for 177 yards and a Freshman All-American first team and All- California* 9 44 4.9 0 23 1 11 11.0 0 11 UCLA* 2 9 4.5 0 6 1 14 14.0 0 14 41-yard TD at Oregon State. He completed 21- Trinity League first team while completing 174- Iowa (HB) 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 13 6.5 0 13 of-34 passes for 180 yards with 2 TDs and an of-313 passes (55.6%) for 3,042 yards with 33 2019 (Fr.)… 68 373 5.5 2 55 11 126 11.5 3 58 interception against California, including going TDs and just 4 interceptions (he also rushed for 15-of-20 for 147 yards with both touchdowns 2 scores). In his 3-year career, he was 751-of- KOR YDS AVG TD LG in the first half. He hit 20-of-34 passes for a 1,101 (68.2%) for 12,014 yards with 152 TDs and UCLA* 1 20 20.0 0 20 2019 (Fr.)… 1 20 20.0 0 20 season-high 337 yards with 2 TDs (44 and 45 14 interceptions. Current Trojans Frank Martin II, *Starter yards) but threw 2 interceptions at UCLA. He Chase McGrath, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Solomon completed a USC-record 37 passes (on 51 Tuliaupupu, John Jackson III, Bru McCoy and (10) JT DANIELS attempts) for a career-best 349 yards against Clyde Moore also prepped at Mater Dei. Quarterback, 6-3, 210, So.*/Jr. PERSONAL: He is a psychology major at Irvine, CA (Mater Dei HS) USC with a 3.36 GPA. He made the 2019 Pac- 12 Academic Honor Roll. His initials stand for CAREER: He has completed 241-of-397 Jonathan Tyler. passes (60.7%) for 2,887 yards and 15 TDs with 11 interceptions while starting all 12 games in PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG 2018 (Fr.)… 363 216 10 .595 2672 14 65 45 -149 -3.3 0 8 which he has appeared in his career. His 241 2019 (So.)… 34 25 1 .735 215 1 28 3 -6 -2.0 0 5 th completions is tied for 17 on USC’s career CAREER… 397 241 11 .607 2887 15 65 48 -155 -3.2 0 8 passing chart. 2020: Daniels, USC’s starting quarterback GAME-BY-GAME WITH JT DANIELS in 2018, will work to fully recover from a 2019 knee injury and win back his job as a sophomore 2019 in 2020. He likely will be limited to non-contact PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG drills in 2020 spring practice. Fresno St.* 34 25 1 .735 215 1 28 3 -6 -2.0 0 5 2019: Daniels returned as a sophomore 2019 (So.)… 34 25 1 .735 215 1 28 3 -6 -2.0 0 5 in 2019 as USC’s starting quarterback, but he suffered a season-ending knee injury late in JT DANIELS 16 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

2018 (68) LIAM DOUGLASS (37) BEN EASINGTON Offensive Line, 6-5, 300, So.*/Jr. Tailback, 5-10, 210, Jr.*/Sr. PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG UNLV* 35 21 0 .600 282 1 43 5 -1 -0.2 0 5 Topanga, CA (Harvard Westlake HS) Evanston, IL (Evanston HS) Stanford* 34 16 2 .471 215 0 45 5 -20 -4.0 0 8 Texas* 48 30 1 .625 322 0 53 3 -26 -8.7 0 0 2020: Douglass will aim to get into the 2020: Easington will serve as a reserve Wash. St.* 26 17 0 .654 241 3 50 6 -13 -2.2 0 7 offensive line playing rotation, either at guard or tailback as a walk-on junior in 2020. He likely will Arizona* 24 16 0 .667 197 0 37 4 2 0.5 0 7 tackle, as a sophomore in 2020. miss 2020 spring practice while recuperating Colorado* 35 18 2 .514 283 3 65 2 -4 -2.0 0 3 Douglass, who was able to play from his 2019 knee injury. Utah* 16 6 2 .375 89 1 42 2 -10 -5.0 0 0 2019: Oregon St.* 26 14 0 .538 177 1 41 5 -21 -4.2 0 2 offensive guard and tackle, saw action as a 2019: Easington did not season action California* 34 21 1 .618 180 2 24 7 -29 -4.1 0 6 backup in 3 games (Arizona, California, UCLA) as a reserve tailback as a walk-on sophomore UCLA* 34 20 2 .588 337 2 45 4 -9 -2.3 0 0 as a redshirt freshman in 2019. in 2019. He suffered a torn ligament in his Notre Dame* 51 37 0 .725 349 1 35 2 -18 -9.0 0 8 2018: Douglass redshirted as a first-year left knee in 2019 fall camp and had surgery, 2018 (Fr.)… 363 216 10 .595 2672 14 65 45 -149 -3.3 0 8 freshman offensive tackle in 2018. He won sidelining him for the season. He was limited *Starter USC’s Co-Offensive Service Team Player of the in 2019 spring drills while recuperating from a . 2018 shoulder injury. (57) JUSTIN DEDICH Year Award : He made Easington saw action on special Offensive Line, 6-2, 295, So.*/Jr. HIGH SCHOOL 2017 Tacoma 2018: teams in USC’s opener (UNLV) as a walk-on Temecula, CA (Chaparral HS) News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All- redshirt freshman in 2018, but hurt his left California second team, Cal-Hi Sports All- shoulder in that game and was sidelined the CAREER: Dedich has appeared in 8 games State second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State in his career, starting twice. Medium Schools first team, PrepStar All- rest of the season. : Easington redshirted as a reserve 2020: Dedich will battle for playing time on Western Region, All-CIF Division 5 and Los 2017 the offensive line, likely at center or guard, as a Angeles Daily News All-Area first team as a tailback as a walk-on first-year freshman in sophomore in 2020. senior 2-way lineman (tackle on offense) at 2017. Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City (Calif.). : He ran for more than 1,300 2019: Dedich was a backup center as a HIGH SCHOOL redshirt freshman in 2019 until moving into the In 2017, he had 16 tackles, with 4 sacks, and a yards with 13 TDs as a 2016 senior at Evanston starting role for the last 2 regular season games forced fumble on defense. (Ill.) High in his first year as a running back. In (California and UCLA) when Brett Neilon was As a 2016 junior in his first year playing one game, he rushed for 336 yards on 43 carries injured. Overall in 2019, he appeared in 7 games football, he made All-Angelus League Co- (second most in school history) and in another (BYU, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Arizona State, Lineman of the Year. he ran for 213 yards. California,UCLA). He also was on the baseball, track and He started at outside linebacker as a 2015 wrestling teams at Harvard-Westlake. junior. 2018: Dedich, a first-year freshman center in 2018 who enrolled at USC in the spring of PERSONAL: He received his bachelor’s He also was a discus thrower (best of 145- 2018 after graduating a semester early from degree in communication at USC in 2019 with a 8) and shot putter (best of 48-0) for Evanston’s high school, saw brief action as a blocking back 3.48 GPA. He made the 2019 Pac-12 Academic track team. in USC’s opener (UNLV). He did not play the rest Honor Roll. PERSONAL: He is a history major at USC. of the year and was able to redshirt. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 PrepStar (44) JACK DRAKE (31) HUNTER ECHOLS All-American, Max Preps All-American second Cornerback, 5-10, 190, Jr.*/Sr. Outside Linebacker, 6-5, 240, Jr.*/Sr. team, USA Today All-California first team, All- Danville, CA (De La Salle HS) Los Angeles, CA (Cathedral HS) CIF Division 5, Los Angeles Times All-Area and Drake will serve as a reserve In his career, he has 15 tackles Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area first team 2020: CAREER: as a senior 2-way lineman (primarily center on cornerback as a junior walk-on in 2020. (with 1.5 sacks), a deflection and a fumble offense) at Chaparral High in Temecula (Calif.). 2019: Drake did not see action a reserve recovery. He has appeared in 20 games in his In 2017, he had 15 tackles, with 2.5 sacks, and a cornerback as a redshirt sophomore walk-on career, starting twice. forced fumble on defense. in 2019. He participated in a portion of 2019 2020: Echols will battle for key playing spring practice. He did not play football at USC time at outside linebacker as a junior in 2020. As a 2016 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports in 2017 or 2018. He likely will miss 2020 spring practice while All-State Junior first team and Riverside : He was a wide receiver at recuperating from his 2019 shoulder injury. Press-Enterprise All-Area second team. HIGH SCHOOL He also played soccer at Chaparral, with a De La Salle High in Concord (Calif.), catching 2019: Echols saw significant action at 1.333 goals against average as a goalkeeper. 10 passes for 185 yards (18.5 avg) in his career. outside linebacker as a sophomore in 2019. As a junior in 2015, De La Salle won the CIF Overall in 2019 while appearing in 9 games (all PERSONAL: He is a human biology major at USC. North Coast Section and California state Open but Arizona State, California, UCLA, Iowa) and Division championship. Current Trojan Grant starting twice (Arizona and Colorado), he had 9 Jones also prepped at De La Salle. tackles, including 1.5 sacks for minus 10 yards, PERSONAL: He is an accounting major at a fumble recovery and a deflection. He had USC with a 3.86 GPA. season-ending shoulder surgery that sidelined him for the final 4 games. He had 2 tackles and recovered a fumble

JUSTIN DEDICH LIAM DOUGLASS HUNTER ECHOLS

17 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS against Fresno State, 2 tackles (0.5 sack) fumble on defense and 2 receptions for 20 American Samoa. As a junior in 2015, he was against Stanford, 2 tackles (with a sack) at BYU, yards (10.0 avg) on offense. All-American Samoa High School Athletic 3 tackles against Utah and a deflection against He suffered a dislocated right ankle early in Association first team and Fa’asamoa Arizona. his 2016 junior season and had surgery. Current Initiative Outstanding Football Student- 2018: Echols saw action in 11 games (all Trojans Abdul-Malik McClain and Munir McClain Athlete. but Arizona State, when he was out with an also prepped at JSerra Catholic. PERSONAL: He is a communication major injury) at outside linebacker and special teams He also was a forward on JSerra’s at USC. He is the first Trojan footballer who as a redshirt freshman in 2018. Overall in 2018, basketball team. prepped in American Samoa since Travis Tofi he had 6 tackles. He had 1 tackle each against He attended Bishop Amat High in La (2003-06). UNLV, Texas, Washington State, Colorado, Puente (Calif.) as a 2015 sophomore. Current California and Notre Dame. Trojan Tyler Vaughns also prepped at Bishop TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2017: Echols redshirted as a first-year Amat. 2017 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 2018 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 freshman outside linebacker in 2017. He had 2019 (So.)… 12 1.5/3 0 1 surgery for a hip infection during 2017 fall camp (41) JULIANO FALANIKO CAREER……. 19 1.5/3 0 1 that slowed him early in the season. Outside Linebacker, 6-4, 235, Jr.*/Sr. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone HS) GAME-BY-GAME WITH JULIANO FALANIKO All-American Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All-California CAREER: He has made 19 tackles, 2019 first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team including 1.5 for losses (with 0.5 sack), in his TAC LS/YDS DFL FR and All-CIF Division 3 as a senior defensive end career while appearing in 27 games. Fresno St. 0 0/0 0 1 and linebacker at Cathedral High in Los Angeles 2020: Falaniko will compete for key Stanford 2 0/0 0 0 (Calif.). In 2016, he made 79 tackles, 27 tackles playing time at outside linebacker as a junior in Utah 2 0/0 0 0 for loss, 9 sacks, 1 interception (for a TD), 2 2020. Arizona 3 0.5/1 0 0 Arizona St. 2 0/0 0 0 deflections and 1 forced fumble. 2019: Falaniko saw action as a backup California 1 0/0 0 0 As a junior in 2015, he made Max Preps outside and inside linebacker and on special UCLA 2 1/2 0 0 All-State Medium Schools first team, All-CIF teams as a sophomore in 2019. Overall while 2019 (So.)… 12 1.5/3 0 1 Southwest Division and Los Angeles Times appearing in 11 games in 2019 (all but Colorado All-Area first team while making 79 tackles, and Oregon), he had 12 tackles, including 1.5 for 2018 27 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, 4 deflections, 3 losses of 3 yards (with 0.5 sack for 1 yard), and TAC LS/YDS DFL FR fumble recoveries (1 for a TD) and 2 forced he recovered a fumble. He was moved from UNLV 1 0/0 0 0 fumbles. outside linebacker in 2019 spring practice. 2018 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 PERSONAL: He is a communication major He had a fumble recovery against Fresno at USC. State, 2 tackles against Stanford and Utah, 3 2017 tackles (0.5 sack) against Arizona, 2 tackles TAC LS/YDS DFL FR TAC LS/YDS DFL FR at Arizona State, 1 tackle at California and 2 California 2 0/0 0 0 2018 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 tackles (1 for a loss) against UCLA. Oregon St. 2 0/0 0 0 2019 (So.)… 9 1.5/10 1 1 Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 CAREER……. 15 1.5/10 1 1 2018: Falaniko appeared in 4 games (UNLV, Arizona, Oregon State, Notre Dame) at Arizona St. 1 0/0 0 0 2017 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME WITH HUNTER ECHOLS outside linebacker and on special teams as a sophomore in 2018, allowing him to redshirt. 2019 Overall in 2018, he had 1 tackle (against UNLV). (83) JOSH FALO He suffered a shoulder injury prior to the Tight End, 6-6, 230, Sr./Sr. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Sacramento, CA (Inderkum HS) Fresno State 2 0/0 0 1 Stanford game and missed 2 games (Stanford, Stanford 2 0.5/4 0 0 Texas), then had a concussion against Oregon BYU 2 1/6 0 0 State that sidelined him for the California and CAREER: He has 18 catches for 246 Utah 3 0/0 0 0 UCLA games. yards (13.7 avg) with 3 TDs and also has made Arizona* 0 0.0 1 0 2017: Falaniko served as a backup outside 2 tackles in his career. He has appeared in 33 2019 (So.)… 9 1.5/10 1 1 linebacker and played on special teams as a games in his career, starting 5 times. *Starter 2020: Falo, an effective downfield pass 2018 first-year freshman in 2017. Overall in 2017 while appearing in 12 games (all but Texas and catcher, will look to make an impact at tight end TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Colorado), he had 6 tackles. He had 2 tackles as a senior in 2020. UNLV 1 0/0 0 0 against both California and Colorado. He was 2019: Falo saw key action at tight end and Texas 1 0/0 0 0 on special teams as a junior in 2019. Overall in Wash. St. 1 0/0 0 0 also able to play inside linebacker. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star 2019 while appearing in 11 games (all but Notre Colorado 1 0/0 0 0 Dame and Arizona) and starting twice (BYU, California 1 0/0 0 0 All-West Region, All-American Samoa High Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 School Athletic Association first team and California), he had 4 receptions for 23 yards 2018 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 MVP of the All Poly Camp as a senior linebacker (5.8 avg) with 1 TD and he made a tackle. He and wide receiver at Leone High in Pago Pago, sprained an ankle at Washington and missed (48) PETER ESPARZA the next 2 games (Notre Dame, Arizona). Outside Linebacker, 6-1, 210, So.*/Jr. He had a 12-yard catch and a tackle against West Covina, CA (JSerra Catholic HS) Utah, a 6-yard reception at Washington and 2 catches for 5 yards at California with a 5-yard 2020: Esparza will serve as a reserve TD. outside linebacker as a walk-on sophomore in 2018: Falo was a major contributor at 2020. tight end as a sophomore in 2018 and he 2019: Esparza did not see action as a also played on special teams. Overall in 2018 backup inside linebacker as a walk-on redshirt while appearing in 10 games (all but UNLV freshman in 2019. He was moved from outside and Stanford, which he missed because of linebacker in 2019 spring drills. a preseason hamstring injury) and starting 3 2018: Esparza redshirted as a reserve times (Arizona, Utah, Arizona State), he had 10 outside linebacker as a walk-on first-year catches for 158 yards (15.8 avg). freshman in 2018. He had 2 catches for 6 yards at Texas, 3 HIGH SCHOOL: As a 2017 senior outside catches for 54 yards at Arizona, 3 catches for 37 linebacker and tight end at JSerra High in San yards against Arizona State, a 24-yard reception Juan Capistrano (Calif.), he had 23 tackles (with against California and a 37-yard catch at UCLA. 2 sacks), 2 fumble recoveries and a forced JULIANO FALANIKO

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2017: Falo served as an often-used backup 2018 GAME-BY-GAME WITH NICK FIGUEROA tight end and played on special teams as a first- REC YDS AVG TD LG 2019 year freshman in 2017. Overall while appearing Texas 2 6 3.0 0 5 in 12 games (all but Arizona State and Arizona), Arizona* 3 54 18.0 0 37 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR he had 4 catches for 65 yards (16.2 avg) with 2 Arizona St.* 3 37 12.3 0 18 Fresno State 1 0/0 0 0 TDs and made a tackle. He sprained his ankle California 1 24 24.0 0 24 Stanford 1 0/0 0 0 prior to the Arizona State game and missed 2 UCLA 1 37 37.0 0 37 Utah 1 0/0 0 0 games (Arizona State, Arizona). 2018 (So.)… 10 158 15.8 0 37 Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 *Starter Arizona 1 1/4 1 0 He caught a 30-yard TD against Oregon Colorado 2 0/0 0 0 State on his first career reception, added 2 2017 Oregon 2 0/0 0 0 catches for 20 yards, with a 1-yard TD, against Arizona St. 0 0/0 0 1 Utah, and had a key 15-yard fourth down REC YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2019 (So.)… 10 1/4 1 1 reception late in the Pac-12 Championship Texas 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0/0 0 0 Oregon St. 1 30 30.0 1 30 0 0/0 0 0 (19) MATT FINK Game against Stanford to pick up a first down. Utah 2 20 10.0 1 19 0 0/0 0 0 Quarterback, 6-3, 200, Sr.*/Sr. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star Stanford(P12) 1 15 15.0 0 10 0 0/0 0 0 Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Glendora HS) All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western 2017 (Fr.)… 4 65 16.2 2 30 1 0/0 0 0 100, USA Today All-California second team, CAREER: He has completed 71-of-106 Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, Max (50) NICK FIGUEROA passes (67.0%) for 737 yards with 5 TD and and Preps All-NorCal first team, Max Preps All-Sac- Defensive Line, 6-5, 280, Jr.*/Sr. 5 interceptions and has run for 94 yards on 26 Joaquin Section second team and Sacramento San Bernardino, CA (Cajon HS/Cal Poly/ carries (3.6 avg) with 2 TD in his career. He has Bee All-Sacramento Defensive Player of the Riverside CC) appeared in 15 games in his career, with 1 start. Year as a senior tight end, linebacker, defensive 2020: The experienced Fink, equally end and punter at Inderkum High in Sacramento 2020: Figueroa will aim to be a key member effective as a passer and runner, is capable of (Calif.). In 2016, he caught 21 passes for 410 of the defensive line rotation as a junior in 2020. leading the Trojans at quarterback as a starter yards (19.5 avg) with 8 TDs, completed 2-of-5 2019: Figueroa, who enrolled at USC in the or off the bench as a senior in 2020. passes (40.0%) for 46 yards with 2 TDs and ran spring of 2019 after transferring from a junior 2019: Fink played a significant role as USC’s 5 yards on 3 carries (1.7 avg) on offense, plus he college, was a key contributor as a backup backup quarterback as a junior in 2019. Overall had 39 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 defensive lineman as a sophomore in 2019. while appearing in 8 games (Stanford, Utah, deflection on defense. Overall in 2019 while appearing in all 13 games, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, California, As a junior in 2015, he had 11 receptions for he had 10 tackles, including a sack for minus 4 UCLA, Iowa) and starting once (Washington), he 275 yards (25.0 avg) with 3 TDs and had a 6-yard yards, plus a fumble recovery and a deflection. completed 58-of-88 passes (65.9%) for 648 carry on offense and he had 22 tackles and 4.5 He had a tackle against Fresno State, yards with 4 TDs and 5 interceptions and he also sacks on defense. Stanford, Utah and Notre Dame, a sack and ran for minus 12 yards on 12 carries (-1.0 avg) As a 2014 sophomore, he had 2 catches deflection versus Arizona, 2 tackles against with 1 TD. He won USC’s Jack Oakie “Rise and for 28 yards (14.0 avg) along with 32 tackles, 2 Colorado and Oregon and a fumble recovery at Shine” Award. sacks and a deflection. Arizona State. He played the final series against Stanford, PERSONAL: He is a communication JUNIOR COLLEGE: He made 2018 but did not throw a pass. He stepped in when major at USC. His brother, Nu’umotu Jr., was PrepStar JC All-American and All-Southern Kedon Slovis was injured on the second play an outside linebacker at Colorado (2015-16, 18- California Football Association National of the Utah game and he was outstanding, 19), while brother, Nate, was a defensive tackle Southern League Defensive Player of the going 21-of-30 for 351 yards with 3 TDs (29, at San Jose State (2013-15). He was born in Year as a redshirt freshman defensive end 31 and 77 yards) and 1 interception, all career Hawaii. from Riverside (Calif.) City College. He had highs, to earn Manning Award Star of the Week 38 tackles, including 19.5 for losses (with 11.5 and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honors. He REC YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR sacks), in 2018. started at Washington and hit 19-of-32 passes 2017 (Fr.)… 4 65 16.2 2 30 1 0/0 0 0 CAL POLY: He redshirted as a freshman for 163 yards, with a 44-yard TD, but threw 3 2018 (So.)… 10 158 15.8 0 37 0 0/0 0 0 2019 (Jr.)… 4 23 5.8 1 12 1 0/0 0 0 defensive end at Cal Poly in 2017. interceptions (2 at the goal line), and he also ran CAREER… 18 246 13.7 3 37 2 0/0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: As a 2016 senior defensive for 7 yards on 6 carries, with a 3-yard TD. He end and tight end at Cajon High in San played the last 2 series against Arizona and was GAME-BY-GAME WITH JOSH FALO Bernardino (Calif.) in his only season playing 2-of-2 for 15 yards. He came in for a cramping football, he made All-Citrus Belt League as Slovis for 2 series in the second half at Arizona 2019 he had 86 tackles, including 19 for loss (with 12 State and was 4-of-6 for 45 yards (directing REC YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR sacks), plus 3 deflections, a fumble recovery the Trojans to a field goal). He came in for the Utah 1 12 12.0 0 12 1 0/0 0 0 and a forced fumble. final 2 series at California and ran for 3 yards Washington 1 6 6.0 0 6 0 0/0 0 0 He also played baseball at Cajon. on 2 tries. He played a few plays in the third California* 2 5 5.0 1 5 0 0/0 0 0 PERSONAL: He is majoring in real estate quarter against UCLA while Slovis recovered 2019 (Jr.)… 4 23 5.8 1 12 1 0/0 0 0 development at USC with a 3.62 GPA. from a hit, but did not throw a pass. He filled in when Slovis was injured early in the second half TAC LS/YDS DFL FR against Iowa and completed 12-of-18 passes for 2019 (So.)… 10 1/4 1 1 74 yards with an interception.

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2018: Fink served as a backup quarterback GAME-BY-GAME WITH MATT FINK current Trojan Amon-Ra St. Brown also prepped as a sophomore in 2018. Overall in 2018 at Servite. while appearing in 4 games (UNLV, Stanford, 2019 PERSONAL: He is a communication major Colorado, Utah), he hit 7-of-9 passes (77.8%) for PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG at USC. 46 yards with 1 TD and also ran for 24 yards on Utah 30 21 1 .700 351 3 77 2 -6 -3.0 0 1 7 carries (3.4 avg). He suffered broken ribs at Washington* 32 19 3 .594 163 1 44 6 7 1.2 1 8 REC YDS AVG TD LG Utah, sidelining him the rest of the season. Arizona 2 2 0 1.000 15 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 2019 (Fr.)… 1 20 20.0 1 20 He played the last series against UNLV and Arizona St. 6 4 0 .667 45 0 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 California 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 3 1.5 0 2 GAME-BY-GAME WITH KYLE FORD had 2 rushes for minus 2 yards. He replaced Iowa (HB) 18 12 1 .667 74 0 22 2 -16 -8.0 0 -8 starter JT Daniels for a series at Stanford when 2019 (Jr.)… 88 58 5 .659 648 4 77 12 -12 -1.0 1 8 2019 Daniels was injured and hit 1-of-2 throws for 3 *Starter yards and also had a 5-yard run. He played the REC YDS AVG TD LG final series against Colorado, but did not throw PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG Oregon 1 20 20.0 1 20 UNLV 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 1 2019 (Fr.)… 1 20 20.0 1 20 or carry the ball. He filled in for Daniels at Utah Stanford 2 1 0 .500 3 0 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 when he suffered a concussion and was 6-of-7 Utah 7 6 0 .857 43 1 16 4 21 5.3 0 8 (1) PALAIE GAOTEOTE IV for 43 yards with a 3-yard TD and also ran for 21 2018 (So.)… 9 7 0 .778 46 1 16 7 24 3.4 0 8 Inside Linebacker, 6-2, 250, Jr./Jr. yards on 4 tries but then suffered broken ribs. Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman HS) 2017: Fink was the backup quarterback 2017 as a redshirt freshman in 2017. Overall in 2017 PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG CAREER: He has 96 tackles, including 7.5 while appearing in 3 games (Oregon State, Oregon St. 1 1 0 1.000 12 0 12 2 52 26.0 1 51 for losses for 21 yards (with 2 sacks for minus Notre Dame, Arizona State), he completed 6-of- Notre Dame 8 5 0 .625 31 0 16 3 17 5.7 0 18 11 yards), in his career. He has appeared in 18 9 passes (66.7%) for 43 yards, plus he had 7 Arizona St. 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 13 6.5 0 13 2017 (Fr.)… 9 6 0 .667 43 0 16 7 82 11.7 1 51 games, with 12 starts, in his career. carries for 82 yards (11.7 avg) with 1 TD. 2020: Gaoteote, known for his high- Against Oregon State in his first collegiate (81) KYLE FORD impact tackles, figures to start again at inside action while playing the game’s final 2 series, linebacker as a junior in 2020. he ran for a 51-yard TD on his first career rush Wide Receiver, 6-2, 210, Fr.*/So. Corona, CA (Orange Lutheran HS) 2019: Gaoteote started the first half of (the longest run by a USC quarterback since 2019 at inside linebacker as a sophomore before Carson Palmer’s 54-yarder against California in being slowed by injury. Overall in 2019 while 2001) and completed a 12-yard pass on his first 2020: Ford will compete to be a key part of USC’s wide receiver corps as a redshirt appearing in 8 games (Fresno State, Stanford, career aerial (he also added a 1-yard run). He BYU, Utah, Washington, Notre Dame, Oregon,, completed 5-of-8 passes for 31 yards and ran freshman in 2020. 2019: Ford, who was slowed for the first Iowa) and starting 7 (the first 6 and Iowa), he had for 17 yards on 3 tries while playing most of the 58 tackles, including 3 for loses of 4 yards. He fourth quarter at Notre Dame. He played the part of the 2019 season while recovering from a high school knee injury (he did not suit up for sprained his ankle at Notre Dame and missed final series at Arizona State and ran for 13 yards the next 2 games (Arizona, Colorado), then on 2 carries. the Fresno State, Stanford and BYU games), saw action in 4 late-season games (Colorado, reinjured his ankle against Oregon and missed 2016: Fink, who enrolled at USC in the the next 3 games (Arizona State, California, spring of 2016 after graduating a semester Oregon, Arizona State, Iowa) as a first-year freshman wide receiver and was able to UCLA). early from high school, redshirted as a first- He had 6 tackles against Fresno State, year freshman quarterback in 2016. He was redshirt. Overall in 2019, he had a 20-yard TD catch (against Oregon). 3 tackles (0.5 for loss) against Stanford, 9 sidelined for the Stanford, Utah and Arizona tackles (1.5 for losses) at BYU, a game-high and State games with a sprained ankle. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western career-best 14 tackles against Utah, 9 tackles at HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep Star Washington, 6 tackles at Notre Dame, 3 tackles All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and Orange County Register Fab 15 first team as a senior wide receiver at Orange (Calif.) against Oregon and then 8 tackles (1 for a loss) 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools against Iowa. first team, All-CIF Central Division, San Lutheran High. He had 29 catches for 456 yards (15.7 avg) with 7 TDs in 2018 before suffering a 2018: Gaoteote was impressive as a first- Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area first team and year freshman inside linebacker and on special All-Palomares League Player of the Year as season-ending knee injury. As a junior in 2017, he made the MaxPreps teams in 2018. Overall in 2018 while appearing a senior dual-threat quarterback at Glendora in 10 games (all but UNLV and Stanford, which (Calif.) High. He completed 87-of-174 passes Junior All-American second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Juniors first team, All-CIF he missed while recuperating from pre-season (50.0%) for 1,258 yards with 15 TDs and 5 knee cartilage surgery) and starting 5 times interceptions in 2015, rushed for 1,106 yards on Division 1, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Trinity League first (Washington State at defensive end, Colorado, 180 carries (6.1 avg) with 17 TDs, had a 36-yard Utah and Arizona State at inside linebacker for reception, made 6 tackles and 2 interceptions team as he had 91 catches for 1,468 yards (16.1 avg) with 13 TDs. an injured Cameron Smith and Notre Dame at and averaged 36.8 yards on 37 punts (with 12 inside linebacker for an injured John Houston pinning opponents within the 20-yard line). He He spent his first 2 years at Servite High in Anaheim (Calif.). As a 2016 sophomore, he Jr.), he had 38 tackles, including 4.5 for losses suffered a broken rib after the season. of 17 yards (with 2 sacks for minus 11 yards). As a junior in 2014, he made Cal-Hi Sports had 52 catches for 950 yards (18.3 avg). Current Trojans Ethan Rae and Joshua Jackson Jr. also He had 2 tackles against both Texas and All-State Junior second team as he completed Washington State (while starting). He started 96-of-165 passes (58.2%) for 1,386 yards with prepped at Orange Lutheran and Servite, while 10 TDs and 3 interceptions and he also ran for 725 yards on 75 carries (9.7 avg) with 10 TDs. As a 2013 sophomore, he completed 95- of-192 passes (49.5%) for 1,449 yards with 12 TDs and 6 interceptions and he ran for 182 yards on 47 carries (3.9 avg) with 3 TDs. Current Trojan Damon Johnson also prepped at Glendora. PERSONAL: He received his bachelor’s degree in communications from USC in the summer of 2019 and is now working on a master’s degree in communication management.

PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG 2017 (Fr.)… 9 6 0 .667 43 0 16 7 82 11.7 1 51 2018 (So.)… 9 7 0 .778 46 1 16 7 24 3.4 0 8 2019 (Jr.)… 88 58 5 .659 648 4 77 12 -12 -1.0 1 8 KYLE FORD PALAIE GAOTEOTE IV CAREER… 106 71 5 .670 737 5 77 26 94 3.6 2 51 20 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS for an injured Cameron Smith against Colorado (52) SPENCER GILBERT Telegram All-Area first team as a senior outside and led USC with 9 tackles (2 for losses). He Inside Linebacker, 6-0, 215, So.*/Jr. linebacker at St. John Bosco High in Bellflower started again at Utah and had 11 tackles (with Madison, AL (St. John Bosco HS) (Calif.). He had 103 tackles, including 7 for losses a sack). He had 5 tackles against Arizona (with 6 sacks), plus 3 deflections and a fumble State while starting. He had 2 tackles against 2020: Gilbert will serve as a reserve inside recovery in 2018. St. John Bosco advanced to California. He started against Notre Dame and linebacker as a walk-on sophomore in 2020. the 2018 CIF Division 1 championship game. had 7 tackles (1.5 for loss, with a sack). 2019: Gilbert was a backup inside As a 2017 junior, he had 44 tackles, 4 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Max Preps linebacker as a redshirt freshman in 2019. deflections and a fumble recovery. All-American first team, PrepStar Dream Overall in 2019 while appearing in 2 games As a 2016 sophomore, he had 64 tackles, Team, USA Today All-USA second team, (Arizona, California), he had 1 tackle (against 2 deflections, a fumble recovery and a forced Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Arizona). fumble on defense and 27 yards on 8 carries Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, USA Today 2018: Gilbert redshirted as a reserve (3.4 avg) and a 4-yard reception on offense. All-Nevada Defensive Player of the Year and inside linebacker as a first-year freshman walk- Current Trojans Spencer Gilbert, Jude Wolfe, Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Polynesian on in 2018. He won USC’s Service Team Co- Chris Steele, Will Rose and Kobe Pepe also High School Football Player of the Year finalist Defensive Player of the Year Award. prepped at St. John Bosco. as a senior linebacker at Bishop Gorman HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 All-CIF He also was on St. John Bosco’s track High in Las Vegas (Nev.). In 2017, he made 80 Division 1 first team as a senior linebacker at St. team. tackles, including 20 for losses (with 3 sacks), John Bosco High in Bellflower (Calif.). He had 61 PERSONAL: He is a communication major 2 deflections, 2 forced fumbles and 3 blocked tackles, including 6.5 for losses (with 5 sacks), at USC with a 3.08 GPA. His brother, Randall, punts (he also caught a 6-yard TD pass). Bishop plus 3 fumble recoveries and 1 deflection in was a cornerback at UCLA (2012-16) who spent Gorman won its ninth straight state title. 2017. 2017 on injured reserve with the Super Bowl As a 2016 junior, he made Max Preps As a 2016 junior, he had 33 tackles (with champion Philadelphia Eagles and then was Junior All-American first team and USA 2 sacks). Current Trojans Ralen Goforth, Jude with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of Today All-Nevada first team while getting 68 Wolfe, Chris Steele, Will Rose and Kobe Pepe American Football in 2019. tackles, including 11.5 for losses (with 2 sacks), also prepped at St. John Bosco. 2 deflections, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble He spent his 2015 sophomore season at TAC LS/YDS DFL FR recovery. Bishop Gorman won its second Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach (Calif.), 2019 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 consecutive national championship. where he played quarterback and defensive GAME-BY-GAME WITH RALEN GOFORTH As a 2015 sophomore, he had 92 tackles, back. including 13.5 for losses (with 3 sacks), 1 PERSONAL: He is a business 2019 interception, 3 deflections and 1 forced fumble administration major at USC. His mother, Caryl as Bishop Gorman was the national champion. Smith Gilbert, is USC’s director of track and TAC LS/YDS DFL FR He spent his 2014 freshman year playing field (the Women of Troy won the 2018 NCAA Stanford 1 0/0 0 0 BYU 1 0/0 0 0 at Mililani (Hi.) High, which won the state outdoor title) after previously serving as Central Arizona 3 0/0 0 0 championship. Current Trojan Vavae Malepeai Florida’s women’s head coach (2008-13) and California 1 0/0 0 0 also prepped at Mililani. a women’s assistant at Tennessee (2003-07), 2019 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at Alabama (2000-02) and Penn State (1998- USC. He spent his youth in American Samoa. 99) following an All-American sprinting career (2) OLAIJAH GRIFFIN His uncle is Ma’a Tanuvasa, who played at UCLA. His father, Greg Gilbert, is a senior Cornerback, 6-0, 170, Jr./Jr. defensive end at Hawaii (1990-92), then with director of development in the USC athletic Long Beach, CA (Mission Viejo HS) the Denver Broncos (1995-2000), where he department who played linebacker at Alabama won Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, San Diego (1985-88) and in the NFL with the Chicago CAREER: He has 45 tackles, including 1.5 Chargers (2001) and Atlanta Falcons (2002). Bears (1989), Indianapolis Colts (1990), Oakland for losses of 4 yards, and 10 deflections in his His cousin, also named Ma’a Tanuvasa, was Raiders (1990-91) and Philadelphia Eagles (1991) career. He has appeared in 19 games, with 10 a safety at Boise State n 2017, while another before playing in the World League of American starts, in his career. cousin, Haskell Garrett, is a senior defensive Football with the San Antonio Riders (1991) and 2020: Griffin will aim to start again at tackle at Ohio State. Barcelona Dragons (1991-92). cornerback as a junior in 2020. 2019: Griffin started most of 2019 at TAC LS/YDS DFL FR TAC LS/YDS DFL FR cornerback as a sophomore. Overall while 2018 (Fr.)… 38 4.5/17 0 0 2019 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 appearing in 11 games (all but Washington 2019 (So.)… 58 3/4 0 0 and Arizona) and starting 10 times (all but CAREER……. 96 7.5/21 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME WITH SPENCER GILBERT Washington, Arizona and California), he had 37 GAME-BY-GAME WITH PALAIE GAOTEOTE IV 2019 tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of 1 yards, plus a team-best 9 deflections. He injured his back 2019 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR against Utah and missed the Washington game, Arizona 1 0/0 0 0 then reinjured it at Notre Dame and missed TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2019 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 Fresno St.* 6 0/0 0 0 the Arizona game. He made 2019 All-Pac-12 Stanford* 3 0.5/1 0 0 (10) RALEN GOFORTH honorable mention and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 BYU* 9 1.5/2 0 0 third team. He was limited in 2019 spring Utah* 14 0/0 0 0 Inside Linebacker, 6-2, 225, So./So. Washington* 9 0/0 0 0 Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco HS) Notre Dame* 6 0/0 0 0 Oregon 3 0/0 0 0 2020: Goforth will battle for playing time Iowa (HB)* 8 1/1 0 0 at inside linebacker as a sophomore in 2020. 2019 (So.)… 50 2/3 0 0 2019: Goforth, who enrolled at USC in the 2018 spring of 2019 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action at inside linebacker TAC LS/YDS DFL FR and on special teams as a first-year freshman Texas 2 0/0 0 0 in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 12 Wash. St.* 2 0/0 0 0 games (all but Notre Dame), he had 6 tackles. Colorado* 9 2/4 0 0 Utah* 11 1/3 0 0 He had 1 tackles against Stanford and BYU, 3 Arizona St.* 5 0/0 0 0 against Arizona and 1 at California. California 2 0/0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar Notre Dame* 7 1.5/10 0 0 All-Western Region, Tacoma News Tribune 2018 (Fr.)… 38 4.5/17 0 0 Western 100, All-CIF Division 1, Los Angeles *Starter Times All-Area and Long Beach Press- RALEN GOFORTH

21 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS practice while recuperating from 2018 shoulder TAC LS/YDS DFL FR punts (with a 50-yarder and 1 pinning the Irish surgery. 2018 (Fr.)… 8 1/3 1 0 within the 20) at Notre Dame. He averaged 44.3 2019 (So.)… 37 0.5/1 9 0 He had 5 tackles and a deflection against CAREER……. 45 1.5/4 10 0 yards on his 6 punts (with 3 pinning the Wildcats Fresno State, 4 tackles and 4 deflections within the 20) and he had a pair of 50-yarders against Stanford, 4 tackles at BYU and 4 tackles GAME-BY-GAME WITH OLAIJAH GRIFFIN against Arizona. He averaged 46.0 yards on 4 and a deflection against Utah. He had 3 tackles punts, with 1 pinning the Buffaloes within the (0.5 for loss) at Notre Dame. He had 5 tackles 2019 20, at Colorado to earn Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 with a deflection at Colorado, a tackle against honors. He averaged 36.3 yards on his 3 punts TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Oregon, 5 tackles and 2 deflections at Arizona Fresno St.* 5 0/0 1 0 against Oregon and all 3 pinned the Ducks State, a tackle at California, 2 tackles against Stanford* 4 0/0 4 0 within the 20. He averaged 36.2 yards on his UCLA and 3 tackles against Iowa. BYU* 4 0/0 0 0 5 punts and he put 3 within the 20 (all from the 2018: Griffin saw action in 8 games (all Utah* 4 0/0 1 0 10-yard line, including 1 at the 1-yard line) at but Utah, Arizona State, Oregon State, Notre Notre Dame* 3 0.5/1 0 0 Arizona State. He averaged 50.3 yards on his Colorado* 5 0/0 1 0 Dame) at cornerback and on special teams as a Oregon* 1 0/0 0 0 3 punts (with a pair of 50-yarders, including 1 first-year freshman in 2018. Overall in 2018, he Arizona St.* 5 0/0 2 0 midway through the fourth quarter that pinned had 8 tackles, including 1 for a 3-yard loss, and California 1 0/0 0 0 the Bears at the 2-yard line) at California. He a deflection. He injured his shoulder against UCLA* 2 0/0 0 0 averaged 40.7 yards on his 3 punts against Colorado, forcing him out of the Utah, Arizona Iowa (HB)* 3 0/0 0 0 UCLA. He averaged 38.2 yards against Iowa, 2019 (So.)… 34 0.5/1 9 0 State and Oregon State games, then re-injured *Starter with 1 within the 20. it at UCLA and was sidelined for the Notre Dame AUSTRALIA: He played forward for 8 game, then had post-season surgery on both 2018 seasons (2010-17) for the Richmond Tigers, shoulders. a professional Australian rules football team He had 3 tackles and a deflection against TAC LS/YDS DFL FR in the Australian Football League. He was UNLV, a tackle at Stanford, 2 tackles (1 for a loss) UNLV 3 0/0 1 0 the team’s second round draft pick in 2009. Stanford 1 0/0 0 0 at Texas and 1 tackle each against Washington Texas 2 1/3 0 0 He played in 63 games in his career, getting State and Arizona. Wash. St. 1 0/0 0 0 42 goals. He retired in early 2018 because of HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Max Preps Arizona 1 0/0 0 0 injuries and concussions. All-American first team, PrepStar Dream 2018 (Fr.)… 8 1/3 1 0 He then trained to punt with Prokick Team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first Australia, an Australian-based kicking academy. team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, (24) BEN GRIFFITHS He studied at the Trade Institute of Victoria USA Today All-California first team, Cal-Hi Punter, 6-5, 240, So.*/Jr. (getting a building construction certificate) Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1, Melbourne, Australia and Swinburne University of Technology in Los Angeles Times All-Area Back of the Year, Melbourne. Orange County Register All-Orange County 2020: The Aussie Griffiths will serve as PERSONAL: He is a psychology major at first team and All-South Coast League MVP as USC’s punter again as a sophomore in 2020. USC with a 3.24 GPA. He has volunteered with a senior cornerback and wide receiver at Mission 2019: Griffiths, who enrolled at USC in the the Australian Working Dog Rescue. At 28, he Viejo (Calif.) High. In 2017, he had 40 tackles, spring of 2019 after a career playing professional is one of the oldest Trojan football players ever including 2 for losses, plus an interception, 4 Australian rules football, was impressive as (born Sept. 17, 1991). deflections and 2 forced fumbles on defense, the starting punter job as a redshirt freshman caught 33 passes for 875 yards (26.5 avg) with in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in all P YDS AVG LG 12 TDs on offense and had 4 punt returns for 122 13 games, he averaged 41.2 yards on 52 punts. 2019 (Fr.)… 52 2141 41.2 55 Of his 52 punts, 22 pinned foes within the 20, yards (30.5 avg) with 1 TD and 2 kickoff returns GAME-BY-GAME WITH BEN GRIFFITHS for 55 yards (27.5 avg). 8 traveled at least 50 yards and only 3 were As a 2016 junior, he made Max Preps touchbacks. He made the 2019 AP All-Pac-12 2019 Junior All-American first team, Cal-Hi Sports second team. All-State Junior first team, All-CIF Division He averaged 37.0 yards on his 3 punts P YDS AVG LG WITHIN 20 (TBS) 50+ YDS against Fresno State in the first American Fresno St.* 3 111 37.0 38 0 (0) 0 1, Orange County Register All-Orange County Stanford* 2 84 42.0 51 0 (0) 1 first team and All-South Coast League first football game at any level he has played. He BYU* 4 154 38.5 47 3 (0) 0 team while getting 35 tackles (4 for losses), 2 averaged 42.0 yards on his 2 punts (with a Utah* 4 169 42.2 50 2 (0) 1 interceptions and 2 interceptions, plus catching 51-yarder) against Stanford. He averaged 38.5 Washington* 6 246 41.0 54 4 (0) 1 39 passes for 759 yards (19.5 avg) with 11 TDs. yards on his 4 punts (with 3 pinning the Cougars Notre Dame* 5 211 42.2 50 1 (3) 1 As a 2015 sophomore, he made Cal-Hi within the 20) at BYU. He averaged 42.2 yards Arizona* 6 266 44.3 55 3 (0) 2 Colorado* 4 184 46.0 49 1 (0) 0 Sports All-State Sophomore first team, All-CIF on his 4 punts, including a 50-yarder (with 2 Oregon* 3 109 36.3 43 3 (0) 0 West Valley Division, Orange County Register pinning the Utes within the 20), against Utah Arizona St.* 5 181 36.2 46 3 (0) 0 All-Orange County second team and All-South to earn Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 honors. He California* 3 151 50.3 54 1 (0) 2 Coast League first team. averaged 41.0 yards on 6 punts, with a 54-yarder UCLA* 3 122 40.7 42 0 (0) 0 PERSONAL: He is a communication and 4 that pinned the Huskies within the 20, at Iowa (HB)* 4 153 38.2 49 1 (0) 0 major at USC. His father is rapper and hip-hop Washington. He averaged 42.2 yards on his 5 2019 (Fr.)… 52 2141 41.2 55 22 (0) 8 producer Warren G. *Starter (22) DORIAN HEWETT Cornerback, 6-0, 180, So./So. Houston, TX (North Shore Senior HS)

2020: Hewett will battle for playing time at cornerback as a sophomore in 2020. 2019: Hewett saw key action as a first- year freshman cornerback and safety in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 10 games (all but BYU, Washington, Notre Dame) and starting once (Arizona, at cornerback), he had 10 tackles and a deflection. He had a tackle against Arizona, 4 tackles at Colorado, a tackle and deflection at Arizona State, 3 tackles at California and 1 tackles against Iowa. OLAIJAH GRIFFIN BEN GRIFFITHS

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HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar He had 8 tackles against Fresno State, PERSONAL: He is a communication major All-Midlands Region and All-District 21-6A a game-high 10 tackles (1 for loss) against at USC. His brother, T.J., was a linebacker at first team as a senior safety and cornerback Stanford, a team-best 10 tackles with a Oregon State in 2013 and 2014. His cousin is at North Shore Senior High in Houston (Tex.). deflection at BYU and a game-best and then- USC junior defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu. North Shore won the 2018 Texas Class 6A career-high 14 tackles, including 1.5 for losses Division I state championship. (with 0.5 sack), against Utah. He had 6 tackles TAC LS/YDS DFL FR He also ran track at North Shore, with and a deflection at Notre Dame and 3 tackles 2018 (Fr.)… 51 3.5/7 4 0 2019 (So.)… 90 7.5/37 3 0 a best of 10.51 (10.33 wind-aided) in the 100 against Arizona. He had 4 tackles and forced CAREER……. 141 11/44 7 0 meters. He was fifth in the 100 at the 2019 a fumble at Arizona State, 3 tackles (with a Texas 6A State Championship meet and ran sack) at California and 18 tackles (including 2 GAME-BY-GAME WITH TALANOA HUFANGA legs on the 400- and 800-meter relay teams for a loss, with a sack) and a deflection against that placed third and fifth, respectively, in that UCLA (the most tackles by a Trojan since Troy 2019 meet. Polamalu’s 20 against Utah in the 2001 Vegas TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Bowl) to earn Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Fresno St.* 8 0/0 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Week honors. He had a game-high 14 tackles, Stanford* 10 1/3 0 0 2019 (Fr.)… 10 0/0 1 0 including 2 for losses (with a sack), and a forced BYU* 10 0/0 1 0 Utah* 14 1.5/5 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME WITH DORIAN HEWETT fumble against Iowa. 2018: Hufanga, who enrolled at USC in the Notre Dame* 6 0/0 1 0 Arizona* 3 0/0 0 0 2019 spring of 2018 after graduating a semester early Arizona St.* 4 0/0 0 0 from high school, saw action in USC’s first 8 California* 3 1/7 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR games at strong safety and on special teams as UCLA* 18 2/14 1 0 Arizona* 1 0/0 0 0 a first-year freshman in 2018. He even started Iowa (HB)* 14 2/8 0 0 Colorado 4 0/0 0 0 2019 (So.)… 90 7.5/37 3 0 Arizona St. 1 0/0 1 0 5 times (Washington State, Arizona, Colorado, California 3 0/0 0 0 Utah, Arizona State) before breaking his right 2018 Iowa (HB) 1 0/0 0 0 collarbone against Arizona State and missing 2019 (Fr.)… 10 0/0 1 0 the rest of the season. Overall in 2018, he had TAC LS/YDS DFL FR *Starter 51 tackles, including 3.5 for losses of 7 yards, UNLV 1 0/0 0 0 and 4 deflections. Stanford 3 0.5/0 0 0 (15) TALANOA HUFANGA He had a tackle against UNLV, then 3 Texas 3 0/0 0 0 Wash. St.* 9 0/0 0 0 Safety, 6-1, 220, Jr./Jr. tackles (0.5 for loss) at Stanford and 3 tackles Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley HS) Arizona* 5 0/0 0 0 and a deflection at Texas. Then as a starter, Colorado* 7 0/0 0 0 he had 9 tackles and a key fourth-quarter Utah* 12 0.5/2 0 0 CAREER: He has 141 tackles, including 11 deflection against Washington State, then 5 Arizona St.* 11 2.5/7 0 0 for losses (with 3.5 sacks), plus 7 deflections tackles at Arizona, 7 tackles against Arizona, 2018 (Fr.)… 51 3.5/7 4 0 and 2 forced fumbles in his career. He has 12 tackles (0.5 for loss) and a deflection at Utah *Starter appeared in 18 games, with 15 starts, in his and a game-high 11 tackles (2.5 for losses) (88) DANIEL IMATORBHEBHE career. against Arizona State before breaking his Tight End, 6-3, 240, Sr.*/Sr. 2020: Hufanga, among the nation’s top collarbone late in the fourth quarter. Suwanee, GA (North Gwinnett HS/Florida) safeties, will start again at strong safety as HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Polynesian a 2020 junior. He likely will miss 2020 spring High School National Player of the Year, practice after having 2019 post-season surgery CAREER: In his career, he has 25 PrepStar Dream Team, Max Preps All-American receptions for 394 yards (15.8 avg) with 4 TDs. on his shoulder. second team, Tacoma News Tribune Northwest 2019: Hufanga started most of 2019 at He has appeared in 22 games in his career, with Nuggets and USA Today All-Oregon first team 9 starts. strong safety as a sophomore in 2019. Overall as a senior safety and wide receiver at Crescent in 2019 while starting all 10 games he played (all 2020: Imatorbhebhe, an equally skilled Valley High in Corvallis (Ore.). In 2017, he had blocker and receiver who missed the last 2 but Washington, Colorado, Oregon), he had 90 44 tackles, with 7 for losses, 4 interceptions, 1 tackles (second on USC), including 7.5 for losses seasons with an injury, will compete to make fumble recovery, 1 forced fumble and 1 blocked an impact at tight end as a sixth-year senior in of 37 yards (with 3.5 sacks for minus 28 yards), field goal on defense and 35 receptions for 696 plus 3 deflections and 2 forced fumbles. He 2020. His waiver for a sixth year of eligibility yards (19.9 avg) with 11 TDs plus 490 yards on 39 was granted by the NCAA. suffered a concussion against Utah and missed carries (12.6 avg) with 7 TDs on offense. 2019: Imatorbhebhe sat out 2019 while the Washington game, then sprained his right As a 2016 junior, he made USA Today All- continuing to recover from a leg injury as a shoulder against Arizona and missed the as he had 19 tackles, Oregon second team senior tight end. Colorado and Oregon games. He made 2019 with 3 for losses, 3 interceptions and 1 fumble 2018: Imatorbhebhe sat out 2018 with a All-Pac-12 second team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 recovery on defense and 643 yards on 74 carries third team and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second upper leg muscle injury as a junior tight end. He (8.7 avg) with 17 TDs plus completed 35-of-75 was held out of 2018 spring practice to rest a team. He was USC’s Co-Defensive Perimeter passes (48.0%) for 846 yards with 7 TDs and 2 nagging hip injury. He won USC’s Community Player of the Year. He missed the last half of interceptions on offense. Service Award. 2019 spring practice after re-breaking his right He also played basketball at Crescent collarbone. Valley.

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2017: Imatorbhebhe fought through an GAME-BY-GAME WITH DANIEL IMATORBHEBHE tackles (0.5 for loss) against Arizona State and early-season injury to make an impact in the 4 tackles and a deflection at Oregon State. second half of his sophomore year in 2017. 2017 Hehad 3 tackles (0.5 for loss), 2 deflections and He suffered a hip flexor injury prior to the REC YDS AVG TD LG a fumble recovery against California, 6 tackles Stanford game and missed the next 5 games W. Michigan 1 12 12.0 0 12 (with a sack) at UCLA and 6 tackles (1 for a loss) (Stanford, Texas, California, Washington State, Arizona 2 25 12.5 0 17 against Notre Dame. Oregon State). Overall in 2017 while appearing UCLA* 2 34 17.0 0 18 2017: Iosefa proved to be a valuable and in 9 games (all but Stanford, Texas, California, Stanford(P12)* 1 48 48.0 0 48 versatile linebacker as a sophomore in 2017. Ohio St. (CB)* 2 25 12.5 0 14 Washington State, Oregon State) and starting 2017 (So.)… 8 144 18.0 0 48 He started twice at inside linebacker (Western the last 4 (Colorado, UCLA, Stanford in the Pac- Michigan, Texas) and 5 times at outside 12 Championship Game and Ohio State), he had 2016 linebacker (Arizona State, Arizona, Colorado, 8 catches for 144 yards (18.0 avg) and made 1 UCLA, Ohio State), and played on special teams, tackle. REC YDS AVG TD LG while appearing in 12 games (all but Washington Utah St. 1 7 7.0 0 7 He had a 12-yard catch against Western Colorado* 2 45 22.5 1 32 State and Oregon State) in 2017. He suffered Michigan, 2 grabs for 25 yards against Arizona, Arizona* 1 8 8.0 1 8 a concussion at Washington State during 2 receptions for 34 yards versus UCLA, a 48- California* 1 17 17.0 1 17 warmups and missed that game and the Oregon yard catch against Stanford in the Pac-12 Oregon 2 37 18.5 0 37 State game. Overall in 2017, he made 31 tackles, Championship Game and 2 catches for 25 yards Washington 5 78 15.6 1 23 including 3 for losses of 11 yards (with a 3-yard UCLA 2 27 13.5 0 15 against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Notre Dame 1 6 6.0 0 6 sack), plus 2 deflections and a forced fumble. 2016: Imatorbhebhe proved to be an Penn St. (RB) 2 25 12.5 0 13 He had 4 tackles while starting for Cameron effective tight end while seeing significant 2016 (Fr.)… 17 250 14.7 4 37 Smith at inside linebacker against Western playing time as a redshirt freshman in 2016. *Starter Michigan, 5 tackles while starting for John Overall in 2016 while appearing in all 13 Houston Jr. at inside linebacker against Texas, games (starting 5 times, versus Stanford, (56) JORDAN IOSEFA a tackle at Notre Dame, 4 tackles at Arizona Utah, Colorado, Arizona, California), he had Inside Linebacker, 6-2, 230, Sr.*/Sr. State while starting at outside linebacker, 8 17 catches for 250 yards (14.7 avg) with 4 TDs. Waipahu, HI (Saint Louis HS) tackles (with a sack) against Arizona, 4 tackles He made 2016 Campus Insiders Freshman at Colorado, 2 tackles for loss against UCLA, All-American second team and All-Pac-12 CAREER: He has 78 tackles, including 7 for a tackle and deflection against Stanford in honorable mention. losses (with 3 sacks), 6 deflections, a fumble the Pac-12 Championship Game and 2 tackles He had a 7-yard catch against Utah State, recovery and a forced fumble in his career. He against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. 2 grabs for 45 yards, including a 32-yard TD, has appeared in 36 games, with 16 starts. 2016: Iosefa served as a backup inside against Colorado, an 8-yard TD catch at Arizona, 2020: Iosefa, a 2018 starter and 2019 linebacker and played on special teams as a a 17-yard TD reception against California, 2 team captain, will work to fully recover from a first-year freshman in 2016. Overall in 2016 grabs for 37 yards against Oregon, 5 catches for 2019 knee injury and win back a starting role as while appearing in all 12 games, he had 9 78 yards (both career highs), with an 8-yard TD, a senior in 2020. He likely will miss 2020 spring tackles. He had 2 tackles each against Utah at Washington, 2 catches for 27 yards at UCLA practice while recuperating from his 2019 knee State, Stanford and Arizona State, then 1 stop at and a 6-yard reception against Notre Dame. He injury. Arizona and 2 tackles versus California. had 2 catches for 25 yards against Penn State. 2019: The versatile Iosefa was set to return HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep Star 2015: A first-year freshman tight end, as a starting linebacker as a senior in 2019, All-West Region and USA Today All-Hawaii he sat out the 2015 season because of NCAA playing on the inside after being on the outside second team as a senior linebacker at Saint transfer rules. He transferred to USC in the in 2018. But he dislocated his left kneecap in Louis High in Honolulu (Hi.). He had 34 tackles fall of 2015 from Florida and was awarded a 2019 fall camp and had surgery, sidelining him in 2015. Current Trojan Gino Quinones also scholarship by virtue of an NCAA rule known for the 2019 season. Because of the injury, prepped at Saint Louis. as “blueshirting” (it allows a non-recruited he was able to redshirt. He was a USC team He sat out the 2014 season after student-athlete to receive athletic financial aid captain. transferring from Waipahu (Hi.) High. after beginning practice and have that student- 2018: Iosefa started at outside linebacker PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental athlete count towards the next year’s signing as a junior in 2018. Overall in 2018 while organizations and social change major at USC. class if the school has reached its NCAA- appearing in all 12 games (and starting 9, all His real first name is Loveni. maximum aid limit for the current year). but Stanford, Texas, Washington State), he had FLORIDA: He enrolled at Florida in the 38 tackles, including 4 for losses of 21 yards TAC LS/YDS DFL FR spring of 2015 after graduating a semester (with 2 sacks for minus 15 yards), 4 deflections 2016 (Fr.)… 9 0/0 0 0 2017 (So.)… 31 3/11 2 0 early from high school and participated in 2015 and a fumble recovery. He was also available 2018 (Jr.)… 38 4/21 4 1 spring practice as a first-year freshman tight to play inside linebacker. He had surgery for CAREER…… 78 7/32 6 1 end. torn cartilage in his right knee midway through HIGH SCHOOL: He had 32 catches for 487 spring practice and was sidelined. GAME-BY-GAME WITH JORDAN IOSEFA yards (15.2 avg) with 8 TDs as a 2014 senior wide He had 2 tackles and a deflection against receiver at North Gwinnett High in Sugar Hill UNLV, then a tackle at both Stanford and Texas. 2018 (Ga.). As a 2013 junior, he had 29 receptions for He had 2 tackles at Arizona, 4 tackles with a TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 358 yards (12.3 avg) with 2 TDs, helping North sack against Colorado, 3 tackles at Utah, 6 UNLV* 2 0/0 1 0 Gwinnett advance to the Class AAAAAA state Stanford 1 0/0 0 0 championship game. Texas 1 0/0 0 0 He also played basketball at North Arizona* 2 0/0 0 0 Colorado* 4 1/6 0 0 Gwinnett. Utah* 3 0/0 0 0 PERSONAL: He received his bachelor’s Arizona St.* 6 0.5/1 0 0 degree in social sciences (economics) in Oregon St.* 4 0/0 1 0 the summer of 2018 and is now working on a California* 3 0.5/0 2 1 master’s degree in social entrepreneurship, UCLA* 6 1/9 0 0 Notre Dame* 6 1/5 0 0 with a graduate 3.23 GPA. He was born in Los 2018 (Jr.)… 38 4/21 4 1 Angeles, then moved to Virginia and Georgia. His brother, Josh, was a wide receiver at USC (2017-18) who now is a senior wideout at Illinois.

REC YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2016 (Fr.)… 17 250 14.7 4 37 0 0/0 0 0 2017 (So.)… 8 144 18.0 0 48 1 0/0 0 0 CAREER…… 25 394 15.8 4 48 1 0/0 0 0 JORDAN IOSEFA

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2017 forcing intentional grounding in the end zone for As a junior in 2016, he had 32 receptions a sack and a safety, against Utah, 5 tackles at for 411 yards (12.8 avg) with 6 TDs and also ran TAC LS/YDS DFL FR W. Michigan* 4 0/0 0 0 Washington, 5 tackles (2.5 for losses) at Notre 10 yards on 6 carries (1.7 avg) and completed a Texas* 5 0/0 0 0 Dame and 3 tackles (with 0.5 sack) against 3-yard pass. Current Trojan Max Williams also Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 Arizona. He returned from missing 2 games prepped at Serra. Arizona St.* 4 0/0 0 0 due to an ankle injury and had 6 tackles (1 for a He also played baseball (infield, pitcher) Arizona* 8 1/3 0 0 loss) at Arizona State, then had 3 tackles (with a at Serra, hitting .449 with 2 home runs, 16 RBI Colorado* 4 0/0 0 0 sack) at California, 2 tackles with a sack against and 7 stolen bases and posting a 4-3 record UCLA* 2 2/8 0 0 Stanford(P12) 1 0/0 0 0 UCLA and 5 tackles against Iowa. with a 2.91 ERA and 29 strikeouts as a 2018 Ohio St. (CB)* 2 0/0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar senior (he made 2018 All-CIF Division 3 and 2017 (So.)… 31 3/11 2 0 All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western South Bay Daily Breeze All-Area), hitting .574 *Starter 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF with 20 RBI and 8 stolen bases and posting a Division 1, Orange County Register Fab 15 first 1.75 ERA with 17 strikeouts as a 2017 junior (he 2016 team, Los Angeles Times All-Area, Riverside made 2017 MaxPreps All-State Medium School TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Press-Enterprise All-Area first team and All- second team, All-CIF Division 4 and South Bay Utah St. 2 0/0 0 0 Big VIII League Co-MVP as a senior defensive Daily Breeze All-Area) and hitting .368 as a 2016 Stanford 2 0/0 0 0 end at Centennial High in Corona (Calif.). He sophomore. Arizona St. 2 0/0 0 0 had 27 tackles, including 5 for losses (with He spent his 2014 freshman and 2015 Arizona 1 0/0 0 0 California 2 0/0 0 0 3.5 sacks), plus 6 deflections and 3 fumble sophomore footballs seasons at Mater Dei High 2016 (Fr.)… 9 0/0 0 0 recoveries (1 for a TD) in 2018. in Santa Ana (Calif.). Current Trojans JT Daniels, As a junior in 2017, he made Cal-Hi Sports Amon-Ra St. Brown, Chase McGrath, Frank (99) DRAKE JACKSON All-State Juniors first team, All-CIF Division 1, Martin II, Solomon Tuliaupupu, Bru McCoy and Defensive Line-Outside Linebacker, 6-4, 275, So./So. Riverside Press Enterprise All-Area first team Clyde Moore also prepped at Mater Dei. Corona, CA (Centennial HS) and All-Big VIII League Defensive Lineman PERSONAL: He is a real estate of the Year as he had 28 tackles, including 6 development major at USC with a 3.00 GPA. 2020: Jackson, after an impressive debut sacks, plus an interception, 3 deflections and a His father, John Jr., set USC’s career pass in 2019, will look to make an even bigger impact forced fumble. receptions record (163 catches) as a 4-year as a 2020 sophomore while playing either As a 2016 sophomore, he had 29 tackles (1986-89) wide receiver, earning All-Pac-10 defensive line or outside linebacker. and 2 deflections. Current Trojans Tuasivi first team honors as a 1989 senior on the Rose 2019: Jackson, who enrolled at USC in the Nomura, Jayden Williams and Gary Bryant Jr. Bowl champion Trojans and also being named spring of 2019 after graduating a semester early also prepped at Centennial. a 2-time (1988-89) Academic All-American (he from high school, was impressive while starting PERSONAL: He is majoring in also won an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship at defensive end as a first-year freshman in communication at USC. in 1989) before playing in the NFL with the 2019. Overall in 2019 while starting all 11 games Phoenix Cardinals (1990-92) and Chicago Bears he played (all but Colorado and Oregon), he TAC LS/YDS DFL FR (1996) and also starring in baseball at USC as 2019 (Fr.)… 46 11.5#/60 3 0 an outfielder (1988-90), setting the school had 46 tackles, including a team-best 11.5 for #Includes 1 sack for a safety losses of 60 yards (with a team-high 5.5 sacks career mark for stolen bases (54) and leading for minus 44 yards), plus 3 deflections, a forced GAME-BY-GAME WITH DRAKE JACKSON the team in hitting in 1989 (.356) when he made fumble and a safety. He sprained his left ankle All-Pac-10 first team before playing minor against Arizona and missed the Colorado and 2019 league baseball (1990-95); he then became a Oregon games. He made the 2019 247 Sports sports broadcaster, including analyst (2012-18) TAC LS/YDS DFL FR and sideline reporter (2003-11) duties on USC’s Freshman All-American first team and Pro Fresno St.* 3 1.5/8 2 0 Football Focus Freshman All-American Stanford* 3 1.5/2 0 0 football radio and high school football coverage second team, All-Pac-12 second team, AP BYU* 3 1.5/16 1 0 on FOX Sports West (in a well-documented All-Pac-12 second team and Phil Steele All- Utah* 8 1#/6 0 0 story, his announcing was limited in 2019 Pac-12 second team and was Pac-12 Defensive Washington* 5 0/0 0 0 while recovering from a late 2018 stroke). His Notre Dame* 5 2.5/7 0 0 grandfather, John Sr., was USC’s running backs Freshman of the Year honorable mention. He Arizona* 3 0.5/4 0 0 was named a 2019 The Athletic Midseason Arizona St.* 6 1/3 0 0 coach and offensive coordinator for 6 seasons Freshman All-American. California* 3 1/6 0 0 (1976-81), helping Charles White (1979) and He had 3 tackles, including 1.5 for losses UCLA* 2 1/8 0 0 Marcus Allen (1981) win Heisman Trophies as (with 0.5 sack), and 2 deflections against Iowa (HB)* 5 0/0 0 0 the Trojans won 3 Rose Bowls; he also coached 2019 (Fr.)… 46 11.5#/60 3 0 at Hofstra (1968-69), Dartmouth (1970)), Illinois Fresno State while becoming the first USC *Starter true freshman to start a season opener on the (1971-75) and UNLV (1999-2004) and worked 17 years with California Sports for Jerry Buss defensive line since Everson Griffen did so in (80) JOHN JACKSON III 2007 (and just the second since Tim Ryan in (running Forum Boxing and helping develop the Wide Receiver, 6-2, 210, So./So. Prime Ticket sports cable network). His aunt, 1986). He had 3 tackles (1.5 for losses) against Redondo Beach, CA (Serra HS) Stanford, 3 tackles (with 1.5 sacks), a deflection Tracie, was employed at USC. and a forced fumble at BYU, 8 tackles, including 2020: Jackson, who has strong USC bloodlines, will battle to get into the wide receiver playing rotation as a sophomore in 2020. 2019: Jackson, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2019 after sitting out the 2018 football season while a part-time student at a junior college, saw action as a backup wide receiver as a first-year freshman in 2019. He appeared in 11 games (all but Fresno State and Washington), but did not catch a pass. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 South Bay Daily Breeze All-Area second team as a senior wide receiver at Serra High in Gardena (Calif.). In 2017, he caught 63 passes for 573 yards (9.1 avg) with 2 TDs and completed a 10-yard pass.

DRAKE JACKSON JOHN JACKSON III

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(6) JOSHUA JACKSON JR. and on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2020: Johnson will be USC’s long snapper Wide Receiver, 6-1, 180, Fr./Fr. 2017. Overall in 2017, he had 5 tackles. He had for a fourth season as a 2020 senior. Westminster, CA (Narbonne HS) 1 tackle against Utah and 2 each at Notre Dame 2019: Johnson started for his third season and Colorado. He sprained his ankle in 2017 fall as USC’s long snapper as a junior in 2019. 2020: Jackson, who enrolled at USC in camp and missed USC’s first 2 games (Western Overall in 2019 while appearing in all 13 games, the spring of 2020 after graduating a semester Michigan, Stanford) he had 2 tackles (both at Washington) and a early from high school, will compete for playing 2016: Jimmons, who enrolled at USC in fumble recovery (against Arizona). He made time at wide receiver as a first-year freshman in the spring of 2016 after graduating a semester the 2019 Phil Steele All-American honorable 2020. early from high school, redshirted as a first-year mention and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 PrepStar freshman defensive tackle in 2016. 2018: Johnson started for his second All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep Star season as USC’s long snapper as a sophomore 100 and South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay All-West Region, USA Today All-California in 2018. Overall in 2018 while appearing in all 12 first team as a senior wide receiver at Narbonne second team and All-Sunset League first games, he had 1 tackle (at Arizona). High in Harbor City (Calif.). He had 37 receptions team as a senior defensive end and tight end 2017: Johnson, who enrolled at USC in the for 587 yards (15.9 avg) with 4 TDs in 2019. at Huntington Beach (Calif.) High. He had 32 spring of 2017 after transferring from a junior As a 2018 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports tackles, including 7 for losses (with a sack), 2 college, played in 12 games as USC’s starting Junior All-State third team, All-L.A. City Open deflections and a forced fumble in 2015, plus long snapper as a first-year freshman in 2017. Division first team and South Bay Daily Breeze he caught 7 passes for 61 yards (8.7 avg). He suffered a concussion against Oregon State All-South Bay first team while getting 50 As a junior in 2014, he had 45 tackles, and missed the next 2 games (Utah, Notre receptions for 915 yards (18.3 avg) with 8 TDs. including 6.5 for losses and 9 sacks, plus 4 Dame). As a 2017 sophomore at Orange (Calif.) deflections and 2 forced fumbles, along with 2 JUNIOR COLLEGE: He did not play football Lutheran High, he had 8 catches for 86 yards catches for 8 yards (4.0 avg). in 2016 while attending Citrus Junior College in (10.8 avg) and a TD. Current Trojans Kyle Ford He made 51 tackles, including 6 for Glendora (Calif.). and Ethan Rae also prepped at Orange Lutheran. losses (with 2 sacks), plus an interception, 2 HIGH SCHOOL: As a long snapper at deflections, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 forced Glendora (Calif.) High, he had 6 tackles as a 2015 (71) LIAM JIMMONS fumbles as a 2013 sophomore, and he also senior, 2 tackles as a 2014 junior and 1 tackle Offensive Line, 6-4, 305, Sr.*/Sr. caught a TD. as a 2013 sophomore. Current Trojan Matt Fink Huntington Beach, CA (Huntington Beach HS) PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at also prepped at Glendora. USC. PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at CAREER: He has 11 tackles, including 2.5 USC. for losses of 12 yards (with a 9-yard sack), in his TAC LS/YDS DFL FR career. He has appeared in 30 games, with 2 2017 (Fr.)… 5 0/0 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR starts, in his career. 2018 (So.)… 6 2.5/12 0 0 2018 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 CAREER……. 11 2.5/12 0 0 2019 (Jr.)… 2 0/0 0 1 2020: The tested Jimmons will battle for a CAREER……. 3 0/0 0 1 starting job on the offensive line, at guard or GAME-BY-GAME WITH LIAM JIMMONS tackle, as a senior in 2020. GAME-BY-GAME WITH DAMON JOHNSON 2019: Jimmons was switched to offensive 2018 guard and tackle prior to 2019 spring drills from 2019 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR the defensive line and was a key contributor Texas 2 0/0 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR as a junior in 2019, often rotating with Jalen Colorado 1 1/9 0 0 Washington* 2 0/0 0 0 McKenzie at right guard. He appeared in 9 games Utah 1 0/0 0 0 Arizona* 0 0/0 0 1 in 2019 (all but BYU, Arizona State, California, UCLA 1 1/2 0 0 2019 (Jr.)… 2 0/0 0 1 UCLA) and started twice (Colorado, Iowa). He Notre Dame 1 0.5/1 0 0 2018 (So.)… 6 2.5/12 0 0 2018 suffered a concussion against Stanford and missed the BYU game, then dislocated his left 2017 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR elbow against Oregon and missed the Arizona Arizona St.* 1 0/0 0 0 State, California and UCLA games. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2018 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 2018: Jimmons saw action in 11 games (all Utah 1 0/0 0 0 *Starter Notre Dame 2 0/0 0 0 but UNLV, which he missed after suffering turf Colorado 2 0/0 0 0 toe in 2018 fall camp) on the defensive line as 2017 (Fr.)… 5 0/0 0 0 (9) GREG JOHNSON a sophomore in 2018. Overall in 2018, he had 6 Nickelback-Cornerback, 5-11, 190, Jr.*/Sr. tackles, including 2.5 for losses of 12 yards (with (59) DAMON JOHNSON Los Angeles, CA (Hawkins HS) a 9-yard sack). He had 2 tackles at Texas, a sack Snapper, 6-0, 205, Sr.*/Sr. against Colorado, a tackle at Utah, a tackle for Glendora, CA (Glendora HS/Citrus JC) CAREER: He has 50 tackles, including 3 loss at UCLA and a tackle (0.5 for loss) against for a loss of 20 yards (with a sack for minus 14 Notre Dame. CAREER: He has 3 tackles and a fumble yards), 7 deflections, 2 interceptions, 2 fumble 2017: Jimmons saw action in 10 games recovery in his career. He has appeared in 37 recoveries and a forced fumble in his career. He (all but Western Michigan, Stanford, Texas, games in his career. has appeared in 25 games in his career, with 13 Oregon State) as a backup defensive lineman starts. 2020: Johnson will look to once again start at nickelback as a junior in 2020. 2019: Johnson started at nickelback as a sophomore in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 11 games (all but Arizona and Arizona State) and starting 9 times (all but Stanford, Washington, Arizona and Arizona State), he had 35 tackles, including 2 for losses of 18 yards (with a 14-yard sack), plus 4 deflections, 2 interceptions for 32 yards, 1 fumble recovery and 1 forced fumble. He suffered a concussion against BYU, then sprained his left shoulder at Notre Dame and missed the Arizona game and suffered a concussion against Oregon and missed the Arizona State game. He was limited in 2019 spring practice while recuperating from LIAM JIMMONS DAMON JOHNSON 2018 shoulder surgery.

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He had 2 tackles against Fresno State, (13.3 avg) with 11 TDs, catching 28 passes for BASEBALL: He was on the USC baseball 6 tackles, a deflection and a fourth quarter 422 yards (15.1 avg) with 6 TDs and completing team in the fall of 2016 and 2017 as a lefthanded interception against Stanford, 2 tackles at BYU, 8-of-15 passes (53.3%) for 193 yards with 1 TD pitcher but did not continue with the team into 6 tackles (1 for loss) and forced a fumble that he on offense. either spring. recovered against Utah, a tackle and deflection As a 2014 sophomore, he made Max Preps HIGH SCHOOL: He played offensive and at Washington, 5 tackles and a deflection at All-State Division III second team, Cal-Hi defensive line at De La Salle High in Concord Notre Dame, 2 tackles at Colorado, a deflection Sports All-State Small Schools second team, (Calif.), making 16 tackles as a 2015 senior and against Oregon, 2 tackles and returned an Max Preps Sophomore All-American first 21 tackles as a 2014 junior. De La Salle won the interception 32 yards at California, 4 tackles team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first CIF North Coast Section title in 2014 and 2015 against UCLA and 5 tackles (with a 14-yard team and All-L.A. City Division III while making and the 2015 California state Open Division sack) against Iowa. 52 tackles, 1 interception and 2 deflections on championship. He was named to the 2015 2018: Johnson, healthy after a 2017 defense, running for 2,371 yards on 147 carries North Coast Section Outstanding Student- shoulder injury, started USC’s first 4 games at (16.1 avg) with 20 TDs, catching 20 passes for Athlete team. Current Trojan Jack Drake also cornerback as a redshirt freshman in 2018 and 416 yards (20.8 avg) with 4 TDs and completing prepped at De La Salle. he also played on special teams. Overall while 41-of-65 passes (63.1%) for 1,049 yards with 8 He also was a pitcher and first baseman appearing in 10 games in 2018 (all but California TDs on offense and returning 3 kickoffs for 92 on De La Salle’s baseball team, which won the and Notre Dame), he had 15 tackles, including 1 yards (30.7 avg) and 3 punts for 118 yards (39.3 2016 CIF North Coast Section championship in for a loss of 2 yards, 3 deflections and a fumble avg) with 1 TD on special teams. his 2016 senior season after being runnerup in recovery. He hurt his right shoulder at Oregon As a 2013 freshman, he had 44 tackles, 3 2015. State and missed the California game, then had deflections, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 forced PERSONAL: He is a business surgery on the shoulder prior to the Notre Dame fumbles on defense and ran for 637 yards on 79 administration major at USC. game, causing him to miss that contest. carries (8.1 avg) with 4 TDs and completed 19- He had 1 tackle against UNLV, 4 tackles of-31 passes (61.3%) for 414 yards with 2 TDs on (27) QUINCY JOUNTTI (1 for a loss) and 1 deflection at Stanford, a offense. Tailback, 5-10, 210, Sr.*/Sr. tackle and a deflection at Texas, 3 tackles PERSONAL: He is a communication major Bakersfield, CA (Liberty HS/Sacramento State) against Washington State, a tackle at Arizona, at USC. a deflection against Colorado, a tackle and 2020: The battle-tested Jountti will serve a fumble recovery at Utah, 3 tackles against TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG as a backup tailback as a senior in 2020. Arizona State and a tackle at Oregon State. 2018 (Fr.)… 15 1/2 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Jountti, a one-time walk-on who 2019 (So.)… 35 2/18 4 1 2 32 16.0 0 32 2019: 2017: Johnson saw brief action in CAREER… 50 3/20 7 2 2 32 16.0 0 32 received a scholarship in the fall of 2019, saw USC’s first 4 games as a first-year freshman action as a backup tailback and on special cornerback in 2017. He injured his shoulder prior GAME-BY-GAME WITH GREG JOHNSON teams as a junior in 2019. Overall in 2019 while to the Washington State game, had surgery and appearing in all 13 games, he ran for 38 yards missed the rest of the season. Because of the 2019 on 13 carries (2.9 avg) and had 6 tackles. He early-season injury, he was able to medically TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG won USC’s Joe Collins Walk-on Award and the redshirt. Fresno St.* 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Lifters Award. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star Stanford 6 0/0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 He had 2 tackles against Fresno State, 1 All-American Dream Team, Max Preps All- BYU* 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 tackle at Washington, 13 yards on 4 rushes (his Utah* 6 1/4 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 first USC carries) and a tackle against Arizona, 5 American Medium Schools second team, Washington 1 0/0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Orange Notre Dame* 5 0/0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 yards on 2 carries at Colorado, 5 yards on 3 tries County Register Fab 15 second team, USA Colorado* 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 against Oregon, a 1-yard carry at Arizona State, Today All-California first team, Cal-Hi Sports Oregon* 0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 14 yards on 3 carries and a tackle at California All-State Medium Schools first team, All-L.A. California* 2 0/0 0 0 1 32 32.0 0 32 and a tackle against UCLA. City Division II Player of the Year and All- UCLA* 4 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2018: Jountti, a junior walk-on tailback, Iowa (HB)* 5 1/14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Coliseum League Co-Player of the Year as a 2019 (So.)… 35 2/18 4 1 2 32 16.0 0 32 transferred to USC in the fall of 2018 from senior defensive back, running back and wide Sacramento State and sat out the 2018 season receiver at Hawkins High in Los Angeles (Calif.). 2018 because of NCAA transfer rules. He won USC’s In 2016, he had 55 tackles, 5 interceptions (1 for Service Team Co-Offensive Player of the Year a TD) and 5 deflections on defense, ran for 1,317 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Award. UNLV* 1 0/0 0 0 yards on 122 carries (11.3 avg) with 13 TDs and Stanford* 4 1/2 1 0 SACRAMENTO STATE: He earned 2017 had 17 receptions for 364 yards (21.4 avg) with Texas* 1 0/0 1 0 Big Sky All-Academic honors as a sophomore 3 TDs on offense and returned 2 kickoffs for 47 Wash. St.* 3 0/0 0 0 defensive back at Sacramento State, making 24 yards (23.5 avg) and had a 34-yard punt return Arizona 1 0/0 0 0 tackles. on special teams. Colorado 0 0/0 1 0 As a 2016 freshman running back at As a junior in 2015, he made Utah 1 0/0 0 1 Sacramento State, he ran for 141 yards on 24 Cal-Hi Sports Arizona St. 3 0/0 0 0 All-State Junior first team and All-L.A. City Oregon St. 1 0/0 0 0 carries (5.9 avg) with a TD and also returned 29 Division II first team while making 42 tackles, 2018 (Fr.)… 15 1/2 3 1 kickoffs for 714 yards (24.6 avg). 4 interceptions (3 for TDs), 6 deflections on *Starter defense and running for 1,108 yards on 83 carries (46) GRANT JONES Inside Linebacker, 6-2, 225, Sr.*/Sr. Danville, CA (De La Salle HS)

2020: Jones will serve as a reserve inside linebacker as a walk-on senior in 2020. 2019: Jones saw brief action in 1 game (California) in 2019 as a backup inside linebacker as a walk-on junior, but he did not make a tackle. He was USC’s Co-Defensive Service Team Players of the Year. 2018: Jones did not see action as a reserve outside and inside linebacker as a walk- on sophomore in 2018.

GREG JOHNSON QUINCY JOUNTTI

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HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Bakersfield in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 2017 Californian All-Area first team and All-South all 13 games and starting 5 times (BYU, Notre REC YDS AVG TD LG Yosemite League Co-Offensive MVP as a Dame, Arizona, Arizona State, Iowa), he had 11 California* 1 7 7.0 0 7 senior running back and outside linebacker at receptions for 122 yards (11.1 avg). He won USC’s Oregon St. 1 4 4.0 0 4 Liberty High in Bakersfield (Calif.). In 2015, he Bob Chandler Award. 2017 (Fr.)… 2 11 5.5 0 7 ran for 1,647 yards on 241 carries (6.8 avg) with He had a 5-yard catch against Fresno *Starter 8 TDs and caught 27 passes for 424 yards (15.7 State, a 60-yard reception at BYU, 2 catches avg) with 4 TDs on offense, made 18 tackles for 10 yards at Washington, a career-best 5 (48) PARKER LEWIS (including 3 for losses, with 2 sacks) and a pass receptions for 37 yards at Notre Dame, a 3-yard Placekicker, 6-3, 200, Fr./Fr. deflection on defense and returned 2 kickoffs catch against Oregon and a 7-yard catch at Phoenix, AZ (Saguaro HS) for 31 yards (15.5 avg). Arizona State (he was slowed in that game with As a 2014 junior, he ran for 303 yards on a stinger). 2020: Lewis, who enrolled at USC in the 66 carries (4.6 avg) with 4 TDs and caught 30 2018: Krommenhoek was a key spring of 2020 after graduating a semester passes for 482 yards (16.1 avg) with 6 TDs while contributor at tight end and on special teams as early from high school, will compete for action playing running back and wide receiver, and a sophomore in 2018. Overall while appearing at placekicker as a first-year freshman in 2020. also made 5 tackles. in all 12 games and starting twice (Stanford, HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 MaxPreps As a 2013 sophomore, he ran for 390 yards Washington State), he had 2 catches for 6 yards All-American first team, PrepStar All-Western on 73 carries (5.3 avg) with 7 TDs, caught 21 (3.0 avg) and an 8-yard run. He had a 2-yard Region, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, passes for 229 yards (10.9 avg) with 2 TDs, had catch against UNLV and a 4-yard grab against Max Preps All-Arizona first team, Arizona a tackle and returned 4 kickoffs for 38 yards (9.5 California, and he also ran 8 yards for a first Cardinals Arizona Special Teams Player of avg). down as the blocking back on a fake punt at the Year and National Football Foundation He also was a triple and long jumper on UCLA. Luis Zendejas Arizona Senior Placekicker of Liberty’s track team (he had a triple jump best 2017: Krommenhoek saw key action in all the Year as a senior placekicker and punter at of 47-6 and placed 11th in the event at the 2016 14 games as a backup tight end and on special Saguaro High in Scottsdale (Ariz.). In 2019, he State meet and also a best of 21-6 1/2 in the teams as a first-year freshman in 2017. He even hit 76-of-77 PATs and 5-of-5 field goals (with a long jump), earning 2016 Bakersfield Californian started at California. Overall in 2017, he had 2 long of 48 yards), had 82 touchbacks on his 94 All-Area first team and All-Southwest Yosemite receptions for 11 yards (5.5 avg). He had a 7-yard kickoffs and averaged 49.9 yards on 16 punts League second team honors. catch at California and a 4-yard grab against (with 5 inside the 20-yard line and a long of 70 PERSONAL: He is a psychology major at Oregon State. yards). Saguaro won its seventh straight state USC. His brother, Corbin, was a tailback at USC HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star championship in 2019. in 2017 and at Northern Arizona (2014-16). All-West Region, Max Preps All-NorCal first As a 2018 junior, he made USA Today All- team, San Jose Mercury News All-Bay Area Arizona honorable mention as he was 86-of- TCB YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR first team and San Francisco Chronicle All- 92 on PATs and 3-of-5 on field goals (with a long 2019 (Jr.)… 13 38 2.9 0 6 6 0/0 0 0 Metro second team as a senior tight end and of 52 yards), had 89 touchbacks on 113 kickoffs and averaged 51.4 yards on 15 punts (with 4 GAME-BY-GAME WITH QUINCY JOUNTTI defensive end at Monte Vista High in Danville (Calif.). In 2016, he had 26 receptions for 447 inside the 20-yard line and a long of 65 yards). 2019 yards (17.2 avg) with 7 TDs on offense and 3 Saguaro won the 2018 state championship. tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 deflections and 1 He sat out most of his 2017 sophomore CB T YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR fumble recovery on defense. season after transferring from Brophy Prep in Fresno St. 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0/0 0 0 As a junior in 2015, he had 5 receptions for Phoenix (Ariz.). Current Trojan Connor Murphy Washington 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0/0 0 0 Arizona 4 13 3.3 0 0 1 0/0 0 0 50 yards (10.0 avg), plus 3 sacks, 3 deflections, and incoming Trojan Andrew Milek also attended Colorado 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 2 fumble recoveries and 1 blocked field goal. Brophy Prep. Oregon 3 5 1.7 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 As a 2014 sophomore, he had 7 receptions PERSONAL: He is a real estate Arizona St. 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 for 60 yards (8.6 avg) with 1 TD and 2 tackles for development major at USC. His grandfather, California 3 14 4.7 0 0 1 0/0 0 0 loss, 2 sacks and 1 deflection. Ben Butler, was set to play football at USC UCLA 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0/0 0 0 before suffering a career-ending shoulder injury 2019 (Jr.)… 13 38 2.9 0 6 6 0/0 0 0 PERSONAL: He is a human biology major at USC with a 3.17 GPA. He made 2018 Pac-12 as a 1948 high school senior. (84) ERIK KROMMENHOEK All-Academic honorable mention. His parents Tight End, 6-5, 260, Sr./Sr. both attended UCLA. (97) JACOB LICHTENSTEIN Danville, CA (Monte Vista HS) Defensive Line, 6-5, 280, Jr.*/Sr. REC YDS AVG TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG Weston, FL (Cypress Bay HS) 2017 (Fr.)… 2 11 5.5 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 CAREER: He has 15 catches for 139 yards 2018 (So.)… 2 6 3.0 0 4 1 8 8.0 0 8 2020: Lichtenstein will compete to get into (9.3 avg) in his career. He has appeared in 39 2019 (Jr.)… 11 122 11.1 0 60 0 0 0.0 0 0 games in his career, with 8 starts. CAREER…… 15 139 9.3 0 60 1 8 8.0 0 8 the defensive line playing rotation as a junior 2020: Krommenhoek will once again play in 2020 after missing 2019 with an injury. He a key role at tight end as a senior in 2020. GAME-BY-GAME WITH ERIK KROMMENHOEK could be slowed in 2020 spring practice after having 2019 post-season surgery for a sports 2019: Krommenhoek saw significant time 2019 at tight end and on special teams as a junior hernia. REC YDS AVG TD LG Fresno St. 1 5 5.0 0 5 BYU* 1 60 60.0 0 60 Washington 2 10 10.0 0 6 Notre Dame* 5 37 7.4 0 15 Oregon 1 3 3.0 0 3 Arizona St.* 1 7 7.0 0 7 2019 (Jr.)… 11 122 11.1 0 60

2018

REC YDS AVG TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG UNLV 1 2 2.0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 California 1 4 4.0 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCLA 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 2018 (So.)… 2 6 3.0 0 4 1 8 8.0 0 8

ERIK KROMMENHOEK JACOB LICHTENSTEIN

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2019: Lichtenstein sat out the 2019 2019: London was a key contributor in the GAME-BY-GAME WITH DRAKE LONDON season as a sophomore defensive lineman wide receiver rotation as a first-year freshman while recovering from a 2018 post-season knee in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in all 13 2019 injury. games and starting 9 (all but BYU, Notre Dame, REC YDS AVG TD LG 2018: Lichtenstein saw action in 11 games Arizona, Arizona State), he had 39 receptions Stanford* 3 62 20.7 0 45 (all but Notre Dame) and started twice (Oregon for 567 yards (14.5 avg) with 5 TD. All but 3 of Arizona* 4 52 13.0 0 32 State, California) on the defensive line as a his catches came in the season’s final 7 games. Colorado* 7 85 12.1 0 26 redshirt freshman in 2018. Overall in 2018, He had a TD catch in each of USC’s final 5 Oregon* 4 51 12.8 1 19 Arizona St.* 3 30 10.0 1 14 he had 15 tackles, including 2 for losses of 4 games. He made the 2019 Pro Football Focus California* 6 111 18.5 1 45 yards, and a deflection. He hurt his shoulder Freshman All-American third team. UCLA* 8 142 17.8 1 46 at UCLA and missed the Notre Dame game. He He had 3 catches for 62 yards against Iowa (HB)* 4 34 8.5 1 16 had 3 tackles against UNLV, a tackle at Texas, Stanford. He then had 4 grabs for 52 yards 2019 (Fr.)… 39 567 14.5 5 46 2 tackles (1 for a loss) against Arizona State, 6 against Arizona, 7 grabs for 85 yards at *Starter tackles (1 for a loss) and a deflection against Colorado, 4 catches for 51 yards with an 8-yard California and 3 tackles at UCLA. He had post- score against Oregon, 3 catches for 30 yards (63) DAMIAN LOPEZ season knee cartilage surgery. with an 8-yard TD at Arizona State, 6 grabs for Offensive Line, 6-6, 320, Jr.*/Sr. 2017: Lichtenstein redshirted as a first- a career-high 111 yards with a 8-yard TD to earn San Pedro, CA (San Pedro HS/UC Irvine/ year freshman defensive lineman in 2017. Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week honors Los Angeles Harbor JC) He injured his left calf prior to the Stanford at California, 8 receptions for 142 yards (both game and was sidelined for the next 2 games career bests) with a 32-yard TD against UCLA 2020: Lopez will serve as a reserve (Stanford, Texas). He won USC’s Co-Defensive and 4 catches for 34 yards (with a 4-yard TD) offensive lineman as a walk-on junior in 2020. Service Team Player of the Year Award. against Iowa. 2019: Lopez redshirted as a backup HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star BASKETBALL: He joined the 2020 USC offensive guard as a redshirt sophomore walk- All-Southeast and All-State Class 8A second men’s basketball team soon after the 2019 on in 2019. team as a defensive end at Cypress Bay High in football season ended. JUNIOR COLLEGE: He was an offensive Weston (Fla.). HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar tackle and guard as a 2018 freshman at Los PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western Angeles Harbor Junior College in Wilmington, organizations and social change major at USC. 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team, All-CIF Calif. He spent the 2017 season at UC Irvine, but Division 3, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area did not play football. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR first team and All-Camino League Co-Wide HIGH SCHOOL: He played offensive and 2018 (Fr.)… 15 2/4 1 0 Receiver of the Year as a senior wide receiver defensive line as a 2016 senior at San Pedro (Calif.) High. GAME-BY-GAME WITH JACOB LICHTENSTEIN at Moorpark (Calif.) High. He had 62 catches for 1,089 yards (17.6 avg) with 12 TDs in 2018. PERSONAL: He is a political science major at USC. 2018 As a junior in 2017, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State Juniors third team, All-CIF Division 5 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second (64) AJ MAGEO UNLV 3 0/0 0 0 as he had 51 receptions for 1,032 yards Offensive Line, 6-5, 300, So.*/Jr. Texas 1 0/0 0 0 team (20.2 avg) with 11 TDs, plus he rushed 5 times Mesa, AZ (Red Mountain HS) Arizona St. 2 1/1 0 0 California* 6 1/3 1 0 for 123 yards (24.6 avg) and threw a 14-yard TD UCLA 3 0/0 0 0 pass. Incoming Trojan Jonah Monheim also 2020: Mageo will battle to get into the 2018 (Fr.)… 15 2/4 1 0 prepped at Moorpark. offensive line playing rotation, either at guard or *Starter He also played basketball at Moorpark. He tackle, as a sophomore in 2020. averaged 29.2 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.8 2019: Mageo did not see action as a (86) CHASE LOCKE assists as a 2019 senior while making All-CIF backup offensive guard and tackle as a walk-on Wide Receiver, 6-4, 190, Fr.*/So. Division 4 and Los Angeles Times All-Area and redshirt freshman in 2019. San Antonio, TX (O’Connor HS) 19.8 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a 2018: Mageo redshirted as a reserve 2018 junior. offensive tackle as a first-year freshman walk- 2020: Locke will serve as a reserve wide PERSONAL: He is a real estate on in 2018. receiver as a walk-on redshirt freshman in development major at USC. HIGH SCHOOL: He was an offensive tackle, 2020. center and nose guard at Red Mountain High in 2019: Locke redshirted as a reserve wide REC YDS AVG TD LG Mesa (Ariz.) as a 2017 senior. receiver as a first-year freshman walk-on in 2019 (Fr.)… 39 567 14.5 5 46 He also played volleyball at Red Mountain, 2019. getting 32 kills, 42 blocks, 27 digs and 5 aces as HIGH SCHOOL: He earned 2018 All- a 2018 senior. District first team honors as he had 36 catches PERSONAL: His initials stand for Andrew for 672 yards (18.7 avg) with 8 TDs as a senior James. wide receiver at O’Connor High in Helotes (Tex.). He also played basketball at O’Connor. He spent his 2017 junior season at Boerne (Tex.)-Champion High, where he made All- District second team honors while catching 52 passes for 659 yards (12.7 avg) with 7 TDs. He also was on the basketball and track (sprinter and long and high jumper) teams at Boerne Champion. PERSONAL: He is a health and human sciences major at USC.

(15) DRAKE LONDON Wide Receiver, 6-5, 205, So./So. Moorpark, CA (Moorpark HS)

2020: The uber-athletic London, who also plays basketball at USC, will look to build on his impressive 2019 debut as a 2020 sophomore wide receiver. DRAKE LONDON AJ MAGEO

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(89) SEAN MAHONEY GAME-BY-GAME WITH KAULANA MAKAULA 13 rushes and also caught a pass for no yards Tight End, 6-5, 215, Fr.*/So. against California while starting. He had a Los Altos Hills, CA (Archbishop Mitty HS) 2019 team-best 77 yards on 15 carries and added 3 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR catches for 26 yards at UCLA. He had 21 yards 2020: Mahoney will serve as a reserve Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 on 4 carries (with a 14-yard TD) and had added a tight end as a walk-on redshirt freshman in Arizona 3 0/0 1 0 1-yard catch before being sidelined with a knee 2020. Arizona St. 2 0/0 1 0 sprain against Notre Dame. 2019: Mahoney redshirted as a reserve 2019 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 2 0 2017: Malepeai saw key action as a tight end as a first-year freshman walk-on in backup tailback and on special teams as a 2019. He won USC’s Co-Offensive Service (29) VAVAE MALEPEAI redshirt freshman in 2017. Overall in 2017 while Team Players of the Year. Tailback, 6-0, 220, Sr.*/Sr. appearing in 13 games (all but Arizona), he had HIGH SCHOOL: He played defensive Aiea, HI (Mililani HS) 49 carries for 261 yards (5.3 avg), 3 receptions end and tight end at Archbishop Mitty High in for 5 yards (1.7 avg) and 4 tackles. He sprained San Jose (Calif.). As a 2018 senior, he had 64 CAREER: In his career, he has run for 1,265 his knee late at Arizona State and was sidelined tackles, with 8.5 sacks, and 2 deflections on yards on 247 carries (5.1 avg) with 14 TDs, caught against Arizona. defense and 4 catches for 22 yards (5.5 avg) 33 passes for 163 yards (4.9 avg) with 1 TD and He had 14 yards on 2 carries and a tackle with a TD on offense. made 5 tackles. He has a pair of 100-yard against Western Michigan, 49 yards on 6 carries As a 2017 junior, he had 27 tackles, with 3 rushing games in his career. He has appeared against Stanford, 8 yards on 4 rushes and sacks, on defense and 3 catches for 68 yards in 33 games in his career, with 8 starts. caught a pass for minus 4 yards against Texas (19.3 avg) on offense. 2020: The hard-charging Malepeai, a and 17 yards on 4 carries at California. He had As a 2016 sophomore, he had 4 tackles. 1,000-yard career rusher, will look to lead USC’s 32 yards on 8 carries and had a tackle against He also played lacrosse at Archbishop running attack as a senior tailback in 2020. Oregon State, 42 yards on 4 carries against Mitty, earning 2018 and 2019 All-West Catholic 2019: Malepeai was a key part of the Utah, 12 yards on 4 attempts and also had a Athletic League second team honors. tailback rotation when healthy as a junior in tackle at Notre Dame and 68 yards on 11 rushes, PERSONAL: He has a 3.23 GPA at USC. 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 8 games a 6-yard reception and a tackle at Arizona State. (Fresno State, Stanford, BYU, Utah, Washington, He had 10 yards on 3 carries at Colorado, 7 yards (23) KAULANA MAKAULA Notre Dame, UCLA, Iowa) and starting the first 6 on 2 attempts against UCLA and a 2-yard run Safety, 6-3. 190, Fr.*/So. and the finale, he ran for a team-high 503 yards and a 3-yard catch against Ohio State in the Kailua, HI (Punahou School) on 105 carries (4.8 avg) with 6 TDs and caught Cotton Bowl. 15 passes for 70 yards (4.7 avg) with 1 TD. A 2016: Malepeai redshirted as a first-year 2020: Makaula will compete for playing lingering knee injury sidelined him for 5 games freshman tailback in 2016. He was sidelined time at safety as a redshirt freshman in 2020. (Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Arizona State, for the first 6 games of 2016 after suffering a 2019: Makaula saw action as a backup California). broken left shoulder blade in 2016 fall camp. safety and Nickelback as a first-year freshman He ran for 134 yards on 23 carries (both HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 4 career highs) with a short TD and caught 2 Star All-West Region, Tacoma News Tribune games (Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State, passes for 8 yards against Fresno State, then Western 100, Gatorade Hawaii Player of the California), he had 6 tackles and 2 deflections. ran for 42 yards on 12 carries with 2 short Year, KHON2/Cover2 Hawaii High School He had a tackle at Notre Dame, 3 tackles and a TDs and caught 2 passes for 6 yards against Weekly Marcus Mariota Award State Player deflection against Arizona and 2 tackles and a Stanford. He had 96 yards on 23 carries with a of the Year, USA Today All-Hawaii Offensive deflection at California. He was able to redshirt. short TD and also caught 3 passes for 28 yards Player of the Year and All-Oahu Interscholastic HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 USA Today at BYU, ran for 39 yards on 11 carries and had a Association Blue Offensive Player of the Year All-Hawaii second team, PrepStar All-Western catch for no yards against Utah, had 49 yards as a senior running back at Mililani (Hi.) High. Region and Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State on 10 carries and caught 2 passes for 8 yards He ran for 1,952 yards on 234 carries (8.3 avg) second team as a senior safety and cornerback at Washington and ran for 46 yards on 8 rushes with 29 TDs in 2015. at Punahou School in Honolulu (Hi.). and caught a 9-yard pass at Notre Dame. He As a junior in 2014, he made USA Today He also played basketball for 4 seasons then had 60 carries on 10 rushes with 2 TDs (1 All-Hawaii first team as he ran for 1,337 yards at Punahou, averaging 12.4 points and 4.7 and 8 yards) against UCLA in his first action on 227 carries (5.9 avg) with 24 TDs. Mililani rebounds as a 2019 senior. Current Trojans after missing the previous 5 games with a knee won the state championship in 2014 after being Maninoa Tufono and Brad Aoki also prepped at injury. He ran for 39 yards on 8 carries and the runnerup in 2013. Punahou. caught 4 passes for 11 yards (with a 16-yard TD) H e set state career records with his 4,556 against Iowa. rushing yards and 71 rushing TDs. Current TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2018: Malepeai saw lots of playing time at Trojan Palaie Gaoteote also prepped at Mililani. 2019 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 2 0 tailback and on special teams as a sophomore PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental in 2018. Overall in 2018 while appearing in all organizations and social change major at USC. 12 games and starting once (California), he ran His uncles, Silila (1990-94), Pulou (1993-95) and for 501 yards on 93 rushes (5.4 avg) with 8 TDs, Tasi (1994-96), played football at Oregon. caught 15 passes for 88 yards (5.9 avg) and made a tackle. He won USC’s Bob Chandler Award. He had 47 yards on 8 rushes with his first 2 career touchdowns (2 and 20 yards) and caught 2 passes for 6 yards against UNLV. He had 18 yards on 3 rushes and caught a 10-yard pass at Stanford. He had 3 yards on 2 carries with a 3-yard TD run at Texas. He ran for a game-high 78 yards on 13 carries with a pair of short TDs against Washington State. He had 8 yards on 3 carries (with a 1-yard TD) and caught 2 passes for 14 yards at Arizona. He had 6 yards on 2 rushes and added a tackle against Colorado. He had 44 yards on 10 carries with a 12-yard TD and also caught a 12-yard pass at Utah. He had 51 yards on 5 carries and had 2 receptions for 15 yards against Arizona State. He had a career- best 101 yards on 15 carries and had a 6-yard KAULANA MAKAULA reception at Oregon State. He had 47 yards on VAVAE MALEPEAI

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TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, 2020: Mauga, who seems to always be 2017 (Fr.)… 49 261 5.3 0 26 3 5 1.7 0 6 All-CIF Pac 5 Division, Fox Sports West/Prime around the ball, will look to start again at inside 2018 (So.)… 93 501 5.4 8 41 15 88 5.9 0 24 2019 (Jr.)… 105 503 4.8 6 26 15 70 4.7 1 16 Ticket All-CIF, Los Angeles Times All-Area linebacker as a 2020 junior. CAREER… 247 1265 5.1 14 41 33 163 4.9 1 24 first team, Orange County Register All-Orange 2019: Mauga, who was moved to inside County first team and All-Trinity League first linebacker prior to spring 2019 practice from TAC LS/YDS DFL FR team as a senior offensive lineman at Mater Dei outside linebacker, played a significant role 2017 (Fr.)… 4 0/0 0 0 High in Santa Ana (Calif.). there and on special teams as a sophomore in 2018 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 As a junior in 2014, he made 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in all 13 CAREER……. 5 0/0 0 0 USA Today All-State first team and Cal-Hi Sports All- games and starting 8 times (Stanford, Arizona, GAME-BY-GAME WITH VAVAE MALEPEAI State Junior first team. Colorado, Oregon, Arizona State, California, As a 2013 sophomore, he made Cal- UCLA, Iowa), he had 61 tackles, including 7 for 2019 Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team. losses of 25 yards (with 3 sacks for minus 20 Current Trojans Chase McGrath, JT Daniels, yards), plus 2 deflections, a forced fumble, an TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG Fresno St.* 23 134 5.8 1 26 2 8 4.0 0 6 Amon-Ra St. Brown, Solomon Tuliaupupu, John interception returned for 11 yards and a kickoff Stanford* 12 42 3.5 2 11 2 6 3.0 0 4 Jackson III, Bru McCoy and Clyde Moore also return for no yards. BYU* 23 96 4.2 1 16 3 28 9.3 0 11 prepped at Mater Dei. He had a tackle against Fresno State, 4 Utah* 11 39 3.5 0 10 1 0 0.0 0 0 PERSONAL: He is a real estate tackles (1 for a loss) against Stanford, 2 tackles Washington* 10 49 4.9 0 15 2 8 4.0 0 5 development major at USC. (0.5 for loss) against Utah and 2 tackles at Notre Dame* 8 46 5.8 0 11 1 9 9.0 0 9 UCLA 10 60 6.0 2 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 Notre Dame. Then, as a starter, he had a Iowa (HB)* 8 39 4.9 0 12 4 11 2.8 1 16 (53) BRYCE MATTHEWS game-high and career-best 13 tackles (2 for 2019 (Jr.)… 105 503 4.8 6 26 15 70 4.7 1 16 Outside Linebacker, 6-3, 225, Jr.*/Sr. losses, with a sack), forced a fumble that USC Los Angeles, CA (Bishop Montgomery HS) recovered and converted into a TD and returned 2018 an interception 11 yards that led to a USC field Matthews will serve as a reserve goal at Arizona, added 8 tackles (1 for a loss) TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG 2020: UNLV 8 47 5.9 2 20 2 6 3.0 0 9 outside linebacker as a walk-on junior in 2020. at Colorado, 7 tackles (including 1.5 for losses, Stanford 3 18 6.0 0 11 1 10 10.0 0 10 2019: Matthews, a backup outside with a sack) against Oregon, a game-high 9 Texas 2 3 1.5 1 3 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 linebacker, was sidelined in 2019 as a walk-on tackles at Arizona State, a team-best 5 tackles Wash. St. 13 78 6.0 2 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 sophomore with a back injury suffered in fall at Callifornia, 6 tackles (with a sack) and 2 Arizona 3 8 2.7 1 8 2 14 7.0 0 8 camp. deflections against UCLA and 4 tackles against Colorado 2 6 3.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 Utah 10 44 4.4 1 12 1 12 12.0 0 12 2018: Matthews did not see action as a Iowa. Arizona St. 5 51 10.2 0 41 2 15 7.5 0 12 backup inside linebacker as a redshirt freshman 2018: Mauga, who enrolled at USC in the Oregon St. 15 101 6.7 0 20 1 6 6.0 0 6 walk-on in 2018. He won USC’s Service Team spring of 2018 after graduating a semester California* 13 47 3.6 0 8 1 0 0.0 0 0 Co-Defensive Player of the Year Award. early from high school, saw key playing time UCLA 15 77 5.1 0 21 3 26 8.7 0 24 2017: Matthews redshirted as a reserve as a first-year freshman outside linebacker Notre Dame 4 21 6.8 1 14 1 1 1.0 0 1 2018 (So.)… 93 501 5.4 8 41 15 88 5.9 0 24 outside linebacker as a walk-on first-year and on special teams in 2018. Overall in 2018 *Starter freshman in 2017. while appearing in all 12 games, he had 14 HIGH SCHOOL: He had 26 tackles for loss tackles, including 1 for a loss of 1 yard, and 2 2017 with 6 sacks as a 2016 senior defensive end deflections. He had 2 tackles against UNLV, 1 and tight end at Bishop Montgomery High in each versus Texas and Washington State, a TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG Torrance (Calif.). deflection at Arizona, 4 tackles (1 for a loss) and W. Michigan 2 14 7.0 0 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 Stanford 6 49 8.2 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 As a junior in 2015, he made All-CIF a deflection against Colorado, 4 tackles against Texas 4 8 2.0 0 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 Northwest Division and All-South Catholic Arizona State and 1 tackle versus Oregon State California 4 17 4.3 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 League Defensive Player of the Year while and California. Oregon St. 8 32 4.0 0 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 getting 11 sacks. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 PrepStar Utah 4 42 10.5 0 26 0 0 0.0 0 0 He also played basketball at Bishop All-American, USA Today All-Hawaii Defensive Notre Dame 4 12 3.0 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 Arizona St. 11 68 6.2 0 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 Montgomery. Player of the Year and KHON2/Cover2 Manti Colorado 3 10 3.3 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 PERSONAL: He is a social sciences Te’o Defensive Player of the Year as a senior UCLA 2 7 3.5 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 (economics) major at USC. linebacker and tight end at Waianae (Hi.) High. Ohio St. (CB) 1 2 2.0 0 2 1 3 3.0 0 3 He had 52.5 tackles, including 5 for losses (with 2017 (Fr.)… 49 261 5.3 0 26 3 5 1.7 0 6 (26) KANA’I MAUGA 3 sacks), 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Inside Linebacker, 6-2, 240, Jr./Jr. and 3 defensive TDs in 2017. W. Michigan 1 0/0 0 0 Waianae, HI (Waianae HS) As a 2016 junior, he made All-State third Oregon St. 1 0/0 0 0 team. Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 CAREER: He has 75 tackles, including 8 He also was on the track team (sprints, Arizona St. 1 0/0 0 0 for losses of 26 yards (with 3 sacks for minus hurdles, weights, jumps) at Waianae. 2017 (Fr.)… 4 0/0 0 0 20 yards), 4 deflections, a forced fumble, an PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental interception for 11 yards and a kickoff return for organizations and social change major at USC. (65) FRANK MARTIN II 0 yards in his career. He has appeared in 25 Offensive Line, 6-4, 300, Sr.*/Sr. games, with 8 starts, in his career. West Covina, CA (Mater Dei HS)

2020: Martin will battle to get into the offensive line playing rotation as a senior in 2020. 2019: Martin saw brief action in 3 games (Arizona, California, UCLA) as a reserve offensive guard as a junior in 2019. 2018: Martin did not see action as a sophomore backup offensive guard in 2018. 2017: Martin did not see action as a backup offensive guard as a redshirt freshman in 2017. 2016: Martin redshirted as a first-year freshman offensive guard and tackle in 2016. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep Star All-American Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All-California FRANK MARTIN II KANA’I MAUGA

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TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG 2018: McClain saw brief action at outside As a junior in 2017, he 19 catches for 2018 (Fr.)… 14 1/1 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 linebacker and on special teams as a first-year 390 yards (20.5 avg) with 4 TDs and also had 2019 (So.)… 61 7/25 2 0 1 11 11.0 0 11 CAREER… 75 8/26 4 0 1 11 11.0 0 11 freshman in 2018. He appeared in 2 games in an 11-yard kickoff return before suffering a 2018 (California, Notre Dame), allowing him to mid-season knee injury. Current Trojan Peter KOR YDS AVG TD LG redshirt. He did not make a tackle. Esparza also prepped at JSerra. 2019 (So.)… 1 0 0.0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 PrepStar He also played basketball at JSerra. All-Western Region, Tacoma News Tribune PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at GAME-BY-GAME WITH KANA’I MAUGA Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second USC. His brother, Abdul-Malik, is a sophomore 2019 team, Los Angeles Times All-Area, Orange outside linebacker at USC who also prepped at County Register All-Orange County first team JSerra. His grandfather, Lawrence Williams, TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG and All-Trinity League Defensive Player of the played basketball at UNLV and then as an All- Fresno St. 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Year as a senior linebacker and tight end at Conference player on the 1977 Texas Southern Stanford* 4 1/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Utah 2 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano team that won the NAIA championship. Notre Dame 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (Calif.). In 2017, he had 45 tackles, including 18 Arizona* 13 2/5 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 11 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 forced fumble REC YDS AVG TD LG Colorado* 8 1/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 on defense and 9 receptions for 175 yards (19.4 2019 (Fr.)… 3 19 6.3 0 9 Oregon* 7 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 avg) with 1 TD on offense. Current Trojan Peter GAME-BY-GAME WITH MUNIR McCLAIN Arizona St.* 9 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Esparza also prepped at JSerra. California* 5 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCLA* 6 1/10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 He also played basketball at JSerra, 2019 Iowa (HB)* 4 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 averaging 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds as a 2017 2019 (So.)… 57 7/25 2 0 1 11 11.0 0 11 junior. REC YDS AVG TD LG *Starter Before that, he attended Santa Margarita Stanford 2 10 5.0 0 6 Arizona 1 9 9.0 0 9 High in Rancho Santa Margarita. As a 2016 2019 (Fr.)… 3 19 6.3 0 9 2018 junior there, he had 51 tackles, including 8 for TAC LS/YDS DFL FR a loss (with 7.5 sacks), 1 deflection, 2 forced (4) BRU McCOY UNLV 2 0/0 0 0 fumbles and 1 blocked field goal. Wide Receiver, 6-3, 210, Fr.*/So. Texas 1 0/0 0 0 As a 2015 sophomore, he had 11 tackles, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (Mater Dei HS/Texas) Wash. St. 1 0/0 0 0 including 2 for losses. Arizona 0 0/0 0 1 Colorado 4 1/1 0 1 PERSONAL: He is a communication major 2020: McCoy, a physical wide receiver with Arizona St. 4 0/0 0 0 at USC. His brother, Munir, is a sophomore much promise, will battle for playing time as a Oregon St. 1 0/0 0 0 wide receiver at USC who also prepped at redshirt freshman in 2020. California 1 0/0 0 0 JSerra. His grandfather, Lawrence Williams, 2019: McCoy redshirted as a first-year 2018 (Fr.)… 14 1/1 2 0 played basketball at UNLV and then as an All- freshman wide receiver in 2019. He originally Conference player on the 1977 Texas Southern signed with USC in December of 2018 and (42) ABDUL-MALIK McCLAIN team that won the NAIA championship. enrolled for the 2019 spring semester, but Outside Linebacker, 6-4, 240, So.*/Jr. several weeks later he transferred to Texas San Juan Capistrano, CA (JSerra Catholic HS) TAC LS/YDS DFL FR and participated in 2019 spring practice there, 2019 (Fr.)… 2 2/11 0 0 then he transferred back to USC in the summer CAREER: He has 2 sacks for minus 11 yards in his career while appearing in 7 games. GAME-BY-GAME WITH ABDUL-MALIK McCLAIN of 2019. He missed the first half of the 2019 season while recovering from an illness. 2020: McClain will battle for playing time 2019 at outside linebacker as a sophomore in 2020. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 Maxwell Football Club Offensive National High School He likely will miss 2020 spring practice while TAC LS/YDS DFL FR recuperating from 2019 post-season shoulder Arizona 1 1/6 0 0 Player of the Year, Max Preps National Player surgery. Arizona State 1 1/5 0 0 of the Year, USA Today All-USA first team, 2019: McClain saw action at outside 2019 (Fr.)… 2 2/11 0 0 PrepStar Dream Team, Max Preps All-American linebacker as a redshirt freshman in 2019. first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Overall in 2019 while appearing in 5 games (2) MUNIR McCLAIN Cal-Hi Sports California Mr. Football, USA (Arizona, Oregon, Arizona State, California, Wide Receiver, 6-4, 210, So./So. Today All-California first team, Cal-Hi Sports UCLA), he had 2 sacks for minus 11 yards. San Juan Capistrano, CA (JSerra Catholic HS) All-State first team, Orange County Register He hurt his knee in 2019 fall camp and had Fab 15, All-CIF Division 1 Offensive Player of arthroscopic surgery, sidelining him for the first 2020: McClain, who showed promise in the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area Player of 4 games (Fresno State, Stanford, BYU, Utah). 2019 before getting a knee injury, will work to the Year and Orange County Register Offensive He then dislocated his right shoulder against make an impact at wide receiver as a sophomore Player of the Year as a senior wide receiver and Arizona (while making a sack) and missed the in 2020. He likely will miss 2020 spring practice linebacker at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana (Calif.). Colorado game. while recuperating from his 2019 knee injury. In 2018, he had 78 receptions for 1,428 yards 2019: McClain showed promise as a first- (18.3 avg) with 18 TDs along with a 13-yard TD year freshman wide receiver in 2019 before run on offense and 13 tackles, including 6.5 for suffering a mid-season injury. Overall in 2019 losses (with 5 sacks), 2 deflections and 2 forced while appearing in 5 games (Stanford, BYU, Washington, Notre Dame, Arizona), he had 3 catches for 19 yards (6.3 avg). He had 2 catches for 10 yards against Stanford and a 9-yard reception against Arizona. He tore ligaments in his left knee while making a catch against Arizona and missed the season’s final 6 games, then had surgery. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar All-Western Region and Orange County Register All-Orange County second team as a senior wide receiver at JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano (Calif.). He had 40 receptions for 659 yards (16.5 avg) with 10 TDs in 2018, although he missed the first half of the season while recovering from a 2017 knee injury. ABDUL-MALIK McCLAIN MUNIR McCLAIN

32 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS fumbles on defense. Mater Dei was 13-2 in 2018 of his field goal tries (27 yards and a career-long 43 yards in the second overtime (he missed a and won the prep national championship, CIF 52 yards with 1:43 to play to send the game into 46-yarder in the second quarter, his first ever Open Division state championship and the CIF overtime) and all 3 of his PATs at BYU, all 4 of attempt) as well as connecting on all 3 PATs, Division 1 title. his PATs against Utah and both of his PATs at kicking off twice and making a tackle. At As a junior in 2017, he made the MaxPreps Washington. He hit both of his field goals (40 California, he hit all 3 of his field goal tries (37, Junior All-American second team, USA Today and 27 yards) and all 3 of his PATs (he also tried 34 and a career-long 46 yards) and all 3 of his All-California second team, Cal-Hi Sports All- an unsuccessful onside kick) at Notre Dame, a PATs, plus 2 of his 7 kickoffs were touchbacks State Juniors first team, All-CIF Division 1 and pair of field goals (31 and 38 yards) and all 5 of (another pinned the Golden Bears within the Orange County Register All-Orange County his PATs against Arizona and all 5 of his PATs but 20). At Washington State, he hit both field third team as he had 46 receptions for 770 yards missed his first field goal of 2019 at Colorado. goals (20 and 29 yards) and all 3 PATs and had (16.7 avg) with 11 TDs along with 23 tackles (with He hit a 24-yard field goal and all 3 of his PATs touchbacks on 3 of 6 kickoffs. Against Oregon 2 sacks) and a deflection. Mater Dei went 15-0 against Oregon, a 41-yard field goal and all 4 of State, he hit a 29-yard field goal and all 5 of his in 2017, won the California CIF Division 1 title and his PATs at Arizona State, both field goal tries PATs, had touchbacks on 3 of his 7 kickoffs (2 the California State Open Division crown and (41 and 32 yards) and all 5 PATs at California and others pinned the Beavers within the 20) and was named the prep national champions. all 7 of his PATs and was 1-of-2 on field goals he recovered a fumble. He hit all 4 of his PATs As a 2016 sophomore, he made the Cal- (making a 31-yarder) against UCLA. He made and 2 of his 5 kickoffs were touchbacks against Hi Sports All-State Sophomores first team as 1 of his 2 field goals tries (32 yards) and all 3 of Utah. At Notre Dame, he hit both of his PATs he caught 28 passes for 407 yards (14.5 avg) his PATs against Iowa. but missed a short field goal and he also had 2 with 5 TDs and made 13 tackles, including 7 for 2018: McGrath, a former walk-on who was of his 3 kickoffs pin the Irish within the 20. At losses (with 6 sacks), and a deflection. Mater awarded a scholarship after the 2017 season, Arizona State, he hit 2 of his 3 field goals (51 Dei went 13-1 in 2016 and advanced to the CIF returned as USC’s placekicker as a sophomore and 33 yards) and all 6 of his PATs and 5 of his Division 1 championship game. Current Trojans in 2018. He appeared in USC’s first 3 games 9 kickoffs were touchbacks (another pinned the JT Daniels, Frank Martin II, Chase McGrath, before tearing a ligament in his right knee at Sun Devils within the 20). Against Arizona, he Amon-Ra St. Brown, Solomon Tuliaupupu, John Texas, which required surgery and sidelined hit all 7 of his PATs and kicked off 4 times (with 1 Jackson III and Clyde Moore prepped at Mater him for the rest of the season, allowing him pinning the Wildcats within the 20). He hit 1-of- Dei. to redshirt. Overall in 2018, he hit 6-of-8 field 2 field goals (a 26-yarder) and 3-of-4 PATs at PERSONAL: His real first name is Horace goals and all 6 of his PAT tries. Colorado, then hit all 4 of his PATs against UCLA. III (he goes by Bru, a shortened version of He tied the USC game record with 5 field Against Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship the “Bruiser” nickname given to him by his goals (46, 38, 29, 47 and 36 yards) without a Game, he hit a 24-yard field goal and all 4 of his grandmother). His father, Horace II, was a tight miss and he added 4 PATs against UNLV to PATs and 2 of his 6 kickoffs were touchbacks end at Northern Illinois (1994) and his mother, earn Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and another pinned the Cardinal within the 20. Shelby, was a record-setting 4-time (1991- honors. He scored USC’s only points on a 35- Against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, he hit his 94) All-Conference setter for Northern Illinois yard field goal (he also missed a 53-yarder) at PAT kick but missed his field goal try and 1 of his volleyball. Stanford. He hit both of his PATs at Texas before 2 kickoffs was a touchback suffering a knee ligament injury on a blocked HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Orange (40) CHASE McGRATH field goal. County Register All-Orange County first team Placekicker, 6-0, 190, Jr.*/Sr. 2017: McGrath handled USC’s placekicking and All-Trinity League Kicker of the Year as he Newport Beach, CA (Mater Dei HS) duties as a walk-on first-year freshman in 2017. hit 90-of-93 PATs and 3-of-5 field goals (with He also kicked off in 10 games (all but Western a 51-yarder), and had 84 touchbacks on 106 CAREER: He has hit 32-of-42 field goals, Michigan, Arizona, Colorado, UCLA). Overall in kickoffs, as a senior placekicker at Mater Dei with a long of 52 yards, and 118-of-119 PATs in 2017 while appearing in all 14 games, he was High in Santa Ana (Calif.). his career, and he has a tackle and a fumble 12-of-17 on field goals and 58-of-59 on PATs. As a junior in 2015, he hit all 62 of his PAT recovery. He has appeared in 30 games in his He also made a tackle (against Texas) and attempts and 10-of-13 field goals, and had 51 career. recovered a fumble (against Oregon State). He touchbacks on 85 kickoffs. Current Trojans 2020: The accurate McGrath will look to be made 8 consecutive field goals after missing Frank Martin II, JT Daniels, Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC’s placekicker for a third season as a 2020 his first career kick (against Texas). Of his 57 Solomon Tuliaupupu, John Jackson III, Bru junior. kickoffs in 2017, 20 were touchbacks and 11 McCoy and Clyde Moore also prepped at Mater 2019: McGrath re-assumed his starting job pinned opponents within the 20-yard line. He Dei. as USC’s placekicker as a sophomore in 2019. was hampered the second half of the season PERSONAL: He is a communication major Overall in 2019 while appearing in all 13 games, with a strained groin. He won USC’s Joe Collins at USC. he hit 14-of-17 field goals and all 54 of his PAT Walk-on Award. tries. He made 2019 All-Pac-12 honorable He hit all 7 of his PATs against Western FGA FGM LG PAT ATT PAT TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2017 (Fr.)… 17 12 51 59 58 1 0/0 0 1 mention and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team. Michigan. He hit all 6 of his PATs and took 2018 (So.)… 8 6 47 6 6 0 0/0 0 0 He was USC’s Special Teams Player of the over the kickoff duties when Michael Brown 2019 (So.)… 17 14 52 54 54 0 0/0 0 0 Year. He missed 2019 spring practice while was injured early in the Stanford game. He hit CAREER… 42 32 52 119 118 1 0/0 0 1 recovering from a 2018 knee injury. the first 2 field goals of his career in highlight He hit a 38-yard field goal and all 4 of his fashion against Texas, the first a 31-yarder GAME-BY-GAME WITH CHASE McGRATH PATs against Fresno State, all 6 of his PATs and with no time remaining to send the game into 2019 had a 23-yard field goal against Stanford, both overtime and the second the game winner from FG-FGA MADE MISS PAT-PAT ATT Fresno St.* 1-1 38 -- 4-4 Stanford* 1-1 23 -- 6-6 BYU* 2-2 27, 52 -- 3-3 Utah* 0-0 -- -- 4-4 Washington* 0-0 -- -- 2-2 Notre Dame* 2-2 40, 27 -- 3-3 Arizona* 2-2 31,38 -- 5-5 Colorado* 0-1 -- 40 WL 5-5 Oregon* 1-1 24 -- 3-3 Arizona St.* 1-1 41 -- 4-4 California* 2-2 41,32 -- 5-5 UCLA* 1-2 31 45 WL 7-7 Iowa (HB)* 1-2 32 39 WL 3-3 2019 (So.)… 14-17 54-54

KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS) Notre Dame* 1 0 (0) BRU McCOY CHASE McGRATH 2019 (So.) 1 0 (0)

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2018 2017: McKenzie redshirted as a backup HIGH SCHOOL: He had 73 tackles, first-year offensive tackle at USC in 2017. He including 4 for losses (with 3 sacks), plus 2 FG-FGA MADE MISS PAT-PAT ATT UNLV* 5-5 46,38,29,47,36 -- 4-4 enrolled at USC in the fall of 2017 and was forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a 2017 Stanford* 2-1 35 53 WR 0-0 awarded a scholarship at USC by virtue of an senior outside linebacker at Loyola High in Los Texas* 1-0 -- 50 BK 2-2 NCAA rule known as “blueshirting” (it allows Angeles (Calif.). 2018 (So.)… 8-6 6-6 a non-recruited student-athlete to receive As a 2016 junior, he had 33 tackles, athletic financial aid after beginning practice including 5 for losses (with 2 sacks). 2017 and have that student-athlete count towards He was a placekicker as a 2015 FG-FGA MADE MISS PAT-PAT ATT the next year’s signing class if the school has sophomore. Current Trojans Jack Webster and W. Michigan* 0-0 -- -- 7-7 reached its NCAA-maximum aid limit for the Jac Casasante also prepped at Loyola. Stanford* 0-0 -- -- 6-6 current year). PERSONAL: He is an international Texas* 2-3 31, 43 46 WL 3-3 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Tacoma relations/global business major at USC. California* 3-3 37, 34, 46 -- 3-3 News Tribune Western 100, Prep Star All- Wash. St.* 2-2 20, 29 -- 3-3 West Region, USA Today All-California second TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG Oregon St.* 1-1 29 -- 5-5 2018 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Utah* 0-0 -- -- 4-4 team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, 2019 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Notre Dame* 0-1 -- 27 WR 2-2 Max Preps All-NorCal second team, San Jose CAREER… 7 0/0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Arizona St.* 2-3 51, 33 38 WL 6-6 Mercury News All-Bay Area first team and San Arizona* 0-0 -- -- 7-7 Francisco Chronicle All-Metro second team GAME-BY-GAME WITH JORDAN McMILLAN Colorado* 1-2 26 40 WL 3-4 as a senior offensive and defensive lineman at UCLA* 0-0 -- -- 4-4 2019 Stanford(P12)* 1-1 24 -- 4-4 Clayton Valley High in Concord (Calif.). Bishop Ohio St. (CB)* 0-1 -- 28 WR 1-1 O’Dowd won the 2016 state Class 5-AA title. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2017 (Fr.)… 12-17 58-59 He sat out his 2015 junior season with a Arizona 2 0/0 0 0 KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS) knee ligament injury. Oregon 2 0/0 0 0 Stanford* 6 0 (1) PERSONAL: He is an international Arizona St. 2 0/0 0 0 Texas* 2 1 (0) relations major at USC. His father, Reggie 2019 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 California* 7 1 (2) McKenzie, was a linebacker at Tennessee (1981- 2018 Wash. St.* 6 2 (3) 84) and then played in the NFL with the Los Oregon St.* 7 2 (3) Angeles Raiders (1985-88), Phoenix Cardinals TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG Utah* 5 1 (2) Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Notre Dame* 3 2 (0) (1989-90) and San Francisco 49ers (1992) 2018 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Arizona St.* 9 1 (5) and in the World League of American Football Arizona* 4 0 (1) with the Montreal Machine (1992), then was an Stanford(P12)* 6 1 (2) assistant coach at Tennessee in 1993, worked (54) CLYDE MOORE Ohio St. (CB)* 2 0 (1) in the Green Bay Packers’ front office from Inside Linebacker, 6-0, 225, Fr.*/So. 2017 (Fr.)… 57 11 (20) 1994 to 2011, was the general manager of the Newport Beach, CA (Corona del Mar HS/ TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Oakland Raiders (2012-18) and now is a senior Colorado) Texas* 1 0/0 0 0 personnel executive with the Miami Dolphins. Oregon St.* 0 0/0 0 1 His brother, Kahlil, was a defensive lineman at 2020: Moore will serve as a reserve inside 2017 (Fr.)…… 1 0/0 0 1 linebacker as a walk-on redshirt freshman in *Starter Tennessee (2015-17) who played offensive line with the Kansas City Chiefs (2018) and Seattle 2020. (70) JALEN McKENZIE Seahawks (2019) and is now with the XFL’s Los 2019: Moore redshirted as a first-year Offensive Line, 6-5, 310, Jr.*/Sr. Angeles Wildcats (2020). His uncle, Raleigh freshman walk-on inside linebacker in 2019 Concord, CA (Clayton Valley HS) McKenzie (Reggie’s twin brother), was a center after having arthroscopic surgery on his knee in at Tennessee (1981-84) and then played in the fall camp. CAREER: He has appeared in 24 games in NFL with the Washington Redskins (1985-94, HIGH SCHOOL: He originally signed with his career, with 14 starts. where he won 2 Super Bowls), Philadelphia Colorado and participated in the first week of 2020: McKenzie has shown impressive Eagles (1995-96), San Diego Chargers (1997-98) 2018 fall camp, but did not enroll full-time in progress and figures to start again on the and Green Bay Packers (1999-2000), and then school and left the team for personal/family offensive line, at either guard or tackle, as a was a scout with the Oakland Raiders. reasons. He came to USC in the summer of junior in 2020. 2019. 2019: McKenzie started all of his 2019 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR KOR YDS AVG TD LG He missed all but 3 games of his 2017 sophomore season, 11 games at right offensive 2019 (So.) 1 0/0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 senior season at Corona del Mar (Calif.) High guard and twice (Colorado, Iowa) at right because of a quad injury, but had 23 tackles, offensive tackle. He made a tackle against (30) JORDAN McMILLAN including 2 for losses (with a sack), and had 2 Oregon and returned a short kickoff for 4 yards Safety, 5-11, 195, So.*/Jr. deflections. at California. Los Angeles, CA (Loyola HS) As a 2016 junior, he made Daily Pilot 2018: McKenzie appeared in all 12 games Dream Team second team as he had 67 offensive tackle and on special teams as a CAREER: He has 7 tackles and an tackles, including 11 for losses (with 3.5 sacks), redshirt freshman in 2018, even starting twice interception in his career. He has appeared in 7 3 deflections and 1 forced fumble. Corona del (California, UCLA). games in his career. Mar went 12-2 in 2016 and advanced to the CIF 2020: McMillan will serve as a reserve Division 4 championship game. safety and likely play often on special teams as He spent his freshman and sophomore a walk-on sophomore in 2020. seasons at Mater Dei High. Current Trojans 2019: McMillan saw brief action as a JT Daniels, Frank Martin II, Chase McGrath, backup safety and on special teams as a walk- Amon-Ra St. Brown, Solomon Tuliaupupu, John on redshirt freshman in 2019. Overall in 2019 Jackson III and Bru McCoy prepped at Mater while appearing in 5 games (Arizona, Colorado, Dei. Oregon, Arizona State, California), he had 6 PERSONAL: He is a real estate tackles. He had 2 tackles each against Arizona, development major at USC. His brother, Grant, Oregon and Arizona State. was an inside/outside linebacker at USC (2015- 2018: McMillan was a reserve safety as a 17) who earned USC’s Joe Collins Walk-on Award first-year freshman walk-on in 2018. Overall in in 2016 before earning a scholarship in 2017. His 2018, he appeared in 2 games (California, Notre father, Rex, was a 4-year (1984-87) letterman Dame), allowing him to redshirt. He had a tackle linebacker at USC, leading the Trojans in tackles and interception in the end zone against Notre while earning team Most Inspirational Player Dame while playing most of the second half at accolades in 1986. His uncle, Rob, was a fullback JALEN McKENZIE strong safety because of an injury to a starter. at Stanford (1980-83) who then attended USC

34 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS for an MBA. His grandfather, Robin, was the Trojan Parker Lewis and incoming Trojan Andrew 2019: Neilon showed well while starting at NCAA 50-yard freestyle swimming champion in Milek also attended Brophy Prep. center in all 11 games he played (all but California 1956 for Stanford (he once set a world record) He also threw the shot put and discus on and UCLA) as a sophomore in 2019. He had 2 and then participated in team roping in rodeo Brophy Prep’s track team. tackles in 2019 (1 each against Washington and competitions. PERSONAL: He is a communication major Oregon). He strained his right calf at Arizona at USC. His brother, Trent, was a consensus All- State and missed the next 2 games (California (90) CONNOR MURPHY American outside linebacker at Stanford (2010- and UCLA). Defensive Line, 6-7, 270, Sr.*/Sr. 13) and who played for the NFL’s Washington 2018: Neilon saw playing time at center Mesa, AZ (Brophy Prep) Redskins (2014-17) and now Buffalo Bills (2018). and as a blocking back in jumbo offensive His sister, Kayli, played women’s basketball at packages as a redshirt freshman in 2018. CAREER: He has 15 tackles (1.5 for loss, Arizona State (2007-10) and competed in the Overall in 2018, he appeared in 6 games, even with a sack), a fumble recovery and a blocked 2011 Miss Arizona USA pageant. starting once (UNLV). field goal in his career. He has appeared in 44 2017: Neilon redshirted as a first-year games in his career, with 2 starts. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR freshman backup center at USC in 2017. 2020: The well-tested Murphy will battle 2016 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 1 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star 2017 (So.)… 3 0/0 0 0 for playing time on the defensive line as a senior 2018 (Jr.)… 2 0.5/1 0 0 All-American Dream Team, Tacoma News in 2020. 2019 (Jr.)… 4 1/3 1# 0 Tribune Western 100, USA Today All-California 2019: Murphy saw playing time at CAREER…… 15 1.5/4 1# 1 first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, defensive end and on special teams as a junior #Includes 1 blocked field goal Los Angeles Times All-Area first team, Orange in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in all County Register All-Orange County first team, 13 games and starting once (at BYU), he had 5 GAME-BY-GAME WITH CONNOR MURPHY All-Trinity League first team and National tackles, with a 3-yard sack, and blocked a field 2019 Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete as a goal. He had a tackle against Fresno State, 2 senior center at Santa Margarita Catholic High tackles (with a sack) against Stanford and a TAC LS/YDS DFL FR in Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.). tackle at BYU, then blocked a field goal against Fresno State 1 0/0 0 0 As a junior in 2015, he made Cal-Hi Sports Utah. Stanford 2 0/0 0 0 All-State Junior second team. BYU* 1 0/0 0 0 2018: Murphy, who moved to the defensive Utah 0 0/0 1# 0 He also lettered in basketball and track and line from outside linebacker prior to 2018 spring 2019 (Jr.)… 4 1/3 1# 0 field at Santa Margarita Catholic, where he practice, saw action in 4 games (Texas, Arizona, *Starter was named Athlete of the Year and earned the Utah, Arizona State) as a junior in 2018, allowing #Includes 1 blocked field goal Academic Scholar Award. him to redshirt. Overall in 2018, he had 2 tackles PERSONAL: He is a business (0.5 for a loss of 1 yard), all against Utah. 2018 administration major at USC with a 3.12 GPA. 2017: Murphy saw action in all 14 games TAC LS/YDS DFL FR His father and brother attended USC and 2 of as a backup outside linebacker and on special Utah 2 0.5/1 0 0 his aunts were on the USC golf team (Kim Saiki teams as a sophomore in 2017. Overall in 2017, 2018 (Jr.)… 2 0.5/1 0 0 from 1985-88, who played on the LPGA Tour, he had 3 tackles (all versus Oregon State). He and Laura Saiki from 1988-91). He grew up in started against Utah. 2017 Tokyo, Japan, home of his mother, where he 2016: Murphy was a backup outside TAC LS/YDS DFL FR participated in baseball, basketball, soccer and linebacker and played on special teams as a Oregon St. 3 0/0 0 0 the martial art of aikido. first-year freshman in 2016. Overall in 2016 2017 (So.)… 3 0/0 0 0 while appearing in all 13 games, he had 6 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR tackles and a fumble recovery. He had 1 tackle 2016 2019 (So.)… 2 0/0 0 0 versus Utah State and Arizona State and 2 stops TAC LS/YDS DFL FR against Arizona (with the fumble recovery) and (44) TUASIVI NOMURA Utah St. 1 0/0 0 0 Inside Linebacker, 6-1, 210, Fr.*/So. Notre Dame. He won USC’s 2016 Defensive Arizona St. 1 0/0 0 0 Corona, CA (Centennial HS) Service Team Player of the Year Award. Arizona 2 0/0 0 1 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep Notre Dame 2 0/0 0 0 2016 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 1 2020: Nomura will compete for playing Star All-American as a senior defensive end time at inside linebacker as a redshirt freshman at Brophy Prep in Phoenix (Ariz.). He had 30 in 2020. tackles, including 5 for losses (with 2 sacks), and (62) BRETT NEILON Nomura saw action in USC’s first 2 deflections in 2015 despite being bothered all Offensive Line, 6-2, 300, Jr.*/Sr. 2019: 4 games (Fresno State, Stanford, BYU, Utah) season with a groin injury that required surgery Rancho Santa Margarita, CA as a backup outside linebacker and on special and limited him to playing in just 7 games. (Santa Margarita Catholic HS) As a junior in 2014, he had 71 tackles, teams as a first-year freshman in 2019, but he including 8.5 for losses (with 1.5 sacks), plus 4 CAREER: He has appeared in 17 games did not make a tackle. He tore ligaments in deflections and 2 fumble recoveries. (starting 12) in his career, making 2 tackles. his knee against Utah and had season-ending He had 10 tackles (1 for a loss) and a 2020: Neilon returns as the starting center surgery, allowing him to redshirt. deflection as a sophomore in 2013. Current as a junior in 2020. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar All-Western Region, Cal-Hi Sports All-State

CONNOR MURPHY BRETT NEILON TUASIVI NOMURA

35 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS second team, All-CIF Division 1, Los Angeles GAME-BY-GAME WITH ADONIS OTEY 1.5 sacks for minus 12 yards), plus 3 deflections Times All-Area, Riverside Press-Enterprise and a forced fumble. All-Area first team and All-Big VIII League Co- 2019 He had a tackle (with 0.5 sack) against MVP as a senior safety at Centennial High in TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Fresno State, 2 deflections at BYU, a tackle Corona (Calif.). He had 91 tackles, including 7 for Arizona 1 0/0 0 0 and deflection against Utah, 2 tackles at Notre losses (with 3.5 sacks), plus an interception for 2019 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 Dame, 2 tackles (1 for a loss) at Colorado, a a TD, 2 deflections, a blocked punt and a forced tackle for loss against Oregon, a tackle for loss fumble in 2018. (94) KOBE PEPE and a forced fumble at Arizona State, 3 tackles As a junior in 2017, he made All-Big VIII Defensive Line, 6-1, 295, Fr./Fr. (with a sack) at California, 6 tackles (0.5 for a League first team as he had 61 tackles and 3 Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco HS) loss) against UCLA and 1 tackle against Iowa. deflections. 2018: Pili saw key action on the defensive As a 2016 sophomore, he had 6 tackles 2020: Pepe, who enrolled at USC in the line as a sophomore in 2018. Overall in 2018 and 3 deflections. Current Trojans Drake spring of 2020 after graduating a semester while appearing in all 12 games and starting Jackson, Jayden Williams and Gary Bryant Jr. early from high school, will compete for action twice (UNLV, Stanford), he made 12 tackles, also prepped at Centennial. on the defensive line as a first-year freshman in including 2.5 for losses of 9 yards (with a 6-yard PERSONAL: He is a business 2020. sack). He had 4 tackles (with 1.5 for losses, administration major at USC with a 3.13 GPA. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 PrepStar with 0.5 sack) against UNLV, then 1 tackle each All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western against Texas, Washington State, Utah and (13) ADONIS OTEY 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Arizona State. He had 3 tackles (with 1 for a Cornerback, 6-1, 180, Fr.*/So. Division 1 Defensive Player of the Year, Los loss, including 0.5 sack) at Oregon State and 1 Columbia, TN (Blackman HS) Angeles Times All-Area first team, Southern tackle against California. California News Group All-Region, Long Beach 2017: Pili was a key contributor at defensive 2020: Otey will battle to get into the playing Press Telegram Dream Team first team and tackle as a first-year freshman in 2017. Overall rotation at cornerback as a redshirt freshman in All-Trinity League Most Valuable Defensive while seeing action in USC’s final 9 games 2020. He had 2019 post-season surgery on his Lineman as a senior defensive tackle at St. (starting twice, versus Notre Dame and Arizona wrist. John Bosco High in Bellflower (Calif.). He had State), he made 14 tackles and blocked a field 2019: Otey saw action in 3 games 80 tackles, including 12.5 for losses (with 11 goal. He made 2017 All-Pac-12 honorable (Arizona, Arizona State, California) as a backup sacks), 5 deflections and a forced fumble in mention. cornerback and on special teams as a first-year 2019. St. John Bosco won the 2019 CIF Division He had 3 tackles against Oregon State in freshman in 2019. He made 1 tackle in 2019 1 and California State Open championships. his first career action and at Arizona State, 2 (against Ariziona). He was able to redshirt. As a junior in 2018, he made Cal-Hi Sports tackles versus Notre Dame, Colorado (with a HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar All- Junior All-State honorable mention while blocked field goal) and Stanford in the Pac-12 Southeast Region, Tennessean All-Midstate getting 68 tackles, including 5 for losses (with Championship Game, and 1 stop against Utah second team and All-Region 3-6A Athlete a sack), plus a deflection and a forced fumble. and UCLA. of the Year as a senior cornerback, safety, He had 19 tackles and 2 deflections as HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Tacoma running back, wide receiver and quarterback a 2017 sophomore. Current Trojans Spencer News Tribune Western 100 and Tacoma News at Blackman High in Murfreesboro (Tenn.). In Gilbert, Ralen Goforth, Will Rose, Chris Steele Tribune Northwest Nuggets Best of the Rest 2018, he had 5 tackles and an interception on and Jude Wolfe also prepped at St. John Bosco. as a senior defensive end at Westview High in defense, ran for 667 yards on 65 carries (10.3 PERSONAL: He is a communication major Portland (Ore.). avg) with 8 TDs, caught 13 passes for 380 yards at USC He spent his first 3 years of high school at (29.2 avg) with 5 TDs and completed 8-of-14 Dimond High in Anchorage (Ak.), where he had passes (57.1%) for 65 yards with a TD on offense (91) BRANDON PILI 17 tackles and 1 sack as a 2014 sophomore. and returned 3 punts for 105 yards (35.0 avg) Defensive Line, 6-4, 325, Sr./Sr. He also was on the track (with bests of 46-8.25 with 1 TD and had a 46-yard kickoff return. Anchorage, AK, (Westview HS (OR)) in the shot put and 135-5 in the discus throw As a 2017 junior, he made All-Region 3-6A and placing fifth in the shot and eighth in the as he ran for 131 yards on 21 carries (10.9 avg) CAREER: He has 44 tackles, including discus in the 2016 state 4A championships) with 4 TDs, caught 6 passes for 124 yards (20.4 7.5 for losses (with 2.5 sacks), 3 deflections, a and wrestling (placing fifth and second avg) with 2 TDs and completed a 7-yard pass on forced fumble and a blocked field goal in his in the 285-pound division at the state 4A offense and made 22 tackles on defense. career. He has appeared in 34 games in his championships as a sophomore and junior) He also sprinted (11.06 best in the 100 career, starting 5 times. teams at Dimond. meters) and long jumped on Blackman’s track 2020: The experienced Pili will once again PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental team. be a main contributor on the defensive line as a organizations and social change major at USC. He spent his 2016 sophomore season at senior in 2020. He is USC’s first-ever football letterman from Franklin Road Academy in Nashville (Tenn.). 2019: Pili played a key role as a backup Alaska. His sister, Alissa, is a freshman on the PERSONAL: He is a communication major defensive tackle as a junior in 2019. Overall USC women’s basketball team. at USC. in 2019 while appearing in all 13 games and starting once (at Arizona State), he had 18 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR TAC LS/YDS DFL FR tackles, including 5 for losses of 18 yards (with 2017 (Fr.)… 14 0/0 1# 0 2019 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 2018 (So.)… 12 2.5/9 0 0 2019 (Jr.)… 18 5/18 3 0 CAREER……. 44 7.5/27 4# 0 #Includes 1 blocked field goal

GAME-BY-GAME WITH BRANDON PILI

2019

TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Fresno St. 1 0.5/3 0 0 BYU 0 0/0 2 0 Utah 1 0/0 1 0 Notre Dame 2 0/0 0 0 Colorado 2 1/1 0 0 Oregon 1 1/4 0 0 Arizona St.* 1 1/1 0 0 California 3 1/9 0 0 UCLA 6 0.5/0 0 0 Iowa (HB) 1 0/0 0 0 ADONIS OTEY BRANDON PILI 2019 (Jr.)… 18 5/18 3 0

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2018 returned an interception 24 yards at California, TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG 2018 (Fr.)… 8 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 12 tackles and a deflection against UCLA and 5 tackles (1 for a loss) against Iowa. 2019 (So.)… 73 5.5/25 2 0 4 38 9.5 0 24 UNLV* 4 1.5/3 0 0 CAREER… 81 5.5/25 2 0 4 38 9.5 0 24 Texas 1 0/0 0 0 2018: Pola-Mao, coming off a shoulder Wash. St. 1 0/0 0 0 injury in 2017, started USC’s first 2 games GAME-BY-GAME WITH ISAIAH POLA-MAO Utah 1 0/0 0 0 (UNLV, Stanford) at strong safety as a redshirt Arizona St. 1 0/0 0 0 freshman in 2018, but dislocated his left 2019 Oregon St. 3 1/6 0 0 shoulder in the game’s first series at Stanford California 1 0/0 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG 2018 (So.)… 12 2.5/9 0 0 and had season-ending surgery. Overall in 2018 Fresno St.* 5 1/10 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 while starting both games in which he appeared, Stanford* 4 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 he had 8 tackles and forced a fumble. He had BYU* 8 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR a team-best 7 tackles and forced a fumble on Utah* 8 1/6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oregon St. 3 0/0 0 0 the game’s opening play that USC recovered Washington* 4 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Utah 1 0/0 0 0 against UNLV, then had a tackle at Stanford. Notre Dame* 7 1/2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Notre Dame* 2 0/0 0 0 Arizona* 7 0.5/3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017: Pola-Mao redshirted as a first-year Colorado* 6 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Arizona St.* 3 0/0 0 0 freshman safety in 2017 after having season- Colorado 2 0/0 1# 0 Oregon* 1 1/3 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 14 UCLA 1 0/0 0 0 ending shoulder surgery in 2017 fall camp. Arizona St.* 4 0/0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Stanford(P12) 2 0/0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star California* 2 0/0 0 0 1 24 24.0 0 24 2017 (Fr.)… 14 0/0 1# 0 All-American, Max Preps All-American first UCLA* 12 0/0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 *Starter team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Iowa (HB)* 5 1/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, 2019 (So.)… 73 5.5/25 2 0 4 38 9.5 0 24 (21) ISAIAH POLA-MAO USA Today All-Arizona first team and All-East 2018 Safety, 6-4, 205, Jr.*/Sr. Valley Tribune Defensive Player of the Year as Phoenix, AZ (Mountain Pointe HS) a senior safety and wide receiver at Mountain TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Pointe High in Phoenix (Ariz.). In 2016, he had UNLV* 7 0/0 0 0 CAREER: He has 81 tackles, including 5.5 Stanford* 1 0/0 0 0 for losses of 25 yards (with 1.5 sacks for minus 100 tackles, 10 interceptions (3 for TDs), 18 deflections and 2 forced fumbles on defense 2018 (Fr.)… 8 0/0 0 0 13 yards), 4 interceptions, 2 deflections and 1 *Starter forced fumble in his career. He has appeared in and 28 receptions for 646 yards (23.1 avg) with 9 15 games in his career, with 14 starts. TDs on offense. (66) GINO QUINONES 2020: The rangy Pola-Mao returns as the As a junior in 2015, he made USA Today Offensive Line, 6-3, 280, Fr.*/So. as he had 98 tackles, starting free safety as a junior in 2020. All-Arizona first team Ewa Beach, HI (Saint Louis HS) 4 interceptions, 3 deflections and 1 forced Pola-Mao started at free safety role 2019: fumble, plus 27 receptions for 435 yards (16.1 as a sophomore in 2019. Overall in 2019 while avg) with 5 TDs. 2020: Quinones will battle for playing time appearing in all 13 games and starting 12 (all but As a 2013 sophomore, he made USA Today on the offensive line as a redshirt freshman in Arizona State), he had 73 tackles, including 5.5 All-Arizona first team as he had 35 tackles, 7 2020. He likely will miss 2020 spring practice for losses of 25 yards (with 1.5 sacks for minus interceptions (2 for TDs) and 1 forced fumble while recuperating from a wrist injury. 13 yards), plus a team-high 4 interceptions and caught 3 passes for 46 yards (15.3 avg) with 2019: Quinones, who enrolled at USC in and 2 deflections. With an interception in 3 2 TDs. the spring of 2019 after graduating a semester consecutive games in 2019 (Oregon, Arizona He also was on Mountain Pointe’s early from high school, redshirted as a center State, California), Pola-Mao is the first Trojan basketball and track (placing fourth in the and offensive guard as a first-year freshman in to do so since Ifeanyi Ohalete in 1998. He was long jump in a personal-best 22-7.25 at the 2019. USC’s Co-Defensive Perimeter Player of the 2016 Division I state championship and also HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar Year. He was limited in 2019 spring practice competing in the sprints, hurdles and high All-Western Region, Honolulu Star-Advertiser while recuperating from a 2018 shoulder injury. jump) teams. All-State first team and USA Today All-Hawaii Against Fresno State, he had 5 tackles PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental second team as a senior defensive lineman at (with a sack) and had an endzone interception organizations and social change major at USC. Saint Louis School in Honolulu (Hi.). as the Bulldogs were driving for a potential tying His father, Tracey, played football at San Diego He also played basketball at Saint Louis. score late in the game. He had 4 tackles against State (1988-90, 1992, where he was the 1992 Current Trojan Jordan Iosefa also prepped at Stanford, 8 tackles at BYU, 8 tackles (1 for a team captain and Most Inspirational Player) Saint Louis. loss) against Utah and 4 tackles at Washington. and with the Arena League’s Arizona Rattlers He had 7 tackles (1 for a loss) at Notre Dame, (1994-96). His uncle is former USC 2-time All- (85) ETHAN RAE 7 tackles (0.5 sack) and a deflection against American safety Troy Polamalu (1999-2002), Tight End, 6-5, 240, Fr.*/So. Arizona and 6 tackles at Colorado. He had who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2003- Anaheim Hills, CA (Orange Lutheran HS) a tackle for loss and an interception that he 14, winning 2 Super Bowls, making 8 Pro Bowls returned 14 yards against Oregon before being and being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of 2020: Rae will compete to get into the ejected for targeting. He had 4 tackles and a Fame). His great uncle is former USC fullback playing rotation at tight end as a redshirt goal-line interception at Arizona State after (1982-85) and assistant coach (2000-03, 2010- freshman in 2020. He likely will miss 2020 sitting out the first half because of a targeting 12) Kennedy Polamalu, now an assistant with spring practice while recuperating from a knee penalty in the previous game, 2 tackles and the Minnesota Vikings. injury that sidelined him in 2019.

ISAIAH POLA-MAO GINO QUINONES ETHAN RAE

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2019: Rae redshirted as a first-year 2019: Rose redshirted as a first-year playing rotation at safety as a sophomore in freshman tight end in 2019. He spent 2019 freshman walk-on punter in 2019. 2020. recovering from a high school knee injury. HIGH SCHOOL: He averaged 38.6 yards 2019: Scott saw action in 4 games HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar on 21 punts as a 2018 senior punter at St. John (Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Arizona State) as All-American and Tacoma News Tribune Bosco High in Bellflower (Calif.), with none a reserve inside linebacker and nickel back and Western 100 as a senior tight end at Orange returned and all but 2 fair caught. He also on special teams as a sophomore in 2019. He (Calif.) Lutheran High. He had 7 catches for 58 caught a 3-yard TD pass in 2018. It was his had 1 tackle (against Oregon) in 2019. He was yards (8.3 avg) on offense and 19 tackles and 2 first year as a punter after playing wide receiver. able to redshirt. fumble recoveries on defense in 2018. Current Trojans Spencer Gilbert, Ralen Goforth, 2018: Scott, who enrolled at USC in the He was sidelined as a 2017 junior with a Chris Steele, Jude Wolfe and Kobe Pepe also spring of 2018 after graduating a semester early torn knee ligament. prepped at St. John Bosco. from high school, saw action in 9 games (all but He spent his 2016 sophomore season He also played baseball at St. John Bosco. Colorado, Arizona State, California) at inside at Servite High in Anaheim (Calif.), getting 13 PERSONAL: He is an international linebacker and on special teams as a first-year catches for 192 yards (14.8 avg) with 2 TDs. relations/global business major at USC. freshman in 2018. Overall in 2018, he had 1 He also played basketball and baseball at tackle (against Washington State). He broke his Servite. Current Trojans Kyle Ford and Joshua (51) BERNARD SCHIRMER finger against Arizona and missed the Colorado Jackson Jr. also prepped at Orange Lutheran, Offensive Line, 6-6, 290, Sr.*/Sr. and Arizona State games. while Ford and current Trojan Amon-Ra St. Long Beach, CA (Lakewood HS/Mt. San HIGH SCHOOL: He was a 4-year starting Brown also prepped at Servite. Antonio JC) linebacker at Narbonne High in Harbor City PERSONAL: He is a business (Calif.), playing outside linebacker as a 2017 administration major at USC. 2020: Schirmer will battle to get into senior and inside linebacker before that. In the playing rotation on the offensive line as a 2017, he made PrepStar Dream Team, All-L.A. (77) JASON RODRIGUEZ redshirt freshman in 2020. City first team and South Bay Daily Breeze Offensive Line, 6-6, 325, Fr.*/So. 2019: Schirmer did not see action at All-South Bay first team while recording Oak Hills, CA (Oak Hills HS) offensive tackle as a junior in 2019. He missed 94 tackles, including 15 for losses, plus 3 2019 spring drills due to a personal reason. deflections, 1 fumble recovery, 1 forced fumble 2020: Rodriguez will battle to get into 2018: Schirmer, who previously played at and 1 blocked punt as Narbonne won the L.A. the offensive line playing rotation as a redshirt a junior college, saw brief action in 3 games City Open Division championship and the freshman in 2020. (UNLV, Washington State, Arizona State) on California Division I-A Bowl. 2019: Rodriguez appeared in 4 games special team as a sophomore offensive tackle As a 2016 junior, he made Max Preps (Arizona State, California, UCLA, Iowa) as a in 2018. Junior All-American second team, Cal-Hi reserve offensive lineman and on special teams JUNIOR COLLEGE: He played offensive Sports All-State Junior first team, USA Today as a first-year freshman in 2019. He was able to tackle at Mt. San Antonio Junior College in All-California second team, All-L.A. City first redshirt. Walnut (Calif.) as a 2016 freshman. He did not team, South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar play football in 2015 or 2017. first team and All-Marine League first team Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western HIGH SCHOOL: He prepped at Lakewood while getting 100 tackles, with 7 for losses, 100, USA Today All-California first team, Cal- (Calif.) High, where he was a senior offensive plus 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and Hi Sports All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports lineman in 2014. 3 deflections as Narbonne won the L.A. City All-State Medium Schools first team, All-CIF PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at Division I title. Division 4, San Bernardino Sun/Inland Valley USC. His nickname is “Beeno.” His sister, As a 2015 sophomore, he made Max Preps Daily Bulletin All-Area first team and All- Brooklyn, is a junior outside hitter on the USC Sophomore All-American first team and South Mojave River League first team as a senior women’s volleyball team, his cousin, Vavae Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay second team offensive and defensive tackle at Oak Hills Malepeai, is a senior tailback for the USC while getting 140 tackles, with 6 sacks, plus 4 (Calif.) High. football team and another cousin, Blake Sabol, deflections, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble As a junior in 2017, he made Cal-Hi was a catcher for USC’s baseball team (2017-19) as Narbonne won the L.A. City Division I crown Sports All-State Juniors second team, All-CIF who is now in the Pittsburgh Pirates system. His and the California Division I-A Bowl. Division 3, San Bernardino Sun-Inland Valley uncle, Titus Tuiasosopo, played offensive guard PERSONAL: He is a communication major Daily Bulletin All-Area and All-Mojave River for the USC football team (1990-92), another at USC. League first team. uncle, Matt Toeaina, played defensive tackle at He also was on the basketball and track Oregon (2003-06) and for the NFL’s Cincinnati TAC LS/YDS DFL FR (shot, discus) teams at Oak Hills. Bengals (2007) and Chicago Bears (2007-12). 2018 (Fr.)... 1 0/0 0 0 2019 (So.)… 1 0/0 0 0 CAREER……. 2 0/0 0 0 (36) WILL ROSE (18) RAYMOND SCOTT Punter, 6-1, 175, Fr.*/So. Safety, 6-2, 225, So.*/Jr. GAME-BY-GAME WITH RAYMOND SCOTT Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco HS) Harbor City, CA (Narbonne HS) 2019 Rose will serve as a backup punter He has 2 tackles in his career 2020: CAREER: TAC LS/YDS DFL FR as a walk-on redshirt freshman in 2020. while appearing in 13 games. Oregon 1 0/0 0 0 2020: Scott will battle to get into the 2019 (So.)... 1 0/0 0 0

JASON RODRIGUEZ BERNARD SCHIRMER RAYMOND SCOTT

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2018 (3,502) are USC freshman season records, while Player of the Week honors. He was 24-of-34 for his TDs (30) trail only Sam Darnold’s frosh mark 281 yards with 2 TDs but threw 3 interceptions TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Wash. St. 1 0/0 0 0 of 31 in 2016 (Slovis has the most of any USC at BYU. Against Utah, he completed passes on 2018 (Fr.)... 1 0/0 0 0 true freshman). His 282 completions ranks him the first 2 plays of the game (for 17 yards) before eighth on USC’s season passing list and 15th being sidelined with a concussion and missing (47) MICHAEL SHAHIDI on the career ladder. His 3,445 yards of total the next game at Washington. He returned to Punter, 6-0, 180, Fr.*/So. offense is seventh on USC’s season list and the starting lineup at Notre Dame and hit 24- Westlake Village, CA (Westlake HS) 22nd on the career chart, and is also a USC of-35 passes for 255 yards with 2 TDs (38 and freshman season record. He had 4 games in 5 yards), including 14-of-18 for 181 yards and 2020: Shahidi will serve as a reserve 2019 with 400 passing yards (a season record both scores in the second half. He was 19-of-28 punter as a walk-on redshirt freshman in 2020. by a Trojan and tied with Matt Barkley for the for 232 yards and short 2 TDs against Arizona. 2019: Shahidi redshirted as a first-year most ever in a USC career) and 4 TD throws, He was 30-of-44 for 406 yards and 4 TDs (all freshman walk-on reserve punter in 2019. all in the last 6 contests. He completed more career highs) with an interception at Colorado, HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 All- than 67% of his passes in all but 1 game in 2019 including going 9-of-13 for 148 yards with 2 long Marmonte League first team and National and he was over 70% in 8 games (3 times over TDs in the fourth quarter (with the game winner Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete as a 80%). In the fourth quarter in 2019, he is 53- coming with 2:15 to go to cap a 12-play, 89-yard senior punter at Westlake High in Westlake of-68 (77.9%) for 729 yards with 8 TDs and no drive), to earn Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Village (Calif.), his first year playing football. interceptions. His 400-yard passing games Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honors. He also played volleyball and beach against Arizona State, California and UCLA is He completed a career-high 32 passes on a USC volleyball at Westlake. a USC record for consecutive 400-yard games game record 57 attempts for 264 yards with 3 PERSONAL: He is a business and ties the USC record for consecutive 300- TDs (8, 13, 20 yards) but threw 3 picks and lost administration major at USC with a 3.43 GPA. yard games. His 66 passes completed against a fumble against Oregon (in the first quarter, He won the 2016 AAU Under-16 boy’s beach California and UCLA tied the USC record for he was 24-of-42 for 179 yards with 2 TDs). At volleyball national championship, represented most completions in 2 consecutive games. Arizona State, he was 29-of-39 for a career- the U.S. at the 2017 ISF World Schools Beach He was the 2019 Pac-12 Offensive best 432 yards with 4 TDs (8, 8, 58, 95 yards, Volleyball International Championship in Tahiti, Freshman of the Year (USC’s fourth such all in the first quarter when he completed 15-of- and then won the 2018 AAU Under-18 boy’s honoree, joining Robert Woods in 2010, 17 passes, including his first 11, for 297 yards, beach volleyball national championship to Marqise Lee in 2011 and Sam Darnold in 2016) with the 95-yarder the longest at USC since a qualify for the 2019 ISF World Schools Beach and AP Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year and school record 97-yarder in 1996) to earn Pac-12 Volleyball International Championship in Sicily made All-Pac-12 honorable mention. He was Offensive Player of the Week, Manning Award (finishing ninth). a 2019 FWAA National Freshman of the Year Star of the Week, Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player semifinalist and made the FWAA Freshman of the Week and CollegeSportsMadness.com (9) KEDON SLOVIS All-American first team(the first every USC Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors. Quarterback, 6-2, 200, So./So. true freshman quarterback to be a Freshman He completed 82.9% of his passes (29-of-35) Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain HS) All-American first teamer) and Pro Football for 406 yards and 4 TDs (18, 33, 8, 15 yards) at Focus Freshman All-American third team. California against a defense that was allowing 2020: Slovis, who now is drawing Heisman When starter JT Daniels suffered a season- only 234.4 passing yards and had given up just Trophy attention after a record-setting debut in ending knee injury late in the first half of the 9 TDs passes all year to earn Maxwell Award 2019, enters his 2020 sophomore season as the Fresno State opener, Slovis replaced him and National Player of the Week, Manning Award returning starter at quarterback and will look to went 6-of-8 for 57 yards with 1 pick. In his first Star of the Week, Pro Football Focus National continue his impressive play. career start (just the fifth USC true freshman Quarterback of the Week and College Football 2019: Slovis, who enrolled at USC in the quarterback to start a game, along with JT Performance Awards National Performer of spring of 2019 after graduating a semester Daniels, Matt Barkley, Carson Palmer and the Week honors. He threw for a USC game early from high school and emerged from Rob Johnson), Slovis hit 84.8% of his passes record 515 yards against UCLA (the most ever 2019 fall camp as the No. 2 quarterback, took (28-of-33) for 377 yards with 3 TDs against by a player on either team in the series) while over the starting job late in the first half of the Stanford, the most yards, TDs, completions and completing 78.7% of his passes, hitting a opener and had a spectacular season as a first- completion percentage by a USC true frosh in USC game record-tying 37 completions on 47 year freshman in 2019. Overall in 2019 while a debut (also the second most yards by a USC attempts with 4 TDs (1, 4, 32, 49 yards) to earn appearing in 12 games (all but Washington) true freshman in any game, behind Barkley’s the USC Player of the Game Versus UCLA and starting 11 times (all but Fresno State and 380 at Notre Dame in 2009, and the most yards Award, Manning Award Star of the Week, Washington), he completed 282-of-392 passes by any USC quarterback since Sam Darnold’s Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week (71.9%) for 3,502 yards with 30 TDs and 9 297 against Texas in 2017) to earn Pac-12 and College Football Performance Awards interceptions, plus he had 45 carries for -57 Offensive Player of the Week, Pac-12 Freshman National Performer of the Week honorable yards (-1.3 avg). He missed the Washington Player of the Week, Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 mention honors (his 502 yards of total offense game with a concussion. He was third nationally Player of the Week, Manning Award Star of also was a USC game record). He completed in completion percentage (.719, second in Pac- the Week, College Football Performance 22-of-30 passes (73.3%) for 260 yards and 12), seventh in passing efficiency (167.6, second Awards National Performer of the Week and 2 TDs against Iowa before leaving early in the in Pac-12), ninth in passing yards (291.8, second CollegeSportsMadness.com Pac-12 Offensive second half with a strained right elbow. in Pac-12), 10th in completions (23.5, second in HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar Pac-12), 14th in passing TDs (30, third in Pac-12), All-Western Region, USA Today All-Arizona 18th in total offense (287.1, second in Pac-12) honorable mention and Sports360AZ All- and 23rd in points responsible for (15.0, fourth Academic honorable mention as a senior in Pac-12). His 71.9% completion percentage quarterback at Desert Mountain High in is a Pac-12 season record (minimum of 300 Scottsdale (Ariz.). He completed 183-of-294 attempts), breaking the 71.3% mark set by passes (62.2%) for 2,542 yards with 18 TDs and Stanford’s Andrew Luck in 2011, an NCAA 6 interceptions in 2018. freshman season record (minimum 200 As a junior in 2017, he made USA Today All- attempts) and a Pac-12 freshman season Arizona honorable mention as he completed record (minimum 100 attempts), breaking the 251-of-392 passes (64.0%) for 2,987 yards and 68.5% mark set by Oregon’s Marcus Mariota in 32 TDs with 5 interceptions. His quarterbacks 2012, as well as a USC season record, breaking coach at Desert Mountain was NFL Hall of Cody Kessler’s mark of 69.7% in 2014. His 167.6 Famer Kurt Warner. passing efficiency rating broke Cody Kessler’s PERSONAL: He is majoring in USC season record of 167.1 set in 2014. His communication at USC with a 3.15 GPA. completions (282), attempts (392) and yardage KEDON SLOVIS

39 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG He kicked off 10 times against UNLV and (8) AMON-RA ST. BROWN 2019 (Fr.)… 392 282 9 .719 3502 30 95 45 -57 -1.3 0 9 had 7 touchbacks (and another pinned the Wide Receiver, 6-1, 195, Jr./Jr. GAME-BY-GAME WITH KEDON SLOVIS Rebels within the 20). Both of his kickoffs pinned Anaheim Hills, CA (Mater Dei HS) Stanford within the 20. He had touchbacks on 2019 2 of his 3 kickoffs at Texas. He had touchbacks CAREER: He has 137 career catches for on 4 of his 6 kickoffs against Washington State 1,792 yards (13.1 avg) and 9 TDs in his career to PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG (pinning the Cougars within the 20 once). He rank 19th on USC’s career receptions list. He Fresno St. 8 6 1 .750 57 0 41 2 -1 -0.5 0 4 had 4 touchbacks on his 5 kickoffs at Arizona has 5 career 100-yard receiving games. He also Stanford* 33 28 0 .848 377 3 45 6 12 2.0 0 8 BYU* 34 24 3 .706 281 2 60 4 0 0.0 0 5 (and pinned the Wildcats within the 20 on the has 9 carries for 69 yards (7.7 avg) with 1 TD, 13 Utah* 2 2 0 1.000 17 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 other kickoff). He had touchbacks on 4 of his 6 punt returns for 75 yards (5.8 avg) and 1 tackle in Notre Dame* 35 24 0 .686 255 2 38 8 -1 -0.1 0 9 kickoffs against Colorado. He had touchbacks his career. He has appeared in 25 games in his Arizona* 28 19 0 .679 232 2 54 3 -10 -3.3 0 4 on 3 of his 4 kickoffs at Utah. He had touchbacks career, with 17 starts. Colorado* 44 30 1 .682 406 4 44 4 -6 -1.5 0 8 on 4 of his 5 kickoffs against Arizona State. He 2020: The hard-to-shut-down St. Brown, Oregon* 57 32 3 .561 264 3 20 4 -10 -2.5 0 2 Arizona St.* 39 29 1 .744 432 4 95 3 3 1.0 0 6 had touchbacks on 7 of his kickoffs at Oregon who is approaching 2,000 receiving yards in California* 35 29 0 .829 406 4 50 3 -22 -7.3 0 0 State. He kicked off 4 times against California his career, will start again at wide receiver as UCLA* 47 37 0 .787 515 4 49 6 -13 -2.2 0 7 and made a tackle. All 6 of His kickoffs at UCLA a junior in 2020. He could be slowed in 2020 Iowa (HB)* 30 22 0 .733 260 2 55 2 -9 -4.5 0 0 were touchbacks. He had touchbacks on all 3 of spring practice after having 2019 post-season 2019 (Fr.)… 392 282 9 .719 3502 30 95 45 -57 -1.3 0 9 his kickoffs against Notre Dame. surgery for a sports hernia. *Starter HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 All-State 2019: St. Brown had another outstanding

Class 6A honorable mention and All-District season as a sophomore wide receiver and punt (38) ALEX STADTHAUS 25-6A first team as a senior placekicker and returner in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing Placekicker, 6-2, 200, Jr./Jr. punter at Vandegrift High in Leander (Tex.). In in all 13 games and starting 12 times (all but Austin, TX (Vandergrift HS) 2017, he made 8-of-11 field goals (with a long of BYU), he had 77 receptions for 1,042 yards (13.5

41 yards) and 50-of-51 PATs, had 50 touchbacks avg) with 6 TDs, plus 7 carries for 60 yards (8.6 He has touchbacks on 60 of his CAREER: on 72 kickoffs and averaged 40.2 yards on 40 avg) with 1 TD and 12 punt returns for 66 yards 123 kickoffs (48.8%), with 9 pinning opponents punts (with 11 pinning opponents inside the 20 (5.5 avg). He had 4 100-yard receiving games within the 20-yard line, and has made 5 tackles and a long of 65 yards). in 2019. His 77 receptions is 12th on USC’s in his career while appearing in 24 games As a 2016 junior, he hit 4-of-8 field goals season receptions list. He made 2019 All- 2020: Stadthaus will look to kick off for his and both of his PAT tries. Pac-12 honorable mention and Phil Steele All- third season as a junior in 2020. He also played basketball and soccer at Pac-12 second team. He won USC’s Trojan Way 2019: Stadthaus once again handled the Vandegrift. Leadership Award. kickoff job as a sophomore in 2019. Overall in PERSONAL: He is a communication major He had 5 catches for 38 yards against 2019 while appearing in 12 games (all but Utah), at USC with a 3.13 GPA. He started kicking Fresno State, then 8 catches for 97 yards with he had touchbacks on 19 of his 62 kickoffs after winning a halftime fan field goal kicking 2 TDs (39 and 7 yards) against Stanford. He had (30.6%), with 3 pinning opponents within the contest as a high school sophomore (nailing a a 4-yard catch at BYU, 5 catches for 68 yards 20-ard line, and he made 4 tackles. 60-yarder). with a 31-yard TD against Utah, a team-best 5 He had touchbacks on 3 of his 6 kickoffs catches for 31 yards and returned a punt 6 yards and made a tackle against Fresno State, 3 of his TAC LS/YDS DFL FR at Washington and a game-best 8 receptions kickoffs were for touchbacks against Stanford 2018 (Fr.)... 1 0/0 0 0 for 112 yards, with a 38-yard TD, and a 10-yard and he kicked off twice with a touchback at 2019 (So.)… 4 0/0 0 0 punt return at Notre Dame. He had 3 catches BYU. He kicked off once (for a touchback) at CAREER……. 5 0/0 0 0 for 27 yards against Arizona and 5 catches for Washington, had touchbacks on 2 of his 5 55 yards at Colorado while also seeing action kickoffs at Notre Dame, had 1 touchback on GAME-BY-GAME WITH ALEX STADTHAUS out of the backfield to run for 50 yards on 3 his 8 kickoffs against Arizona (and made 2 2019 carries with a 37-yard TD. He had 7 receptions tackles), had touchbacks on 5 of his 6 kickoffs for 61 yards, a 2-yard rush and a 5-yard punt at Colorado, 2 of his 5 kickoffs were touchbacks KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS) return against Oregon, then at Arizona State he (he also had a tackle) against Oregon and he Fresno State* 6 1 (3) had 8 catches for 173 yards (with a 95-yard TD, had 2 kickoffs at Arizona State. He kicked off Stanford* 8 0 (3) BYU* 2 0 (1) USC’s longest pass completion since a school- 7 times at California, 9 times (with 1 touchback) Washington* 1 0 (1) record 97-yarder at Illinois in 1996), 3 rushes for against UCLA and 3 times against Iowa. Notre Dame* 5 0 (2) 8 yards (while lining up in the backfield) and 3 : Stadthaus handled the kickoff duties Arizona* 8 0 (1) 2018 punt returns for 26 yards for 207 all-purpose as a first-year freshman walk-on placekicker in Colorado* 6 0 (5) yards to earn Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll 2018. Overall in 2018 while appearing in all 12 Oregon* 5 1 (2) Arizona State* 2 0 (0) notice. He had 5 catches for 85 yards with an games, he had 61 kickoffs, with 41 touchbacks California* 7 0 (0) 18-yard TD and returned 2 punts for 20 yards at (67.2%) and 6 pinning opponents within the 20- UCLA* 9 1 (1) California, then had 8 receptions for 128 yards yard line (and only 1 kick out of bounds). His Iowa (HB)* 3 0 (0) and returned 2 punts for minus 3 yards against 64.3 yards per kickoff ranked 11th nationally. He 2019 (So.)… 62 3 (19) UCLA. He had 9 cathces for 163 yards (both also had a tackle (against California). 2018 game highs) against Iowa.

KICKOFFS WITHIN 20 (TOUCHBACKS) UNLV* 10 1 (7) Stanford* 2 2 (0) Texas* 3 0 (2) Wash. St.* 6 1 (4) Arizona* 5 1 (4) Colorado* 6 0 (4) Utah* 4 0 (3) Arizona St.* 5 0 (4) Oregon St.* 7 0 (4) California* 4 1 (0) UCLA* 6 0 (6) Notre Dame* 3 0 (3) 2018 (Fr.)……. 61 6 (41) *Starter

ALEX STADTHAUS AMON-RA ST. BROWN

40 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

2018: St. Brown made quite an impact Tuliaupupu, John Jackson III, Bru McCoy and PR YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR as a first-year freshman wide receiver in 2018. Clyde Moore also prepped at Mater Dei. UNLV 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 0/0 0 0 Overall in 2018 while appearing in all 12 games He spent his 2014 freshman season at Servite 2018 (Fr.)… 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 0/0 0 0 and starting 5 times (Washington State, Oregon High in Anaheim (Calif.). (8) CHRIS STEELE State, California, UCLA, Notre Dame), he had a PERSONAL: He is a business administration team-best 60 receptions for 750 yards (12.5 avg) major at USC with a 3.19 GPA. He is fluent in Cornerback, 6-1, 190, So./So. with 3 TDs and also had 2 rushes for 9 yards (4.5 German (his mother, Miriam, is from Germany) Bellflower, CA (St. John Bosco HS/Florida) avg), a 9-yard punt return and a tackle. He was and French (he lived in Paris as a fourth grader). 2020: Steel will compete to start again at just the fourth USC true freshman to lead the His father, John Brown, was a bodybuilder who cornerback as a sophomore in 2020. Trojans in season receptions (along with WRs won 2 Mr. Universe and 3 Mr. World titles in the 2019: Steele had an impressive debut Mike Williams in 2002, Dwayne Jarrett in 2004 1980s. His full name is Amon-Ra Julian Heru J. season as a first-year freshman cornerback and Robert Woods in 2010). He made 2018 St. Brown (he was named after the Egyptian sun in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 12 Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year god Amon-Ra and sky god Heru). His brother, games (all but Colorado) and starting 6 times honorable mention. He shared USC’s John Equanimeous, was a wide receiver at Notre (Utah, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, McKay Award. He was named to the 2018 ESPN Dame (2015-17) who in his 3 meetings against California, UCLA), he had 35 tackles, including Freshman Midseason All-American first team USC blocked a punt that was returned for a TD in 1 for a loss of 1 yard, plus 5 deflections and and 247Sports.com True Freshman Midseason 2015, caught a TD pass among his 7 receptions a fumble recovery. He sprained his knee in All-American first team. in 2016 and caught another TD in 2017 (he now practice prior to the Colorado game and missed He had 7 receptions for 98 yards (both game is with the Green Bay Packers), while his brother, that game. He originally enrolled at Florida in bests) with a 43-yard TD along with a 12-yard Osiris, is a junior wide receiver at Stanford. In the spring of 2019 after graduating a semester run, a 9-yard punt return and a tackle against February of 2020, he participated in the NCAA early from high school and participated in 2019 UNLV (no Trojan ever had more catches in their Elite Student-Athlete Football Symposium spring practice, but transferred to USC in the fall freshman debut). He then had 2 receptions in Indianapolis, which provides high-profile of 2019 and was granted a waiver by the NCAA for 39 yards at Stanford. He caught 9 passes college athletes with information and networks to play immediately. for 167 yards (both game highs, as well as the to help them make decisions and understand He had 1 tackle against Fresno State, most receiving yards by a USC true freshman issues surrounding a professional career in 2 tackles and a deflection at BYU, 4 tackles since Marqise Lee’s 224 against UCLA in 2011) their sport. against Utah, 5 tackles and a fumble recovery at Texas. He had 2 receptions for 38 yards with at Wahington, 5 tackles and a deflection at a 30-yard score against Washington State. REC YDS AVG TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG Notre Dame, 3 tackles against Arizona, 3 He had a game-high 5 catches for 54 yards at 2018 (Fr.)… 60 750 12.5 3 53 2 9 4.5 0 12 2019 (So.)… 77 1042 13.5 6 95 7 60 8.6 1 37 tackles (1 for a loss) against Oregon, 3 tackles Arizona, then 4 receptions for 31 yards against CAREER… 137 1792 13.1 9 95 9 69 7.7 1 37 against Arizona State, a tackle and deflection at Colorado. He had 4 grabs for 39 yards against California, 6 tackles against UCLA and 2 tackles Arizona State, then had 5 catches for 39 yards PR YDS AVG TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR with a deflection against Iowa. at Oregon State. He had 6 receptions for 53 2018 (Fr.)… 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 0/0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 USA Today yards against California, 6 catches for 98 yards 2019 (So.)… 12 66 5.5 0 24 0 0/0 0 0 All-USA first team, PrepStar Dream Team, CAREER… 13 75 5.8 0 24 1 0/0 0 0 with a 44-yard TD at UCLA and 10 grabs for 94 Max Preps All-American first team, Tacoma yards against Notre Dame. GAME-BY-GAME WITH AMON-RA ST. BROWN News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All- HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 USA Today California first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State All-USA first team, PrepStar Dream Team, Max 2019 first team, Orange County Register Fab 15, All- Preps All-American first team, Orange County CIF Division 1 and Long Beach Press-Telegram Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News REC YDS AVG TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG Fresno St.* 5 38 7.6 0 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 Dream Team first team as a senior cornerback Tribune Western 100, USA Today All-California Stanford* 8 97 12.1 2 39 0 0 0.0 0 0 at St. John Bosco High in Bellflower (Calif.). He first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, BYU* 1 4 4.0 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 had 32 tackles, 11 deflections, 2 blocked field All-CIF Division 1, Los Angeles Times All-Area, Utah* 5 68 13.6 1 31 0 0 0.0 0 0 goals and an interception in 2018. Orange County Register All-Orange County Washington* 5 31 6.2 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 As a junior in 2017, he made Max Preps first team and All-Trinity League MVP as a Notre Dame* 8 112 14.0 1 38 0 0 0.0 0 0 Arizona* 3 27 9.0 0 17 0 0 0.0 0 0 Junior All-American first team, USA Today senior wide receiver at Mater Dei High in Santa Colorado* 5 55 11.0 0 22 3 50 16.7 1 37 All-California second team and Cal-Hi Sports Ana (Calif.). In 2017 despite missing some Oregon* 7 61 8.7 0 19 1 2 2.0 0 2 All-State Juniors second team as he had 22 early-season games with a hand injury, he had Arizona St.* 8 173 21.6 1 95 3 8 2.7 0 8 tackles and 4 deflections. 72 receptions for 1,320 yards (18.3 avg) with 20 California* 5 85 17.0 1 50 0 0 0.0 0 0 As a 2016 junior, he had 81 tackles, 7 TDs, plus he returned 12 punts for 238 yards UCLA* 8 128 16.0 0 24 0 0 0.0 0 0 deflections, an interception and a fumble (19.8 avg) with 2 TDs and had an 11-yard kickoff Iowa (HB)* 9 163 18.1 0 55 0 0 0.0 0 0 2019 (So.)… 77 1042 13.5 6 95 7 60 8.6 1 37 recovery, plus a 19-yard kickoff return. As a return. Mater Dei went 15-0 in 2017, won the 2016 sophomore, he made the Cal-Hi Sports California CIF Division 1 title and the California PR YDS AVG TD LG All-State Sophomores first team while making State Open Division crown and was named the Washington* 1 6 6.0 0 6 93 tackles. Current Trojans Ralen Goforth, Jude prep national champions. Notre Dame* 1 10 10.0 0 10 Wolfe, Spencer Gilbert, Will Rose and Kobe Pepe As a 2016 junior, he made Max Preps Colorado* 2 2 1.0 0 4 Oregon* 1 5 5.0 0 5 also prepped at St. John Bosco. Junior All-American, USA Today All-California Arizona St.* 3 26 8.7 0 24 PERSONAL: He is a communication major first team, Max Preps All-State Large Schools California* 2 20 10.0 0 13 at USC. first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second UCLA* 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Junior first 2019 (So.)… 12 66 5.5 0 24 team, All-CIF Division 1, Los Angeles Times All-Area first team, Orange County Register 2018 All-Orange County first team and All-Trinity REC YDS AVG TD LG TCB YDS AVG TD LG League first team as he caught 60 passes for UNLV 7 98 14.0 1 43 1 12 12.0 0 12 1,229 yards (20.5 avg) with 21 TDs and had 16 Stanford 2 39 19.5 0 28 0 0 0.0 0 0 punt returns for 260 yards (16.3 avg) with 1 TD. Texas 9 167 18.6 0 53 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 Mater Dei went 13-1 in 2016 and was the CIF Wash. St.* 2 38 19.0 1 30 0 0 0.0 0 0 Arizona 5 54 10.8 0 20 0 0 0.0 0 0 Division 1 runnerup. Colorado 4 31 7.8 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 As a 2015 sophomore, he made Cal-Hi Arizona St. 4 39 9.8 0 18 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sports All-State Sophomore second team as Oregon St.* 5 39 7.8 0 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 he had 22 receptions for 373 yards (17.0 avg) California* 6 53 8.8 0 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 with 3 TDs and he returned 11 kickoffs for 335 UCLA* 6 98 16.3 1 44 0 0 0.0 0 0 Notre Dame* 10 94 9.4 0 23 0 0 0.0 0 0 yards (30.5 avg). His 44 career TD catches is 2018 (Fr.)… 60 750 12.5 3 53 2 9 4.5 0 12 an Orange County record. Current Trojans Frank *Starter Martin II, Chase McGrath, JT Daniels, Solomon CHRIS STEELE 41 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 23 yards on 5 carries and had a 7-yard reception 2019: Ta’ufo’ou, who enrolled at USC in 2019 (Fr.)... 35 1/1 5 1 against Notre Dame. the spring of 2019 after graduating a semester GAME-BY-GAME WITH CHRIS STEELE HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 PrepStar early from high school, saw brief action in 3 All-American, Indianapolis Star All-Central games (Arizona, California, Iowa) at defensive 2019 Indiana Super Team and Indianapolis Star tackle as a first-year freshman in 2019, but did All-City as a senior running back at Cathedral not make a tackle. He was able to redshirt. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR High in Indianapolis (Ind.). In 2017, he ran for HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar Fresno St. 1 0/0 0 0 975 yards on 124 carries (7.9 avg) with 17 TDs and Stanford 0 0/0 1 0 All-Western Region, Cal-Hi Sports All-State BYU 2 0/0 1 0 had 4 receptions for 24 yards (6.0 avg) despite second team, All-CIF Division 4 Defensive Utah* 4 0/0 0 0 missing 3 games with an injury. Player of the Year, Los Angeles Daily News Washington* 5 0/0 0 1 He missed most of his 2016 junior season All-Area first team and All-Camino League Notre Dame 5 0/0 1 0 with a hamstring injury that occurred on his first Defensive Lineman of the Year as a senior Arizona* 3 0/0 0 0 carry of the season. linebacker and running back at Grace Brethren Oregon 3 1/1 0 0 Arizona St.* 3 0/0 0 0 As a 2015 sophomore, he ran for 888 yards High in Simi Valley (Calif.). In 2018, he had 97 California* 1 0/0 1 0 on 104 carries (8.5 avg) with 12 TDs and caught tackles, including 17 for losses (with 9.5 sacks), UCLA* 6 0/0 0 0 3 passes for 32 yards (10.7 avg). 6 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a Iowa (HB)* 2 0/0 1 0 PERSONAL: He is a communication deflection on defense, ran for 166 yards on 24 2019 (Fr.)... 35 1/1 5 1 major at USC. His father, Marcus Stepp, played carries (11.1 avg) with 2 TD and had a 12-yard *Starter football at Miami (Ohio) in 1994 and 1995. His reception on offense and had a 16-yard kickoff brother, Marcus Jr., was an outside linebacker at return. Grace Brethern won the 2018 state 2AA (30) MARKESE STEPP Saint Francis (2015-18), which won the 2016 and and CIF Division 4 titles. Tailback, 6-0, 235, So.*/Jr. 2017 NAIA national championships. As a junior in 2017, he made Cal-Hi Sports Indianapolis, IN (Cathedral HS) All-State Medium Schools first team, Cal-Hi TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG Sports Juniors third team, All-CIF Division 8 CAREER: He has run for 340 yards on 55 2018 (Fr.)… 7 33 4.7 0 9 1 7 7.0 0 7 Player of the Year and All-Tri-Valley first team carries (6.2 avg) with 3 TDs, a 7-yard reception 2019 (Fr.)… 48 307 6.4 3 35 0 0 0.0 0 0 as he had 89 tackles, including 10 sacks, plus and 1 tackle in his career. He has appeared in 11 CAREER…… 55 340 6.2 3 35 1 7 7.0 0 7 an interception for a TD, 3 fumble recoveries, games in his career. a forced fumble and a deflection on defense 2020: Stepp, who is a load to tackle, TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2018 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 and ran for 35 yards on 10 carries (3.5 avg) figures to be a key factor again at tailback as and caught 2 passes for 33 yards (16.5 avg) a sophomore in 2020. He likely will miss 2020 GAME-BY-GAME WITH MARKESE STEPP on offense. Grace Brethern was the 2017 CIF spring practice while recuperating from his Division 4 champion and state Division 2AA 2019 ankle injury. 2019 runner-up. 2019: Stepp showed promise at tailback TCB YDS AVG TD LG As a 2016 sophomore, he made All-Tri- as a redshirt freshman in 2019 before getting Stanford 3 33 11.0 0 20 Valley first team as he had 39 tackles, including hurt. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 7 games BYU 9 53 5.9 0 15 6.5 sacks, and a deflection, plus 67 yards on (Fresno State, Stanford, BYU, Utah, Washington, Utah 3 11 3.7 1 4 3 carries (22.3 avg) with a TD and caught an Notre Dame, Arizona), he had 307 yards on 48 Washington 10 62 6.2 0 35 8-yard pass. carries (5.7 avg) with 3 TDs. He sprained his Notre Dame 10 82 8.2 1 25 Arizona 13 66 5.1 1 14 As a 2015 freshman, he had 39 tackles, ankle against Arizona and was sidelined the 2019 (Fr.)… 48 307 6.4 3 35 including 7 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and a rest of the season. fumble recovery, plus 25 yards on 4 carries (2.5 He had 33 yards on 3 carries against 2018 avg). Stanford, 53 yards on 9 carries at BYU, 11 yards on 3 carries (with a short TD) against Utah, 62 TCB YDS AVG TD LG REC YDS AVG TD LG Colorado 2 10 5.0 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 (6) ISAAC TAYLOR-STUART yards on 10 carries at Washington, a team-best Notre Dame 5 23 4.6 0 9 1 7 7.0 0 7 Cornerback, 6-2, 205, So.*/Jr. and career-high 82 yards on 10 carries, with 2018 (Fr.)… 7 33 4.7 0 9 1 7 7.0 0 7 San Diego, CA (Helix HS) a short TD, at Notre Dame and 66 yards on 13 carries with a 12-yard TD before leaving with an TAC LS/YDS DFL FR CAREER: He has 36 tackles, including ankle sprain. Arizona St. 1 0/0 0 0 1 for a 1-yard loss, plus an interception and 4 : Stepp saw action in 4 games 2018 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 2018 deflections in his career while appearing in 16 (Colorado, Arizona State, California, Notre games, with 8 starts. Dame) at tailback and on special teams as a (47) STANLEY TA’UFO’OU 2020: Taylor will look to recover fully from first-year freshman in 2018, allowing him to Defensive Line, 6-3, 270, Fr.*/So. a 2019 knee injury and battle for a cornerback redshirt. Overall in 2018, he ran for 33 yards on Simi Valley, CA (Grace Brethern HS) starting job as a sophomore in 2020. He 7 carries (4.7 avg), caught a 7-yard pass and had likely will miss 2020 spring practice while a tackle. He suffered a concussion in 2018 fall 2020: Ta’ufo’ou will battle to get into recuperating from his 2019 knee injury. camp, which sidelined him for the UNLV game. the playing rotation on the defensive line as a He had 10 yards on 2 carries against Colorado, redshirt freshman in 2020. had a tackle against Arizona State and ran for

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2019: Taylor-Stuart started most of 2019 GAME-BY-GAME WITH ISAAC TAYLOR-STUART As a 2016 freshman, he had 30 tackles, at cornerback as a redshirt freshman. Overall including 6.5 for losses (with 3 sacks), a forced in 2019 while appearing in 12 games (all but 2019 fumble and a fumble recovery. Utah) and starting 8 times (all but Utah, Arizona, TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG He took a year off from school in 2014 and was Arizona State, UCLA), he had 36 tackles, Fresno St.* 3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 a part-time student at American River in 2015 including 1 for a 1-yard loss, plus an interception Stanford* 2 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 after injuring his knee. and 4 deflections. He suffered a concussion BYU* 5 0/0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2013 All- at BYU and missed the Utah game. He tore Washington* 6 1/1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Notre Dame* 3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Monticello Empire League first team as a knee ligaments late in the Iowa game and had Arizona 3 0/0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 senior defensive lineman and second team as surgery. Colorado* 6 0/0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 a tight end at Vintage High in Napa (Calif.). In He had 3 tackles against Fresno State, Oregon* 3 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013, he had 48 tackles, including 3 for losses 2 tackles against Stanford, 5 tackles with a California* 1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 (with 2 sacks), and 3 deflections on defense and deflection at BYU, 6 tackles (1 for a loss) and UCLA 4 0/0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 receptions for 30 yards (15.0 avg) with 1 TD on 2019 (Fr.)... 36 1/1 4 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 a deflection at Washington, 3 tackles at Notre *Starter offense. Dame despite being slowed by an ankle sprain, As a 2012 junior, he made All-Monticello 3 tackles and a deflection against Arizona, 6 (96) CALEB TREMBLAY Empire League first team as a linebacker and tackles with a deflection at Colorado, 3 tackles Defensive Line, 6-5, 270, Sr.*/Sr., second team as a tight end while getting 56 against Oregon, 1 tackle at California and 4 Napa, CA (Vintage HS/American River CC) tackles, with 3.5 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery tackles and an interception against UCLA. on defense. 2018: Taylor-Stuart saw brief action in CAREER: He has 18 tackles, including 3 He also played basketball at Vintage, 4 games (UNLV, Stanford, Texas, Washington for losses of 21 yards, with 2 sacks for minus averaging 4.9 points and 5.2 rebounds. State) at cornerback and on special teams as 18 yards, in his career while appearing in 14 PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at a first-year freshman in 2018 and was able to games, with 2 starts. USC. redshirt. He suffered an ankle sprain prior to 2020: Tremblay again should be a key the Colorado game and was sidelined the rest member of the defensive line as a senior in TAC LS/YDS DFL FR of the season. 2018 (Jr.)… 2 0/0 0 0 2020. 2019 (Jr.)… 16 3/21 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 USA Today 2019: Tremblay was a key contributor on CAREER……. 18 3/21 0 0 All-USA first team, Prep Star Dream Team, the defensive line, both at tackle and end, as a Max Preps All-American second team, Orange junior in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing GAME-BY-GAME WITH CALEB TREMBLAY County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma in 11 games (all but Fresno State) and starting 2019 News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All- twice (Colorado and Oregon), he had 16 tackles, California first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State including 3 for losses of 21 yards, with 2 sacks TAC LS/YDS DFL FR second team and All-CIF San Diego first team for minus 18 yards. He was slowed in the Stanford 1 0.5/4 0 0 as a senior defensive back, running back and Arizona State game with a stinger. He missed BYU 1 0/0 0 0 wide receiver at Helix High in La Mesa (Calif.). some of 2019 spring drills while recovering Utah 2 0/0 0 0 In 2017, he had 77 tackles, 6 interceptions, 12 from a 2018 knee injury. Notre Dame 2 0/0 0 0 deflections and 2 fumble recoveries (1 for a TD) Arizona 1 1/3 0 0 He had a tackle (0.5 sack) against Colorado* 4 1/12 0 0 on defense, 422 yards on 37 carries (11.4 avg) Stanford, a tackle at BYU, 2 tackles each against Oregon* 3 0/0 0 0 with 8 TDs plus 15 receptions for 212 yards (14.4 Utah and Notre Dame, a tackle for loss against California 2 0.5/2 0 0 avg) with 2 TDs on offense and 4 kickoff returns Arizona, 4 tackles with a sack at Colorado in his 2019 (Jr.)… 16 3/21 0 0 for 65 yards (16.3 avg). first career start, 3 tackles against Oregon and *Starter He spent his first 3 years of high school 2 tackles (0.5 sack) at California. 2018 at St. Augustine High in San Diego (Calif.). As 2018: Tremblay, who transferred to USC in a 2016 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports All-State the spring of 2018 from a junior college, saw TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Junior first team and All-CIF San Diego first action in USC’s first 3 games on the defensive UNLV 1 0/0 0 0 team as he had 41 tackles (2 for losses, with line as a junior in 2018 before a knee sprain Stanford 1 0/0 0 0 2018 (Jr.)… 2 0/0 0 0 a sack), 5 deflections and an interception on sidelined him the rest of the season, allowing defense, 9 receptions for 109 yards (8.4 avg) him to redshirt. Overall in 2018, he made 2 (95) TREVOR TROUT with 1 TD and 645 yards on 69 carries (9.3 avg) tackles (1 each against UNLV and Stanford). with 7 TDs on offense and 10 kickoff returns for Defensive Line, 6-4, 315, So.*/Jr. JUNIOR COLLEGE: He made 2017 Ferguson, MO (Chaminade College Prep) 361 yards (36.1 avg) with 1 TD. PrepStar All-Western Region, JC Athletic As a 2015 sophomore, he had 56 tackles Bureau All-California Region I first team (3 for losses), 3 interceptions, 13 deflections, 1 2020: Trout will battle to get into the and All-National Nor Cal Conference as a playing rotation on the defensive line as a fumble recovery and 1 blocked field goal along sophomore defensive tackle at American River with a 10-yard kickoff return. sophomore in 2020. He had 2019 post-season Community College in Sacramento (Calif.). surgery on his wrist. As a 2014 freshman, he had 37 tackles, 3 In 2017, he had 44 tackles, including 9.5 for interceptions and 8 deflections. 2019: Trout saw brief action in 2 games losses (with 4.5 sacks), 2 forced fumbles and 1 (Arizona, Oregon) at defensive tackle as a He also was on St. Augustine’s track team, deflection. posting bests of 11.38 in the 100 meters, 22.43 in the 200 meters, 23-4.5 in the long jump and 45-7 in the triple jump. PERSONAL: He is a communication major at USC.

TAC LS/YDS DFL FR INT YDS AVG TD LG 2019 (Fr.)... 36 1/1 4 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

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43 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS redshirt freshman in 2019, but did not make 2018: Tufele saw significant action on 2018 a tackle. He was limited early in 2019 spring the defensive line as a redshirt freshman in TAC LS/YDS DFL FR practice because of a back injury before a right 2018 and made a mark. Overall in 2018 while UNLV* 1 1/6 0 0 bicep injury sidelined him for spring drills. appearing in all 12 games and starting 5 times Stanford 2 0/0 0 0 2018: Trout redshirted as a first-year (UNLV, Washington State, Utah, Oregon State, Wash. St.* 3 0/0 1# 0 freshman defensive lineman in 2018. California), he had 23 tackles, including 4.5 for Arizona 2 0/0 0 0 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Prep losses of 19 yards (with 3 sacks for minus 17 Colorado 3 1/1 0 1## as a senior 2-way tackle at yards), plus a blocked field goal and a fumble Utah* 1 0/0 0 0 Star Dream Team Arizona St. 3 0.5/1 0 0 Chaminade College Prep in St. Louis (Mo.). He recovery for a TD. He made 2018 The Athletic Oregon St.* 5 2/11 0 0 missed part of his 2017 senior season with a Freshman All-American first team, All-Pac-12 California* 2 0/0 0 0 hamstring injury. second team, Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 As a 2016 junior, he made USA Today All- team and Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player 2018 (Fr.)… 23 4.5/19 1# 1## Missouri second team, All-District first team, of the Year honorable mention. He won USC’s *Starter #Includes 1 blocked field goal All-Metro and All-Metro Catholic Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year Award. ##Includes 1 for a TD while getting 60 tackles, with 4 sacks. He had a sack against UNLV and 2 As a 2015 sophomore, Chaminade played tackles at Stanford. He had 3 tackles and (45) MANINOA TUFONO in the State Class 5 championship game. blocked a late potential game-tying field Inside Linebacker, 6-3, 235, Fr.*/So. As a 2014 freshman, he made Max Preps goal against Washington State to earn Pac-12 Halawa, HI (Punahou School) Freshman All-American second team while Special Teams Player of the Week. He had getting 31 tackles, with 1 sack. 2 tackles at Arizona, 3 tackles (1 for a loss) 2020: Tufono will battle for playing time He also was on Chaminade’s track team against Colorado and a tackle and returned a at inside linebacker as a redshirt freshman in (shot put and discus). fumble 48 yards for a TD at Utah (making him 2020. PERSONAL: He is a journalism major at a nominee for the 2018 Piesman Trophy for 2019: Tufono saw action in 1 game USC. most impressive play by a lineman). He had (Arizona) as a first-year freshman inside 3 tackles (0.5 for loss) against Arizona State, linebacker in 2019, making 2 tackles. He was (78) JAY TUFELE 5 tackles (with 2 sacks) at Oregon State, 2 able to redshirt. Defensive Line, 6-3, 305, Jr.*/Sr. tackles against California and a tackle against HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar Salt Lake City, UT (Bingham HS) Notre Dame. Dream Team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 2017: Tufele redshirted as a first-year 100, USA Today All-Hawaii second team and CAREER: He has 65 tackles, including 11 freshman defensive lineman at USC in 2017. Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State second for losses of 47 yards (with 7.5 sacks for minus He won USC’s Co-Defensive Service Team team as a senior inside linebacker at Punahou 39 yards), plus a deflection, a fumble recovery Player of the Year Award. School in Honolulu (Hi.). for a TD and a blocked field goal in his career. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep As a junior in 2017, he made USA Today All- He has appeared in 25 games in his career, with Star All-American Dream Team, Tacoma Hawaii second team. 18 starts. News Tribune Western 100 and Orange He also played basketball at Punahou. 2020: Tufele will be one of the nation’s top County Register Fab 15 first teamas a Current Trojans Kaulana Makaula and Brad Aoki defensive linemen as a junior in 2020. senior defensive tackle at Bingham High in also prepped at Punahou. 2019: Tufele once again made an impact South Jordan (Utah). He did not see action in PERSONAL: He is a non-governmental at defensive tackle as a sophomore in 2019. 2016 because of a torn ligament in his foot. organizations and social change major at USC. Overall in 2019 while starting all 13 games, he Bingham won the state 5A title in 2016. His father, Albert, played inside linebacker at had 41 tackles, including 6.5 for losses of 28 As a junior in 2015, he was Salt Lake Washington (1983-84, 1987), while his brother, yards (with 4.5 sacks for minus 22 yards), plus Tribune MVP while making 57 tackles and 10.5 Jack, is a junior offensive lineman at Idaho a deflection. He made the 2019 Phil Steele All- sacks. As a 2014 sophomore, he made Max State. American honorable mention, All-Pac-12 first Preps Sophomore All-American first team team, AP All-Pac-12 second team and Phil while getting 63 tackles and 6 sacks. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Steele All-Pac-12 first team. He repeated as He also played rugby. 2019 (Fr.)… 2 0/0 0 0 USC’s Defensive Lineman of the Year. PERSONAL: He is a sociology major at He had 4 tackles against Fresno State, USC. GAME-BY-GAME WITH MANINOA TUFONO TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 6 tackles with a sack against Stanford, 3 2018 tackles (with 0.5 for loss) at BYU and 2 tackles 2018 (Fr.)… 23 4.5/19 1# 1## 2019 (So.)… 41 6.5/28 1 0 against Utah. Two of 4 tackles were for losses CAREER……. 65 11/47 2# 1## TAC LS/YDS DFL FR (with a sack) at Washington, then he had a #Includes 1 blocked field goal Arizona 2 0/0 0 0 tackle at Notre Dame, 2 tackles (0.5 sack) ##Includes 1 for a TD 2019 (Fr.)… 2 0/0 0 0 and a deflection against Arizona, 3 tackles at Colorado, 5 tackles (with a sack) against GAME-BY-GAME WITH JAY TUFELE Oregon, 2 tackles at Arizona State, 2 tackles 2019 (with a sack) at California, 4 tackles (0.5 for a loss) against UCLA and 3 tackles against Iowa. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Fresno St.* 4 0/0 0 0 Stanford* 6 1/4 0 0 BYU* 3 0.5/2 0 0 Utah* 2 0/0 0 0 Washington* 4 2/5 0 0 Notre Dame* 1 0/0 0 0 Arizona* 2 0.5/4 1 0 Colorado* 3 0/0 0 0 Oregon* 5 1/10 0 0 Arizona St.* 2 0/0 0 0 California* 3 1/2 0 0 UCLA* 4 0.5/1 0 0 Iowa (HB)* 3 0/0 0 0 2019 (So.)… 41 6.5/28 1 0

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(51) MARLON TUIPULOTU sprained his left knee against Stanford and 2018 Defensive Line, 6-3, 305, Jr.*/Sr. missed the Texas game, then suffered a back TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Independence, OR (Central HS) injury prior to the Washington State game that UNLV 4 0/0 0 0 sidelined him the rest of the season. Because Stanford 1 0.5/1 0 0 CAREER: He has 81 tackles, including 11.5 of the early-season injury, he was able to Texas* 1 0/0 0 0 for losses (with 6.5 sacks), plus 3 deflections medically redshirt. Overall while appearing in Wash. St.* 2 0/0 0 0 and a forced fumble in his career. He has 3 early games (Western Michigan, Stanford and Arizona* 3 0/0 0 0 appeared in 27 games in his career, starting 23 California, even starting versus Stanford), he Colorado* 1 0/0 0 0 Utah* 2 1/1 0 0 times. had 2 tackles (both against Western Michigan). Arizona St.* 5 0/0 0 0 2020: The veteran Tuipulotu will look to HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star Oregon St.* 3 0.5/4 0 0 start for his third season on the defensive line All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western California* 5 1.5/8 0 0 as a junior in 2020. 100, Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nuggets, UCLA* 3 0/0 0 0 2019: Tuipulotu started again at defensive Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Notre Dame* 3 2/3 0 0 2018 (Fr.)… 33 5.5/17 0 0 tackle as a sophomore in 2019. Overall in 2019 USA Today All-Oregon Defensive Player of the *Starter while starting all 12 games he played (all but Year, All-State Class 5A Defensive Player of Arizona State), he had 46 tackles, including 6 the Year and All-Mid-Willamette Conference 2017 for losses of 19 yards (with 2 sacks for minus 10 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior yards), plus 3 deflections and a forced fumble. defensive tackle and offensive tackle at Central TAC LS/YDS DFL FR W. Michigan 2 0/0 0 0 He missed the Arizona State game because of High in Independence (Ore.). In 2016, he had 62 2017 (Fr.)… 2 0/0 0 0 a back injury. tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 4 fumble He had 5 tackles and forced a fumble recoveries, 2 deflections and 1 blocked field (58) SOLOMON TULIAUPUPU against Fresno State, 4 tackles (1 for loss) goal. Inside Linebacker, 6-3, 230, So.*/Jr. against Stanford, 5 tackles, including 1.5 for As a junior in 2015, he made All-State Santa Ana, CA (Mater Dei HS) losses (with 0.5 sack), at BYU, 5 tackles (0.5 Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year and sack) and 2 deflections against Utah, 5 tackles All-Mid-Willamette Conference Defensive 2020: Tuliaupupu, after being sidelined at Washington, 6 tackles at Notre Dame, 3 Player of the Year while making 78 tackles, 28 his first 2 seasons at USC with a foot injury, tackles (including 1.5 for losses, with 0.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, 2 interceptions and 2 hopes to be able to compete for playing time at sack) against Arizona, 4 tackles at Colorado, deflections. inside linebacker as a sophomore in 2020. 1 tackle against Oregon, 4 tackles (with 0.5 As a 2014 sophomore, he made Max Preps 2019: Tuliaupupu, a redshirt freshman sack) at California, 2 tackles (1 for a loss) and a Sophomore All-American second team while inside linebacker, did not see action in 2019 deflection against UCLA and 2 tackles against getting 72 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, while recovering from a 2018 foot injury that Iowa. 5 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble. He required additional surgery in 2019 fall camp. 2018: Tuipulotu, who missed most of had 57 tackles and 1 blocked field goal as a 2018: Tuliaupupu redshirted as a first- 2017 with a back injury after a promising start, 2013 freshman. year freshman inside linebacker in 2018 while returned healthy and started at nose tackle as He also wrestled at Central, winning the sidelined following pre-season foot surgery. a redshirt freshman in 2018. Overall in 2018 state Class 5A 285-pound championship as a He was slowed in 2019 spring drills while while appearing in all 12 games and starting the junior. recuperating from the foot injury. last 10 (all but UNLV and Stanford), he had 33 PERSONAL: He is a political science HIGH SCHOOL: He won the 2017 High tackles, including 5.5 for losses of 17 yards (with major at USC. His cousins are current USC School Butkus Award and made 2017 USA 4.5 sacks for minus 15 yards). He was held out junior safety Talanoa Hufanga and former USC Today All-USA Defensive Player of the of 2018 spring practice while recovering from (2005-08) defensive tackle Fili Moala, who Year, PrepStar Dream Team, Max Preps All- that 2017 back injury. played in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts American first team, Tacoma News Tribune He had 4 tackles against UNLV, 1 tackle (2009-14). Western 100, Orange County Register Fab (with 0.5 for a loss) at Stanford, a tackle at 15 second team, USA Today All-California Texas, 2 tackles against Washington State, 3 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Defensive Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All- tackles at Arizona, a tackle against Colorado, 2 2017 (Fr.)… 2 0/0 0 0 2018 (Fr.)… 33 5.5/17 0 0 State first team, All-CIF Division 1 Defensive tackles (with a sack) at Utah, 5 tackles against 2019 (So.)… 46 6/19 3 0 Player of the Year, Orange County Register Arizona State, 3 tackles (with 0.5 sack) at CAREER…… 81 11.5/36 3 0 All-Orange County first team and All-Trinity Oregon State, 5 tackles (1.5 for losses, including League first team as a senior inside linebacker a sack) against California, 3 tackles at UCLA GAME-BY-GAME WITH MARLON TUIPULOTU at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana (Calif.). In 2017 and 2 of his 3 tackles against Notre Dame were 2019 despite suffering a season-ending foot injury sacks. in the playoffs, he had 63 tackles, including 12 2017: Tuipulotu, who enrolled at USC in TAC LS/YDS DFL FR for losses (with 4 sacks), a fumble recovery and the spring of 2017 after graduating a semester Fresno St.* 5 0/0 0 0 a forced fumble. Mater Dei went 15-0 in 2017, early from high school and had an impressive Stanford* 4 1/2 0 0 won the California CIF Division 1 title and the BYU* 5 1.5/4 0 0 showing in spring drills, was set to be a big California State Open Division crown and was contributor at defensive tackle as a first-year Utah* 5 0.5/4 2 0 Washington* 5 0/0 0 0 named the prep national champions. Current freshman in 2017 before injuries struck. He Notre Dame* 6 0/0 0 0 Trojans Frank Martin II, Chase McGrath, Amon- Arizona* 3 1.5/5 0 0 Colorado* 4 0/0 0 0 Oregon* 1 0/0 0 0 California* 4 0.5/1 0 0 UCLA* 2 1/3 1 0 Iowa (HB)* 2 0/0 0 0 2019 (So.)… 46 6/19 3 0

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Ra St. Brown, JT Daniels, John Jackson III, Bru Arizona and 9 catches for 104 yards with a 21- He had an 8-yard catch and a tackle against McCoy and Clyde Moore also prepped at Mater yard TD and a tackle at Colorado. He had a Western Michigan, then had 4 catches for 25 Dei. game-high 8 receptions for 75 yards against yards against Texas and 3 grabs for 32 yards He spent his first 3 years of high school Oregon, 4 grabs for 39 yards at Arizona State, at California. He had 6 catches for 89 yards at at Claremont (Calif.) High. As a 2016 junior, 6 grabs for 106 yards with a 49-yard TD against Washington State, 5 catches for 68 yards with a he made Max Preps Junior All-American first UCLA and 6 catches for 54 yards against Iowa. 37-yard TD against Oregon State, 6 receptions team, Max Preps All-State Medium Schools 2018: Vaughns, who had an eye-opening for 65 yards versus Utah, 6 receptions for 65 second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Junior debut in 2017, continued to impress as he started yards at Notre Dame and 6 catches for 126 yards first team, All-CIF Division 7, Inland Valley Daily for his second season at wide receiver as a with 2 TDs (42 and 19 yards) at Arizona State. He Bulletin All-Area and All-Palomares League sophomore in 2018 and he also was an effective caught 4 passes for 59 yards, with a 22-yard TD, MVP while getting 126 tackles, including 18 for punt returner. Overall in 2018 while appearing in against Arizona, then had 5 catches for 90 yards losses (with 2 sacks), 2 fumble recoveries, 1 all 12 games and starting 11 (all but Washington and a 9-yard punt return at Colorado, 2 catches forced fumble and a blocked field goal. State), he had 58 catches for 674 yards (11.6 avg) for 37 yards against UCLA and 3 catches for 26 As a 2015 sophomore, he made Cal-Hi with 6 TDs, 19 punt returns for 199 yards (10.5 yards, with a 19-yard TD, against Stanford in the Sports All-State Sophomore first team while avg) with 1 TD, was 1-of-1 passing for a 36-yard Pac-12 Championship Game. He had 6 catches getting 140 tackles, including 6 for losses (with TD and caught a 2-point conversion pass. He for 119 yards and made a tackle against Ohio 1 sack), and a deflection. was 13th nationally in punt returns (10.5, first in State in the Cotton Bowl. As a 2014 freshman, he had 70 tackles (1 Pac-12). He made 2018 All-Pac-12 honorable 2016: Vaughns redshirted as a first-year for a loss), 3 deflections and a fumble recovery mention and Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 freshman wide receiver in 2016. for a TD. first team (as a punt returner). HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep Star PERSONAL: He is a business He had 3 catches for 37 yards and returned All-American Dream Team, Orange County administration major at USC with a 3.18 GPA. 2 punts for 54 yards against UNLV. He caught Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News His father, Turnbull, was an offensive lineman at a career-best 7 passes for 84 yards (both Tribune Western 100, USA Today All-California Southern Utah (2000-01). He cut his long hair game highs) and had a 4-yard punt return at first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, in 2017 for the first time since the fifth grade Stanford. He had 4 receptions for 36 yards and All-CIF Pac 5 Division, Fox Sports West/Prime as a show of support of cancer victims and returned 2 kickoffs for 55 yards at Texas. He Ticket All-CIF, Los Angeles Times All-Area first survivors. He spent part of his youth in Utah. had a game-high 7 catches for 64 yards with team, San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area first His full name is Solomon Nokeakua-Stroud a 9-yard TD against Washington State (he also team and All-Mission League Co-Player of the Tuliaupupu. His nickname is Solo. had a punt return for no yards and caught a Year as a senior wide receiver and defensive 2-point conversion pass). He had 2 grabs for 23 back at Bishop Amat High in La Puente (Calif.). (21) TYLER VAUGHNS yards and returned 4 punts for minus 1 yard at He had 84 receptions for 1,319 yards (15.7 avg) Wide Receiver, 6-2, 190, Sr.*/Sr., Arizona. He had 5 grabs for 86 yards with a 27- with 13 TDs in 2015, plus 10 carries for 70 yards Pasadena, CA (Bishop Amat HS) yard TD along with 4 punt returns for 20 yards (7.0 avg) with 2 TDs, 20 punt returns for 188 against Colorado. He had 2 catches for 1 yard yards (9.4 avg), 8 kickoff returns for 289 yards CAREER: He has 189 receptions for 2,395 at Utah. Against Arizona State, he earned Paul (36.1 avg) and 2 interceptions. yards (12.7 avg) with 17 TDs in his career, along Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll acclaim as As a junior in 2014, he made Max Preps with 27 punt returns for 254 yards (9.4 avg) with he had 4 catches for 72 yards with a 48-yard TD, Junior All-American second team, Cal-Hi 1 TD, 1 kickoff return for 10 yards (10.0 avg), 5 2 punt returns for 79 yards with an 82-yard punt Sports All-State second team, Max Preps All- tackles and 1-of-1 passing for 36 yards and a return for a TD (it was USC’s longest punt return State second team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State TD. He is ninth on USC’s career pass receptions since Nelson Agholor’s 93-yarder for a score at Junior first team, All-CIF Pac 5 Division, Los list (189 catches). He has 7 100-yard receiving California in 2013) and threw a 36-yard TD pass Angeles Times All-Area first team, San Gabriel games in his career. He has appeared in 39 off a lateral to become the first Trojan since at Valley Tribune All-Area Player of the Year and games in his career, with 33 starts. least 1971 with a TD catch, TD pass and punt All-Mission League Offensive Player of the 2020: The smooth, sure-handed Vaughns, return TD in a game. He caught 3 passes for Year. He had 83 receptions for 1,183 yards (14.3 a 2,000-yard career receiver, will start for his 41 yards and returned a punt for minus 1 yard at avg) with 12 TDs in 2014, plus 9 carries for 41 fourth season at wide receiver as a 2020 senior. Oregon State. He had 8 catches for 91 yards with yards (3.2 avg) with 1 TD, 5 kickoff returns for 86 2019: Vaughns started for his third year 2 TDs (2 and 23 yards), all game highs, against yards (17.2 avg), 24 tackles and 4 interceptions at wide receiver and also spent the first part California. He had a 19-yard reception at UCLA. and a 40.5-yard average on punts. of the season returning punts again as a junior He had a career-high and game-best 12 catches As a 2013 sophomore, he had 27 receptions in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in all for 120 yards, with a 20-yard TD, and he returned for 395 yards (14.6 avg) with 4 TDs, threw a 13 games and starting 11 (all but California and a punt 22 yards against Notre Dame. touchdown pass and had 2 punt returns for 47 Iowa), he had 74 receptions for 912 yards (12.3 2017: Vaughns emerged as a key wide yards (23.5 avg). avg) with 6 TDs, plus 7 punt returns for 46 yards receiver as a redshirt freshman in 2017. Overall He also played basketball and baseball at (6.6 avg), 1 kickoff return for 10 yards (10.0 avg) in 2017 while appearing in all 14 games and Bishop Amat. Current Trojan Peter Esparza also and 3 tackles. He was slowed in the California starting 10 times (all but Western Michigan, prepped at Bishop Amat. game after spraining his ankle at Arizona State. Stanford, Texas and California), he had 57 PERSONAL: He is a communication major His 74 receptions is 15th on USC’s season receptions for 809 yards (14.2 avg) with 5 TDs, at USC. His brother, Aaren, was a wide receiver receptions list. He had 4 100-yard receiving along with a 9-yard punt return and 2 tackles. at Mt. San Antonio JC and Utah State (2017-18), games in 2019. He made 2019 All-Pac-12 He made 2017 All-Pac-12 honorable mention. while brother, Geoffrey, was a defensive back at honorable mention and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Mt. SAC. He credits a ballet class he took in high third team. He was USC’s Offensive Perimeter school with helping him with his pass catching Player of the Year. ability. He had 11 receptions for a career-high 150 yards and returned a punt 3 yards against REC YDS AVG TD LG PR YDS AVG TD LG Fresno State, then had 5 grabs for 106 yards 2017 (Fr.)… 57 809 14.2 5 42 1 9 9.0 0 9 2018 (So.)… 58 674 11.6 6 48 19 199 10.5 1 82 with a 16-yard score and he had a 14-yard punt 2019 (Jr.)… 74 912 12.3 6 49 7 46 6.6 0 14 return against Stanford. He had 7 receptions CAREER…… 189 2395 12.7 17 49 27 254 9.4 1 82 for 65 yards, had a 4-yard punt return and made a tackle at BYU, 4 catches for 49 yards with a KOR YDS AVG TD LG 29-yard TD and also made a tackle against 2019 (Jr.)… 1 10 10.0 0 10 Utah and 4 catches for 44 yards at Washington. PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LG TAC LS/YDS DFL FR He had 4 catches for 47 yards with a 5-yard TD 2017 (Fr.)… 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0/0 0 0 and he also had a 6-yard punt return at Notre 2018 (So.)… 1 1 0 1.000 36 1 36 0 0/0 0 0 Dame, a game-high 7 catches for 73 yards with 2019 (Jr.)… 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3 0/0 0 0 a 5-yard TD and also had 3 punt returns for CAREER… 1 1 0 1.000 36 1 36 5 0/0 0 0 19 yards and a 10-yard kickoff return against TYLER VAUGHNS 46 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

GAME-BY-GAME WITH TYLER VAUGHNS 2017: Vera-Tucker redshirted as a first- 2018: Vorhees started for his second 2019 year freshman offensive guard and tackle at season at right offensive guard as a sophomore USC in 2017. in 2018, appearing in all 12 games and starting REC YDS AVG TD LG PR YDS AVG TD LG HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star 11 times (all but Notre Dame). He was also able Fresno St.* 11 150 13.6 0 41 1 3 3.0 0 3 All-American Dream Team, Max Preps All- to play tackle. He had knee cartilage surgery Stanford* 5 106 21.2 1 31 1 14 14.0 0 14 American Medium Schools first team, Tacoma BYU* 7 65 9.3 0 15 1 4 4.0 0 4 following 2018 spring practice. Utah* 4 49 12.3 1 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 News Tribune Western 100, USA Today All- 2017: Vorhees, who enrolled at USC in the Washington* 4 44 11.0 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 California first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State spring of 2017 after graduating a semester early Notre Dame* 4 47 11.8 1 18 1 6 6.0 0 6 first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium from high school, started USC’s final 9 games Arizona* 7 73 10.4 1 30 3 19 6.3 0 10 Schools first team, Max Preps All-NorCal first at right offensive guard as a first-year freshman Colorado* 8 104 13.0 1 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 team, San Jose Mercury News All-Bay Area Oregon* 8 75 9.4 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 in 2017. He saw key action off the bench in 4 Arizona St.* 4 39 9.8 0 23 0 0 0.0 0 0 first team and San Francisco Chronicle All- other early-season games (Western Michigan, UCLA* 6 106 17.7 1 49 0 0 0.0 0 0 Metro first team as a senior offensive tackle Stanford, Texas, Washington State), missing Iowa (HB) 6 54 9.0 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 and defensive end at Bishop O’Dowd High in action only at California. He also was available 2019 (Jr.)… 74 912 12.3 6 49 7 46 6.6 0 14 Oakland (Calif.). In 2016, he had 12 tackles, 3 to play offensive tackle. He had 1 tackle (at tackles for loss and 1 blocked punt. Bishop Notre Dame). KOR YDS AVG TD LG O’Dowd won the 2016 state Class 5-AA title. Arizona 1 10 10.0 0 10 HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2016 Prep Star 2019 (Jr.)… 1 10 10.0 0 10 PERSONAL: He is a communication major All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western at USC. 100, USA Today All-California second team, 2018 Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, Cal-Hi REC YDS AVG TD LG PR YDS AVG TD LG (46) SCOTT VOIGT Sports All-State Medium Schools first team, UNLV* 3 37 5.3 0 13 2 54 27.0 0 28 Tight End, 6-3, 210, Sr.*/Sr. Fresno Bee All-Star and All-Central Sequoia Stanford* 7 84 12.0 0 35 1 4 4.0 0 4 Darien, CT (Darien HS) League Lineman of the Year as a senior two- Texas* 4 36 9.0 0 16 2 22 11.0 0 22 way tackle at Kingsburg (Calif.) High. In 2016, he Wash. St. 7 64 9.1 1 21 1 0 0.0 0 0 2020: Voigt will serve as a reserve tight Arizona* 2 23 11.5 0 19 4 -1 -0.3 0 3 had 32 tackles, 4 sacks and a fumble recovery Colorado* 5 86 17.2 1 28 4 20 5.0 0 12 end as a walk-on senior in 2020. for a TD on defense. Utah* 2 1 0.5 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2019: Voigt did not see action as a reserve As a 2015 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports Arizona St.* 4 72 18.0 1 48 2 79 39.5 1 82 walk-on tight end as a junior in 2019. He joined All-State Medium Schools second team, Cal- Oregon St.* 3 41 13.7 0 24 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 the USC football team in the spring of 2019; Hi Sports All-State Junior second team and California* 8 91 11.4 2 23 1 0 0.0 0 0 before that, he was on USC’s club ice hockey UCLA* 1 19 19.0 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 Fresno Bee All-Star as he had 38 tackles on Notre Dame* 12 120 10.0 1 28 1 22 22.0 0 22 team in 2018 and 2019. He was USC’s Co- defense. 2018 (So.)… 58 674 11.6 6 48 19 199 10.5 1 82 Offensive Service Team Players of the Year. He had 7 tackles and a fumble recovery as HIGH SCHOOL: He played ice hockey at a 2014 sophomore. PA PC PI PCT YDS TD Darien (Conn.) High. He was a defenseman as Arizona St.* 1 1 0 1.000 36 1 PERSONAL: He received his bachelor’s 2018 (So.)… 1 1 0 1.000 36 1 a 2016 senior. He played with the Connecticut degree in business administration at USC Yankees U16 ice hockey team in 2014. in the spring of 2019 and now is working 2017 PERSONAL: He is an accounting major at on his master’s degree in communication REC YDS AVG TD LG USC with a 3.14 GPA. management. He was married in March of 2018 W. Michigan 1 8 8.0 0 8 and his wife’s name is Samantha. Texas 4 25 6.3 0 10 (72) ANDREW VORHEES California 3 32 10.7 0 14 Offensive Line, 6-6, 315, Jr.*/Sr. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Wash. St.* 6 89 14.8 0 26 2017 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 Oregon St.* 5 68 13.6 1 37 Kingsburg, CA (Kingsburg HS) Utah* 6 65 10.8 0 17 Notre Dame* 6 65 10.8 0 28 CAREER: He has appeared in 27 games (22) JACK WEBSTER Arizona St.* 6 126 21.0 2 42 in his career, with 20 starts at right offensive Wide Receiver, 6-0, 190, Jr.*/Sr. Arizona* 4 59 14.8 1 22 guard. La Canada Flintridge, CA (Loyola HS) Colorado* 5 90 18.0 0 29 2020: Vorhees, a 2-year starter who UCLA* 2 37 18.5 0 22 Stanford(P12)* 3 26 8.7 1 19 missed most of 2019 with an ankle injury, will 2020: Webster will serve as a reserve wide Ohio St. (CB)* 6 119 19.8 0 37 look to start again on the offensive line, either receiver as a walk-on junior in 2020. 2017 (Fr.)… 57 809 14.2 5 42 at guard or tackle. He could be slowed in 2020 2019: Webster saw brief action in 3 games spring practice while recuperating from his (Arizona, California, UCLA) as a backup wide PR YDS AVG TD LG Colorado* 1 9 9.0 0 9 2019 ankle injury. receiver as a walk-on sophomore in 2019, but 2017 (Fr.)… 1 9 9.0 0 9 2019: Vorhees saw key action in USC’s he did not catch a pass. *Starter first 2 games (Fresno State, Stanford) as the 2018: Webster did not see action as a backup right offensive guard as a junior in 2019. backup wide receiver as a redshirt freshman (75) ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER He suffered an ankle injury against Stanford walk-on in 2018. Offensive Line, 6-4, 310, Jr.*/Sr. and was sidelined the rest of the 2019 season, 2017: Webster redshirted as a reserve Oakland, CA (Bishop O’Dowd HS) allowing him to redshirt. wide receiver as a walk-on first-year freshman in 2017. CAREER: He has appeared in 25 games in his career, starting 13. 2020: Vera-Tucker, among the top offensive linemen in the nation, will start on the offensive line as a 2020 junior, either at guard or tackle. 2019: Vera-Tucker did an outstanding job while starting all 13 games at left offensive guard as a sophomore in 2019. He made 2019 Pro Football Focus All-American third team, All-Pac-12 second team, AP All-Pac-12 first team and Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team. He was USC’s Offensive Lineman of the Year. 2018: Vera-Tucker saw significant action in all 12 games as a backup at right offensive guard and he also played on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2018. ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER ANDREW VORHEES 47 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

HIGH SCHOOL: He had 46 receptions for Roosevelt High in Eastvale (Calif.). In 2017, he 2 interceptions (1 for a TD), 6 deflections, a 620 yards (13.5 avg) with 3 TDs as a wide receiver, had 50 receptions for 785 yards (15.7 avg) with forced fumble and a blocked field goal in 2018. 21 tackles and an interception as a cornerback 12 TDs and 25 tackles with 1 interception. Current Trojans Drake Jackson Tuasivi Nomura and returned 17 kickoffs for 288 yards (16.9 avg) As a 2016 junior, he made Cal-Hi Sports and Gary Bryant Jr. also prepped at Centennial. and 9 punts for 90 yards (10.0 avg) on special All-State Junior third team, All-CIF Division PERSONAL: He is a communication major teams as a 2016 senior at Loyola High in Los 5 and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area at USC. Angeles (Calif.). second team as he had 42 receptions for 1,007 As a 2015 junior, he made 3 tackles. yards (24.0 avg) with 19 TDs and 37 tackles with TAC LS/YDS DFL FR He also was a sprinter on Loyola’s track 1 interception. 2019 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 team, with bests of 11.44 in the 100 meters and As a 2015 sophomore, he had 34 GAME-BY-GAME WITH JAYDEN WILLIAMS 23.38 in the 200 meters. Current Trojans Jac receptions for 620 yards (18.2 avg) with 6 TDs Casasante and Jordan McMillan also prepped at and 4 tackles. 2019 Loyola As a 2014 freshman, he had 3 receptions for 50 PERSONAL: He is a real estate development yards (16.7 avg). TAC LS/YDS DFL FR major at USC. He is a business Washington 1 0/0 0 0 PERSONAL: Arizona 4 0/0 0 0 administration major at USC. UCLA 1 0/0 0 0 (7) CHASE WILLIAMS 2019 (Fr.)… 6 0/0 0 0 Safety, 6-2, 195, So.*/Jr. TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Corona, CA (Roosevelt HS) 2018 (Fr.)… 4 1/2 0 0 2019 (Fr.)… 29 1/2 0 0 (4) MAX WILLIAMS CAREER……. 33 2/4 0 0 Nickelback-Cornerback, 5-9, 180 CAREER: He has 33 tackles, including 2 for Fr.*/So., Carson, CA (Serra HS) losses of 4 yards, in his career while appearing in GAME-BY-GAME WITH CHASE WILLIAMS 15 games, with 5 starts. 2020: Williams will battle for playing time 2020: The often-used Williams will battle 2019 at nickelback and cornerback as a redshirt for key playing time at safety as a sophomore in TAC LS/YDS DFL FR freshman in 2020. 2020. Fresno St. 1 0/0 0 0 2019: Williams, who enrolled at USC in 2019: Williams saw key action at safety and Stanford 3 1/2 0 0 the spring of 2019 after graduating a semester nickelback as a redshirt freshman cornerback BYU 1 0/0 0 0 early from high school, saw action at nickelback in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 11 Utah 1 0/0 0 0 as a first-year freshman cornerback in 2019. games (all but UCLA and Iowa) and starting 4 Washington* 4 0/0 0 0 Notre Dame 1 0/0 0 0 Overall in 2019 while appearing in 4 games times (Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Arizona Arizona 2 0/0 0 0 (Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon) and State), he had 29 tackles, including 1 for a loss Colorado* 6 0/0 0 0 starting twice (Washington and Arizona), he of 2 yards. He suffered a foot injury at California Oregon* 5 0/0 0 0 had 6 tackles, including a 3-yard sack, plus a and missed the UCLA game. He missed the Arizona St.* 3 0/0 0 0 deflection and a forced fumble. He missed Iowa game because he was sick. California 2 0/0 0 0 USC’s first 2 games (Fresno State and Stanford) 2019 (Fr.)… 29 1/2 0 0 He had a tackle against Fresno State, while recovering from a 2018 high school knee 3 tackles (1 for a loss) against Stanford, 1 2018 injury, then sprained his ankle against Oregon tackle each versus BYU and Utah, 4 tackles at and missed USC’s last 4 games (Arizona State, Washington, 1 tackle at Notre Dame, 2 tackles TAC LS/YDS DFL FR California, UCLA, Iowa). He was able to redshirt. against Arizona, 6 tackles at Colorado, 5 tackles Notre Dame* 4 1/2 0 0 He was limited in 2019 spring practice while against Oregon, 3 tackles at Arizona State and 2 2018 (Fr.)… 4 1/2 0 0 *Starter recovering from a 2018 high school knee injury. tackles at California. He had 2 tackles (with a sack) and a forced 2018: Williams, who enrolled at USC in (14) JAYDEN WILLIAMS fumble against Washington while making his the spring of 2018 after graduating a semester Cornerback, 6-1, 195, So./So. first start, a tackle each against Arizona and early from high school, saw action in 4 games East Riverside, CA (Centennial HS) Colorado and 2 tackles and a deflection against (UNLV, Stanford, Colorado, Notre Dame) in the Oregon. secondary (safety and nickel back) and on 2020: Williams will compete for action at HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar special teams as a first-year freshman in 2018, cornerback as a sophomore in 2020. Dream Team and Tacoma News Tribune allowing him to redshirt. He even started the 2019: Williams saw action at cornerback Western 100 as a senior cornerback and wide Notre Dame game at free safety. Overall in 2018, and on special teams as a first-year freshman receiver at Serra High in Gardena (Calif.). He he had 4 tackles, including 1 for a loss of 2 yards in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 12 suffered torn knee ligaments in the 2018 (all versus Notre Dame). He hurt his knee at games (all but Stanford), he had 6 tackles. He season opener and was sidelined the rest of the Colorado and was sidelined for the next 4 games had 1 tackle at Washington, 4 tackles against year. (Utah, Arizona State, Oregon State, California). Arizona and 1 tackle against UCLA. As a junior in 2017, he made Cal-Hi Sports HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 PrepStar HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar All-State Juniors first team, All-CIF Division All-American, All-CIF Division 4 and Riverside All-Western Region and All-Big VIII League Co- 1 and South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay Press-Enterprise All-Area second team as MVP as a senior defensive back at Centennial first team as he had 27 tackles, 7 deflections, 3 a senior wide receiver and cornerback at High in Corona (Calif.). He had 44 tackles, interceptions (2 for TDs), 2 blocked field goals, a

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48 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS fumble recovery (for a TD) and a forced fumble went 12-2 and won the state 4-A championship. (18) JUDE WOLFE on defense, caught 16 passes for 150 yards (9.4 As a 2016 junior, he made Sports360AZ. Tight End, 6-5, 250, Fr.*/So. avg) on offense and returned 16 punts (1 for a com Arizona All-Academic honorable Laguna Hills, CA (St. John Bosco) TD) for 266 yards (16.6 avg) and 15 kickoffs for mention while catching 24 passes for 401 yards 305 yards (20.3 avg). (16.7 avg) with 6 TDs as Saguaro was 14-0 and 2020: Wolfe will look to get into the playing As a 2016 sophomore, he made the Cal- captured the state 4-A title. rotation at tight end as a redshirt freshman in Hi Sports All-State Sophomores first team, PERSONAL: He is a real estate 2020. All-CIF Division 1, South Bay Daily Breeze All- development major at USC. 2019: Wolfe, who enrolled at USC in the South Bay first team and All-Mission League spring of 2019 after graduating a semester early first team as he had 24 tackles, 4 deflections (34) ELI’JAH WINSTON from high school, saw action in 4 games (Notre and 2 interceptions along with 25 receptions for Inside Linebacker, 6-3, 240, So.*/Jr. Dame, Arizona, Colorado, Arizona State) at tight 278 yards (11.1 avg) with 2 TDs and a punt return Portland, OR (Central Catholic HS) end as a first-year freshman in 2019, but he did for a TD. not catch a pass. He was able to redshirt. He As a 2015 freshman, he made Max Preps CAREER: He has 9 tackles, with 1 for a loss was slowed for some of 2019 spring drills with a Freshman All-American first team as he had of 2 yards, in his career. He has appeared in 10 back injury. 34 tackles, 4 deflections and 3 interceptions, games, with 1 start. HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 PrepStar plus caught a 25-yard pass. Current Trojan 2020: Winston will battle for playing time All-American and Tacoma News Tribune John Jackson III also prepped at Serra. at inside linebacker as a sophomore in 2020. Western 100 as a senior tight end at St. John He also sprinted for Serra’s track team 2019: Winston saw key action in USC’s last Bosco in Bellflower (Calif.). He had 14 catches (he led off the CIF Division 4 championship 7 games (Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Arizona for 225 yards (16.1 avg) with 7 TDs in 2018. 400-meter relay team). State, California, UCLA, Iowa) as a backup As a junior in 2017, he had 9 receptions for PERSONAL: He is a real estate outside linebacker as a redshirt freshman in 113 yards (12.6 avg) with 3 TDs. development major at USC. 2019. He started once (Arizona State). Overall As a 2016 sophomore, he had a 21-yard in 2019, he had 8 tackles, including 1 for a catch. Current Trojans Spencer Gilbert, Ralen TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2-yard loss. He suffered a sprained right ankle Goforth, Chris Steele, Will Rose and Kobe Pepe 2019 (Fr.)… 6 1/3 1 0 in 2019 fall camp and was sidelined for USC’s also prepped at St. John Bosco. GAME-BY-GAME WITH MAX WILLIAMS first 6 games. He had 2 tackles at Colorado, He also played basketball at St. John 1 tackle against Oregon, a tackle for loss at Bosco. 2019 Arizona State, a tackle at California and 3 PERSONAL: He is a real estate tackles against UCLA. development major at USC. His father, Mark, TAC LS/YDS DFL FR 2018: Winston saw brief action in 4 games played football at Western Michigan (1977-80). Washington* 2 1/3 0 0 (Arizona State, California, Oregon State, UCLA) His brother, Jakob, was a tight end at Stony Arizona* 1 0/0 0 0 Colorado 1 0/0 0 0 at outside linebacker and on special teams as Brook (2014). His sister, Jacqueline, played Oregon 2 0/0 1 0 a first-year freshman in 2018, allowing him to volleyball at Hawaii Pacific (2015). His cousin, 2019 (Fr.)… 6 1/3 1 0 redshirt. Overall in 2018, he had 1 tackle (at Ryan Gutierrez, was a safety at California (2001- *Starter Oregon State). 04). HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 Tacoma (17) ZACH WILSON News Tribune Western 100, Tacoma News (67) MARK ZUVICH Wide Receiver, 6-1, 205, So.*/Jr. Tribune Northwest Nuggets Best of the Rest Offensive Line, 6-3, 260, So.*/Jr. Scottsdale, AZ (Saguaro HS) and USA Today All-Oregon second team as a Laguna Hills, CA (Laguna Hills HS) senior outside linebacker at Central Catholic 2020: Wilson will serve as a reserve wide High in Portland (Ore.). In 2017, he had 14 2020: Zuvich will serve as a reserve receiver as a walk-on sophomore in 2020. tackles, including 5 for losses (with 4 sacks) and offensive lineman as a walk-on sophomore in 2019: Wilson saw brief action in 1 game a fumble recovery. 2020. (Arizona) as a backup wide receiver as a walk- As a 2016 junior, he made USA Today All- 2019: Zuvich did not see action as a on redshirt freshman in 2019, but he did not Oregon first team while getting 15 tackles (3 for backup offensive guard and center as a walk- catch a pass. losses) and a fumble recovery. on redshirt freshman in 2019. 2018: Wilson redshirted as a reserve wide PERSONAL: He is a psychology major 2018: Zuvich redshirted as a reserve receiver as a first-year freshman walk-on in at USC. His brother, La’Mar, was an outside center as a first-year freshman walk-on in 2018. 2018. linebacker at Oregon (2016-19). HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 All-Sea HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2017 USA View League first team as a senior offensive Today All-Arizona honorable mention and TAC LS/YDS DFL FR and defensive lineman at Laguna Hills (Calif.) Sports360AZ.com Arizona All-Academic 2018 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0 High. He had 17 tackles, including 2 for losses, as a senior wide receiver 2019 (Fr.)… 8 1/2 0 0 honorable mention CAREER……. 9 1/2 0 0 in 2017. and defensive back at Saguaro High in He also played baseball at Laguna Hills. Scottsdale (Ariz.). He had 79 receptions for GAME-BY-GAME WITH ELI’JAH WINSTON PERSONAL: He is a real estate 1,252 yards (15.8 avg) with 10 TDs and ran for 77 development major at USC. yards on 7 carries (11.0 avg) in 2017 as Saguaro 2019 TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Colorado 2 0/0 0 0 Oregon 1 0/0 0 0 Arizona St.* 1 1/2 0 0 California 1 0/0 0 0 UCLA 3 0/0 0 0 2019 (Fr.)… 8 1/2 0 0 *Starter

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TAC LS/YDS DFL FR Oregon St. 1 0/0 0 0 2018 (Fr.)… 1 0/0 0 0

ELI’JAH WINSTON JUDE WOLFE

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NAME POS HGT WGT HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Gary Bryant Jr. WR 5-11 165 Riverside, CA (Centennial) Joshua Jackson Jr. WR 6-1 180 Westminster, CA (Narbonne) Parker Lewis PK 6-3 200 Phoenix, AZ (Saguaro) Kobe Pepe DL 6-1 295 Long Beach, CA (St. John Bosco)

FALL ENROLLMENT HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS

NAME POS HGT WGT HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Casey Collier OL 6-7 290 Baytown, TX (Barbers Hill) Andres Dewerk OL 6-7 295 San Jose, CA (Los Gatos) Courtland Ford OL 6-5 305 Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill) Andrew Milek OL 6-5 290 Chandler, AZ (Brophy Prep) Jonah Monheim OL 6-5 290 Moorpark, CA (Moorpark) Jamar Sekona DL 6-2 300 Fairfax, CA (Marin Catholic) Caadyn Stephen OL 6-5 285 Camas, WA (Camas) Tuli Tuipulotu DL 6-3 265 Gardena, CA (Lawndale)

FEBRUARY SIGNING PERIOD SIGNEE

FALL ENROLLMENT HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER

NAME POS HGT WGT HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Jack Yary TE 6-6 250 Murrieta, CA (Murrieta Valley) BIOGRAPHIES ON USC’S 2020 FOOTBALL SIGNEES GARY BRYANT JR. JOSHUA JACKSON JR. JAMAR SEKONA (See bio in veteran players section.) (See bio in veteran players section.) He made 2019 PrepStar All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports CASEY COLLIER PARKER LEWIS All-State first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State He made 2019 PrepStar All-Central Region (See bio in veteran players section.) Medium Schools first team and All-Marin and All-District 12-5A Division II first team as County Athletic League Player of the Year and a senior offensive tackle at Barbers Hill High in ANDREW MILEK Lineman of the Year as a senior offensive and Mont Belvieu (Tex.). As a 2018 junior, he allowed He made 2019 PrepStar All-Western Region, defensive lineman at Marin Catholic High in just 2 sacks. He also played basketball at Max Preps All-Arizona second team and Kentfield (Calif.). He was a 3-year starter with Barbers Hill. His sister, Charli, is a sophomore 12News All-Area first team as a senior offensive 150-plus tackles and 21 sacks. He had 82 tackles center on the Texas women’s basketball team. tackle at Brophy Prep in Phoenix (Ariz.). He was with 10 sacks in 2019. As a 2018 junior, he made a 3-year starter. Current Trojans Connor Murphy USA Today All-California second team, Cal-Hi ANDRES DEWERK and Parker Lewis also attended Brophy Prep. Sports All-State Medium Schools first team, He made 2019 PrepStar All-Western Region He also was on the track team (shot put, discus Max Preps All-State Medium Schools second and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Medium Schools throw) at Brophy Prep. team, Cal-Hi Sports Junior All-State first first team as a senior offensive and defensive team, San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro and lineman at Los Gatos (Calif.) High. He had 17 JONAH MONHEIM All-Marin County Athletic League Lineman of tackles and 2 deflections in 2019. Los Gatos He made 2019 PrepStar All-American, Tacoma the Year. He made Cal-Hi Sports Sophomore won the 2019 CIF Central Coast Division II News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team as a 2017 sophomore. He championship. As a 2018 junior, he had 4 All-State first team, Los Angeles Daily News also was on Marin Catholic’s track team, with tackles. He had 22 tackles, with 1 for a loss, and All-Area first team and All-Camino League bests of 48-8 in the shot put and 108-3 in the blocked a field goal as a 2017 sophomore. Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior discus. He spent his 2016 freshman season at offensive tackle and guard at Moorpark (Calif.) Tamalpais High in Mill Valley (Calif.). His uncle COURTLAND FORD High. He was a 3-year starter at Moorpark. is Haloti Ngata, who played defensive line at He made 2019 PrepStar All-Central Region, Current Trojan Drake London also prepped at Oregon (2003-05, earning All-American honors AP All-State 6A second team and All-District Moorpark. in 2005) and in the NFL with the Baltimore 7-6A first team as a senior offensive tackle at Ravens (2006-14, including on the XLVII Super Cedar Hill (Tex.) High. As a 2018 junior, he made KOBE PEPE Bowl champs), Detroit Lions (2015-17) and All-District 7-6A first team and Dallas Morning (See bio in veteran players section.) Philadelphia Eagles (2018). News All-Area second team.

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CAADYN STEPHEN He made 2019 PrepStar All-Western Region and Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nuggets Best of the Rest as a senior offensive lineman at Camas (Wash.) High, despite sitting out most of the season with a back injury. He also was on the track team at Camas. He spent his 2017 sophomore season at West Anchorage (Ak.) High.

TULI TUIPULOTU He made 2019 Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, All-CIF Division 3 and South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay first team as a senior defensive end at Lawndale (Calif.) High. As a 2018 junior, he made All-CIF Division 5 and South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay first team as he had 95 tackles, including 24 for losses (with 9 sacks), plus 2 deflections and a forced fumble on defense and had a 20- yard reception on offense. He had 49 tackles, including 12 for losses (with a sack), plus 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a 2017 sophomore. His brother, Marlon, is a junior defensive lineman at USC.

JACK YARY He made 2019 Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area second team as a senior tight end at Murrieta (Calif.) Valley High. He had 42 receptions for 621 yards (14.8 avg) with 12 TDs and 7 carries for 21 yards (3.0 avg) with 3 TDs in 2019 while also seeing time at fullback. As a 2018 junior, he had 33 catches for 386 yards (11.7 avg) with 6 TDs on offense and 21 tackles, with 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble as a lineman on defense. His father, Ron, lettered 3 years (1965-67) at tackle at USC, including on the 1967 national championship team, where he was a 2-time (1966-67) All-American first teamer and the 1967 Outland Trophy winner, then he was the No. 1 pick of the 1968 NFL Draft, starring 14 seasons (1968-91) with the Minnesota Vikings (playing in 4 Super Bowls) and in 1982 with the Rams before being inducted into the Pro Football, College Football and USC Athletic Halls of Fame and making the Pac-12 All-Century team.

51 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS USC HEAD COACH CLAY HELTON It didn’t take team, while Slovis and defensive lineman Drake 2005). The Trojans had at least 600 yards of long for Clay Helton Jackson were Freshman All-American first total offense 3 times in 2017 (the other Pac-12 to make his mark as teamers. USC’s offense averaged 455 total teams combined had 6). USC’s defense tied for USC football’s head yards, including a school-record 335 passing, the national lead in sacks (46) in 2017. coach. and 32 points a game. After the 2017 season, Helton had his The 47-year- His 2018 Trojans--which featured young contract extended through the 2023 season. old Helton is 40-22 players in key positions--were 5-7 overall, with After his Trojans started off 1-3 in 2016 in (.645) as the Trojan the last 4 losses all by 7 points or less, and his first full season as head coach (all 3 losses head coach, with 12 went 4-5 in Pac-12 play. JT Daniels, who threw were to AP Top 25 teams away from home), USC victories over AP Top for 2,672 yards for USC just a season after went on a 9-game winning streak (its longest 25 teams, including graduating high school a year early, was just the since 2008-09) to rise to a final No. 3 national 3 in the Top 5 and second Trojan true freshman to start a season AP ranking (USC’s highest since 2008 and the 4 in the Top 10. He was 8-5 in 2019, with wins opener at quarterback. Wide receiver Amon-Ra highest ever of any 3-loss team) and earn a berth over No. 23 Stanford and No. 10 Utah (for which St. Brown was just the fourth USC true freshman in the Rose Bowl (finishing second in the Pac-12 he was named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the to lead the Trojans in season receptions (60). South at 7-2) while playing a schedule ranked Week). He was 5-7 in 2018, with a win over No. Defensive lineman Jay Tufele was a Freshman among the 10 most difficult in the nation. Troy 19 Colorado. He went 11-3 in 2017 with wins over All-American first teamer. Inside linebacker capped the season with an instant classic 52-49 No. 14 Stanford twice (including in the Pac-12 Cameron Smith was the first Trojan in nearly at-the-gun victory over No. 5 Penn State in the Championship Game) and No. 23 Arizona, 10-3 40 years to lead the team in tackles in 3 Rose Bowl. He guided USC to wins over UCLA in 2016 with wins over No. 4 Washington, No. 5 consecutive years. Iman Marshall was USC’s and Notre Dame and in the Rose Bowl, just the Penn State in a legendary Rose Bowl thriller and first four-year starting cornerback in 20 years. 13th season that has happened in Trojan history. No. 21 Colorado, 5-4 in 2015 with wins over No. 3 In 2017 while guiding USC’s 125th team, his USC was perfect (6-0) at home for the first time Utah and No. 22 UCLA, and 1-0 in 2013, beating Trojans were 11-3 (ranked 12th in the final AP poll) since 2008 and undefeated in the greater Los No. 21 Fresno State. despite playing all 12 regular season games Angeles area (8-0). His Trojans beat both teams He was the first USC head coach to without a bye. It was USC’s most wins since (No. 4 Washington and No. 21 Colorado) that have 10-win seasons in each of his first 2 full 2008 and its first back-to-back 10-win seasons played in the Pac-12 Championship Game. seasons and he had more wins (21) in his first since 2007-08. He led USC to an 8-1 Pac-12 Under Helton’s guidance in 2016, Adoree’ 2 full seasons than any USC coach. He led record (the loss was by 3 points on a Friday Jackson was named the Thorpe Award winner, USC to a 19-game home winning streak from night on the road on a late field goal) and its first a consensus All-American first teamer, the Pac- 2015 to 2018 (its longest since 2001-04), a 14- Pac-12 title since 2008 by winning the Pac-12 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for game Pac-12 home game winning streak from Championship Game (the first ever by a South the Hornung Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy (he 2015 to 2018 (its longest since 2001 to 2004), Division team). Troy played in the Cotton Bowl also was an NFL first rounder). Sam Darnold a 13-game overall winning streak from 2016 Classic. He was the 2017 AP Pac-12 Coach of was a Manning Award finalist and a Freshman to 2017 (its longest since 2003-04) and a 13- the Year and a finalist for the 2017 Paul “Bear” All-American first teamer and both Zach Banner game winning streak over Power 5 opponents Bryant Coach of the Year Award (the second and Chad Wheeler were All-American first team from 2016 to 2017. He is 24-4 in the Coliseum. consecutive year he has been a finalist). and All-Pac-12 first team picks. USC’s offense He is 31-12 (.721) versus Pac-12 foes, including Tailback Ronald Jones II and outside had at least 400 total yards in its last 10 games, 20-4 (.833) against the Pac-12 South. Two of linebacker Uchenna Nwosu were All-American while its defense held 7 opponents to season his career losses came while serving as USC’s first teamers (Jones had his second straight lows in points. Helton was named a finalist for interim head coach. 1,000-yard rushing season and was a finalist the 2016 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year His 2019 Trojans, with only 4 senior starters for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award), Award and won the Football Writers First Year and despite being marred by injuries in which quarterback Sam Darnold was a finalist for the Co-Coach of the Year Award. He served as the 26 starters or key backups missed action, Manning Award (he set USC’s season passing grand marshal of the 2017 Long Beach Grand rebounded well from a down 2018 season. yardage and total yardage records) and was Prix and he threw out the first pitch at a Dodgers USC won 5 of its last 6 regular season games the third pick of the NFL Draft and defensive game in April. to go 8-5 overall and 7-2 in the Pac-12 South, lineman Rasheem Green, inside linebacker After starting the 2015 season as the qualifying for the Holiday Bowl. The Trojans Cameron Smith, safety Marvell Tell III and wide offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach, gave Utah its only regular season loss. Two of receiver Michael Pittman Jr. joined that trio on Helton was named USC’s permanent head USC’s losses were by a field goal, including one the All-Pac-12 first team, while wide receiver coach on Nov. 30 of that year (for 2 post-season in overtime on the road. Troy did this despite Deontay Burnett had 1,000 receiving yards. games), dropping the interim head coach title starting 3 different quarterbacks and entering USC’s 484.1 yards of total offense in 2017 was he had held since Oct. 12 (for USC’s final 7 games down to a fourth-string tailback or with 4 its highest average since 2005 (and that was on regular season games). He signed a 5-year defensive starters out or missing both starting the heels of 2016’s 477.1, the previous high since contract. cornerbacks or both starting defensive ends. Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., who won the 2019 Pop Warner College Football Award and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff and Witten Awards, was in the national Top 20 in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs. He caught 101 passes with 11 touchdowns, while fellow wideouts Amon-Ra St. Brown (77 catches) and Tyler Vaughns (74 catches) each had 6 TDs. True freshman quarterback Kedon Slovis, who was the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year, completed a school-record and NCAA freshman record 71.9% of his passes for a USC frosh record 3,502 yards with 30 TDs, including a school-record 515 passing yards against UCLA (one of a USC record 4 games with 400-plus passing yards), to rank in the national Top 20 in completion percentage, passing yards, completions, passing efficiency, passing TD and total offense. Offensive tackle Austin Jackson and defensive lineman Jay Tufele joined Pittman on the All-Pac-12 first

52 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS Helton guided the 2015 Trojans to 5 wins Helton began his 10-year (2000-09) Before Memphis, he was the running backs in the last 6 regular-season games (including Memphis career as the running backs coach for coach at Houston, his alma mater, for 3 seasons victories over No. 3 Utah and No. 22 UCLA), 3 seasons, then coached the Tigers’ receivers (1997-99), working under his father, head coach the co-championship of the challenging for the next 4 seasons before becoming the Kim Helton. Pac-12 South Division, a berth in the Pac-12 offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach He began his coaching career at Duke, Championship Game and a trip to the Holiday the final 3 years. He served as Memphis’ serving as a graduate assistant in 1995 and Bowl. He was named the 2015 Los Angeles interim head coach for several months in early then the running backs coach in 1996. Sports Council Coach of the Year. 2006 when head coach Tommie West had off- He played quarterback at Houston in 1993 As the coordinator of USC’s offense in 2015, season heart surgery. and 1994, playing for his father both seasons the Trojans ranked ninth nationally in fumbles Among the Tigers’ running backs he and captaining the Cougars as a 1994 senior. In lost (5) , 11th in both passes had intercepted (7) tutored was school rushing/scoring/all-purpose 1993, he completed 1-of-3 passes in late duty in and completion percentage (.667), 16th in fourth running recordholder DeAngelo Williams, Houston’s 49-7 loss to USC in the Coliseum. down conversions (.654) and 20th in passing who went on to finish seventh in the Heisman He spent 1991 and 1992 at Auburn, where efficiency (153.6). USC averaged 437.9 total Trophy voting in 2005 and be an NFL first round he earned 1992 SEC All-Academic honors. He yards and 33.9 points a game. Quarterback selection. redshirted there in 1990. Cody Kessler, a finalist for the Unitas Award As the receivers coach, he produced a He earned his bachelor’s degree in and a NFL Draft third round pick, ranked in the pair of Conference USA All-Freshman picks in mathematics and interdisciplinary science national Top 20 in completion percentage (13th Maurice Jones (2005) and Duke Calhoun (2006), from Houston in 1994. at .668), passing TDs (15th at 29) and passing as well as the school’s No. 4 all-time receptions He prepped at Clements High in Sugar efficiency (19th at 151.7). Kessler ended his leader in Ryan Scott. In 2003, Memphis set Land (Tex.) career in USC’s career Top 4 in TD passes, school season records for receptions and He was born on June 24, 1972. He and his completions, passing yards and total offense receiving yardage. wife, Angela, have 3 children: sons Reid, 23, (and set school career records for completion As the Tigers’ offensive coordinator and Turner, 17, and daughter Aubrey, 21. Besides percentage and interception rate). All-Pac-12 and quarterbacks coach, the 2007 and 2008 being Houston’s head coach from 1993 to 1999, first team wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster offenses were among the top 6 in school his father, Kim, was an assistant in college was in the Top 20 nationally in receiving yards history in total yards and points. Both squads (Florida, Miami and Alabama Birmingham), the (11th at 103.9), receiving TDs (17th at 10) and were ranked in the top 26 nationally in total NFL (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Oilers, receptions (20th at 6.4). Tailbacks Justin Davis offense. Quarterback Martin Hankins became Los Angeles Raiders, Washington Redskins) and Ronald Jones II each had 900-plus yard Memphis’ No. 2 career passer and set single and the CFL (Toronto Argonauts) following his rushing seasons. Jones set the USC frosh season records for completions, passing yards playing career at Florida. His brother, Tyson, season rushing record and was just the second and touchdown passes in 2007. In 2009, Curtis was the quarterbacks coach and pass game Trojan first-year freshman to top the squad in Steele had his second consecutive season coordinator at USC (2016-17) until becoming rushing. with 1,000 rushing yards, Calhoun became the Tennessee’s offensive coordinator in 2018 Helton joined the USC staff in February of school’s all-time leading receiver and Carlos and now the head coach at Western Kentucky 2010 as the quarterbacks coach after spending Singleton set the career mark for receiving (he previously had assistant coaching stops 10 seasons as an assistant at Memphis. He touchdowns. at Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, Alabama added the passing game coordinator role in Memphis played in 5 bowls during Helton’s Birmingham, Memphis and Hawaii and played 2012 and became the offensive coordinator in time: the 2003 and 2007 New Orleans Bowls, at Houston). 2013. 2004 GMAC Bowl, 2005 Motor City Bowl and In 2014, quarterback Cody Kessler had 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl. the most efficient passing season in USC Helton was hired as the offensive history (69.7%, 39 TDs, 5 interceptions) while coordinator and quarterbacks coach at setting USC season records for completions Arkansas State after the 2009 season, but was (315), completion percentage (69.7), passing there just 2 months before coming to USC. efficiency (167.1) and interception rate (1.11) and tying USC season marks for TD passes (39) and CLAY HELTON YEAR-BY-YEAR 300-yard passing games (7). He also threw a school record 7 TD passes against Colorado and a Notre Dame opponents record 6 TDs against YEAR TEAM POSITION BOWL the Irish. USC’s offense ranked in the national 1995 Duke Graduate Assistant -- Top 25 in passing efficiency, passing offense, 1996 Duke Running Backs -- third down conversions and scoring offense in 1997 Houston Running Backs -- 2014. USC played in the 2014 Holiday Bowl. 1998 Houston Running Backs -- In 2013, he served as USC’s interim head 1999 Houston Running Backs -- coach in its victory over Fresno State in the 2000 Memphis Running Backs -- Las Vegas Bowl. The Trojan offense was in the 2001 Memphis Running Backs -- national Top 25 in red zone scoring. 2002 Memphis Running Backs -- In 2012, quarterback Matt Barkley won 2003 Memphis Receivers New Orleans the Wuerrfel Trophy and was a finalist for the 2004 Memphis Receivers GMAC Manning Award, Unitas Golden Arm Award, 2005 Memphis Receivers Motor City Senior CLASS Award and ARA Sportsmanship 2006 Memphis Receivers -- Award as he became the Pac-12 career 2007 Memphis Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks New Orleans recordholder for passing yards (12,327), 2008 Memphis Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks St. Petersburg completions (1,001), touchdowns (116) and total 2009 Memphis Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks -- offense (12,214). He also was a 2012 National 2010 USC Quarterbacks -- Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete. 2011 USC Quarterbacks -- He was a fourth round pick in the 2013 NFL 2012 USC Passing Game Coord./Quarterbacks Sun draft. USC played in the 2012 Sun Bowl. 2013 USC Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks* Las Vegas In 2011, Barkley was a Manning Award and 2014 USC Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Holiday Wuerrfel Trophy finalist as he set the Pac-12 2015 USC Off. Coord./QBs/Head Coach# Holiday season record for TD passes (39) and the USC 2016 USC Head Coach (10-3) Rose season mark for pass completion percentage 2017 USC Head Coach (11-3) Cotton (69.1%), as well as school game standards for 2018 USC Head Coach (5-7) -- completions (35), pass yardage (468), passing 2019 USC Head Coach (8-5) Holiday TDs (6) and total offense (470). He was eighth *1-0 as USC’s interim head coach for bowl game nationally in passing efficiency and 16th in #5-2 as USC’s interim head coach for last 7 games of regular season and 0-2 as permanent total offense. He finished sixth in the Heisman head coach in post-season Trophy voting. 53 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS USC ASSISTANT COACH BIOGRAPHIES JOHN DAVID BAKER TDs. True freshman wide receiver emerged in He spent 2008 with 3 teams, the Denver Tight Ends the second half of the season, ending with 39 Broncos, Seattle Seahawks (7 catches, 52 yards, receptions and 5 TDs (1 in each of the final 5 1 TD with 4 starts) and Detroit Lions (5 catches, John David Baker, a former quarterback at games). 64 yards with 3 starts). He was with the Florida Abilene Christian who was on the football staffs In 2018, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown Tuskers of the United Football League in 2009. at USC and North Texas, was named USC’s tight became just the fourth USC true freshman to In 2011, he played for the Kansas City Chiefs. ends coach in February of 2020. lead the Trojans in season receptions (60). He was a prep All-American at Hueneme Baker spent the 2019 season as an Colbert, 37, spent the 2016 and 2017 High in Oxnard (Calif.), where he also was on the offensive quality control analyst at USC. seasons as USC’s offensive quality control track team. He was an offensive quality control assistant, working with the wide receivers the He received his bachelor’s degree in coach at North Texas for 3 seasons (2016-18), first year and the tight ends the next season. sociology from USC in 2006. working with current USC offensive coordinator/ USC’s wideouts caught 230 passes with 24 Colbert was born May 21, 1982. He is quarterbacks coach Graham Harrell. The Mean touchdowns in 2016, with JuJu Smith-Schuster married and his wife’s name is Safiya. He has 2 Green was 19th nationally in scoring (35.5), getting 70 receptions for 914 yards and 10 sons, Kaden, 11, and Khari, 1. Among his cousins 21st in passing (291.9) and 24th in total offense touchdowns that season before playing in the are former USC wide receiver Earl McCullouch (455.1) in 2017, and quarterback Mason Fine NFL. USC’s tight ends had 37 catches and 5 (1967), who played in the NFL with the Detroit set school season records for passing yards touchdowns in 2017. Lions (1968-73) and New Orleans Saints (1974) (4,052) and TDs (31). In 2018, UNT ranked 12th Colbert was an offensive analyst at and also ran track at USC (wining a pair of NCAA in passing (306.8), 20th in total offense (460.5) Alabama during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, high hurdles titles and leading off the 1967 and 26th in scoring (34.6), with Fine throwing helping the Crimson Tide win the 2015 national world record-setting NCAA champion sprint for 3,793 yards and 27 touchdowns with just championship. relay team), former Arizona State defensive 5 interceptions, wide receiver Rico Bussey Jr. He was the wide receivers coach at Georgia lineman Tommie Townsend (1999-2001), who catching 68 passes for 1,017 yards with 12 TDs State in 2013. Wide receiver Albert Wilson was also attended USC, Clarence Oliver (a defensive and running back DeAndre Torrey scoring 15 TDs a 1,000-yard pass catcher in 2013; both Wilson back at San Diego State in 1967-68 and in the on the ground. UNT qualified for bowl games and fellow wideout Robert Davis played in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis each year that he was on staff (2016 Heart of NFL. Cardinals), Josh Oliver (a tight end at San Jose Dallas, 2017 New Orleans, 2018 New Mexico). In 2012, Colbert was a volunteer coach at State in 2015-18 now with the Jacksonville Before that, he was a graduate assistant at Pace Academy in Atlanta (Ga.). Jaguars), major league infielder/outfielder Bob Abilene Christian, his alma mater, in 2014 and Colbert spent the 2010 season as a Oliver (1965-75) and major league pitcher Darren 2015, working with the quarterbacks. graduate assistant at USC, working with the Oliver (1993-2013). Baker, 29, played quarterback for the tight ends. Five tight ends on the Trojan roster Amarillo Venom indoor football team in that year played in the NFL (Jordan Cameron, TIM DREVNO 2014 (Lone Star Football League) and 2015 Rhett Ellison, David Ausberry, Xavier Grimble Offensive Line (Champions Indoor Football). and Randall Telfer). Run Game and Pass Protection Coordinator He played quarterback for 4 seasons Colbert started 4 years (2000-03) at (2010-13) at Abilene Christian. He started as wide receiver at USC. He set the since-broken Tim Drevno, the offensive coordinator a 2013 senior, completing 247-of-369 passes USC all-time receptions record (207) while at Michigan for 3 years after serving as an (66.9%) for 3,376 yards and 35 TDs with just gaining 2,964 receiving yards and catching 19 assistant at USC in 2014, returned to the 5 interceptions and also rushed for 256 yards touchdown passes in his career. He caught a Trojans’ football staff in March of 2018 as the on 99 carries (2.6 average) with 5 TDs. His 40 pass in his last 36 games and had 6 career 100- running backs coach and running game and total TDs was a school record. In his first career yard receiving games. The Trojans captured the pass protection coordinator. He became the start, he threw for a school-record 7 touchdowns national championship in 2003 and won the offensive line coach for 2019. against Concordia College. 2003 Orange Bowl and 2004 Rose Bowl. As a In 2019, offensive tackle Austin Jackson He received his bachelor’s degree in 2003 senior, he was a team captain, won USC’s made the All-Pac-12 first team. exercise science in 2014 and his master’s Most Inspirational Award, earned All-Pac-10 In 2018, USC’s running backs collectively degree in higher education in 2016, both from second team honors and was selected to play rushed for 1,743 yards and 16 touchdowns. Abilene Christian. in the Senior Bowl after catching 69 passes for The 50-year-old Drevno, who has 29 years He prepped at Lake View High in San 1,013 yards with 9 TDs. He caught 2 touchdowns of coaching experience, spent 2014 as USC’s Angelo (Tex.), where he earned All-District in the 2004 Rose Bowl. As a 2002 junior, he running game coordinator and offensive line honors in football and baseball and also was had 71 catches for 1,029 yards with 5 TDs and coach. That season, USC produced a 1,000- on the basketball and track and field teams. He was named All-Pac-10 second team and USC’s yard rusher (Javorius Allen) as the Trojans threw for 2,240 yards and 22 touchdowns and Bob Chandler Award winner. He and teammate eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards as a team, while ran for 688 yards and 18 TDs as a 2008 senior. Mike Williams tied an NCAA record in 2002 center Max Tuerk made All-Pac-12 first team He was born on Sept. 30, 1990. He is and again in 2003 for teammates both having and offensive guard-tackle Toa Lobendahn single. 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He added 34 and offensive guard Viane Talamaivao were receptions for 442 yards and 2 TDs as a 2001 Freshman All-American first teamers. KEARY COLBERT sophomore and 33 catches for 480 yards with 3 The previous 3 years (2015-17) at Michigan, Wide Receivers scores as a 2000 freshman. Drevno coordinated the offense and was the He was drafted in the second round of the offensive line coach. Each season he was Former standout USC and NFL wide 2004 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers and there, the Wolverines rushed for more than receiver Keary Colbert has spent 2 years on spent the next 5 years (2004-08) in the NFL. 2,000 yards. In 2017, 3 Wolverines rushed for at USC’s fulltime staff. He became the wide He was with the Panthers for the first 4 of those least 500 yards, a program first since 1991. In receivers coach in 2019 after handling the tight seasons (2004-07), where he started 45 of the 2016, Michigan ranked 11th nationally in scoring ends and inside receivers in 2018. He was 58 games he played (including his first 34) and offense (tops in the Big Ten for the second named to the fulltime staff in January of 2018. caught 112 passes for 1,464 yards and 7 TDs consecutive year) and scored at least 40 points In 2019, wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., (with a pair of 100-yard games). He set Carolina in 7 games. who won the 2019 Pop Warner College Football rookie season records for receptions (47), Before his first stint at USC, Drevno served Award and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff and receiving yards (754) and receiving touchdowns as the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive line Witten Awards, was in the national Top 20 in (5) in 2004. He helped the Panthers reach the coach for 3 years (2011-13). In 2013, tackle receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs. 2005 NFC Championship game, catching 25 Joe Staley and guard Mike Iupati made the Pro He caught 101 passes with 11 touchdowns, while passes for 282 yards and 2 scores that season. Bowl. In 2012, all 5 of the 49ers’ line starters fellow wideouts Amon-Ra St. Brown (77 catches) After grabbing 5 passes for 56 yards in 2006, he were selected for the Pro Bowl and Iupati was and Tyler Vaughns (74 catches) each had 6 added 32 receptions for 332 yards in 2007. an All-Pro first teamer. The 2011 line led the 54 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS way for running back Frank Gore to become the GRAHAM HARRELL Harrell came to UNT from Washington franchise’s all-time leading rusher. The 49ers Offensive Coordinator State, where he worked for head coach Mike advanced to the playoffs in each of Drevno’s Quarterbacks Leach as the outside receivers coach in 2015 seasons, including winning the NFC West after serving as an offensive analyst in 2014. title his first 2 years and capturing the NFC Graham Harrell, who produced back- He coached wide receivers Gabe Marks, who championship in 2012. to-back national Top 25 offenses while the was a 2015 All-Pac-12 first-team selection Prior to joining the 49ers, Drevno was an offensive coordinator at North Texas, spent when he led the conference in receptions and assistant at Stanford for 4 seasons (2007-10), 2019 in his first season as USC’s offensive touchdown catches (school record 14) and was the first 2 years handling the tight ends and the coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He joined second in receiving yards per game, and Dom last 2 seasons coaching the offensive line. His the USC staff in January of 2019. Williams, who had 73 receptions for 997 yards line allowed just 13 sacks during those 2 years, Harrell, 34, was a record-setting, award- and 11 touchdowns. The 2015 Cougars led the ranking second nationally both seasons, while winning quarterback at a Texas high school and nation in passing offense (389.2), won 8 games opening holes for a ground attack that set a at Texas Tech, then earned a Super Bowl ring and won the Sun Bowl. school rushing yardage record in 2009 while before pursuing a coaching career. Harrell was a record-setting quarterback ranking 11th nationally (218.2). Center Chase In 2019, USC’s offense averaged 455.4 for Leach at Texas Tech from 2005 to 2008, Beeler was an All-American first teamer in 2010. total yards (335.8 passing) and 32.5 points— finishing his career with an NCAA-record 134 Stanford played in the 2009 Sun Bowl and 2011 significant improvements from 2018, when the touchdown passes, the second-most career Orange Bowl. figures were 382.6, 249.1 and 26.1—while ranking yards in NCAA history (15,793) and the third- He was the offensive coordinator and in the national Top 25 in completion percentage, highest career passing average (351.0). He also offensive line coach at San Diego for the 4 passing offense, passing efficiency, total set NCAA career marks for pass completions previous seasons (2003-06). The Toreros were offense, third down conversions and first average (31.2), as well as most games gaining named back-to-back NCAA Division I-AA Mid- downs. True freshman quarterback Kedon 400-plus passing yards (20), games gaining Major national champions and won Pioneer Slovis, who was a Freshman All-American first 400-plus total yards (21) and seasons gaining League titles in 2005 and 2006. Under his teamer and the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of 4,000-plus total yards (3). His career average direction, USD led the nation in total offense the Year, completed a school-record and NCAA of 486.3 passing yards against Texas was an twice and also finished third and ninth in that freshman record 71.9% of his passes for a USC NCAA record against one opponent. In each category. USD led the nation in 2003 in total frosh record 3,502 yards with 30 TDs, including of his three seasons as a starter, his passing yards (483.3) while averaging 39.9 points. In a school-record 515 passing yards against yardage figures placed in the Top 25 all-time 2004, the Torero offense was ninth nationally UCLA (one of a USC record 4 games with 400- at the FBS level (21st in 2006 with 4,555 yards, in total offense (432.4), 11th in scoring offense plus passing yards), to rank in the national Top second in 2007 with 5,705 and sixth in 2008 (36.1) and 12th in passing offense (275.4). San 20 in completion percentage, passing yards, with 5,111) and he was the first player with a pair Diego set numerous offensive school records in completions, passing efficiency, passing TD of 5,000-yard passing seasons. 2005, including average points (42.6) and total and total offense (his 167.9 passing efficiency In 2008, he was an All-American first offense (485.2). The 2006 San Diego squad rating was a USC record). Wide receiver Michael teamer, finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy led the NCAA Division I-AA in passing offense Pittman Jr., who won the 2019 Pop Warner voting, won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm (293.3), total offense (494.3) and scoring College Football Award and was a finalist for Award, was a finalist for the Walter Camp and offense (42.8). Quarterback Josh Johnson the Biletnikoff and Witten Awards, was in the Davey O’Brien Awards and was a National was one of four offensive All-Americans national Top 20 in receptions, receiving yards Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete. His 5,111 on the team and led all NCAA Division I-AA and receiving TDs. He caught 101 passes with passing yards led the nation and he threw 45 quarterbacks in passing yards (3,320), passing 11 touchdowns, while fellow wideouts Amon- touchdowns with only 9 interceptions while efficiency (169.0), touchdown passes (34) and Ra St. Brown (77 catches) and Tyler Vaughns completing 70.6 percent of his aerials. Texas total offense (336.7). He was a fifth round pick (74 catches) each had 6 TDs. True freshman Tech went 11-2, including a victory over No. 1 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008. wide receiver emerged in the second half of the Texas, and played in the Cotton Bowl in 2008. Drevno was the offensive line coach at season, ending with 39 receptions and 5 TDs (1 As a junior in 2007, he won the Sammy Idaho for 3 seasons (2000-02). The Vandal in each of the final 5 games). Baugh Trophy and was the Gator Bowl MVP. He offense ranked sixth in the nation in 2001 and Harrell served the previous 3 seasons completed 71.8 percent of his passes, with 48 eighth in 2000. He coached NFL players Jake (2016-18) as North Texas’ offensive coordinator TDs. His 512 completions and 39.4 completions Scott, Rick Demulling and Patrick Venzke at and quarterbacks coach. After inheriting an per game were NCAA season marks, as were his Idaho. offense that ranked in the nation’s bottom 25 in 11 games with 400-plus passing yards. Texas Prior to his tenure at Idaho, his coaching scoring, passing and total offense in 2015, he Tech was 9-4. stops included San Jose State (offensive line, helped the Mean Green improve statistically in As a 2006 sophomore, he threw 38 1999), UNLV (running backs, 1998) and Montana each category in 2016, including by 9.6 points touchdowns. He was the Insight Bowl MVP as State (tight ends, 1993-95, and running backs, per game. Then in 2017, North Texas was 19th he helped Texas Tech overcome a 31-point third 1996-97). He was a graduate assistant at Cal nationally in scoring (35.5), 21st in passing quarter deficit and beat Minnesota in overtime, State Fullerton, his alma mater, in 1991 and (291.9) and 24th in total offense (455.1), and the largest come-from-behind win in FBS bowl 1992. quarterback Mason Fine set school season history. The Red Raiders were 8-5. Drevno began his collegiate playing career records for passing yards (4,052) and TDs (31). He saw limited action in 2005 as a redshirt as an offensive lineman for 2 years (1987-88) In 2018, UNT ranked 12th in passing (306.8), freshman. at El Camino Junior College in Torrance (Calif.), 20th in total offense (460.5) and 26th in scoring He earned his bachelor’s degree in history where he helped lead the Warriors to a national (34.6), with Fine throwing for 3,793 yards and from Texas Tech in 2007. title in 1987 and then earned All-Mission League 27 touchdowns with just 5 interceptions, wide Harrell played for the CFL’s Saskatchewan honors the following year. He then went on to receiver Rico Bussey Jr. catching 68 passes Roughriders in 2009, but spent the season on start on the Cal State Fullerton offensive line for for 1,017 yards with 12 TDs and running back the injured list. two seasons (1989-90). DeAndre Torrey scoring 15 TDs on the ground. He then was a quality control assistant He earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal Fine was the 2017 and 2018 Conference USA at Oklahoma State for several months in 2010, justice from Cal State Fullerton in 1992. Offensive Player of the Year, while Bussey Jr. working under offensive coordinator Dana He was an all-league player at South was an All-Conference USA first teamer in 2018. Holgorsen, before resuming his pro playing Torrance (Calif.) High. North Texas also rushed for more than 150 career. He was born on March 20, 1969. He and his yards a game in both 2017 and 2018. UNT won Harrell played in the NFL with the Green wife, Shannon, have 2 daughters, McKenna, 21, 9 games each of the Harrell’s last 2 seasons Bay Packers for 3 seasons (2010-12), including and Baylee, 16, and a son, Zachary, 19. and qualified for bowl games each year that on the 2010 Super Bowl XLV champions. He he was on staff (2016 Heart of Dallas, 2017 New was with the New York Jets briefly in 2013. Orleans, 2018 New Mexico) after having only He played for his father, Sam, at Ennis played in one bowl the previous 11 seasons. (Tex.) High, throwing for Texas career records of 12,532 yards and 167 touchdowns. He led Ennis to the state Class 4A title as a 2001 55 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS sophomore. As a senior in 2003, he set state started for 2 years. He earned his bachelor’s Prior to that, Naivar spent 4 seasons (2007- records for season passing yards, completions degree in kinesiology from Angelo State in 1994. 10) at Rice, the first 3 years as co-defensive and touchdowns (4,825, 334, 67). He was born on Feb. 7, 1972. He coordinator while coaching the safeties and Harrell was born on May 22, 1985. He and his wife Meredith have 3 children, then in 2010 as the special teams coordinator and his wife, Brittney, have a 4-year-old son, Jaden, 13, Madison, 9, and Tristan, 5. while coaching the defensive line. Led by 2010 Herschel. His brother, Clark, played quarterback All-America punter Kyle Martens, the Owls were at Tulsa (2007) and Abilene Christian (2008-10); CRAIG NAIVAR sixth in the nation in net punting. Rice ranked both Clark and his other brother, Zac, are now Safeties 26th in the nation in punt returns and had the high school football coaches in Texas. nation’s 10th-best kickoff returner, Charles Craig Naivar, a 26-year coaching veteran at Ross. Kicker Chris Boswell also earned All- MIKE JINKS schools such as Texas, Houston and Kentucky, Conference USA first team honors. In 2008, Running Backs was named USC’s safeties coach in February of Rice played in the Texas Bowl. 2020. Naivar coached at Texas State from 2004- Mike Jinks spent 2019 in his first season as Naivar, 48, has served as a defensive 06, where he was defensive coordinator and USC’s running backs coach. He joined the USC or special teams coordinator for 24 of his safeties coach. In 2005, the Bobcats posted an staff in December of 2018. coaching seasons, with 22 of those years also 11-3 record and advanced to the FCS semifinals. In 2019, USC’s running backs combined working with the safeties or defensive line. Texas State ranked in the nation’s top 25 rushed for nearly 1,600 yards with 16 TDs (plus He spent the past 3 years (2017-19) at Texas. in scoring defense and total defense while another 5 receiving scores). He handled the Longhorn safeties each season generating 33 turnovers. In 2004 in Naivar’s Jinks, 48, was Bowling Green’s head coach and also was the special teams coordinator the first season at Texas State, defensive lineman from 2016 until being relieved of his duties first 2 years and the co-defensive coordinator Fred Evans was the Southland Conference after the seventh game of the 2018 season. in 2019. He served as Texas’ interim defensive Newcomer of the Year before becoming an His Falcons went 7-24. In his first 2 seasons, coordinator in the 2019 Alamo Bowl, a 38-10 AFCA All-American, Southland Conference he produced 13 players who were named to victory over No. 12 Utah in which the Longhorns Player of the Year and Southland Defensive various All-Mid-American Conference teams defense limited the Utes to just 254 total yards Player of the Year in 2005. In 2006, defensive and 23 who made various Academic All-MAC and 15 first downs. back Walter Musgrove was the Southland teams (including an Academic All-American In 2018, safety Caden Sterns was the Big 12 Conference Student-Athlete of the Year. Naivar first teamer). Defensive Freshman of the Year. In 2017, safety coached 7 All-Southland Conference first team Before that, he was the running backs DeShon Elliott was a unanimous All-American defenders in his time with the Bobcats. coach at Texas Tech for 3 years (2013-15), and Thorpe Award finalist. Also in 2017, the Naivar was at Sam Houston State for 4 adding the associate head coach title in 2015. Longhorns had one of the nation’s top punt seasons (2000-03), the first 2 as special teams Texas Tech was eighth nationally in total units, led by punter Michael Dickson, the 2017 coordinator and defensive line coach and the offense (510.7) in 2013 while averaging 35.8 Ray Guy Award winner, Big 12 Special Teams last 2 as defensive coordinator and safeties points per game and played in the Holiday Bowl. Player of the Year and unanimous All-American coach. The Bearkats advanced to the FCS In 2014, running back DeAndre Washington who averaged a school-record 47.4 yards per quarterfinals in 2001. became the first Red Raider to rush for 1,000 punt. UT’s 2017 net punting average of 44.2 was In 1998 and 1999, he was the special yards since 1998 (1,103). Texas Tech was the best in the country. UT also played in the teams coordinator and defensive line coach at 10th nationally in total offense (504.1), including 2017 Texas Bowl and 2019 Sugar Bowl. Southern Illinois. rushing for 153.0 yards per game, while scoring He spent the previous 2 seasons (2015- He was a graduate assistant coach at New 30.5 points. 16) at Houston as the co-defensive coordinator Mexico in 1996 and 1997. The Lobos played in In 2015, Texas Tech was second in the and safeties coach, helping the Cougars to a the 1997 Insight.com Bowl. country in total offense (579.5) and scoring 22-5 record. Houston’s 2015 scoring defense He began his coaching career as the offense (a school-record 45.1) while running was 20th nationally, as 12 of its 14 opponents special teams coordinator at Hardin-Simmons, for 191.3 yards per outing with 34 rushing TDs. were held under their scoring average, and UH’s his alma mater, for 2 years (1994-95). He helped The Red Raiders were one of just two schools rushing defense was eighth. Houston topped the Cowboys to the NAIA Division II playoffs to score at least 25 points in every game that the nation in takeaways in 2015. Houston both seasons. year. Washington ran for 1,000 yards again was the 2015 American Athletic Conference Naivar was a 4-year (1990-93) letterman (1,492), earning All-Big 12 first team honors and champion, won the Peach Bowl, posted 13 wins safety and quarterback at Hardin-Simmons. becoming the first Red Raider with consecutive and finished eighth in the AP poll. In 2016, As a senior, he was team captain, won all- 1,000-yard rushing seasons since 1995 and Houston defeated a pair of Top 5 teams (No. 3 conference honors and played on a conference 1996. Texas Tech played in the Texas Bowl. Oklahoma and No. 3 Louisville) as it was fourth championship team that advanced to the Prior to Texas Tech, Jinks was the head nationally in rushing defense and 13th in total national semifinals. coach at Steele High in Cibolo (Tex.) for 7 years defense, as well as 14th in sacks and tackles for He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical (2006-12). He went 76-18 at Cibolo, including loss. Defensive back Trevon Stewart made the education in 1994 and a master’s degree in being a National Coach of the Year finalist while All-AAC first team in 2016 when the Cougars sports management in 1996, both at Hardin- winning the 2010 Class 5A Division II State played in the Las Vegas Bowl. Simmons. Championship. Steele was 43-4 in his final 3 Naivar was the special teams coordinator He attended Taylor (Tex.) High. seasons. The Knights advanced to the state and safeties coach at Kentucky in 2014. The He was born on Nov. 29, 1971. He and his finals again in 2011 and to the semifinals in Wildcats ranked 22nd nationally with 15 wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Jordan, and 2012. He coached the West Team in the U.S. interceptions in 2014 after recording just eight son, Gunner. Army All-American Bowl in January 2013. picks in the two seasons prior to Naivar’s arrival. He was the head coach at Burbank High in He tutored two Freshman All-Americans on TODD ORLANDO San Antonio (Tex.) in 2005. special teams in kick returner Stanley Williams Defensive Coordinator Before that, Jinks was an assistant coach and placekicker Austin MacGinnis, who was Linebackers at 5 different high schools. He began his All-SEC while setting 5 UK season records, coaching career as the quarterbacks coach including most field goals (21) and points (104). Todd Orlando, who has 15 years of at Ellison High in Killeen (Tex.) in 1996 and Naivar arrived at Kentucky after his second experience as a collegiate defensive 1997. In 1998, he became the quarterbacks stint at Texas State, where he was the defensive coordinator, including the past 3 seasons at coach at his alma mater, Judson High, in coordinator and safeties coach for 3 seasons Texas, was named USC’s defensive coordinator Converse (Tex.). Following that, he served (2011-13). He produced defensive lineman in January of 2020. He will also coach the as offensive coordinator at Crockett High in Michael Ebbitt, the 2011 Independent Defensive linebackers. Austin (Tex.) in 1999, Galena Park (Tex.) High Player of the Year, along with two additional Orlando, 48, has been a defensive for 2 seasons (2000-01) and Robert E. Lee High All-Independent Team selections in defensive coordinator at Houston, Utah State, Florida in San Antonio (Tex.) for 3 years (2002-04). end Jordan Norfleet and defensive back Xavier International and Connecticut in addition to Jinks played quarterback at Judson High Daniels. Linebacker Joplo Bartu and cornerback Texas. At each of his stops, his aggressive, and then at Angelo State (1990-93), where he Darryl Morris played several seasons in the NFL. blitzing defense has made an immediate impact. 56 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

He spent the past 3 seasons (2017-19) as and pass defense in 2008. Linebacker Alfred Snyder began at Kansas State as a part- Texas’ defensive coordinator and linebackers Fincher was a 2005 NFL draft selection. UConn time assistant coach in 1994 and 1995, then coach. His defense forced 65 turnovers during won the 2007 and 2010 Big East titles and served as director of football operations from his time in Austin, among the best in the Big played 5 bowls during his time there (2004 1996 to 1998, assistant athletic director for 12. In 2017 in his first season, the Longhorns Motor City Bowl, 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, football operations in 1999 and 2000, associate improved 61 spots in the national rankings in 2009 International Bowl, 2010 Papa John’s athletic director in 2001 and senior associate scoring defense and 53 spots in total defense Bowl, 2011 Fiesta Bowl). athletic director from 2002 to 2010. from 2016. Texas was in the national Top 10 in Prior to Connecticut, Orlando spent 3 He was a consensus All-American and All- rushing defense , third down defense, fourth seasons (1996-98) as the inside linebackers Big Eight first team punter under his father at down defense, defensive touchdowns and coach at Pennsylvania. Kansas State as a senior in 1992, averaging 44.7 interception TDs in 2017. Linebacker Malik He began his coaching career as the yards per punt. He was the Big Eight Defensive Jefferson was the 2017 Big 12 Co-Defensive defensive coordinator at Central Catholic High Newcomer of the Year as a 1991 junior, with a Player of the Year, defensive lineman Poona School (1994) and Fox Chapel Area High School 40.5 punting average. His 43.0 career punting Ford was the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the (1995), both in his hometown of Pittsburgh, average was a school record. He played in the Year and safety DeShon Elliott was a unanimous Penn. 1992 Blue-Gray Game. He was inducted into All-American and Thorpe Award finalist. UT Orlando was a 3-year (1991-93) letterwinner Kansas State’s inaugural Ring of Honor Class in played in the 2017 Texas Bowl. at inside linebacker at Wisconsin and a member 2002 and into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2018, the Longhorns allowed just of the 1993 Big Ten Championship team that Snyder redshirted at Iowa in 1988, then 131.4 rushing yards per game. Defensive end defeated UCLA in the Badgers’ first Rose saw action in 2 games for the Hawkeyes as a Charles Omenihu was the 2018 Big 12 Defensive Bowl appearance since 1963. He earned his redshirt freshman in 1989 before transferring to Lineman of the Year and safety Caden Sterns bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics Kansas State. was the Defensive Freshman of the Year. They from Wisconsin in 1994. He earned his bachelor’s degree from joined cornerback Kris Boyd as All-Big 12 first He was born on March 24, 1971. He and Kansas State in money and banking in 1994. teamers. Texas played in the 2019 Sugar Bowl. his wife, Amy, have two daughters, Taylor and He signed as a free agent with the Phoenix In 2015 and 2016, Orlando was the Addison. Cardinals in 1993 and the San Diego Chargers in defensive coordinator and linebackers coach 1994. at Houston. The Cougars’ 2015 scoring defense SEAN SNYDER He starred as a punter and placekicker was 20th nationally, as 12 of their 14 opponents Special Teams Coordinator at Greenville (Tex.) High, where he also played were held under their scoring average, and UH’s baseball. rushing defense was eighth. Houston topped Sean Snyder, whose special teams at Snyder was born on Sept. 21, 1969. He and the nation in takeaways in 2015. Linebacker Kansas State ranked among the nation’s best, his wife Wanda raised a daughter Katherine and Elandon Roberts was ninth in the nation in solo was named USC’s special teams coordinator in sons Tate and Matthew. tackles that season, made the All-American February of 2020. Athletic first team and was an NFL draftee. Snyder, 50, is the son of legendary Kansas VIC SO’OTO Houston was the 2015 AAC champion, won the State football coach Bill Snyder, who in 1966 Defensive Line Peach Bowl, posted 13 wins and finished eighth also served on the USC coaching staff. in the AP poll. The younger Snyder spent the past 26 Vic So’oto, a former NFL player who Then in 2016, UH was fourth nationally in years (1994-2019) at Kansas State, his alma coached Virginia’s defensive line the past 3 rushing defense and 13th in total defense, as well mater. From 2011 to 2018, he was the Wildcats’ seasons, was named USC’s defensive line as 14th in sacks and tackles for loss. Defensive special teams coordinator and associate coach in February of 2020. tackle Ed Oliver was a 2016 All-American first head coach, then he was senior special teams In his 3 years (2017-19) handling the teamer as a true freshman and linebacker analyst in 2019. He was named the national Cavaliers’ defensive line, So’oto helped Steven Taylor was an All-AAC first team pick. Special Teams Coordinator of the Year in 2015 Virginia’s defense rank high nationally in several The Cougars played in the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl. by FootballScoop and Phil Steele and in 2017 by statistical categories. In 2019, UVA was ninth Orlando spent 2 seasons (2013-14) as Utah Phil Steele. nationally in sacks (3.3) and 22nd in tackles for State’s defensive coordinator and linebackers During his tenure, Kansas State ranked in loss (7.1), and played in the Orange Bowl. In 2018, coach. In 2013, his defense was in the national the Top 15 of the ESPN Special Teams Efficiency Virginia was 20th in the nation in total defense Top 20 in total, scoring defense, rushing defense rating 5 times, including first in 2017, second in (330.5) and 21st in scoring defense (20.1), as well and pass efficiency defense. The Aggies played 2015 and third in 2012. The Wildcats also were as 12th in passing efficiency defense (107.6) and in the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl. in the Top 25 of the Football Outsiders Special 16th in pass defense (183.0), and its 28-0 win Then in 2014, Utah State was in the nation’s Teams Rating 6 times since 2011, including first over South Carolina in the Belk Bowl marked the Top 20 in scoring defense, pass efficiency in 2017, third in 2014 and 2019 and sixth in 2012. first time an SEC team was shut out in a bowl defense, sacks and tackles for loss. Four Under Snyder, Kansas State’s special by a non-SEC squad since 1975. UVA’s pass defensive players made the 2014 All-Mountain teams units set or tied 8 team records and defense was seventh in the nation (165.8) in West first team, including MWC Defensive 20 individual marks. He coached 4 Big 12 2017 when the Cavaliers played in the Military Player of the Year linebacker Zach Vigil. The Special Teams Players of the Year, including Bowl. Utes were in the 2014 New Mexico Bowl. 3 consecutive (returners Tyler Lockett in 2013 He was selected by the American Football As the defensive coordinator and and 2014, Morgan Burns in 2015 and Joshua Coaches Association to its 2020 35 Under 35 linebackers coach at Florida International for Youngblood in 2019). Lockett, who now plays Coaches Leadership Institute. 2 years (2011-12), the 2011 Golden Panthers for the Seattle Seahawks, was an All-American So’oto, 32, served as a defensive graduate defense improved 51 spots nationally in first team kickoff returner in 2011 and punt assistant at Virginia in 2016. In 2015, he was a scoring defense from 2010 and 31 spots in total returner in 2014. Burns earned All-American football intern at BYU, his alma mater, when the defense. Two FIU defensive players made the first team honors in 2015 as a kick returner Cougars played in the Las Vegas Bowl. All-Sun Belt Conference first team during his when he led the country in kickoff return So’oto was a 4-year (2005-07-09-10) tenure, safety Jonathan Cyprien (an NFL draft touchdowns (4). Youngblood was a Freshman letterwinner at BYU where he began his career pick) and defensive lineman Tourek Williams. All-American first teamer in 2019 when he ran as a tight end and played his final 3 seasons FIU appeared in the 2011 Beef O’Brady’s Bowl. back 3 kickoffs for TDs and helped Kansas State on defense (linebacker and defensive end). Orlando spent the previous 12 years (1999- top the nation in kickoff return average (29.5). He made All-Mountain West first team as a 2010) at Connecticut, the first 6 seasons as Placekicker Matthew McCrane was a Freshman senior in 2010. During his career, he suffered the inside linebackers coach and the last 6 All-American first teamer in 2014 and All-Big 12 two season-ending injuries (in 2006 and 2008) adding the defensive coordinator role. In 2005 first team pick in 2017, while kicker Jack Cantele and was granted a sixth year of eligibility by in his first year as the defensive coordinator, made the All-Big 12 first team in 2015. Kick the NCAA. He had 12 receptions for 124 yards the Huskies were seventh nationally in total returner Byron Pringle was All-Big 12 first team on offense for the Cougars in his career and defense. They were in the national Top 20 in in 2016 and returner D.J. Reed was so honored tallied 65 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, scoring defense and pass efficiency defense in 2017. 2 forced fumbles and 1 interception on defense. in 2007 and in total defense, scoring defense 57 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS He earned his bachelor’s degree in He then played defensive back at Pasadena VIANE TALAMAIVAO geography from BYU in 2010. (Calif.) City College in 2002, Syracuse in 2003 Offensive Graduate Assistant So’oto played linebacker in the NFL with and Idaho State in 2004 and 2005. He was an the Green Bay Packers (2011-12), Oakland All-Big Sky first teamer and team captain both Viane Talamaivao spent 2019 in his first Raiders (2012), Washington Redskins (2012) and seasons at Idaho State. season as a graduate assistant at USC. He is Arizona Cardinals (2013). He also was picked up He received his bachelor’s degree in working with the offensive line. briefly by the New Orleans Saints in 2013 and communication from Idaho State in 2006. In 2019, offensive tackle Austin Jackson Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014, but did not make He then played 2 seasons in the Arena made the All-Pac-12 first team. the regular season roster. Football League 2, for the Rio Grande Valley Talamaivao started at offensive guard He played football and volleyball at Dorados (2007) and Arkansas Twisters (2008). for most of 4 seasons (2014-17) at USC. He Carlsbad (Calif.) High. He was born on Sept. 1, 1982. He is single. appeared in 44 games in his career, with 37 So’oto was born on Aug. 19, 1987. He and His fiance’s name is Jayna. He has a son, starts. He won the team’s Trojan Commitment his wife Ashley have 2 daughters, Fia and Ave, King. His cousins are former USC defensive Award as a senior. In 2014, he made Freshman and 3 sons, Tre, Samson and Mack. He is a backs Kris Richard (1998-2001), who played All-American and All-Pac-12 honorable second cousin of USC Athletic and Pro Football with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks (2002-04) and mention. Hall of Fame linebacker Junior Seau. San Francisco 49ers (2005) and then coached He was a prep All-American as a 2013 with USC, Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys, and senior at Centennial High in Corona (Calif.). DONTE WILLIAMS Darnell Lacy (1996-98). He received his bachelor’s degree in non- Cornerbacks governmental organizations from USC in 2018. Defensive Pass Game Coordinator MICHAEL HUTCHINGS He currently is working on a master’s degree in Defensive Graduate Assistant communication management from USC. Donte Williams, who has a dozen years Talamaivao, 24, was in training camp with of experience coaching defensive backs— Michael Hutchings has spent 2 seasons the Seattle Seahawks in 2018. including the past 2 years at Oregon—and is as a graduate assistant at USC, having started He was born on Dec. 13, 1995. He is single. regarded as one of the nation’s top recruiters, in that role in 2018. He is working with the was named USC’s cornerbacks coach and linebackers. FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF defensive pass game coordinator in Feburary of In 2019, inside linebacker John Houston Jr. 2020. led USC in tackles with 104. Steve Murillo Williams spent the past 2 seasons (2018- In 2018, inside linebacker Cameron Smith Offensive Quality Control Analyst 19) as Oregon’s cornerbacks coach. The Ducks was the first Trojan in nearly 40 years to lead the Lenny Vandermade were second in the nation in interceptions team in tackles in 3 consecutive years. Offensive Quality Control Analyst in 2019 (with 20) and 11th in 2018 (17). Oregon He was an inside linebacker for 4 seasons Seth Doege played in the 2018 Redbox Bowl and then won (2013-16) at USC, making 15 starts among Offensive Quality Control Analyst the 2019 Pac-12 championship and played in his 52 games played and recording 118 Dane Stevens the Rose Bowl. He was named the nation’s tackles, including 8 for losses (with 3 sacks), Offensive Quality Control Analyst seventh best recruiter (No. 1 in the Pac-12) for 2 deflections and 1 interception in his career. Brett Arce the class of 2020 by 247Sports. He was a captain in 2016 on USC’s Rose Bowl Defensive Quality Control Analyst In 2017, he coached Nebraska’s champion team when he also made All-Pac-12 Shawn Howe cornerbacks, nickelbacks and dimebacks as honorable mention and won the team’s Chris Defensive Quality Control Analyst well as helping with the Cornhuskers’ pass Carlisle Courage Award while getting 66 tackles Jake Dusenbury defense coordination. (including 8 for losses, with 3 sacks) and 2 Special Teams Quality Control Analyst Williams, 37, was the cornerbacks coach at deflections. Aaron Ausmus Arizona in 2016. He received his bachelor’s degree Strength and Conditioning Coach Prior to that, he spent 3 seasons (2013-15) in communication from USC in 2017. He Darren Mustin at San Jose State, coaching the cornerbacks currently is working on a master’s degree in Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach the first season and serving as the secondary communication management from USC. Ty Webb coach and recruiting coordinator the final 2 He was a prep All-American as a 2012 senior Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach seasons. In 2014, the Spartans’ pass defense at De La Salle High in Concord (Calif.). Jared Klingenberg (117.8) and passing touchdowns allowed (6) Hutchings, 24, worked in commercial real Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach were tops in the nation, improving 85 and 102 estate in 2017. Christian Tupou spots, respectively, in the national rankings He was born on March 27, 1995. He is Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach from the previous year. Then in 2015, as SJSU single. Joseph Wood played in the Cure Bowl, the Spartans were Assistant Athletic Director for Football/ second nationally in pass defense (157.8) and STANTON KEANE Chief of Staff 29th in passing TDs allowed (16). He also was Offensive Graduate Assistant Cheryl Taplin named a Top 10 national recruiter by Sports Executive Assistant to Head Coach/ Illustrated in 2015 after being selected as Stanton Keane joined the USC staff in Assistant Director of Operations the Mountain West’s best recruiter in 2014 by February of 2020 as a graduate assistant, Gordon Thomas 247Sports. working with the offense. Assistant Director of Football Operations He was a graduate assistant at Washington He spent the 2018 season as an offensive Spencer Harris in 2011 and 2012, working with the cornerbacks graduate assistant at his alma mater, Texas Director of Player Personnel and linebackers. The Huskies played in the 2011 Tech. He was in private business in 2019. Gavin Morris Alamo Bowl and 2012 Las Vegas Bowl. In the He was a student coach at Texas Tech in Assistant Athletic Director/ summer of 2012, he was a summer coaching 2016 and 2017. Player Development intern with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. Keane, 24, was a fullback at Texas Tech Trey Johnson He spent 2010 as a quality control coach in 2014, when he redshirted, and 2015, when Director of Scouting/Recruiting Strategy at Nevada, helping with the linebackers. The he appeared in 3 games (primarily on special Drew Fox Wolfpack played in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl teams) before suffering a season-ending knee Assistant Director of Player Personnel that season. injury. Kelsea Winkle He began his coaching career as a He earned his bachelor’s degree in energy Director of On-Campus Recruiting cornerbacks coach at the junior college level, commerce from Texas Tech in 2018. Armond Hawkins Jr. first at Los Angeles Harbor College in 2007, then He starred in football and baseball at Director of High School Relations El Camino College in 2008 and Mt. San Antonio Cooper High in Lubbock (Tex.). Ryan Miller College in 2009. He was born Jan. 20, 1996. His fiance’s Director of Creative Media He played football at Culver City (Calif.) name is Pamela. Alex Verdugo High. Director of Graphic Design 58 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2019 SEASON STATISTICS INTERCEPTION RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LONG Team POLA-MAO 4 38 9.5 0 24 G. JOHNSON 2 32 16.0 0 32 USC OPP MAUGA 1 11 11.0 0 11 First downs rushing...... 92...... 124 TAYLOR-STUART 1 0 0.0 0 0 First downs passing...... 183...... 141 Rector 1 0 0.0 0 0 First downs penalty...... 26...... 32 USC TOTALS 9 81 9.0 0 32 Total first downs...... 301...... 297 OPPONENTS 15 188 12.5 2 45 Penalties/Yards...... 90/877...... 102/845 Fumbles/Lost...... 22-11...... 14-7 SCORING TD 1XP 2XP FG SAF PTS McGRATH 0 54-54 0-0 14-17 0 96 Third down conversions...... 77-169...... 72-177 Pittman 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 66 Avg. Time of Possession...... 28:53...... 31:07 MALEPEAI 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 42 Sacks by/Yards...... 35/22...... 28/192 ST. BROWN 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 42 Avg. yards rushing per game...... 119.6...... 162.5 VAUGHNS 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 36 Avg. yards passing per game...... 335.8...... 246.2 CARR 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 36 Avg. total offense per game...... 455.4...... 408.7 LONDON 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 30 CHRISTON 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 30 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT Total STEPP 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 18 USC 123 93 103 103 0 422 V. Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6 Opponents 72 129 80 98 3 382 FORD 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6 FALO 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6 FINK 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6 Individual D. JACKSON 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 (Returning players are listed in CAPITAL LETTERS) USC TOTALS 54 54-54 0-0 14-17 1 422 OPPONENTS 47 44-45 1-2 18-25 0 382 RUSHING TCB YDS YL NET AVG TD LONG Solo/ Tackles QB Fumbles MALEPEAI 105 517 14 503 4.8 6 26 DEFENSIVE Total Assisted For Sacks/ Pass Caused/ CARR 72 437 41 396 5.5 5 60 STATISTICS Tackles Tackles Loss/Yds Yds Def. Rec. CHRISTON 68 399 26 373 5.5 2 55 Houston 104 64/40 7/14 2.5/8 3 0/1 STEPP 48 313 6 307 6.4 3 35 HUFANGA 90 58/32 7.5/37 3.5/28 3 2/0 ST. BROWN 7 63 3 60 8.6 1 37 POLA-MAO 73 45/28 5.5/25 1.5/13 2 0/0 JOUNTTI 13 40 2 38 2.9 0 6 MAUGA 61 32/29 7/25 3/20 2 1/0 Davis 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 11 GAOTEOTE 58 30/28 3/4 0/0 0 0/0 DANIELS 3 8 14 -6 -2.0 0 5 TUIPULOTU 46 23/23 6/19 2/10 3 1/0 FINK 12 23 35 -12 -1.0 1 8 D. JACKSON 46 26/20 11.5/60 5.5/44 3 1/0 SLOVIS 45 87 144 -57 -1.3 0 9 TUFELE 42 22/20 6.5/28 4.5/22 1 0/0 Team 19 18 80 -62 -3.3 0 16 GRIFFIN 37 24/13 0.5/1 0/0 9 0/0 USC TOTALS 394 1920 365 1555 3.9 18 60 TAYLOR-STUART 36 27/9 1/1 0/0 4 0/0 OPPONENTS 468 2437 324 2113 4.5 19 89 G. JOHNSON 35 27/8 2/18 1/14 4 1/1 STEELE 35 25/10 1/1 0/0 5 0/1 C. WILLIAMS 29 20/9 1/2 0/0 0 0/0 PASSING PA PC PI PCT YDS TD LONG RATING Rector 19 10/9 2.5/3 1/1 1 0/0 SLOVIS 392 282 9 .719 3502 30 95 167.6 PILI 18 10/8 5/18 1.5/12 3 1/0 FINK 88 58 5 .569 648 4 77 131.4 TREMBLAY 16 10/6 3/21 2/18 0 0/0 DANIELS 34 25 1 .735 215 1 28 130.5 POLLARD 15 10/5 1/1 0/0 0 0/0 USC TOTALS 514 365 15 .710 4365 35 95 159.0 FALANIKO 12 6/6 1.5/3 0.5/1 0 0/1 OPPONENTS 460 281 9 .611 3200 24 71 132.8 HEWETT 10 8/2 0/0 0/0 1 0/0 Echols 9 5/4 1.5/10 1.5/10 1 0/1 RECEIVING NO YDS AVG TD LONG FIGUEROA 9 4/5 1/4 1/4 1 0/1 Pittman 101 1275 12.6 11 77 WINSTON 8 2/6 1/2 0/0 0 0/0 ST. BROWN 77 1042 13.5 6 95 McMILLAN 6 5/1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 VAUGHNS 74 912 12.3 6 49 J. WILLIAMS 6 4/2 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 LONDON 39 567 14.5 5 46 MAKAULA 6 3/3 0/0 0/0 2 0/0 CARR 22 143 6.5 1 21 M. WILLIAMS 6 5/1 1/3 1/3 1 1/0 MALEPEAI 15 70 4.7 1 16 JOUNTTI 6 2/4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 GOFORTH 6 2/4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 CHRISTON 11 126 11.5 3 58 ALLEN 5 1/4 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 KROMMENHOEK 11 122 11.1 0 60 STADTHAUS 4 4/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 V. Jones 6 35 5.8 0 8 MURPHY 4 3/1 1/3 1/3 1* 0/0 FALO 4 23 5.8 1 12 BENTON 3 0/3 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 M. McCLAIN 3 19 6.3 0 9 VAUGHNS 3 2/1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 FORD 1 20 20.0 1 20 Pittman 3 3/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 D. Williams 1 11 11.0 0 11 V. Jones 3 2/1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 USC TOTALS 365 4365 12.0 35 95 TUFONO 2 2/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 OPPONENTS 281 3200 11.4 24 71 A. McCLAIN 2 2/0 2/11 2/11 0 0/0 D. JOHNSON 2 1/1 0/0 0/0 0 1/0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG BLK LONG NEILON 2 2/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 GRIFFITHS 52 2141 41.2 0 55 GILBERT 1 1/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 USC TOTALS 52 2141 41.2 0 55 SCOTT 1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 OPPONENTS 57 2402 42.1 0 63 OTEY 1 1/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 McKENZIE 1 1/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 FALO 1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 FG KICKING 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PTS BROWN 1 1/0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 McGRATH 0-0 4-4 6-7 3-5 1-1 42 Team 1 1/0 1/1 0/0 0 0/0 USC TOTALS 0-0 4-4 6-7 3-5 1-1 42 A. Jackson 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1* 0/0 OPPONENTS 0-0 5-5 7-8 5-8 1-4 54 USC TOTALS 884 536/348 81/315 35/222 51^ 8/7 OPPONENTS 916 506/410 71/316 28/192 50 16/11 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LONG *Includes 1 blocked field goal ST. BROWN 12 66 5.5 0 24 ^Includes 2 blocked field goals VAUGHNS 7 46 6.6 0 14 Pittman 1 0 0.0 0 0 USC TOTALS 20 112 5.6 0 24 OPPONENTS 10 57 5.7 0 19 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LONG V. Jones 29 704 24.3 1 100 CARR 6 106 17.7 0 33 CHRISTON 1 20 20.0 0 20 VAUGHNS 1 10 10.0 0 10 McKENZIE 1 4 4.0 0 4 MAUGA 1 0 0.0 0 0 Pittman 1 0 0.0 0 0 USC TOTALS 40 844 21.1 1 100 OPPONENTS 37 1102 29.8 2 100

59 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2019 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (USC game highs in bold face) Name Fres. St. Stanford BYU Utah Wash. No. Dame Arizona Colorado Oregon Ariz. St. California UCLA Iowa

Rushing: TCB-NET-TD MALEPEAI 23-134-1 12-42-2 23-96-1 11-39-0 10-49-0 8-46-0 ------10-60-2 8-37-0 CARR 6-56-1 6-33-1 9-22-0 3-(-16)-0 7-94-0 9-44-0 7-33-0 ------9-19-1 11-87-1 5-24-1 CHRISTON ------8-103-2 14-76-0 15-79-0 20-62-0 9-44-0 2-9-0 -- STEPP -- 3-33-0 9-53-0 3-11-1 10-62-0 10-82-1 13-66-1 ------ST. BROWN ------3-50-1 1-2-0 3-8-0 ------JOUNTTI ------4-13-0 2-5-0 3-5-0 1-1-0 3-14-0 -- -- Davis ------2-15-0 ------DANIELS 3-(-6)-0 ------FINK ------2-(-6)-0 6-7-1 ------2-3-0 -- 2-(-16)-0 SLOVIS 2-(-1)-0 6-12-0 4-0-0 -- -- 8-(-1)-0 3-(-10)-0 4-(-6)-0 4-(-10)-0 3-3-0 3-(-22)-0 6-(-13)-0 2-(-9)-0 Team 2-(-8)-0 1-(-5)-0 -- 3-(-15)-0 -- -- 1-(-4)-0 3-(-13)-0 -- 1-(-4)-0 1-(-2)-0 3-(-15)-0 1-(-14)-0

Passing: PA-PC-INT-YDS-TD SLOVIS 8-6-1 33-28-0 34-24-3 2-2-0 -- 35-24-0 28-19-0 44-30-1 57-32-3 39-29-1 35-29-0 47-37-0 30-22-0 57-0 377-3 281-2 17-0 255-2 232-2 406-4 264-3 432-4 406-4 515-4 260-2 FINK ------30-21-1 32-19-3 -- 2-2-0 -- -- 6-4-0 -- -- 18-12-1 351-3 163-1 15-0 45-0 74-0 DANIELS 34-25-1 ------215-1

Receiving: NO-YDS-TD Pittman 6-28-0 6-82-0 9-95-2 10-232-1 4-64-1 4-29-0 4-69-1 7-156-2 8-37-1 13-146-0 11-180-1 13-104-2 6-53-0 ST. BROWN 5-38-0 8-97-2 1-4-0 5-68-1 5-31-0 8-112-1 3-27-0 5-55-0 7-61-0 8-173-1 5-85-1 8-128-0 9-163-0 VAUGHNS 11-150-0 5-106-1 7-65-0 4-49-1 4-44-0 4-47-1 7-73-1 8-104-1 8-75-0 4-39-0 -- 6-106-1 6-54-0 LONDON -- 3-62-0 ------4-52-0 7-85-0 4-51-1 3-30-1 6-111-1 8-142-1 4-34-1 CARR 6-43-1 1-3-0 3-29-0 2-7-0 1-0-0 2-21-0 1-11-0 ------2-2-0 1-21-0 3-6-0 MALEPEAI 2-8-0 2-6-0 3-28-0 1-0-0 2-8-0 1-9-0 ------4-11-1 CHRISTON ------2-1-1 1-5-0 4-82-2 1-11-0 1-14-0 2-13-0 KROMMENHOEK 1-5-0 -- 1-60-0 -- 2-10-0 5-37-0 -- -- 1-3-0 1-7-0 ------V. Jones ------1-6-0 1-5-0 2-12-0 -- 2-12-0 -- -- FALO ------1-12-0 1-6-0 ------2-5-1 -- -- M. McCLAIN -- 2-10-0 ------1-9-0 ------FORD ------1-20-1 ------D. Williams -- 1-11-0 ------

Punting: NO-YDS-LONG GRIFFITH 3-111-38 2-84-51 4-154-47 4-169-50 6-246-54 5-211-50 6-266-55 4-184-49 3-109-43 5-181-46 3-151-54 3-122-42 4-153-49 Punt Returns: NO-YDS-LONG ST. BROWN ------1-6-6 1-10-10 -- 2-2-4 1-5-5 3-26-24 2-20-13 2-(-3)-0 -- VAUGHNS 1-3-3 1-14-14 1-4-4 -- -- 1-6-6 3-19-10 ------Pittman ------1-0-0 ------Kickoff Returns: NO-YDS-LONG V. Jones 4*-161-100 4-79-25 3-67-24 4-102-26 3-78-31 2-48-25 1-15-15 1-24-24 4-87-26 -- 1-24-24 -- 1-19-19 CARR 1-7-7 -- 3-46-19 1-33-33 -- 1-20-20 ------CHRISTON ------1-20-20 -- VAUGHNS ------1-10-10 ------McKENZIE ------1-4-4 -- -- MAUGA ------1-0-0 ------Pittman ------1-0-0 -- -- *Includes 1 touchdown Interceptions: NO-YDS-TD POLA-MAO 1-0-0 ------1-14-0 1-0-0 1-24-0 -- -- G. JOHNSON -- 1-0-0 ------1-32-0 -- -- MAUGA ------1-11-0 ------TAYLOR-STUART ------1-0-0 -- Rector ------1-0-0 ------

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Name Fres. St. Stanford BYU Utah Wash. No. Dame Arizona Colorado Oregon Ariz. St. California UCLA Iowa

Defensive Statistics: TAC-FOR LOSS-PASS DEF-FUM REC Houston 13-0-1-0 5-0-0-0 8-1-0-0 9-0.5-0-0 10-0-0-0 8-2-1-0 8-2.5-0-1 9-0-1-0 9-0.5-0-0 9-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 4-0.5-0-0 HUFANGA 8-0-0-0 10-1-0-0 10-0-1-0 14-1.5-0-0 -- 6-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 -- -- 4-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 18-2-1-0 14-2-0-0 POLA-MAO 5-1-0-0 4-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 8-1-0-0 4-0-0-0 7-1-0-0 7-0.5-1-0 6-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 4-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 12-0-1-0 5-1-0-0 MAUGA 1-0-0-0 4-1-0-0 -- 2-0.5-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 13-2-0-0 8-1-0-0 7-1.5-0-0 9-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 6-1-2-0 4-0-0-0 GAOTEOTE 6-0-0-0 3-0.5-0-0 9-1.5-0-0 14-0-0-0 9-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 -- -- 3-0-0-0 ------8-1-0-0 TUIPULOTU 5-0-0-0 4-1-0-0 5-1.5-0-0 5-0.5-2-0 5-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 3-1.5-0-0 4-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- 4-0.5-0-0 2-1-1-0 2-0-0-0 D. JACKSON 3-1.5-2-0 3-1.5-0-0 3-1.5-1-0 8-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 5-2.5-0-0 3-0.5-0-0 -- -- 6-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 TUFELE 4-0-0-0 6-1-0-0 3-0.5-0-0 2-0-0-0 4-2-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0.5-1-0 3-0-0-0 5-1-0-0 2-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 4-0.5-0-0 3-0-0-0 GRIFFIN 5-0-1-0 4-0-4-0 4-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 -- 3-0.5-0-0 -- 5-0-1-0 1-0-0-0 5-0-2-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 TAYLOR-STUART 3-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 5-0-1-0 -- 6-1-1-0 3-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 6-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 -- G. JOHNSON 2-0-0-0 6-0-1-0 2-0-0-0 6-1-0-1 1-0-1-0 5-0-1-0 -- 2-0-0-0 0-0-1-0 -- 2-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 5-1-0-0 STEELE 1-0-0-0 0-0-1-0 2-0-1-0 4-0-0-0 5-0-0-1 5-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 -- 3-1-0-0 3-0-0-00 1-0-1-0 6-0-0-0 2-0-1-0 C. WILLIAMS 1-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 -- -- Rector 4-1-1-0 1-1-0-0 -- 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 -- -- 3-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 -- -- 3-0.5-0-0 PILI 1-0.5-0-0 -- 0-0-2-0 1-0-1-0 -- 2-0-0-0 -- 2-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 6-0.5-0-0 1-0-0-0 TREMBLAY -- 1-0.5-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 4-1-0-0 3-0-0-0 -- 2-0.5-0-0 -- -- POLLARD -- -- 3-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- -- 3-0-0-0 -- 6-1-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 -- -- FALANIKO 0-0-0-1 2-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 -- -- 3-0.5-0-0 -- -- 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 -- HEWETT ------1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 -- 1-0-1-0 3-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 Echols 2-0-0-1 2-0.5-0-0 2-1-0-0 3-0-0-0 -- -- 0-0-1-0 ------FIGUEROA 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 1-1-1-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-1 ------WINSTON ------2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 -- McMILLAN ------2-0-0-0 -- 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 ------J. WILLIAMS ------1-0-0-0 -- 4-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 -- MAKAULA ------1-0-0-0 3-0-1-0 ------2-0-1-0 -- -- M. WILLIAMS ------1-1-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-1-0 ------JOUNTTI 2-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- GOFORTH -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 ------3-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 -- -- ALLEN 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 -- STADTHAUS 1-0-0-0 ------2-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 ------MURPHY 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-1*-0 ------BENTON ------1-0-0-0 -- 1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 VAUGHNS -- -- 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 ------Pittman 1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 ------V. Jones -- 2-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 ------TUFONO ------2-0-0-0 ------A.-M. McCLAIN ------1-1-0-0 -- -- 1-1-0-0 ------D. JOHNSON ------2-0-0-0 -- 0-0-0-1 ------NEILON ------1-0-0-0 ------1-0-0-0 ------GILBERT ------1-0-0-0 ------SCOTT ------1-0-0-0 ------OTEY ------1-0-0-0 ------McKENZIE ------1-0-0-0 ------FALO ------1-0-0-0 ------BROWN ------1-0-0-0 ------Team ------1-1-0-0 -- A. Jackson -- 0-0-1*-0 ------*Includes 1 blocked field goal

USC TEAM STATISTICS

Name Fres. St. Stanford BYU Utah Wash. No. Dame Arizona Colorado Oregon Ariz. St. California UCLA Iowa

First Downs 25 23 22 16 18 25 16 30 31 23 18 34 20 Rush 11 7 9 2 8 11 8 8 6 4 5 9 4 Pass 12 15 13 12 9 14 8 19 16 17 12 22 14 Penalty 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 9 2 1 3 2 Rush Attempts 36 29 45 22 33 35 36 26 25 28 27 32 18 Yds Gain 203 130 189 55 230 201 220 151 111 89 91 168 64 Yds Lost 28 15 18 42 18 30 19 39 20 19 35 40 42 Net Yards 175 115 171 13 212 171 201 112 91 70 56 128 22 Net Yds Pass 272 377 281 368 163 255 247 406 264 477 406 515 334 Pass Att 42 33 34 32 32 35 30 44 57 45 35 47 48 Pass Com 31 28 24 23 19 24 21 30 32 33 29 37 34 Had Int 2 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 Tot Off Plays 78 61 79 54 65 70 66 70 82 73 62 79 66 Tot Net Yards 447 492 452 381 375 426 448 518 355 547 462 643 356 Avg/Play 5.7 8.1 5.7 7.1 5.8 6.1 6.8 7.4 4.6 7.5 7.5 8.1 5.4 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 2-1 2-0 3-1 1-1 1-1 2-1 3-2 Penalties-Yds 4-35 8-93 5-44 11-117 8-80 2-44 10-100 5-50 8-92 11-93 8-75 7-57 3-21 Punts-Yds 3-111 2-84 4-154 4-169 6-246 5-211 6-266 4-184 3-109 5-181 3-151 3-122 4-153 Avg/Punt 37.0 42.0 38.5 42.2 41.0 42.2 44.3 46.0 36.3 36.2 50.3 40.7 38.2 Punt Ret-Yds 1-3 1-14 1-4 0-0 2-6 2-16 3-19 2-2 1-5 3-26 2-20 2-(-3) 0-0 KO Ret-Yds 5-168 4-79 6-113 6-135 4-78 3-68 2-25 1-24 4-87 0-0 3-28 1-20 1-19 Int-Yards 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-11 0-0 1-14 2-0 2-56 1-0 0-0 Fum Ret-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Poss Time 28:01 26:31 32:32 21:48 31:09 28:36 29:58 25:53 31:13 31:34 31:52 28:36 26:36 3rd Down Con 6-13 5-9 6-17 5-10 4-13 5-12 7-15 6-12 9-16 6-14 7-13 4-10 7-14 4th Down Con 0-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 Sacks By-Yds 3-18 3-15 3-23 2-13 2-5 1-1 7-37 1-12 2-16 1-5 5-27 3-29 2-21

61 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS Game-By-Game Starters

Name Fres. St. Stanford BYU Utah Wash. No. Dame Arizona Colorado Oregon Ariz. St. California UCLA Iowa

Offense WR Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman Pittman WR ST. BROWN ST. BROWN FALO*** ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN ST. BROWN WR VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS VAUGHNS LONDON VAUGHNS LONDON LT A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson A. Jackson LG V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER V.-TUCKER C NEILON NEILON NEILON NEILON NEILON NEILON NEILON NEILON NEILON NEILON DEDICH DEDICH NEILON RG McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE JIMMONS McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE McKENZIE JIMMONS RT Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond McKENZIE Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond McKENZIE TE LONDON* LONDON* KROM’HOEK LONDON* LONDON* KROM’HOEK KROM’HOEK LONDON** LONDON** KROM’HOEK FALO LONDON* KROM’HOEK QB DANIELS SLOVIS SLOVIS SLOVIS FINK SLOVIS SLOVIS SLOVIS SLOVIS SLOVIS SLOVIS SLOVIS SLOVIS TB MALEPEAI MALEPEAI AIMALEPE MALEPEAI MALEPEAI MALEPEAI CARR V. Jones** V. Jones** ONCHRIST CHRISTON CHRISTON MALEPEAI *USC started 4 wide receivers **USC started 5 wide receivers ***USC started 2 tight ends

Defense DE Rector Rector MURPHY Rector Rector Rector ECHOLS ECHOLS Rector Rector Rector Rector Rector DT TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE TUFELE NT TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU PILI TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU TUIPULOTU DE D.JACKSON D.JACKSON D. JACKSON D. JACKSON D. JACKSON D. JACKSON D. JACKSON TREMBLAY TREMBLAY D. JACKSON D. JACKSON D. JACKSON D. JACKSON SLB G. J’NSON* MAUGA G. J’NSON* G. J’NSON* M. WILL’MS* G. J’NSON* M. WILL’MS* G. J’NSON* G. J’NSON* WINSTON G. J’NSON* G. J’NSON* MAUGA MLB Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston WLB GAOTEOTE GAOTEOTE GAOTEOTE GAOTEOTE GAOTEOTE GAOTEOTE MAUGA MAUGA MAUGA MAUGA MAUGA MAUGA GAOTEOTE CB GRIFFIN GRIFFIN GRIFFIN GRIFFIN STEELE GRIFFIN HEWETT GRIFFIN GRIFFIN GRIFFIN STEELE GRIFFIN GRIFFIN FS POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO C.WILL’MS POLA-MAO POLA-MAO POLA-MAO SS HUFANGA HUFANGA HUFANGA HUFANGA C. WILL’MS HUFANGA HUFANGA C. WILL’MS C. WILL’MS HUFANGA HUFANGA HUFANGA HUFANGA CB T.-STUART T.-STUART T.-STUART STEELE T.-STUART T.-STUART STEELE T.-STUART T.-STUART STEELE T.-STUART STEELE G. JOHNSON *USC started 5 defensive backs

OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICS

Name Fres. St. Stanford BYU Utah Wash. No. Dame Arizona Colorado Oregon Ariz. St. California UCLA Iowa

First Downs 22 23 21 27 16 25 22 25 30 18 21 27 20 Rush 13 4 8 12 8 17 10 11 9 3 11 10 8 Pass 9 13 13 9 7 7 11 13 14 12 6 15 12 Penalty 0 6 0 6 1 1 1 1 7 3 4 2 0 Rush Attempts 40 30 40 49 35 48 37 34 34 21 29 39 35 Yds Gain 232 123 163 273 210 320 180 210 162 62 166 192 144 Yds Lost 26 25 32 26 17 12 52 14 23 15 31 35 29 Net Yards 206 98 131 247 193 308 138 196 139 47 135 157 115 Net Yds Pass 256 237 299 210 373 165 247 324 266 292 128 383 213 Pass Att 39 36 34 30 26 32 38 43 29 44 32 49 28 Pass Com 19 22 21 22 16 17 23 27 23 28 15 30 18 Had Int 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 Tot Off Plays 79 66 74 79 61 80 75 77 63 65 61 88 63 Tot Net Yards 462 335 430 457 373 473 385 520 405 339 263 540 328 Avg/Play 5.8 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.1 6.8 6.4 5.2 4.3 6.1 5.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 1-0 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yds 6-51 7-60 5-39 16-120 7-44 5-45 5-31 13-109 12-157 9-82 3-11 10-73 4-23 Punts-Yds 5-234 1-46 4-193 2-70 6-266 3-121 7-250 6-254 2-95 6-292 6-217 5-216 4-148 Avg/Punt 46.8 46.0 48.2 35.0 44.3 40.3 35.7 42.3 47.5 48.7 36.2 43.2 37.0 Punt Ret-Yds 0-0 1-15 0-0 0-0 3-26 0-0 2-(-1) 1-(-1) 0-0 0-0 1-19 0-0 2-(-1) KO Ret-Yds 3-74 5-138 1-17 1-15 2-49 3-48 7-168 1-33 3-144 5-192 2-40 2-42 3-142 Int-Yards 2-0 0-0 3-10 1-29 3-18 0-0 0-0 1-3 3-102 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-25 Fum Ret-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Poss Time 31:59 33:29 42:38 38:12 28:51 31:24 30:02 34:07 28:47 28:26 28:08 31:24 33:24 3rd Down Con 5-16 4-11 7-16 5-13 3-12 9-17 5-16 5-14 6-9 7-14 3-10 5-17 8-13 4th Down Con 2-2 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-4 1-1 Sacks By-Yds 1-14 1-4 2-13 1-7 1-12 4-26 2-14 2-17 3-12 1-5 3-22 3-21 4-25

62 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2019 HONORS ILB Matt Bayle ILB Grant Jones USC Co-Defensive Service Team Player of the Year USC Co-Defensive Service Team Players of the Year

TB Kenan Christon WR Velus Jones Jr. Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week (11/11) All-Pac-12 second team (as a return specialist) Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team (as kickoff returner) OG Jacob Daniel Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll TB Quincy Jountti USC Howard Jones/Football Alumni Club Academic Award USC Joe Collins Walk-on Award USC Lifters Award QB JT Daniels Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll TE Erik Krommenhoek USC Bob Chandler Award OG-OT Liam Douglass Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll WR Drake London Pro Football Focus Freshman All-American third team QB Matt Fink Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week (11/18) USC Jack Oakie “Rise and Shine” Award Manning Award Star of the Week (9/23) TE Sean Mahoney Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 (9/23) USC Co-Defensive Service Team Player of the Year

CB Olaijah Griffin PK Chase McGrath All-Pac-12 honorable mention All-Pac-12 honorable mention Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team USC Special Teams Player of the Year P Ben Griffiths AP All-Pac-12 second team S Brandon Perdue Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 (9/23) Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Ray Guy Award Ray’s 8 (10/28) WR Michael Pittman Jr. S Richard Hagestad Pop Warner College Football Award winner Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Biletnikoff Award finalist Witten Award finalist WR Matthew Hocum Lombardi Award semifinalist Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll AP All-American second team Football Coaches All-American second team ILB John Houston Jr. Football Writers All-American second team All-Pac-12 honorable mention Walter Camp All-American second team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team CBSSports.com All-American second team USC Most Inspirational Player The Athletic All-American second team USC Captain Phil Steele All-American second team East-West Shrine Game invitee Pro Football Focus All-American honorable mention All-Pac12 first team (as a wide receiver) ILB Jordan Iosefa All-Pac-12 second team (as a special teams player) USC Captain AP All-Pac-12 first team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team S Talanoa Hufanga USC MVP All-Pac-12 second team USC Community Service Award Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second team USC Lifters Award USC Co-Defensive Perimeter Player of the Year USC Captain Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (11/25) Senior Bowl invitee

OT Austin Jackson S Isaiah Pola-Mao Phil Steele All-American honorable mention USC Co-Defensive Perimeter Player of the Year All-Pac-12 first team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team DL Christian Rector USC Chris Carlisle Courage Award USC Trojan Commitment Award Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week (9/9) USC Captain NFLPA Collegiate Bowl invitee DL Drake Jackson 247 Sports Freshman All-American first team OT Drew Richmond Pro Football Focus Freshman All-American second team USC John McKay Award All-Pac-12 second team East-West Shrine Bowl invitee AP All-Pac-12 second team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second team Pac-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year honorable mention The Athletic Midseason Freshman All-American

SNP Damon Johnson Phil Steele All-American honorable mention Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team

63 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

QB Kedon Slovis FWAA National Freshman of the Year semifinalist FWAA Freshman All-American first team Pro Football Focus Freshman All-American third team Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year All-Pac-12 honorable mention AP Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/9) Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week (9/9) Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week (9/9) Manning Award Star of the Week (9/9) CFPA National Performer of Week (9/8) CollegeSportsMadness.com Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/8) Pac-12 Freshman Player of the Week (10/28) Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 (10/28) Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (11/11) Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week (11/11) Manning Award Star of the Week (11/11) CollegeSportsMadness.com Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (11/10) CFPA National Performer of Week (11/17) Pro Football Focus National QB of the Week (11/18) Manning Award Star of the Week (11/18) Maxwell Award National Player of the Week (11/20) Manning Award Star of the Week (11/25) Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week (11/25) CFPA National Performer of Week hon. men. (11/26)

WR Amon-Ra St. Brown Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second team USC Trojan Way Leadership Award Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (11/11)

DL Jay Tufele Phil Steele All-American honorable mention All-Pac-12 first team AP All-Pac-12 second team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team USC Defensive Lineman of the Year

WR Tyler Vaughns All-Pac-12 honorable mention Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team USC Offensive Perimeter Player of the Year

OG Alijah Vera-Tucker Pro Football Focus All-American third team All-Pac-12 second team AP All-Pac-12 first team Phil Steele All-Pac-12 third team USC Offensive Lineman of the Year

TE Scott Voigt USC Co-Offensive Service Team Players of the Year

Head Coach Clay Helton Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week (9/23)

64 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2019 GAME SUMMARIES GAME 1 – August 31, Los Angeles Coliseum GAME 2 – September 7, Los Angeles Coliseum USC 31, Fresno State 23 USC 45, Stanford 20 Att: 57,329 Att: 62,109

Fresno State 3 7 3 10 -- 23 Stanford 7 13 0 0 -- 20 USC 14 3 14 0 -- 31 USC 3 21 7 14 -- 45

TB Vavae Malepeai ran for a career-best 134 yards, WR Tyler Vaughns caught True freshman QB Kedon Slovis completed nearly 85% of his passes while 11 passes for a career-high 150 yards, WR Velus Jones Jr. returned a kickoff 100 for throwing for 377 yards and 3 TDs and USC scored the game’s final 35 points to give a touchdown and S Isaiah Pola-Mao made a late interception in the end zone to the Trojans a convincing 45-20 victory over No. 23 Stanford in the Pac-12’s season help USC hold off Fresno State, 31-23, in the season opener for both teams before opener in front of 62,109 fans in the Coliseum and a national ESPN audience. 57,329 fans in the renovated Coliseum and a national ESPN audience. It was USC’s most points against Stanford since getting 48 in a triple overtime It was just the 11th time USC played in August. It was USC’s 12th straight loss in 2011 and it was the most points surrendered by the Cardinal since Oregon victorious season opener in the Coliseum. had 45 in 2014. USC snapped Fresno State’s streak of 25 consecutive games without allowing Slovis, filling in orf QB JT Daniels, who suffered a season-ending knee 30 points. injury in the Fresno State opener, completed 28-of-33 passes (84.8%) with no The victory was costly as USC starting QB JT Daniels, who was 25-of-34 for interceptions. He threw for more yards, TDs and completions and had a higher 215 yards and a TD in the game (including a blazing 15-of-17 for 114 yards and the completion percentage than any other USC true freshman signalcaller did in their score in the first quarter), was lost for the season with a knee injury late in the first debuts (Daniels, Matt Barkley, Carson Palmer and Rob Johnson). It was the second half. most yards by a USC true freshman in any game, behind Barkley’s 380 at Notre USC got off to a quick start, scoring on its first 2 possessions, with TB Dame in 2009, and the most yards by any USC quarterback since Sam Darnold’s Stephen Carr taking an 8-yard Daniels pass for a TD and then running 14 yards 297 against Texas in 2017. for another TD. After the teams traded field goals (a 45-yarder by Fresno State PK After USC PK Chase McGrath hit a 23-yard field goal on the game’s opening Cesar Silva and a 38-yarder by Trojan PK Chase McGrath), the Bulldogs made it a drive, Stanford scored on its first 4 possessions to build 17-3 and then 20-10 leads. one touchdown game at halftime on QB Jorge Reyna’s 34-yard pass to WR Derrion QB Davis Mills, who like Slovis was stepping in for a starter injured in the opener Grim midway through the second quarter. (QB K.J. Costello), threw a 15-yard TD pass to WR Connor Wedington, then RB Cameron Scarlett ran 3 yards for a score at the top of the second quarter and, after Fresno State closed to 17-13 on Silva’s 46-yard field goal midway through the the Cardinal recovered a USC fumble on the ensuing kickoff, PK Jet Toner nailed a third quarter, but Jones took the ensuing kickoff all the way back for a touchdown 32-yard field goal. The Trojans responded as WRAmon-Ra St. Brown hauled in a (just the sixth time a Trojan has returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD). Late in the 39-yard Slovis scoring aerial on the next drive, but the Cardinal countered with a quarter, USC added to its lead on Malepeai’s 2-yard TD run. 37-yard Toner field goal midway through the second quarter. Fresno State closed to within 8 points in the fourth quarter after Silva’s 28- USC’s defense then buckled down and shut out Stanford the rest of the way. yard field goal and Reyna’s 8-yard pass to WR Chris Coleman. The Bulldogs then TB Stephen Carr raced around the left side for a 25-yard TD (the second of 6 TDs drove to USC’s 15-yard line with just under 2 minutes to play, but Pola-Mao picked USC scored on 7 possessions) and Slovis hit St. Brown on a 7-yard score with 31 off Reyna’s pass in the end zone. seconds left in the half to give Troy a 24-20 halftime lead. The statistics were close, as Fresno State had 462 total yards (256 passing) TB Vavae Malepeai then had 4- and 6-yard scoring runs (the first after OT and USC had 447 total yards (272 passing). USC limited the Bulldogs to 5-of-16 on Austin Jackson blocked a Toner field goal late in the third quarter and the second third down conversions and had 3 sacks. after CB Greg Johnson’s interception early in the fourth quarter). WR Tyler Vaughns Carr ran for 56 yards and added 43 receiving yards. First-year freshman grabbed a 16-yard TD pass from Slovis late in the game. QB Kedon Slovis replaced Daniels and hit 6-of-8 passes for 57 yards. ILB John St. Brown had a game-high 8 receptions for 97 yards, WR Michael Pittman Jr. Houston Jr. had a team-best 13 tackles, while OLBs Hunter Echols and Juliano added 6 grabs for 82 yards and Vaughns had 5 for 106 yards. S Talanoa Hufanga Falaniko each recovered a fumble. DE Drake Jackson, who had 3 tackles (1.5 for had a game-best 10 tackles and CB Olaijah Griffin had 4 pass breakups. losses) and 2 deflections, became the first Trojan true freshman to start an opener USC had 492 total yards, averaging 8.1 yards per play (320 of those yards, on the defensive line since Everson Griffen in 2007. including 249 passing, came in the first half). The Trojans limited Stanford to just For Fresno State, Reyna threw for 256 yards on 19-of-31 passing and ran for 98 of its 335 total yards on the ground. The Cardinal converted only 4-of-11 third another 88 yards on 20 carries. DE Mykal Walker had 15 tackles. downs (and 0-of 2 fourth downs) and Mills was sacked 3 times. USC made 10 It was the first collegiate game played in a Coliseum that had undergone a tackles for loss. $315-million renovation. Mills was 22-of-36 for 237 yards, Scarlett ran for 82 yards on 17 carries, TE Colby Parkinson had 7 catches for 89 yards and Wedington had 5 for 67 yards. SCORING First Quarter SCORING USC -- Carr 8-yard pass from Daniels (McGrath kick) First Quarter USC -- Carr 14-yad run (McGrath kick) USC -- McGrath 23-yard field goal FS -- Silva 45-yard field goal STAN -- Wedington 15-yard pass from Mills (Toner kick) Second Quarter Second Quarter USC -- McGrath 38-yard field goal STAN -- Scarlett 3-yard run (Toner kick) FS -- Grim 34-yard pass from Reyna (Silva kick) STAN -- Toner 32-yard field goal Third Quarter USC -- St. Brown 39-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) FS -- Silva 46-yard field goal STAN --Toner 37-yard field goal USC -- V. Jones 100-yard kickoff return (McGrath kick) USC -- Carr 25-yard run (McGrath kick) USC -- Malepeai 2-yard run (McGrath kick) USC -- St. Brown 7-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) Fourth Quarter Third Quarter FS -- Silva 28-yard field goal USC -- Malepeai 4-yard run (McGrath kick) FS -- Coleman 8-yard pass from Reyna (Silva kick) Fourth Quarter USC -- Malepeai 6-yard run (McGrath kick) USC STATISTICS FRESNO STATE USC -- Vaughns 16-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 25 First Downs 22 USC STATISTICS STANFORD 175 Net Yards Rushing 206 23 First Downs 23 272 Net Yards Passing 256 115 Net Yards Rushing 98 42 Passes Attempted 39 377 Net Yards Passing 237 31 Passes Completed 19 33 Passes Attempted 36 2 Had Intercepted 1 28 Passes Completed 22 78 Total Plays 79 0 Had Intercepted 1 447 Total Yards 462 61 Total Plays 66 3/37.0 Punts/Avg 5/42.2 492 Total Yards 335 2/2 Fumbles-Lost 2/2 2/42.0 Punts/Avg 1/46.0 4/35 Penalties/Yards 6/51 1/1 Fumbles-Lost 0/0 28:01 Time of Possession 31:59 8/93 Penalties/Yards 7/60 26:31 Time of Possession 33:29 TOP INDIVIDUALS RUSHING – Malepeai (USC) 23-134; Reyna (FS) 20-88; Carr (USC) 6-56; Rivers (FS) TOP INDIVIDUALS 14-53; Cropper (FS) 4-39. RUSHING – Scarlett (STAN) 17-82; Malepeai (USC) 12-42; Stepp (USC) 3-33; Carr PASSING – Daniels (USC) 25-34-215; Reyna (FS) 19-39-256; Slovis (USC) 6-8-57. (USC) 6-33. RECEIVING – Vaughns (USC) 11-150; Carr (USC) 6-43; Pittman (USC) 6-28; St. PASSING – Slovis (USC) 28-33-377; Mills (STAN) 22-36-237. Brown (USC) 5-38; Pope (FS) 4-41; Rivers (FS) 4-23; Coleman (FS) 3-71; Hokit (FS) RECEIVING – St. Brown (USC) 8-97; Parkinson (STAN) 7-89; Pittman (USC) 6-82; 3-24; Rice (FS) 3-11; Grim (FS) 2-86; Malepeai (USC) 2-8. Vaughns (USC) 5-106; Edington (STAN) 5-67; London (USC) 3-62.

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GAME 3 – September 14, Provo, Utah GAME 4 – September 20, Los Angeles Coliseum BYU 30, USC 27 (1 Overtime) USC 30, Utah 23 Att: 62,546 Att: 55,719

USC 7 10 0 10 0 -- 27 Utah 7 3 7 6 -- 23 BYU 10 7 0 10 3 -- 30 USC 14 0 7 9 -- 30

PK Jake Oldroyd kicked a 43-yard field goal at the start of overtime and then QB Matt Fink, who came off the bench when starting QB Kedon Slovis was BYU intercepted a third down pass on No. 24 USC’s ensuing possession to preserve knocked out of the game after the second play, threw for 351 yards with 3 TDs and the Cougars’ 30-27 victory over the Trojans on a hot (upper 80s) afternoon in Provo WR Michael Pittman Jr. caught 10 throws for 232 yards and a long score to lead in front of 62,546 fans and a national ABC audience. USC to a 30-23 victory over No. 10 Utah on a Friday night before 55,719 fans in the It was USC’s 11th overtime game ever (with just 4 wins), and its first since Coliseum and an FS1 national audience. a victory over Texas in 2017, while BYU was playing (and winning) its second OT It was Utah’s ninth straight loss in the Coliseum. USC scored more points contest in as many weeks. It was USC’s first road game of 2019. than the Utes had allowed in their first 3 games combined. USC PK Chase McGrath tied the game with 1:43 to play on a career-long USC prevailed despite Utah dominating the statistics. The Utes had more 52-yard field goal. After Oldroyd’s overtime field goal, CB Dayan Ghanwoloku yards (457 to 381), plays (79 to 54), first downs (27 to 16) and possession time (38:12 intercepted a tipped pass by QB Kedon Slovis to give BYU the victory. to 21:48, USC’s fewest since 20:31 against Stanford in 2015). The Trojans managed The game stayed tight all day. After Slovis hit WR Michael Pittman Jr. for an only 13 rushing yards to Utah’s 247, but Troy averaged 7.1 yards per play and threw 8-yard touchdown on the game’s opening possession, Slovis threw picks on USC’s for 368 yards. Utah converted just 5-of-13 first downs. There were 27 penalties in next 2 drives and BYU converted both, first with a 1-yard TD run by Ghanwoloku the game, 16 by Utah for 120 yards. (who lined up in the backfield) and then on Oldroyd’s 23-yard field goal. But USC Fink guided USC to touchdowns on its first 2 possessions, first finding WR countered right back on McGrath’s 27-yard field goal at the top of the second Tyler Vaughns on a 29-yard pass and then, after Utah countered with a 17-yard quarter. scoring run by RB Devonta’e Henry-Cole, hitting WR Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 31- BYU responded on its next series, with a 30-yard TD toss from QB Zach yard TD. Wilson to WR Dax Milne, only to see USC answer on TB Vavae Malepeai’s 5-yard Utah got a 38-yard field goal by PK Jadon Redding in the middle of the scoring run late in the half to tie it at 17-17. second quarter after recovering a USC fumble (DL Connor Murphy had blocked After a scoreless third quarter, Pittman hauled in an over-the-shoulder 30- an earlier Redding field goal try). Late in the half, CBGreg Johnson forced and yard Slovis TD pass, only to see the Cougars get points on their next 2 possessions: recovered a Ute fumble at the Trojan 2-yard line. Oldroyd’s 32-yard field goal and then Wilson’s 16-yard TD run with 5:41 to play to Early in the second half, Pittman hauled in a 77-yard TD pass from Slovis, move ahead 27-24. USC longest scoring pass since Cody Kessler hit Adoree’ Jackson on an 83-yarder USC had 452 total yards (including 171 rushing) to BYU’s 430 (299 passing), in 2015 at Notre Dame. Late in the third quarter, Utah turned an interception into a but the Cougars held the ball for 42:28 and had no turnovers. touchdown, as QB Tyler Huntley found TE Cole Fotheringham for a 2-yard score. Slovis was 24-of-34 for 281 yards, Malepeai ran for 96 yards on 23 carries and Utah got to the USC 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter but came away Pittman had a career-high 9 receptions for 95 yards. S Talanoa Hufanga had 10 with a 24-yard Redding field goal. After P Ben Griffith’s pinned the Utes at their tackles, ILB Palaie Gaoteote IV added 9 tackles and ILB John Houston Jr. and S 6-yard line on their next drive, DL Drake Jackson forced Huntley into intentional Isaiah Pola-Mao each had 8 stops. grounding in the end zone for a sack and safety. USC converted the ensuing For BYU, Wilson was 29-of-33 for 280 yards, RB Ty’son Williams had 99 yards possession into a 4-yard TD run by TB Markese Stepp, then held Utah to a 38-yard on 19 rushes and ILB Kavika Fonua had 13 tackles. Redding field goal late in the game before running out the clock. Fink, who considered transferring from USC in the spring of 2019 and began SCORING the 2019 season as the No. 3 quarterback, completed 21-of-30 aerials. Pittman’s First Quarter receiving yardage was the fifth most ever by a Trojan and the most since Marqise USC -- Pittman 8-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) Lee’s school-record 345 yards at Arizona in 2012. Fink’s and Pittman’s numbers BYU -- Ghanwoloku 1-yard run (Oldroyd kick) were career highs. St. Brown had 5 grabs for 68 yards and Vaughns 4 for 49. BYU -- Oldroyd 23-yard field goal S Talanoa Hufanga and ILB Palaie Gaoteote IV each had a game-best 14 Second Quarter tackles, with Hufanga getting 1.5 for losses. USC -- McGrath -- 27-yard field goal Huntley was 22-of-30 for 210 yards passing for Utah and he added 60 yards BYU -- Milne 30-yard pass from Wilson (Oldroyd kick) on 18 carries. RB Devin Brumfield ran for 63 yards on 10 carries and caught 4 USC -- Malepeai 5-yard run (McGrath kick) passes for 28 yards. Fourth Quarter A special Friday edition of FOX’s college football studio pre-game show-- USC -- Pittman 30-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) featuring ex-Trojans Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush--aired from the Coliseum field. BYU -- Oldroyd 32-yard field goal Earlier in the day, new USC president Dr. Carol L. Folt was inaugurated. BYU -- Wilson 16-yard run (Oldroyd kick) SCORING USC -- McGrath 52-yard field goal First Quarter First Overtime USC -- Vaughns 29-yard pass from Fink (McGrath kick) BYU -- Oldroyd 43-yard field goal UTAH-- Henry-Cole 17-yard run (Redding kick) USC -- St. Brown 31-yard pass from Fink (McGrath kick) USC STATISTICS BYU Second Quarter 22 First Downs 21 UTAH -- Redding 38-yard field goal 171 Net Yards Rushing 131 Third Quarter 281 Net Yards Passing 299 USC -- Pittman 77-yard pass from Fink (McGrath kick) 34 Passes Attempted 34 UTAH -- Fotheringham 2-yard pass from Huntley (Redding kick) 24 Passes Completed 21 Fourth Quarter 3 Had Intercepted 0 USC -- Safety, D. Jackson forced intentional grounding in end zone 79 Total Plays 74 USC -- Stepp 4-yard run (McGrath kick) 452 Total Yards 430 UTAH -- Redding 38-yard field goal 4/38.5 Punts/Avg 4/48.2 3/0 Fumbles-Lost 1/0 USC STATISTICS UTAH 5/44 Penalties/Yards 5/39 16 First Downs 27 32:32 Time of Possession 42:28 13 Net Yards Rushing 247 368 Net Yards Passing 210 TOP INDIVIDUALS 32 Passes Attempted 30 RUSHING – Williams (BYU) 19-99; Malepeai (USC) 23-96; Stepp (USC) 9-53; Carr 23 Passes Completed 22 (USC) 9-22. 1 Had Intercepted 0 PASSING – Slovis (USC) 24-34-281; Wilson (BYU) 20-33-280; Hall (BYU) 1-1-19. 54 Total Plays 79 RECEIVING – Pittman (USC) 9-95; Vaughns (USC) 7-65; Romney (BYU) 3-54; 381 Total Yards 457 Simon (BYU) 3-48; Hifo (BYU) 3-30; Carr (USC) 3-20; Malepeai (USC) 3-28. 4/42.2 Punts/Avg 2/35.0 1/1 Fumbles-Lost 1/1 11/117 Penalties/Yards 16/1220 21:48 Time of Possession 38:12 TOP INDIVIDUALS RUSHING – Brumfield (UTAH) 10-63; Huntley (UTAH) 18-60; Malepeai (USC) 11-39; Henry-Cole (UTAH) 4-31; Dixon (UTAH) 4-30; Vickers (UTAH) 4-26; Moss (UTAH) 6-20. PASSING – Fink (USC) 21-30-351; Huntley (UTAH) 22-30-210; Slovis (USC) 2-2-17. RECEIVING – Pittman (USC) 10-232; St. Brown (USC) 5-68; Vaughns (USC) 4-49; Brumfield (UTAH) 4-28; Vickers (Utah) 3-38; Thompson (UTAH) 3-28; Fotheringham (UTAH) 3-23; Covey (UTAH) 3-7. 66 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

GAME 5 – September 28, Seattle, Washington GAME 6 – October 12, South Bend, Indiana Washington 28, USC 14 Notre Dame 30, USC 27 Att: 66,975 Att: 77,622

USC 0 7 7 0 -- 14 USC 3 0 10 14 -- 27 Washington 14 3 11 0 -- 28 Notre Dame 0 17 3 10 -- 30

TB Salvon Ahmed ran for 153 yards, including an 89-yard touchdown, and Despite a 24-point second half by the Trojans, USC came up just short in its Washington picked off a pair of USC passes at the goal line as the No. 17 Huskies comeback attempt at No. 9 Notre Dame, falling 30-27 on a chilly (mid-40s) evening posted a 28-14 victory over the No. 21 Trojans on a chilly day in front of 66,975 fans in front of a sold-out crowd of 77,622 fans and a national NBC audience. in Husky Stadium and a national FOX audience. It was USC’s fourth straight defeat in South Bend, its longest streak since USC started its third quarterback of 2019, as QB Matt Fink filled in for QB dropping 7 consecutive there from 1983 to 1995. Kedon Slovis (concussion from the previous game) and went 19-of-23 for 163 yards The Trojans, who trailed 20-3 just after halftime, scored on all 4 of their in his first career start but he threw 3 interceptions. second half possessions. After Notre Dame PK Jonathan Doerer opened the Washington jumped out to a 14-0 start with TDs late in the first quarter, the second half with a 52-yard field goal to extend the Irish’s unanswered scoring run first on a 1-yard run by TB Richard Newton and then, after a Fink midfield pick, WR to 20 points, USC stormed back. First, PK Chase McGrath nailed a 27-yard field Andre Baccellia jumped on a Ahmed fumble in the end zone for another score. goal, then WR Amon-Ra St. Brown made a snazzy one-handed 38-yard TD catch USC got on the board late in the half on a 3-yard Fink scoring run, but the on a pass from QB Kedon Slovis late in the third quarter. Doerer added a 43-yard Huskies responded by adding a 28-yard field goal by PK Peyton Henry at the field goal at the top of the fourth quarter, but USC answered with Slovis’ 5-yard TD halftime gun to build a 17-7 edge. toss to WR Tyler Vaughns to bring Troy to within 23-20. The teams then traded UW came out at the top of the second half and got another Henry field goal, touchdowns, first with Irish QB Ian Book scrambling for an 8-yard score, then USC this time from 35 yards. Then late in the third quarter, 2 plays after Fink’s short getting a 2-yard rushing score from TB Markese Stepp with 1:04 to play. But ND pass was intercepted by DB Elijah Molden in the end zone, Ahmed jetted untouched recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock. up the middle for his 89-yard TD, the Huskies’ longest scoring run since 1994. USC USC got on the board first with a 40-yard McGrath field goal late in the first countered on its next drive, with Fink finding WR Michael Pittman Jr. for a 44-yard quarter. But Notre Dame then drove 97 yards midway through the second quarter, TD with 2:10 to go in the third quarter. That would be the game’s last points, despite culminating with a 10-yard Book scoring pass to TE Cole Kmet. On ND’s next USC threatening on its final 2 possessions (only to fail to score on downs on a first- possession, WR Braden Lenzy took an end-around handoff and raced 51 yards for and goal from the UW 7 and then getting to the UW 27 before Molden’s second goal a score and then the Irish closed the half with Doerer’s 45-yard field goal with 15 line pick of Fink). seconds to go. Notre Dame nearly doubled USC’s total offense output in the first The statistics were even, as USC had 375 total yards (212 rushing) on 65 plays half, 289 to 146. to Washington’s 373 total yards. But UW won the turnover battle (3 to 1) and scored In the game, USC put up 426 total yards and equalled a season-high with all 4 times it got in the red zone. 25 first downs. The Trojans had no turnovers for the first time in 2019 and were TB Stephen Carr led USC on the ground with 94 yards on 7 carries (including penalized just twice (a season low). Notre Dame had 473 total yards (including 308 a 60-yard burst), while TB Markese Stepp added 62 yards on 10 carries. WR Amon- rushing) on 80 plays (a USC opponent high in 2019) and 25 first downs, plus it had Ra St. Brown had a team-best 5 catches for 31 yards, Pittman added 4 for 64 yards no turnovers, converted 9-of-17 third downs and posted 4 sacks. and WR Tyler Vaughns had 4 for 44 yards. ILB John Houston Jr. had a game-high Slovis, who missed USC’s previous game with a concussion, was 24-of-35 10 tackles, while ILB Palaie Gaoteote IV added 9 stops. passing for 255 yards, including going 14-of-18 in the second half for 181 yards Washington QB Jacob Eason hit 16-of-26 passes for 180 yards, including 6 and both TD passes. Stepp rushed for a career-high 82 yards on 10 carries and St. for 68 yards to WR Aaron Fuller. Brown had 8 catches for 112 yards while TE Erik Krommenhoek had a career-high 5 It was USC’s first time playing UW since 2016 because of the Pac-12 receptions for 37 yards. ILB John Houston Jr. led USC with 8 tackles (2 for losses), scheduling rotation. S Isaiah Pola-Mao added 7 stops and DL Drake Jackson had 2.5 tackles for loss among his 5 tackles. SCORING For ND, RB Tony Jones Jr. gained 176 yards on 25 carries, Book was 17-of- First Quarter 32 for 165 passing yards and also ran for 49 yards on 12 carries and Kmet had 6 WASH --Newton 1-yard run (Henry kick) catches for 61 yards. WASH -- Baccellia fumble recovery in end zone (Henry kick) Second Quarter SCORING USC -- Fink 3-yard run (McGrath kick) First Quarter WASH -- Henry 28-yard field goal USC -- McGrath 40-yard field goal Third Quarter Second Quarter WASH -- Henry 35-yard field goal ND -- Kmet 10-yard pass from Book (Doerer kick) WASH -- Ahmed 89-yard run (McClatcher pass from Eason) ND -- Lenzy 51-yard run (Doerer kick) USC -- Pittman 44-yard pass from Fink (McGrath kick) ND -- Doerer 45-yard field goal Third Quarter USC STATISTICS WASHINGTON ND -- Doerer 52-yard field goal 18 First Downs 16 USC -- McGrath 27-yard field goal 212 Net Yards Rushing 193 USC -- St. Brown 38-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 163 Net Yards Passing 180 Fourth Quarter 32 Passes Attempted 26 ND -- Doerer 43-yard field goal 19 Passes Completed 16 USC -- Vaughns 5-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 3 Had Intercepted 0 ND -- Book 8-yard run (Doerer kick) 65 Total Plays 61 USC -- Stepp 2-yard run (McGrath kick) 375 Total Yards 373 6/41.0 Punts/Avg 6/44.3 USC STATISTICS NOTRE DAME 0/0 Fumbles-Lost 2/1 25 First Downs 25 8/80 Penalties/Yards 7/44 171 Net Yards Rushing 308 31:09 Time of Possession 28:51 255 Net Yards Passing 165 35 Passes Attempted 32 TOP INDIVIDUALS 24 Passes Completed 17 RUSHING – Ahmed (WASH) 17-153; Carr (USC) 7-94; Stepp (USC) 10-62; Malepeai 0 Had Intercepted 0 (USC) 10-49. 70 Total Plays 80 PASSING – Eason (WASH) 16-26-180; Fink (USC) 19-32-163. 426 Total Yards 473 RECEIVING – Fuller (WASH) 6-68; St. Brown (USC) 5-31; Pittman (USC) 4-64; 5/42.2 Punts/Avg 3/40.3 Bryant (WASH) 4-49; Vaughns (USC) 4-44; Otton (WASH) 2-43; Baccellia (WASH) 1/0 Fumbles-Lost 1/0 2-13; Krommenhoek (USC) 2-10; Malepeai (USC) 2-8. 2/44 Penalties/Yards 5/45 28:36 Time of Possession 31:24

TOP INDIVIDUALS RUSHING – Jones Jr. (ND) 25-176; Stepp (USC) 10-82; Lenzy (ND) 1-51; Book (ND) 12-49; Malepeai (USC) 8-46; Carr (USC) 9-44, Smith (ND) 5-32. PASSING – Slovis (USC) 24-35-255; Book (ND) 17-32-165. RECEIVING – St. Brown (USC) 8-112; Kmet (ND) 6-61; Finke (ND) 5-45; Krommenhoek (USC) 5-37; Vaughns (USC) 4-47; Pittman (USC) 4-29; Claypool (ND) 3-47.

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GAME 7 – October 19, Los Angeles Coliseum GAME 8 – October 25, Boulder, Colorado USC 41, Arizona 14 USC 35, Colorado 31 Att: 53,826 Att: 48,913

Arizona 0 0 0 14 -- 14 USC 7 7 7 14 -- 35 USC 10 7 10 14 -- 41 Colorado 3 14 14 0 -- 31

TB Kenan Christon came off the bench to run for a pair of long touchdown WR Michael Pittman Jr. caught a pair of late touchdown passes from QB in his Trojan debut, QB Kedon Slovis threw a pair of TDs, ILB Kana’i Mauga led a Kedon Slovis--including a 37-yard game winner with 2:15 to play--to help USC defense that shut down Arizona’s potent offense and PK Chase McGrath nailed overcome a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and capture its first road win of 2019, a pair of field goals as USC overcame a rash of in-game injuries and posted a 35-31 at Colorado, on a chilly (mid-40s) Friday night in front of 48,913 fans and an dominant 41-14 victory over the Wildcats in front of a Homecoming crowd of ESPN2 audience. 53,826 fans in the Coliseum and a national Pac-12 Network audience. The win kept USC undefeated (14-0) against the Buffaloes. It was Troy’s It was USC’s seventh consecutive win over Arizona. second Friday game of 2019, the first time that has occurred in the regular season USC, which came into the game down 5 starters and then lost 6 key players since 1977. during the contest, was up 34-0 before Arizona scored twice in the final quarter USC played without its top 3 running backs and 4 defensive starters, all out against Troy’s backups. with injuries. The offense went primarily with a 5-wideout formation. USC piled up 448 total yards and held Arizona, which was averaging 509.3 USC scored on the game’s opening drive, as WR Amon-Ra St. Brown lined up total yards, to just 385 (218 of those came in the fourth quarter). The Trojans had in the backfield and took a handoff 37 yards for a score. Colorado then scored the 7 sacks (their most since getting 7 in 2013 versus Hawaii), forced 3 turnovers and next 17 points, first on a 22-yard field goal by PK James Stefanou, then on a pair of limited UA to 5-of-16 on third downs (2-of-8 in the second half). Arizona QB Khalil 7-yard TD passes from QB Steven Montez to WR K.D. Nixon (the first coming after Tate, who was averaging 301.0 yards of total offense, had just 24 yards of total Slovis was intercepted in Buffalo territory and the second late in the first half). But offense before being replaced in the third quarter. USC got it to 17-14 at halftime on Slovis’ 3-yard scoring pass to TB Kenan Christon. After USC recovered a fumbled Arizona punt return, McGrath opened the Two plays into the second half, Colorado WR Laviska Shenault took a Montez scoring with a 31-yard field goal midway through the first quarter. Mauga then pass 71 yards for a TD, but USC countered right back with a 21-yard Slovis touchdown forced a fumble that ILB John Houston Jr. recovered and Slovis soon after hit WR pass to WR Tyler Vaughns. The Buffs responded on the ensuing possession, with Michael Pittman Jr. on a 9-yard scoring pass. TB Markese Stepp’s 12-yard TD run Montez scoring on a 17-yard run to make it 31-21 midway into the third quarter. capped an 87-yard drive late in the first half, giving USC a 17-0 lead at intermission. But Colorado would not get inside USC’s 40 on its final 5 possessions and After Mauga’s interception of UA QB Grant Gunnell’s first pass of the game, managed just 45 total yards in the fourth quarter (and went 1-of-5 on third downs). McGrath added a 38-yard field goal midway into the third quarter. Two series later, Slovis hit Pittman on a 44-yard scoring bomb early in the fourth quarter and Slovis threw a 5-yard TD toss to WR Tyler Vaughns late in the quarter. then directed the Trojans on the 12-play, 89-yard game-winning drive. With Stepp and fellow TB Stephen Carr knocked out with injuries, Christon-- Slovis was 30-of-44 for 406 yards and 4 TDs overall (all career highs) with the reigning California prep 100- and 200-meter champion--jetted 55 yards an interception, including going 9-of-13 for 148 yards and the 2 TDs in the fourth untouched for a score at the top of the fourth quarter. After Gunnell hit WR Brian quarter. Pittman had 7 catches for 156 yards (4 for 104 in the final period), Vaughns Casteel for a 56-yard TD on Arizona’s ensuing possession, Christon countered on had 8 receptions for 104 yards, St. Brown had 5 catches for 55 yards and ran for the next series with a 30-yard touchdown run. Gunnell and Casteel then connected 50 yards on 3 tries and Christon had a game-best 76 yards on 14 rushes. Pittman in the game’s final minute on a 27-yard scoring pass. and Vaughns were the first Trojan duo to both get 100 receiving yards in a game Christon ran for 103 yards on 8 carries, Slovis was 19-of-28 for 232 yards and since Deontay Burnett had 139 and Vaughns had 119 against Ohio State in the 2018 Vaughns had 7 receptions for 73 yards. Mauga had 13 tackles (2 for losses) and Cotton Bowl. Houston add 8 stops (2.5 for losses, with 1.5 sacks). ILB John Houston Jr. had a game-high 9 tackles with a deflection, while ILB For UA, Tate was 7-of-11 passing for 51 yards, but was sacked 6 times and Kana’i Mauga added 8 stops (1 for loss). ended up with -27 yards on 9 rushes. Gunnell was 16-of-26 for 196 yards, Casteel Both teams’ offenses were productive, with USC getting a season-best 518 caught 5 passes for 105 yards and RB J.J. Taylor had 80 yards on 16 carries. total yards to Colorado’s 520, a Trojan opponent season high (the Buffs ran for 196 Besides Stepp and Carr, S Talanoa Hufanga, DL Drake Jackson, WR Munir yards). USC’s 30 first downs were its most since getting 30 against Arizona in 2017. McClain and OLB Abdul-Malik McClain also left the game with injuries. Colorado had 25 first downs and held the ball 34:07, but had 13 penalties for 109 yards and converted just 5-of-14 third downs. SCORING Montez completed 27-of-43 passes for 324 yards and ran for 45 yards on 7 First Quarter carries, Shenault had 9 catches for 172 yards and Buff TB Alex Fontenot gained 57 USC -- McGrath 31-yard field goal yards on 16 rushes. USC -- Pittman 19-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) Second Quarter SCORING USC -- Stepp 12-yard run (McGrath kick) First Quarter Third Quarter USC -- St. Brown 37-yard run (McGrath kick) USC -- McGrath 38-yard field goal COLO -- Stefanou 22-yard field goal USC -- Vaughns 5-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) Second Quarter Fourth Quarter COLO -- Nixon 7-yard pass from Montez (Stefanou kick) USC -- Christon 55-yard run (McGrath kick) COLO -- Nixon 7-yard pass from Montez (Stefanou kick) ARIZ -- Casteel 56-yard pass from Gunnell (Havrisik kick) USC -- Christon 3-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) USC -- Christon 30-yard run (McGrath kick) Third Quarter ARIZ -- Casteel 27-yard pass from Gunnell (Havrisik kick) COLO -- Sheanault 71-yard pass from Montez (Stefanou kick) USC -- Vaughns 21-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) USC STATISTICS ARIZONA COLO -- Montez 17-yard run (Stefanou kick) 16 First Downs 22 Fourth Quarter 201 Net Yards Rushing 138 USC -- Pittman 44-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 247 Net Yards Passing 247 USC -- Pittman 37-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 30 Passes Attempted 38 21 Passes Completed 23 USC STATISTICS COLORADO 0 Had Intercepted 1 30 First Downs 25 66 Total Plays 75 112 Net Yards Rushing 196 448 Total Yards 385 406 Net Yards Passing 324 6/44.3 Punts/Avg 7/35.7 44 Passes Attempted 43 2/1 Fumbles-Lost 2/2 30 Passes Completed 27 10/100 Penalties/Yards 5/31 1 Had Intercepted 0 29:58 Time of Possession 30:02 70 Total Plays 77 518 Total Yards 520 TOP INDIVIDUALS 4/46.0 Punts/Avg 6/42.3 RUSHING – Christon (USC) 8-103; Taylor (ARIZ) 16-80; Stepp (USC) 13-66; Tilford 2/0 Fumbles-Lost 0/0 (ARIZ) 7-61; Carr (USC) 7-33. 5/50 Penalties/Yards 13/109 PASSING – Slovis (USC) 19-28-232; Gunnell (ARIZ) 16-26-196; Tate (ARIZ) 7-11-51; 25:53 Time of Possession 34:07 Fink (USC) 2-2-15; Joiner (ARIZ) 0-1-0. RECEIVING – Vaughns 7-73; Casteel (ARIZ) 5-105; Pittman (USC) 4-69; London TOP INDIVIDUALS (USC) 4-52; Wiley (ARIZ) 4-27; Taylor (ARIZ) 4-13; St. Brown (USC) 3-27. RUSHING – Christon (USC) 14-76; Fontenot (COLO) 16-57; St. Brown (USC) 3-50; Montez (COLO) 7-45; Mangham (COLO) 7-38. PASSING – Slovis (USC) 30-44-406; Montez (COLO) 27-43-324. RECEIVING – Shenault (COLO) 9-172; Vaughns (USC) 8-104; Pittman (USC) 7-156; London (USC) 7-85; Brown (COLO) 5-67; St. Brown (USC) 5-55; Fontenot (COLO) 5-29; Nixon (COLO) 3-20.

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GAME 9 – November 2, Los Angeles Coliseum GAME 10 – November 9, Tempe, Arizona Oregon 56, USC 24 USC 31, Arizona State 26 Att: 63,011 Att: 54,191

Oregon 0 28 14 14 -- 56 USC 28 0 3 0 -- 31 USC 10 7 0 7 -- 24 Arizona State 7 6 7 6 -- 26

QB Justin Herbert threw 3 touchdown passes to WR Juwan Johnson and No. QB Kedon Slovis threw 4 first quarter touchdowns to help USC build a 28-7 7 Oregon scored 28 points following USC turnovers as the Ducks gave the Trojans lead and then the Trojans hung on for a 31-26 victory at Arizona State--not sealed their first home loss of 2019 and knocked Troy out of first place in the Pac-12 South, until DL Christian Rector’s last minute interception--on a warm (85 degrees) day 56-24, in front of a Trojan Family Weekend crowd of 63,011 in the Coliseum and a in front of a sold-out crowd of 54,191 fans and an ABC audience. FOX audience. The victory made the Trojans bowl eligible after missing out in 2018. It was USC’s largest margin of defeat at home since a 34-point loss against USC scored on its first 4 possessions of the game via Slovis passes to WR Stanford in 2009. It also was the most points USC had surrendered since Arizona Drake London (8 yards), TB Kenan Christon (8 and 58 yards) and, with 3 seconds State tallied 62 in 2013 in Tempe and the most at home since Oregon’s 62 in 2012. left in the opening quarter, WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (95 yards, the longest USC It was Oregon’s eighth straight win in 2019. completion since a school record 97-yarder from Matt Koffler to R. Jay Soward USC jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead after QB Kedon Slovis’ 8-yard TD pass to WR Drake London and PK Chase McGrath’s 24-yard field goal following S in 1996 at Illinois). Slovis, who grew up near the ASU campus, was 15-of-17 for Isaiah Pola-Mao’s interception of Herbert (only the second pick Herbert had thrown 297 yards in the first quarter. USC had 315 total yards on 26 plays in the opening in 2019). quarter, while the Sun Devils had just 1 yard on 9 plays. But the Ducks then scored the next 8 times they had the ball and never Arizona State managed a TD in the middle of USC’s first quarter scores, punted after the first quarter. After getting an interception, Herbert scrambled 10 a 5-yard pass from freshman QB Joey Yellen (making his first start) to WR Kyle yards to get Oregon on the board midway through the second quarter. Then after Williams following a 97-yard ASU kickoff return by WR Brandon Aiyuk. USC drove to the Oregon 3-yard line, Slovis lost a fumble and the Ducks drove 95 The Sun Devils added a 62-yard Yellen TD pass to WR Frank Darby late in the yards to take the lead, capped by a 2-yard TD run by WR Jaylon Redd. S Brady first half (the PAT kick missed) to close to 28-13 at halftime. Breeze intercepted Slovis 2 plays later and returned it 32 yards for a score late ASU scored on the opening series of the second half on a 2-yard Yellen toss in the half. But USC quickly countered on Slovis’ 13-yard TD pass to WR Michael to Aiyuk. USC countered late in the third quarter on PK Chase McGrath’s 41-yard Pittman Jr. with 20 seconds to go in the half, only to have CB Mykael Wright return field goal on a drive where QBMatt Fink filled in for a cramping Slovis. the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to give the Ducks a 28-17 lead at halftime. Oregon’s ASU added another Yellen-to-Darby TD pass, this one for 15 yards, midway 28 second quarter points tied a USC opponent record for most points in a quarter. through the fourth quarter (the 2-point conversion attempt failed) to close within On Oregon’s first 3 possessions of the second half, Herbert threw touchdown 5 points of the Trojans. The Sun Devils got the ball back twice more in the game, passes to Johnson of 15, 11 and 37 yards (the second TD came after a fourth down driving to the USC 32 on their second possession before Rector tipped Yellen’s pass interception) to extend the Ducks’ lead to 49-17 early in the fourth quarter. Backup at the line and dove to haul it in with 25 seconds to play. QB Tyler Shough came on for Oregon and hit WR Mycah Pittman (Michael’s brother) USC piled up a season-high 547 total yards (385 in the first half) to ASU’s 339. for a 35-yard TD. USC tacked on a late score on WR Kyle Ford’s first career catch, Most of the yards came through the air (477 by USC, 292 by ASU). a 20-yarder from Slovis. Slovis finished with a career-high 432 yards on 29-of-39 passing. Christon Despite the lopsided score, the statistics were close. Oregon had 405 total had 144 all-purpose yards (he ran for a game-best 62 yards on 20 carries and yards on just 63 plays, while USC had 355 total yards on 82 plays. Troy converted caught 4 passes for 82 yards). WR Michael Pittman Jr. had a career-high 13 9-of-16 third downs, Oregon was 6-of-9. USC’s 31 first downs were its most since receptions for 146 yards and St. Brown added 8 catches for a career-best 173 yards. getting 33 against Penn State in the 2017 Rose Bowl. Both teams were heavily ILBs John Houston Jr. and Kana’i Mauga each had a game-high 9 tackles. penalized (Oregon had 12 for 157 yards and USC 8 for 92 yards). S Isaiah Pola-Mao had an interception and DL Nick Figueroa recovered a fumble. Slovis completed a career-high 32 passes on a USC game record 57 attempts USC was missing 3 defensive starters to injury (DL Marlon Tuipulotu, ILB Palaie (he threw 42 passes in the first half) for 264 yards. WRTyler Vaughns (75 yards) and Gaoteote, CB Greg Johnson). Pittman (37 yards) each had 8 receptions for USC, while WR Amon-Ra St. Brown Yellen was 28-of-44 for 292 yards with the 4 TDs, Williams had 8 catches for had 7 grabs for 61 yards and London added 4 catches for 51 yards. TB Kenan 60 yards, RB Eno Benjamin ran for 52 yards on 20 carries and caught 7 passes for Christon ran for 79 yards on 15 carries. ILB John Houston Jr. had a game-best 9 48 yards and Aiyuk had 5 receptions for 51 yards and added 169 yards on 3 kickoff tackles, while ILB Kana’i Mauga had 7 tackles, including 1.5 for losses (with a sack). returns. For Oregon, Herbert was 21-of-26 for 225 yards, Johnson had 7 catches for It was USC’s first day game in Tempe since 2005. 106 yards and RB Travis Dye rushed for 75 yards on 12 tries. It was USC’s first time playing Oregon since 2016 because of the Pac-12 SCORING scheduling rotation. First Quarter SCORING USC --London 8-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) First Quarter USC -- Christon 8-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) USC -- London 8-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) ASU -- Williams 5-yard pass from Yellen (Zendejas kick) USC -- McGrath 24-yard field goal USC -- Christon 58-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) Second Quarter USC -- St. Brown 95-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) ORE -- Herbert 10-yard run (Lewis kick) Second Quarter ORE -- Redd 2-yard run (Lewis kick) ASU -- Darby 62-yard pass from Yellen (Zendejas kick missed) ORE -- Breeze 32-yard interception return (Lewis kick) Third Quarter USC -- Pittman 13-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) ASU -- Aiyuk 2-yard pass from Yellen (Zendejas kick) ORE -- Wright 100-yard kickoff return (Lewis kick) USC -- McGrath 41-yard field goal Third Quarter Fourth Quarter ORE -- Johnson 15-yard pass from Herbert (Lewis kick) ASU -- Darby 15-yard pass from Yellen (Yellen pass failed) ORE -- Johnson 11-yard pass from Herbert (Lewis kick) Fourth Quarter USC STATISTICS ARIZONA STATE ORE -- Johnson 37-yard pass from Herbert (Lewis kick) 23 First Downs 18 ORE -- Pittman 35-yard pass from Shough (Lewis kick) 70 Net Yards Rushing 47 USC -- Ford 20-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 477 Net Yards Passing 292 45 Passes Attempted 44 USC STATISTICS OREGON 33 Passes Completed 28 31 First Downs 30 1 Had Intercepted 2 91 Net Yards Rushing 139 73 Total Plays 65 264 Net Yards Passing 266 547 Total Yards 339 57 Passes Attempted 29 5/36.2 Punts/Avg 6/48.7 32 Passes Completed 23 1/1 Fumbles-Lost 2/1 3 Had Intercepted 1 11/93 Penalties/Yards 9/82 82 Total Plays 63 31:34 Time of Possession 28:2 355 Total Yards 405 3/36.3 Punts/Avg 2/47.5 3/1 Fumbles-Lost 0/0 TOP INDIVIDUALS 8/92 Penalties/Yards 12/157 RUSHING – Christon (USC) 20-62; Benjamin (ASU) 20-52. 31:13 Time of Possession 28:47 PASSING – Slovis (USC) 29-39-432; Yellen (ASU) 28-44-292; Fink (USC) 4-6-45. RECEIVING – Pittman (USC) 13-146; St. Brown (USC) 8-173; Williams (ASU) 8-60; TOP INDIVIDUALS Benjamin (ASU) 7-48; Aiyuk (ASU) 5-51; Christon (USC) 4-82; Vaughns (USC) 4-39; RUSHING – Christon (USC) 15-79; Dye (ORE) 12-75; Felix (ORE) 10-43. Hudson (ASU) 3-36; London (USC) 3-30. PASSING – Slovis (USC) 32-57-264; Herbert (ORE) 21-26-225; Shough (ORE) 2-3- 41. RECEIVING – Vaughns (USC) 8-75; Pittman (USC) 8-37; Johnson (ORE) 7-106; St. Brown (USC) 7-61; London (USC) 4-51; Redd (ORE) 4-31; Pittman (ORE) 3-36.

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GAME 11 – November 16, Berkeley, California GAME 12 – November 23, Los Angeles Coliseum USC 41, California 17 USC 52, UCLA 35 Att: 46,397 Att: 64,156

USC 10 7 17 7 -- 41 UCLA 7 7 14 7 -- 35 California 7 3 0 7 -- 17 USC 10 14 14 14 -- 52

Behind QB Kedon Slovis’ 4 touchdown passes, USC scored 31 unanswered QB Kedon Slovis threw for a school single game record 515 yards and 4 points to dominate California, 41-17, under the lights on the road in front of 46,397 Trojans each had 100-plus receiving yards for the first time in school history as USC dominated UCLA, 52-35, in front of 64,156 fans in the Coliseum and a national fans and a national FS1 audience. ABC audience. The victory kept USC undefeated against the Golden Bears in the Bay Area It was USC’s most points against the Bruins since 2005 and it tied the 1990 since 2003. game for the most combined points in a regulation game in the series. After Cal scored on a 5-yard run by RB DeShawn Collins on the opening USC piled up 643 total yards and 34 first downs, both figures its most since series, USC contered with Slovis’ 18-yard TD pass to WR Amon-Ra St. Brown on the 2015 Idaho game (737 and 35). the ensuing drive. USC tacked on a 41-yard field goal by PK Chase McGrath late in Slovis completed 78.7% of his passes, hitting a USC game record-tying 37 the first quarter, but Cal answered on its next possession with a 37-yard field goal completions on 47 attempts with 4 touchdowns. His passing yardage was the most by PK Greg Thomas midway through the second quarter. USC took a 17-10 lead into by any player from either school in the USC-UCLA series. halftime after Slovis connected with WR Michael Pittman Jr. on a 33-yard scoring USC’s 100-yard receiving quartet was WRs Michael Pittman Jr. (104 yards on strike late in the half. 13 receptions), Drake London (142 on 8), Amon-Ra St. Brown (128 on 8) and Tyler USC scored on its first 4 possessions of the second half to forge a 41-10 lead. Vaughns (106 on 6). Since 1996, no school has had more in a game. Pittman’s First, Slovis hit WR Drake London on an 8-yard TD, then McGrath nailed a 32-yard catch total tied a career high and London’s catches and yards set personal bests. field goal. After CBGreg Johnson’s interception, TB Stephen Carr ran for a 2-yard TB Stephen Carr ran for a game-best 87 yards on 11 carries, with a TD. TB Vavae Malepeai, who had missed the past 5 games with a knee injury, returned and score late in the third quarter and then Slovis found TE Josh Falo for a 5-yard TD ran for 60 yards and 2 TDs on 10 caries. early in the fourth quarter. S Talanoa Hufanga posted a career-best 18 tackles (2 for losses, with a sack), Collins ran for a 34-yard touchdown against USC’s backups midway through the most by a Trojan since Troy Polamalu’s 20 against Utah in the 2001 Vegas Bowl the final period to finish the scoring. (Polamalu was in attendance being honored for his induction into the College Slovis completed 83% of his passes (29-of-35), Pittman had 11 grabs for 180 Football Hall of Fame). S Isaiah Pola-Mao had a career-high 12 stops. CB Isaac yards, London added 6 receptions for 111 yards and St. Brown had 5 catches for 85 Taylor-Stuart had an interception. yards. TB Keenan Christon led USC’s runners with 44 yards on 9 carries. ILBs John UCLA scored on the game’s opening possession on a 9-yard pass from Houston Jr. and Kana’i Mauga each had a team-best 5 tackles. S Isaiah Pola-Mao Thompson-Robinson to Felton. USC took the lead with PK Chase McGrath’s 31- added an interception. yard field goal midway through the first quarter and then Malepeai’s 1-yard run late USC piled up 462 total yards, averaging 7.5 yards per play, to Cal’s 263 yards in the quarter following Pola-Mao’s pick. The Bruins countered with Thompson- and the Trojans converted 7-of-13 third downs to Cal’s 3-of-10. USC posted 5 sacks. Robinson’s 3-yard scoring run early in the second quarter. For Cal, Collins rushed for 103 yards on 15 tries. QB Chase Garbers, who USC then scored 4 unanswered TDs to build a 38-14 lead: 1- and 4-yard Slovis passes to Pittman (the second late in the half), a 32-yard Slovis pass to London had missed the previous 4 games with a throwing shoulder injury, returned to early in the second half and an 8-yard Malepeai run. But UCLA scored back-to- the starting lineup but injured his other shoulder early in the second quarter (he back TDs (Thompson-Robinson passes of 53 yards to Asiasi and 7 yards to WR completed 4-of-10 passes for 33 yards). He was replaced by QB Devon Modster, Chase Cota) to pull within 10 points, 38-28, late in the third quarter. who was 11-of-22 for 95 yards but threw the 2 picks. WR Jordan Duncan had 5 Slovis then connected on a 49-yard scoring aerial to Vaughns at the top of catches for 53 yards. the fourth quarter but UCLA responded with a 1-yard TD run by Kelley to pull within It was the smallest crowd for a USC-Cal game in Berkeley since 2001. 10 again. However, USC extended the lead on its ensuing possession, capped by Carr’s 2-yard scoring run. SCORING UCLA had 540 total yards, but converted just 5-of-17 third downs. QB Dorian First Quarter Thompson-Robinson was 26-of-44 passing for 367 yards and ran for 64 yards on CAL -- Collins 5-yard run (Thomas kick) 16 tries. WR Kyle Philips had 12 receptions for 123 yards, RB Demetric Felton added USC -- St. Brown 18-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 6 catches for 50 yards and TE Devin Asiasi had 5 for 141 yards. RB Joshua Kelley, USC -- McGrath 41-yard field goal who ran for 289 yards against USC in the 2018 game and was averaging 104.3 Second Quarter rushing yards in 2019, was limited to 49 yards on 15 carries. S Stephan Blaylock had 11 tackles and CB Darnay Holmes added 10 stops. CAL -- Thomas 37-yard field goal It was the final USC-UCLA home game for 50-year Trojan Marching Band USC -- Pittman 33-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) director Art Bartner and the last USC game for 15-year Traveler rider Hector Aguilar. Third Quarter USC -- London 8-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) SCORING USC -- McGrath 32-yard field goal First Quarter USC -- Carr 2-yard run (McGrath kick) UCLA -- Felton 9-yard pass from Thompson-Robinson (Molson kick) Fourth Quarter USC -- McGrath 31-yard field goal USC -- Falo 5-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) USC --Malepeai 1-yard run (McGrath kick) CAL -- Collins 34-yard run (Thomas kick) Second Quarter UCLA -- Thompson-Robinson 3-yard run (Molson kick) USC -- Pittman 1-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) USC STATISTICS CALIFORNIA USC -- Pittman 4-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 18 First Downs 21 Third Quarter 56 Net Yards Rushing 135 USC -- London 32-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 406 Net Yards Passing 128 USC -- Malepeai 8-yard run (McGrath kick) 35 Passes Attempted 32 UCLA -- Asiasi 53-yard pass from Thompson-Robinson (Molson kick) 29 Passes Completed 15 UCLA -- Cota 7-yard pass from Thompson-Robinson (Molson kick) 0 Had Intercepted 2 Fourth Quarter 62 Total Plays 61 USC -- Vaughns 49-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) 462 Total Yards 263 UCLA -- Kelley 1-yard run (Molson kick) 3/50.3 Punts/Avg 6/36.2 USC -- Carr 2-yard run (McGrath kick) 1/1 Fumbles-Lost 1/0 USC STATISTICS UCLA 8/75 Penalties/Yards 3/11 34 First Downs 27 31:52 Time of Possession 28:08 128 Net Yards Rushing 157 515 Net Yards Passing 383 TOP INDIVIDUALS 47 Passes Attempted 49 RUSHING – Collins (CAL) 15-103; Christon (USC) 9-44; Brown (CAL) 2-29; Carr 37 Passes Completed 30 (USC) 9-19; Jountti (USC) 3-14. 0 Had Intercepted 1 PASSING – Slovis (USC) 29-35-406; Modster (CAL) 11-22-95; Garbers (USC) 4-10- 79 Total Plays 88 33. 643 Total Yards 540 RECEIVING – Pittman (USC) 11-180; London (USC) 6-111; St. Brown (USC) 5-85; 3/40.7 Punts/Avg 5/43.2 Duncan (CAL) 5-53; Dancy (CAL) 3-19; Tonges (CAL) 2-23; V. Jones (USC) 2-12; 2/1 Fumbles-Lost 0/0 Polk (CAL) 2-12; Remigio (CAL) 2-11; Falo (USC) 2-5; Carr (USC) 2-2. 7/57 Penalties/Yards 10/73 27:58 Time of Possession 31:24 TOP INDIVIDUALS RUSHING – Carr (USC) 11-87; Thompson-Robinson (UCLA) 16-64; Malepeai (USC) 10-60; Kelley (UCLA) 15-45; Allen (UCLA) 4-39. PASSING – Slovis (USC) 37-47-515; Thompson-Robinson (UCLA) 26-44-367; Burton (UCLA) 4-5-16. RECEIVING – Pittman (USC) 13-104; Philips (UCLA) 12-123; London (USC) 8-142; St. Brown (USC) 8-128; Vaughns (USC) 6-106; Felton (UCLA) 6-50; Asiasi (UCLA) 5-141; Cota (UCLA) 3-24; Wilson (UCLA) 2-26. 70 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

GAME 13 – December 27, San Diego, California SDCCU Holiday Bowl Iowa 49, USC 24 Att: 50,123 USC 7 10 7 0 -- 24 Iowa 7 21 7 14 -- 49

WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette scored touchdowns 3 different ways in the second quarter and No. 19 Iowa tallied the game’s final 21 points as the Hawkeyes defeated No. 22 USC in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl, 49-24, before 50,123 fans under the lights in San Diego and an FS1 national audience. It was USC’s most decisive bowl loss since the 1948 Rose Bowl (a 49-0 Michigan win). It snapped USC’s 6-game winning streak over Iowa. Troy’s 24 points equalled the most allowed by Iowa in 2019. It was the teams’ first meeting since the 2003 Orange Bowl (following the 2002 season). The teams traded touchdowns on the game’s first 4 possessions. After WR Tyrone Tracy Jr. took an end-around for a 23-yard score on the opening drive, USC responded with QB Kedon Slovis’ 4-yard TD toss to WR Drake London late in the first quarter. Smith-Marsette then had a 6-yard scoring run early in the second quarter, but USC countered with Slovis’ 16-yard scoring pass to TB Vavae Malepeai. Smith-Marsette then took the ensuing kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown and he then caught a 12-yard TD pass from QB Nate Stanley late in the half. USC got a 32-yard field goal from PKChase McGrath at the halftime gun to trail 28-17 (the Trojans’ 17 points were the most allowed in any half by Iowa in 2019). On the opening drive of the second half, USC closed to 4 points on TB Stephen Carr’s 2-yard run. USC PK Michael Brown then recovered his own onside kick at midfield, but Slovis was knocked out of the game with an elbow strain on a sack 2 plays later and USC’s momentum stalled. The Trojans managed just 81 total yards on 8 possessions the rest of the game and got into the red zone just once (but missed a field goal). Iowa scored on its next drive, with RB Tyler Goodson getting a 1-yard TD run. Then, after the Hawkeyes recovered a bad center snap over QB Matt Fink’s head deep in USC territory early in the fourth quarter, Stanley found WR Brandon Smith for a 6-yard score. LB Nick Niemann returned a Fink interception 25 yards late in the game to close the scoring. Slovis completed 22-of-30 passes for 260 yards before the injury. He ended his freshman year hitting 71.9% of his passes, breaking the Pac-12 completion percentage season records for freshmen (minimum 100 attempts, held by Oregon’s Marcus Mariota) and any player (minimum 300 attempts, held by Stanford’s Andrew Luck), as well as the USC season mark (held by Cody Kessler). Fink went 12-of-18 for 74 yards subbing for Slovis. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown had 9 catches for 163 yards (both game highs), while WRs Tyler Vaughns (54 yards) and Michael Pittman Jr. (53 yards) each added 6 receptions. S Talanoa Hufanga had a game-high 14 tackles (2 for losses) and a forced fumble, while ILB Palaie Gaoteote added 8 tackles. For Iowa, Stanley completed 18-of-27 passes for 213 yards (he was 11-of-12 for 130 yards in the first half), TE Sam LaPorta had 6 catches for 44 yards, Smith- Marsette (the game’s Offensive MVP) had 203 all-purpose yards (142 on 3 kick returns, 46 on 2 catches and 15 on 2 rushes) and Goodson ran for 48 yards on 18 carries. DE A.J. Epenesa, who had 2.5 sacks, was the game’s Defensive MVP. USC had 356 total yards (just 22 rushing), while Iowa had 328 total yards. The Hawkeyes converted 8-of-13 third downs, didn’t have a turnover (USC had 3) , got 4 sacks and held the ball for 33:24. SCORING First Quarter IOWA -- Tracy 23-yard run (Duncan kick) USC -- London 4-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) Second Quarter IOWA -- Smith-Marsette 6-yard run (Duncan kick) USC -- Malepeai 16-yard pass from Slovis (McGrath kick) IOWA -- Smith-Marsette 98-yard kickoff return (Duncan kick) IOWA -- Smith Marsette 12-yard pass from Stanley (Duncan kick) USC -- McGrath 32-yard field goal Third Quarter USC -- Carr 2-yard run (McGrath kick) IOWA -- Goodson 1-yard run (Duncan kick) Fourth Quarter IOWA -- Smith 6-yard pass from Stanley (Duncan kick) IOWA -- Niemann 25-yard interception return (Duncan kick) USC STATISTICS IOWA 20 First Downs 20 22 Net Yards Rushing 115 334 Net Yards Passing 213 48 Passes Attempted 28 34 Passes Completed 18 1 Had Intercepted 0 66 Total Plays 63 356 Total Yards 328 4/38.2 Punts/Avg 4/37.0 3/2 Fumbles-Lost 2/0 3/21 Penalties/Yards 4/23 26:36 Time of Possession 33:24 TOP INDIVIDUALS RUSHING – Goodson (IOWA) 18-48; Malepeai (USC) 8-37; Carr (USC) 5-24; Tracy (IOWA) 1-23; Sargent (IOWA) 2-20); Young (IOWA) 4-18; Smith-Marsette (IOWA) 2-15. PASSING – Slovis (USC) 22-30-260; Stanley (IOWA) 18-27-213; Fink (USC) 12-18-74; Smith-Marsette (IOWA) 0-1-0. RECEIVING – St. Brown (USC) 9-163; Vaughns (USC) 6-54; Pittman (USC) 6-53; LaPorta (IOWA) 6-44; London (USC) 4-34; Smith (IOWA) 4-32; Malepeai (USC) 4-11; Goodson (IOWA) 3-20; Carr (USC) 3-6; Ragaini (IOWA) 2-54; Smith-Marsette (IOWA) 2-46; Christon (USC) 2-13. 71 2020 USC SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS THIS IS USC FOOTBALL

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