FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 1775th / 4521 |
| Solo | 5 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · San José State | 56 | ~4 (0–12) | 1 | 7% |
| Wk 1 · Fresno State | 45 | ~18 (0–30) | 2 | 40% |
| Wk 2 · Louisiana | 52 | ~47 (19–50) | 2 | 90% |
| Season | 153 | 69 (11–90) | 5 | 45% |
22 DBs on the USC roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Christian Pierce | S | SR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kennedy Urlacher | S | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| 7 | Alex Graham | CB | FR | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Prophet Brown | CB | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jontez Williams | CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 21 | RJ Sermons | CB | FR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 38 | Isaiah Rubin | S | SO | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Elbert Hill IV | CB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Chasen Johnson | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 28 | Carrington Pierce | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Madden Riordan | S | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Jayden Crowder | CB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Marcelles Williams | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 19 | Brandon Lockhart | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Peyton Dyer | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Kendarius Reddick | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Joshua Holland II | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Marquis Gallegos | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Trestin Castro | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Peter Sciarrino | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Shawn Sehra | CB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Derek Diniz | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. USC depth chart →