Snap share
22%
likely 10–24%
Tackles
9
2481st of 5664 in FBS
Solo
8
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
RJ Sermons's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 5.0 vs Fresno State (Week 1)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  San José State | W 42–26 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 1 |  Fresno State | W 39–0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Louisiana | W 49–30 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Rutgers | W 42–35 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  Oregon | L 27–41 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Washington | W 25–21 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Penn State | W 31–23 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Wisconsin | L 7–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 |  Ohio State | W 30–18 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 4.5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 9 | 2481st / 5664 |
| Solo | 8 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
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% |
| Wk 5 · Washington | 60 | ~10 (0–31) | 1 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · Penn State | 63 | ~13 (0–40) | 2 | 21% |
| Wk 9 · Ohio State | 81 | ~28 (0–46) | 2 | 35% |
| Season | 552 | 120 (53–131) | 10 | 22% |
Position Room
22 DBs on the USC roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Christian Pierce | S | SR | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kennedy Urlacher | S | 29 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | ||
| 16 | Prophet Brown | CB | SR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Alex Graham | CB | FR | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Jontez Williams | CB | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | ||
| 27 | Chasen Johnson | CB | SO | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 21 | RJ Sermons | CB | FR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Marcelles Williams | CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 2 | Elbert Hill IV | CB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 38 | Isaiah Rubin | S | SO | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Madden Riordan | S | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 28 | Carrington Pierce | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Jayden Crowder | CB | FR | 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 →