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2019 USC Trojans football team

2019 USC Trojans football

Pac-12 Conference
South Division
8–5 (7–2 Pac-12)
Clay Helton (4th season)
Graham Harrell (1st season)
Air raid
Clancy Pendergast (5th season)
4–3
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Michael Pittman Jr.Christian RectorJordan IosefaJohn Houston Jr.
United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 2019 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Clay Helton.

The Trojans lost nine players due to transfer. QB Matt Fink, WR Velus Jones Jr., and CB Greg Johnson all entered the NCAA transfer portal, but ultimately decided to return to USC. WR Keyshawn Pie Young, a redshirt junior, announced his intention to transfer on June 28, 2019, and on July 10 of the same year, freshman CB Trey Davis entered the NCAA transfer portal after just one month of enrollment. After QB Jack Sears was officially listed as the fourth-string quarterback on the depth chart, behind starter J.T. Daniels, true freshman Kedon Slovis and Fink, Sears decided to enter the transfer portal as well but counted for 2020 Transfer portal.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Oluwole Betiku Jr.	#99	OLB	6'3	240	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Illinois Fighting Illini
Bubba Bolden	#2	S	6'3	190	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Miami Hurricanes
Randal Grimes	#87	WR	6'4	205	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	UNLV Rebels
Josh Imatorbhebhe	#17	WR	6'2	215	Sophomore	Suwanee, GA	Illinois Fighting Illini
Levi Jones	#13	ILB	6'3	220	Sophomore	Austin, TX	NC State Wolfpack
Ykili Ross	#14	S	6'1	195	Junior	Riverside, CA	UTEP Miners
Trevon Sidney	#13	WR	5'11	170	Sophomore	Pasadena, CA	Illinois Fighting Illini
Keyshawn "Pie" Young	#85	WR	5'11	170	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Marshall Thundering Herd

The Trojans added 4 players via transfer.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from
Bru McCoy	#14	WR	6'2	205	Freshman	Santa Ana, CA	Texas Longhorns
Clyde Moore	#54	LB	6'0	225	Freshman	Newport Beach, CA	Colorado Buffaloes
Chris Steele	#8	CB	6'2	187	Freshman	Bellflower, CA	Florida Gators
Drew Richmond	#53	OT	6'5	316	Senior	Memphis, TN	Tennessee Volunteers

USC returns 25 starters in 2019 including 10 on offense, 12 on defense, and 3 on special teams.

Key departures include Aca'Cedric Ware (TB – 10 games), Tyler Petite (TE – 12 games), Chuma Edoga (OT – 10 games), Chris Brown (OG – 12 games), Toa Lobendahn (C – 11 games), Jordan Austin (OG – 1 game), Malik Dorton (DT – 11 games), Porter Gustin (OLB – 5 games), Cameron Smith (ILB – 9 games), Iman Marshall (CB – 12 games), Ajene Harris (CB – 12 games), Isaiah Langley (CB – 8 games), Jonathan Lockett (CB – 5 games), Marvel Tell III (S – 10 games), Reid Budrovich (P – 12 games), Wyatt Schmidt (H – 12 games).

Other departures include Jake Russell (WR), Daniel Imatorbhebhe (TE), Reuben Peters (ILB), and Jake Olson (LS).

The official list of participants for the 2019 NFL Combine included USC football players ILB Cameron Smith, CB Iman Marshall, OLB Porter Gustin, OT Chuma Edoga & S Marvell Tell III.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Chuma Edoga	Offensive tackle	3	92 (28)	New York Jets
Iman Marshall	Cornerback	4	127 (25)	Baltimore Ravens
Marvell Tell	Safety	5	144 (6)	Indianapolis Colts
Cameron Smith	Inside Linebacker	5	162 (24)	Minnesota Vikings
Porter Gustin	Outside linebacker	UDFA	–	New Orleans Saints
Chris Brown	Offensive guard	UDFA	–	Los Angeles Chargers
Toa Lobendahn	Center	UDFA	–	New York Jets
Isaiah Langley	Cornerback	UDFA	–	Oakland Raiders
Malik Dorton	Defensive tackle	UDFA	–	Oakland Raiders
Aca'Cedric Ware	Tailback	UDFA	–	Indianapolis Colts
Ajene Harris	Cornerback	UDFA	–	Philadelphia Eagles

In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, USC was voted to finish in second place in the South Division behind Utah. The Trojans received the fourth most votes to win the Pac-12 Championship Game.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State*		Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA	ESPN	W 31–23	57,329
September 7	7:30 p.m.	No. 23 Stanford		Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–20	62,109
September 14	12:30 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 24	LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT	ABC	L 27–30 OT	62,546
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 20	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Utah		Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA	FS1	W 30–23	55,719
September 28	12:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Washington	No. 21	Husky StadiumSeattle, WA	FOX	L 14–28	66,975
October 12	4:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	NBC	L 27–30	77,622
October 19	6:30 p.m.	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA	P12N	W 41–14	53,826
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado		Folsom FieldBoulder, CO	ESPN2	W 35–31	48,913
November 2	5:00 p.m.	No. 7 Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA	FOX	L 24–56	63,011
November 9	12:30 p.m.	at Arizona State		Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ	ABC	W 31–26	54,191
November 16	8:00 p.m.	at California		California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA	FS1	W 41–17	46,397
November 23	12:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 23	Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 52–35	64,156
December 27	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Iowa*	No. 22	SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	FS1	L 24–49	50,123
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time

Name	Position	Seasons atUSC	Alma mater	Before USC
Clay Helton	Head coach	9	Houston (1994)	Memphis – Offensive coordinator (2009)
John Baxter	Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach	8	Iowa State (1987)	Michigan – Special teams coordinator (2015)
Graham Harrell	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	1	Texas Tech (2009)	North Texas – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2018)
Clancy Pendergast	Defensive coordinator / assistant head coach	6	Arizona (1990)	San Francisco 49ers – Linebackers coach (2015)
Greg Burns	Secondary coach	5	Washington State (1995)	Oregon State – Defensive backs coach (2018)
Keary Colbert	Wide receivers coach	5	USC (2006)	Alabama – Offensive analyst (2015)
Joe DeForest	Outside linebackers coach	2	Louisiana Lafayette (1987)	Kansas – Special teams coordinator (2017)
Tim Drevno	Offensive line coach / running game coordinator / pass protection coordinator	3	Cal State Fullerton (1992)	Michigan – Offensive coordinator / offensive line coach (2015)
Mike Jinks	Tailbacks coach	1	Angelo State (1993)	Bowling Green – Head coach (2018)
Chad Kauha'aha'a	Defensive line coach	1	Utah (1996)	Boise State – Defensive line coach (2018)
Johnny Nansen	Inside linebackers coach / Defensive run game coordinator	6	Washington State (1997)	Washington – Special teams coordinator / Tailbacks coach (2013)
Aaron Ausmus	Head strength and conditioning coach	3	Tennessee (1998)	Tennessee – Director of strength and conditioning (2009)
Dane Stevens	Offensive graduate assistant – Quarterbacks	3	USC (2016)	USC – Student assistant coach (2016)
Viane Talamaivao	Offensive graduate assistant – Offensive Line	1	USC (2018)	USC – Offensive Guard (2017)
Michael Hutchings	Defensive graduate assistant – Linebackers	2	USC (2017)	USC – Inside linebacker (2016)
Chris Hawkins	Defensive graduate assistant – Secondary	1	USC (2017)	USC – Defensive back (2017)
Steve Murillo	Offensive quality control analyst	6	Cal State Northridge (2003)	Washington – Director of player personal (2013)
Lenny Vandermade	Offensive quality control analyst	8	USC (2003)	San Diego – Tight end coach (2008)
John David Baker	Offensive quality control analyst	1	Abilene Christian (2013)	North Texas – Offensive quality control coach (2018)
Seth Doege	Offensive quality control analyst	1	Texas Tech (2011)	Bowling Green – Special teams coordinator (2018)
Brett Arce	Defensive quality control analyst	4	Stony Brook (2012)	Stony Brook – Tight ends coach (2015)
Shawn Howe	Defensive quality control analyst	3	Rocky Mountain College (2005)	Coastal Carolina – Defensive line coach (2018)
Joe Bolden	Special teams quality control analyst	1	Michigan (2015)	Washington State – Defensive graduate assistant (2018)
Jared Klingenberg	Assistant strength and conditioning coach	1	Idaho (2015)	San Jose State – Assistant athletic performance coach (2018)
Darren Mustin	Assistant strength and conditioning coach	3	Alabama (2007)	UMass – Sports performance coach (2018)
Christian Tupou	Assistant strength and conditioning coach	1	USC (2013)	–
Tony "Ty" Webb	Assistant strength and conditioning coach	1	Louisiana College (2010)	Southern – Head strength and conditioning coach (2018)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
2019 USC Trojans Football roster
Quarterback

4 Trevor Scully – Freshman (5′11, 170) 9 Kedon Slovis – Freshman (6′2, 200) 16 Scott Harris – Freshman (6′1, 185) 18 JT Daniels – Sophomore (6′3, 210) 19 Matt Fink – Junior (6′3, 200) Tailback

7 Stephen Carr – Junior (6′0, 210) 23 Kenan Christon – Freshman (5′10, 185) 27 Quincy Jountti – Junior (5′10, 210) 29 Vavae Malepeai – Junior (6′0, 220) 30 Markese Stepp – Freshman (6′0, 235) 37 Ben Easington – Sophomore (5′10, 210) 38 Chris Edmondson – Junior (5′9, 190) Wide receiver

1 Velus Jones Jr. – Junior (6′0, 190) 6 Michael Pittman Jr. – Senior (6′4, 220) 8 Amon-Ra St. Brown – Sophomore (6′1, 195) 13 Munir McClain – Freshman (6′4, 210) 14 Bru McCoy – Freshman (6′3, 210) 15 Drake London – Freshman (6′5, 205) 16 Dominic Davis – Senior (5′9, 195) (+CB) (+RB) 17 Zach Wilson – Freshman (6′1, 205) 21 Tyler Vaughns – Junior (6′2, 190) 22 Jack Webster – Sophomore (6′0, 190) 27 Matthew Hocum – Senior (5′10, 175) 36 Brad Aoki – Freshman (5′9, 170) (+CB) 41 Chris Caulk – Junior (6′3, 210) 80 John Jackson III – Freshman (6′2, 210) 81 Kyle Ford – Freshman (6′2, 210) 86 Chase Locke – Freshman (6′4, 190) Tight end

46 Scott Voigt – Junior (6′3, 220) 82 Jude Wolfe – Freshman (6′5, 250) 83 Josh Falo – Junior (6′6, 230) 84 Erik Krommenhoek – Junior (6′5, 260) 85 Ethan Rae – Freshman (6′5, 240) 89 Sean Mahoney – Freshman (6′5, 215) | | Offensive Lineman

51 Bernard Schirmer – OT – Junior (6′6, 290) 52 Jacob Daniel – OG – Senior (6′4, 310) 53 Drew Richmond – OT – Senior (6′5, 315) 57 Justin Dedich – C – Freshman (6′2, 295) 62 Brett Neilon – C – Sophomore (6′2, 300) 63 Damian Lopez – OG-OT – Sophomore (6′6, 320) 64 AJ Mageo – OG-OT – Freshman (6′5, 300) 65 Frank Martin II – OG – Junior (6′4, 300) 66 Gino Quinones – C-OG – Freshman (6′3, 280) 67 Mark Zuvich – C – Freshman (6′3, 260) 68 Liam Douglass – OG-OT – Freshman (6′5, 300) 70 Jalen McKenzie – OT – Sophomore (6′5, 310) 71 Liam Jimmons – OT – Junior (6′4, 305) 72 Andrew Vorhees – OG-OT – Junior (6′6, 315) 73 Austin Jackson – OT – Junior (6′6, 310) 75 Alijah Vera-Tucker – OG – Sophomore (6′4, 310) 76 Clayton Bradley – OT – Senior (6′5, 295) 77 Jason Rodriguez – OG-OT – Freshman (6′6, 325) Defensive line

47 Stanley Ta'ufo'ou – Freshman (6′3, 270) 50 Nick Figueroa – Sophomore (6′5, 280) 51 Marlon Tuipulotu – Sophomore (6′3, 305) 78 Jay Tufele – Sophomore (6′3, 305) 79 De'jon Benton – Freshman (6′3, 285) 89 Christian Rector – Senior (6′4, 270) 90 Connor Murphy – Junior (6′7, 270) 91 Brandon Pili – Junior (6′4, 325) 95 Trevor Trout – Freshman (6′4, 315) 96 Caleb Tremblay – Junior (6′5, 270) 97 Jacob Lichtenstein – Sophomore (6′5, 280) 99 Drake Jackson – Freshman (6′4, 275) Outside Linebacker

31 Hunter Echols – Sophomore (6′5, 240) 34 Eli'Jah Winston – Freshman (6′3, 240) 42 Abdul-Malik McClain – Freshman (6′4, 240) 44 Tuasivi Nomura – Freshman (6′1, 210) 53 Bryce Matthews – Sophomore (6′3, 225) Long snappers

39 Jac Casasante – Freshman (6′0, 215) 59 Damon Johnson – Junior (6′0, 205) | | Inside Linebacker

1 Palaie Gaoteote IV – Sophomore (6′2, 250) 10 John Houston Jr. – Senior (6′3, 220) 18 Raymond Scott – Sophomore (6′2, 225) (+S) 19 Ralen Goforth – Freshman (6′2, 225) 26 Kana'i Mauga – Sophomore (6′2, 240) 41 Juliano Falaniko – Sophomore (6′4, 235) 45 Maninoa Tufono – Freshman (6′3, 235) 46 Grant Jones – Junior (6′2, 225) 48 Peter Esparza – Freshman (6′1, 210) 49 Matt Bayle – Senior (6′0, 215) 52 Spencer Gilbert – Freshman (6′0, 215) 54 Clyde Moore – Freshman (6′0, 225) 56 Jordan Iosefa – Senior (6′2, 230) 58 Solomon Tuliaupupu – Freshman (6′3, 230) Cornerback

2 Olaijah Griffin – Sophomore (6′0, 170) 6 Isaac Taylor-Stuart – Freshman (6′2, 205) 7 Chase Williams – Freshman (6′2, 195) 8 Chris Steele – Freshman (6′1, 190) 9 Greg Johnson – Sophomore (5′11, 190) 13 Adonis Otey – Freshman (6′1, 180) 14 Jayden Williams – Freshman (6′1, 195) 24 Max Williams – Freshman (5′9, 180) 37 Justin Newell – Junior (6′0, 175) 44 Jack Drake – Sophomore (5′10, 190) Safety

15 Talanoa Hufanga – Sophomore (6′1, 210) 21 Isaiah Pola-Mao – Sophomore (6′4, 205) 22 Dorian Hewett – Freshman (6′0, 180) 23 Kaulana Makaula – Freshman (6′3, 190) 25 Briton Allen – Freshman (6′0, 185) 27 Brandon Perdue – Junior (6′4, 205) (+QB) 28 C.J. Pollard – Junior (6′1, 195) 30 Jordan McMillan – Freshman (5′11, 195) 31 Richard Hagestad – Junior (6′1, 200) Placekicker

15 Thomas Fitts – Senior (6′1, 185) 38 Alex Stadthaus – Sophomore (6′2, 200) 40 Chase McGrath – Sophomore (6′0, 190) 49 Michael Brown – Junior (6′1, 195) Punter

24 Ben Griffiths – Freshman (6′5, 240) 36 Will Rose – Freshman (6′1, 175) 47 Michael Shahidi – Freshman (6′0, 180) | | 2019 USC Football Roster (09/21/2019) | | | | |

Depth Chart 2019 at W

True Freshman

Double Position : *

Position	Freshman (34)	Sophomore (19)	Junior (19)	Senior (8)	2020 commit (0) 2020 signed (11)
Kedon Slovis	JT Daniels	Matt Fink	–	–	Jake Garcia
Kenan Christon Markese Stepp	–	Stephen Carr Quincy Jountti Vavae Malepeai	–	–	–
Kyle Ford Bru McCoy John Jackson III Drake London Munir McClain	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Tyler Vaughns Velus Jones Jr.	Dominic Davis Michael Pittman Jr.	Joshua Jackson Jr.	Velltray Jefferson
Ethan Rae Jude Wolfe	–	Josh Falo Erik Krommenhoek	-	-	–
Justin Dedich Liam Douglass Gino Quinones Jason Rodriguez	Jalen McKenzie Brett Neilon Alijah Vera-Tucker	Austin Jackson Liam Jimmons Frank Martin II Bernard Schirmer Andrew Vorhees	Jacob Daniel Clayton Bradley Drew Richmond	Andres Dewerk Andrew Milek Jonah Monheim Caadyn Stephen Courtland Ford Casey Collier	–
Dejon Benton Drake Jackson Stanley Ta'ufo'ou Trevor Trout	Nick Figueroa Jacob Lichtenstein Jay Tufele Marlon Tuipulotu	Connor Murphy Brandon Pili Caleb Tremblay	Christian Rector	Kobe Pepe Jamar Sekona Tuli Tuipulotu	Jay Toia
Ralen Goforth Abdul-Malik McClain Tuasivi Nomura Maninoa Tufono Solomon Tuliaupupu Eli'Jah Winston	Hunter Echols Juliano Falaniko Palaie Gaoteote IV Kana'i Mauga Raymond Scott	–	John Houston Jr. Jordan Iosefa	–	Ma'a Gaoteote
Adonis Otey Chris Steele Isaac Taylor-Stuart Chase Williams Jayden Williams Max Williams	Olaijah Griffin Greg Johnson	–	–	–	–
Briton Allen Dorian Hewett Kaulana Makaula	Talanoa Hufanga Isaiah Pola-Mao	C.J. Pollard	–	–	–
Ben Griffiths	Chase McGrath	Michael Brown Damon Johnson	–	Parker Lewis	–
x	x	x	x	–	–

redshirt year used / redshirt year eligible / * Commit

– 85 scholarships permitted, 79 currently allotted to players

– 79 recruited players on scholarship (one former walk-ons)

– LB Tayler Katoa into two-year LDS mission.

Projecting Scholarship Distribution 2019

Non-conference opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	24	13	24	24	85
All opponents	13	31	6	33	83

Pac-12 opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	82	56	58	65	261
Pac-12 opponents	45	70	53	47	215

All Opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	106	69	82	89	346
Opponents	58	101	59	80	298

Rushing statistics
29	Vavae Malepeai	TB	87	406	4.7	26	4
23	Kenan Christon	TB	66	364	5.5	55	2
7	Stephen Carr	TB	56	285	5.1	60	3
30	Markese Stepp	TB	48	307	6.4	35	3
27	Quincy Jountti	TB	13	38	2.9	6	0
16	Dominic Davis	TB	2	15	7.5	11	0
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	7	60	8.6	37	1
19	Matt Fink	QB	10	4	0.4	8	1
18	JT Daniels	QB	3	−6	−2.0	5	0
9	Kedon Slovis	QB	37	−35	−0.9	9	0
	TOTALS		341	1,670	4.1	60	14
	OPPONENTS		398	2,105	4.6	89	14

Receiving statistics
6	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	82	1,118	13.63	77	9
21	Tyler Vaughns	WR	62	752	12.13	41	5
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	60	751	12.52	95	6
1	Velus Jones Jr.	WR	6	35	5.83	8	0
15	Drake London	WR	27	391	14.48	45	3
81	Kyle Ford	WR	1	20	20.0	20	1
13	Munir McClain	WR	3	19	6.33	9	0
84	Erik Krommenhoek	TE	11	122	11.09	60	0
83	Josh Falo	TE	4	23	5.75	12	1
7	Stephen Carr	TB	18	116	6.44	15	1
29	Vavae Malepeai	TB	11	59	5.36	11	0
23	Kenan Christon	TB	8	99	12.38	58	3
–	Devon Williams	WR	1	11	11.0	11	0
	TOTALS		294	3,516	11.96	95	29
	OPPONENTS		232	2,600	11.21	71	19

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Kickoff statistics
38	Alex Stadthaus	PK	50	3,007	60.1	18	0
49	Michael Brown	PK	16	929	58.1	8	1
40	Chase McGrath	PK	1	15	15.0	0	0
	TOTALS		67	3,951	59.0	26	1
	OPPONENTS		63	3,767	59.8	20	3

Kick return statistics
1	Velus Jones Jr.	WR	28	685	24.4	1	100
7	Stephen Carr	TB	6	106	17.6	0	33
21	Tyler Vaughns	WR	1	10	10.0	0	10
70	Jalen McKenzie	OG	1	4	4.0	0	4
6	Isaac Taylor-Stuart	CB	1	0	0.0	0	0
26	Kana'i Mauga	LB	1	0	0.0	0	0
	TOTALS		38	805	21.1	1	100
	OPPONENTS		33	918	27.8	1	100

Punt return statistics
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	10	69	6.9	24
21	Tyler Vaughns	WR	7	46	6.5	14
6	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	1	0	0.0	0
	TOTALS		18	115	6.39	24
	OPPONENTS		8	58	7.2	19

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	18	Austin Jackson	OT	Miami Dolphins
2	34	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	Indianapolis Colts

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