THIRD AND DATA

Week 9 · 2023

#24 USC at California

Sat 10/28/2023 04:00 PMCalifornia Memorial StadiumCalifornia pregame23% — Pregame win probability: 23% for California. USC favored, and won.Conference

61°Clear9 mph W · 54% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

#24 USC

50

8–5

California

49

6–7

Attendance

43,716

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2023, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

USCQuarterbacks2 blue chips6
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB13Caleb Williams6'1"·2153yr
    3,633 Pass yds30 TD5 Int68.6 Cmp%115 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB7Miller Moss6'2"·2103yr
    681 Pass yds7 TD1 Int70.8 Cmp%32 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB16Jake Jensen6'1"·2123yr
    1 Rush yds
  • 55-star recruitQB16Malachi Nelson6'3"·1931yr
    0 Pass yds0 TD0 Int33.3 Cmp%
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB31Isaac Ward5'10"·1854yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Gage Roy6'2"·2102yr
CALQuarterbacksNo blue chips5
  • 22-star recruitQB15Fernando Mendoza6'5"·2252yr
    1,708 Pass yds14 TD10 Int63.0 Cmp%86 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Ben Finley ← NC State6'3"·2004yr
    575 Pass yds3 TD4 Int57.4 Cmp%8 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB19Tyler Jensen6'6"·2153yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB20Belay Brummel6'2"·1751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB27Brady Weingart6'3"·2051yr
USCOffensive line5 blue chips18
CALDefensive line1 blue chip17
USCDefensive line4 blue chips18
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE10Jamil Muhammad ← Georgia State6'1"·2605yr
    46 Tackles9.5 TFL5.5 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitDE51Solomon Byrd6'3"·2506yr
    44 Tackles7.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE10Braylan Shelby6'5"·2601yr
    17 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE6Anthony Lucas ← Texas A&M6'5"·2852yr
    9 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE35DJ Peevy6'3"·2601yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE39Garrett Pomerantz6'2"·2252yr
  • 44-star recruitDL1Bear Alexander ← Georgia6'3"·3162yr
    45 Tackles6.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL92Kyon Barrs ← Arizona6'2"·2905yr
    18 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL79De'Jon Benton6'2"·2705yr
    11 Tackles5.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL31Tyrone Taleni6'2"·2754yr
    11 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Jack Sullivan ← Purdue6'5"·2756yr
    8 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL47Stanley Ta'ufo'ou6'2"·2755yr
    7 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL56Elijah Hughes6'3"·2951yr
    5 Tackles1.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 55-star recruitDL0Korey Foreman6'4"·2503yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL93Sinjun Astani6'4"·2708yr
    career 4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL1Devan Thompkins6'5"·3002yr
  • 33-star recruitDL0Deijon Laffitte6'3"·3051yr
  • 33-star recruitDT94Kobe Pepe6'2"·3404yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
CALOffensive line1 blue chip20
USCBacks & tight ends5 blue chips13
  • 44-star recruitRB—MarShawn Lloyd ← South Carolina5'9"·2104yr
    116 Car820 Rush yds9 TD7.1 Rush avg
    13 Rec232 Rec yds17.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB6Austin Jones5'10"·2005yr
    85 Car477 Rush yds7 TD5.6 Rush avg
    13 Rec103 Rec yds7.9 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB0Quinten Joyner5'11"·2201yr
    18 Car125 Rush yds1 TD6.9 Rush avg
    1 Rec7 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB24Darwin Barlow6'0"·2205yr
    8 Car81 Rush yds1 TD10.1 Rush avg
    1 Rec10 Rec yds10.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB0Raleek Brown5'9"·1932yr
    3 Car16 Rush yds1 TD5.3 Rush avg
    3 Rec18 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB28A'Marion Peterson6'0"·2151yr
    2 Car14 Rush yds0 TD7.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB5Matt Colombo5'11"·2054yr
    1 Car7 Rush yds0 TD7.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Lake McRee6'4"·2503yr
    26 Rec262 Rec yds1 TD10.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE24Carson Tabaracci6'1"·2302yr
    1 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD32.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE18Jude Wolfe6'6"·2475yr
    2 Rec5 Rec yds1 TD2.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE44Kade Eldridge6'4"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE95Luke Otte6'5"·2601yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE86CJ Woods6'2"·2551yr
CALLinebackers2 blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitLB3Kaleb Elarms-Orr6'2"·2353yr
    87 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB4Cade Uluave6'1"·2301yr
    67 Tackles6.5 TFL2.0 Sacks2 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB44Xavier Carlton6'6"·2754yr
    50 Tackles5.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB8Jackson Sirmon6'2"·2405yr
    47 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB23Hunter Barth6'2"·2303yr
    19 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB32Blake Antzoulatos6'2"·2255yr
    14 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB8Nate Rutchena6'3"·2303yr
    12 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB19Ryan McCulloch6'2"·2581yr
    9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB10Sergio Allen ← Clemson6'1"·2304yr
    6 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB55Muelu Iosefa6'3"·2304yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB88Andy Alfieri6'3"·2444yr
  • 33-star recruitLB46Sam Ross6'4"·2402yr
  • 22-star recruitLB57BJ Jones6'2"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB58Elijah Diaz6'2"·2402yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB59Murphy Glasgow6'3"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB50Tidiane Jalloh6'5"·2701yr
USCLinebackers7 blue chips14
  • 33-star recruitLB13Mason Cobb ← Oklahoma State6'0"·2304yr
    85 Tackles7.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB18Eric Gentry6'6"·2253yr
    43 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB24Tackett Curtis6'2"·2301yr
    37 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB53Shane Lee6'0"·2405yr
    26 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB9Romello Height6'3"·2354yr
    18 Tackles5.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB9Raesjon Davis6'0"·2283yr
    17 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB2Anthony Beavers6'2"·2373yr
    15 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB6Chris Thompson Jr.6'3"·2454yr
    9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB42Deuce Palmer ← SMU6'1"·2155yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB2Sam Greene6'2"·2511yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB58Solomon Tuliaupupu6'3"·2605yr
    career 9 Tackles3.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB15Garrison Madden6'3"·2352yr
    career 2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB57Roman Marchetti6'2"·2252yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB52Theo Bravos5'10"·2101yr
CALBacks & tight ends3 blue chips15
  • 33-star recruitFB44Beaux Tagaloa6'0"·2505yr
  • 44-star recruitRB0Jaydn Ott5'11"·2082yr
    245 Car1,310 Rush yds12 TD5.3 Rush avg
    26 Rec196 Rec yds7.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB22Isaiah Ifanse ← San José State5'9"·2054yr
    70 Car365 Rush yds7 TD5.2 Rush avg
    8 Rec50 Rec yds6.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB31Ashton Stredick5'9"·2004yr
    42 Car200 Rush yds2 TD4.8 Rush avg
    4 Rec27 Rec yds6.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Jaivian Thomas5'10"·1981yr
    18 Car110 Rush yds1 TD6.1 Rush avg
    3 Rec24 Rec yds8.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB6Justin Williams-Thomas ← Tennessee6'0"·2202yr
    21 Car91 Rush yds0 TD4.3 Rush avg
    1 Rec7 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB23King Doerue ← Purdue5'10"·2055yr
    career 308 Car1,148 Rush yds10 TD3.7 Rush avg
    47 Rec381 Rec yds8.1 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB21Byron Cardwell Jr.6'0"·2203yr
    career 72 Car493 Rush yds4 TD6.8 Rush avg
    8 Rec37 Rec yds4.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB33Dean-Taylor Chapman5'9"·1851yr
  • 33-star recruitTE88Jack Endries6'4"·2402yr
    35 Rec408 Rec yds2 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE89Asher Alberding ← North Texas6'4"·2555yr
    1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE86Jeffrey Johnson6'5"·2503yr
  • 33-star recruitTE89Ben Marshall6'4"·2391yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88J.T. Byrne ← Oregon State6'5"·2652yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE39Michael Cooley6'7"·2301yr
USCReceivers5 blue chips14
  • 33-star recruitWR16Tahj Washington5'10"·1755yr
    59 Rec1,062 Rec yds8 TD18.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR2Brenden Rice6'3"·2104yr
    45 Rec791 Rec yds12 TD17.6 Rec avg
  • 55-star recruitWR0Duce Robinson6'6"·2301yr
    16 Rec351 Rec yds2 TD21.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Zachariah Branch5'10"·1801yr
    31 Rec320 Rec yds2 TD10.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR4Mario Williams5'9"·1783yr
    29 Rec305 Rec yds2 TD10.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR3Dorian Singer ← Arizona6'0"·1773yr
    24 Rec289 Rec yds3 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR11Kyron Hudson6'1"·2152yr
    17 Rec189 Rec yds2 TD11.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR2Michael Jackson III6'0"·2053yr
    17 Rec146 Rec yds1 TD8.6 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR8Ja'Kobi Lane6'4"·2001yr
    7 Rec93 Rec yds2 TD13.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR6Makai Lemon5'11"·1951yr
    6 Rec88 Rec yds0 TD14.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR44Josiah Zamora5'8"·1853yr
    2 Rec11 Rec yds0 TD5.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR40Ty Shamblin5'11"·1954yr
  • 22-star recruitWR85Jaden Moore6'0"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR46Corey Nerhus5'9"·1951yr
CALDefensive backs2 blue chips20
USCDefensive backs11 blue chips17
CALReceivers5 blue chips17
  • 33-star recruitWR6Jeremiah Hunter6'2"·2124yr
    63 Rec709 Rec yds7 TD11.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Trond Grizzell6'4"·2053yr
    39 Rec590 Rec yds5 TD15.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR9Taj Davis ← Washington6'1"·2055yr
    38 Rec393 Rec yds3 TD10.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR14Monroe Young6'1"·2055yr
    19 Rec208 Rec yds1 TD10.9 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Brian Hightower ← Illinois6'3"·2156yr
    10 Rec101 Rec yds0 TD10.1 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR3Mavin Anderson6'0"·2003yr
    8 Rec87 Rec yds0 TD10.9 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR18Sam Jackson V5'10"·1953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR20Marquis Montgomery6'4"·2201yr
    3 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD10.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR16Mason Mangum5'11"·1854yr
  • 33-star recruitWR16Jaiven Plummer6'3"·2102yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR9Mason Starling6'4"·2002yr
    career 7 Rec70 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR5Mojo Dortch6'0"·1672yr
    career 1 Rec1 Rec yds0 TD1.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR13Nyziah Hunter6'1"·2101yr
  • 33-star recruitWR26Grant Daley6'1"·1904yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR4Jordan King6'2"·2152yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Kenden Robinson Jr.6'2"·2102yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR83Myles Reber5'11"·1851yr
USCKickersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK48Denis Lynch5'7"·1903yr
    10 FG15 FGA53 Long95 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK95Tyler Robles5'7"·1751yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Garth White6'3"·2062yr
CALKickersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK16Michael Luckhurst6'1"·1802yr
    3 FG9 FGA39 Long21 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK15Mateen Bhaghani6'0"·1781yr
    8 FG9 FGA43 Long52 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK28Spencer Brien6'1"·1851yr
USCPuntersNo blue chips4
CALPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundP37Lachlan Wilson6'3"·1954yr
    53 Punts44.5 Avg15 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP36Thomas Lee5'11"·1852yr
    career 29 Punts36.6 Avg8 In 20

Previous 10 meetings vs. USC

California 2–8 vs USC

  • 2022 · wk 10California 35 @ USC 41
  • 2021 · wk 14USC 14 @ California 24
  • 2019 · wk 12USC 41 @ California 17
  • 2018 · wk 11California 15 @ USC 14
  • 2017 · wk 4USC 30 @ California 20
  • 2016 · wk 9California 24 @ USC 45
  • 2015 · wk 9USC 27 @ California 21
  • 2014 · wk 12California 30 @ USC 38
  • 2013 · wk 11USC 62 @ California 28
  • 2012 · wk 4California 9 @ USC 27

Previous 5 meetings vs. Justin Wilcox

USC 3–2 vs Justin Wilcox

  • 2022 · wk 10California 35 @ USC 41
  • 2021 · wk 14USC 14 @ California 24
  • 2019 · wk 12USC 41 @ California 17
  • 2018 · wk 11California 15 @ USC 14
  • 2017 · wk 4USC 30 @ California 20

Previous meeting vs. Lincoln Riley

California 0–1 vs Lincoln Riley

  • 2022 · wk 10California 35 @ USC 41

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