They finished last year strong and have had impressive offseasons. He figures to be an explosive weapon this season for the offense. But there are steps he could take, and Democrats are on the alert. © University of Southern California/Daily Trojan. Sophomore Bubba Bolden took most of the reps in his place, and will be the one to line up beside senior Marvell Tell with the first team during the season opener. 1 back designated in training camp and I don't think there will be one until the hot hand emerges during the season. Alijah Vera-Tucker and Jay Tufele haven’t said if they’ll return for USC. At running back, where USC has used an equal rotation, Vavae Malepeai and Stephen Carr are listed as co-starters. Rector is capable at Predator as last season proved and he will likely stay there until Gustin returns. Dodgers overcome power outage and a Mookie Betts injury scare to beat Angels. Graffiti Names, After looking impressive in his first NFL start against the Chiefs, Justin Herbert will face a Panthers defense that has had a week to prepare for him. Drue Richmond, a grad transfer from Tennessee, will start at right tackle over Jalen McKenzie, who will kick inside to right guard, displacing Andrew Vorhees. Nike Texas Longhorns Dri-fit Performance Polo, Malik Dorton is the incumbent and though he hasn't stood out, he has done nothing to get surpassed thus far. With Cam Akers sidelined, it’ll be up to Darrell Henderson and Malcolm Brown to carry the Rams’ rushing game against the Buffalo Bills. Since 1998, insider and in-depth coverage of South Carolina Gamecocks football, baseball, basketball and recruiting. (Photo: Shotgun Spratling | USCfootball.com, Scout.com), (Photo: Shotgun Spratling | USCfootball.com, 247Sports). And even though Helton specifically highlighted McKenzie’s performance in the first scrimmage and noted how much the redshirt freshman has improved, he might still be behind the learning curve should a need to replace Edoga arises. (Emily Smith | Daily Trojan). Though most of the depth chart stayed true to the expected rotations from training camp, it also contained a number of surprises. On Friday, as that official depth chart was released, a few notable surprises made clear just how serious the USC coach was about competing until the bitter end of the preseason. 1 of 3 Go to page. Herald-Times. ©2020 F5 Sports. Teal Colour Code, Thoughts: This is the Trojans’ deepest unit on defense, especially if Gustin recovers as expected from this month’s surgery to repair his torn meniscus. Thoughts: There was little surprise that Daniels, the ballyhooed true freshman, was tapped as the starter. Kansas State Logo History, He has slowly grown more accustomed to USC’s system, and saw increased action during Saturday’s scrimmage where he performed well. Pat Freiermuth High School, Reasoning: The defensive line may be the Trojans' deepest and where they will rotate the most, which is why there are four backups listed.