Marcelles Williams
USC Trojans
88
Great

Marcelles Williams

USC TrojansContender
LCBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Marcelles Williams is the projected starter at LCB for USC Trojans.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of St. John Bosco, ranked #148 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 37 tackles, 0 INT, 4 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #148 Natl2-Yr Total38 tacklesTeam Share7%Percentile81th
Carson, CA
Jersey
#25
Class
RS SO
Height
5'11"
Weight
185 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253704
2024101

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9357
National Rank
#148
High School
St. John Bosco
Hometown
Bellflower, CA

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

37 tkl · 4 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement78%

Depth at LCB · USC Trojans

  1. 12588Marcelles WilliamsStarter
  2. 22764Chasen Johnson
  3. 32164RJ Sermons
Coach USCTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.