RJ Sermons
USC Trojans
69
Depth

RJ Sermons

USC TrojansContender
LCBDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is RJ Sermons starting?

RJ Sermons is listed 3rd string at LCB for USC Trojans.

RJ Sermons is listed LCB #3 for USC at 69 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Rancho Cucamonga, ranked #105 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #105 Natl
San Bernardino, CA
Jersey
#21
Class
RS FR
Height
6'1"
Weight
190 lbs

RJ Sermons is currently behind Jontez Williams at LCB on the USC depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 91 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★4-star
Composite
0.9483
National Rank
#105
High School
Rancho Cucamonga
Hometown
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 69 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −12 depth penalty

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.

2026 Game Log

Sep 13WULTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-30

Sep 5WFRESTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 39-0

Aug 29WSJSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-26

RJ Sermons's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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