Simote Katoanga
USC Trojans
54
Depth3rd String
Is Simote Katoanga starting?
Simote Katoanga is listed 3rd string at RDE for USC Trojans.
Simote Katoanga is listed RDE #3 for USC at 54 OVR.
See full USC Trojans depth chart ›Depth at RDE · USC Trojans
- 1182Kameryn CrawfordStarter
- 21878Zuriah Fisher
- 34954Simote KatoangaYou
USC Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the Big Ten
- Jersey
- #49
- Class
- FR
Simote Katoanga is currently behind Kameryn Crawford at RDE on the USC depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 86 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 76-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 54.
Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 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
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 49-30
Sep 5WFRESTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 39-0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | WUL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WFRES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Simote Katoanga's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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