Walter Matthews
USC Trojans
69
Depth

Walter Matthews

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Is Walter Matthews starting?

Walter Matthews is No. 4 on the USC Trojans depth chart at TE.

Walter Matthews is listed TE #4 for USC at 69 OVR.

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Depth at TE · USC Trojans

  1. 11984Mark BowmanStarter
  2. 28477Tucker Ashcraft
  3. 38871Taniela Tupou
  4. 42369Walter MatthewsYou
  5. 52466Carson Tabaracci

What's Next

Who do they play next?Logan Blake — at Rutgers · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Tucker Ashcraft — No. 2 at TE for USCHow do they compare?Notre Dame — Rivalry

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Hiram, ranked #185 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #185 Natl
Hiram, GA
Jersey
#23
Class
RS SO
Height
6'6"
Weight
305 lbs

Walter Matthews is currently behind Mark Bowman at TE on the USC depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 90 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9251
National Rank
#185
High School
Hiram
Hometown
Hiram, GA

Why this rating?

On a 94-rated offense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 69 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
94
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −16 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

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Walter Matthews's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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