Through two weeks of USC fall camp, here is our take on the current depth chart (an asterisk denotes a player who is missing time right now due to injury):
QB: Matt Barkley; Cody Kessler or Max Wittek
Still no word from Lane Kiffin on which back-up quarterback is in the lead for the No. 2 spot.
TB: Curtis McNeal; Silas Redd, D.J. Morgan, Buck Allen,
Redd appears to have moved ahead of Morgan for the No. 2 spot.
FB: Soma Vainuku; Jahleel Pinner, Charles Burks
Vainuku has put together a real nice fall camp as he gets ready for starting role.
FL: Robert Woods; De'Von Flournoy, Nelson Agholor
Woods is looking good on that ankle lately.
SE: Marqise Lee; George Farmer, Victor Blackwell
Farmer and Blackwell have both performed well in recent practices
TE: Randall Telfer or Xavier Grimble; Junior Pomee *, Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick
Pomee was looking real good early in camp before getting hurt
LT: Aundrey Walker; Max Tuerk, Nathan Guertler
Tuerk was impressive while Walker was out, but Walker recently returned to action.
LG: Marcus Martin; Abe Markowitz, Giovanni Di Poalo
Markowitz can also serve as an option at center
C: Khaled Holmes; Cyrus Hobbi
Holmes looks like an All-American in camp
RG: John Martinez; Jeremy Galten
Martinez pairs with Graf to form an effective right side
RT: Kevin Graf*; Zach Banner
Guerlter has moved over to the right side in recent days with Graf out of action.
DE: J.R. Tavai*; Greg Townsend Jr.*, Morgan Breslin
With Tavai and Townsend both out and DeVante Wilson going down for the year with a knee injury, Breslin has flipped over from the right side.
DT: George Uko; Leonard Williams
Uko is showing signs of very good play -- a breakout year could definitely be on the horizon.
NT: Antwuan Woods; Christian Heyward, Cody Temple*
Woods has improved greatly from last fall.
DE: Wes Horton*; Kevin Greene
Greene could be counted on to play an increased role this fall.
WLB: Hayes Pullard; Anthony Sarao, Dallas Kelley
Pullard will move to the middle if Dawson is out.
MLB: Lamar Dawson*; Scott Starr, Will Andrew
Dawson has been out of action for a while.
SLB: Dion Bailey*; Tony Burnett, Jabari Ruffin
Bailey has seen spot duty in recent days, he should be fine.
CB: Nickell Robey; Kevon Seymour, Ryan Henderson, Brian Baucham*
Seymour has taken advantage of the absence of other corners to make an early impact.
CB: Anthony Brown; Torin Harris*, Devian Shelton
Kiffin has made no secret of how much he misses Harris in the lineup.
FS: T.J. McDonald; Drew McAllister, Gerald Bowman
After missing spring, Bowman started slow in camp but has come on lately.
SS: Jawanza Starling; Demetrius Wright, Josh Shaw
Shaw could play either corner or safety, though the coaches appear to prefer him at safety.
QB: Matt Barkley; Cody Kessler or Max Wittek
Still no word from Lane Kiffin on which back-up quarterback is in the lead for the No. 2 spot.
TB: Curtis McNeal; Silas Redd, D.J. Morgan, Buck Allen,
Redd appears to have moved ahead of Morgan for the No. 2 spot.
FB: Soma Vainuku; Jahleel Pinner, Charles Burks
Vainuku has put together a real nice fall camp as he gets ready for starting role.
FL: Robert Woods; De'Von Flournoy, Nelson Agholor
Woods is looking good on that ankle lately.
SE: Marqise Lee; George Farmer, Victor Blackwell
Farmer and Blackwell have both performed well in recent practices
TE: Randall Telfer or Xavier Grimble; Junior Pomee *, Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick
Pomee was looking real good early in camp before getting hurt
LT: Aundrey Walker; Max Tuerk, Nathan Guertler
Tuerk was impressive while Walker was out, but Walker recently returned to action.
LG: Marcus Martin; Abe Markowitz, Giovanni Di Poalo
Markowitz can also serve as an option at center
C: Khaled Holmes; Cyrus Hobbi
Holmes looks like an All-American in camp
RG: John Martinez; Jeremy Galten
Martinez pairs with Graf to form an effective right side
RT: Kevin Graf*; Zach Banner
Guerlter has moved over to the right side in recent days with Graf out of action.
DE: J.R. Tavai*; Greg Townsend Jr.*, Morgan Breslin
With Tavai and Townsend both out and DeVante Wilson going down for the year with a knee injury, Breslin has flipped over from the right side.
DT: George Uko; Leonard Williams
Uko is showing signs of very good play -- a breakout year could definitely be on the horizon.
NT: Antwuan Woods; Christian Heyward, Cody Temple*
Woods has improved greatly from last fall.
DE: Wes Horton*; Kevin Greene
Greene could be counted on to play an increased role this fall.
WLB: Hayes Pullard; Anthony Sarao, Dallas Kelley
Pullard will move to the middle if Dawson is out.
MLB: Lamar Dawson*; Scott Starr, Will Andrew
Dawson has been out of action for a while.
SLB: Dion Bailey*; Tony Burnett, Jabari Ruffin
Bailey has seen spot duty in recent days, he should be fine.
CB: Nickell Robey; Kevon Seymour, Ryan Henderson, Brian Baucham*
Seymour has taken advantage of the absence of other corners to make an early impact.
CB: Anthony Brown; Torin Harris*, Devian Shelton
Kiffin has made no secret of how much he misses Harris in the lineup.
FS: T.J. McDonald; Drew McAllister, Gerald Bowman
After missing spring, Bowman started slow in camp but has come on lately.
SS: Jawanza Starling; Demetrius Wright, Josh Shaw
Shaw could play either corner or safety, though the coaches appear to prefer him at safety.
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