Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-13vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#89
Brendan Cho
Sophomore defensive tackle on USC's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 300 lb · Chatsworth, CA · Heritage Christian School
Returning to USC for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Missouri State
His career numbers, season by seasonBrendan Cho
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Missouri State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
USC
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USC | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · USC
Returning around him
- 3 USC players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
Background
2026: Cho will compete for playing time on the defensive line as a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle in 2026. 2025: Cho saw action in 2 games (Missouri State and Georgia Southern) as a true freshman defensive tackle in 2025. He recorded 1 tackle against Missouri State. 2024: Cho did not see act...
The defensive line · USC
- #1Kameryn Fountain10.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Jahkeem Stewart7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Braylan Shelby6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Jide Abasiri4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #89Brendan Cho0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · USC team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology