Senior tight end for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Park City, UT · Park City HS / Utah
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 6.3 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 15 yds, vs San José State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Carson Tabaracci
He got to USC by way of Utah. One game to point at: 15 rec yds, 2 receptions against San José State — Week 1, 2026.
25 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lincoln Riley.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 20-9 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–30
vs Louisiana
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 4 | 25 | 5.8 | 0 | 8 |
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · USC
Returning around him
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
CAREER: Throughout his four-year career at USC, Tabaracci has recorded 4 receptions for 64 yards (16.0 avg.) with 1 TD and 4 tackles. 2026: Tabaracci looks to compete for playing time as a redshirt senior tight end in 2026. 2025: Tabaracci saw action in 10 games (all but Purdue, Notre Dame and Ne...
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