Rutgers · W 42-35
No catches.
Penn State · W 31-23
No catches.
Ohio State · W 30-18
1 catch, -1 yards
The other 6 games average 12 yards. This one was 13 below.
Tabaracci has catches in 7 of USC’s 9 games: none against Rutgers and Penn State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Carson Tabaracci
Came to USC by way of Utah. One game to point at: 33 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Washington — Week 5, 2026.
74 receiving yards · 9 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Against Ohio State on Oct. 31: 1 catch for -1 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 9 catches for 73 yards. USC has thrown to him 13 times in 246 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): −1 receiving yard, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-41vs No. 20 Oregon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-21vs Washington | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 29 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Wisconsin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-18vs No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | 29 |
Week 5 · 2026
W 25-21
vs Washington
2 rec · 33 yds
A close one, won by 4 at home.
With L. Carrigan — 49.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Maiava — 245 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 54.3
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
134% of team targetsCatch rate
69%9 of 13 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
69% catch rate on 13 targets · 4% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 24-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.3 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
51.8%
310 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
66.6
9 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
338 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lincoln Riley.
