Sophomore safety on USC's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Long Beach, CA · Los Alamitos HS
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 447 nationally · Signed with USC
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety on USC's 2026 roster.
Isaiah Rubin
Second year in the USC secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Fresno State — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 12-4 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 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 | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · 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
2026: Rubin will compete for playing time at cornerback as a redshirt sophomore in 2026. 2025: Rubin competed in all 13 games predominately on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2025. He recorded 5 tackles and 1 fumble recovery. He tallied 1 fumble recovery against Missouri State. He also ha...
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