Sophomore safety on USC's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · North Hollywood, CA · Sierra Canyon HS
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 379 nationally · Signed with USC
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety on USC's 2025 roster.
Marquis Gallegos
He has spent three seasons in the USC secondary. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Louisiana — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lincoln Riley.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 19-10 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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 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 · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-13vs Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 59-20vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 29-10vs UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 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: Gallegos will compete for playing time at safety as a redshirt sophomore in 2026. 2025: Gallegos saw action in all 13 games, predominately on special teams, as a redshirt freshman in 2025. He tallied 5 tackles, including 2 for loss of 7 yards in 2025. He recorded 3 tackles, including 2 for...
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