#19

Michael Hutchings

Inside linebacker for USC. 2016: 66 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

ILB · USC · #19

6′1″ · Antioch, CA

USC 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

OLB recruit

No. 107 nationally · Signed with USC

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 inside linebacker for USC. 2016: 66 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at USC, 66 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Signed with USC4-star out of De La Salle

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#107 national

CFB

College

USC

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014

Steve Sarkisian

USC

2016

Clay Helton

USC

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Steve Sarkisian → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014USC9-4HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2016USC10-3HC: Clay Helton · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (89th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#284 / 2668 · 89th pct

8.0

Sacks#306 / 2668 · 87th pct

3.0

Tackles#367 / 2668 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#550 / 2668 · 79th pct

QB hurries#640 / 2668 · 66th pct

Passes defended#754 / 2668 · 65th pct

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

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
Road7g	5.0	0.9	0.2	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.9	0.8	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	5.4	0.3	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	USC	66	34	8.0	3.0	2	--	--
2014	USC	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		66	34	8.0	3.0	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2016

W 26–13

at Washington

9 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 TFL

With S. Darnold — 287 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 77.7 · 15 rush yds (4 car) · C. Tilbey — 31 AVG · 35 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week