Freshman wide receiver for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Chicago, IL · Santa Margarita Catholic HS
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
13 catches · 4 TD · 19.6 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 104 yds, 2 TD, vs Fresno State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
USC ignited the Coliseum with a statement 42-26 victory over San Jose State, but who truly earned the right to raise the victory sword? Emotional scenes set the stage, as Matt Leinart's hype video fuels the team before kickoff and…
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Trent Mosley
Beats you over the top. The receipt: 118 rec yds, 7 receptions against San José State — Week 1, 2026.
255 REC YDS · 13 REC · 4 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (94th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (91st 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 | 4.3 | 85.0 | 19.8 | 1.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 85.0 | 19.8 | 1.3 |
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
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–30
vs Louisiana
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
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 | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 1 | 33 | Season-high 118 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 2 | 68 | Season-high 118 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 13 | 255 | 19.8 | 4 | 68 |
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · 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
Player DNA
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Bobo Beathard’s 2015 season.
Matches Bobo on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Faison's freshman season at Notre Dame (2023).
Matches Jordan on
Differs from Jordan on
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #104 this season.
2026: Mosley, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2026 after graduating a semester early from high school, looks to compete for playing time at wide receiver as a true freshman in 2026. HIGH SCHOOL: Mosley, a four-star recruit, was rated as the No. 22 player in the state of California by ESPN, N...
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