Senior running back for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 210 lb · Pensacola, FL · Escambia HS / Hutchinson CC
The numbers
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 5.6 per carry · 3 catches
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 67 rush yds, 1 TD, 12 rec yds, vs Fresno State
Swing playSwung USC from 34% to 54% to win.USC at Illinois · 34-32
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Also worth knowing:
“The USC offense will be replaced by King Miller and Waymo Jordan for the rest of the game.”
Waymond Jordan
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent two seasons in the USC backfield. The receipt on tape: 67 rush yds, 12 rec yds against Fresno State, Week 1, 2026.
162 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 29 CARRIES
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 profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (80th percentile). Concern: carries (0th 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
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 54.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 54.0 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
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 | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 67 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 67 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 29 | 162 | 5.6 | 1 | 16 |
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · 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
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cody Schrader’s 2023 season.
Matches Cody on
Differs from Cody on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Trevor Etienne's freshman season at Florida (2022).
Matches Trevor on
Differs from Trevor on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #96 this season.
2026: Jordan, one of the nation’s top running backs, returns as a redshirt senior in 2026. He enters the season a Doak Walker Award candidate. 2025: Jordan, who transferred to USC in the spring of 2025 from Hutchinson CC, rushed for 576 yards on 88 carries (6.5 avg.) with 5 TDs through just six g...
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