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University of Southern California linebackers: the 2027 room.
Who's leaving, how much production comes back, and how open the room looks for a transfer. Rebuilt every night from public roster and stats pages.
Updated Oct 30, 2026
The short version
3 of the 13 linebackers on the 2026 roster project to leave before 2027.
The linebackers projected to return produced 91% of last season's production at the position.
Its opening score of 9 ranks 18th of 18 Big Ten linebacker rooms.
No incoming signees or committed transfers are on record yet.
The room by class
| Class (2026) | Projected to leave | Share of last season's production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR | 0 | 8% | |
| JR | 0 | 59% | |
| SR | 3 | 1% |
Classes with fewer than 3 linebackers aren't shown. Counts are rounded per class, so they may not add up to 3.
How open is it?
The opening score runs from 0 (no room) to 100 (wide open). 60% of it is the share of last season's linebacker production that's projected to leave. 40% is how many starting spots aren't already held by returning starters or proven incoming transfers.
Linebackers here: 9% of production projected to leave, 0 incoming. Score: 9/100. It's a projection from public data, not a depth chart.
Would you start in this room?
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Other Big Ten linebacker rooms
| School | Projected to leave | Production returning | Opening score |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota | 4 of 10 | 41% | 68 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 4 of 14 | 40% | 64 |
| University of Oregon | 5 of 18 | 50% | 60 |
| Michigan State University | 3 of 9 | 50% | 58 |
| University of Washington | 3 of 8 | 43% | 58 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 5 of 14 | 44% | 57 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 6 of 15 | 43% | 56 |
| University of Michigan | 5 of 14 | 43% | 56 |
| Northwestern University | 4 of 14 | 69% | 51 |
| Indiana University Bloomington | 4 of 11 | 55% | 41 |
| University of Iowa | 4 of 13 | 62% | 37 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 7 of 23 | 60% | 37 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 4 of 13 | 74% | 28 |
| Pennsylvania State University | 2 of 10 | 75% | 27 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | 2 of 15 | 82% | 22 |
| Purdue University | 2 of 9 | 77% | 18 |
| Ohio State University | 3 of 14 | 81% | 14 |