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University of Southern California running backs: 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
1 of the 8 running backs on the 2026 roster project to leave before 2027.
The running backs projected to return produced 80% of last season's production at the position.
Its opening score of 15 ranks 14th of 18 Big Ten running back 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 | 47% |
Classes with fewer than 3 running backs aren't shown. Counts are rounded per class, so they may not add up to 1.
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 running back production that's projected to leave. 40% is how many starting spots aren't already held by returning starters or proven incoming transfers.
Running backs here: 20% of production projected to leave, 0 incoming. Score: 15/100. It's a projection from public data, not a depth chart.
Would you start in this room?
TransferSight scores your stats against every running back room in FBS.
Other Big Ten running back rooms
| School | Projected to leave | Production returning | Opening score |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles | 3 of 6 | 22% | 81 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 3 of 9 | 54% | 62 |
| Michigan State University | 3 of 11 | 52% | 57 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 of 9 | 61% | 51 |
| Northwestern University | 2 of 8 | 74% | 50 |
| University of Iowa | 2 of 7 | 71% | 45 |
| Pennsylvania State University | 1 of 7 | 74% | 43 |
| University of Minnesota | 2 of 9 | 65% | 25 |
| University of Washington | 2 of 9 | 61% | 25 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 2 of 8 | 66% | 24 |
| Indiana University Bloomington | 1 of 5 | 70% | 22 |
| Ohio State University | 1 of 7 | 71% | 20 |
| University of Michigan | 1 of 9 | 76% | 18 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 2 of 6 | 81% | 13 |
| Purdue University | 0 of 6 | 92% | 8 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | 3 of 10 | 93% | 7 |
| University of Oregon | 2 of 8 | 93% | 7 |