Freshman cornerback on USC's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Detroit, MI · Cass Technical HS
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 418 nationally · Signed with USC
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman cornerback on USC's 2026 roster.
Alex Graham
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the USC secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Fresno State — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
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 | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35@ Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–0
vs Fresno State
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lincoln Riley, all balanced offenses — 13-4 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
47.3%
129 pass / 144 run
Plays / game
68.2
4 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
137 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylin Lackey’s 2025 season.
Matches Jaylin on
Differs from Jaylin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rashad Godfrey Jr.'s freshman season at Iowa (2025).
Matches Rashad on
Player DNA
2026: Graham, a talented safety, returns to compete for playing time as a redshirt freshman in 2026. 2025: Graham, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2025 after graduating a semester early from high school, recorded 15 tackles, including 2 for loss of 5 yards, while appearing in 5 games with…
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