Brendan Cho

DT · USC · #89

6′3″ · 300 lb · Chatsworth, CA · Heritage Christian School

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No game stats on our list this season yet.

Where he comes from

Chatsworth, CAHometown
Heritage Christian SchoolHigh school
Within 25 miles of Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumDistance
On the USC roster since 2025Roster

Where he fits

USC lists 21 defensive linemen this season.

USC defensive linemen with a game this season

Kameryn Fountain7 games this season
Luke Wafle7 games this season
Alex VanSumeren6 games this season
Jide Abasiri6 games this season
Braylan Shelby5 games this season
Zuriah Fisher5 games this season

USC’s week

RecordUSC is 6-1, No. 16 in the AP poll (week 8).
Next gamevs Ohio State · Sat Oct 31

Players like him

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Brendan Cho

DT · USC · #89

One game to point at: 1 tackle against Missouri State — Week 1, 2025.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

USC in the news

Top-150 recruit commits to USCOn3 Oct 21
$70M buyout talk for RileyYahoo Sports Oct 16
USC DC Gary Patterson explains key coaching changeSports Illustrated Oct 13
Ex-USC player arrested for rapeABC7 Los Angeles Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	USC	1	0.0	0.0
Career		1	0.0	0.0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 73-13vs Missouri State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 1 tackle

Signature game

Week 1 · 2025

W 73-13

vs Missouri State

1 tackle

Dominant 60-point win at home against Missouri State.

Teams and coaches

2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are his season so far.

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#2975 / 2975 · 0th pct

Tackles#2976 / 2976 · 0th pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Lincoln Riley

Pass share

50.4%

420 pass / 414 run

Plays / game

64.2

13 games

Team sack rate

2.9%

421 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

1 tackle in 1 game

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Where he comes from

Where he fits

USC defensive linemen with a game this season

USC’s week

Players like him

Also from Chatsworth, CA

News and fans

USC in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

1 tackle in 1 game

Two seasons at USC