Sophomore safety on USC's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Long Beach, CA · Los Alamitos HS
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 447 nationally · Signed with USC
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore safety on USC's 2026 roster.
Isaiah Rubin
Second year in the USC secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Fresno State — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 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 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–0
vs Fresno State
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 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 · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
2026: Rubin will compete for playing time at cornerback as a redshirt sophomore in 2026. 2025: Rubin competed in all 13 games predominately on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2025. He recorded 5 tackles and 1 fumble recovery. He tallied 1 fumble recovery against Missouri State. He also…
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