Freshman running back for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Euless, TX · Carroll HS
The numbers
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 2.3 per carry · 5 catches
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rush yds, 1 TD, 6 rec yds, vs San José State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Riley Wormley
Second year in the USC backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 24 rec yds, 5 rush yds against Louisiana — Week 2, 2026.
14 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 12-4 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–30
vs Louisiana
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
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 | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 6 | 14 | 3.4 | 1 | 5 |
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · USC
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
2026: Wormley looks to compete for playing time at running back as a redshirt freshman in 2026. 2025: Wormley, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2025 after graduating a semester early from high school, appeared in 3 games (Northwestern, UCLA and the Alamo Bowl against TCU) at running back as a...
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