Trovon Reed - Football Coach

Trovon Reed

Title:
Cornerbacks Coach
Email:
football@usc.edu

Trovon Reed enters his second season as USC's cornerbacks coach.

Reed tutored CB DeCarlos Nicholson who was fifth on the team with 42 tackles and was tied for a team-leading 4 PBUs with fellow CB Marcelles Williams. Williams also recorded 41 tackles. USC signed the nation’s unanimously ranked No. 1 recruiting class highlighted by cornerbacks Jayden Crowder, Elbert “Rock” Hill IV and Brandon Lockhart.

Prior to arriving at Troy, Reed was the cornerbacks coach at UCF. During his one season with the Knights, Reed developed a room of impressive cornerbacks. Redshirt senior Mac McWilliams, a Senior Bowl invitee, finished the 2024 season with 32 tackles, with 6.5 for loss of 23 yards (including 1 sack for minus 4 yards), 2 PBUs, 1 INT and 1 forced fumble. Per PFF, McWilliams was the fourth-highest graded cornerback in the Big 12. McWilliams was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round with the No. 145 overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Senior Brandon Adams, another Senior Bowl invitee, tallied 14 tackles, including 1 for loss of 1 yard. He tied for a team-leading 2 INTs and notched 2 PBUs.

Reed was the only cornerbacks coach in the nation to have two of his players compete in the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl.

Reed also tutored freshman Chasen Johnson. A two-time PFF Freshman of the Week, Johnson collected 18 tackles, with 0.5 for loss of 1 yard and 2 PBUs while seeing action in 12 games with 4 starts.

Prior to UCF, Reed spent three seasons (2021-23) at Auburn as the Tigers' director of football and recruiting relations. While at Auburn, he became a fixture in recruiting and helped the Tigers land several top recruits. In 2024, Reed helped Auburn sign the No. 8 recruiting class in the nation, per On3 and Rivals. The Tigers also recorded two Top 20 recruiting classes in 2022 and 2023. In 2021, Auburn had a coaching vacancy, and Reed was able to be elevated into an authorized off-campus recruiter.

Reed was a five-star recruit in the Class of 2010 out of Thibodaux HS in Louisiana, rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 25 player in the country. He played at Auburn from 2010-14 and was a member of Auburn's 2010 National Championship team. He helped the Tigers win two SEC Championships (2010 and 2013) and earn another appearance in the national title game (2014). He spent most of his career at wide receiver before moving to cornerback for his final season in 2014.

As an undrafted free agent, Reed spent time playing for several NFL teams from 2015-18 including the Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. He was a member of the AAF's Birmingham Iron and the XFL's St. Louis Battlehawks and Tampa Bay Vipers.