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2021:  Lichtenstein will battle to get into the defensive line playing rotation as a 2021 junior.

2020:  Lichtenstein opted out of the first 4 games of his sophomore season as a defensive lineman but returned to the team for the final 2 games of 2020, however he did not see any action.

2019:  Lichtenstein sat out the 2019 season as a sophomore defensive lineman while recovering from a 2018 post-season knee injury.  He had 2019 post-season surgery for a sports hernia.  After the season, he was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA for medical reasons.

2018:  Lichtenstein saw action in 11 games (all but Notre Dame) and started twice (Oregon State, California) on the defensive line as a redshirt freshman in 2018.  Overall in 2018, he had 15 tackles, including 2 for losses of 4 yards, and a deflection.  He hurt his shoulder at UCLA and missed the Notre Dame game.  He had 3 tackles against UNLV, a tackle at Texas, 2 tackles (1 for a loss) against Arizona State, 6 tackles (1 for a loss) and a deflection against California and 3 tackles at UCLA.  He had post-season knee cartilage surgery.

2017:  Lichtenstein redshirted as a first-year freshman defensive lineman in 2017.  He injured his left calf prior to the Stanford game and was sidelined for the next 2 games (Stanford, Texas).  He won USC’s Co-Defensive Service Team Player of the Year Award.

HIGH SCHOOL:  He made 2016 Prep Star All-Southeast and All-State Class 8A second team as a defensive end at Cypress Bay High in Weston (Fla.).

PERSONAL:  He earned his bachelor’s degree in non-governmental organizations and social change from USC in the spring of 2021 and now is working on a master’s in sociology.