2017 Football Roster
Roster
Liam Jimmons
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, CA
- High School:
- Huntington Beach HS
CAREER: He has 11 tackles, including 2.5 for losses of 12 yards (with a 9-yard sack), in his career. He has appeared in 48 games, with 20 starts, in his career.
2021: The tested Jimmons started all 12 games at right offensive guard as a senior in 2021 (he also was available to play tackle). He made the 2021 Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team and won USC’s Co-John McKay Award.
2020: Jimmons started all 6 games of 2020 at right offensive guard as a senior. He was also available to play tackle. A sprained elbow forced him out of half of the Washington State game.
2019: Jimmons was switched to offensive guard and tackle prior to 2019 spring drills from the defensive line and was a key contributor as a junior in 2019, often rotating with Jalen McKenzie at right guard. He appeared in 9 games in 2019 (all but BYU, Arizona State, California, UCLA) and started twice (Colorado, Iowa). He suffered a concussion against Stanford and missed the BYU game, then dislocated his left elbow against Oregon and missed the Arizona State, California and UCLA games.
2018: Jimmons saw action in 11 games (all but UNLV, which he missed after suffering turf toe in 2018 fall camp) on the defensive line as a sophomore in 2018. Overall in 2018, he had 6 tackles, including 2.5 for losses of 12 yards (with a 9-yard sack). He had 2 tackles at Texas, a sack against Colorado, a tackle at Utah, a tackle for loss at UCLA and a tackle (0.5 for loss) against Notre Dame.
2017: Jimmons saw action in 10 games (all but Western Michigan, Stanford, Texas, Oregon State) as a backup defensive lineman and on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2017. Overall in 2017, he had 5 tackles. He had 1 tackle against Utah and 2 each at Notre Dame and Colorado. He sprained his ankle in 2017 fall camp and missed USC’s first 2 games (Western Michigan, Stanford)
2016: Jimmons, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2016 after graduating a semester early from high school, redshirted as a first-year freshman defensive tackle in 2016.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2015 Prep Star All-West Region, USA Today All-California second team and All-Sunset League first team as a senior defensive end and tight end at Huntington Beach (Calif.) High. He had 32 tackles, including 7 for losses (with a sack), 2 deflections and a forced fumble in 2015, plus he caught 7 passes for 61 yards (8.7 avg).
As a junior in 2014, he had 45 tackles, including 6.5 for losses and 9 sacks, plus 4 deflections and 2 forced fumbles, along with 2 catches for 8 yards (4.0 avg).
He made 51 tackles, including 6 for losses (with 2 sacks), plus an interception, 2 deflections, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 forced fumbles as a 2013 sophomore, and he also caught a TD.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in real estate development at USC in the spring of 2021 and now is working on a master’s in human development and aging/sociology.
