The USC Trojans’ offensive line has perhaps the most important role on the team: protecting Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. The good thing is this group is loaded from top to bottom, even after losing a few payers to the NFL, including Andrew Vorhees.
Jack Follman of SuperWest Sports continued his preseason position gropu rankings. He has the Trojans’ offensive line as the second-best group in the Pac-12, just behind the Oregon State Beavers.
“Transfers really bolster this group with Florida transfer (Michael) Tarquin looking like all-conference (material) and Washington State transfer (Jarrett) Kingston one of the better in the conference,” Follman wrote. “Homegrown talents (Jonah) Monheim and (Justin) Dedich could be the best of the group, though.”
If you talk to USC insiders, many will tell you that with Justin Dedich knowing the line calls at the center position and having an established relationship with Caleb Williams, he becomes the most important non-Caleb player on the whole roster. If USC can keep Dedich and Caleb healthy the whole season, the offensive line could suffer one or two injuries at the other positions (particularly guard) and not suffer a big drop-off. If Dedich goes down, however, then it might be time to worry.
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