Alex VanSumeren
USC Trojans
86
Great

Alex VanSumeren

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RDTDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Michigan State
Projected Starter

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Alex VanSumeren is the projected starter at RDT for USC Trojans.

Redshirt senior · #91 · 6'2", 300 lbs

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Depth at RDT · USC Trojans

  1. 19186Alex VanSumerenStarter
  2. 28874Floyd Boucard
  3. 39957Jamaal Jarrett

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Garber, ranked #200 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 50 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 86 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #200 NatlTeam Share6%Percentile85th
Bay City, MI
Jersey
#91
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
300 lbs
Transfer
Michigan State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—5021.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9207
National Rank
#200
High School
Garber
Hometown
Essexville, MI

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated defense; 85th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 86.

Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 23% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WPSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-23

Oct 3WWASHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-21

Sep 26LORETKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-27

Sep 19WRUTGTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-35

Sep 13WULTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-30

Sep 5WFRESTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 39-0

Alex VanSumeren's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

50 tkl · 2 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement86%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.