Your USC Trojans will look quite different in the 2024 season. Their Heisman Trophy-winning star quarterback Caleb Williams seems likely to eventually forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, along with many of their top offensive players from 2023.
Their defense, which wasn’t very good in 2023, will be without many of their top talents, including safety Max Williams. Williams was among the standouts in the lonely defense, which is why he will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.
Williams spent five years as a Trojan, and although he is eligible for a sixth season because of injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided it was time for a change. Max told LA Times staff writer Thuc Nhi Nguyen that it is time to move on to bigger and better things.
In five seasons as a Trojan, Williams played in 33 games and recorded 131 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, three interceptions returned for 71 yards, and three forced fumbles. Williams’ best season came in 2022 as a junior and played in all 14 games.
The Carson native will look for a fresh start after five great years as a Trojan. There was nothing more left to prove, and we wish him the best in his next journey, wherever that may be.