Can USC Trojans Wide Receivers Ja’Kobi Lane or Kyron Hudson pass the 1,000-yard mark?

During seven matches the USC Trojans have two receivers tied for the team lead with 303 yards. Ja’Kobi Lane and Kyron Hudson have put up nearly identical numbers. In fact, Lane barely tops Hudson with 27 receptions, compared to Hudson’s 26. Lane also leads the team with five touchdown receptions.

USC quarterback Miller Moss has distributed the wealth generously among his wide receiver unit. Between the leading receivers and Kyle Ford, who is seventh on the team in receiving yards with 135 yards, Moss hasn’t shown himself to be a big favorite when it comes to targets.

In terms of production, the Trojans have been surprisingly lacking at the wide receiver position. They’ve only had one game where a receiver went over 100 yards, when Lane had 10 receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns against the Wisconsin Badgers on September 28.

Sophomore wide receiver Zachariah Branch had nearly 100 yards the week before when the Trojans faced Michigan in the Big House. Branch had his best game of the season when he caught six passes for 98 yards. The reigning All-American had some of the highest expectations of any USC wide receiver. He hasn’t quite had the season he wanted yet, as he currently has 276 receiving yards and no touchdowns on 27 catches.

During the Trojans’ three-game losing streak, USC’s wide receiver room struggled to produce. Fellow second-year wide receiver Makai Lemon has taken a step further. He led the Trojans in receiving yards during the losses to Penn State and Maryland with 73 and 89 yards, respectively.

Another one wide receiver from the star-studded sophomore classDuce Robinson hasn’t had the most success this season despite a big jump in playing time. In his true freshman year last season, Robinson finished with 16 receptions for 351 yards. This year, he currently has 14 receptions for 224 yards.

The Trojans will face some top 15 passing defenses in the country in Washington and Notre Dame, which will make things difficult when USC tries to air the ball, but games against Rutgers and UCLA should help improve the stats while they both sit in the middle of the FBS when passing defense.

The youth and inexperience have been on display many times this season from the Trojan Wide Receiver Room, but the talent has certainly flashed several times throughout the year. Although USC’s hopes of competing for a national title and the Big Ten championship are over with a 3-4 record, the Trojans still have a lot to play for in terms of development and chemistry.