99 Best USC Football Players By Jersey Number

No. 99 Tim Ryan

There haven’t been many No. 99s in USC football history, but it’s quietly become one of the most productive numbers, with a pair of All-Americans. The first? Tim Ryan, who was twice mentioned among the nation’s best players.

A menacing defensive end, Ryan set and still holds the single-season record for tackles for loss in a season with 28, having set it in a dominant senior season in 1989.

He was one of the stars of a stout USC defense that boasted four All-Americans in a two-year stretch, with Ryan, Junior Seau, Mark Carrier and Scott Ross.

Ryan’s legacy at No. 99 carried on with Ennis Davis earning All-Pac-10 honors in the ‘90s, followed by Mike Patterson becoming an All-American in 2004.

Most recently worn by four-year starter Antwaun Woods, powerful freshman Oluwole Betiku will wear it in 2016.