USC in the NFL, 2019 schedule: When Trojan alumni play in Los Angeles

Needing some ties to USC in the NFL? You’re in luck. Tons of Trojan alumni will play the Rams or Chargers in Los Angles in 2019.

With dozens of former players from USC in the NFL and two teams calling Los Angeles home, several Trojans will either return to the LA Memorial Coliseum for the final time or visit nearby Dignity Health Sports Park this fall.

As of the end of the 2019 NFL Draft, six alums play locally. The LA Rams boast four Trojans on their roster, the most of any pro team not called the New York Jets. That includes Clay Matthews III, a six-time Pro Bowl linebacker who inked a free agent contract this offseason, after spending a decade with the Green Bay Packers. He joined fan favorite Robert Woods, Nickell Robey-Coleman and Justin Davis.

The Chargers are led by a key cog of Clay Helton’s 2017 Pac-12 Championship team, Uchenna Nwosu. He and 2019 undrafted free agent lineman Chris Brown will wear powder blue on Sundays.

Among the Trojan alumni games to watch this upcoming season? Circle Ronald Jones II and Stevie Tu’ikolovatu’s return to the Coliseum on September 29, along with JuJu Smith-Schuster and the Steelers invading Carson on October 13.

Newly drafted Marvell Tell and the Indianapolis Colts will open the regular season at the Chargers, while Iman Marshall (November 25) and Cameron Smith (December 15) come to town later in the season.

Here’s a look at the full schedule of Trojan alumni playing in Los Angeles…

2019 Projans in LA Schedule

Preseason 2: Saints at Chargers (Aug. 18)Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Preseason 3: Broncos at Rams (Aug. 22)Su’a Cravens (DEN), Nico Falah (DEN), Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)

Preseason 3: Seahawks at Chargers (Aug. 24)Rasheem Green (SEA), Jordan Simmons (SEA), Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 1: Colts at Chargers (Sept. 8)Marvell Tell (IND), Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 2: Saints at Rams (Sept. 15)Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)

Week 3: Texans at Chargers (Sept. 22)Matt Kalil (HOU), Steven Mitchell (HOU), Isaac Whitney (HOU), Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 4: Buccaneers at Rams (Sept. 29)Ronald Jones (TB), Stevie Tu’ikolovatu (TB), Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)

Week 5: Broncos at Chargers (Oct. 6)Su’a Cravens (DEN), Nico Falah (DEN), Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 6: Steelers at Chargers (Oct. 13)Zach Banner (PIT), Xavier Grimble (PIT), JuJu Smith-Schuster (PIT), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 6: 49ers at Rams (Oct. 13)Malcolm Smith (SF), Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)

Week 9: Packers at Chargers (Nov. 3)Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 11: Bears at Rams (Nov. 17)Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)

Week 11: Chiefs at Chargers (MNF Nov. 18)Leon McQuay III (KC), Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 12: Ravens at Rams (MNF Nov. 25)Iman Marshall (BAL), Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)

Week 14: Seahawks at Rams (Dec. 8)Rasheem Green (SEA), Jordan Simmons (SEA), Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)

Week 15: Vikings at Chargers (Dec. 15)Everson Griffen (MIN), Cameron Smith (MIN), Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 16: Raiders at Chargers (TBD)Chris Brown (LAC), Uchenna Nwosu (LAC)

Week 17: Cardinals at Rams (Dec. 29)Josh Shaw (ARI), Justin Davis (LAR), Clay Matthews III (LAR), Nickell Robey-Coleman (LAR), Robert Woods (LAR)