Countdown to kickoff is back! USC will kick off its 2026 football season on August 29 when the Trojans host San Jose State at the Coliseum. In this series, we will be counting down the days until the season opener by highlighting a notable Trojan who wore each number.
Today, we look back at Hall of Fame offensive lineman Tony Boselli.
Position: Offensive line
Years played at USC: 1991-1994
Career highlights: Boselli was a dominant force at offensive tackle for the Trojans during the early 1990s. In his four-year USC career, Boselli earned first-team All-American honors twice and first-team All-Pac-10 three times. As a senior in 1994, he won the Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in the Pac-10 Conference.
After USC: The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Boselli with the second overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. He was the first draft pick in the expansion franchise’s history. Boselli’s professional career was not super long, but boy was it dominant. Despite playing just seven seasons in the league—six with Jacksonville and one with the Houston Texans—Boselli made five Pro Bowls and was named first-team All-Pro three times.
Boselli was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022. Last year, he was named the Jaguars’ executive vice president of football operations.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC countdown to kickoff: Recalling Trojans OL Tony Boselli
Reporting by Adam Bradford, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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