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 take a look at former USC All-American offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees.
Position: Offensive line
Years played at USC: 2017-2022
Career highlights: It did not take long for Vorhees to earn a starting role at USC, emerging as the Trojans’ right guard by the fifth game of his true freshman year in 2017. Outside of the 2019 season—in which he missed all but two games due to an ankle injury—he held down a starting role for the rest of his time on campus.
Taking advantage of his extra COVID year of eligibility in 2022, Vorhees emerged as one of the top offensive linemen in the country. He was named a first-team All-American that season, and won the Morris Trophy as the top lineman in the Pac-12 Conference. Vorhees’s blocking played an instrumental role in USC quarterback Caleb Williams winning the 2022 Heisman Trophy.
After USC: At the 2023 NFL combine, Vorhees tore his ACL during the on-field drills portion of the event. Despite this, however, he still remarkably put up 38 reps on the bench press, drawing national acclaim for his perseverance.
The Baltimore Ravens selected Vorhees in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft. After missing his entire rookie season due to the aforementioned ACL injury, he returned to the field in 2024 and emerged as a starter at offensive guard in 2025. Vorhees will look to compete for a starting spot on Baltimore’s offensive line again this fall.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC countdown to kickoff: Recalling Trojans OL Andrew Vorhees
Reporting by Adam Bradford, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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