2024 USC Football Roster
Roster
Meyer, Gavin

Jersey Number 91
Gavin Meyer
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Franklin, Wisc.
- High School:
- Franklin HS / Wyoming
Bio
CAREER: In his 5-year collegiate career (4 at Wyoming, 1 at USC) he recorded 99 tackles, including 10.5 for loss of 45 yards (with 5 sacks for minus 31 yards), 3 QB hurries, 3 PBUs, 3 blocked kicks, and 1 forced fumble while appearing in 45 games with 19 starts.
2024: Meyer recorded 32 tackles, including 2 for loss of 10 yards (with 1 sack for minus 8 yards), 3 QB hurries, 3 PBUs, and 1 blocked kick, appearing in all 13 games and starting in 12 as a redshirt senior in 2024.
He recorded 3 tackles versus LSU and 1 tackle with 1 PBU versus Utah State. He tallied 2 tackles at Michigan, with 1 blocked kick, and 2 tackles with 1 PBU against Wisconsin. He collected 2 tackles against Minnesota with 1 PBU and 2 tackles versus Penn State. He tallied 4 tackles versus Rutgers, including 2 for loss of 10 yards (with 1 sack for minus 8 yards) with 2 QB hurries. He recorded 2 tackles at Washington and 5 tackles against Nebraska. He had 4 tackles versus UCLA with 1 QB hurry and 1 tackle against Notre Dame. He collected 4 tackles versus Texas A&M in the Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
WYOMING: As a redshirt junior in 2023, he recorded 26 tackles, including 3.5 for loss of 8 yards while appearing in 13 games.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2022, he appeared in all 13 games with 6 starts. He recorded 40 tackles, including 5 for loss of 27 yards (with 4 sacks for minus 23 yards). He tallied a career-high eight tackles for the Cowboys against Colorado State. He collected a career-high two sacks against New Mexico.
As a redshirt freshman in 2021, Meyer recorded 1 tackle and appeared in 6 games.
As a true freshman in 2020, he collected 2 tackles and appeared in 3 games with 1 start.
Current Trojan Emmanuel Pregnon also transferred from Wyoming.
HIGH SCHOOL: Meyer, a three-star recruit, was rated as the No. 15 overall recruit in the state of Wisconsin by 247 Sports. He was named First Team All-State by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as both a junior in 2018 and a senior in 2019.
As a senior, Meyer led the state of Wisconsin in both tackles for loss (52.0) and sacks (22.0), while being credited with 85 total tackles, including 57 solo tackles. He tallied 5 forced fumbles and recovered 3. He helped lead the Franklin Sabers to a 10-2 overall record and a 7-0 conference mark in 2019. Franklin advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wisconsin Division I State Playoffs, the largest classification in Wisconsin.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology from Wyoming in the spring of 2024. He is currently pursuing a certificate in Gerontology. He earned Academic All-Mountain West honors in 2021 and 2022.
2024: Meyer recorded 32 tackles, including 2 for loss of 10 yards (with 1 sack for minus 8 yards), 3 QB hurries, 3 PBUs, and 1 blocked kick, appearing in all 13 games and starting in 12 as a redshirt senior in 2024.
He recorded 3 tackles versus LSU and 1 tackle with 1 PBU versus Utah State. He tallied 2 tackles at Michigan, with 1 blocked kick, and 2 tackles with 1 PBU against Wisconsin. He collected 2 tackles against Minnesota with 1 PBU and 2 tackles versus Penn State. He tallied 4 tackles versus Rutgers, including 2 for loss of 10 yards (with 1 sack for minus 8 yards) with 2 QB hurries. He recorded 2 tackles at Washington and 5 tackles against Nebraska. He had 4 tackles versus UCLA with 1 QB hurry and 1 tackle against Notre Dame. He collected 4 tackles versus Texas A&M in the Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.
WYOMING: As a redshirt junior in 2023, he recorded 26 tackles, including 3.5 for loss of 8 yards while appearing in 13 games.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2022, he appeared in all 13 games with 6 starts. He recorded 40 tackles, including 5 for loss of 27 yards (with 4 sacks for minus 23 yards). He tallied a career-high eight tackles for the Cowboys against Colorado State. He collected a career-high two sacks against New Mexico.
As a redshirt freshman in 2021, Meyer recorded 1 tackle and appeared in 6 games.
As a true freshman in 2020, he collected 2 tackles and appeared in 3 games with 1 start.
Current Trojan Emmanuel Pregnon also transferred from Wyoming.
HIGH SCHOOL: Meyer, a three-star recruit, was rated as the No. 15 overall recruit in the state of Wisconsin by 247 Sports. He was named First Team All-State by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as both a junior in 2018 and a senior in 2019.
As a senior, Meyer led the state of Wisconsin in both tackles for loss (52.0) and sacks (22.0), while being credited with 85 total tackles, including 57 solo tackles. He tallied 5 forced fumbles and recovered 3. He helped lead the Franklin Sabers to a 10-2 overall record and a 7-0 conference mark in 2019. Franklin advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wisconsin Division I State Playoffs, the largest classification in Wisconsin.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology from Wyoming in the spring of 2024. He is currently pursuing a certificate in Gerontology. He earned Academic All-Mountain West honors in 2021 and 2022.
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