Several notable USC players have made decisions regarding the 2026 NFL Draft in recent weeks. Makai Lemon, Ja’Kobi Lane and Kamari Ramsey all elected to declare for the draft, while Jayden Maiava, Waymond Jordan and Elijah Paige all decided to return to the Trojans for one more season.
However, several former USC players who transferred to other schools last year also have decisions to make. Two of the most notable are wide receivers Zachariah Branch and Duce Robinson.
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Branch transferred to Georgia for the 2025 season. He was the Bulldogs’ leading receiver on their SEC championship team, catching 81 passes for 811 yards and six touchdowns. He recently announced that he will enter the draft.
Robinson, meanwhile, transferred to Florida State University. He will return to the Seminoles in 2026 after finishing in the top 10 nationally with 1,081 receiving yards in 2025.
Lemon, Ryan and Branch should all be drafted in April, while Kellen Hudson, who transferred from USC to Penn State for his final season, also has a chance. Robinson, meanwhile, should be one of college football’s top receivers next season. The success of all these players is a testament to how loaded the Trojans’ wide receiver room is in 2023 and 2024.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Two former USC football players make 2026 NFL Draft decisions
