USC’s Addison out for Cotton Bowl; to rehab ankle
4:06 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC wide receiver Jordan Addison has likely played his last college snap.On a day when USC added
2 of the leading pass receivers in the 2023 recruiting class( Zachariah Branch and Makai Lemon), coach Lincoln Riley revealed that the 2021 Biletnikoff winner will not play in the Trojans’approaching bowl match against Tulane after electing to rehab a lingering ankle injury.2 Associated It is extensively expected that Addison, among the top wide receivers in his class, will state for the 2023 NFL draft.Addison suffered the injury throughout USC’s regular-season loss to Utah previously this year and missed the next two games. The junior pass receiver, who moved to USC from Pittsburgh
, did go back to the field and played in the Trojans’final 4 games.Over 11 games this season, Addison caught 59 passes for 875 backyards and 8 touchdowns.Riley also announced Wednesday that senior offending linemen Andrew Vorhees and redshirt senior center Brett Neilon will both be unavailable to play in
the Cotton Bowl.Neilon suffered an unspecified injury throughout the Pac-12 championship game, with Vorhees also missing out on the game due to injury. Riley said Vorhees will start preparing and rehabbing for the NFL draft.