2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Trevon Sidney
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 180
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
- High School:
- Bishop Amat
Pronunciation: TRAY-von SID-nee
Career Highs
Carries: 1 vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Rushing Yards: 2 vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Receptions: 5, twice (last at Minnesota, 10/5/19)
Receiving Yards: 72 vs. UNLV 9/1/18
Long Reception: 41 vs. UNLV 9/1/18
Long Run: 2 vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Rec. Touchdowns: 1 vs. Akron, 8/31/19
Punt Returns: 1, twice (last vs Nebraska, 9/21/19)
Punt Return Yardage: 6 vs Eastern Michigan, 9/14/19
Long Punt Return: 6 vs Eastern Michigan, 9/14/19
All-Purpose Yards: 72 vs. UNLV 9/1/18
2020 Senior
- Missed the season with an injury
2019 Redshirt Junior
- Played in five games and started three at wide receiver
- Missed the final nine games of the season with an injury
- 16 receptions for 123 yards and one touchdown on the season
- Injury against Minnesota 10/5/19 required season-ending surgery
- Tied career-high with five receptions at Minnesota, 10/5/19
- Made Illinois debut in the season opener against Akron
- Immediately eligible as a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility remaining
- Earned bachelor’s degree in communications from USC in June 2019
- Grad transfer will begin work on a master’s degree in recreation, sport, and tourism at Illinois this fall
2018 Redshirt Sophomore (USC)
- Played in 10 games
- Seven receptions for 104 yards (14.9 yards/catch) on season
- Three receptions for 72 yards in the season opener against UNLV 9/1/18
- Two receptions for 12 yards against Texas 9/15/18
2017 Redshirt Freshman (USC)
- Backup wide receiver as a redshirt freshman
- Played in nine games (all but Texas, Washington State, Utah, Colorado, Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship Game)
- Three receptions for 35 yards (11.7 yards/catch) on season
- Seven-yard catch against Western Michigan, 23-yard catch against Oregon State and a five-yard catch at Arizona State
2016 Freshman (USC)
- Redshirted the 2016 season
- After the season, he had surgery on both hips
High School
- Four-star recruit by 247Sports Composite
- No. 136 recruit and No. 21 wide receiver in the nation, and No. 16 recruit in California by 247Sports Composite
- Wide receiver and cornerback at Bishop Amat High
- 2015 Prep Star All-American Dream Team
- 2015 Tacoma News Tribune Western 100
- 31 receptions for 400 yards (12.9 yards/catch) with six touchdowns, 13 tackles, 13 kickoff returns for 246 yards (18.9 yards/return) and four punt returns for 43 yards (10.8 yards/return) as a senior
- 2014 USA Today All-State first team
- 2014 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Junior second team
- 2014 San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area
- 38 receptions for 540 yards (14.2 yards/catch) with three touchdowns, eight carries for 60 yards (7.5 yards/rush), 47 tackles and four interceptions and 12 kickoff returns for 381 yards (31.8 yards/return) as a junior
- 2013 Student Sports Sophomore All-American first team
- 2013 Max Preps Sophomore All-American second team
- 2013 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team
- 2013 San Gabriel Valley Tribune Newcomer of the Year
- 15 receptions for 225 yards (15.0 yards/catch) with four touchdowns, plus 10 carries for 94 yards (9.4 yards/rush) with one touchdown, 30 tackles, eight interceptions, a PBU and a fumble recovery and 12 kickoff returns for 302 yards (25.2 yards/return) as a sophomore
Personal
- Oct. 24, 1997
- Cousin, Saniyya Sidney, is a young actress who has appeared in films such as “Fences” and “Hidden Figures” and television shows like “American Horror Story”
- Majored in communication at USC
- Enrolled in the recreation, sport, and tourism master’s program
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