South Carolina football has had a big recruiting week for the class of 2023 and 2024. Anderson comes in at 6-foot-3, 300 pounds from Dorman high school. At Loggains' introductory press conference, coach Shane Beamer insisted that momentum was a strong as ever. 266, Edge / CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. After landing four commitments in two days, the Gamecocks' 2023 recruiting class jumped from No. 6-1 / Two of team's biggest offensive stars, Jaheim Bell and Marshawn Lloyd, entered the transfer portal. 16 linebacker in the class. native and Washington (D.C.) St. John's three-star safety Zahbari Sandy announced a commitment to the Gamecocks on Twitter Sunday. Laurel (Md.) Hes been one of the head coaches to talk to me the most. 211, DL / Coach Shane Beamer hasn't had the same level of success in the portal that he did in 2022, bringing the No. Spencer Rattler's decision to return was a game-changer and gives the Gamecocks offense an elite ceiling. Subscribe to Gamecock Central until Aug. 31 for only $29.99. COLUMBIA South Carolina football fans are getting their first look at the future of the Gamecocks after the early signing period opened Wednesday for the Class of 2023. CARROLLTON, Ga. - TheBigSpur is on site for the Under Armour Next Football Camp Series stop in the Atlanta area. Four-star Interior force Markee Anderson headlines the group, the highest-rated recruit currently in South Carolina's 2023 class. He is going to be one of the freshman that could see the field immediately. South Carolina flipped Florence, S.C. native Lanorris Sellers from Syracuse in early signing period drama. Football Crystal Ball Predictions for South Carolina South Carolina 2023 Latest Predictions Expert Predictions Nyckoles Harbor Edge / 6-5 / 225 0.9901 South Carolina Committed. We have a great relationship right now, Sandy said. Four-star lineman Markee Anderson also joined the roster as an early enrollee. 505 overall prospect in the country at the time of his commitment to South Carolina football in late May. 185, RB / You can follow us for future coverage by clicking "Follow" on the top right-hand corner of the page. COLUMBIA The transfer portal is officially closed to new players until May, and South Carolina football has eight new additions to its 2023 roster so far. 3 JUCO player in the country. Cameron Upshaw, a 3-star safety out of Perry, Fla. (from Taylor County High School . Monteque Rhames 247Sports. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. South Carolina 2023 football Entered 1,935 Committed 1,103 57% Withdrawn 51 2.64% EDGE Gilber Edmond -6-4230 Fort Pierce Westwood(Fort Pierce, FL) 86.00 82.53 NIL Value: $43K Enrolled 2/07/23 Florida State Seminoles Update: 1/10/23 Florida State lands commitment from South Carolina EDGE Gilber Edmond out of Transfer Portal TE Jaheim Bell -6-2207 24 in the country and 10th in the SEC. Laurel (Md.) Davis is the No. The team added Arkansas transfer Trey Knox, Florida transfer Nick Elksnis and Western Kentucky transfer Joshua Simon. COLUMBIA August was huge for South Carolina football's recruiting efforts in the Class of 2023. 6-5 / One of the decommitments, four-star tackle Oluwatosin Babalade, recommitted to the Gamecocks, and the team flipped three-star tight end Reid Mikeska's commitment from Miami. Safety Jalon Kilgore and defensive back Vicari Swain headline the group. Now the third-highest ranked prospect in the Gamecocks class, Baugh is ranked the No. 168 player in the class and No. Unlike distribution (bell) curves, this model doesnt disproportionately weight a teams top three or four highest rated commits and is a more accurate representation of an entire class. Three South Carolina defensive backs Cam Smith, Darius Rush and Devonni Reed have all declared for the NFL Draft, and the team struggled with depth at the position amid injuries for most of the season. 5-9 / The team did not add any defensive backs from the portal, but three DBs in the 2023 class have enrolled early. Sandy used that opportunity to continue to get to know Gray and to watch his coaching style in person. Shivers, who was previously. Three-star offensive lineman Trovon Baugh announced his commitment to USC through a social media post. 265, RB / CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Charles Herbert Flowers (Upper Marlboro, MD), Legion Collegiate Academy (Rock Hill, SC), Edge / 6-5 / On3 Football Recruiting Coveted 2025 LB Jakaleb Faulk has a list of visits set for spring Jeremy Johnson 02/28/23 On3 Football Recruiting On3 Outliers: 2024 recruits On3 ranks higher than the industry Drew Schott 02/27/23 On3 Football Recruiting Six programs off to a fast starts in the class of 2024 Jeremy Johnson 02/27/23 It was real good.. All of the momentum the Gamecocks built from back-to-back upsets of Tennessee and Clemson at the end of the regular season seemed to have vanished. South Carolina is losing its entire tight end room from 2022. Four-star defensive tackle Zavion Hardy (No. The visit overall was good; it was real good, Sandy toldGamecock Centralat the time. 513 overall prospect in his class. Carolina Confidential Whats next for the 2023 recruiting class? "Obviously there's ebbs and flows throughout recruiting, but the biggest thing is to just stay the course, and we certainly did throughout this process. 2023 Top Football Recruits in South Carolina (41) 2023 highschool Pos Rankings State Rankings 247Sports Composite Top247 Rank Player Pos Ht / Wt Rating Team 1 1 Monroe Freeling Oceanside. 209) remains committed and wont sign until February. I really like him. The 6-foot-5, 262-pound four-star lineman from Macon, Georgia announced his decision. In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating. Babalade was a highly-targeted recruit for Beamer and newly promoted offensive line coach Lonnie Teasley. The 6-foot-1, 201-pounder, who was recruited by defensive backs coach Torrian Gray, choseSouth Carolinaover finalistsTennessee,Ole Miss,West Virginia, andMaryland. It solves the problem of varying class sizes during the recruiting cycle. Despite questions around outstanding targets, there's little more that Gamecocks' fans could have hoped for in the 2023 group. Games View . To me, this day has been two years in the making with a lot of these guys. 1:28. South Carolina also landed transfer interior offensive lineman Sidney Fugar out of Western Illinois. 200, LB / 6-1 / 225, CB / Columbia has become a busy travel destination for many of the country's top high school football players, and it keeps getting busier and busier. The team loses two of their starting backs in MarShawn Lloyd and Christian Beal-Smith. South Carolina didn't lose anyone in its quarterback room and added Class of 2023 early enrollee and four-star LaNorris Sellers. Swain is an insanely fast riser in the class who can play on either side of the ball. - / 185, QB / Losing Lloyd was a massive blow, and there's no clear replacement. Dabo Swinney and the Tigers added another piece to their 2023 recruiting class Thursday night. 6-3 / 16 running back with a rating of 89.92. Feb 27, 2023 7:00 PM EST Shane Beamer and South Carolina's football coaching staff have been among the best in college football over the past nine months in recruiting blue-chip. South Carolina(88.006)0 five-stars | 6 four-stars | 6 three-stars |13 total recruitsTop Commit:Jacksonville (Fla.) Grayson linebackerGrayson Howard, No. Beamer brought in transfer interior force Nick Gargiulo from Yale. 2023 Rivals.com South Carolina Top 25 Read More on Rivals UA Next Camp Atlanta: Offensive linemen stock risers Offensive linemen at the Under Armour Next Camp in Atlanta saw their stock rise on Sunday. Carrollton High School is the site where several South Carolina targets are . He is a bigger back with quickness as well. Subscribe (for free) to the Gamecock Central YouTube page! Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. Georgia offensive lineman Jatavius Shivers announced his pledge to South Carolina, less than an hour after safety Cam Upshaw Jr. decommitted from the Gamecocks. 10 back in the country and No. Sellers joins a very crowded quarterback room but has a lot of potential. The incoming class includes six potential defensive backs, the most signees the team has at any position. 6-1 / ", MEET THE CLASS OF 2023:South Carolina football recruiting class 2023: Meet the Gamecocks' early signees, GAMECOCKS RECRUITING:How two Black women helped build South Carolina football's best recruiting class since 2012, TRANSFER PORTAL TRACKER:South Carolina football transfer portal tracker: Roster changes for bowl game, 2023 season. 6-0 / The 2022 Mr. Football in South Carolina could be a key piece for South Carolina in defensive tackle depth in 2023. The Gamecocks also filled nearly all of their major needs from the trenches to the secondary. 5-11 / Seeing him in practice in his mode for the first time was really good, seeing his coaching style and how he coaches. Atlanta (Ga.) Pace On3Consensus four-star OL Trovon Baugh was ranked the No. Here's where the South Carolina roster stands so far entering the 2023 season: SHANE BEAMER:Shane Beamer breaks down South Carolina football 2023 roster, Spencer Rattler's return, TRANSFER PORTAL TRACKER:South Carolina football transfer portal tracker: Roster changes for 2023 season, GAMECOCKS RECRUITING:Michael Smith, 2024 4-star recruit, picks South Carolina football over Alabama, Ohio State. More. GAMECOCKS RECRUITING:Why South Carolina football's 2023 recruiting class is a major win for coach Shane Beamer "It took 30 years between Bolt and Carl Lewis. Below is a graphical representation of how our formula works. 227, DL / Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. 5-11 / 1:30. 16,. All rights reserved. Recruiting (Opens in a new tab) . Commited@ClemsonFB @CoachEason1 @Clements_TJC @OLCoachCaldwell @ClemsonInsider @ClemsonTigerNet @Mickeyplyler @LouatTheState #ALLIN pic.twitter.com/Gi1W9uzYCL, Patrick Swygert (@SwygertPatrick) March 3, 2023, Sign up for the Clemson Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. He is the second-ranked recruit in the state, and the tenth-ranked interior offensive lineman in the country according to the On3 Consensus. It's coach Shane. 21 edge prospect. Following showcases including theElite 11andUnder Armor Future 50, On3 released itslatest On300 for the 2023 recruiting class Monday. 1 rusher Marshawn Lloyd (Southern Cal) and reserve Rashad Amos (Miami, Ohio). Running back is also a position of need for South Carolina. 1-ranked junior college. COLUMBIA South Carolina football fans are getting their first look at the future of the Gamecocks after the early signing period opened Wednesday for the Class of 2023. Then there is Harbour, who remains uncommitted and will also play tight end. 221, DL / McLeod checks in as the No. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook @GamecocksDigest & follow us on Twitter at @GamecocksDigest. MEET THE CLASS OF 2023: South Carolina football recruiting class 2023: Meet the Gamecocks' early signees GAMECOCKS RECRUITING: How two Black women helped build South Carolina. 25 recruiting class in the country in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings.. This article originally appeared on Greenville News: South Carolina football 2023 signing class is a win for Shane Beamer, Sign up for Yahoo Lifes daily newsletter, South Carolina football recruiting class 2023: Meet the Gamecocks' early signees, How two Black women helped build South Carolina football's best recruiting class since 2012, South Carolina football transfer portal tracker: Roster changes for bowl game, 2023 season, South Carolina football 2023 signing class is a win for Shane Beamer, Women who had ovarian cysts share their stories, A sugar replacement may be linked to heart attacks and strokes, but don't throw it out yet. South Carolina 2023 Offers. Coach Beamer, we always talk about anything really, not just football. It's coach Shane. In-state tackle Xzavier McLeod and DMV edge Desmond Umeozulu headline the defensive line group, which includes four blue-chip players. South Carolina 2023 Football Offers (263) South Carolina 2023 Football Offers. Guard Jovaughn Gwyn could play another season but said Tuesday he is likely to forgo his remaining year of eligibility to declare for the NFL Draft. 290 overall prospect and No. COLUMBIA The transfer portal is officially closed to new players until May, and South Carolina football has eight new additions to its 2023 roster so far. "Rumors of our demise were greatly exaggerated to say the least," Beamer said. The Gamecocks beat out a late push from Tennessee to land the No. South Carolina landed its second commitment for the 2023 class when Atlanta, Georgia native Trovon Baugh pledged over the weekend. South Carolina still has a key target left on the board in five-star defensive lineman Nyckoles Harbor. Sixth-year edge Jordan Strachan is still recovering from a season-ending ACL injury sustained in Week 2, so his future is uncertain. Two 2023 tight ends have also enrolled early. South Carlina heavily recruited the defensive backfield. Knox, who followed former TE coach Dowell Loggains to his new role as the Gamecocks' offensive coordinator, could become an upgrade over Bell considering his comfort level with Loggains' style. View the 2023 South Carolina Football Schedule at FBSchedules.com. The team lost key pieces in Cam Smith and Darius Rush so it was pivotal to get more depth. Desmond Umeozulu Charles Herbert Flowers (Upper Marlboro, MD) 6-6 / 239. 6-3 / The Gamecocks add two four-star interior linemen, a four-star and a three-star offensive tackle. The 6-foot-1, 201-pounder, who was recruited by defensive backs coach Torrian Gray, chose South Carolina over finalists Tennessee . 5-9 / "Guys like (four-star OL) Markee Anderson, guys (four-star DL) Xzavier McLeod from here in the state of South Carolina, those are guys that from day one we started recruiting heavily when I got here," Beamer said. Junior college prospect Elijah Davis will have a chance to compete for starting snaps. South Carolina also lost 14 players to the portal compared to 19 departures last offseason. Here is how the Gamecocks filled the needs in the 2023 class. South Carolina is also a serious contender to flip in-state four-star quarterback LaNorris Sellers' commitment from Syracuse. The class also features Oluwatosin Big Tree Babalade. Hes also a consensus four-star prospect across all the major services. 872) and are still pushing for more linemen in the portal. Offered a preferred walk on spot from both Clemson and South Carolina, 2023 defensive end Patrick Swygert announced on Twitter that he will be attending Clemson to play for Swinney and the Tigers. Get South Carolina football alerts and analysis via email. The Gamecocks also added transfer Mario Anderson from Newberry. Debo Williams, Stone Blanton and Bam Martin-Scott all played significant snaps this season and will contend for starting roles. Coach Shane Beamer hasn't had . A commitment from Harborwho will focus on offense in college but could play both wayswould surely vault the Gamecocks into the top 15 nationally. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. But practice was good, high energy, offense, defense competing. South Carolina has its first public football pledge in the 2023 class. He was right. 277, CB / With this model, there are no bonus points for having more commitments than other teams and only small deductions occur when a team has fewer commitments than the rolling average. Both of the Gamecocks' starting linebackers are out of eligibility, but the lack of transfers isn't a concern thanks to the existing roster depth. Umeozulu, who the Gamecocks beat Ohio State for, is the second-highest-rated recruit in the class. He is the lone linebacker in the class. A solid addition to the class, it is always a good deal for the program when they beat out in-state rivals South Carolina for a recruit. Similar to the offensive side of the ball, South Carolina also lost a lot on the defensive line entering the 2023 season, most notably Zacch Pickens, Gilber Edmond and Jordan Burch. He is a big addition to the class because of his veteran presence. highest-ranked recruiting class since 2012, Shane Beamer breaks down South Carolina football 2023 roster, Spencer Rattler's return, South Carolina football transfer portal tracker: Roster changes for 2023 season, Michael Smith, 2024 4-star recruit, picks South Carolina football over Alabama, Ohio State, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 217, QB / South Carolina has its first public football pledge in the 2023 class. The only question left for the class is 5-star EDGE/TE Nyckoles Harbor. 6-1 / Four South Carolina football recruiting targets will be announce their college decisions this week. Stewart's visit will come just a day before South Carolina's Spring Game, which will take place on Saturday, April 15th. Get four months of Gamecock Central for $1! Beamer only has one freshman running back in the class in four-star Dontavious Braswell. The team is looking to replace a lot of veterans across the board. The portal isn't what hurt the Gamecocks' line, graduation is: They lost three of their five starting linemen as well as backup center Hank Manos and backup right tackle Tyshawn Wannamaker. Luckily, the 2023 class has plenty of big men to go around. COLUMBIA South Carolina football added a commitment to its 2023 recruiting class Tuesday from four-star defensive lineman Elijah Davis. Dylan Stewart, one of the top players in the class of 2025, has scheduled a visit with nine different schools, one of those being South Carolina. When Braswell committed earlier this month, he was ranked the No. -, LB / Fugar is massive, measuring in at 67 and 330 lbs. COLUMBIA One week ago, South Carolina football looked like it was on a disastrous path toward the early signing period. I like Coach Beamer a lot.. On Tuesday, exactly. South Carolina lost starting edge rushers Jordan Burch (Oregon) and Gilber Edmond (Florida State) and reserve Hot Rod Fitten. Zacch Pickens, who declared for the NFL Draft, is the only major loss on the interior defensive line, but edge rusher remains concerningly thin. A two-time all-state selection at tight end, Swygert is a great athlete, though hell be a defender for the Tigers. Everything about Braswell parallels Lloyd. The Washington D.C. native has been linked to South Carolina for some time, with many believing South Carolina is the front-runner to land him. South Carolina lost Corey Rucker (Arkansas State) and added Memphis transfer Eddie Lewis. 5 prospect, still on the horizon while in-state rival Clemson signed just one of the top 10. Here is a look at the combine results for former Tiger Bryan Bresee. The Gamecocks brought in five players when including the EDGE additions. 6-5 / On the offensive line, center Eric Douglas and tackle Dylan Wonnum are both out of eligibility. Austin Stogner and Jaheim Bell transferred, Trey Kenion left because of personal reasons and Nate Adkins is out of eligibility. Dabo Swinney and the Tigers added another piece to their 2023 recruiting class Thursday night. Bei der Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps verwenden wir, unsere Websites und Apps fr Sie bereitzustellen, Nutzer zu authentifizieren, Sicherheitsmanahmen anzuwenden und Spam und Missbrauch zu verhindern, und, Ihre Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps zu messen, personalisierte Werbung und Inhalte auf der Grundlage von Interessenprofilen anzuzeigen, die Effektivitt von personalisierten Anzeigen und Inhalten zu messen, sowie, unsere Produkte und Dienstleistungen zu entwickeln und zu verbessern. It didn't take 30 years to see this . The No. 346) enrolling early with a chance to make an immediate impact. David Spaulding returns after starting in four games, and O'Donnell Fortune earned two starts. 339 overall prospect and No. Klicken Sie auf Alle ablehnen, wenn Sie nicht mchten, dass wir und unsere Partner Cookies und personenbezogene Daten fr diese zustzlichen Zwecke verwenden. Alex Turri. Hes considered the No. The shift marks the first time that the Gamecocks have broken into the Top 25 for the 2023 rankings after South Carolina gathered momentum and went on a commitment tear in late May through June into early July. Enrollees (12) Pos Ht / Wt Rating Status. 347) and three-star Jatavius Shivers (No. 315, QB / Anderson, a Division II All-American, is an intriguing prospect, but he'll likely take some time to adjust to the level of SEC play. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. I really like him. Fugar only has one year as an FCS starter, so playing in the SEC trenches will come with a learning curve. That was my second time on campus, so I kind of knew everything. Offered a preferred walk on spot from both Clemson and South Carolina, 2023 defensive end Patrick Swygert announced on Twitter that he will be attending Clemson to play for Swinney and the Tigers. Amid a major coordinator change, South Carolina held on to every commitment except for one. 268, CB / We put a lot of effort into last year's signing class, but these guys that signed today we started recruiting heavily when I first got here, and it's great to see that come to fruition. It was announced Thursday that Dylan Stewart, a top-rated EDGE in the class of 2024, will be visiting nine different schools over the next three months, including South Carolina whom he'll be visiting on April 14th. 9 transfer class that included starting quarterback Spencer Rattler and top wide receiver Antwane Wells. . 176, RB / However, the unit has three key returners in senior corner Marcellus Dial and freshmen Nick Emmanwori and DQ Smith. 185. Neither transfer addition seems like an upgrade: 2023 is Gargiulo's last year of eligibility, so he is a short-term solution. The position of most need is the tight end position and this class reflects that. South Carolina lost former walk-on Darryle Ware (Texas A&M- Commerce) and did not add any linebackers from the portal, though four-star linebacker Grayson Howard joined the roster as an early enrollee. While the team hasn't gained as much as it lost this year, the Gamecocks also have the program's highest-ranked recruiting class since 2012. 6-5 / I watched practice, spoke with Coach Gray and Coach Beamer. When the early signing period opened Wednesday, South Carolina was on the rise again. The shift marks the first time that the Gamecocks have broken into the Top 25 for the 2023 rankings after South Carolina gathered momentum and went on a commitment tear in late May through . Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. native and Washington (D.C.) St. Johns three-star safetyZahbari Sandyannounced a commitment to the Gamecocks on Twitter Sunday. South Carolina brought in an excellent 2023 class, but their 2024 board could be even better. You can see that the area under the curve gets smaller both as the rating for a commit decreases and as the number of total commits for a school increases. Stewart's itinerary also includes scheduled visits with three other SEC schools aside from South Carolina in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, with additional visits for Stewart including Michigan, Penn State, Colorado, and Oregon.