Did the Gamecocks find their next Jaylan Foster in Devonni Reed
July 29, 2022
Jaylan Foster left big shoes to fill in his final year playing for the Gamecocks. The walk-on turned second-team Walter Camp All-American had the best season of his career in 2021, tying for fourth in the country after snagging five interceptions. Upon graduation, Foster left a big hole on and off the field. Defensive coordinator Clayton White and defensive backs coach Torrian Gray think they might have found his replacement Central Michigan transfer, Devonni Reed.
White said. “I spent the whole month of January basically trying to find a guy who I thought was the closest to (Foster) and can come in and get with us. We found Devonni Reed,”. Reed played four years at Central Michigan and transferred to the Gamecocks in January. He was a four-year starter with the Chippewas, with 287 career tackles and three interceptions. The graduate transfer was also named to several All-Mid-American Conference teams in the last two seasons.
White made the comparison of Foster and Reed after Shane Beamer’s media golf outing on Thursday, saying that “no one’s the same person, but he’s the closest thing that we can find.” Gray doubled down on White’s take, saying that he can already see the similarities between the two players. “When you’re talking about a guy who’s experienced, a guy who carries himself like a professional, that’s what Jaylan Foster brought to the table.”
July 29, 2022
Jaylan Foster left big shoes to fill in his final year playing for the Gamecocks. The walk-on turned second-team Walter Camp All-American had the best season of his career in 2021, tying for fourth in the country after snagging five interceptions. Upon graduation, Foster left a big hole on and off the field. Defensive coordinator Clayton White and defensive backs coach Torrian Gray think they might have found his replacement Central Michigan transfer, Devonni Reed.White said. “I spent the whole month of January basically trying to find a guy who I thought was the closest to (Foster) and can come in and get with us. We found Devonni Reed,”. Reed played four years at Central Michigan and transferred to the Gamecocks in January. He was a four-year starter with the Chippewas, with 287 career tackles and three interceptions. The graduate transfer was also named to several All-Mid-American Conference teams in the last two seasons.
White made the comparison of Foster and Reed after Shane Beamer’s media golf outing on Thursday, saying that “no one’s the same person, but he’s the closest thing that we can find.” Gray doubled down on White’s take, saying that he can already see the similarities between the two players. “When you’re talking about a guy who’s experienced, a guy who carries himself like a professional, that’s what Jaylan Foster brought to the table.”
