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2023 Gamecock football countdown thread

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True FR WR Nyck Harbor (8) from Washington, DC.

Nyck Harbor

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Highly touted recruit who is slated to compete in football as well as track & field at South Carolina… could be used in a variety of ways on the gridiron… possesses world-class speed on his 6-5 frame… owns personal bests of 10.20 in the 100m and 20.76 in the 200m outdoors, and 6.60 in the 60m and 20.76 in the 200m during the indoor season… joined the team in the summer.

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-sport athlete at Archbishop Carroll High School in the nation’s capital… graduated in 2023… played both tight end and defensive end and doubled as sprinter on the track… was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in the District of Columbia, a two-time DSCAA Football Class AA Player of the Year and a two-time all-conference honoree… named the co-Defensive Player of the Year in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Metro Division as a senior… offensively, he caught 15 passes for 439 yards and five touchdowns while helping the Lions to a conference championship and an appearance in the state semifinals with a 10-3 mark in 2022… recorded 45 tackles including 16.5 tackles for loss with 5.5 sacks on defense, also forcing five fumbles and blocking two punts… as a junior in 2021, he caught 16 passes for 290 yards and five scores and racked up 17 sacks, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two blocked punts… the Lions went 13-1 and captured the DSCAA state championship at Class AA in 2021… coached by Robert Harris… participated in the Under Armour All-America Game following the season… was a two-time Gatorade Boys Track & Field Player of the Year in the District of Columbia (2021-22)… swept the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the 2021 and 2022 state meet, and is the state record-holder in both events… 247Sports Composite ranks him as the best player in D.C., the top “athlete” in the country and No. 19 in the nation overall… rated the top player in the District of Columbia, the No. 1-rated “athlete” in the country and No. 19 overall in the On3Consensus… Rivals considers him the top player in D.C., the No. 1 tight end in the country and the 26th-best player overall… ranked as the top player in the nation’s capital, the No. 1 “athlete” in the country and No. 39 overall on the ESPN300.
 
Redshirt FR DB Emory Floyd (8) from Marietta, GA.

Emory Floyd

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* 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Redshirt freshman defensive back who looks to take the next step and challenge for more playing time at cornerback and on special teams in his second season with the Gamecocks… possesses excellent speed… joined the Carolina track team in the spring… posted season-bests of 6.89 in the 60m indoors and 10.86 in the 100m and 21.33 in the 200m outdoors while also going through spring drills.

2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in two contests in his first season… saw action against both Georgia State and Georgia early in the year… did not record any statistics… redshirted… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga. in 2022… credited with 24 tackles in nine games… also had four interceptions and five passes defended… the Hawks were coached by Justin DeShon… considered the 44th-best prospect in Georgia, the 35th-best safety in the country and No. 4018 overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings… ranked as the 24th-best player in the state, the 17th-best safety in the country and No. 239 in the Rivals250.
 
Redshirt SR QB Spencer Rattler (7) from Phoenix, AR.

Spencer Rattler

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* 2023 Joe Morrison Offensive Player of the Spring
* 2022 co-Steve Wadiak Team MVP
* 2022 Rex Enright Captains’ Award
* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2022 Joe Morrison Offensive Player of the Spring
* 2020 National Freshman of the Year (CBS Sports)
* 2020 Freshman All-American (FWAA)
* 2020 First-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
* 2020 Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press)
* 2020 First-Team Academic All-Big 12

Veteran quarterback who returns to lead the Gamecock offense again in 2023… post-season honors candidate… looks to build off a great ending from the 2022 campaign, his first as a Gamecock… NFL-type talent with confidence, toughness and experience… owns a 23-7 record in 30 career starts, including an 8-5 mark as a Gamecock… has completed 625-of-914 career passes (68.4 pct.) for 7,621 yards with 58 touchdowns and 24 interceptions… played in 23 games over three seasons at Oklahoma under head coach Lincoln Riley, posting a 15-2 record as a starter… thrown at least one touchdown pass in 24 of his 30 career starts… named the Joe Morrison Offensive Player of the Spring.

2022 (Redshirt Junior)
Junior quarterback who started all 13 games in his first season with the Gamecocks, logging an 8-5 record… along with defensive tackle Zacch Pickens, named the Steve Wadiak Team MVP and was one of five Rex Enright Captain’s Award winners… completed 264-of-399 passes (66.2 pct.) for 3,026 yards with 18 touchdowns and 12 INTs… rushed 73 times for 46 yards with three scores… also caught a 15-yard pass… ranked in the top-10 in the school’s all-time single-season record book in passing yards (6th), pass attempts (5th), pass completions (2nd), completion percentage (4th), and passing touchdowns (T8th)… owns three of the top-18 single-game passing games in school history, with the fourth-highest mark against Tennessee at 438, the 13th-highest total at Arkansas with 377 and tied for the 18th-best mark at Clemson with 360… had maybe the best game by a quarterback in school history in the win over No. 5 Tennessee… completed 30-of-37 passes for 438 yards and a school-record six touchdowns with no picks… the 30 completions, 438 yards and six TDs were all career highs… also caught a 15-yard pass, the first of his career… was selected as the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, the CFPA National Performer of the Week and the co-SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts… led Carolina to another Top-10 win against No. 7 Clemson, finishing 25-of-39 for 360 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another score… found Antwane Wells for a 72-yard touchdown, the longest touchdown pass of his career, in that contest… finished the regular season as hot as any quarterback in the country… engineered wins over Tennessee and Clemson by completing 55-of-76 passes (72.4 pct.) for 798 yards and eight touchdowns with two interceptions… completed 29-of-46 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns in the TaxSlayer Bowl against Notre Dame… the 46 pass attempts was a career high… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… named the Joe Morrison Offensive Player of the Spring.

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Grad student EDGE Jordan Strachan (7) from Kingsland, GA.

Jordan Strachan

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* 2022 Most Improved Player of the Spring – Special Teams
* 2021 Nutrition Award
* 2020 Third-Team All-Sun Belt
* 2019 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll

Second-year “Super Senior” who petitioned the NCAA for a seventh year of eligibility after suffering season-ending injuries early in two seasons… in his third year with the Gamecocks after transferring from Georgia State, where he began his career as a walk-on under the tutelage of former Gamecock coach Shawn Elliott… figures to be a key contributor if healthy in 2023… led the nation in sacks in 2020 and owns 14.5 career sacks… has appeared in 38 career contests, making 17 starts while recording 110 tackles, including 24.5 TFLs.

2022 (Super Senior)
EDGE rusher who started each of the first two contests… totaled 10 tackles including 3.0 tackles for loss and a sack… tied his career high with six tackles at Arkansas, including 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack, before leaving the contest with a season-ending torn ACL injury… named the Most Improved Special Teams player of the spring.

2021 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in all 13 games in his first season in Columbia… recorded 22 tackles, with 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks… credited with a pair of pass breakups and five quarterback hurries… had a season-high four tackles, including a TFL and QB hurry at Texas A&M… intercepted a pass against Vanderbilt, returning it 44 yards… logged 1.5 tackles for loss in the bowl win over North Carolina… a Nutrition Award winner as selected by the coaching staff… enrolled in January and went through spring drills, but was hampered by a hamstring injury.

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