Latest updates on Gamecocks class
September 22, 2017
Late last week, the 2018 South Carolina football recruiting class lost a commitment from junior college defensive tackle Dantrell Barkley.
That class now has 18 members, though that figure doesn’t include the lone holdover from the 2017 class — defensive end Tyreek Johnson — who will arrive in January as a grayshirt.
Below is an update on where things stand for the 2018 class:
Where the South Carolina class ranks
The loss of Barkley, who was generously ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 31 overall JUCO prospect in the country, dropped South Carolina’s class outside of the top 25. The Gamecocks’ 2018 haul is now ranked as the No. 26 class in the country.
Offers by the numbers
5-star DE KJ Henry (Clemmons, N.C.)
Henry will take his first official visit this weekend when he heads to Georgia for the Mississippi State game.
4-star OT Dylan Wonnum (Tucker, Ga.)
Wonnum took an unofficial visit to South Carolina last weekend for the Kentucky game.
4-star ILB Dax Hollifield (Shelby, N.C.)
Hollifield, who was on campus at South Carolina last weekend for the Kentucky game, will take an official visit to Florida State this weekend.
Position breakdown
Here’s a breakdown of the number of commits by position and how many are projected to be signed:
Here’s a breakdown of South Carolina commits by state:
September 22, 2017
Late last week, the 2018 South Carolina football recruiting class lost a commitment from junior college defensive tackle Dantrell Barkley.
That class now has 18 members, though that figure doesn’t include the lone holdover from the 2017 class — defensive end Tyreek Johnson — who will arrive in January as a grayshirt.
Below is an update on where things stand for the 2018 class:
Where the South Carolina class ranks
The loss of Barkley, who was generously ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 31 overall JUCO prospect in the country, dropped South Carolina’s class outside of the top 25. The Gamecocks’ 2018 haul is now ranked as the No. 26 class in the country.
Offers by the numbers
- Reported offers: 238
- 5-star offers: 9
- 4-star offers: 113
- In-state recruits offered: 17
- North Carolina recruits offered: 12
- WR Josh Vann, 4 stars, Tucker (Tucker, Ga.)
- QB Dakereon Joyner, 4 stars, Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, S.C.)
- DB Marlon Character Jr., 4 stars, Northwest Mississippi C.C. (Senatobia, Miss.)
- DB Jonathan Gipson, 3 stars, Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.)
- OT Maxwell Iyama, 3 stars, Siegel (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
- WR Tyquan Johnson, 3 stars, Screven County (Sylvania, Ga.)
- SDE Kingsley Enagbare, 3 stars, Hapeville Charter (Atlanta)
- RB Deshaun Fenwick, 3 stars, Braden River (Bradenton, Fla.)
- DT Jabari Ellis, 3 stars, Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, Ga.)
- RB Lavonte Valentine, 3 stars, Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne, Fla.)
- WR Ronnie Jamison, 3 stars, Highland C.C. (Highland, Kan.)
- C Hank Manos, 3 stars, Chapin (Chapin, S.C.)
- OT Wyatt Campbell, 3 stars, Lugoff-Elgin (Lugoff, S.C.)
- OT Jesus Gibbs, 3 stars, Potomac (Dumfries, Va.)
- OLB Ernest Jones, 3 stars, Ware County (Waycross, Ga.)
- S RJ Roderick, 3 stars, Cane Bay (Summerville, S.C.)
- WR Darius Rush, 3 stars, C.E. Murray (Greeleyville, S.C.)
- OG LaMarius Benson, 3 stars, Eastside (Covington, Ga.)
- DE Tyreek Johnson, 3 stars, Lakewood (Sumter, S.C.)
5-star DE KJ Henry (Clemmons, N.C.)
Henry will take his first official visit this weekend when he heads to Georgia for the Mississippi State game.
4-star OT Dylan Wonnum (Tucker, Ga.)
Wonnum took an unofficial visit to South Carolina last weekend for the Kentucky game.
4-star ILB Dax Hollifield (Shelby, N.C.)
Hollifield, who was on campus at South Carolina last weekend for the Kentucky game, will take an official visit to Florida State this weekend.
Position breakdown
Here’s a breakdown of the number of commits by position and how many are projected to be signed:
- QB: 1/1 (Joyner)
- RB: 2/2 (Fenwick, Valentine)
- TE: 0/0
- WR: 4/4 (Jamison, Johnson, Rush, Vann)
- OL: 5/6 (Benson, Campbell, Gibbs, Iyama, Manos)
- DL: 3/5 (Ellis, Enagbare, Johnson)
- ILB: 0/1
- OLB: 1/2 (Jones)
- CB: 1/2 (Character)
- S: 2/2 (Gipson, Roderick)
Here’s a breakdown of South Carolina commits by state:
- South Carolina: 8 (Campbell, Ellis, Jamison, Johnson, Joyner, Manos, Roderick, Rush)
- Georgia: 7 (Benson, Character, Enagbare, Gipson, Jones, Johnson, Vann)
- Florida: 2 (Fenwick, Valentine)
- Virginia: 1 (Gibbs)
- Tennessee: 1 (Iyama)
