Teams South Carolina 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 South Carolina roster 116 players: 32 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 16 juniors, 13 seniors, 34 with no class listed. From 20 states; the most from South Carolina (49) and Georgia (18). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 19 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 7 QB 5★ 5-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 217 Phoenix, AZ 3,186 passing yards, 19 TD 16 Lanorris Sellers QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 238 Florence, SC 86 passing yards, 2 TD 4 Colten Gauthier QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 208 Bethlehem, GA 15 passing yards 15 Tanner Bailey QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 215 Gordo, AL −7 rushing yards
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Mario Anderson RB Transfer from Newberry Jr. 5′9″ 208 Summerville, SC 707 rushing yards, 3 TD 5 Dakereon Joyner RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 229 North Charleston, SC 120 rushing yards, 5 TD Juju McDowell RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 184 Leesburg, GA 63 rushing yards, 2 TD 2 Djay Braswell RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Sandersville, GA 25 rushing yards 27 Dj Twitty RB Sr. 6′0″ 221 Inman, SC 0 rushing yards 32 Bradley Dunn RB 5′9″ 206 Columbia, SC 8 rushing yards 26 Nathan Harris-Waynick RB So. 5′10″ 205 Sumter, SC −3 rushing yards 33 Kamron Sandlin RB Fr. 6′3″ 214 Anniston, AL 35 Chase McCracken RB Fr. 5′11″ 208 Hilton Head Island, SC
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 17 WR Sr. 6′3″ 227 Mullins, SC 71 catches, 1,255 yards, 7 TD 10 Ahmarean Brown WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 169 Tampa, FL 26 catches, 265 yards, 1 TD 9 O’Mega Blake WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 182 Rock Hill, SC 19 catches, 250 yards, 2 TD 9 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Myrtle Beach, SC 13 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD 8 Nyck Harbor WR 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 239 Washington, DC 12 catches, 195 yards, 1 TD 11 Eddie Lewis WR Transfer from Memphis Sr. 6′0″ 188 New York, NY 9 catches, 120 yards 8 Tyshawn Russell WR 5′11″ 195 Harrisburg, PA 5 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD 3 WR So. 6′1″ 210 Richmond, VA 3 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD 19 Payton Mangrum WR 5′11″ 201 Greenville, SC 2 catches, 31 yards 3 C.J. Adams WR RS 6′3″ 215 Mableton, GA 12 Eriq Rice WR So. 6′2″ 201 Columbia, SC 15 Zavier Short WR Fr. 6′2″ 210 Chapin, SC 19 Ben Rollins WR Jr. 5′9″ 162 Inman, SC 20 Kylic Horton WR Fr. 6′4″ 199 Santee, SC 81 Aaron Morton WR So. 5′8″ 180 Cincinnati, OH 82 Elijah Caldwell WR RS 6′0″ 199 Rock Hill, SC 82 Landon Samson WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 191 Southlake, TX 83 Kelton Henderson WR Fr. 6′0″ 165 Lehigh Acres, FL 87 Joseph Morris WR So. 6′0″ 189 Camden, SC
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Trey Knox TE Transfer from Arkansas 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 237 Murfreesboro, TN 37 catches, 312 yards, 2 TD 6 Joshua Simon TE Transfer from Western Kentucky 6′4″ 259 Dalzell, SC 28 catches, 256 yards, 2 TD 44 Maurice Brown II TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Upper Marlboro, MD 1 tackle 19 Reid Mikeska TE Fr. 6′6″ 261 Houston, TX 80 Lukas Vozeh TE RS 6′3″ 246 Franklin Lakes, NJ 84 Nick Elksnis TE Transfer from Florida So. 6′6″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 88 Connor Cox TE Fr. 6′6″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 88 Will Helmadollar TE Fr. 6′3″ 225 Columbia, SC
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 57 Grayson Mains OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Cumming, GA 1 return, 1 yard 52 Jaylen Nichols OL Jr. 6′5″ 318 Charlotte, NC 53 Vershon Lee OL Jr. 6′4″ 314 Woodbridge, VA 55 Jakai Moore OL So. 6′6″ 318 Nokesville, VA 55 Tree Babalade OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 330 Hyattsville, MD 58 Markee Anderson OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 320 Roebuck, SC 62 Ni Mansell OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Anderson, SC 62 Tyshawn Wannamaker OL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Saint Matthews, SC 65 Mac Walters OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Myrtle Beach, SC 67 Chase Sweigart OL Fr. 6′6″ 304 Chapin, SC 68 Jaxon Hughes OL Transfer from Charlotte 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 310 Greensboro, NC 69 Nick Gargiulo OL Transfer from Yale Sr. 6′5″ 327 Yorktown Heights, NY 69 Ryan Brubaker OL Fr. 6′6″ 313 Reamstown, PA 69 Sidney Fugar OL Transfer from Western Illinois So. 6′5″ 343 Waldorf, MD 70 JonDarius Morgan OL So. 6′4″ 320 Birmingham, AL 71 Cason Henry OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Marietta, GA 72 Trai Jones OL Jr. 6′2″ 318 Abbeville, SC 76 Campbell Vandiver OT Fr. 6′8″ 285 Nashville, TN 76 Trovon Baugh OL Fr. 6′4″ 335 Atlanta, GA 77 Jatavius Shivers OL RS 6′6″ 330 Villa Rica, GA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 90 T.J. Sanders DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 290 Marion, SC 43 tackles, 4.5 sacks 95 Alex Huntley DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 303 Blythewood, SC 33 tackles, 2 sacks 91 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 288 Conway, SC 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks 7 Jordan Strachan DE Sr. 6′5″ 243 Kingsland, GA 20 tackles, 5 sacks 10 Tyreek Johnson DE Sr. 6′3″ 270 Sumter, SC 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks 93 Nick Barrett DL So. 6′3″ 322 Goldsboro, NC 11 tackles 11 Elijah Davis DE So. 6′3″ 264 Wagener, SC 6 tackles 94 Xzavier McLeod DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 315 Camden, SC 1 tackle, 1 INT 99 Jamaal Whyce DL Fr. 6′4″ 301 Miami, FL 2 tackles 15 Drew Tuazama DL 6′5″ 260 Raleigh, NC 1 tackle 99 D’Andre Martin DL Fr. 6′5″ 310 Durham, NC 1 tackle 89 Terrell Dawkins DL 6′4″ 262 Concord, NC 91 Felix Hixon NT Fr. 6′1″ 306 Jackson, GA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Debo Williams LB Jr. 6′1″ 232 Smyrna, DE 113 tackles, 1 sack 7 Stone Blanton LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 230 Jackson, MS 52 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 22 Bam Martin-Scott LB Jr. 6′2″ 241 Fort Wayne, IN 38 tackles, 2 sacks 46 Bryan Thomas Jr. LB So. 6′2″ 249 Windermere, FL 21 tackles 0 Grayson Howard LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 240 Jacksonville, FL 18 tackles 12 Jatius Geer LB Transfer from Syracuse 6′6″ 250 Anderson, SC 10 tackles 9 Desmond Umeozulu LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 255 Upper Marlboro, MD 9 tackles 14 Jaron Willis LB Transfer from Ole Miss 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 235 Albany, GA 3 tackles, 1 sack 22 Ronnie Porter LB So. 6′0″ 235 Columbia, SC 3 tackles 28 Andrew Colasurdo LB So. 6′1″ 235 Inman, SC 3 tackles 1 Donovan Westmoreland LB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 234 Griffin, GA 32 Mohamed Kaba LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 241 Clinton, NC 34 Jamian Risher Jr. LB Fr. 6′1″ 238 Varnville, SC 45 Colin Bryant LB So. 6′2″ 230 Mount Pleasant, SC
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 7 Nick Emmanwori DB So. 6′3″ 227 Irmo, SC 71 tackles, 2 INT 24 Jalon Kilgore DB Fr. 6′1″ 211 Eatonton, GA 76 tackles, 1 INT 1 D.Q. Smith DB 6′1″ 219 Columbia, SC 73 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 3 O’Donnell Fortune DB 6′1″ 185 Sumter, SC 39 tackles, 2 INT 6 Marcellas Dial DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Woodruff, SC 36 tackles, 1 sack 13 Kajuan Banks DB 5′10″ 189 Tallahassee, FL 8 tackles, 1 INT 29 David Spaulding DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 197 Riceboro, GA 7 tackles, 1 INT 8 Judge Collier DB Fr. 6′2″ 206 Rock Hill, SC 10 tackles 16 Keenan Nelson Jr. S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 200 Philadelphia, PA 9 tackles 43 Joseph Byrnes DB So. 5′11″ 195 Camden, SC 4 tackles 26 Landon Grier DB Jr. 5′9″ 161 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 tackles 36 B.J. Gibson DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 219 Marietta, GA 3 tackles 4 Vicari Swain DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 193 Carrollton, GA 2 tackles 8 Emory Floyd Jr. DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 195 Powder Springs, GA 2 tackles 17 Deangelo Gibbs DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 225 Oxford, GA 23 Isaiah Norris DB Jr. 5′11″ 183 Anderson, SC 25 Zahbari Sandy DB RS 6′2″ 208 Washington, DC 27 King-Demenian Ford DB Jr. 6′1″ 219 Blythewood, SC 30 Jace Blackshear DB Fr. 5′9″ 180 Hilton Head Island, SC 31 Peyton Williams DB 6′0″ 214 Heath, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 98 Mitch Jeter PK Jr. 5′11″ 195 Salisbury, NC 12 of 14 field goals 39 Kai Kroeger P 6′4″ 213 Lake Forest, IL 62 punts, 43.1 average 36 Hunter Rogers LS Jr. 6′1″ 206 Columbia, SC 3 tackles 40 Alex Herrera PK Jr. 6′0″ 198 Columbia, SC 1 of 1 extra point 38 Peyton Argent PK RS 6′0″ 195 Hoover, AL 42 Daniel Lester PK Fr. 6′1″ 220 Land O Lakes, FL 45 William Joyce PK So. 6′3″ 219 Spartanburg, SC 46 Cole Rasmussen LS So. 5′10″ 220 Fort Mill, SC 53 Jordan Franke LS RS 5′10″ 205 Verona, WI
D.Q. Smith, Eriq Rice, Ronnie Porter, Bradley Dunn, Hunter Rogers, Alex Herrera, Will Helmadollar Grayson Howard, Nick Elksnis, Connor Cox O’Donnell Fortune, Tyreek Johnson, Nathan Harris-Waynick Judge Collier, O’Mega Blake, Elijah Caldwell Jatius Geer, Isaiah Norris, Ni Mansell Ben Rollins, Dj Twitty, Andrew Colasurdo Joseph Byrnes, Joseph Morris, Xzavier McLeod Nyck Harbor, Zahbari Sandy Desmond Umeozulu, Maurice Brown II Luke Doty, Mac Walters Jaron Willis, Juju McDowell Zavier Short, Chase Sweigart King-Demenian Ford, Alex Huntley Jace Blackshear, Chase McCracken B.J. Gibson, Cason Henry William Joyce, Markee Anderson Donovan Westmoreland Trey Knox Djay Braswell Mario Anderson Antwane Wells Jr. C.J. Adams Colten Gauthier Vicari Swain Dakereon Joyner Joshua Simon Marcellas Dial Jordan Strachan Nick Emmanwori Spencer Rattler Stone Blanton Emory Floyd Jr. Tyshawn Russell Ahmarean Brown Eddie Lewis Elijah Davis Kajuan Banks Drew Tuazama Tanner Bailey Keenan Nelson Jr. Lanorris Sellers Deangelo Gibbs Xavier Legette Payton Mangrum Reid Mikeska Kylic Horton Bam Martin-Scott Jalon Kilgore Landon Grier David Spaulding Peyton Williams Mohamed Kaba Kamron Sandlin Peyton Argent Kai Kroeger Daniel Lester Colin Bryant Bryan Thomas Jr. Cole Rasmussen Jaylen Nichols Jordan Franke Vershon Lee Jakai Moore Tree Babalade Grayson Mains Tyshawn Wannamaker Jaxon Hughes Nick Gargiulo Sidney Fugar JonDarius Morgan Trai Jones Campbell Vandiver Trovon Baugh Jatavius Shivers Lukas Vozeh Aaron Morton Landon Samson Kelton Henderson Terrell Dawkins T.J. Sanders Felix Hixon Tonka Hemingway Nick Barrett Mitch Jeter D’Andre Martin Jamaal Whyce Debo Williams SC 49 GA 18 FL 10 NC 8 AL 4 Hometowns of the 2023 South Carolina roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state South Carolina 49 Georgia 18 Florida 10 North Carolina 8 Maryland 4 Alabama 4 Virginia 3 Pennsylvania 3 Top counties Richland County, South Carolina pop. 422,000 10 Spartanburg County, South Carolina pop. 348,000 6 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 4 York County, South Carolina pop. 294,000 4 Sumter County, South Carolina pop. 105,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Spencer Rattler QB5-star recruit
Xavier Legette WR
Luke Doty WR4-star recruit
Antwane Wells Jr. WR
Tonka Hemingway DT4-star recruit