re: 2016 South Carolina Football Recruiting Feed

Updated List - Chavis Dawkins Edition:

2016 Targets

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3* QB Colin Hill (Current Colorado State Commit)
2* QB Steven Duncan (Current Western Kentucky Commit)
?* QB Austin Scott

5* RB Tavien Feaster (Current Clemson Commit)
3* RB Treyvon Paulk
3* RB Tyren Jones

4* WR Sam Bruce (Current Miami Commit)
4* WR Jayvaughn Myers
3* WR Kiel Pollard (Current Arkansas Commit)
3* WR Velus Jones Jr. (Current So Cal Commit)
3* WR Korey Banks (Current North Carolina Commit)

4* OG John Simpson
3* OG Jordan Johnson

3* TE Pro Wells (Current Marshall Commit)
3* TE/DE Evan Hinson

4* DE Jonathan Kongbo (JUCO)
3* DE Nick Coe (Current Auburn Commit)
3* DE Jordan Woods
3* DE Joshua Uche
3* DE Tyreic Martin
3* DE Allen Cater
3* DE Keanu Saleapaga
3* DE Jacoby Hill

3* DT Jamil Dukes
3* DT D'andre Christmas-Giles
3* DT Kyree Campbell
3* DT Aaron Thompson

4* LB Dontavious Jackson
3* LB TJ Brunson

3* CB Troy Pride Jr.
3* CB Nick McCloud
3* CB Malek Young

3* CB/S Chris Brown

4* S Jamel Cook (Current FSU Commit)
3* S Daniel Thomas
3* S Marlon Character (Current Auburn Commit)

3* ATH Stephen Davis Jr.
3* ATH Jerriko Morris (Current Southern Miss Commit)

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2016 Commitment List

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4* QB Brandon McIlwain (Early Enrollee)
4* WR Bryan Edwards (Early Enrollee)
4* OT Javon Kinlaw
4* CB Jamarcus King
3* DE Darius Whitfield
3* RB CJ Freeman (Early Enrollee)
3* ILB JaCorey Morris
3* CB Tre Jackson
3* OT Akeem Copperwood
3* OT Pete Leota
3* SDE Cecil Stallings
3* CB Chris Smith (Early Enrollee)
3* OT Will Putnam
3* OT Sadarius Hutcherson
3* DE Keir Thomas (Early Enrollee)
3* RB Rico Dowdle
3* WR Chavis Dawkins
3* DT Kobe Smith (Early Enrollee)
2* OG Lloyd Cushenberry
2* SDE Griffin Gentry
2* WR Diondre Champaigne

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-Tight end Pro Wells, the Marshall commit from St. Petersburg, Fla., picked up a South Carolina offer over the weekend. Tony and I both entered a Crystal Ball prediction for Wells to the Gamecocks and I think the 6-foot-5, 215-pounder, though raw, has a big upside.

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-South Carolina offered 2016 defensive end Jacoby Hill of Atlanta (Ga.) Carver and I must say his film is extremely impressive. McClendon has this area for the Gamecocks and has recruited it well in the past. This is a great evaluation for the BUCK linebacker position. Hill is listed at 6-foot-3, 211 pounds and that’s the body type that you need there.

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-Athlete Jeriko Morris (Crystal Springs, Miss.) is committed to Southern Miss, has some academic work to get done to qualify, but is a big-time talent. The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder could be a receiver or play in the secondary. South Carolina has offered and it will be interesting to see how things progress with the Gamecocks, but this is quite a find by Muschamp and staff.

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-Three-star defensive tackle Kobe Smith (Lawrenceville, Ga./Archer) is no longer enrolling early. It still looks like South Carolina or Kentucky here.

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I would think that would be good for us, but I don't know.

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I would definitely consider that a major plus for us. I view that as good news. I dunno, who knows.

Update on Smith Situation:

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Due to a mistake on his transcript, Lawrenceville (Ga.) three-star defensive tackle Kobe Smith will not be enrolling early. He will now take an official visit to South Carolina later this month, but he is not sure of the date as of yet.

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3* WR Kiel Pollard, who was the GA 6A Offensive Player of the Year and was named 2nd Team All American by MaxPreps, is OV'ing to SC this weekend. Currently an Ark commitment, but the 3 most recent CB's are for SC.

I watched his Sr highlight and looked at his stats. He was definitely a producer.

6'2"
220 lbs
300 lb bench press
460 lb squat

76 receptions
1163 receiving yards
18 receiving TD's
13 rushing TD's (they used him as the goal line RB/Wildcat.)
21 Punt Returns for 223 yds (10.6 avg)

From the film, it's apparent he's not a burner, he's probably around a 4.6-4.7 40 yd guy. He also doesn't consistently show knowledge of where the sticks/yard markers are at, but that's just experience/coachable level and can be fixed. The speed part will take much more work/training.

He is strong, very strong for a WR, it is not easy for HS DB's/OLB's to bring him down. He got A LOT of yards after contact, many b/c of bad tackling/angles, but there were still plenty of times where he just powered through/by defenders. He has good body control and strong hands, He also shows really solid leaping ability. He also made a fistful of catches near the sidelines and showed good control keeping his feet in bounds. I really liked his blocking highlights as well (they don't show those enough in WR highlight videos usually.) He can overmatch, physically, a lot of DB's in the SEC. I don't think we've had a truly great blocking WR since Dion LeCorn. He has good moves and quickness, but not elite. His vision is also really solid, and he see's how his down field blockers are going to open lanes for him. Definitely a long stride runner.

Overall, a really solid prospect, with great physicality and body control. If he can get faster and closer to a 4.5, he could be an elite WR.

Kinda hard to see that kid remain a 3* after being voted the OPOTY in the highest level of prep FB in GA. I think a bump to 4* is imminent in his future....

3* DE Jacoby Hill talks about recent offer:

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“I was happy and excited about it,” Hill said. “I love the SEC, so it was big. Coach (Bryan McClendon is my recruiter and he let me know about the offer.”

“He was telling me that I could be an impact player for the team and have a chance to play a lot right off the bat. I already have a bond with coach McClendon and I spoke to coach (Will) Muschamp a little bit when he was at Auburn. Plus, Jadeveon Clowney is my idol, so I would love to follow in his footsteps.”

“I plan to visit South Carolina on January 29. I am visiting Memphis on January 15 and Indiana on January 22. Those schools are recruiting me the hardest and Kansas State UCF, too.”

“I want to be able to develop myself as a player and as a leader and become a better man,” he said. “I also want to make sure the school has my major and be able to make sure I will have a chance to compete for playing time.”

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I plan to visit South Carolina on January 29. I am visiting Memphis on January 15 and Indiana on January 22. Those schools are recruiting me the hardest and Kansas State, UCF, too

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Hmmmmmmmmmmm ....

Updated (1/12)

Official Visitor List (1/15):
Sadarius Hutcherson
Daniel Thomas
Sam Bruce
Kiel Pollard
Will Putnam
Pete Leota
Akeem Cooperwood
Darius Whitfield
Lloyd Cushenberry
Tyreic Martin
Jamil Dukes
TJ Brunson
Rico Dowdle

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Pretty sure I saw that he was laser timed at 4.83 which may be why he hasn't blown up more. I will say that Propst said that he never went down after the first contact.

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I would believe around a 4.8 and that he never or rarely went down after first contact. He looked very strong. There are a bunch of drills he can work on to drop that about a quarter second within a year.