At the beginning of the month we shared that South Carolina was ranked No.11 in On3’s portal rankings.
While the Gamecocks haven’t added any additional players via the portal, they have moved up to No.10 in the latest portal rankings. This comes following the departure of EDGE Drew Tuazama who entered the transfer portal on May 8. Not only is South Carolina ranked No.4 in the SEC in the portal rankings, they also have one scholarship remaining.
Since the conclusion of last season, 26 Gamecocks from last year’s team have entered the portal. As we mentioned before, South Carolina has landed 21 players via the portal. The majority of those players will be on scholarship.
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According to On3’s Team Transfer Portal Index, the only four-star talent that the Gamecocks loss this off-season was Juice Wells. On the flip side, USC was credited with landing three four stars. Those players being Rocket Sanders, Gage Larvadain, and Kyle Kennard.
On3’s Team Transfer Portal Index utilizes the On3 (P)erformance score to measure a team’s production during the transfer process, compared relative against its roster and not a comparison against other schools. This proprietary algorithm determines if a school has improved its overall team talent, stayed the same, or declined in talent during the transfer window.
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Below are the additions that the Gamecocks have added via the transfer portal:
WR Vandrevius Jacobs
Eligibility Remaining: 4 years
The 6-foot, 175-pounder redshirted last season at Florida State. On3 ranks Jacobs as the No. 31 wide receiver in the transfer portal.
WR Dalevon Campbell
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
Standing at 6-foot-4, 218 pounds, Campbell was named an All-Mountain West Honorable Mention last season at Nevada. Appearing in all 12 games, and making nine starts, he led the Wolfpack in receiving with 594 yard on 31 receptions.
EDGE Gilber Edmond
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
After spending his first three seasons with the Gamecocks, Edmond transferred to Florida State for the 2023 season. After just one season in Tallahassee, Edmond returns to South Carolina with just one year of eligibility remaining. Standing at 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, he’s appeared in 35 career games with ten starts.
QB Robby Ashford
Eligibility Remaining: 2 years
The Auburn transfer appeared in 22 career games during his time with the Tigers. In those two seasons, he threw for 1,758 yards, nine touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He also rushed for 927 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns. Prior to playing for Auburn, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound QB spent his first two seasons at Oregon, where he also played baseball.
OL Torricelli Simpkins
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
Standing 6-foot-5, 310-pounds, Simpkins was an FCS All-American at North Carolina Central. Just this past season he was named the MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year. He was also named to the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist. A versatile player who can play multiple spots on the offensive line, look for Simpkins to compete to start at center.
LB Demetrius Knight II
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
Knight arrives at South Carolina after being named First-Team All-AAC at Charlotte this past season. There, he led the 49ers in tackles with 96 as well as interceptions with three. That also included having a pick-six against Maryland. Previously at Georgia Tech, Knight played in 36 games in four seasons with the Yellow Jackets and had 51 tackles, including three tackles for loss and a sack.
LB Bangally Kamara
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
The fourth-leading tackler last season for Pittsburgh Kamara posted a career-high this past season with 55 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks last year. He contributed five quarterback hits and one pass breakup during the 2023 season as well. He has one year of eligibility left.
QB – Davis Beville
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
The Greenville (S.C.) native walks on at South Carolina after spending the past two seasons at Oklahoma. While with the Sooners, he primarily provided depth at QB. Before arriving at Oklahoma ahead of the 2022 season, Beville began his career in 2019 at Pittsburgh. In all, he’s appeared in 16 collegiate games and has made one start. Beville has completed 37-of-62 passes for 339 yards with one touchdown and has thrown two interceptions.
DB Buddy Mack
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
A Duncan (S.C.) native, Mack walks on to South Carolina after spending the past four seasons at Pittsburgh. Standing at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, he’s appeared in 39 games over the past four seasons and has racked up 18 tackles and has forced a fumble.
OL Aaryn Parks
Eligibility Remaining: 2 years
The Oklahoma transfer stands at 6-foot-4, 301 pounds and comes to Columbia with two years of eligibility remaining. When Shane Beamer was still an assistant with the Sooners, he played a role in Parks recruitment. Appearing in eight career games as a reserve, Parks will create more competition for a South Carolina offensive line room that’s looking to revive itself.
DL Monkell Goodwine
Eligibility Remaining: 2 years
After spending three seasons in Alabama, the 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive lineman comes to Columbia looking for a fresh start. Despite appearing in just five games over those three years, Goodwine competed against some of the top players in the country every day in practice. The point is, don’t get caught up on his stats until he has a chance to compete with the Gamecocks. Especially when the player is coming from a football factory like Alabama.
WR Gage Larvadain
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
Standing at 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, Larvadain brings plenty of experience to USC’s young and inexperienced wide out room.Appearing in 36 games in three seasons at Miami of Ohio, Larvadain caught 42 passes for 679 yards and six touchdowns this past season. As a sophomore, he recorded 59 catches for 731 yards and two touchdowns.
WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
A native of Dillon, SC, Huggins-Bruce spent the past three seasons at Louisville. There, he appeared in 38 games and had 80 career receptions for 1,121 yards and ten touchdowns. Standing at 5-foot-11, 170 pounds, he’ll look to bring not only experience into South Carolina’s young wide receivers room but competition and proven production.
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WR Jared Brown
Eligibility Remaining: 2 years
The former Coastal Carolina wide receiver complied over 1,000 all-purpose yards with 58 catches for 740 receiving yards and four touchdowns this past season. Named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America in 2022, Brown stands at 6-0, 190 pounds. He’s appeared in 25 games during his college career.
RB Rocket Sanders
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
In 2022 at Arkansas, Sanders rushed for 1,443 yards and ten touchdowns. He also had 271 yards on 28 receptions and two scores. Injuries and a new offense kept Rocket from taking off the same way in 2023 but don’t let that fool you. There’s a reason why the 6-foot-2, 242-pound back is considered the No.2 running back in the transfer portal according to On3.
DT DeAndre Jules
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
Standing at 6-foot-3, 310-pounds, the Maryland native played in all 12 regular games this past season for Pittsburgh. He also started in six of them. Jules racked up 24 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, and a forced fumble in 2023. After redshirting in 2019, Jules has played in a total of 37 collegiate games. In those four seasons, he has accumulated 37 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks.
RB Jawarn Howell
Eligibility Remaining: 3 years
Last recorded at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, Howell is believed to be up an additional ten pounds., As a true freshman at SC State, he rushed for 809 yards and seven touchdowns on 102 carries. That includes his monster 283-yard rushing performance, to go along with three touchdowns, against Howard just last month.
EDGE Kyle Kennard
Eligibility Remaining: 1 year
The former Georgia Tech EDGE stands at 6-foot-5, 238 pounds and ic coming off an impressive 2023 season. This past year, Kennard finished with 54 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, six sacks, and a pair of forced fumbles.
TE Brady Hunt
Eligibility Remaining: 3 years**
The 6-foot-6, 249-pound tight end signed with the Gamecocks on Wednesday. A Ball State transfer, he dealt with an ankle injury this past season but shined as a redshirt freshman in 2022, where he received several First Team All American honors. During that season, he caught 46 passes for 498 yards and five touchdowns. His five touchdowns that season were tied for the 12th-most among all tight ends in college football during the regular season. That production is why he was named to the Mackey Watch List in 2023, which is an award given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end.
**Because of his injury this past season, Hunt will be eligible for a medical redshirt season.
RB Oscar Adaway
Eligibility Remaining: 2 years
The former North Texas running back is ranked as the No. 15 running back in the transfer portal, according to the On3 Industry transfer portal rankings. Standing at 5-11, 219 pounds, he ranks fifth all-time in program history for the Mean Green with 1,935 career rushing yards. This past season he rushed for 738 yards and six touchdowns, while averaging six yards per carry. He also had 14 catches for 89 yards.
DB Gerald Kilgore
Eligibility Remaining: 3 years
A transfer defensive back, he’s the brother of South Carolina freshman All-American Jalon Kilgore. This past season at Tennessee Tech, he appeared in 11 games and racked up 37 tackles, had five pass breakups, and was also credited with 2.5 tackles for loss.
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