Bowl Bound - 2026 South Carolina Gamecocks Roster

	South Carolina Team Roster
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Quarterbacks
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
11	QB	Chris Abel (S)	6-0	199	(Fr)	2.27	84	34	OK	Fairfield Central (Winnsboro, SC)	2	5
06	QB	David Jordan	5-11	204	(Sr)	3.96	71	90	OK	West Ashley (Charleston, SC)	1	3
09	QB	Steve Price	6-3	219	(Fr)	3.95	85	67	OK	Aynor (Aynor, SC)	1	2
14	QB	Russell Smith	6-2	201	(Fr)	1.96	45	42	Redshirt	Kingstree (Kingstree, SC)	2	4
07	QB	Chip Stanley	6-4	213	(So)	3.69	66	83	OK	Carencro (Lafayette, LA)	3	5
16	QB	Cameron Watson	6-2	213	(Jr)	3.81	55	76	OK	Gaffney (Gaffney, SC)	3	4

Running Backs
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
44	RB	Kenton Moore	5-11	195	(Fr)	3.44	82	66	Redshirt	Irwin County (Ocilla, GA)	2	6
32	RB	Trevor Nealy (S)	6-0	222	(Sr)	3.26	62	77	OK	Red Land (Lewisberry, PA)	5	6
27	RB	Andre Richard	5-9	177	(Fr)	2.88	64	53	Redshirt	Carolina Academy (Greenville, SC)	1	2
29	RB	Michael Sloan	6-0	180	So	3.46	99	79	OK	Brookhaven (Brookhaven, MS)	3	5
49	RB	Henry Strait	5-9	197	(Fr)	3.93	45	80	OK	Haines City (Haines City, FL)	3	6
36	FB	Caleb Dasher	6-0	215	So	3.53	73	64	OK	Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach, SC)	2	5
24	FB	Mark Miles (S)	6-1	242	Jr	3.47	99	73	OK	Byrnes (Duncan, SC)	4	5
46	FB	Blake Briscoe	5-10	213	So	3.94	84	80	OK	Greenville (Greenville, SC)	2	4

Receivers
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
84	WR	Brendan Canada	6-0	201	(So)	3.76	55	75	Redshirt	Byrnes (Duncan, SC)	1	2
80	WR	Steven Fine	5-11	171	So	3.96	61	86	OK	Dunbar (Fort Myers, FL)	3	6
88	WR	Chris Kern	6-4	179	Fr	2.88	60	60	OK	Therrell (Atlanta, GA)	2	5
89	WR	Alexander McInally	6-0	175	(So)	2.28	63	53	OK	Male (Louisville, KY)	3	6
86	WR	Montrell Canales (S)	6-0	200	So	3.68	73	66	OK	John Tyler (Tyler, TX)	6	9
85	WR	Kenneth Byers	6-2	176	(Jr)	3.03	88	55	OK	West Ashley (Charleston, SC)	3	5
82	WR	Jake Cade (S)	5-10	182	So	3.73	87	67	OK	Apopka (Apopka, FL)	4	6
83	TE	Trevor Griffin (S)	6-6	245	Fr	3.93	90	70	OK	Kingstree (Kingstree, SC)	3	6
64	TE	Shane Johnson	6-4	236	(Fr)	3.57	99	48	Redshirt	Atlantic Community (Delray Beach, FL)	1	5
87	TE	Joe Palmer	6-2	236	(Jr)	3.55	65	70	OK	North Augusta (North Augusta, SC)	2	3
81	TE	Logan White	6-4	226	(Jr)	2.11	71	31	OK	Carver (Columbus, GA)	2	4

Offensive Lineman
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
74	OT	Hayward Charles	6-4	286	(Fr)	1.95	57	54	Redshirt	Columbia - North (Lake City, FL)	2	4
76	OT	Zachary Cook	6-2	302	(Fr)	1.83	58	37	OK	Central (Little Rock, AR)	2	4
68	OT	Kevin Nelson	6-4	292	(Fr)	3.61	94	61	OK	Woodruff (Woodruff, SC)	1	1
67	OT	Tim Ostrow (S)	6-4	291	(So)	3.58	99	50	OK	Fort Campbell (Fort Campbell, KY)	3	5
69	OT	Stephone Perkins	6-2	313	(Fr)	2.05	52	59	OK	Central (Little Rock, AR)	2	4
70	OT	Leigh Weeks (S)	6-7	288	(Jr)	3.49	44	80	OK	Richland Northeast (Columbia, SC)	3	5
78	OG	Dave Hildebrand	6-6	277	Fr	1.87	67	33	OK	Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC)	4	6
66	OG	Marlon Clausen (S)	6-5	309	So	3.09	74	64	OK	Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach, SC)	4	7
62	OG	Kyle Mays	6-4	276	(Jr)	3.78	51	75	OK	Lovejoy (Lovejoy, GA)	2	4
72	OG	Lloyd Price (S)	6-4	285	Sr	3.72	80	67	OK	T.L. Hanna (Anderson, SC)	4	6
65	OG	Austin Crump	6-0	279	(Fr)	3.55	76	69	Redshirt	Dutch Fork (Irmo, SC)	1	2
63	OG	John Bradshaw	6-3	277	(Fr)	2.94	99	41	OK	Amory (Amory, MS)	4	6
59	C	Andy Baca	6-0	281	Jr	3.63	79	89	OK	Holy Cross (New Orleans, LA)	1	2
61	C	Drew Culpepper	6-4	296	Jr	3.74	52	78	OK	Jesuit (New Orleans, LA)	4	5
51	C	Jermarcus Washburn (S)	6-2	285	Fr	2.07	60	39	OK	Gaffney (Gaffney, SC)	2	5

Defensive Lineman
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
94	DE	Fredrick Gaffney (S)	6-1	266	Fr	3.38	56	81	OK	West Morgan (Trinity, AL)	3	6
98	DE	Mike Dawson (S)	6-2	263	Jr	3.14	86	60	OK	Greenville (Greenville, SC)	4	6
93	DE	Derrick Blue	6-3	279	(Sr)	3.54	50	76	OK	Boiling Springs (Boiling Springs, SC)	3	5
99	DE	Claud Kinder	6-4	274	(Fr)	3.23	55	85	Redshirt	Stratford (Goose Creek, SC)	2	6
91	DE	Chase Kline	6-6	289	(Jr)	2.53	69	55	OK	Tuscaloosa County (Northport, AL)	1	3
96	DT	Koy Owens (S)	6-5	278	(Fr)	3.34	78	56	OK	Brookhaven (Brookhaven, MS)	3	5
95	DT	Anthony Roman (S)	6-4	289	(Sr)	2.98	53	59	OK	Burke County (Waynesboro, GA)	4	5
90	DT	Willie Rose	6-7	275	(Jr)	2.61	44	58	OK	Greenbrier (Greenbrier, TN)	3	5
92	DT	Ryan Francis	6-6	318	(Jr)	1.99	43	46	Redshirt	Columbia-Rock Bridge (Columbia, MO)	1	5
97	DT	James Walter	6-2	291	(So)	3.43	99	61	OK	Conway (Conway, SC)	2	5

Linebackers
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
58	ILB	Alex Ratcliff	6-1	232	(Fr)	3.54	81	97	Redshirt	Mid-Carolina (Prosperity, SC)	1	3
43	ILB	John Seaman (S)	6-1	226	(So)	2.75	48	61	OK	Southwest Miami (Miami, FL)	3	5
47	ILB	Nate Cyclone	6-2	237	(Fr)	2.12	67	42	Redshirt	Summerville (Summerville, SC)	2	6
50	ILB	Kendal Creech (S)	6-0	237	(So)	2.50	70	55	OK	Christopher Columbus (Miami, FL)	4	6
55	ILB	Peter Carter	5-10	223	(Jr)	2.39	68	51	OK	Starkville (Starkville, MS)	4	4
56	OLB	Daryl Burns (S)	5-11	217	Fr	2.31	95	40	OK	Bishop England (Charleston, SC)	3	5
57	OLB	Anthony Buggs	6-1	233	(Fr)	3.89	80	67	Redshirt	East St. John (Reserve, LA)	2	7
54	OLB	Thomas Spikes	6-1	241	Jr	1.94	81	46	OK	Meadowcreek (Norcross, GA)	4	5
40	OLB	Aidan Waite (S)	6-0	231	(Fr)	3.63	53	76	OK	Carver’s Bay (Hemingway, SC)	1	1
52	OLB	Jabar Henderson	6-2	256	(So)	2.18	47	51	D (5-7 wks)	Loris (Loris, SC)	3	6

Defensive Backs
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
25	CB	Ryan Maston	5-9	180	Fr	3.62	64	68	OK	Marion (Marion, SC)	1	3
48	CB	Gil Jansen (S)	6-1	174	(Jr)	3.85	55	69	OK	Camden Fairview (Camden, AR)	4	6
22	CB	Michael Patterson	5-9	171	(Fr)	3.29	61	61	Redshirt	Battery Creek (Beaufort, SC)	1	3
28	CB	Charles Tijerina (S)	6-0	180	Jr	2.99	70	53	OK	East Providence (East Providence, RI)	4	6
30	CB	Tyreo Caudill	5-8	175	(Sr)	2.74	49	60	OK	Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg, MS)	3	4
37	CB	Jacob Adkins	5-11	197	(Sr)	2.73	99	44	OK	Broome (Spartanburg, SC)	3	5
23	FS	Jonathan Kinchen	6-0	165	Fr	3.32	62	71	OK	Nease (St. Augustine, FL)	2	4
41	FS	Ellis Abraham	6-1	184	So	1.94	52	46	OK	Nease (St. Augustine, FL)	3	4
42	FS	David Hyatt (S)	6-0	193	So	3.58	44	71	OK	Fountain Lake (Hot Springs, AR)	2	4
38	SS	Michael Patterson	5-9	194	(Sr)	3.72	76	72	OK	Burlington (Burlington, VT)	1	2
21	SS	Oren Morgan	5-10	192	So	2.31	45	52	OK	T.L. Hanna (Anderson, SC)	2	4
39	SS	Bobby Penn (S)	6-0	174	(So)	3.69	92	65	OK	Manatee (Bradenton, FL)	2	5

Special teams
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
19	K	Gary Wallner (S)	6-4	206	Sr	3.66	61	73	OK	St. Frederick (Monroe, LA)	4	5
02	K	Isaiah Tran	5-10	176	Sr	2.95	86	57	OK	Fort Meade (Fort Meade, FL)	3	3
13	P	Wilton Higgs	6-3	180	Sr	3.98	89	68	OK	Gaffney (Gaffney, SC)	4	4
12	P	Glenn Engle (S)	5-8	197	Sr	3.82	36	76	OK	Byrnes (Duncan, SC)	6	8