Recruiting has gone national, which means the challenge of signing the best in-state talent is exponentially more difficult than, say, 30 years ago.

With that in mind, we’re building a six-man all-star in-state team of sorts for each program in the SEC, looking for more recent recruits with more options who chose to stay home.

Here are the best, by position, South Carolina kids who became Gamecocks.

Quarterback — Dylan Thompson

South Carolina’s greatest quarterbacks — Todd Ellis, Steve Taneyhill, Stephen Garcia, Connor Shaw — were imports.

Thompson was just a two-star prospect when he joined Steve Spurrier’s club out of Boiling Springs.

In 2014, Thompson passed all of the out-of-towners and set the Gamecocks’ single-season record with 3,564 yards. His 26 TDs are second only to Taneyhill’s 29 in 1995.

He ranks eighth on South Carolina’s career list with 5,391 yards and fifth — behind the imports — with 40 career touchdowns.

Running back — Marcus Lattimore

Before Jadeveon Clowney, there was Lattimore, a five-star, in-state star from Duncan who said no to everybody but yes to Steve Spurrier.

Lattimore was the top-ranked all-purpose back in the 2010 class, the No. 9-ranked player overall.

He was a game-changer for how recruits viewed South Carolina.

He ran for 1,197 yards as a freshman, still the third-best single season in Gamecocks history. Knee injuries prevented him from challenging George Rogers’ all-time marks, but he still recovered well enough to play in the NFL.

Wide receiver — Alshon Jeffery

Jeffery was a four-star prospect out of St. Matthews, 40 miles southeast of Williams-Brice Stadium.

The No. 12-ranked receiver in the 2009 class, Jeffery had the greatest single season in South Carolina in 2010, when he set records for catches (88) and yards (1,517) and scored on nine of them.

He left after the 2011 season with 3,042 career yards, the only South Carolina receiver to go above 2,800 yards, and 23 touchdowns, tied for the program high.

Defensive lineman — Jadeveon Clowney

The most coveted and decorated recruit to ever choose South Carolina, regardless of hometown, the Rock Hill star was the nation’s No. 1 overall prospect in the 2011 class.

Everybody wanted him. Spurrier landed him.

Clowney was part of the greatest three-year run in program history, a 33-6 stretch that included three bowl wins and a top 10 national finish.

And, of course, this signature hit in the Outback Bowl, which became so recognizable the New York Times took notice.

Linebacker — J.D. Fuller

Fuller starred at Clinton High School, which was much closer to rival Clemson than Columbia.

He graduated in 1983 with 405 career tackles — and nobody has topped him yet.

For a modern comparison, Skai Moore enters his senior season with 260 career tackles.

Defensive back — Ko Simpson

The recruiting analysts whiffed on Simpson, awarding the Rock Hill prospect just two stars and an overall ranking of 1,411 in the 2004 class.

AP voters named Simpson the SEC’s freshman of the year and twice he was selected to various All-American teams. He left as one of the most decorated DBs in Gamecocks history.

Buffalo selected him in the fourth round of the 2006 draft and he spent four seasons in the NFL.