South Carolina struggled in 2014, it’s no secret.

The Gamecocks had arguably one of the worst defenses in the SEC this season, and while the offense was explosive at times, Dylan Thompson and company couldn’t score enough points to hide the deficiencies.

Steve Spurrier needs to add pieces to the defensive line; the Gamecocks totaled an SEC-low 12 sacks this season. However, a few key playmakers are departing the receiving corps and secondary.

How does South Carolina’s current class of 2015 verbal commits look?

EDITOR’S NOTE: Saturday Down South’s references to recruiting rankings are to 247Sports.com industry composite ranking.

NAT RANK PLAYER H.S. (CITY, STATE) STAR POS HGT WGT
2 Marquavius Lewis Hutchinson CC (Hutchinson, KS) 4 DE 6’4” 271
96 Mark Fields William Amos Hough (Cornelius, NC) 4 CB 5’11” 183
106 Arden Key Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA) 4 DE 6’5” 230
151 Shameik Blackshear Bluffton (Bluffton, SC) 4 DE 6’5” 240
179 Jalen Christian Damascus (Damascus, MD) 4 ATH 5’10” 165
1 Dexter Wideman Camden Military Academy (Camden, SC) 4 DE 6’4” 260
248 Sherrod Pittman First Coast (Jacksonville, FL) 4 LB 6’0.5” 224
251 Christian Pellage Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL) 4 OT 6’7” 282
269 Octavius Johnson Clinch County (Homerville, GA) 4 ATH 6’1” 181
272 Zack Bailey Summerville (Summerville, SC) 4 OG 6’5” 315
311 Lorenzo Nunez Harrison (Kennesaw, GA) 4 QB 6’2.5” 190
333 Christian Owens Griffin (Griffin, GA) 3 WR 6’5″ 207
18 Paris Palmer Lackawanna CC (Scranton, PA) 3 OT 6’8” 305
356 A.J. Turner Centreville (Clifton, VA) 3 RB 5’11” 180
453 Dexter Neal Stephenson (Stone Mountain, GA) 3 WR 6’2” 195
28 Dante Sawyer East Mississippi CC (Scooba, MS) 3 DE 6’2.5″ 262
466 Antoine Wilder Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA) 3 S 5’11” 175
551 Mon Denson LaGrange (LaGrange, GA) 3 RB 5’11.5” 214
573 Daniel Fennell Grayson (Loganville, GA) 3 LB 6’2″ 220
609 Quandeski Whitlow Opelika (Opelika, AL) 3 DE 6’3″ 221
648 Damon Arnette St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 3 CB 6’2″ 185
708 Jozie Milton Stillman Institute (Clinton, LA) 3 DT 6’3″ 294
NA Jalen Henry Foley (Foley, AL) 3 LB 6’0″ 219
NA Connor Redmond Archer (Lawrenceville, GA) 3 TE 6’4″ 220
NA Kyle Markway St. John Vianney (St. Louis, MO) 3 TE 6’4″ 225
NA Jerad Washington First Coast (Jacksonville, FL) 3 WR 5’9″ 165
NA Joseph Charlton A.C. Flora (Columbia, SC) 3 P 6’4″ 180