So much for the drama around defensive back Jamyest Williams.

The 4-star recruit from Loganville, Ga., who had flirted with Georgia in recent weeks, followed through on his commitment from last summer when he signed Wednesday with the Gamecocks.

The mid-afternoon announcement ended a flurry of largely positive news for Will Muschamp and the Gamecocks, who expanded on their strong in-state showing that Muschamp said was not interrupted by Clemson’s national championship.

This is how the class shaped up:

SEC class rank: 8
Overall class rank: 20

5-stars: 0
4-stars: 6
3-stars: 19

And the early review from a Heisman Trophy winner certainly was positive.

Beyond the sizzle of Williams’ uncertain decision in the days leading up to National Signing Day, this class will be remembered for the “girth” it landed on the defensive line, a word Muschamp used. That was a priority after the Gamecocks were third from the bottom of the SEC in sacks in 2016 with 21.

South Carolina signed the state’s top undecided prospect when defensive end Brad Johnson of Pendleton, S.C. chose the Gamecocks over Virginia Tech, and to a lesser degree Tennessee, Texas A&M and Mississippi State. Johnson, 17, is known to have a large upside as he won the state triple jump in 2016, and had 13 sacks, 50 tackles and rushed for 800 yards during the high school season.

Johnson’s signature cemented the sustained focus the Gamecock recruiters put on pass rushers in recent weeks, and came alongside Aaron Sterling of Tucker, Ga., who narrowed his finalists to South Carolina and Tennessee after he previously committed to Alabama.

Sterling wasn’t the only player who chose to decommit during the process.

Mammoth defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw, who is 6-foot-7, 330 pounds, an Army All-American and Shrine Bowler in high school, came back in the fold after the Goose Creek native decommitted in December. He played last season at Jones County (Miss.) Junior College. Kinlaw committed to the Gamecocks in high school, but while he mulled his options, he considered Alabama and Southern Cal.

Not all of the defensive line targets ended up in garnet and black.

Robert Beal of Suwanee, Ga., signed with Georgia after he played last season at IMG Academy in Florida. And Jaylen Twyman of Washington, D.C. signed with Pitt over South Carolina.

And similar to the Williams’ situation but in reverse, Devonte Wyatt, a defensive tackle out of Decatur, Ga., switched to Georgia two months after committing to South Carolina, and in recent days said it was a toss up with Florida in the background. He ultimately went with the Bulldogs.

Another trend for the Gamecocks was familiarity. Muschamp said there were few surprises because 22 of the players signed were in their camps last summer.

Also notable was South Carolina did not use a fax machine Wednesday. All paperwork arrived via emailed PDFs, a signing day first for Muschamp.