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 |
After living in Birmingham, Ala., Jordan left the ground zero of SEC Nation to head south to Florida to tell the unique stories of the renowned tradition of SEC football. In his free time, his mission is to find the best locales around.
