South Carolina’s 2021 recruiting class just picked up a big commitment as Peach State native Trenilyas Tatum announced his commitment to the Gamecocks on Thursday.

The 6-foot-2, 208-pound Mount Zion High School product is rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 23 outside linebacker prospect in the nation and Georgia’s No. 28 overall recruit in the 2021 recruiting cycle according to 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Tatum is now the highest-rated commit in South Carolina’s 2021 recruiting class, which includes six commitments with the four-star prospect from Georgia joining the class.

The Jonesboro, Ga., native commit to Will Muschamp’s program over scholarship offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Virginia and Virginia Tech, among many others.

To get an idea of what Tatum potentially brings to Muschamp’s South Carolina program, here are his junior season highlights with Mount Zion High School.

South Carolina’s 2021 Recruiting Class

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