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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: South Carolina
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  Spencer Rattler is coming back to South Carolina. The Gamecocks quarterback posted his return on social medial Tuesday night. The video showed Rattler's highlights this season and ended with the words, "He's Back." Rattler's future had been among the biggest offseason questions for South Carolina, which finished 8-5 this past season and ended the year No. 23 in the final AP Top 25 rankings.

Rattler's NFL stock rose at the end of the season as he led South Carolina to consecutive wins over No. 5 Tennessee, 63-38, and No. 8 Clemson, 31-30, a week later. Rattler passed for 3,026 yards, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions this past year. More than a third of his passing yards came in the final three games. After a 45-38 loss at the Gator Bowl to Notre Dame, Rattler told media he'd take some time before deciding his future. - AP College Football

rSr/2024 QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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  Christian Beal-Smith, the former East Forsyth star who spent four seasons at Wake Forest before transferring to South Carolina, announced on Friday that he is forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft. "After much prayer and thoughtful consideration with my family, I would like to announce that I will be declaring for the 2023 Draft in order to pursue a lifelong dream of playing in the NFL," Beal-Smith wrote on his Instagram page.

Beal-Smith's addition at South Carolina one year ago continued a run of offseason luck for the Gamecocks and Coach Shane Beamer. Former Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler and tight end Austin Stogner joined the program last month and helped South Carolina get to an 8-4 regular-season record before its 45-38 loss to Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl. In four seasons at Wake Forest, Beal-Smith rushed for 1,871 yards and 14 touchdowns. His best season was in 2020, when he ran for 732 yards and five touchdowns. He ran for 604 yards in 2021 and scored seven touchdowns. Beal-Smith added 21 receptions for 128 yards, but didn't catch a scoring pass. - Winston Salem Journal

rSr/2023 RB Christian Beal-Smith, South Carolina
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  2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM: TE: Joshua Simon, WKU,...Six of Austin Reed's passing touchdowns went to Simon, who became the program's all-time leader in touchdowns scored by a tight end. Simon now owns 14 scores for his career, and passed NFL tight ends Jack Doyle and Tyler Higbee along the way. - Western Kentucky Football

rSr/2025 TE Joshua Simon, South Carolina
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  South Carolina cornerback Darius Rush is turning pro. Rush announced on Thursday via Twitter he intends to enter the NFL Draft following five years in Columbia. He won't play in the Gamecocks' bowl game against Notre Dame. "The last five years at South Carolina have been incredible," he said in a video. "It's been full of memories that will last forever and I'll cherish forever. "Since I was a kid I always dreamt of running out of that tunnel at Williams-Brice Stadium and that's what I did here. Forever grateful for all the memories I have in this stadium with the fan base, teammates (and) coaches."

The former CE Murray standout evolved into one of the Gamecocks' most productive players in the secondary over the last two years after arriving at South Carolina as a receiver. Rush, rated a three-star prospect in the class of 2018, started at cornerback opposite projected first round pick Cam Smith the past two years. He finished the 2022 campaign with 38 tackles, nine passes defended, two interceptions and one sack. Rush accepted an invitation to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl, which will feature some of the top prospects for this year's NFL Draft. - Rock Hill Herald

rSr/2023 CB Darius Rush, South Carolina
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  Dowell Loggains has the first priority of the job at South Carolina on lock: quarterback Spencer Rattler. "We've got to do a great job recruiting him back," Loggains said during his introductory press conference on Wednesday. "I told someone, 'He's the biggest recruit since my wife." Whether Rattler ever plays for Loggains in Columbia is up in the air. After coming on strong in wins over No. 5 Tennessee and No. 8 Clemson, the ex-Oklahoma signal-caller is currently weighing a return to college against leaving early for the NFL Draft. Rattler had ample hype around him heading into the season. He'd lit the Big 12 on fire his first full year as a starter at OU before being benched in 2021 in favor of future Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams. That led to a transfer to South Carolina, where Rattler became one of the most high-profile imports in program history.

This year ebbed and flowed in Marcus Satterfield's offense. Rattler threw seven interceptions in his first five games, struggling to find a rhythm as the Gamecocks offense tripped over itself week after week. But as the year progressed, he found a groove. He torched Tennessee for 438 yards and six touchdowns. He followed that up with 360 yards and two scores passing and one rushing in the victory over Clemson to close the regular season. "I think that those last two games - and I haven't really had a chance to dive in and talk to Spencer about this - but he played free," Loggains said. "For whatever reason, he got to the point where he looked very confident. It didn't feel that way all year. I think that's probably what created some inconsistency." Loggains, who spent the bulk of his time in the NFL working with quarterbacks, will also handle those duties in Columbia. - Rock Hill Herald

rSr/2024 QB Spencer Rattler, South Carolina
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  2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: Tight End - Brady Hunt, Ball State,...In his first full season as a tight end, Hunt was third on the team with 46 receptions for 498 yards and five touchdowns. His touchdown total tied for the 12th-most among all tight ends in college football during the regular season. In conference play alone, the Muncie, Ind. native had 34 catches for 401 yards and four scores. The first tight end to be picked to the first team since Zane Fakes in 2013, Hunt secured multiple catches in 11 of 12 games, including six games of at least four grabs. Across the last four contests of the season, he totaled 22 receptions for 229 yards. - Ball State Football

rJr/2026 TE Brady Hunt, South Carolina
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  2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: DE: Drew Tuazama, UAB,...Honorable Mention All-Conference USA recipients include left guard Matthew Trehern, wide receivers Trea Shropshire and Tejhuan Palmer, defensive end Drew Tuazama, defensive tackle Isaiah Forte, linebacker Tyler Taylor, safeties Jaylen Key and Keondre Swoopes, punter Kyle Greenwell, long snapper Cole Kizziah and kick returner Jermaine Brown Jr. - Alabama-Birmingham Football

rSr/2025 DT Drew Tuazama, South Carolina
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  Arkansas tight end Trey Knox has entered the NCAA transfer portal. The news was first reported by The Athletic's Max Olson. Knox, a senior from Murfreesboro, Tenn., intends to find a new program following four seasons with the Razorbacks. He arrived at Arkansas ahead of the 2019 season as a heralded 4-star wide receiver. In his first season with the Razorbacks, Knox caught 21 passes for for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns in the opening four games. He added 7 receptions for 86 yards and 1 score in his final 7 games played as he battled a hip injury.

The following season, Knox's contributions were scarce, finishing with 7 catches for 70 yards. Early in 2021, Arkansas transitioned Knox to tight end, where he contributed 46 grabs for 437 yards and 6 touchdowns the last 2 years. He finished the 2022 regular season third on the team with 296 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns on 26 catches. Knox had a pair of two-touchdown games this fall against Cincinnati and Liberty. With Knox's intent to transfer, the Razorbacks will be without three of their top four pass catchers for the Liberty Bowl against Kansas on Dec. 28. In late November, leading receiver Jadon Haselwood declared for the upcoming NFL Draft, and Ketron Jackson entered the transfer portal last week. - Northwest Arkansas Times

rSr/2024 TE Trey Knox, South Carolina
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  2022 WALTER CAMP SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina,...Kroeger, 6-4, 207-pound junior from Lake Forest, Ill., averaged 46.8-yards per punt, tops in the SEC, second in the country and the second-best mark in school history. Of his 52 punts, 17 traveled 50 or more yards, including a long of 79, the third-longest in FBS in 2022. Twenty-seven of his punts (52 percent) were spotted inside the 20-yard line. A semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, Kroeger was previously tabbed first-team All-America by The Athletic and was named to the All-SEC first team by the AP, the league's 14 coaches and USA TODAY. In addition, he was recognized as the Jim Carlen Most Valuable Player for Special Teams at the team's Senior Banquet earlier this week. - South Carolina Football

rSr/2025 P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
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  2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: DB Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina,...Emmanwori, a 6-4, 218-pounder from Irmo, S.C. (Irmo High School), started 11 of 12 games for South Carolina in 2022, leading the Gamecocks in tackles with 78. He is tied for 16th in the SEC with 6.5 tackles per game while tying for the league-lead with 59 solo tackles, the top mark among true freshmen in the country. He added a fumble recovery, two quarterback hurries and a pass break up. - South Carolina Football

Jr/2026 SS Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina
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  2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: QB Robby Ashford, Auburn,...A redshirt freshman who won the starting job early in the season after transferring from Oregon, Ashford passed for 1,613 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing 709 yards and seven touchdowns in 2022. Ashford ranks third among freshmen in program history in all passing categories and sixth among Auburn all-time freshman rushers. Only Bo Jackson (9) has rushed for more touchdowns than Ashford as an Auburn freshman.

Ashford threw for a season-high 337 yards and two touchdowns against LSU. He rushed for 108 yards and two scores vs. Mississippi State and concluded the season with 121 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns against Alabama, becoming the first Tiger since Carnell Williams to rush for two TDs in an Iron Bowl. "I knew I had to go out there and give my all and do whatever it took," Ashford said after the Iron Bowl. "Unfortunately it wasn't enough. This experience I'll always remember and cherish." Ashford was named Auburn's offensive player of the year at the team's postseason banquet. - Auburn Football

rJr/2026 QB Robby Ashford, South Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB Raheim Sanders, Arkansas,...Raheim Sanders, better known as Rocket, carded second-team honors after an explosive sophomore campaign. As the Hogs' leading rusher, Sanders ran for 1,426 yards and 10 scores on 219 carries (6.5 avg). The Rockledge, Fla., also contributed 28 receptions for 271 yards and two touchdowns this season, averaging 9.7 yards per catch. A two-time SEC offensive player of the week honoree, he is the only SEC player with 1,000 rushing yards and 200 receiving yards this year.

Sanders currently ranks second in the SEC in rushing yards, yards per touch and yards per game (118.8). With his help, Arkansas has had a 100-yard rusher in 10 of its last 13 games dating back to the 2021 season with Sanders contributing seven of those 10 100-yard performances. He became only the second Razorback in the past 25 seasons (RB Darren McFadden in 2007) to total 200 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns against a ranked opponent after exploding for 232 yards and three scores against No. 14 Ole Miss (Nov. 19). - Arkansas Football

rJr/2026 RB Raheim Sanders, South Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina,...Kroeger, 6-4, 207-pound junior from Lake Forest, Ill., was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award. He averaged 46.8-yards per punt, tops in the SEC, second in the country and the second-best mark in school history. Of his 52 punts, 17 traveled 50 or more yards, including a long of 79, the third-longest in FBS in 2022. Twenty-seven of his punts (52 percent) were spotted inside the 20-yard line. He was also named to the All-SEC first team by the AP and was recognized as the Jim Carlen Most Valuable Player for Special Teams at the team's Senior Banquet earlier this week. - South Carolina Football

rSr/2025 P Kai Kroeger, South Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): LS Hunter Rogers, South Carolina,...Rogers, a 6-1, 205-pound redshirt sophomore from Columbia's Spring Valley High School, handled both the short- and long-snapping duties for the Gamecocks this season. He was part of a punting unit that helped Kai Kroeger lead the conference in punting at 46.8 yards and the team rank second in the SEC and fifth in the country in net punting at 43.27 yards per punt. In addition, Rogers was the snapper working with first-year placekicker Mitch Jeter, who was successful on all 10 of his field goal attempts in 2022. Rogers added three special teams tackles and rushed five yards for a first down on a fake field goal attempt. - South Carolina Football

rSr/2025 LS Hunter Rogers, South Carolina
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  2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OL Jovaughn Gwyn, South Carolina,...Gwyn, a 6-3, 300-pound redshirt senior from Charlotte, N.C., started all 12 games for the Gamecocks at right guard in 2022 and has made 46-consecutive starts, most on the squad and third on the school's all-time list behind only T.J. Johnson (53) and Brandon Shell (47). Gwyn garnered the Outstanding Student-Athlete Award, the Strength & Conditioning Award, the Most Outstanding Senior Award and was named a Rex Enright Team Captain for the second-straight year at the team's Senior Banquet held earlier this week. - South Carolina Football

rSr/2023 C Jovaughn Gwyn, South Carolina
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