South Carolina Gamecocks
4-8 2025 record (1-7 conf)
Title odds (#35 board)
Win total (O -188)
48% Returning starter games
22nd Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesShane Beamer Head Coach · 6th year
33–30 Career · 6 seasons, all at SCAR
Multiple Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 51% | 33 / 65 | 8 / 14 | 72% |
| Offensive line | 40% | 22 / 55 | 7 / 17 | 36% |
| Defensive front | 57% | 47 / 83 | 9 / 19 | 41% |
| Secondary | 38% | 21 / 55 | 10 / 15 | 60% |
Back 36
Gone 33
Trovon Baugh OL · 12g · to TXAM 11%
Boaz Stanley OL · 12g · to PUR 11%
Rahsul Faison RB · 588 yds · 12g · gone 9%
New 18
Nitro Tuggle WR · 500 yds · 12g · from PUR 
Lucian Anderson III QB · 406 yds · 5g · from BGSU 
Christian Clark RB · 293 yds · 8g · from TEX 
DJ Black WR · 273 yds · 12g · from UCF 
Max Drag TE · 19 yds · 11g · from UCF 
Caleb Herring DL · 14 havoc · 13g · from TENN 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 22.7 24
Explosive play rate 11.7% 62
Red zone TD rate 71.1% 54
Line yards per carry 1.5 6
Sack rate allowed 11.4% 1
Defense
Points allowed per game 22.1 67
Explosive rate allowed 9.9% 71
Red zone score rate allowed 76.7% 83
Line yards per carry allowed 2.4 58
Sack rate 4.7% 19
2025 Margin by Game
VT
SCST
VAN
MIZZ
UK
LSU
OKLA
ALA
MISS
TXAM
CCAR
CLEM
2026 schedule
22nd-hardest path in FBS · 6 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Sat 4:45 PM | vs |  Kent State | 5-7 | 24 | W 57-0 | SEC Network |
| W2 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs | Towson Tigers | 8 | W 45-9 | SEC Network+ | |
| W3 | Sat 8:15 PM | vs |  Mississippi State | 5-8 | 32 | L 34-41 | SEC Network |
| W4 | Sat 11:00 PM | @ |  Alabama | 11-4 | 71 | L 18-49 | ESPN |
| W5 | Sat 8:15 PM | vs |  Kentucky | 5-7 | 39 | L 34-35 | SEC Network |
| W6 | Sat 4:45 PM | @ |  Florida | 4-8 | 44 | W 38-19 | SEC Network |
| W8 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Tennessee | 8-5 | 44 | ESPN | |
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Oklahoma | 10-3 | 58 | ||
| W10 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Texas A&M | 11-2 | 45 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Arkansas | 2-10 | 29 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Georgia | 12-2 | 77 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Clemson | 7-6 | 38 |
Depth chart
Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  LaNorris Sellers SR · #16 |  Cutter Woods SO · #12 | Lucian Anderson III SR · #15 |
| RB |  Matt Fuller JR · #28 | Christian Clark JR · #10 | Jabree Coleman SO · #21 |
| WR-X | Nitro Tuggle JR · #1 | DJ Black SR · #83 |  Lex Cyrus SO · #0 |
| WR-Z |  Nyck Harbor SR · #8 |  Donovan Murph SO · #6 |  Malik Clark SO · #13 |
| WR-SL |  Mazeo Bennett Jr. JR · #3 | Sequel Patterson FR · #23 | Stone Furrey FR · #18 |
| TE |  Brady Hunt GR · #87 |  Maurice Brown II SR · #44 |  Mike Tyler SO · #5 |
| LT |  Jacarrius Peak SR · #65 |  Shed Sarratt Jr. SO · #72 |  Seth Smith SR · #78 |
| LG |  Nolan Hay SR · #62 |  Ebubedike Nnabugwu SR · #51 | Vincent Chen JR · #67 |
| C |  Carter Miller SR · #50 | Nolan Hay SR · #62 | |
| RG |  Emmanuel Kojo Poku SR · #69 |  Hank Purvis JR · #52 | Anthony Baxter FR · #60 |
| RT | Darius Gray FR · #77 | Dayne Arnett SR · #75 |  Armando Nieves SR · #79 |
Roster 112
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  JayR Johnson | LB | JR | 6'3" | 241 | Norfolk, VA |
| 0 | Lex Cyrus | WR | SO | 5'10" | 185 | Harrisburg, PA |
| 1 |  Gerald Kilgore | DB | SR | 6'0" | 208 | Eatonton, GA |
| 1 | Nitro Tuggle | WR | JR | 6'1" | 195 | Elkhart, IN |
| 3 | Mazeo Bennett Jr. | WR | JR | 5'10" | 185 | Greenville, SC |
| 3 |  Kelvin Hunter | DB | JR | 6'0" | 210 | Florence, SC |
| 4 |  Isaiah Augustave | RB | SR | 6'0" | 215 | Naples, FL |
| 4 |  Vicari Swain | DB | SR | 6'0" | 193 | Carrollton, GA |
| 5 |  Kendall Daniels Jr. | DB | SO | 6'4" | 213 | Norfolk, VA |
| 5 | Mike Tyler | TE | SO | 6'4" | 245 | Columbia, SC |
| 6 | Donovan Murph | WR | SO | 6'2" | 199 | Irmo, SC |
| 6 |  Dylan Stewart | DE | JR | 6'5" | 250 | Washington, DC |
| 7 |  Jordon Gidron | WR | SO | 6'2" | 197 | Columbia, SC |
| 7 |  Shawn Murphy | LB | SR | 6'3" | 233 | Manassas, VA |
| 8 |  Judge Collier | DB | SR | 6'2" | 206 | York County, SC |
| 8 | Nyck Harbor | WR | SR | 6'5" | 239 | Washington, DC |
| 9 |  Jayden Gibson | WR | SR | 6'5" | 205 | Apopka, FL |
| 9 |  David Bucey | DB | JR | 6'0" | 214 | Savannah, GA |
| 10 |  George Wilson Jr. | DE | GR | 6'5" | 240 | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 10 | Christian Clark | RB | JR | 5'11" | 216 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 11 | Jordan Thomas | DL | JR | 6'5" | 316 | Hackensack, NJ |
| 11 | Landon Duckworth | QB | FR | 6'4" | 215 | Jackson, AL |
| 12 | Cutter Woods | QB | SO | 6'3" | 215 | Anderson, SC |
| 12 |  Quay'sheed Scott | DB | JR | 5'11" | 208 | Marion, SC |
| 13 |  Tomiwa Durojaiye | DL | SR | 6'4" | 291 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 13 | Malik Clark | WR | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 14 | J'Zavien Currence | DB | FR | 6'4" | 215 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 14 |  Max Kelley | K/P | SO | 6'2" | 225 | Gallatin, TN |
| 15 | Lucian Anderson III | QB | SR | 6'3" | 216 | Athens, GA |
| 15 |  Donovan Darden | LB | SO | 6'4" | 240 | Havelock, NC |
| 16 | LaNorris Sellers | QB | SR | 6'3" | 238 | Florence, SC |
| 16 |  Jalewis Solomon | DB | JR | 6'1" | 195 | Ellaville, GA |
| 17 |  Justin Okoronkwo | LB | SR | 6'3" | 230 | Munich,, DEU |
| 17 |  Jayden Sellers | WR | SO | 5'11" | 180 | Florence, SC |
| 18 | Stone Furrey | WR | FR | 5'10" | 181 | Irmo, SC |
| 18 |  Jaquel Holman | DB | SO | 6'1" | 214 | Blackville, SC |
| 19 |  Brandon Cunningham | QB | SO | 6'1" | 185 | Anderson, SC |
| 19 |  Damarcus Leach | DB | SO | 6'3" | 201 | Abbeville, SC |
| 20 |  Josh Smith | LB | SO | 6'2" | 234 | Irmo, SC |
| 20 | Ethan Johnson | DB | 5TH | 6'0" | 190 | Huntersville, NC |
| 21 |  Chris Hatfield | DB | SO | 6'2" | 215 | Ludowici, GA |
| 21 | Jabree Coleman | RB | SO | 6'1" | 215 | Darby Township, PA |
| 22 |  Jaquavious Dodd | DE | SO | 6'6" | 253 | Taylors, SC |
| 22 |  Jawarn Howell | RB | SR | 6'1" | 222 | Mooresville, NC |
| 23 | Triston Lewis | DB | FR | 6'2" | 210 | Greenwood, SC |
| 23 | Sequel Patterson | WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Charlotte, NC |
| 24 |  Mason Love | K/P | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Kansas City, MO |
| 24 | Keenan Britt | LB | FR | 6'0" | 238 | Oxford, AL |
| 25 |  Zahbari Sandy | DB | JR | 6'2" | 208 | Washington, DC |
| 25 |  Jimmy Francis | QB | JR | 5'10" | 190 | Dallas, TX |
| 26 |  Isaiah McClary | DB | JR | 6'1" | 175 | Irmo, SC |
| 27 |  Drew Collins | DE | JR | 6'2" | 246 | Birmingham, AL |
| 27 |  Upton Bellenfant | K | SR | 6'0" | 180 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 28 | Kosci Barnes | DB | FR | 6'2" | 209 | Greensboro, NC |
| 28 | Matt Fuller | RB | JR | 5'11" | 221 | Jesup, GA |
| 29 |  Cedric Cisse | DB | SO | 6'0" | 193 | Sumter, SC |
| 29 |  Gunnar Yocum | LS | JR | 6'0" | 201 | Huger, SC |
| 30 | Andrew Harris | LB | FR | 6'2" | 238 | Shellman, GA |
| 31 |  Neil Salvage III | RB | JR | 5'9" | 186 | Waxhaw, NC |
| 31 |  Peyton Williams | DB | SR | 6'0" | 214 | Heath, TX |
| 32 |  A.J. Holloway | LB | SO | 6'2" | 232 | Buford, GA |
| 32 |  Malik Orsan | K/P | FR | 6'1" | 210 | St. Louis, MO |
| 33 |  Troy Pikes | DT | SR | 6'3" | 293 | Atlanta, GA |
| 34 |  Jamian Risher Jr. | LB | SR | 6'1" | 238 | Varnville, SC |
| 35 | Ethan Kellum | RB | FR | 5'10" | 200 | Nashville, TN |
| 35 |  Jackson Burger | DB | JR | 6'1" | 209 | Fort Mill, SC |
| 36 |  Landon Kurtz | DB | JR | 6'2" | 200 | Fort Mill, SC |
| 39 | Caleb Herring | DL | SR | 6'5" | 245 | Newnan, GA |
| 40 |  Anthony Addison | DE | SO | 6'4" | 230 | Bishopville, SC |
| 41 |  Kobby Sakyi-Prah | DE | SO | 6'2" | 231 | Roswell, GA |
| 43 |  Tony Brown | DB | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Charleston, SC |
| 44 | Maurice Brown II | TE | SR | 6'4" | 250 | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 44 | KJ Johnson | DB | FR | 6'1" | 175 | Birmingham, AL |
| 50 | Carter Miller | OL | SR | 6'2" | 311 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 51 | Ebubedike Nnabugwu | OL | SR | 6'2" | 310 | Baltimore, MD |
| 52 | Hank Purvis | OL | JR | 6'5" | 330 | Wichita, KS |
| 53 |  Emmet Rhoades | LS | SR | 5'11" | 225 | Chicago, IL |
| 54 | Ashton Mozone | OL | JR | 6'4" | 310 | Graniteville, SC |
| 55 | Adedamola Ajidahun | OL | SO | 6'6" | 315 | Duluth, GA |
| 55 | Julian Walker | DE | FR | 6'6" | 255 | Irmo, SC |
| 57 |  Kyler Farrow | LS | SO | 6'2" | 221 | Hartland, WI |
| 58 |  Markee Anderson | OL | SR | 6'2" | 320 | Roebuck, SC |
| 59 | Matthew Oh | LS | FR | 5'9" | 215 | Buford, GA |
| 60 | Anthony Baxter | OL | FR | 6'4" | 340 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 62 | Nolan Hay | OL | SR | 6'3" | 328 | Katy, TX |
| 64 | Neff Giwa | OL | FR | 6'7" | 305 | Cashel,, IRL |
| 65 | Noah Clark | DL | FR | 6'5" | 345 | Durham, NC |
| 65 | Jacarrius Peak | OL | SR | 6'4" | 305 | Valdosta, GA |
| 67 | Vincent Chen | OL | JR | 6'7" | 330 | DeLand, FL |
| 69 | Emmanuel Kojo Poku | OL | SR | 6'5" | 320 | Charlotte, NC |
| 70 |  Jake Recker | OL | JR | 6'5" | 310 | Indian Land, SC |
| 71 |  Blake Franks | OL | JR | 6'5" | 325 | Greenville, SC |
| 72 | Shed Sarratt Jr. | OL | SO | 6'4" | 318 | Gaffney, SC |
| 74 |  Josiah Thompson | OL | JR | 6'7" | 305 | Dillon, SC |
| 75 | Dayne Arnett | OL | SR | 6'5" | 300 | Grand Haven, MI |
| 76 | Zyon Guiles | OL | FR | 6'5" | 305 | Georgetown, SC |
| 77 | Darius Gray | OL | FR | 6'3" | 302 | Chesterfield, VA |
| 78 | Seth Smith | OL | SR | 6'4" | 309 | Chandler, AZ |
| 79 | Armando Nieves | OL | SR | 6'6" | 315 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 80 | Max Drag | TE | SR | 6'4" | 248 | Chapin, SC |
| 81 |  Reno Roehm | TE | JR | 6'7" | 260 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 82 |  Jackson Repp | WR | SO | 5'8" | 175 | Greenville, SC |
| 83 | DJ Black | WR | SR | 6'2" | 205 | Inman, SC |
| 84 |  Charly Mullaly | WR | SR | 6'0" | 185 | East Fishkill, NY |
| 85 | Caden Ramsey | TE | FR | 6'5" | 220 | Cross, SC |
| 87 | Brady Hunt | TE | GR | 6'5" | 251 | Muncie, IN |
| 88 | Caleb Williams | DL | SO | 6'5" | 287 | Ettrick, VA |
| 90 | Aiden Harris | DL | FR | 6'2" | 286 | Shellman, GA |
| 92 | Ethan Sanchez | K | 5TH | 5'9" | 192 | Dallas, GA |
| 95 |  Christian Ingram | DL | SO | 6'6" | 300 | Conyers, GA |
| 97 |  Kelby Collins | DL | SR | 6'4" | 285 | Birmingham, AL |
| 99 |  Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy | DL | SR | 6'3" | 310 | Lakeland, FL |