The 2026 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks play their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina, and are led by Shane Beamer in his sixth year as their head coach.
Offseason
Departures Team departures 2026 South Carolina offseason departuresName Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brandon Cisse CB 6'0 190 Junior Sumter, SC Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Nick Barrett DT 6'3 322 Senior Goldsboro, NC Graduated/Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Jalon Kilgore S 6'1 211 Junior Eatonton, GA Declared by 2026 NFL Draft DQ Smith DB 6'1 219 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated Buddy Mack III DB 6'0 214 Graduated Student Greer, SC Graduated Monkell Goodwine DL 6'4 305 Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated Demon Clowney EDGE 6'4 255 Graduated Student Baltimore, MD Graduated Jatius Geer EDGE 6'6 250 Senior Anderson, SC Graduated Bryan Thomas Jr. EDGE 6'2 249 Senior Windermere, FL Graduated Andrew Colasurdo LB 6'1 235 Senior Inman, SC Graduated Colin Bryant LB 6'2 230 Senior Mount Pleasant, SC Graduated Cole Rasmussen LS 5'10 220 Graduated Student Fort Mill, SC Graduated Rodney Newsom Jr. OL 6'3 310 Sixth Year Memphis, TN Graduated Chase Sweigart OL 6'6 304 Junior Chapin, SC Graduated William Joyce PK/P 6'3 219 Senior Spartanburg, SC Graduated Rahsul Faison RB 6'0 218 Graduated Student Pottstown, PA Graduated Nathan Harris-Waynick RB 5'10 205 Senior Sumter, SC Graduated Oscar Adaway III RB 5'11 219 Graduated Student North Little Rock, AR Graduated Bradley Dunn RB 5'9 206 Graduated Student Columbia, SC Graduated Chase McCracken RB 5'11 208 Junior Hilton Head, SC Graduated Larry Scott RB 5'11 219 Senior Port Wentworth, GA Graduated Jordan Dingle TE 6'4 242 Senior Bowling Green, KY Graduated Lukas Vozeh TE 6'3 246 Sophomore Franklin Lakes, NJ Graduated Eriq Rice WR 6'2 201 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated Jared Brown WR 6'0 195 Senior Lilburn, GA Graduated Davonte Miles DT 6'4 280 Junior River Rouge, MI No longer on team
Outgoing transfers Name No.Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source Michael Smith -- TE 6'4" 245 Savannah, GA Sophomore Ole Miss Nick Sharpe 52 IOL 6'2" 297 Gastonia, NC Redshirt Senior Michigan State Zavion Hardy 94 DL 6'5" 260 Macon, GA Junior Baylor Emazon Littlejohn 83 WR 6'0" 188 Gaffney, SC Redshirt Freshman Western Michigan Jaron Willis 14 LB 6'2" 225 Leesburg, GA Redshirt Junior Kansas Peyton Argent 48 K 6'0" 217 Hoover, AL Redshirt Sophomore South Alabama Mac Walters 66 IOL 6'6" 290 Myrtle Beach, SC Redshirt Junior Appalachian State Trovon Baugh 78 IOL 6'4" 337 Atlanta, GA Junior Texas A&M Brian Rowe Jr. 18 WR 5'11" 155 Concord, NC Freshman UCLA Cason Henry 75 OT 6'6" 300 Marietta, GA Redshirt Junior Louisville Air Noland 11 QB 6'2" 195 Fairburn, GA Redshirt Freshman Memphis Tree Babalade 51 OT 6'5" 338 Hyattsville, MD Redshirt Sophomore Nebraska Chase Kibble 59 DT 6'5" 285 Leesburg, VA Redshirt Freshman TBA Myles Norwood 3 CB 6'2" 170 St. Louis, MO Redshirt Senior Louisville Rodney Newsom 65 IOL 6'3" 290 Memphis, TN Redshirt Senior TBA Boaz Stanley 50 IOL 6'5" 265 Bogart, GA Senior Purdue Vandrevius Jacobs 4 WR 6'0" 171 Fort Pierce, FL Redshirt Sophomore Miami (FL) Taeshawn Alston 29 EDGE 6'4" 204 Henderson, NC Freshman North Carolina Central Campbell Vandiver 68 OT 6'8" 312 Brentwood, TN Redshirt Sophomore Montana Jaylen Brown 91 EDGE 6'6" 255 Madison, AL Sophomore LSU Jatavius Shivers 77 OT 6'6" 315 Villa Rica, GA Redshirt Sophomore Purdue Ryan Brubaker 73 OT 6'6" 304 Denver, PA Redshirt Junior Virginia Desmond Umeozulu 9 EDGE 6'6" 246 Upper Marlboro, MD Junior Alabama
Coaching staff departures NamePositionNew TeamNew PositionMike Shula Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Accepted job at Minnesota Senior offensive assistantJoe DeCamillis Associate head coach/special teams coordinator Accepted job for the Las Vegas Raiders Special teams coordinatorMarquel Blackwell Running backs coach Accepted job at UConn Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coachLonnie Teasley Offensive line coach Accepted job at Nebraska Run game coordinatorSterling Lucas Defensive run game coordinator/defensive ends coach/outside linebackers coach Accepted job at LSU Defensive line coach
Entered NFL draft
The deadline for players to declare for the NFL draft was January14, 2026.
Three South Carolina players were drafted in 2026.
During the second round of the draft that April, cornerback Brandon Cisse was the 52nd pick overall, selected by the Green Bay Packers; in the fifth round, defensive tackle Nick Barrett (#145) was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers; safety Jalon Kilgore (#167) was selected by the Buffalo Bills.
Brandon Cisse CB 2 52 Green Bay Packers Nick Barrett DT 5 145 Los Angeles Chargers Jalon Kilgore S 5 167 Buffalo Bills
Incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Prev school Source Jayden Gibson WR 6'5" 190 Winter Garden, FL Junior Oklahoma Jordan Thomas DL 6'5" 320 Ramsey, NJ Freshman Georgia Carter Miller IOL 6'4" 280 Brentwood, TN Senior UCF Hank Purvis IOL 6'5" 315 Wichita, KS Sophomore Purdue Upton Bellenfant K 6'2" 180 Murfreesboro, TN Junior Texas Tech Quaysheed Scott CB 6'0" 185 Marion, SC Sophomore Kentucky Jacarrius Peak OT 6'5" 310 Valdosta, GA Junior NC State Emmanuel Poku OT 6'6" 326 Charlotte, NC Junior East Carolina Sam Williams-Dixon RB 5'11" 195 Millersburg, OH Sophomore Ohio State Nitro Tuggle WR 6'0.5" 185 South Bend, IN Sophomore Purdue Dayne Arnett IOL 6'5" 305 Grand Haven, MI Senior Ferris State Tomiwa Durojaiye DL 6'4" 254 Middletown, DE Junior Illinois Emmet Rhoades LS 5'10" 225 Saint Ignatius, MT Junior Western Carolina Seth Smith OT 6'6" 285 Chandler, AZ Senior Northern Arizona Kelby Collins DL 6'5" 275 Gardendale, AL Junior Alabama Drew Collins EDGE 6'4" 238 Gardendale, AL Freshman Arkansas State Jabree Wallace-Coleman RB 6'0" 210 Naples, FL Freshman Penn State Caleb Herring EDGE 6'5" 249 Newnan, GA Junior Tennessee Christian Clark RB 5'11" 195 Phoenix, AZ Freshman Texas Lucian Anderson III QB 6'3" 190 Athens, GA Junior Bowling Green Charly Mullaly WR 5'10" 195 East Fishkill, NY Junior Holy Cross Armando Nieves OT 6'7" 310 Phoenix, AZ Sophomore New Mexico State Max Drag TE 6'4" 230 Chapin, SC Sophomore UCF DJ Black WR 6'4" 190 Inman, SC Senior UCF Ebubedike Nnabugwu IOL 6'0" 300 Baltimore, MD Junior Missouri State Malik Orsan K 6'0" 215 St. Louis, MO Freshman Southeast Missouri State Vincent Chen OT 6'8" 328 DeLand, FL Sophomore Stetson
Schedule
Personnel Coaching staff NamePositionConsecutive season Shane Beamer Head coach 6th Kendal Briles Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach 1st Clayton White Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach 6th Matthew Smiley Special teams coordinator 1st Torrian Gray Defensive backs coach 6th Stan Drayton Associate head coach/running backs coach 1st Randy Clements Offensive line coach 1st Mike Furrey Passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach 3rd Shawn Elliot Run game coordinator/tight ends coach 3rd Travian Robertson Defensive Lines coach 4th Deion Barnes Defensive ends/outside linebackers coach 1st Trey Money Linebackers coach 1st
Roster 2026 South Carolina Gamecocks Football RosterQuarterback 11 Landon Duckworth – Freshman (6'4, 215) 12 Cutter Woods – Freshman (6'3, 215) 15 Lucian Anderson III – Junior (6'3, 216) 16 LaNorris Sellers – Junior (6'3, 238) 19 Brandon Cunningham – Freshman (6'1, 185) 25 Jimmy Francis – Sophomoe (5'10, 190)
Running back 4 Isaiah Augustave – Junior (6'0, 215) 10 Christian Clark – Sophomore (5'11, 216) 21 Jabree Coleman – Freshman (6'1, 215) 22 Jawarn Howell – Junior (6'1, 222) 28 Matt Fuller – Sophomore (5'11, 221) 31 Neil Salvage III – Sophomore (5'9, 186) 35 Ethan Kellum – Freshman (5'10, 200)
Wide receiver 0 Lex Cyrus – Freshman (5'10, 185) 1 Nitro Tuggle – Junior (6'1, 195) 3 Mazeo Bennett Jr. – Junior (5'10, 185) 6 Donovan Murph – Sophomore (6'2, 199) 7 Jordon Gidron – Freshman (6'2, 197) 8 Nyck Harbor – Senior (6'5, 239) 9 Jayden Gibson – Senior (6'5, 205) 13 Malik Clark – Freshman (6'2, 195) 17 Jayden Sellers – Sophomore (5'11, 180) 18 Stone Furrey – Freshman (5'10, 181) 23 Sequel Pattrson – Freshman (5'11, 180) 82 Jackson Repp – Freshman (5'8, 175) 83 DJ Black – Senior (6'2, 205) 84 Charly Mullaly – Junior (6'0, 185)
Placekicker/Punter 14 Max Kelley – Sophomore (6'2, 225) 24 Mason Love – Sophomore (6'0, 195) 27 Upton Bellenfant – Senior (6'0, 180) Tight end 5 Mike Tyler – Sophomore (6'4, 245) 44 Maurice Brown II – Senior (6'4, 250) 80 Max Drag – Junior (6'4, 248) 81 Reno Roehm – Sophomore (6'7, 260) 85 Caden Ramsey – Freshman (6'5, 220) 87 Brady Hunt – Graduate Student (6'5, 251)
Offensive Lineman 50 Carter Miller – Senior (6'2, 311) 51 Ebubedike Nnabugwu Junior (6'2, 310) 52 Hank Purvis – Junior (6'5, 330) 54 Ashton Mozone – Junior (6'4, 310) 55 Damola Ajidahun – Freshman (6'6, 315) 58 Markee Anderson – Junior (6'2, 320) 60 Anthony Baxter – Freshman (6'4, 340) 62 Nolan Hay – Senior (6'3, 328) 63 Parker Lawson – Junior (6'4, 308) 64 Neff Giwa – Freshman (6'7, 305) 65 Jacarrius Peak – Senior (6'4, 305) 67 Vincent Chen – Junior (6'7, 330) 69 Emmanuel Kojo Poku – Senior (6'5, 320) 70 Jake Recker – Sophomore (6'5, 310) 71 Blake Franks – Sophomore (6'5, 325) 72 Shedrick Sarratt Jr. – Sophomore (6'4, 318) 74 Josiah Thompson – Junior (6'7, 305) 75 Dayne Arnett – Senior (6'5, 300) 76 Zyon Guiles – Freshman (6'5, 305) 77 Darius Gray – Freshman (6'3, 302) 78 Seth Smith – Senior (6'4, 309) 79 Armando Nieves – Senior (6'6, 315)
Defensive Lineman 11 Jordan Thomas – Sophomore (6'5, 316) 13 Tomiwa Durojaiye – Senior (6'4, 291) 65 Noah Clark – Freshman (6'5, 345) 88 Caleb Williams – Freshman (6'5, 287) 92 Aiden Harris – Freshman (6'2, 286) 95 Christian Ingram – Freshman (6'6, 300) 97 Kelby Collins – Senior (6'4, 285) 99 Gabe Brownlow-Dindy – Senior (6'3, 310)
Defensive Tackle 33 Troy Pikes – Junior (6'3, 293)
EDGE 22 Jaquavious Dodd – Freshman (6'6, 253)
EDGE rusher 6 Dylan Stewart – Junior (6'5, 250) 10 George Wilson Jr. – Graduate Student (6'5, 240) 27 Drew Collins – Sophomore (6'2, 246) 39 Caleb Herring – Senior (6'5, 245) 40 Anthony Addison – Freshman (6'4, 230) 41 Kobby Sakyi-Prah – Freshman (6'2, 231) 93 Julian Walker – Freshman (6'6, 255) Linebacker 0 Fred "JayR" Johnson – Junior (6'3, 241) 7 Shawn Murphy – Senior (6'3, 233) 15 Donovan Darden – Sophomore (6'4, 240) 17 Justin Okoronkwo – Junior (6'3, 230) 20 Josh Smith – Freshman (6'2, 234) 24 Keenan Britt - Freshman (6'0, 238) 30 Andrew Harris – Freshman (6'2, 238) 32 AJ Holloway – Freshman (6'2, 232) 34 Jamian Risher Jr. – Senior (6'1, 238)
Defensive back 1 Gerald Kilgore – Senior (6'0, 208) 3 Kelvin Hunter – Sophomore (6'0, 210) 4 Vicari Swain – Junior (6'0, 193) 5 Kendall Daniels Jr. – Sophomore (6'4, 213) 8 Judge Collier – Senior (6'2, 206) 9 David Bucey – Junior (6'0, 214) 12 Quay'sheed Scott – Junior (5'11, 208) 14 J'Zavien Currence – Freshman (6'4, 215) 16 Jalewis Solomon – Sophomore (6'1, 195) 18 Jaquel Holman – Sophomore (6'1, 214) 19 Damarcus Leach – Sophomore (6'3, 201) 21 Chris Hatfield – Freshman (6'2, 215) 23 Triston Lewis – Freshman (6'2, 210) 25 Zahbari Sandy – Junior (6'2, 208) 26 Isaiah McClary – Sophomore (6'1, 175) 28 Kosci Barnes – Freshman (6'2, 209) 29 Cedric Cisse – Freshman (6'0, 193) 31 Peyton Williams – Senior (6'0, 214) 35 Jackson Burger – Sophomore (6'1, 209) 36 Landon Kurtz – Sophomore (6'2, 200) 43 Tony Brown – Freshman (6'1, 195) 44 KJ Johnson – Freshman (6'1, 175)
Long snappers 29 Gunnar Yocum – Sophomore (6'0, 201) 32 Malik Orsan – Freshman (6'1, 210) 33 Kyler Farrow – Freshman (6'2, 221) 45 Matthew Oh – Freshman (5'9, 215) 48 Emmet Rhoades – Junior (5'11, 225) : 2026 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster 06/18/26