Anthony Addison commitment: South Carolina football lands pledge from 3-star 2025 EDGE

South Carolina football picked up another class of 2025 recruit, this time staying in state.

On Friday, three-star edge rusher Anthony Addison announced his commitment to the Gamecocks on X, formerly known as Twitter. Addison, who attends Sumter High School, is the second class of 2025 recruit this week to commit to Shane Beamer and his staff, joining North Carolina three-star receiver Brian Rowe.

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He spoke about his decision to remain home and play for the Gamecocks to On3:

"I love how they plan on using me. It is close to home. It is only 50 minutes, so I know all my family will be able to come and see me. Coach Beamer, he stayed on me. I know I am going somewhere where the head coach believes in me and believes in what I can do," Addison said.

"Also, I know for sure that (South Carolina assistant) coach (Sterling) Lucas is going to help develop me into an NFL player. I've seen him do it before. They played a whole lot of true freshman last year, so that shows me that they believe in developing their players."

Addison, who chose the Gamecocks over Duke, Tennessee and West Virginia, spoke heavily on his relationship built with Beamer, mentioning it as a key reason for his commitment.

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“He’s always been upfront with me about everything, even before I had an offer from South Carolina,” Addison said. “… Ever since I met him, all I could see were good things about him. I can tell that he’s building something special. Last year, they had a setback because of injuries, but in his previous years, he’s been making history with the Gamecocks.

“They beat Clemson. Every time I go up there, he preaches that he wants to win with guys from South Carolina. … Growing up in South Carolina, if the head coach tells you that he wants to win with you, that means a lot.”

Anthony Addison 247Sports rankings

• Overall position ranking: No. 40 EDGE rusher

• South Carolina ranking: No. 6 in the state

Addison is listed as a three-star recruit and the No. 40 EDGE rusher in the class of 2025, according to his 247 Sports Composite ranking. He is listed as the No. 6 player in the state of South Carolina, only behind Amare Adams, Marquise Henderson, Onis Konanbanny, Malik Clark and Ladainnian Martin. Both Adams and Henderson are verbal commits to state rival Clemson.

South Carolina 247 recruit rankings for class of 2025

• Ranking: No. 41

• Commits: Three

With Addison's commitment, South Carolina has the No. 41 recruiting class in the class of 2025 according to its 247Sports' Composite ranking. Addison joins a recruiting class of Rowe and fellow in-state recruits Jayden Sellers and Damarcus Leach.

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: South Carolina football adds to 2025 class with 3-star EDGE Anthony Addison