South Carolina releases depth chart for season opener against Georgia State

Dwayne Mclemore
Tracy Glantz/tglantz@thestate.com

The South Carolina football team released its depth chart for Saturday’s home opener against Georgia State.

As expected, transfer Spencer Rattler is the Gamecocks’ starter at quarterback. Luke Doty is listed as Rattler’s backup, but the depth chart doesn’t detail where the other four QBs (Tanner Bailey, Braden Davis, Jalen Daniels and Colten Gauthier) rank in the coaches’ minds to start the season.

USC chose not to publicly declare starters yet at the wide receiver spot, which is considered one of the team’s deepest positions.

Junior Mo Kaba is listed as the middle linebacker starter over super senior Sherrod Greene. Elsewhere, several freshmen, including Irmo’s Nick Emmanwori, Spring Valley’s DQ Smith and St. Joseph (Pa.) Prep’s Keenan Nelson and Kajuan Banks, found their way into the secondary’s two-deep.

USC offense

  • QB: Spencer Rattler (Luke Doty)

  • RB: MarShawn Lloyd (Juju McDowell —OR— Christian Beal-Smith)

  • TE1: Jaheim Bell (Nate Adkins)

  • TE2: Austin Stogner (Traveon Kenion)

  • WR1: Xavier Legette —OR—Antwane Wells

  • WR2: Ahmarean Brown —OR— Dakereon Joyner —OR— Corey Rucker

  • WR3: Josh Vann —OR— Jalen Brooks

  • LT: Jaylen Nichols (Jakai Moore)

  • LG: Vershon Lee (Trai Jones)

  • OC: Eric Douglas (Hank Manos)

  • RG: Jovaughn Gwyn (Wyatt Campbell)

  • RT: Dylan Wonnum (Tyshawn Wannamaker)

USC defense

  • DE1: Jordan Burch (Tyreek Johnson)

  • DE2: Jordan Strachan (Gilbert Edmond, Terrell Dawkins)

  • DT1: Zacch Pickens (Tonka Hemingway)

  • DT2: Alex Huntley (MJ Webb)

  • MLB: Mo Kaba (Sherrod Greene)

  • WLB: Brad Johnson (Debo Williams)

  • NICK: Cam Smith (David Spaulding)

  • CB1: Marcellas Dial (Kajuan Banks, Keenan Nelson)

  • CB2: Darius Rush (O’Donnell Fortune, Emory Floyd)

  • SS: RJ Roderick (Nick Emmanwori)

  • FS: Devonni Reed (DQ Smith)

Special teams

  • PK: Mitch Jeter —OR— Alex Herrera

  • KO: Mitch Jeter (Alex Herrera)

  • P: Kai Kroeger —OR— Alex Herrera (William Joyce)

  • LSN: Hunter Rogers (Matthew Bailey)

  • SSN: Matthew Bailey (Hunter Rogers)

  • H: Kai Kroeger —OR— William Joyce

  • KOR: Xavier Legette (Juju McDowell)

  • PR: Josh Vann (Ahmarean Brown)

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