South Carolina offers 2024 4-star RB Braylen Russell

Benton (Ark.) four-star running back Braylen Russell received an offer from South Carolina Monday night. He announced the news on Twitter.

Russell is the No. 171 overall prospect and No. 16 running back in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 2 player in Arkansas.

On3 rates Russell higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2024 On300, he is the No. 75 overall prospect, No. 8 running back and No. 1 player in Arkansas.

The 6-foot-1, 225-pound Russell holds six Power Five offers.

#AGTG Blessed to receive an offer from South Carolina! @GamecockFB @EarlGill10 @Dowell_Loggains @247recruiting @coachofpdc 🐔#BeTheDifference #allin pic.twitter.com/BDyqf4I0XF

— Braylen Russell (@BraylenRussell) January 17, 2023

The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine currently has Arkansas with a slim lead over Ole Miss to land a commitment from Russell.

RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college.It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

For more South Carolina recruiting intel, check out GamecockCentral.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $15K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.