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South Carolina football: sophomores to watch

On3 imageby:Collyn Taylor•05/30/22•

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Tyshawn Wannamaker (Photo by Katie Dugan)

With freshmen reporting to campus recently and players scheduled to come back the first of June, it’s time to take a look at a few players in each of South Carolina’s classes.

GamecockCentral will be going class by class on this year’s roster breaking down a few intriguing prospects in each.

First up was the freshman group and next is a crop of sophomores.

MarShawn Lloyd

Lloyd is the biggest unknown heading into the season and could be poised for a big season if healthy.

The former four-star prospect and top 100 player nationally spent the majority of his two years banged up. After tearing his ACL as a freshman, Lloyd rushed 64 times for 228 yards and a score last season.

This year, with snaps to go around after the departures of Kevin Harris and ZaQuandre White, Lloyd could play a lot for South Carolina.

If healthy he can almost certainly have a solid year in a backfield needing someone to step up.

Tyshawn Wannamaker

Wannamaker logged 378 snaps last season with a handful of starts. He struggled at times, finishing allowing 19 pressures and three sacks with a run block grade of 60.4.

He’ll play some tackle and compete with Dylan Wonnum for the starting spot. If he can continue to develop, Wannamaker could lift an offensive line that still needs to develop and get better.

Alex Huntley

Huntley, who goes by Boogie, spent the first two years biding his time and waiting for a moment to really come into his own. This year might be it for the Gamecocks’ defensive tackle.

The former four-star prospect spent his first year injured and last year playing behind entrenched starters: Zacch Pickens and Jabari Ellis.

With Ellis gone now, Huntley can settle into a starting role if he continues to develop over the summer.

Gilber Edmond

Edmond makes the list in large part because he’s a somewhat younger player who is playing a position of need for South Carolina defensively.

He played sparingly last season, just 32 snaps, but had a 66 overall grade with his best attribute his tackling. He’s not a finished product in the least but the Gamecocks need more quality depth at the edge position.

Edmond earned praise in the spring from position coach Sterling Lucas. The summer will be big for his development and how he fits into this year’s defense.

Rashad Amos

Entering the spring it might be interesting to see Amos’s name on the list. But he was one of the bigger talking points during those 15 practices.

Amos didn’t play at all offensively last year but he does have 99 yards on 18 carries, an average of 5.5 yards per pop.

He played some H-back for the Gamecocks this spring and could be a versatile piece there if South Carolina wants to use him like that.

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