Gamecocks add grad transfer defensive end
South Carolina football added another potential impact player to its EDGE position today when UAB graduate transfer Drew Tuazama committed to the Gamecocks.
The 6-foot-5, 285-pounder appeared in all 13 games this past season for UAB, collecting a team-high five sacks to go along with 33 total tackles, three pass breakups, and three quarterback hurries.
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A Raleigh, N.C. native, Tuazama was a three-star prospect out of Knightsdale High School before spending a season at Jireh Prep. Tuazama then signed with Syracuse and after a bounce-back year at East Mississippi Community College landed at UAB as a redshirt junior this past season.
A versatile defender, Tuazama played all over the defensive line for UAB and came on strong in the latter part of the season.
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Tuazama should provide immediate help at an EDGE spot that lost Jordan Burch and Gilber Edmond from last year’s squad.
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Former starter Jordan Strachan has returned from a severe knee injury that forced him to miss most of last season and is expected to be a starter at one end spot.
Tuazama will likely compete for a starting position opposite Strachan.
