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Nyck Harbor, LaNorris Sellers on Feldman's annual 'Freaks List'

wesby: Wes Mitchell08/04/25WesMitchellGC
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South Carolina wide receiver Nyck Harbor works through a ball security drill during preseason camp (Katie Dugan/GamecockCentral).

For the third year in a row, South Carolina wide receiver Nyck Harbor has landed on Bruce Feldman’s annual Freaks List, while quarterback LaNorris Sellers debuted on this year’s iteration.

Feldman, who now works for The Athletic, has compiled the Freaks List since 2025, annually chronicleing the biggest, fastest, and freakiest players that college football has to offer.

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The list doesn’t necessarily present the best players, but is more about spotlighting the best athletes in the game.

Harbor checks in as No. 3 on this year’s list. Here’s what Feldman had to say:

Harbor was the first back-to-back No. 1 player I’ve ever had in 20-plus years of the Freaks List. The junior evolved into more of a weapon in the offense in 2024, catching 26 passes for 376 yards and three touchdowns. He has a rare combination of size and sprinter speed. Harbor is bigger than many college defensive ends but is faster than almost every receiver in college football. He topped out at 23.6 mph on the GPS.

In 2024, the 6-5, 245-pound Harbor ran a 10.11 100-meter and 20.20 in the 200-meter for the track team, earning second-team All-America honors going up against guys half a foot shorter and 60-70 pounds lighter. This offseason, Harbor’s body fat measured 5 percent.

For the second year in a row, two Gamecocks earned the honor of being featured after Nick Emmanwori joined Harbor last year.

This season, Sellers debuts at No. 33, the top QB on the list.

Here’s what Feldman said about South Carolina’s Heisman hopeful:

In his first season as a starter, the former three-star recruit took the sport by storm. He completed 66 percent of his passes for 2,534 yards with 18 touchdowns and seven INTs. On the ground, he ran for 674 yards and seven TDs, often looking like the best athlete on the field. At 6-3, 245 pounds, Sellers measured in with just seven percent body fat this offseason. He squatted 555 pounds and hit 22 mph on the GPS. And his coaches say he’s just scratching the surface of how good he can be.

Meanwhile in Columbia, the Gamecocks are three practices into preseason camp as they prepare to open the season with Virginia Tech later this month.

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