Priority South Carolina target Xzavier McLeod sets decision
Priority South Carolina football target Xzavier McLeod has his announcement locked in.
The Camden (S.C.) four-star class of 2023 defensive tackle prospect said Sunday that he will announce his decision on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Camden’s home stadium.
In late June, the long-time Gamecock target named his top six schools: Georgia, Florida, LSU, Michigan, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
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The On3 Consensus – a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies – has McLeod as the No. 201 overall prospect, No. 25 DL, and No. 3 in-state prospect in his class.
McLeod is being recruited to the Gamecocks by defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey.
Of McLeod’s top six, it’s South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Michigan that have seemed to have the most traction.
Of the four schools, the 6-foot-4.5, 325-pounder has only taken an official visit to Michigan but the Palmetto State standout how taken multiple unofficials to both South Carolina and Georgia.
“The home school has the advantage,” Mcleod told On3’s Jeremy Johnson in June. “You will always be loved by your hometown and I think Shane Beamer is really building a program. That’s a good environment to be in.”
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The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) has the Gamecocks as the heavy favorite but Georgia has consistently been a program to watch and perhaps South Carolina’s biggest threat in the end.
“Coach Tray Scott is a hard-working coach,” Mcleod told On3’s Jeremy Johnson in June. “He’s definitely putting guys in the league that wants to work hard for it. That’s the same with all the schools that I’m dealing with.”
If the Gamecocks are able to hold off the Bulldogs, McLeod would be the 18th commitment in South Carolina’s 2023 recruiting class, which is ranked No. 21 in the On3 Consensus Football Team Recruiting Rankings.
A McLeod pledge would also give South Carolina three of the top four prospects in the state of South Carolina according to the On3Consensus to go along with Dorman High’s Markee Anderson and Sumter’s Monteque Rhames. He would also be the eighth four-star commitment in the Gamecocks’ class.
