Spencer Rattler one of seven QBs who could emerge as potential first-round draft picks
South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler finds himself on a list from CBS Sports of seven quarterbacks who could play their way into the first found of the 2024 NFL Draft.
The premise of the article from Cameron Salerno is that quarterbacks such as Southern Cal’s Caleb Williams and North Carolina’s Drake Maye are already locked in at the top of the QB draft board while Texas’ Quinn Ewers, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. are others who are already projected to go in the opening round — with this list featuring additional signal-callers who could break in with a big 2023.
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Said Salerno:
Once upon a time, Rattler was considered a first-round lock. Then Caleb Williams stepped foot on campus at Oklahoma, won the starting job halfway through the 2021 season and Rattler transferred to South Carolina.
After a 3,000-yard passing season with the Gamecocks, Rattler elected to return for a final season in Columbia, South Carolina, to resurrect his stock.
The biggest question heading into the fall is whether Rattler will show the traits this season that made scouts fall in love with him early in his career at Oklahoma, such as his ball placement.
Rattler will be working with a new offensive coordinator, Dowell Loggains, who most recently worked at Arkansas as the TE coach. Loggains also has experience in the NFL ranks as an OC and/or QB coach with the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. Can Loggains and South Carolina coach Shane Beamer unlock the 2020 Rattler? If they do, he will once again be considered a first-round pick.
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Rattler and the Gamecocks will get an early opportunity to go head-to-head with one of the consensus top quarterbacks in college football.
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South Carolina opens its season against North Carolina and Maye in the Duke’s Mayo Classic on Sept. 2 in Charlotte (time TBD).
The Gamecocks and Tar Heels last squared off in 2021 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, a 38-21 South Carolina victory that capped off Shane Beamer’s first season in Columbia and came a couple of weeks after Rattler committed to the Gamecocks.
