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Video Breakdown: JUCO DL Jerome Simmons commits to South Carolina

UVA BIO PICby:Mike Uva•12/11/23•

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Since Shane Beamer arrived in Columbia, South Carolina has really focused on beefing up their defensive line. With already some talented players set to be on the Gamecocks D-Line next season, USC is adding another from the JUCO ranks.

6-foot-4, 333-pound defensive line Jerome Simmons has committed to the South Carolina. A native of Bamberg, SC, Simmons comes to USC after playing at Highland Community College in Kansas the past two years. The On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average of all four major recruiting services, has Simmons listed as as a three-star prospect. He’s additionally ranked by the metric as the nation’s 2nd-best defensive line prospect in junior college and the 15th-best overall JUCO prospect for the 2024 class.

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In two seasons in the JUCO ranks, he complied 50 tackles in 17 games. He also had 11 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two pass deflections, a forced fumble and an interception. That’s right. The big fella had an interception in his final game of the season in 2023 and returned is 24 yards. So size and a little bit of speed for a guy that big.

Simmons chooses the Gamecocks over a handful of offers including Georgia, Coastal Carolina, Charlotte, Louisiana, and Western Kentucky.

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