Beamer Ball: Looking at South Carolina's 2025 Recruiting Targets

David Sanders Jr

David Sanders Jr is a 6'6", 270 lbs OT from Charlotte, North Carolina. Sanders is listed as a five-star, ranked as the best offensive tackle in the nation, and is the number one player in North Carolina. He’s taken 3 unofficial visits to South Carolina, which is more than any other school David has visited.

Elijah Griffin

Elijah Griffin is a 6'5", 285 lbs, DL from Savannah, Georgia. Griffin is listed as a five-star, is ranked as the best DL in the class, and is the best player in Georgia. He’s already taken one unofficial visit to South Carolina. Hopefully, Griffin will take another trip to Columbia soon.

Jontae Gilbert

Jontae Gilbert is a 6'1", 185 lbs DB from Atlanta, Georgia. Gilbert is listed as a four-star, top 30 player in the nation, and a top five DB in the 2025 class. Currently Jontae is crystal balled to Clemson, but it was just announced that he’s taking another visit to South Carolina later on this month. The Gamecocks are also included in Gilbert's top 10 schools along with other top programs such as LSU, Tennessee, Texas, Clemson and more.

Ari Watford

Ari Watford is a 6'5", 220 lbs DL from Norfolk, Virginia. Watford is listed as a four-star, top 30 player in the nation, top five EDGE in the class, and the best player in Virginia. South Carolina is listed in Ari’s top six schools alongside Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Syracuse, and Penn State.

As of now, it is not certain that any of these recruits pick South Carolina, there is still plenty of time for things to change. It’ll be interesting to see where these guys end up, and how the 2025 recruitment class ends up for the Gamecocks.