State Recruiting
2009 South Carolina High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest South Carolina prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 46
- Committed Programs
- 20
- Blue-Chips
- 12
Destination programs
- 9 recruits
- South Carolina9 recruits
- Duke4 recruits
- Clemson3 recruits
- NC State3 recruits
South Carolina recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephon Gilmore South Pointe | CB | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.981 |
| 2 | Sam Montgomery Greenwood | WDE | LSU | 4★ | 0.975 |
| 3 | Malliciah Goodman West Florence | SDE | Clemson | 4★ | 0.970 |
| 4 | DeVonte Holloman South Pointe | S | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.962 |
| 5 | Damario Jeffery Columbia | S | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.957 |
| 6 | Alshon Jeffery Calhoun County | WR | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.949 |
| 7 | Quinton Washington Timberland | OG | Michigan | 4★ | 0.944 |
| 8 | J.K. Jay Christ Church Episcopal School | OT | Clemson | 4★ | 0.938 |
| 9 | Chris Payne Columbia | S | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.925 |
| 10 | Roderick McDowell Sumter | APB | Clemson | 4★ | 0.921 |
| 11 | JerQuari Schofield South Aiken | OG | Tennessee | 4★ | 0.893 |
| 12 | Denzelle Good Gaffney | OT | NC State | 4★ | 0.891 |
| 13 | D.J. Swearinger Greenwood | S | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.889 |
| 14 | Chris Bonds Richland Northeast | SDE | Alabama | 3★ | 0.889 |
| 15 | Ricco Sanders Byrnes | WR | Mississippi State | 3★ | 0.889 |
| 16 | David Sims Westside | ATH | Georgia Tech | 3★ | 0.889 |
| 17 | Kwame Geathers Carvers Bay | DT | 3★ | 0.886 | |
| 18 | Desmond Parks Greer | TE | 3★ | 0.882 | |
| 19 | Duane Chisholm Beaufort | DT | 3★ | 0.876 | |
| 20 | Duane Chisolm Beaufort Christian School | SDE | 3★ | 0.876 | |
| 21 | Quandon Christian Lake View | OLB | 3★ | 0.874 | |
| 22 | Tariq Edwards Marlboro County | OLB | 3★ | 0.874 | |
| 23 | Tyrell Edwards Marlboro County | ATH | 3★ | 0.874 | |
| 24 | Aldrick Fordham Timberland | SDE | 3★ | 0.874 | |
| 25 | Taylor Sowell Dorman | CB | 3★ | 0.860 | |
| 26 | Avery Murray West Florence | ILB | Maryland | 3★ | 0.857 |
| 27 | Quintin Payton T.L. Hanna | WR | NC State | 3★ | 0.857 |
| 28 | Jimmy Legree Beaufort | CB | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.857 |
| 29 | Walt Canty Dorman | S | Duke | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 30 | Josh McKie Mauldin | ATH | North Carolina | 3★ | 0.854 |
| 31 | Justin Bright Byrnes | S | Florida State | 3★ | 0.852 |
| 32 | Asa Watson Rock Hill | TE | NC State | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 33 | Justice Cunningham Central | TE | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.849 |
| 34 | Justin Anderson Blythewood | SDE | Maryland | 3★ | 0.847 |
| 35 | Lex Butler Westside | CB | Duke | 3★ | 0.847 |
| 36 | John Coleman West Florence | OT | Duke | 3★ | 0.842 |
| 37 | Kinsman Thomas Marlboro County | WR | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.840 |
| 38 | Charles Holmes South Pointe | WR | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.836 |
| 39 | Lance Richardson Ware Shoals Hi | S | Georgia Tech | 3★ | 0.834 |
| 40 | Byron Best Greenwood | CB | Toledo | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 41 | Sydney Sarmiento West Florence | SDE | Duke | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 42 | Fred Lee Chester | WR | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 43 | Jamien Vereen Conway | CB | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.756 |
| 44 | Johnson Jamison Riverside | WDE | Air Force | 2★ | 0.744 |
| 45 | Jibrille Fewell South Pointe | DT | Buffalo | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 46 | Denzell Wedgeworth Hemingway | WR | 70 | 2★ | 0.700 |