State Recruiting
2016 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
- 83
- Committed Programs
- 29
- Blue-Chips
- 6
Destination programs
- 33 recruits
- Coastal Carolina5 recruits
- South Carolina5 recruits
- Clemson4 recruits
- 21273 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 | Tavien Feaster Spartanburg | APB | Clemson | 4★ | 0.982 |
| 2 | John Simpson Fort Dorchester | OG | Clemson | 4★ | 0.933 |
| 3 | Bryan Edwards Conway | WR | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.917 |
| 4 | Troy Pride Jr. Greer | CB | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.911 |
| 5 | Javon Kinlaw Goose Creek | OT | South Carolina | 4★ | 0.894 |
| 6 | Nyles Pinckney Whale Branch | DT | Clemson | 4★ | 0.892 |
| 7 | Stephen Davis Jr. Dutch Fork | ATH | Auburn | 3★ | 0.883 |
| 8 | Brandon Hill Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | OLB | Duke | 3★ | 0.880 |
| 9 | Larry Collins Lower Richland | WR | 3★ | 0.871 | |
| 10 | Samuel Denmark Hanahan | WR | 3★ | 0.860 | |
| 11 | Avery McCall Dillon | DUAL | Coastal Carolina | 3★ | 0.857 |
| 12 | James Valdez Orangeburg-Wilkinson | CB | NC State | 3★ | 0.854 |
| 13 | Manny Walker Lake Marion | WDE | 3★ | 0.853 | |
| 14 | Collin Hill Dorman | PRO | 3★ | 0.852 | |
| 15 | T.J. Brunson Richland Northeast | ILB | 3★ | 0.852 | |
| 16 | Nick McCloud South Pointe | CB | 3★ | 0.851 | |
| 17 | Drew Wilson Bamberg-Ehrhardt | OG | 3★ | 0.851 | |
| 18 | Thomas Jones Laurens District 55 | S | 3★ | 0.849 | |
| 19 | Chavis Dawkins Byrnes | WR | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.848 |
| 20 | Malik Grate Pendleton | ATH | 3★ | 0.843 | |
| 21 | Roscoe Johnson Union County | WR | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 22 | Will Ward Allendale Fairfax | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 23 | Christian Bruce Wilson | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 24 | Tyrone Kelly Camden | SDE | 3★ | 0.830 | |
| 25 | Jeremiah Maddox Hilton Head | S | Marshall | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 26 | Chris Smith South Pointe | CB | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.826 |
| 27 | Cortez Herrin Saluda | OG | East Carolina | 3★ | 0.821 |
| 28 | Johnny Ray Wando | SDE | Charlotte | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 29 | Jestin Morrow Hilton Head | CB | Marshall | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 30 | K.J. Chamberlain Emerald | S | App State | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 31 | Jabari Ellis Lake Marion | DT | 3★ | 0.816 | |
| 32 | Norman Hand Colleton County | WDE | 2635 | 3★ | 0.816 |
| 33 | Diondre Champaigne Fort Dorchester | WR | South Carolina | 3★ | 0.812 |
| 34 | Hank Tuipulotu Nation Ford | TE | BYU | 3★ | 0.808 |
| 35 | Drayton Arnold Myrtle Beach | DUAL | Old Dominion | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 36 | Cade Stewart D.W. Daniel | OT | Clemson | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 37 | Shakur Chisolm Barnwell | ATH | 3★ | 0.802 | |
| 38 | Justin Berry West Ashley | DUAL | 3★ | 0.801 | |
| 39 | Tori Delesline Hillcrest | OLB | Georgia Southern | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 40 | Shai Werts Newberry | DUAL | Georgia Southern | 3★ | 0.797 |
| 41 | Scott McCluney Gaffney | WR | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.793 |
| 42 | Datavious Wilson Hartsville | OLB | 2747 | 2★ | 0.791 |
| 43 | Quintavis Davis Goose Creek | CB | 2★ | 0.790 | |
| 44 | Braxton Westfield Christ Church Episcopal School | WR | James Madison | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 45 | Alex James Florence Christian School | APB | Coastal Carolina | 2★ | 0.790 |
| 46 | Taylor Sheets Fort Mill | K | 2★ | 0.789 | |
| 47 | Khris Pam Blythewood | CB | 2506 | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 48 | Rashad Byrd North Augusta | ATH | Georgia Southern | 2★ | 0.788 |
| 49 | John Baty Hilton Head | CB | Army | 2★ | 0.788 |
| 50 | Steven Duncan Ashley Ridge | PRO | Western Kentucky | 2★ | 0.784 |
| 51 | Tre Smalls Hanahan | OLB | 2448 | 2★ | 0.780 |
| 52 | Jayson Hopper Lexington | WR | 2★ | 0.779 | |
| 53 | Traevon Hinton Northwestern | OLB | 2★ | 0.778 | |
| 54 | Jaylan Foster Byrnes | WR | 2241 | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 55 | Josh Wilkes South Pointe | WR | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.775 |
| 56 | Eric Weber Blythewood | TE | East Carolina | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 57 | Brandon Sinclair Myrtle Beach | RB | Old Dominion | 2★ | 0.771 |
| 58 | Matthew Martin Westside | WR | 2127 | 2★ | 0.770 |
| 59 | Chris Morales Fort Dorchester | OT | 2★ | 0.768 | |
| 60 | Malcolm Garrett Cross Hi | OG | 2★ | 0.768 | |
| 61 | Aidan Hegarty Hilton Head | PRO | 2★ | 0.768 | |
| 62 | KeShawn Orr Bamberg-Ehrhardt | CB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 63 | David Isreal Blythewood | DUAL | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 64 | Jalene Kennedy Boiling Springs | CB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 65 | Jamariqoui Barr C E Murray Hi | OG | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 66 | Jakayus Leaphart Gilbert | RB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 67 | Demarcus Gilmore Newberry | OT | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 68 | CJ Greenlee Seneca | ILB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 69 | Mike Murphy Spartanburg | S | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 70 | Tavaris Scott Spartanburg | WR | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 71 | Jerius Duncan Woodmont | OG | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 72 | Slade Carroll Lexington | RB | 2127 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 73 | Austin Scott Spartanburg | DUAL | 2198 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 74 | Brandon Tillmon River Bluff | OLB | Liberty | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 75 | Datron James Fort Dorchester | RB | 2569 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 76 | Dorian Lindsey Greer | WR | 2747 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 77 | T'Qele Holmes West Ashley | WR | Coastal Carolina | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 78 | Cameron Jones Spring Valley | CB | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 79 | Nick Graves Lexington | CB | 2127 | 2★ | 0.744 |
| 80 | Bailey Rogers Wren | WR | 231 | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 81 | Evan Vaughn Belton-Honea Path | TE | 231 | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 82 | Jah-maine Martin Conway | RB | Coastal Carolina | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 83 | Ryan Lee Spring Valley | DUAL | Coastal Carolina | 2★ | 0.700 |