Team Recruiting Class
2016 South Carolina Recruiting Class
Follow the full South Carolina class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 17
- Blue-Chips
- 5
- Avg Rating
- 0.866
- States
- 7
Class context
2016 South Carolina recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2016 South Carolina signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 17 recruits, 5 blue-chip prospects, and players from 7 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
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Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon McIlwain Council Rock North | DUAL | 4★ | 0.927 | Newtown, PA Pennsylvania recruits | 6'0" / 200 lbs |
| 2 | Bryan Edwards Conway | WR | 4★ | 0.917 | Conway, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 208 lbs |
| 3 | Jake Bentley Opelika | PRO | 4★ | 0.907 | Opelika, AL Alabama recruits | 6'4" / 219 lbs |
| 4 | Stephon Taylor McDonogh 35 | DT | 4★ | 0.903 | New Orleans, LA Louisiana recruits | 6'4" / 292 lbs |
| 5 | Javon Kinlaw Goose Creek | OT | 4★ | 0.894 | Goose Creek, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'5" / 276 lbs |
| 6 | Keir Thomas Miami Central | SDE | 3★ | 0.882 | Miami, FL Florida recruits | 6'2" / 249 lbs |
| 7 | Randrecous Davis Mays | WR | 3★ | 0.881 | Atlanta, GA Georgia recruits | 5'11" / 169 lbs |
| 8 | Kiel Pollard Colquitt County | WR | 3★ | 0.881 | Moultrie, GA Georgia recruits | 6'1" / 200 lbs |
| 9 | Kobe Smith Archer | DT | 3★ | 0.864 | Lawrenceville, GA Georgia recruits | 6'4" / 295 lbs |
| 10 | Evan Hinson Deltona | TE | 3★ | 0.863 | Deltona, FL Florida recruits | 6'5" / 215 lbs |
| 11 | Korey Banks Sandy Creek | WR | 3★ | 0.855 | Tyrone, GA Georgia recruits | 6'0" / 170 lbs |
| 12 | Chavis Dawkins Byrnes | WR | 3★ | 0.848 | Duncan, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 195 lbs |
| 13 | Robert Tucker Best Academy | ILB | 3★ | 0.846 | Atlanta, GA Georgia recruits | 6'3" / 230 lbs |
| 14 | Will Putnam Hickory Ridge | OT | 3★ | 0.826 | Harrisburg, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'5" / 270 lbs |
| 15 | Chris Smith South Pointe | CB | 3★ | 0.826 | Rock Hill, SC South Carolina recruits | 5'10" / 168 lbs |
| 16 | Diondre Champaigne Fort Dorchester | WR | 3★ | 0.812 | North Charleston, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 180 lbs |
| 17 | Griffin Gentry Homewood | SDE | 2★ | 0.791 | Birmingham, AL Alabama recruits | 6'2" / 255 lbs |