COLUMBIA — It works out perfectly but it wasn't planned, quarterback LaNorris Sellers said.
Sellers, the leader of South Carolina football's offense, has been No. 16 since his early football days, and he's kept his number with the Gamecocks .
His younger brother Jayden, now a freshman wide receiver , is No. 17 and their youngest brother Malik, still in high school, is No. 18. The numbers increase as the birth order descends, a perfect three in a row combination of jerseys. But the family says it's unintentional.
"It literally just happened," LaNorris Sellers said. "I picked 16, then Jayden got 17 in high school and Malik got 18."
In total there are 29 freshmen on the 2025 South Carolina football roster in addition to 19 transfers.
Jayden Sellers' high school number was available at South Carolina because receiver Debron Gatling transferred after the 2024 season. Demetrius Knight Jr, a key part of the defense's success last year, also wore No. 17, which is now worn by Justin Okoronkwo. a transfer linebacker from Alabama.
Jordan Dingle , a tight end who transferred from Kentucky, will wear No. 5, worn last season by star running back Rocket Sanders. Freshman defensive back Kendall Davis Jr will wear No. 5 after star Kyle Kennard was picked in the NFL draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.
Nick Emmanwori, a star safety for the Gamecocks from 2022-24, wore No. 7, which is now worn by transfer linebacker Shawn Murphy.
0 - Lex Cyrus (freshman)
1 - Rahsul Faison (transfer)
3 - Myles Norwood (transfer)
5 - Jordan Dingle (transfer)
5 - Kendall Daniels Jr (freshman)
6 - Donovan Murph (freshman)
7 - Jordan Gidron (freshman)
7 - Shawn Murphy (transfer)
10 - George Wilson Jr. (transfer)
11 - Air Noland (transfer)
13 - Malik Clark (freshman)
15 - Cutter Woods (freshman)
15 - Brandon Cisse (freshman)
17 - Justin Okoronkwo (transfer)
17 - Jayden Sellers (freshman)
18 - Jaquel Holman (freshman)
18 - Brian Rowe (freshman)
19 - Damarcus Leach (freshman)
20 - Josh Smith (freshman)
20 - Mike Tyler (freshman)
21 - Max Kelley (freshman)
22 - Jaquavious Dodd (freshman)
23- Isaiah Augustave (transfer)
27 - Donovan Darden (freshman)
29 - Taeshawn Alston (freshman)
30 - Demon Clowney (transfer)
32 - AJ Holloway (freshman)
33 - Kyler Farrow (freshman)
33 - Troy Pikes (transfer)
34 - Brandon Cunningham (freshman)
39 - Chris Hatfield (freshman)
40 - Anthony Addison (freshman)
41 - Kobby Sakyi-Prah (freshman)
42 - Cedric Cisse (freshman)
43 - Tony Brown (freshman)
50 - Boaz Stanley (transfer)
52 - Nick Sharpe (transfer)
55- Damola Ajidahun (transfer)
62 - Nolan Hay (transfer)
65 - Rodney Newsom Jr (transfer)
72 - Shedrick Sarratt Jr (freshman)
82 - Jackson Repp (freshman)
88 - Caleb Williams (freshman)
90 - Davonte Miles (freshman)
91 - Jaylen Brown (freshman)
94 - Zavion Hardy (transfer)
95 - Christian Ingram (freshman)
99 - Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy (transfer)
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Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com. Follow her on X @Lulukesin and Bluesky ‪@bylulukesin.bsky.social‬
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