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South Carolina football transfer portal tracker: Updates on who's in, who's out for Shane Beamer
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(This has been updated to reflect the latest information).
COLUMBIA — Changes are happening for coach Shane Beamer and South Carolina football .
After their record-breaking 5-3 record in conference play, the Gamecocks have lost and gained players via the transfer portal and will continue to add to their roster this offseason.
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The portal opened Dec. 9 and closed Dec. 28 but South Carolina players have five days to enter the portal beginning Jan 1 since it played in the Citrus Bowl on Dec 31. The Gamecocks lost 21-17 to Illinois and ended their 2024 season with a 9-4 overall record.
A large part of South Carolina's success this season was because of transfers like linebacker Demetrius Knight, edge rusher Kyle Kennard , wide receivers Dalevon Campbell and Jared Brown and running back Rocket Sanders .
Here are the latest transfer portal updates for South Carolina football:
Who South Carolina football has added via the transfer portal
Jaylen Brown:Brown committed to South Carolina from Missouri on Dec. 14. The 6-foot-5, 265 pound edge rusher had two tackles this season and comes to Columbia with three years of eligibility.
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Nick Sharpe: Sharpe, an offensive lineman also committed to South Carolina on Dec. 14, after spending four seasons at Wake Forrest. He has two years of eligibly left to play with the Gamecocks. He's 6-2, 330 pounds and from Gastonia, North Carolina .
Jordan Dingle :Dingle committed to South Carolina from Kentucky on Dec. 18. He is a 6-foot-4, 242 pound junior who has 615 career receiving yards on 43 receptions. This season he had 71 yards on nine catches. He's scored four touchdowns in his career, one this season.
Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy:Brownlow-Dindy now a sophomore, was a five-star recruit out of high school according to 247Sports Composite rankings. He was the No. 2 defensive linemen in the class of 2022. At Texas A&M , he's played in only four games total, three his freshman season and one this season. The 6-foot-4, 310 pound DL has three assisted tackles, one solo and is credited with half of a sack.
Shawn Murphy: Murphy is a linebacker from Florida State who committed to South Carolina on Dec. 23. He began his career at Alabama , playing in four total games in 2022 and 2023. In 2024 for FSU, he had six solo tackles and one fumble recovery. He was a four-star recruit out of high school according to 247Sports Composite rankings.
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Air Noland :Noland, a freshman QB from Ohio State committed to South Carolina on Dec. 23. He was a four-star recruit out of high school according to 247Sports Composite rankings and the No. 7 QB in his class. He's 6-foot-2, 192 pounds.
Rodney "RJ" Newsom Jr: Newsom, an offensive lineman from Western Kentucky committed to South Carolina on Dec. 24. The 6-foot-3, 303 pound OL has two years of eligibility remaining after beginning his career at Memphis then transferring to the juco level.
Myles Norwood:Norwood, a junior cornerback committed to South Carolina from Ball State on Dec. 26. He had 22 solo tackles and five passes defended this season.
Boaz Stanley: Stanley committed to South Carolina on Jan. 6. He is a 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive lineman who played at Troy and Georgia Military College. He was a redshirt sophomore at Troy this season.
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Justin Okoronkwo: Okoronkwo committed to South Carolina on Jan. 10. He is a 6-foot-3, 228-pound linebacker who played for Alabama as a true freshman during the 2024 season. He was rated as the No. 341 overall prospect and No. 14 linebacker in the transfer portal, according to 247Sports .
Davonte Miles: Miles, a 6-foot-5, 275-pound defensive linemen committed to South Carolina on Jan. 11 from Bowling Green. As a sophomore, he logged two tackles.
Brandon Cisse:Cisse, a cornerback announced his commitment to South Carolina late at night on Jan. 13. He played two seasons at NC State where he logged 28 tackles, five pass break ups and one interception. Cisse is from Sumter, South Carolina and played at Lakewood High School, a little less than 50 miles from Williams-Brice Stadium. He was the No. 6 recruit in his class from South Carolina according to 247Sports Composite rankings.
RECRUITING: Shane Beamer explains why Robby Ashford is playing while in portal, updates Kyle Kennard status
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Who is leaving South Carolina football via the transfer portal
Nigajuan Mansell: Mansell announced on Dec. 1 he would enter the portal as a graduate transfer after two seasons with South Carolina. He is a 6-foot-3, 300-pound interior offensive lineman who walked onto the team last summer but had a season-ending injury in practice on Sept. 24, 2023. He played two games this season − against Akron and Wofford .
Jamaal Whyce: Whyce is a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle who appeared in five games as a redshirt freshman last season. The 6-4, 299 pound DL has two total tackles, one solo in his college career. He revealed Dec. 2 he would enter the portal.
Tyshawn Russell:Russell, a 5-11 inch sophomore wide receiver, announced Dec. 3 he will enter the portal after playing 10 games as a freshman last season but none this season.
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New school: Syracuse
Reid Mikeska: Mikeska announced Dec. 3 he will enter the portal with four years of eligibility. He is a 6-foot-4, 265 pound tight end.
New school: Florida Atlantic University
Djay Braswell: Braswell announced Dec. 3 he plans to enter the portal. He is a sophomore running back who played six games last season for the Gamecocks and was a four-star recruit out of high school.
New school: Georgia State
CJ Adams : Adams announced Dec. 4 he will enter the portal. He's a 6-2, 210 freshman wide receiver from Georgia.
Connor Cox:Cox, a sophomore tight end announced on Dec. 7 he will enter the portal. He scored once this season on a 9-yard reception against Akron.
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New school: North Carolina
Debron Gatling: Gatling wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter on Dec. 8 that he'd be entering the portal. He's a true freshman wide receiver.
New school: Georgia Tech
Elijah Caldwell: Caldwell also announced on Dec. 8 that he would enter the portal. He's a redshirt freshman wide receiver who didn't see game action in 2023 or this season.
Nick Elksnis: Elksnis announced on Dec. 9, the first day of the portal being open that he has entered. He's a fourth year tight end who just finished his second year with South Carolina after two at Florida. He's played in 15 college games but has not recorded any stats. Elksnis is 6-6, 255 pounds.
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New school: UNLV
Robby Ashford : Ashford entered the portal on Dec. 10. He came to the Gamecocks this season after a two-year stint at Auburn where he transferred after failing to play for two years at Oregon . He was backup to LaNorris Sellers this season, and played one full game in Week 4 against Akron when Sellers was out with an ankle injury. He completed 23 of 32 passes for 324 yards this season to go with 227 rushing yards on 41 carries. He has two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns.
New school: Wake Forest
Mohamed Kaba :Kaba is a redshirt senior linebacker who has dealt with numerous injuries during his college career. Kaba tore his ACL twice and has appeared in 25 games with five starts over the past four seasons but played only three games in the past two years before the four games he played this season. He announced Dec. 22 that he entered the portal.
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Payton Mangrum:Mangrum entered the portal on Jan 2. The fifth year wide receiver had three receptions for 27 yards this season and played in three games. In August 2022, he was put on scholarship by Beamer. He leaves South Carolina with one year of eligibility and 102 total yards, one touchdown and six receptions.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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