Oceanside Collegiate OT Monroe Freeling Monday night became the last of the major uncommitted in-state prospects to name his school when he announced for the Georgia Bulldogs. Freeling chose Georgia over Clemson, Alabama, Florida and Miami. “They really just checked all my boxes,” Freeling told the media after his announcement. “They have great competition. They had like seven first-round draft picks. Also, they recruited me really heavy, and having good academics. It really just came down to the vibe. I went up there for my last visit and the vibe just stayed constant.”
By our count, 25 prospects from the state have committed to FBS programs. Four are headed to USC, the other 21 are going out of state. The most well known in-state uncommitted prospect is Spartanburg QB Raheim Jeter, who once was committed to West Virginia.
Here’s the rundown of the headed out-of-state commitments:
- APPALACHIAN STATE MAX DRAG TE 6-4 230 CHAPIN
- APPALACHIAN STATE COLTON PHARES WR 6-2 185 BEAUFORT
- APPALACHIAN STATE CHRIS LAWSON WR 6-0 172 RIDGE VIEW
- DUKE APOLLOS COOK WR 6-3 205 AIRPORT
- DUKE GRAYSON LOFTIS QB 6-2 205 GAFFNEY
- EAST CAROLINA ZION AGNEW WR 5-11 165 RIDGE VIEW
- FLORIDA GANNON BURT LS 6-1 205 FORT MILL
- GEORGIA MONROE FREELING OT 6-7 285 OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN JSHAWN ANDERSON RB 5-11 190 HARTSVILLE
- INDIANA TRAVON WEST SAF 5-11 160 WREN
- JAMES MADISON JARVIS GREEN RB 5-11 192 DUTCH FORK
- MEMPHIS CARSON BLACK QB 6-3 190 NATION FORD
- MISSOURI BRAYSHAWN LITTLEJOHN LB 6-2 220 GAFFNEY
- NC STATE BRANDON CISSE CB LAKEWOOD
- NORTH CAROLINA DJ GETH OT 6-6 310 DORMAN
- NORTHWESTERN JORDAN KNOX OT 6-4 305 NORTHWESTERN
- SYRACUSE LANORRIS SELLERS QB 6-3 217 SOUTH FLORENCE
- TEXAS TECH MIQUEL DINGLE LB 6-1 BYRNES
- VIRGINIA TECH THOMAS WILLIAMS SAF 5-10 180 POWDERSVILLE
- WEST VIRGINIA EAMON SMALLS DT 6-4 300 BEAUFORT
- WEST VIRGINIA ELIJAH CALDWELL WR 6-1 190 NORTHWESTERN
USC offered 2024 ATH Kamron Mikell (6-2 181) of Statesboro, GA. He played quarterback last season and rushed for over 1000 yards. He’s also a guard on the basketball team and a sprinter on the track team. Michigan State, Georgia, Louisville, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina and Kentucky are other major offers.
USC target 2025 OT David Sanders (6-6 255) of Charlotte was offered by Ohio State.
2025 LB Mantrez Walker (6-1 215) of Buford, GA plans to visit USC Saturday for their season opener against Georgia State.
Basketball News:
6-6 Dailyn Swain of Columbus, OH plans to announce his commitment Friday. His final five teams are Clemson, Ohio State, Xavier, Arkansas and Arizona State.
USC women offered 2026 PG Rieyan Desouze of DeSoto, TX.
Speaking of in-state prospects…is DQ Smith on scholarship now? I read an article the other day (don’t remember which site), that made it sound that way. Although it was kind of ambiguous. It mentioned how the NCAA got rid of the per year limits, so he was able to be a part of this class instead of greyshirting. But by my count, that would put us at 86?
Here is my count before DQ Smith:
DL: 17
LB: 8
DB: 16
QB: 5
RB: 5
WR: 11
TE: 6
OL: 15
ST: 2
Yes, he’s on scholarship.
This adds up to 85, and there’s no DQ Smith on that list. All of these players are still listed on the official roster, so who is no longer on scholarship? Or was one of those specialist never put on scholly? Or is Terrell off now that he’s injured? This is really bothering my numbers OCD.
DE: Strachan, Burch, Fitten, Johnson, Dawkins, Edmonds, Thomas Jr (7)
DT: Webb, Pickens, Hemingway, Huntley, Barrett, Sanders, Hixon, Whyce, Watson, Martin (10)
LB: Johnson, Greene, Kaba, Scott, Williams, Ware, Westmoreland, Blanton (8)
DB: Roderick, Reed, Rush, Ross, C. Smith, Dial, Spaulding, Norris, Fortune, Hunter, Nelson, Floyd, Banks, Rose, Williams, Emmawori (16)
QB: Rattler, Doty, Bailey, Davis, Gauthier (5)
RB: Beal-Smith, Lloyd, McDowell, Carroll, Amos (5)
WR: Vann, Brooks, Joyner, Brown, Legette, Wells, Rucker, Mangrum, Samson, Horton, Blake (11)
TE: Terrell, Stogner, Adkins, Bell, Kenion, Short (6)
OL: Wonnum, Douglas, Gwyn, Nichols, Manos, Campbell, Moore, Lee, Wannamaker, Jones, Henry, Brubaker, Mains, Morgan, Davis (15)
ST: Jeter, Kroeger (2)
I’ll have to check on that because I’m not sure of the answer.
You are missing Grayson Loftis QB at Gaffney who is committed to Duke.
Thanks. He’s on my list now.
The answer is Terrell is off because he’s now on a medical, so he doesn’t count towards the 85.
Got it. Do you know if that ends his career, or would he be eligible to return on scholarship next season? I’m sure he’s a likely transfer candidate either way, given his injury history, age, and our numbers next year. He’s stuck it out so far though, I wouldn’t put it past him to return if he’s able.
I believe he is finished playing the game.