South Carolina sets depth chart for opening football game against UNC

The South Carolina Gamecocks have issued an official depth chart for the 2023 season and the opening game against the UNC Tar Heels.

A number of true freshmen — noted in bold — are in the two-deep to start the season.

——OFFENSE——

  • QB: Spencer Rattler (Luke Doty)

  • RB: Dakereon Joyner (Juju McDowell)

  • TE: Trey Knox (Nick Elksnis)

  • TE: Josh Simon (Nick Elksnis)

  • WR: Antwane Wells (Nyck Harbor)

  • WR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)

  • WR: Xavier Legette (O’Mega Blake)

  • OT: Sidney Fugar —OR— Jaxon Hughes

  • OT: Cason Henry —OR— Tyshawn Wannamaker

  • OG: Jakai Moore (Trai Jones)

  • OG: Nick Gargiulo (Markee Anderson)

  • OC: Vershon Lee (Grayson Mains)

——DEFENSE——

  • DE: Tyreek Johnson —OR— Jatius Geer —OR—Terrell Dawkins

  • OLB/Edge: Jordan Strachan —OR— Bryan Thomas Jr. —OR— Desmond Umeozulu

  • DT: Tonka Hemingway (T.J. Sanders)

  • DT: Alex Huntley (Nick Barrett)

  • MLB: Stone Blanton (Pup Howard)

  • WLB: Debo Williams (Mo Kaba)

  • NICK: Keenan Nelson Jr. (David Spaulding)

  • CB1: Marcellas Dial (Emory Floyd)

  • CB2: O’Donnell Fortune (Judge Collier)

  • SS: Nick Emmanwori (King-Demenian Ford)

  • FS: DQ Smith (Jalon Kilgore)

——SPECIAL TEAMS——

  • PK: Mitch Jeter (Alex Herrera)

  • P: Kai Kroeger (Alex Herrera)

  • LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)

  • H: Kai Kroeger (William Joyce)

  • KOR: Xavier Legette (Dakereon Joyner —OR— Juju McDowell)

  • PR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)