Highest-rated Football Recruits From South Carolina Over the Last 20 Years

247Sports

Highest-rated football recruits from South Carolina over the last 20 years

Football recruiting provides reliable drama, with recruitments and announcements becoming events in their own right. We love to see players from our own states make it big, and watch with pride as they go on to successful careers, knowing their origins shaped them into professional players. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated football recruits from South Carolina since 2000 using 247Sports. Players are ranked by national ranking with ties broken by rating. Keep reading to discover the highest-rated football recruits from your home state.

You may also like: Do you know South Carolina's official state symbols?

You may also like: How much manufacturers in South Carolina spend on equipment

#30: Lawrence Timmons (2004)

- College: Florida State
- High school: Wilson (Florence, SC)
- National ranking: #81 in 2004 (4 stars, 0.9695 rating)
- Position ranking: #5 (OLB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#29: Eric Huggins (2005)

- College: Oklahoma
- High school: Conway (Conway, SC)
- National ranking: #78 in 2005 (4 stars, 0.9691 rating)
- Position ranking: #10 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#28: Jamie Robinson (2005)

- College: Florida State
- High school: Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC)
- National ranking: #69 in 2005 (4 stars, 0.9739 rating)
- Position ranking: #9 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#27: George Gause (2001)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: Conway (Conway, SC)
- National ranking: #63 in 2001 (4 stars, 0.9775 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (SDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#26: Malliciah Goodman (2009)

- College: Clemson
- High school: West Florence (Florence, SC)
- National ranking: #61 in 2009 (4 stars, 0.97 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (SDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

You may also like: Counties with the most veterans in South Carolina

You may also like: Seniors in these South Carolina counties have the highest Alzheimer's rates

#25: Corey Miller (2010)

- College: Tennessee
- High school: Byrnes (Duncan, SC)
- National ranking: #59 in 2010 (4 stars, 0.9709 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (WDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#24: Leon Hart (2004)

- College: Auburn
- High school: Spring Valley (Columbia, SC)
- National ranking: #55 in 2004 (4 stars, 0.9765 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (OG)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#23: C.J. Byrd (2005)

- College: Georgia
- High school: North Augusta (North Augusta, SC)
- National ranking: #53 in 2005 (4 stars, 0.9775 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (S)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#22: Sam Montgomery (2009)

- College: LSU
- High school: Greenwood (Greenwood, SC)
- National ranking: #50 in 2009 (4 stars, 0.9745 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (WDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#21: Gary Gray (2007)

- College: Notre Dame
- High school: Richland Northeast (Columbia, SC)
- National ranking: #44 in 2007 (4 stars, 0.9787 rating)
- Position ranking: #6 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

You may also like: Lowest-earning counties in South Carolina

You may also like: Healthy hotspots: The most physically active counties in South Carolina

#20: Shaq Roland (2012)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: Lexington (Lexington, SC)
- National ranking: #41 in 2012 (4 stars, 0.9808 rating)
- Position ranking: #5 (ATH)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#19: Christian Miller (2014)

- College: Alabama
- High school: Spring Valley (Columbia, SC)
- National ranking: #40 in 2014 (4 stars, 0.9804 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (OLB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#18: Airese Currie (2001)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Richland Northeast (Columbia, SC)
- National ranking: #40 in 2001 (5 stars, 0.9839 rating)
- Position ranking: #5 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#17: Charone Peake (2011)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Dorman (Roebuck, SC)
- National ranking: #36 in 2011 (4 stars, 0.9786 rating)
- Position ranking: #5 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#16: Cliff Matthews (2007)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: Cheraw (Cheraw, SC)
- National ranking: #36 in 2007 (4 stars, 0.9812 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (WDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

You may also like: States sending the most people to South Carolina

You may also like: The biggest health care data breaches you should know about in South Carolina

#15: John Fulton (2010)

- College: Alabama
- High school: Manning (Manning, SC)
- National ranking: #36 in 2010 (4 stars, 0.9813 rating)
- Position ranking: #3 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#14: Stephon Gilmore (2009)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC)
- National ranking: #34 in 2009 (4 stars, 0.9812 rating)
- Position ranking: #6 (CB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#13: Tavien Feaster (2016)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Spartanburg (Spartanburg, SC)
- National ranking: #29 in 2016 (4 stars, 0.9816 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (APB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#12: Ricky Sapp (2006)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, SC)
- National ranking: #28 in 2006 (5 stars, 0.9866 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (WDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#11: Derion Kendrick (2018)

- College: Clemson
- High school: South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC)
- National ranking: #26 in 2018 (5 stars, 0.9855 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

You may also like: Where people in South Carolina are moving to most

You may also like: Best public high schools in South Carolina

#10: Ricardo Hurley (2002)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: Greenwood (Greenwood, SC)
- National ranking: #17 in 2002 (5 stars, 0.9924 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (ILB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#9: Carlos Dunlap (2007)

- College: Florida
- High school: Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, SC)
- National ranking: #14 in 2007 (5 stars, 0.9935 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (SDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#8: Demetris Summers (2003)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: Lexington (Lexington, SC)
- National ranking: #9 in 2003 (5 stars, 0.9946 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (RB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#7: Marcus Lattimore (2010)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: Byrnes (Duncan, SC)
- National ranking: #9 in 2010 (5 stars, 0.9953 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (APB)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#6: Zacch Pickens (2019)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: T L Hanna (Anderson, SC)
- National ranking: #8 in 2019 (5 stars, 0.9946 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (DT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

You may also like: Best counties to live in South Carolina

You may also like: Counties with the most homes selling under list price in South Carolina

#5: Jordan Burch (2020)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: Hammond School (Columbia, SC)
- National ranking: #8 in 2020 (5 stars, 0.9954 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (DT)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#4: A.J. Green (2008)

- College: Georgia
- High school: Summerville (Summerville, SC)
- National ranking: #7 in 2008 (5 stars, 0.9973 rating)
- Position ranking: #2 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#3: Roscoe Crosby (2001)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Union (Union, SC)
- National ranking: #3 in 2001 (5 stars, 0.9978 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (WR)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#2: Da'Quan Bowers (2008)

- College: Clemson
- High school: Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, SC)
- National ranking: #1 in 2008 (5 stars, 0.9997 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (SDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

#1: Jadeveon Clowney (2011)

- College: South Carolina
- High school: South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC)
- National ranking: #1 in 2011 (5 stars, 1 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (WDE)
- Read more details on 247Sports

You may also like: Counties with the oldest homes in South Carolina

You may also like: Highest-rated free things to do in South Carolina, according to Tripadvisor