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South Carolina State Football 2015 Signees Khaliq Anthony ATH 6’0 182 Hunter-Kinard-Tyler HS  2014 The High School Sports Report A Division II Offensive Player of the Year  2014 Region 4-A Player of the Year  2013 Region 4-A Back of the Year  2013 & 2014 All-State Selection  2013 & 2014 Class A State Championships  Accounted for over 4,000 career passing yards  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach Dann Holland

Norway, SC

Daquan Benjamin WR 6’2 175 Hartsville HS  2014 North Carolina vs South Carolina Shrine Bowl selection  2014 WPDE All-Zone Team selection  Senior year recorded 46 receptions for 883 yards & 7 touchdowns  Played for Coach Jeff Calabrese

Hartsville, SC

Wendell Bing DL 6’2 250 C A Johnson HS Columbia, SC  2014 South Carolina Football Coaches Association A Upper State Lineman of the Year  2014 South Carolina North South All-Star Game selection  2014 The State’s All Midlands Team selection  Senior year accounted for 126 tackles & 22 sacks  Played for Coach Jerry Jackson Jementre’ Blair DL 6’1 225 Mount Tabor HS  3-Time All-Central Piedmont Conference selection  Senior year accounted for 87 tackles, 16 sacks, & 23 tackles for loss  Played for Coach Raymond Marshall

Winston-Salem, NC

Deandre Brown OL 6’6 280 Wharton HS  8th ranked exterior offensive lineman by Big County Preps  Played for Coach David Mitchell

Tampa, FL

Johnell Brown LB 6’2 180 Timberland HS  2014 South Carolina North South All-Star Game selection  2014 The High School Sports Report Statewide Defensive Player of the Year  2014 The Berkeley Independent Berkeley County Defensive Player of the Year  2014 The Post & Courier All-LowCountry selection  2014 Class AA State Championship  Senior year accounted for 130 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, & 14 sacks  Played for Coach Art Craig

St. Stephen, SC

Darren Butler OL 6’4 250 Creek Bridge HS  2014 The High School Sports Report AA All-State selection  2014 WPDE All-Zone Team selection  2014 WBTW All-Blitz Team selection  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach James Breland

Gresham, SC

Jalen Cousar DL 5’11 315 Butler HS Matthews, NC  2014 Team Captain for North Carolina vs South Carolina Shrine Bowl selection  2014 The South Charlotte Sports Report Defensive Lineman of the Year  3-Time Charlotte Observer Charlotte-Mecklenburg School All-Conference selection  3-Time Charlotte Observer All-Observer Team selection  3-Time Southwestern 4AA All-Conference selection  Senior year recorded 95 total tackles, 8 sacks, 19 tackles for loss  Rated a 2-Star athlete by 247Sports.com  Played for Coach Brian Hales Shaquille Crouch OL 6’5 335 Johnsonville HS  2014 South Carolina vs North Carolina Shrine Bowl selection  2014 The High School Sports Report AA All-State selection  2014 WPDE All-Zone Team selection  2014 WBTW All-Blitz Team selection  Rated a 2-Star athlete by 247Sports.com  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach Lewis Lineburger

Johnsonville, SC

Sam Dervil OL 6’5 270 Miami Northwestern HS Miami, FL  Selected to the 2014 Miami Dolphins All Star Game; Broward County vs Dade County  2014 Florida All Dade County selection  Rated a 2-Star athlete by Rivals.com  Played for Coach Eddie Brown Tra’Quan Dubose ATH 5’10 170 Darlington HS  2014 South Carolina North South All-Star Game selection  2014 WPDE All-Zone Team selection  Senior year accounted for 36 catches for 460 yards & 5 touchdowns  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach William Lampkin

Darlington, SC

Bishop Ford RB 5’7 165 Hough HS Huntersville, NC  2014 The South Charlotte Sports Report Running Back of the Year  2014 The Herald Weekly Player of the Year  2014 Charlotte Observer All-Observer Team selection  2014 Charlotte Observer Charlotte-Mecklenburg School All-Conference selection  Senior year rushed for 2,252 yards and 28 touchdowns  Accounted for 4,254 career rushing yards & 45 touchdowns  Holds the school record for single season rushing yards & touchdowns  Rated a 2-Star athlete by Rivals.com  Played for Coach Miles Aldridge Dewann Ford QB 6’2 180 Stephenson HS  2014 Region 6-AAAAA Division A All-Region selection  Senior year accounted for 1,638 yards passing & 18 touchdowns  recorded 3,041 career passing yards & 34 touchdowns  Played for Coach Ron Gartrell

Stephenson, GA

Bonte Freeman LB 6’0 200 Ardrey Kell HS Charlotte, NC  2014 Charlotte Observer Charlotte-Mecklenburg School All-Conference selection  Senior year accounted for 69 total tackles also rushed for 1,830 yards & 23 touchdowns  Played for Coach Adam Hastings Kendric Gathers DB 5’10 195 Keenan HS  2014 South Carolina North South All-Star Game selection  2014 The State’s All Midlands Team selection  2014 The High School Sports Report Troy Brown Award recipient  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach Quin McCollum

Columbia, SC

Marquane Goodman QB 6’1 200 West Florence HS  2014 South Carolina vs North Carolina Shrine Bowl selection  2014 The High School Sports Report AAAA All-State selection  3-Time WPDE All-Zone selection  Rated a 2-Star athlete by Rivals.com  Rated a 2-Star athlete by 247Sports.com  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach Trey Woodberry

Florence, SC

Tyrell Goodwin DL 5’11 275 A C Flora HS  2014 South Carolina North South All-Star Game selection  2014 The State’s All Midlands Team selection  2014 The High School Sports Report AAA All-State selection  Senior year recorded 98 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, & 14 sacks  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach Reggie Shaw

Columbia, SC

Bruce Johnson DL 6’1 200 Emerald HS  2014 Emerald HS Defensive Player of the Year  2-Time Index-Journal All-Lakelands Team selection  2-Time 2-AAA All-Region selection  Senior year recorded 114 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, & 5 sacks  Played for Coach Tim MacMahon

Greenwood, SC

Kanome McIntosh WR 6’3 180 Salem HS  2014 The News Rockdale County All-Area Team selection  2014 8-AAAAA All-Region selection  Senior year recorded 72 catches for 1,119 yards & 11 touchdowns  Played for Coach John Starr

Conyers, GA

Paul McKiever DL 6’3 285 Batesburg-Leesville HS Batesburg-Leesville, SC  2014 South Carolina Football Coaches Association AA Upper State Lineman of the Year  2014 South Carolina vs North Carolina Shrine Bowl selection  2014 The State’s All Midlands Team selection  2014 The High School Sports Report AA All-State selection  Rated a 2-Star athlete by Rivals.com  The High School Sports Report Top 100 Prospects  Played for Coach Perry Woolbright

Malik Mickle OL 6’1 260 Fairfield Central HS  3-Time 3-AA All-Region selection  3 year starter, 2-Time AA Upper State Championship  Played for Coach Demetrius Davis

Blair, SC

Chris Parrott DB 5’10 180 Dutch Fork HS  Senior year accounted for 26 tackles, 4 pass break-ups, 2 interceptions  2013 Class AAA Division I State Championship  Played for Coach Tom Knotts

Irmo, SC

David Pindell QB 6’0 190 Oakland Mills HS Columbia, MD  2014 The Baltimore Sun Offensive Player of the Year  2014 Baltimore vs Washington DC Crab Bowl All-Star Game selection  Senior year passed for 2,447 yards, 23 touchdowns; rushed for 924 yards & 21 touchdowns  Accounted for 4,630 career passing yards, 39 touchdowns & 1,587 rushing yards & 30 touchdowns  Played for Coach Thomas Browne Kanyon Tuttle WR 6’0 175 Charlotte Latin School  2014 NCISAA All-State selection  2014 NCISAA 3A All-Conference selection  Senior year accounted for 39 receptions for 880 yards & 12 touchdowns  67 career receptions, 1,310 yards, & 18 touchdowns  2013 & 2014 State Championship Track Team in 4x1 & 4x2  Played for Coach Larry McNulty

Charlotte, NC

Terrell Vaughn LB 5’11 260  2014 The State’s All Midlands Team selection  2-Time 4-AAAA All-Region selection  Recorded 240 career tackles & 20 sacks  Played for Coach Rodney Summers

Ridgeway, SC

Westwood HS

Jalen Wade LB 6’2 200 Lincoln County HS  Selected to the 2014 CSRA (Central Savannah River Area) All Star Bowl Game  Selected to the 2014 Georgia vs South Carolina Border Bowl  2013 & 2014 All-CSRA (Central Savannah River Area) selection  Played for Coach Kevin Banks

Lincolnton, GA

Devion Williams DB 5’10 170 South Pointe HS  2-Time All-Region 3-AAA 1st Team selection  2-Time The Rock Hill Herald All-Area Team selection  Senior year recorded 48 tackles & 6 interceptions  Accounted for 12 career interceptions  2011 & 2014 AAA State Championships  Played for Coach Strait Herron

Rock Hill, SC

Caleb York QB 6’1 210 Providence HS Charlotte, NC  2013 & 2014 Charlotte Observer Charlotte-Mecklenburg School All-Conference selection  7-Time Charlotte Observer Player of the Week  Senior year passed for 2,105 yards & 20 touchdowns; ran for 704 yards & 9 touchdowns  Accounted for 3,888 career passing yards, 38 touchdowns & 1,474 rushing yards & 17 touchdowns  Played for Coach Justin Hardin Christian Young LB 6’1 220 Hough HS Cornelius, NC  2014 South Charlotte Sports Report Linebacker of the Year  2014 Charlotte Observer Charlotte-Mecklenburg School All-Conference selection  Senior year accounted for 93 tackles; 278 career tackles  Rated a 2-Star athlete by Rivals.com  Played for Coach Miles Aldridge