For all intents and purposes, South Carolina’s 2019 recruiting cycle is finished.
The Gamecocks have signed 23 new players. Nine are already on campus. They got their blue chip quarterback (Ryan Hilinski), and five-star in-state coup (defensive lineman Zacch Pickens).
So how does the group stack up?
In the standard for ranking, the 247Sports Composite, the Gamecocks come in at 19th. They even hold there if one takes out Jahkeem Green, a longtime junior college pledge who wasn’t able to sign because of academics.
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That group, with one five-star and five four-stars, is one spot lower than last season’s class.