The Gamecocks lost out on another major target on the recruiting trail. Four-star safety Tamarion Watkins has officially committed to Texas A&M, choosing the Aggies over his home-state school as well as Georgia and Miami during a ceremony in Rock Hill on Thursday afternoon.
A product of Northwestern High School, Watkins is ranked the No. 335 overall prospect, the No. 32 safety, and the No. 8 player in South Carolina for the Class of 2026 according to rankings by 247Sports. Watkins is one of the most productive defensive backs in the state of South Carolina.
In Watkins' junior season at Northwestern, he recorded 75 total tackles, eight tackles for loss, 2.