Tyreek Johnson went from waiting to the middle of things for South Carolina football.
The former Lakewood High School defensive end was recruited by the Gamecocks as part of the 2017 class, but a shoulder injury led to a greyshirt semester and enrolling last December. As a high school player, he played on the outside, and there was some level of expectation he’d fit at USC’s bigger end spot.
Yet this spring, he’s working as a defensive tackle, part of the long-term plan from USC’s staff.
“We kind of projected him in there,” Gamecocks defensive line coach Lance Thompson said.