His back ,’South Carolina football legend Stephon Gilmore returned back to South Carolina Gamecocks rejected NFL at end…
His back ,’South Carolina football legend Stephon Gilmore returned back to South Carolina Gamecocks rejected NFL at end…
There are no South Carolina football alums in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Names like Sterling Sharpe, Tom Addison, Bobby Bryant, and John Abraham all deserve to be in the Hall already but have been left out up to this point. However, there is one active NFL Gamecock who will end the Hall of Fame drought: cornerback Stephon Gilmore.
The former Mr. Football in the Palmetto State was part of the winningest teams ever at USC (the Gamecocks owned a 33-6 record from 2009-2011) before becoming a 1st round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Now, as the oldest starting cornerback in the league, Gilmore is still performing at a high level.
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In his first year with the Minnesota Vikings, the former Gamecock is defying Father Time.
At age 34, Gilmore is having a nice 2024 campaign, but his week 4 and week 5 performances were among the best in the sport.
went to former Oklahoma (current Auburn Tigers) quarterback Jackson Arnold and Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
Like Sellers, Arnold and Iamaleava spent the majority of their season on the bench in 2023 as well, but were more highly rated out of high school, so Sellers took a back seat as far as the national conversation went.
Arnold threw for 1,421 yards and 12 touchdowns this season as the Sooners finished the regular season 6-6. Iamaleava helped lead the Vols to the College Football Playoffs and had a solid season like Sellers. The fact that Sellers was not even mentioned as a quarterback to look at heading into the 2024 season however should not go without notice.
