Georgia WR makes third Gamecocks commitment of the day

Sylvania, Ga., wide receiver Tyquan Johnson committed Saturday to Will Muschamp and South Carolina.

Johnson grabbed a South Carolina offer in early June and is the newest member in the Gamecocks’ 2018 recruiting class. He made his decision while at Saturday’s Spurs Up Cookout in Columbia with members of his family.

Johnson has long been on the radar of USC receivers coach Bryan McClendon and picked up his Gamecock offer in June while at camp. Mississippi State and West Virginia were two other programs he strongly considered but he felt USC was the overall best fit for him.

“Coach McClendon, me and him been knowing every since I was an upcoming freshmen when he was at Georgia,” Johnson said. “Me and him already got that type of relationship. And then Coach Muschamp is a very good coach.”

USC had great success a few years ago with a tall receiver in Alshon Jeffery and the Gamecocks like they have more of the same in sophomore Bryan Edwards. Johnson will give them another tall target for their quarterbacks.

“A big target and we’ll just be spreading it around to open it up for the running game,” Johnson said. “I just like being physical and making plays.”

Johnson has not visited anywhere else this summer and he said at this point he’s not talking to any other schools. He said he’s already a full qualifier but will not graduate early so he can run track for his high school in the spring.

Some of his other offers included Mississippi State, East Carolina and Syracuse.

Last season for the Screven County Gamecocks, Johnson caught 32 passes for 822 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Johnson is the 14th pledge for the class and the second at wide receiver.

This story was originally published July 22, 2017 at 5:55 PM with the headline "Georgia WR makes third Gamecocks commitment of the day."