USC freshmen: Who will play, who won't
A look at who will play right away in South Carolina's 2012 freshman class and who's likely headed for a redshirt year.
| Player | Will he play? | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| TE Jerell Adams | Yes | Enormous size and talent |
| DB Jordan Diggs | Yes | Top backup at spur |
| WR Shaq Roland | Yes | Too much talent to wait |
| RB Mike Davis | Probable | Injuries to veteran RBs |
| CB Chaz Elder | Maybe | Competing for No. 2 CB job |
| CB T.J. Gurley | Maybe | Competing for No. 2 CB job |
| WR Kwinton Smith | Maybe | On the fence in WR rotation |
| DE Darius English | Doubtful | Not in two-deep |
| S Kyle Fleetwood | Doubtful | Safety rotation settled |
| WR Jody Fuller | Doubtful | Low on depth chart |
| LB T.J. Holloman | Doubtful | Four senior LBs |
| LB Kaiwan Lewis | Doubtful | Four senior LBs |
| CB Chris Moody | Doubtful | Not competing for rotation spot |
| QB Brendan Nosovitch | Doubtful | No. 5 on depth chart |
| TE Kelvin Rainey | Doubtful | Team’s deepest position |
| PK Nick St. Germain | Doubtful | Didn’t win PK job |
| OL Brock Stadnik | Doubtful | Veterans ahead on depth chart |
| OL Clayton Stadnik | Doubtful | Veterans ahead on depth chart |
| OL Cody Waldrop | Doubtful | Veterans ahead on depth chart |
| OL Mason Zandi | Doubtful | Veterans ahead on depth chart |
| RB Kendric Salley | No | Rehabbing knee injury |
| CB Rico McWilliams | No | Tore ACL in camp |
This story was originally published August 24, 2012 at 9:20 PM with the headline "USC freshmen: Who will play, who won't."