Shane Beamer lands four-star passer, first QB commit at South Carolina
Shane Beamer has secured his quarterback of the future.
Four-star passer Braden Davis announced his commitment to South Carolina on Friday night via Instagram Live.
Davis is rated the No. 186 player in the 2022 class and the No. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite. He chose the Gamecocks over a top seven that included Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Stanford, West Virginia and N.C. State.
Davis said he made his final decision on Wednesday and placed a call to Beamer and offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield to give them the good news.
“I got (Beamer) on the phone and I was like, hey coach, I’d like to let you know I’ve made my decision,” Davis said. “I built some suspense, and then I let him know I wanted to be a Gamecock. He and coach Satterfield were in the office and they got up and started screaming.”
Ranked the No. 1 player in Delaware, Davis becomes the second prolific prep prospect from the state to sign with South Carolina after former four-star recruit and top-50 player MarShawn Lloyd inked with the Gamecocks in the 2020 class.
South Carolina also added linebacker Debo Williams, a native of the state who announced his transfer from the University of Delaware to Columbia in January.
“It’s really a lot of things just lining up,” Davis said. “Having people on the team helped — MarShawn and Debo. MarShawn is actually a civil engineer (student), so MarShawn is actually proof of being able to get an engineering degree in college and playing at a high level.
“And coach Beamer, his number one goal is going to be a national championship. I believe he’s getting the program in the right direction. Getting the right type players to make things happen, and the national championship is definitely the goal and an undefeated regular season.”
With Davis’ commitment, the Gamecocks have now landed a four-star quarterback in four of their last six classes. He also serves as a replacement for the slot vacated by former South Carolina pledge and current Georgia commit Gunner Stockton, who flipped from the Gamecocks in the wake of Will Muschamp’s firing and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo’s depature.
Davis joins a South Carolina class that is now ranked 41st nationally and 11th in the Southeastern Conference, according to 247Sports Composite. He joins three-star safety Anthony Rose and three-star offensive lineman Grayson Mains as the Gamecocks’ other current commits..
— Phil Kornblut contributed to this story
This story was originally published April 30, 2021 at 6:06 PM.
