South Carolina beats out Alabama for coveted transfer offensive lineman
South Carolina has landed one of the top offensive linemen in the transfer portal.
On Thursday night, 247 Sports first reported that North Carolina State transfer OL Jacarrius Peak has committed to South Carolina.
A 6-foot-4, 300-pound college veteran, 247 Sports ranked Peak as the No. 3 transfer offensive tackle and No. 36 overall player available in the portal.
He started all 13 games at left tackle for NC State last year and was named an All-ACC Honorable Mention. Per Pro Football Focus, he was in pass protection on 486 snaps and allowed just three sacks and 10 quarterback hurries.
Peak, a Valdosta, Georgia native, was a three-star prospect in the Class of 2022. He will enroll at South Carolina with one year of eligibility remaining.
On Wednesday, just six days into the transfer portal being open, On3 reporter Pete Nakos reported that South Carolina and Alabama were the “two clear teams to watch” in Peak’s recruitment.
Eventually, the Gamecocks beat out the Crimson Tide and landed yet another piece to what is sure to be a new-look offensive line.
Following a season in which USC allowed an SEC-worst 43 sacks, seven scholarship Gamecock offensive linemen hit the portal and South Carolina brought in a new OL coach in Randy Clements.
Since the portal opened, Clements and South Carolina’s staff have been working to revitalize the entire position — and perhaps no addition is more exciting than Peak.
2026 South Carolina Transfer Portal Additions
- WR Jayden Gibson (Oklahoma) — committed on Jan. 4
- DL Jordan Thomas (Georgia) — committed on Jan. 6
- OL Carter Miller (UCF) — committed on Jan. 6
- OL Hank Purvis (Purdue) — committed on Jan. 6
- K Upton Bellenfant (Texas Tech) — committed on Jan. 8
- DB Quay’Sheed Scott (Kentucky) — committed on Jan. 8
- OL Jacarrius Peak (NC State) — committed on Jan. 8
- OL Emmanuel Poku (East Carolina) — committed on Jan. 9
- RB Sam Williams-Dixon (Ohio State) — committed on Jan. 9
- WR Nitro Tuggle (Purdue) — committed on Jan. 9
- OL Dayne Arnett (Ferris State) — committed on Jan. 9
- DL Tomiwa Durojaiye (Illinois) — committed on Jan. 10
- LS Emmet Rhoades (Western Carolina) — signed on Jan. 10
- OL Seth Smith (Northern Arizona) — committed on Jan. 11
- DL Kelby Collins (Alabama) — committed on Jan. 11
- DE Drew Collins (Arkansas State) — committed on Jan. 11
This story was originally published January 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM.
