South Carolina lands yet another offensive lineman from transfer portal
New South Carolina offensive line coach Randy Clements continues to remake the Gamecocks’ O-line room through the transfer portal.
On Sunday, USC landed its sixth transfer offensive lineman with the pledge of Northern Arizona OL Seth Smith.
A 6-foot-6, 285-pound Arizona native, Smith has spent five years at NAU and will enroll at South Carolina with just one year of eligibility remaining.
Smith played sparingly in his first three seasons but has started every game for the Lumberjacks at left tackle over the past two seasons, which amounted to nearly 1,600 combined snaps.
Pro Football Focus gave him a grade of 73.8 for his run blocking and 64.6 in pass blocking. Per PFF, Smith allowed 4 sacks and 20 quarterback hurries last season.
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 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM.
