Gamecocks will ask more of TEs, Hurst, Crosby in 2016

South Carolina is moving to an offense that favors more mobile tight ends, and that bodes well for Hayden Hurst and K.C. Crosby. Neither is a pure, in-line blocker, but both can move well and have potential as pass-catchers. Kyle Markway could fill the role of a bigger blocker in the ground game, and freshmen Evan Hinson and Robert Tucker are high-ceiling athletes.

2016 Tight ends (listed alphabetically)

So. Kevin Crosby (6-foot-1, 226 pounds) - Long an athletic unknown quantity without a spot, the smaller, quick ex-fullback often split out wide through the spring. .

So. Hayden Hurst (6-4, 250) - The former minor league baseball player had eight receptions and 106 yards as a wide receiver in 2015 and the frame to play his new spot.

Fr. Evan Hinson (6-4, 228) - A strong basketball player from Florida, he posted 24 receptions for 465 yards and six touchdowns as a senior and played well at defensive end.

So. Kyle Markway (6-4, 246) - One of the holdovers from the position last year, he caught three passes a season ago and offers more on the blocking front.

Fr. Robert Tucker (6-3, 228) - Another athletic newcomer, he caught 16 passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns and played linebacker in high school.

Lettermen Lost

Jerell Adams

Preseason Depth Chart

Hayden Hurst

Or K.C. Crosby

This story was originally published July 29, 2016 at 5:06 PM.