USC Recruiting

O-lineman from Georgia commits to Shane Beamer, South Carolina

Jatavius Shivers
Jatavius Shivers

South Carolina lost one commitment but added another on Sunday.

Georgia offensive lineman Jatavius Shivers announced his pledge to South Carolina, less than an hour after safety Cam Upshaw Jr. decommitted from the Gamecocks.

Shivers, who was previously committed to Vanderbilt, is rated a three-star recruit and the No. 920 player in the 2023 class, per the 247Sports Composite. He is from Villa Rica, Georgia.

“This recruiting process has been a rollercoaster I will forever be grateful for,” he wrote in a Twitter announcement. “To all the kids behind me looking to be recruited, I say to you: follow your heart, believe in your craft and work your butt off!! Nothing comes easy in this process and you have to earn what you think you deserve.”

Shane Beamer and South Carolina now have three offensive line commitments in its 2023 class between Shivers, three-star Georgia native Trovon Baugh and JUCO tackle Isaiah Jatta out of California.

The Gamecocks were also expected to be among the contenders for four-star Dorman offensive lineman Markee Anderson, who was announcing his commitment at 3 p.m. Sunday between USC, North Carolina and LSU.

South Carolina 2023 commits

  • RB Dontavius Braswell, Washington County (Ga.)
  • OL Trovon Baugh, Pace Academy (Ga.)
  • OL Isaiah Jatta, Snow College (Utah)
  • OL Jatavius Shivers, Villa Rica (Ga.)
  • WR Kelton Henderson, Lehigh Acres (Fla.)
  • WR CJ Adams, Pebblebrook (Ga.)
  • TE Connor Cox, The Bolles School (Fla.)
  • ATH Kamron Sandlin, Anniston (Ala.)
  • ATH Judge Collier, Legion Collegiate, Rock Hill
  • DL Monteque Rhames, Sumter
  • LB Grayson Howard, Andrew Jackson (Fla.)
  • LB Jaden Robinson, Columbia (Fla.)
  • S Jalon Kilgore, Putnam County (Ga.)
  • S Zahbari Sandy, St John’s, Washington (DC)

This story was originally published July 31, 2022 at 12:56 PM.

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Ben Portnoy
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Ben Portnoy is The State’s South Carolina Gamecocks football beat writer. He’s a 10-time Associated Press Sports Editors award honoree and has earned recognition from the Mississippi Press Association and the National Sports Media Association. Portnoy previously covered Mississippi State for the Columbus Commercial Dispatch and Indiana football for the Journal Gazette in Ft. Wayne, IN.
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