USC football lands commitment from versatile Georgia defensive back
Another day, another commitment for South Carolina football.
Receiver/defensive back Chris Hatfield of Long County (Ga.) announced his commitment to Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks on Tuesday. Hatfield is the ninth verbal commitment for USC in the Class of 2025.
Hatfield has visited USC three times in the last few months including his official visit over the weekend. He picked the Gamecocks over West Virginia and Toledo, among others. He’s expected to play on the defensive side for South Carolina.
“Definitely the argument is the SEC is the best of the best, so who wouldn’t want to play in the SEC and play against the best of the best every week,” Hatfield told Phil Kornblut of SportsTalk after the visit. “Coach (Torrian) Gray, using me at that safety position with my body and length, and being able to me possibly being one of those Freshman All-Americans that he always produces.”
247Sports has the 6-foot-4 Hatfield as a three-star prospect, the No. 81 cornerback and No. 930 recruit nationally in its composite rankings. Last season, he had 19 tackles and three interceptions and caught four touchdown passes.
Hatfield is the third commitment for the Gamecocks since Saturday after the program hosted a big official visitors weekend. He joins three-star athlete Jaquel Holman and three-star edge rusher Kobby Sakyi-Prah as recruits to announce their commitments post-summer visit.
There are three more commitments still to be made official but announced in recent days by head coach Shane Beamer, who announced a new “Welcome Home” on Tuesday. USC’s class currently ranks No. 42 nationally.
South Carolina football class of 2025
This story was originally published June 11, 2024 at 12:58 PM.
