LaNorris Sellers’ athleticism earns South Carolina quarterback national praise

On Monday, the 2025 Preseason Coaches Poll was released, and South Carolina Gamecocks fans will be happy to know that they ranked 13th in the nation and fifth in a monstrous SEC.

Needless to say, they aren’t the most talented team in the conference. South Carolina lacks playoff experience and top-end recruits. Taking on the Alabamas and Georgias of the world will still be an uphill battle. That has done little to slow the school’s justified optimism for the upcoming season.

South Carolina might be the most dynamic team in the country, and that starts with a connection between quarterback LaNorris Sellers and receiver Nyck Harbor. Both landed on Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List, and both possess the type of game-breaking explosiveness that should keep the Gamecocks in each contest this season.

Sellers is a special talentIt’s probably too early to guarantee Sellers hears his name called in Round 1. Between little proof of concept within structure and the refinement he must showcase in 2025, there is work to be done. Still, Sellers has the type of physical tools that get drafted first overall.

Former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels is the most recent example of an early-round passer defined by elite athleticism. Sellers is similarly explosive, but retains his potency at 245 pounds. Daniels was knocked for his slim frame during his final collegiate season. Sellers’ size is among his best traits.

The dynamo found himself 33rd on Feldman’s list of the most freakishly athletic players in the country.

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“On the ground, he ran for 674 yards and seven TDs, often looking like the best athlete on the field,” he wrote. “At 6-3, 245 pounds, Sellers measured in with just seven percent body fat this offseason. He squatted 555 pounds and hit 22 mph on the GPS. And his coaches say he’s just scratching the surface of how good he can be.”

Sellers is no slouch as a passer, either, sporting impressive arm strength and an ability to manipulate defenders with his legs and eyes. If he falls out of the first-round conversation, it won’t be because of his physical tools. 

Harbor headlines SEC weaponrySomehow, Sellers’ tools are matched, if not surpassed, by his battery mate.

Harbor trails only Ohio State phenom Jeremiah Smith as the most fun receiver to use in College Football 26. That trend found itself on Feldman’s list, too, where Smith took the No. 1 spot and Harbor came in at No. 3.

“Harbor is bigger than many college defensive ends but is faster than almost every receiver in college football,” Feldman wrote. “He topped out at 23.6 mph on the GPS.

“In 2024, the 6-5, 245-pound Harbor ran a 10.11 100-meter and 20.20 in the 200-meter for the track team, earning second-team All-America honors going up against guys half a foot shorter and 60-70 pounds lighter. This offseason, Harbor’s body fat measured 5 percent.”

Harbor is also draft eligible, albeit without the first-round hype. He wouldn’t be the first athletic phenom to take over the sport (and its discourse) ahead of the NFL Draft, and with Sellers by his side, there might be room to do so during the College Football Playoff, too.

South Carolina might be the most fun offense in football, and with strong enough seasons, its engines could play on Sundays next fall.

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