North Augusta DL Simeon Jones Commits To Southern Cal Becoming The 50th 2027 Football Prospect In South Carolina To Commit To Major College Football

By Billy G. Baker

Publisher

Moncks Corner—With the National Early Day for football signing approaching in early December, 50 prep football players from the 2027 Class in Soth Carolina have made commitments to numerous major colleges, a testimony once again to the over-all quality of football talent the Palmetto State is producing, despite the negative impact that the transfer portal has had in reducing scholarship offers to senior football players in most states across the nation.

As always, we also pause to thank Mark Grainger, and the fine folks at Modern Turf in Irmo and Rembert, for their sponsorship of the HSSR recruiting page each month.

On November, 2 North Augusta DL Simeon Jones (6-1, 315) became the Palmetto state’s 50^th football player from the 2027 class in South Carolina to make a major college commitment when he committed to Southern Cal after taking in their big win over Ohio State in person.

Jones had been committed to James Madison.

He told Gerald Martinez of 247 Sports why he flipped to the Trojans. “With next-level football, you get next-level coaching and development,” said Jones. “For me, it's the coaching and the academics. A degree you get from Southern California isn't just a four-year degree. It's a lifetime degree and you have connections after football.”

Clemson has helped push the 2027 numbers in South Carolina by taking commitments from four in-state players for the first time in a while. They are South Pointe DL/OL Seth Tillman (6-4, 300), Dutch Fork DL Jaden Werth (6-2, 270), Daniel DB Chistian Chancellor ((5-9,162) along with Daniel WR Trey Wimberly (6-0, 175).



South Carolina has currently commitments from three in-state players in the 2027 class. They include Irmo Ol Nate Carson (6-5, 285), Hammond LB Jackson Ross (6-4, 215) and Ridge View OL James Ross (6-5, 290). 

As of November 8th, there are nearly 50 young men in the 2027 Class of football players from the state of South Carolina committed to major colleges. There are 138 major colleges who make up the FBS highest division of college football.

Sumter RB Franklin Richardson (61,220) committed to Maryland in late September. Richardson is an RB but he has played QB for Sumter High the past two seasons. As a junior he rushed for over 1,450 yards.  

Here is the break- down to date and keep in mind players flip and decommit all the time. : Southern Cal (1), Maryland (1),  Clemson (4), East Carolina (4), South Carolina (3), Coastal Carolina (3), UNC (2), James Madison (2), App State (2), Liberty (2), Rutgers (2), UNC-Charlotte (2), LSU (1), Alabama (1), Georgia (1), Colorado (1), Marshall (1), Wake Forest (1), Delaware (1), Syracuse (1), Auburn (1), Boston College (1), Virginia (1), Miami (1), NC State (1), Army (1), Navy (1), Missouri State (1).

The top ten 2027 football prospects in South Carolina have been recruited from everywhere in the nation. You have Jones committed to Southern Cal. Oceanside Collegiate WR/DB Jaiden Kelly-Murray is rated number one by the HSSR and he is committed to Colorado while number three rated Byrnes RB David “Tre” Segarra is committed to LSU. Number four rated Irmo RB Tai Phillips (5-11, 180) is committed to Alabama.

Number five rated OL Nate Carson is committed to SC. Tillman and Werth are pledged to Clemson at the number 8 and 9 player slots respectively while Ross from Hammond is committed to SC as the 0^th over-all prospect in the 2026 class.

Highly regarded Georgia has reached into South Carolina to gain a commitment from Lucy Beckham OL Ty Johnson (6-5, 300) while UNC has come in the state and gained a commitment from Bluffton WR Amare Patterson 6-1, 190) rated as the 12^th best 2027 over-all prospect in South Carolina by the HSSR.

With so many major colleges using the transfer portal for immediate help on their rosters it is a fact that the major college numbers in South Carolina have not been hurt at all by the portal.