Before I get too far into this blog, this isn't a Behind the Music type of thing, especially since only one of the members of this blog was ever a member of a band, right Travis? Anyways, with it being a few weeks into high school football season it's getting to that point in the season where I'm either standing on the field or sitting in the press box and we start getting into the type of conversations where people are comparing players we're watching currently to a player that used to play there and the conversation always ends with "You know I wonder where _________ is now." It's kind of crazy, living in Spartanburg County I've had the honor to watch a lot of great players play football in this county and often times there are so many players that play at the next level it gets hard to keep up with where everyone is playing now. When Jason Gilmer wrote his book a few years ago he titled it "Where Champions Play: Spartanburg County Prep Football" but he could have easily titled it "We Have Truckloads of College Football Players: Spartanburg County". Alright, that second title may not be quite as catchy but it's very true because at my last count there are currently 94 players from Spartanburg County's nine public schools playing college football. I know I didn't include the private schools but we have a guy that covers them and when he decides to write his next blog he may let you know about those. As I type this on my computer I already know there is someone I am missing and when you look at this list and if you realize that someone is missing please let me know so that I can include them. The next time I get asked the question "You know I wonder where _______ is now?" I hope that I can answer that question. Without further ado, here is my list of current players that I know of from Spartanburg County that are playing football collegiately and once you read the list of these players go check out the college websites and see how all our local kids are doing on the next level, I imagine there are a lot of college coaches glad that they've recruited this county over the years.
BOILING SPRINGS Eddie Gordon Louisiana-Lafayette SR OL Noah Green Clemson FR OL Collin Reed Appalachian State FR TE Jason Hill Wofford FR WR Ethan Ray Charleston Southern FR LS Daniel Thompson Elon SO QB Shaquan Burney North Greenville SR LB Jalene Kennedy Tusculum FR DB Phillip McDowell Carson-Newman FR OL Mason Sanders North Greenville JR WR BROOME Nick Taylor Wofford SO OL BYRNES Shuler Bentley Old Dominion JR QB Chavis Dawkins South Carolina FR WR Rashad Dillard Troy SR DE John Guthrie Air Force FR OL Isaiah Hill Miami of Ohio RS FR RB Avery James South Carolina JR DB Lyrics Klugh Towson SO DB Shaedon Meadors Appalachian State JR WR Tavin Richardson Kentucky SO WR Braylin Collins Gardner-Webb RS FR WR Noah Dawkins The Citadel SO LB Jaylan Foster Gardner-Webb FR WR Dallen Jones Coastal Carolina SO OL Colton Korn Charleston Southern SR WR Tyriek Lyles Wofford SO DB Sydney Martin The Citadel RS FR OL Isaiah Pinson The Citadel JR OL Shane Samuels Western Carolina RS JR DB Ben Clark Carson-Newman JR OL Thomas Cook Limestone FR K DJ Crosby Wingate FR S Tyson Holcomb Central Missouri RS JR DL Tyler Jenkins Limestone FR OL Zach Talley Carson-Newman FR DB Micah Young Carson-Newman FR QB Ray Miller Campbell FR LB Di'Shawn Browning Dean College FR LB CHAPMAN Malik Gray East Carolina JR WR Debo Samuel South Carolina RS SO WR Drew Copeland Wofford FR DL DaShawn Davis Presbyterian SO WR McArthur Scott The Apprentice School FR DL Michael Scott The Apprentice School JR LB CHESNEE Chase Mills Wofford FR DL Bobby Foos North Greenville SO TE/P Cameron Stepp North Greenville RS SO OL Keon McCallum Campbell FR WR DORMAN JJ Arcega-Whiteside Stanford SO WR Collin Hill Colorado State FR QB Brandon Pinckney Appalachian State JR DB Caleb Batchelor Charleston Southern JR DL Caleb Brannon Charleston Southern RS FR OL Zach Cooper Presbyterian RS SO OL Ross Hammond Wofford SO LS Johnathan Jackson Elon JR DL Trey Robinson Furman SR S Aron Spann The Citadel SO DB Dalton Sullivan Wofford RS FR OL Shanard Bain Limestone FR RB Keshaun Gray Mars Hill FR DB Rodney Landrum North Greenville FR DB Bobby McBride Mars Hill FR DL Jordan Pryce Carson-Newman JR DL Wesley Robinson Limestone FR DB Azariah Vasquez Carson-Newman FR DL SPARTANBURG Tavien Feaster Clemson FR RB Cedarius Rookard Troy SO S Austin Scott Eastern Kentucky FR QB Justin Bridges-Thompson Charlotte SR LB Dequan Means-Campbell Charleston Southern RS FR WR Adrian Kollock SC State JR QB Mike Murphy Western Carolina FR DB Alex Thompson Charleston Southern RS SO OL Caleb Bynum North Greenville FR TE Simeon Byrd North Greenville SR RB Jeron Dawkins Wingate FR S Travante Jackson Limestone FR DB Rashaad Miller North Greenville RS SO DL Jaquille Oden Newberry SR DL Louis Rogers Wingate FR DL JT Wynn Limestone FR OL WOODRUFF Blake Bone Kentucky JR WR BJ Johnson Georgia Southern RS SR WR DJ Jones Georgia Southern SR DB Bryan Bailey Hampton SR QB Javarius Leamon SC State JR OL Caleb Smith Gardner-Webb RS SR OL Caleb Adkins North Greenville SR DL Ken Drummond Tusculum SO WR Devario Holly North Greenville SO OL Chris Leamon Mars Hill JR LB Demajiay Rooks North Greenville SO WR Braxton Peavy Palmetto Prep SO WR
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