Marianna (Fla.) Blountstown working again Amari Thomas opted to again off a dedication to Florida State on Friday. He’s not precisely hitting the reset button on his recruitment, nevertheless.
Thomas advised Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett that he’ll come again off the board on Aug. 9. Arrows are actually pointing towards the South Carolina Gamecocks.
When discussing his decommitment, Thomas talked about South Carolina, Georgia Tech, UCF and Florida as packages that had been standing out this summer time. Head coach Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks now have the momentum within the Rivals Recruiting Prediction Machine.
Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong and John Garcia Jr., in addition to FSU insider Michael Langston have all logged picks in favor of the SEC program touchdown Thomas’ dedication subsequent month.
“Liked the power up there,” Thomas advised Wiltfong after taking an official go to to Columbia. “It was nice … Gamecocks had been wonderful. Felt real. The folks contained in the constructing are wonderful.”
Thomas is a four-star prospect and the nation’s No. 185 total prospect within the up to date Rivals300 rankings, which had been launched on Monday. He additionally checks in because the No. 18 RB and No. 25 participant in Florida within the 2026 cycle.
As a junior for Blountstown, Thomas tallied practically 1,900 yards and located the top zone 34 instances. He has 56 touchdowns throughout his final two seasons and can be one of many high burners within the Sunshine State this fall.
Gamecocks have main momentum
On Friday, Beamer and Co. locked down a dedication from Jackson (Ala.) four-star quarterback Landon Duckworth for a second time. The elite gunslinger is locked in with the Gamecocks and now ranks because the nation’s No. 8 QB.
“I all the time beloved South Carolina,” Duckworth told Rivals’ Chad Simmons. “Coach Beamer was all the time the identical. Now we have been shut for a very long time. That’s what saved South Carolina excessive on my checklist. They’d a change of offensive coordinator, so I needed to get to know coach Shula higher, however South Carolina was all the time up there.”
Earlier within the week, South Carolina beat out Tennessee and Ole Miss for Clarksville (Tenn.) Kirkwood four-star offensive deal with Kamari Blair, the No. 22 OT within the cycle. Durham (N.C.) C.E. Jordan four-star defensive lineman Noah Clark and Greenwood (S.C.) three-star athlete Triston Lewis have additionally joined the pledge checklist this month.
The category now ranks No. 17 within the nation, based on the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. Weddington (N.C.) four-star DL Aiden Harris is the No. 74 total prospect and stays the highest-ranked commit within the class to this point.
Different blue-chippers within the combine embody: Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe four-star security J’Zavien Currence, Hemingway (S.C.) Carvers Bay four-star inside offensive lineman Zyon Guiles, Fort Mill (S.C.) Indian Land four-star athlete Sequel Patterson, Newberry (S.C.) four-star tight finish Jamel Howse and Matthews (N.C.) Weddington four-star EDGE Andrew Harris.
