South Carolina Gamecocks in the NFL

Over Christmas, a cousin and I were discussing come arguing over current North Carolina players versus South Carolina players in the NFL. Being that I tend to root on the Gamecocks, I played devil's advocate all the same, which inspired me to do some research on USC's rate of success,  under the magnifying glass of players I remember watching at South Carolina and the pros.


QB - Connor Shaw (UFA, 2014) - Chicago Bears (retired)






RB - Mike Davis (Round 4, Pick 27, 2015) - Carolina Panthers






RB - Marcus Lattimore (Round 4, Pick 34, 2013) - San Francisco 49ers (retired)






WR - Alshon Jeffery (Round 2, Pick 13, 2012) - Philadelphia Eagles






WR - Deebo Samuel (Round 2, Pick 4, 2019) - San Francisco 49ers






WR - Pharoh Cooper (Round 4, Pick 19, 2016) - Carolina Panthers






TE - Jared Cook (Round 3, Pick 25, 2009) - New Orleans Saints






TE - Hayden Hurst (Round 1, Pick 25, 2018) - Atlanta Falcons






DT - Javon Kinlaw (Round 1, Pick 14, 2020) - San Francisco 49ers






DE - Jadeveon Clowney (Round 1, Pick 1, 2014) - FA






DE - Melvin Ingram (Round 1, Pick 18, 2012) - Los Angeles Chargers







CB - Captain Munnerlyn (Round 7, Pick 7, 2009) - FA






CB - Stephon Gillmore (Round 1, Pick 10, 2012) - New England Patriots






SS - D.J. Swearinger (Round 2, Pick 25, 2013) - New Orleans Saints