LaNorris Sellers
.jpg) Sellers in 2024 | |
| South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 16 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Sport and Entertainment Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 23, 2005 Florence, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | South Florence (Florence, South Carolina) |
LaNorris Sellers (born June 23, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life
[edit]Sellers attended South Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina for all four years of his high school career. As a senior he took the Bruins to the SCHSL 4A State Championship where they beat the Northwestern Trojans 57-30.[1]
Sellers was named the Florence Morning News Prep Football Player of the Year after he passed for 2,948 yards with 45 touchdowns and rushed for 1,338 yards and 17 touchdowns.[2] Sellers was named the offensive MVP of the 2022 Shrine Bowl after throwing for 121 yards and a touchdown.[3]
At the conclusion of his high school career he was ranked "No. 4 prospect in the state, the 16th-best quarterback in the country and No. 246 overall in the 247Sports Composite".[4] He originally committed to play college football at the University of Virginia and then Syracuse University before finally committing to and signing with the University of South Carolina.[5][6]
College career
[edit]Sellers entered his first year at South Carolina in 2023 as a redshirt freshman backup to Spencer Rattler.[7] He made his debut against Furman, completing four of four passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns.[8][9][10] Ahead of the 2024 season, Sellers was named the starting quarterback for the Gamecocks. On November 30, 2024, Sellers led the Gamecocks to a 17-14 win over the Clemson Tigers, securing the palmetto cup and leading the team to a 9-3 season.
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| South Carolina Gamecocks | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 86 | 21.5 | 2 | 0 | 445.6 | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 8–3 | 172 | 265 | 64.9 | 2,274 | 8.6 | 17 | 7 | 152.9 | 155 | 655 | 4.2 | 7 | |
| Career[11] | 14 | 11 | 8–3 | 176 | 269 | 65.4 | 2,360 | 8.8 | 19 | 7 | 157.2 | 160 | 706 | 4.4 | 8 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "South Florence wins first state football championship". SCNow. December 3, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Driggers, Justin (December 17, 2022). "South Florence QB LaNorris Sellers is Morning News Prep Football Player of the Year". SCNow. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "South Florence's LaNorris Sellers earns Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP for South Carolina". SCNow. December 17, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "LaNorris Sellers". University of South Carolina Athletics. December 23, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Leiker, Emily (December 23, 2022). "QB LaNorris Sellers flips commitment to South Carolina, signs letter of intent". syracuse.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Adams, Emily (December 23, 2022). "South Carolina football flips South Florence QB LaNorris Sellers commitment from Syracuse". The Greenville News. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Cloninger, David (July 24, 2023). "Gamecocks freshman QB LaNorris Sellers already turning heads". Post and Courier. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Cloninger, David (September 12, 2023). "Gamecocks' QB LaNorris Sellers drops jaws in debut". Post and Courier. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Bezjak, Lou (September 10, 2023). "Gamecocks get a glimpse into future courtesy of LaNorris Sellers, freshman faces". The State. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina football's 2023 recruiting class on display". Greenville News.
- ^ "LaNorris Sellers College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.