11 South Carolina football players invited to 2025 NFL Combine. See full list

Eleven South Carolina football players have been invited to participate in the 2025 NFL scouting combine.

On Thursday, the NFL released the full list of 329 prospects that will be at the combine this year, which is from Feb. 24 to March 3 in Indianapolis.

Of the 14 players who declared for the NFL draft after the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31, only three did not receive an invite: defensive tackle Alex Huntley, offensive lineman Vershon Lee and linebacker Debo Williams.

The NFL draft is Thursday, April 24 to Saturday, April 26.

Here are the 11 players from the Gamecocks who will be in Indianapolis next week:

Running backs, tight ends, offensive linemen

Rocket Sanders, running back

Josh Simon, tight end

Torricelli Simpkins III, offensive lineman

Defense linemen

Linebackers

Demetrius Knight Jr

Bam Martin-Scott

Defensive backs

Nick Emmanwori

O’Donnell Fortune

Several of the 11 players invited led the Gamecocks in respective categories this season. Sanders, a transfer from Arkansas was coach Shane Beamer’s star running back this season, finishing with 183 carries for 881 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Kennard, in his one year in Columbia after playing for Georgia Tech, won the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given each year to the nation’s best defender. He had a team-high 11.5 sacks and 20 solo tackles.

Emmanwori, a junior safety had a team-high 88 tackles and transfer TE Josh Simon led with 519 receiving yards.

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Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin

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