Earlier this week, South Carolina football released its first look at the 2025 spring roster. Summer enrollees are not included, but several players’ updated heights, weights, and jersey numbers are significant for next fall’s team.

Let’s take a look at some of these notable updates.

Players who changed their numbers

Two Gamecocks changed their jersey numbers. Below are those players.

LB Fred “JayR” Johnson: 15 –> 0
TE Michael Smith: 20 –> 4
OL Jatavius Shiver: 50 –> 77

You can also read about the South Carolina newcomers’ numbers here.

Notable changes in height and/or weight

LB Jaron Willis: 6-2, 235 –> 6-2, 254
RB Jawarn Howell: 6-1, 217 –> 6-1, 225
DB Zahbari Sandy: 6-2, 204 –> 6-2, 221
DB Peyton Williams: 6-0, 200 –> 6-0, 209
OL Kam Pringle: 6-8, 345 –> 6-8, 336
DL Nick Barrett: 6-2, 309 –> 6-3, 322

First-year heights, weights, and jersey numbers

0 WR Lex Cyrus: 5-10, 185 pounds (Freshman)
1 RB Rahsul Faison: 6-0, 218 pounds (Graduate Student Transfer)
3 DB Myles Norwood: 6-2, 184 (Redshirt Senior Transfer)
5 DB Kendall Daniels: 6-4, 220 (Freshman)
5 TE Jordan Dingle: 6-4, 243 (Redshirt Senior Transfer)
7 WR Jordon Gidron: 6-2, 190 (Freshman)
7 LB Shawn Murphy: 6-3, 231 (Redshirt Junior Transfer)
11 EDGE Jaylen Brown: 6-5, 265 (Sophomore Transfer)
11 QB Air Noland: 6-3, 225 (Redshirt Freshman Transfer)
13 WR Malik Clark: 6-2, 190 (Freshman)
15 DB Brandon Cisse: 6-0, 190 (Junior Transfer)
15 QB Cutter Woods: 6-3, 204 (Freshman)
17 LB Justin Okoronkwo: 6-3, 231 (Sophomore Transfer)
17 WR Jayden Sellers: 5-11, 175 (Freshman)
18 DB Jaquel Holman: 6-1, 204 (Freshman)
18 WR Brian Rowe: 6-0, 170 (Freshman)
19 DB Damarcus Leach: 6-3, 193 (Freshman)
22 EDGE Jaquavious Dodd: 6-6, 245 (Freshman)
27 LB Donovan Darden: 6-4, 230 (Freshman)
29 LB Taeshawn Alston: 6-3, 245 (Freshman)
32 LB AJ Holloway: 6-2, 243 (Freshman)
33 LS Kyler Farrow: 6-2, 209 (Freshman)
40 EDGE Anthony Addison: 6-4, 240 (Freshman)
42 LB Josh Smith: 6-2, 240 (Freshman)
50 OL Boaz Stanley: 6-3, 325 (Redshirt Junior Transfer)
52 OL Nick Sharpe: 6-2, 340 (Redshirt Senior Transfer)
65 OL Rodney Newsom: 6-3, 310 (Sixth-Year Transfer)
72 OL Shedrick Sarratt: 6-3, 336 (Freshman)
79 OL Damola Ajidahun: 6-6, 325 (Freshman)
88 DL Caleb Williams: 6-5, 290 (Freshman)
90 DL Davonte Miles: 6-4, 280 (Redshirt Junior Transfer)
95 DL Zavion Hardy: 6-5, 290 (Junior Junior College Transfer)
99 DL Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy: 6-3, 315 (Redshirt Junior Transfer)