August Rankings Update: Who moved up the rankings in South Carolina’s 2026 class?
Prep Redzone Staff
In this article:
The 2026 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release!
Below is a simple look at the names of players who moved up the ranks due to advancement in their skill-set, size, and overall performance:
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Jeremiah Favorite
Jeremiah
Favorite
5'11" | 175 lbs | DB
Boiling Springs | 2026
State
SC
| DB | Boiling Springs -
Tamarion Watkins
Tamarion
Watkins
6'3" | 195 lbs | LB
Northwestern | 2026
State
SC
| LB | Northwestern -
Kentavion Anderson
Kentavion
Anderson
6'2" | 185 lbs | DB
Dorman | 2026
State
SC
| DB | Dorman -
Meliq McGowan
Meliq
McGowan
6'0" | 190 lbs | RB
Stratford | 2026
State
SC
| RB | Stratford -
Jaiden McDowell
Jaiden
McDowell
5'10" | 185 lbs | RB
Gaffney | 2026
State
SC
| RB | Gaffney -
Mike Doe
Mike
Doe
5'9" | 180 lbs | RB
North Augusta | 2026
State
SC
| RB | North Augusta -
Zamaurious Robertson
Zamaurious
Robertson
6'1" | 175 lbs | WR
Dillon | 2026
State
SC
| WR | Dillon -
Scottland Dover
Scottland
Dover
6'4" | 305 lbs | OL
Gaffney | 2026
State
SC
| OL | Gaffney -
Carnell Warren
Carnell
Warren
6'3" | 205 lbs | WR
Bluffton | 2026
State
SC
| WR | Bluffton -
Roper Wentzky
Roper
Wentzky
5'11" | 155 lbs | QB
AC Flora | 2026
State
SC
| QB | AC Flora -
Caleb Geronomi
Caleb
Geronomi
6'0" | 160 lbs | ATH
White Knoll | 2026
State
SC
| ATH | White Knoll -
Kameron Vance
Kameron
Vance
5'7" | 160 lbs | WR
Northwestern | 2026
State
SC
| WR | Northwestern -
Jaryn Fox
Jaryn
Fox
5'10" | 180 lbs | RB
Carolina Forest | 2026
State
SC
| RB | Carolina Forest -
Sawyer Arnold
Sawyer
Arnold
6'3" | 185 lbs | DL
Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2026
State
SC
| DL | Oceanside Collegiate -
KD Hainsworth
KD
Hainsworth
5'10" | 160 lbs | WR
Mountain View Prep | 2026
State
SC
| WR | Mountain View Prep -
Jordyn Best
Jordyn
Best
5'10" | 165 lbs | DB
Ridge View | 2026
State
SC
| DB | Ridge View -
Will Love
Will
Love
6'1" | 200 lbs | K
Spartanburg | 2026
State
SC
| K | Spartanburg -
Julian Walker
Julian
Walker
6'6" | 230 lbs | DL
Dutch Fork | 2026
State
SC
| DL | Dutch Fork -
Gray Patterson
Gray
Patterson
6'3" | 210 lbs | LB/WR
Fort Mill | 2026
State
SC
| LB/WR | Fort Mill -
Somad Eaddy
Somad
Eaddy
5'11" | 155 lbs | DB
Riverside | 2026
State
SC
| DB | Riverside - Tony O’Banner | ATH | Thomas Heyward Academy
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Aedan McCarthy
Aedan
McCarthy
6'5" | 215 lbs | QB
Bluffton | 2026
State
SC
| QB | Bluffton -
Jayden Boyd
Jayden
Boyd
5'11" | 175 lbs | WR/DB
Westwood | 2026
State
SC
| WR/DB | Westwood -
Caden Muskus
Caden
Muskus
6'4" | 285 lbs | OL
Chapin | 2026
State
SC
| OL | Chapin -
Kam Taylor
Kam
Taylor
6'5" | 230 lbs | TE
Woodruff | 2026
State
SC
| TE | Woodruff -
Ryan Campbell
Ryan
Campbell
5'9" | 175 lbs | RB
Ashley Ridge | 2026
State
SC
| RB | Ashley Ridge -
Walker Kelley
Walker
Kelley
6'4" | 230 lbs | LB/TE
T. L. Hanna | 2026
State
SC
| LB/TE | TL Hanna -
Javen Cook
Javen
Cook
5'5" | 155 lbs | RB
Clinton | 2026
State
SC
| RB | Clinton -
Bristol Biegenzahn
Bristol
Biegenzahn
6'4" | 250 lbs | DL
West Ashley | 2026
State
SC
| DL | West Ashley -
Messiah Jackson
Messiah
Jackson
6'2" | 215 lbs | QB
South Florence | 2026
State
SC
| QB | South Florence -
Jontavious Canty
Jontavious
Canty
5'11" | 200 lbs | ATH
Manning | 2026
State
SC
| ATH | Manning -
Aiden Jones
Aiden
Jones
5'8" | 265 lbs | DL
Greer | 2026
State
SC
| DL | Greer -
Daniel Capehart
Daniel
Capehart
5'11" | 180 lbs | LB
Dillon | 2026
State
SC
| LB | Dillon -
Wynn Meetze
Wynn
Meetze
5'11" | 175 lbs | DB
Gilbert | 2026
State
SC
| DB | Gilbert -
Tilden Riley
Tilden
Riley
6'5" | 200 lbs | TE/WR
Orangeburg Prep | 2026
State
SC
| TE/WR | Orangeburg Prep -
Zyon Ratchford
Zyon
Ratchford
6'2" | 200 lbs | LB
Gaffney | 2026
State
SC
| LB | Gaffney -
Triston Lewis
Triston
Lewis
6'3" | 195 lbs | QB
Greenwood | 2026
State
SC
| QB | Greenwood -
Chris Stewart
Chris
Stewart
6'2" | 215 lbs | DL/TE
Andrews | 2026
State
SC
| DL/TE | Andrews -
Jameerion Oliver
Jameerion
Oliver
5'9" | 205 lbs | LB
T. L. Hanna | 2026
State
SC
| LB | TL Hanna -
Tyree Patton
Tyree
Patton
5'9" | 215 lbs | LB
Summerville | 2026
State
SC
| LB | Summerville -
Jachin Davis
Jachin
Davis
6'1" | 180 lbs | QB
Stratford | 2026
State
SC
| QB | Stratford -
Jordan Avinger
Jordan
Avinger
6'2" | 215 lbs | ATH
Orangeburg-Wilkinson | 2026
State
SC
| ATH | Orangeburg-Wilkinson -
Ethan Cash
Ethan
Cash
6'6" | 310 lbs | OL
South Florence | 2026
State
SC
| OL | South Florence -
Michael Posey
Michael
Posey
6'1" | 215 lbs | DL
Eastside | 2026
State
SC
| DL | Eastside -
Jaemin Pinckney
Jaemin
Pinckney
6'4" | 190 lbs | DL
Woodland | 2026
State
SC
| DL | Woodland -
Willie Kennedy
Willie
Kennedy
5'10" | 180 lbs | LB
South Florence | 2026
State
SC
| LB | South Florence -
Christian Waring
Christian
Waring
6'3" | 250 lbs | DL
Dorman | 2026
State
SC
| DL | Dorman -
Zach Balog
Zach
Balog
6'0" | 180 lbs | WR/ATH
Bishop England | 2026
State
SC
| WR/ATH | Bishop England -
Rody Barnett
Rody
Barnett
6'2" | 250 lbs | OL/DL/DL
Christ Church Episcopal | 2026
State
SC
| OL/DL | Christ Church -
Aaden Starnes
Aaden
Starnes
6'5" | 265 lbs | OL
Hartsville | 2026
State
SC
| OL | Hartsville -
Josue Esiki
Josue
Esiki
5'11" | 215 lbs | LB
White Knoll | 2026
State
SC
| LB | White Knoll -
Jordan Jenkins
Jordan
Jenkins
6'5" | 190 lbs | WR/TE
Conway | 2026
State
SC
| WR/TE | Conway -
Gehad Sneed
Gehad
Sneed
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Berkeley | 2026
State
SC
| LB | Berkeley -
Trey Burke
Trey
Burke
6'2" | 175 lbs | QB
Spartanburg | 2026
State
SC
| QB | Spartanburg -
Jayden Simmons
Jayden
Simmons
6'0" | 225 lbs | DL
Beaufort | 2026
State
SC
| DL | Beaufort -
Nick Buggie
Nick
Buggie
6'4" | 220 lbs | TE/WR
Lucy Beckham | 2026
State
SC
| TE/WR | Lucy Beckham -
Jalen McGraw
Jalen
McGraw
6'2" | 200 lbs | LB/RB/RB
Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2026
State
SC
| LB/RB | Bamberg Ehrhardt
