.jpg) Sellers in with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2024 | |
| South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 16 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Sport and Entertainment Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2005-06-23)June 23, 2005 (age 19) Florence, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | 2024 Citrus Bowl (December) |
| High school | South Florence (Florence, South Carolina) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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LaNorris Sellers (born June 23, 2005) is an Americancollege footballquarterback for theSouth Carolina Gamecocks.
Sellers attendedSouth Florence High School inFlorence, South Carolina for all four years of his high school career. As a senior he took the Bruins to theSCHSL 4A State Championship where they beat theNorthwestern Trojans 57-30.[1]
Sellers was named theFlorence 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 theUniversity of Virginia and thenSyracuse University before finally committing to and signing with theUniversity of South Carolina.[5][6]
Sellers entered his first year at South Carolina in 2023 as aredshirt freshman backup toSpencer 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.
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| South Carolina Gamecocks | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 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 | |