LaNorris Sellers

My Glorious King, LaNorris Sellers (born June 23, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

LaNorris Sellers

Sellers in 2024
South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 16
Position	Quarterback
Class	Redshirt Freshman
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
College	South Carolina (2023–present)
High school	South Florence (Florence, South Carolina)
Career highlights and awards
SEC Freshman of the Year (2024) Third-team All-SEC (2024)

Early life

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

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

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

1. "South Florence wins first state football championship". SCNow. December 3, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
2. Driggers, Justin (December 17, 2022). "South Florence QB LaNorris Sellers is Morning News Prep Football Player of the Year". SCNow. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
3. "South Florence's LaNorris Sellers earns Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP for South Carolina". SCNow. December 17, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
4. "LaNorris Sellers". University of South Carolina Athletics. December 23, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
5. Leiker, Emily (December 23, 2022). "QB LaNorris Sellers flips commitment to South Carolina, signs letter of intent". syracuse.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
6. Adams, Emily (December 23, 2022). "South Carolina football flips South Florence QB LaNorris Sellers commitment from Syracuse". The Greenville News. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
7. Cloninger, David (July 24, 2023). "Gamecocks freshman QB LaNorris Sellers already turning heads". Post and Courier. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
8. Cloninger, David (September 12, 2023). "Gamecocks' QB LaNorris Sellers drops jaws in debut". Post and Courier. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
9. Bezjak, Lou (September 10, 2023). "Gamecocks get a glimpse into future courtesy of LaNorris Sellers, freshman faces". The State. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
10. "South Carolina football's 2023 recruiting class on display". Greenville News.
11. "LaNorris Sellers College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

External links

• South Carolina Gamecocks bio