A.J. Holloway

South Carolina GamecocksContender

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3rd String

Is A.J. Holloway starting?

A.J. Holloway is listed 3rd string at WLB for South Carolina Gamecocks.

A.J. Holloway is listed WLB #3 for South Carolina at 70 OVR.

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What's Next

Who do they play next?Zakari Tillman — vs Mississippi State · Sat, Sep 19 Who's the backup?Jamian Risher Jr. — No. 2 at WLB for South Carolina How do they compare?Pick an opponent for South Carolina Gamecocks

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Buford, ranked #987 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #987 Natl

Buford, GA

Jersey: #32
Class: RS FR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 232 lbs

A.J. Holloway is currently behind Justin Okoronkwo at WLB on the South Carolina depth chart, a SEC team rated 89 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★☆☆3-star
Composite: 0.8689
National Rank: #987
High School: Buford
Hometown: Buford, GA

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 70 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 50% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

-6 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

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