Troy Pikes
South Carolina Gamecocks
80
Good

Troy Pikes

South Carolina GamecocksSolid
RDTDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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Troy Pikes is the projected starter at RDT for South Carolina Gamecocks.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mays, ranked #2,529 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 16 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,529 NatlTeam Share2%
Atlanta, GA
Jersey
#33
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
290 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251610

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8000
National Rank
#2529
High School
Mays
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 55th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 55% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

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.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement33%

Depth at RDT · South Carolina Gamecocks

  1. 13380Troy PikesStarter
  2. 21380Tomiwa Durojaiye
  3. 31169Jordan Thomas
Coach South CarolinaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.