SC Wideout favors Tigers, Cocks, Terps
Junior To Watch: Antwan Rodgers
School: Columbia (S.C.) Spring Valley
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Position: Wide receiver and free safety
Size and speed: Rodgers is 6-foot-0 and 175 pounds. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds.
Honors: All-region, Spring Valley’s Most Valuable Wide Receiver.
Statistics: Rodgers had 41 receptions for 612 yards and scored four touchdowns.
Favorite schools: South Carolina, Tennessee, Clemson, Georgia, Maryland, Colorado, North Carolina State, Duke.
Skinny: Rodgers is one of the most talented athletes in the state of South Carolina. He's also a member of the Viking basketball team and is talented in the classroom as well with a 3.0 Grade Point Average. He is also a member of the National Honors Society.
Rodgers is a trash talker on the field and can back it up.
“I like to get the ball in my hands and to make big plays and embarrass people.”
Rodgers also wants to be all that he can be on the football field.
“I need to listen to the coaches more and practice the things I need to work on," he said. "I also need to stay in the weight room."
Rodgers has a 185-pound bench press, 315-pound squat, and a 215-pound power clean. Although he doesn't have any offers, he is getting attention from all over the country.
“Clemson, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Maryland," he said. "Those are my top five.”
Rodgers spoke briefly about his top three.
Maryland: “I just love their football program.”
Clemson: “It’s nice down there. They treat you well and they preach academics. It will be a school I definitely look at.”
South Carolina: “They preach academics and the coaches treat you real well. It's just a good environment.”
Rodgers plans to attend camps at South Carolina, Clemson, Furman and will also be at one of the Nike camps.