QB Spencer Rattler bypassing NFL draft, will return to South Carolina for 2023 season
Spencer Rattler announced Tuesday that he will return to play for the Gamecocks in 2023 rather than declare for the NFL Draft.
In his first year at South Carolina (8-5, 4-4 SEC), Rattler passed for 3,026 yards and 18 touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns. His best performance came in a 63-38 upset of then-No. 5 Tennessee: He threw for a career-high 438 yards and six touchdowns. The South Carolina quarterback finished ranked No. 9 in the SEC in quarterback rating. He led the conference in interceptions with 12, though he had the No. 6 completion percentage at 66.17%.
Rattler is a former five-star recruit and the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the nation for the Class of 2019. He spent three years at Oklahoma under Lincoln Riley and had a standout redshirt freshman season with the Sooners in 2020, earning semifinalist honors for the Davey O’Brien Award.
Williams won the Heisman Trophy this season.
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Rattler will be the presumed starter for the Gamecocks in 2023, returning alongside top wide receiver Antwane Wells. Backup quarterback Luke Doty, who won the starting job in 2021 before suffering a season-ending injury after five appearances, will have to wait another year to get his second shot at the starting job.
and Georgia’s Stetson Bennett, a Heisman finalist and two-time national champion.