Top South Carolina 2023 QB target Dylan Lonergan Previews June 10th OV
Dylan Lonergan is a 6-foot-2, 215-pound pro-style quarterback and the top target for the Gamecocks in the 2023 class.
From Recruiting Editor, Lee Wardlaw
Greetings, Gamecock Scoop Insiders. I hope you are having a fantastic Thursday afternoon. South Carolina is heading into a big-time recruiting weekend on Friday, so I wanted to make sure that you all are up to date on which student-athletes that I have been speaking with.
Today, I completed my article on four-star PRO Class of 2023 prospect Dylan Lonergan. Tomorrow, I will publish my piece on 6-foot-5, 295-pound three-star offensive lineman Tosin Babalade (DeMatha Catholic, Hyattsville, Maryland). I wasn't quite able to catch up with 6-foot-1, 210-pound WR Jaden Greathouse (Westlake High School, Austin, Texas) on the phone, but I will be in touch shortly once he follows back up. (Top schools: Oklahoma, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Texas).
Class of 2023 pro-style quarterback Dylan Lonergan will be one of 13 official visitors to the University of South Carolina on June 10th, and with several student-athletes visiting campus, Friday will be marked as a big day for second-year head coach Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks. Lonergan said that South Carolina is on the "northern portion" of his top five schools list, which also includes Alabama, Florida, Ohio State, and Stanford. The student-athlete is a two-sport baseball star and aims to increase his passing yardage total to 4,000 or more yards in 2022.
A good sign is that the Gamecocks are competing with top schools for big-name student-athletes, as Lonergan is deciding between Alabama, Florida, Ohio State, Stanford, and South Carolina and Babalade is choosing between South Carolina, Ohio State, Michigan, and Rutgers. I also spoke with a 2023 WR (Nashville, TN) whose top schools include Vanderbilt, Virginia, and South Carolina, along with a 2024 Richmond, VA TE (South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin). All have tremendous things to say about head coach Shane Beamer, top assistants like Torrian Gray, Marcus Satterfield, Jody Wright, and others, along with the excellent team culture being built within the program. More is to come soon...
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On Georgia High School Leauge 7A competition: "I’d say it’s just great competition, every game because every team’s got someone who’s going Power Five, so it’s good to try and get that experience, now, so it helps me when I get to college," he said.
What kind of player Lonergan sees himself as in the locker room: “Yeah, I’m not a really rah, rah, hype speech type guy, but I just lead by example, and then, obviously, I’ll talk to some people one on one, I’ll talk to the offense for sure, but my main thing is to lead by example and work hard to achieve my goals," he said.
On this season with Brookwood Broncos: "I mean we had a good spring, summer as well, we had a great team last year, really together team, really trying to bond even more as brothers this season, go out and win games, play together
On Baseball: "It definitely keeps my arm in shape during the offseason," he said.
Bench: 275 pounds
Squat: 445 pounds
Power Clean: 290 pounds
