The South Carolina Gamecocks have secured the contract of 2025 four-star wide receiver Donovan Murph, the team announced Thursday at the Under Armor National Game.
Murph, ranked No. 4 in South Carolina, is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver who was considered a top-250 recruit overall in the 2025 class.
Shamcox had been attracting attention from South Carolina players, but this addition has been linked to South Carolina, Clemson, Ole MissColorado State and Tennessee round out the top five for the four-star receiver.
In the end, the commitment appears to have come down to two schools in the state, with the Tigers also making a push for the wideout after bringing him to campus for an official visit this fall.
Murph was originally part of the 2026 recruiting class, but due to his reclassification, he will take official visits to both Clemson and South Carolina this November before landing with the Shamcocks.
Murph, who holds 31 scholarship offers, including scholarships from numerous schools in the SEC and Power 4, joins head coach Shane Beamer's strong recruiting class that currently ranks in the top 25 classes in the cycle I will.
South Carolina will look to add several wide receivers to its 2025 recruiting class, including four-star Malik Clark, four-star Rex Silas, four-star Brian Rowe and three-star Jordon. – Gidron acquired three-star Jaden Sellers.
They will join a corps of returners led by sophomore Mazzeo Bennett, who led the Gamecocks with 28 catches and 324 receiving yards in 2024. However, the team is still looking to replace the production left by 2024 first-round pick Xavier Leggett. And there's a good chance they'll ask the freshman class for help in 2025.
South Carolina added a mix of big and small receivers with Clark and Guidron pitching outside, but Silas, Lowe and Sellers will likely be slot receivers at the next level.
Murph joins the room as another outside receiver, rounding out the Gamecocks' whopping six-receiver freshman class.
Murph doesn't plan on enrolling early to the University of South Carolina since he only graduates from high school in the spring, but it's safe to say that the four-star athlete will enroll early and join fellow freshmen Silas and That means there's a good chance he'll play alongside Lowe. .
At 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, Murph is one of the most physically gifted receivers in South Carolina's class, and his superior twitch and explosiveness for his larger frame separates the room. Add an element.
He can complement Clark's all-around talent and Lowe's elite speed, who will be an immediate hit in 2025, which the Gamecocks are looking for to help star quarterback Lanoris Sellers.
Murph came out of Irmo High School in South Carolina and had 153 catches for 2,412 yards and 29 touchdowns over two seasons.
Fresh off a solid performance in practice for this week's Under Armor All-American Game, he is now headed to South Carolina as the latest receiver to join the Gamecocks' 2025 recruiting class.
