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Phillip Dukes
Phillip Dukes

Class:
RS Freshman
Hometown:
Manning, S.C.
High School:
Manning
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 306
Position:
DT
Experience:
RS

03/13/2012

Gamecocks Open Spring Drills

First Practice Set for Tuesday

Redshirt freshman defensive tackle who will be going through his first spring camp... listed on the third team behind Kelcy Quarles and Gerald Dixon entering the spring.

2011: Redshirted as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Phillip Dukes recorded 89 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, seven forced fumbles and three blocked kicks as a senior at Manning (S.C.) High School... helped his team to the Lower State finals in Class AA...during his four-year career, he totaled 289 tackles, 63 tackles for loss, 29 sacks, 15 forced fumbles and eight blocked kicks... logged 87 tackles with 22 for loss and 10 sacks as a junior... as a sophomore, he collected 70 tackles and 12 sacks... coached by Robbie Briggs... played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (where he recorded a pair of sacks) and in the Offense-Defense All-American Game in Myrtle Beach... regarded as a four-star prospect, the ninth-best defensive tackle and the 101st-best player overall in the country, and the fifth-best player in the state of South Carolina, according to Rivals.com... considered a four-star prospect, the nation's 123rd-best player and the 13th-best defensive tackle, according to Scout.com... a four-star prospect by 247Sports.com... considered a PrepStar All-American... also played basketball at Manning... considered Clemson, Alabama, and North Carolina before casting his lot with South Carolina.

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