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Kelcy Quarles

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Hodges, S.C. High School: Greenwood

Last College: Fork Union Military Height / Weight: 6-4 / 286 Position: DT Experience: 1 VL

True sophomore who is coming off a solid freshman campaign... talented player who should only continue to improve and impress... expected to be a force in the middle of the Carolina defensive line... has made six career starts... father, Buddy, played at South Carolina from 1984-87 under Joe Morrison.

2011: True freshman defensive tackle who joined the squad in the spring after spending the fall of 2010 at Fork Union Military Academy... really developed during the season as he grew accustomed to major college football... named second team Freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com, third team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele and SEC All-Freshman by Rivals.com... played in 12 of 13 games, starting each of the last six contests... recorded 28 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss... added four quarterback hurries... had a season-high five tackles in the win over The Citadel... added four stops against both Auburn and Tennessee.

2010: Originally signed with South Carolina in February 2010... attended Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy where he was a four-star prospect and considered the nation's third-best prep school player by Rivals.com... regarded as a four-star prospect by Scout.com and 247Sports... coached by John Shuman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Greenwood (S.C.) High School in 2010... named to Parade Magazine's 47th annual All-American High School Football Team... earned all-state honors as a senior as selected by The State... logged 77 tackles (41 solo), nine sacks, 17.5 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries (one for touchdown) and two blocked kicks... selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... earned second-team all-state honors as a junior after logging 75 tackles, including 21 for a loss, and 17 sacks... also ran track at Greenwood... considered a four-star prospect, the nation's ninth-best defensive tackle, the state's seventh-best player and the nation's 91st-best player overall by Rivals.com... given a three-star rating and considered the No. 33 defensive tackle in the country by Scout.com... rated a four-star prospect, the 11th-best defensive tackle and 124th overall on ESPN.com's Top 150... ranked as the 19th-best defensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep... rated 53rd on PrepStar's Top 150 Dream Team... also had offers from Clemson, LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Florida State and North Carolina.

PERSONAL: Kelcy Quarles is a criminal justice major... father, Buddy, played at South Carolina from 1984-87 for Coach Joe Morrison.