22. QB LaNorris Sellers – South Carolina
Like a flower sprouting through cracks in cement,
LaNorris Sellers keeps progressing as a passer despite inhospitable conditions. His blockers keep letting him down, there’s been virtually zero run game to take heat off of him, and his play callers have been milquetoast. And because he’s always being asked to play on Heisman-level difficulty with all the sliders turned up, it’s safe to say his stats don’t jump off the screen or even convince you he’s worth the trouble at all.
But optimism lies within his tape. Sellers’ potential as a field stretcher, backyard baller, and designed rusher make him one of the most dangerous offensive players in college football. In my recent QB Impact Study, even though he took the most sacks of anyone in his sample (33), he also erased the most (31). No one else had more than 21.
In the Shane Beamer era, South Carolina has posted
at least a 10 percent Negative Play Rate every single season, ranking dead last in the SEC all but one year. Imagine if Sellers wasn’t in the equation. While being a toolsy talent, his hidden value lies in raising a sputtering program’s floor by his heroics.
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