Harvard tight end to take South Carolina official
Harvard transfer portal tight end Tyler Neville will take an official visit to South Carolina this weekend, GamecockCentral has confirmed.
In three seasons at Harvard, the 6-foot-4, 235-pounder has tallied 62 receptions for 698 yards and 8 touchdowns.
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A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, Neville arrived at Harvard in 2020 but did not play due to the Ivy League’s cancellation of the football season. He has twice been honored as a All-Ivy selection.
Old Dominion, Boston College, UMass, Virginia, and Akron have also extended offers to Neville since he entered the transfer portal as a graduate.
South Carolina’s tight end room will lose Trey Knox this offseason, as the senior’s eligibility is up at the collegiate level.
Josh Simon could opt to return for another season in Columbia. Nick Elknis, Connor Cox, Reid Mikeska, and Kam Sandlin are other scholarship tight ends on the current roster.
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For the 2024 recruiting class, the Gamecocks have a verbal commitment from four-star Michael Smith out of Savannah.
South Carolina is also expected to host transfer portal targets Vanderbilt wide receiver Jayden McGowan, Tennessee Tech defensive back Gerald Kilgore, and Miami running back Don Chaney Jr. on official visits this weekend.
The Gamecocks offered Neville last week.
Chris Clark contributed to this article.
Tyler Neville Harvard Bio
2022
First-Team All-Ivy League… NEFW All-New England Team… Phil Steele First-Team All-Ivy League… Bluebloods First-Team All-Ivy League… New England Football Journal First-Team All-New England… Played in 10 games… Ranked tied for first on the team in touchdowns (4), second in receptions (26) and third in yardage (302)… Averaged 11.62 yards per reception… Had a season-high five catches and 78 yards with one TD vs. Princeton… Also had five receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown at Penn… Also caught one TD pass at Cornell and vs. Yale.
2021
Played in all 10 games… Grabbed first career reception for 12 yards in a win over Cornell..Had one catch for 10 yards in a win over Lafayette… Caught four passes for 58 yards at Princeton… Caught three passes for 11 yards against Dartmouth… Caught one pass for four yards against Columbia… Against Penn, caught a pass for six yards… Caught a pass for 12 yards in The Game at Yale… For the season, caught 12 passes for 113 yards for an average of 11.3 yards per game.
2020
Did not compete due to season cancelation by the Ivy League.
Before Harvard
Played at Lafayette High and started for two seasons at tight end and outside linebacker… Served as team captain as a senior… Was a three-time all-region performer and earned recognition at two different positions as a senior… Named to the all-district, all-state and all-757 team twice… An accomplished three-year starter for the basketball team… Voted to the all-district and all-region hoops team three times… Selected to the all-state basketball team twice and was named the district player of the year and tournament MVP on two different occasions… Helped the Lafayette hoops squad to its first district title… Finished his basketball career as a 1,000-point scorer… Earned a spot on the school’s Honor Roll… Father, Thomas, played football at the Naval Academy (1991-95)… Brother, Trey, played football at Army from 2016-20.
