South Carolina tight end enters transfer portal
After one season in Columbia, South Carolina tight end Kamron Sandlin will enter the transfer portal, On3 learned on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-3, 214-pounder did not appear in any contests with the Gamecocks last year. Sandlin was originally recruited as a tight end, then spent some time at the running back position prior to returning to Jody Wright’s room.
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A former three-star prospect, the Anniston (AL) graduate signed with South Carolina as part of its 2023 class.
The On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average of the four major recruiting media services, ranked Sandlin as the No. 970 overall prospect in his class and the No. 37 prospect in Alabama. He was also listed as the No. 50 tight end in his class.
Kamron Sandlin South Carolina Bio
True freshman who was originally penciled in as a tight end in his first season at Carolina, but will get a look at running back in fall camp… excellent athlete with versatile skills who provides some position flexibility… played quarterback in high school, so used to having the ball in his hands.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Anniston (Ala.) High School in 2023… played quarterback… helped the Bulldogs to an 11-1 record and into the third round of the state 4A playoffs… coached by Rico White… rated as the No. 34 player in the state of Alabama, the 83rd-rated “athlete” in the country and No. 974 overall according to 247Sports Composite… ranked as the 38th-best in the state, the 53rd-best tight end in the nation and No. 977 overall in the On3 Consensus… considered the 35th-best player in Alabama and the 101st-best “athlete” in the nation by ESPN.
Transfer portal background information
The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.
The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.
The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.
