| Class of 2011 South Carolina Preseason State Rankings |
| Regional Manager Chad Simmons |
| Rk | Name | Stars | School | Verbal | Video |
| Pos | Ht/Wt |
| 1. | Jadeveon Clowney |      | Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe | |  |
| DE | 6-5/235 |
| Prototype size at defensive end with incredible speed off the edge |
| 2. | Charone Peake |     | Roebuck (S.C.) Dorman | Clemson |  |
| WR | 6-3/175 |
| Will continue to be compared to A.J. Green with highlight reel catches |
| 3. | Brandon Shell |      | Charleston (S.C.) Goose Creek | |  |
| OT | 6-7/310 |
| Excellent NFL lineage, excellent size but still learning the game |
| 4. | Phillip Dukes |     | Manning (S.C.) | |  |
| DT | 6-2/275 |
| Hard worker in the trenches for a team that has success with college prospects |
| 5. | Shon Carson |     | Lake City (S.C.) | |  |
| RB | 5-9/195 |
| Could play baseball in the pros, but is an every down back in college |
| 6. | Lateek Townsend |     | Bennettsville (S.C.) Marlboro County | |  |
| OLB | 6-2/207 |
| Long linebacker, looks like a safety but very physical at the point of attack |
| 7. | Dexter Staley |     | Williston (S.C.) Williston-Elko | |  |
| OLB | 6-2/220 |
| Plays everything for small school, helped his team to state championship |
| 8. | Everett Golson |     | Myrtle Beach (S.C.) | North Carolina |  |
| QB | 5-11/170 |
| Video game-like numbers, extends the play as well as any quarterback |
| 9. | Pat Martin |    | Greenville (S.C.) J.L. Mann | |  |
| S | 6-0/198 |
| Hits like a truck, really worked on footwork this summer |
| 10. | Shaq Anthony |    | Piedmont (S.C.) Wren | Clemson |  |
| OT | 6-4/260 |
| Plays tackle in high school, could play anywhere on the line |
| 11. | Tony McNeal |    | Chester (S.C.) | Clemson |  |
| QB | 6-1/170 |
| Injury last fall kept him off the early rankings, great 7on7 showing |
| 12. | Jerell Adams |    | Summerton (S.C.) Scott's Branch | |  |
| TE | 6-5/220 |
| Ultra-talented sleeper, needs a lot of size added on to play but high potential |
| 13. | Ronnie Martin |    | Spartanburg (S.C.) | South Carolina |  |
| CB | 5-10/180 |
| Dangerous in the return game and should see early PT there |
| 14. | Shamier Jeffery |    | St. Matthews (S.C.) Calhoun County | |  |
| WR | 6-2/180 |
| Needs to settle in on a position, wants to play QB though better at WR |
| 15. | Jerome Maybank |    | Waccamaw (S.C.) | Clemson |  |
| OT | 6-4/320 |
| Mountain of a player, will get first shot at DT and ready to play right away |
| 16. | Roderick Byers |    | Rock Hill (S.C.) Northwestern | |  |
| DT | 6-3/262 |
| 17. | Hakeem Flowers |    | Greenville (S.C.) Wade Hampton | |  |
| WR | 6-2/180 |
| 18. | Justin Worley |    | Rock Hill (S.C.) Northwestern | Tennessee |  |
| QB | 6-4/197 |
| 19. | Desmond Floyd |    | Union (S.C.) | Wake Forest |  |
| DE | 6-5/229 |
| 20. | Robert Smith |    | Woodland (S.C.) | Clemson |  |
| S | 6-0/194 |
| 21. | Mike Rose |    | Simpsonville (S.C.) Hillcrest | |  |
| OLB | 6-3/215 |
| 22. | Brandon Wilds |    | Blythewood (S.C.) | |  |
| RB | 6-1/218 |
| 23. | Zeph Grimes |    | Bamberg (S.C.) Bamberg-Ehrhardt | Illinois |  |
| S | 6-0/200 |
| 24. | Ryan Norton |    | Mauldin (S.C.) | Clemson |  |
| C | 6-4/274 |
| 25. | Ralph Cooper |    | Winnsboro (S.C.) Fairfield Central | |  |
| MLB | 6-1.5/215 |
| 26. | Mario Sanders |   | Greer (S.C.) | Duke |  |
| DE | 6-4/215 |
| 27. | Antonio Cannon |   | Central (S.C.) Daniel | Kentucky |  |
| WR | 6-3/175 |
| 28. | Kintrell Disher |   | Orangeburg (S.C.) Orangeburg-Wilkinson | |  |
| WR | 6-4/190 |
| 29. | Gerald Dixon |   | Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe | |  |
| DE | 6-2/230 |
| 30. | DeShawn Williams |    | Central (S.C.) Daniel | Clemson |  |
| DT | 6-0/290 |