Nyck Harbor
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| South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 5, 2005[1] Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.) |
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Nyckoles Harbor (born July 5, 2005) is an American football wide receiver for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early years
[edit]Harbor was born on July 5, 2005, in Washington, D.C. His father, Azuka Jeanard Harbor, Nyckoles attended Archbishop Carroll high School in Washington and played high school football as a tight end and defensive end. He was selected twice as the Gatorade Player of the Year in the District of Columbia.[1] He was rated as a five-star recruit and one of the best players in the 2023 college football recruiting class; he was ranked at No. 9 by Rivals.com and No. 11 by 247Sports.[2][3]
College career
[edit]After receiving multiple scholarship offers, Harbor committed to the University of South Carolina and enrolled there in the summer of 2023. In August 2023, he was ranked No. 1 on Bruce Feldman's annual college football "Freaks List". It was the first time in 20 years of preparing the "Freaks List" that Feldman rated a true freshman as his No. 1 football freak. Feldman wrote Harbor was a rare freak due to his combination of large size (6-foot-5, 243 pounds) and speed (10.2-second 100-meter time).[4]
In his freshman year for the Gamecocks, Harbor tallied 12 receptions for a total of 195 yards and one touchdown.[5]
In the offseason, Harbor competed for the Carolina track and field team. He finished fifth at the SEC indoor track & field championships in the 200m and eighth in the 60m dash. During the outdoor track season, Harbor earned two second-team All-American honors in the 100m and 200m, recording times of 10.11 and 20.20 seconds, respectively. Harbor was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after recording the third fastest 100m in Gamecock history.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nyck Harbor". University of South Carolina. July 25, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Titus, Payton (August 15, 2023). "South Carolina's Nyck Harbor lands No. 1 spot on college football 'Freaks List'". The State. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Nyck Harbor - South Carolina Gamecocks Wide Receiver". ESPN. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Harbor Lands SEC Co-Freshman of the Week". University of South Carolina Athletics. April 23, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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