South Carolina landed a major verbal commitment on Tuesday when four-star safety Hamsah Nasirildeen (Concord, N.C.) committed to the Gamecocks over Florida State and Florida.



South Carolina was the first Power 5 program to offer the 6-foot-3, 210-pound athlete after he visited Columbia for the Gamecocks Junior Day last winter. He subsequently visited South Carolina several more times, as well as his other finalists.



Nasirildeen, who made an unofficial visit to Carolina on Tuesday, is a U.S. Army All-American, is the No. 3 overall prospect in North Carolina and the No. 139 prospect nationally per 247Sports Composite rankings (247Sports ranks him as the top prospect in the Tar Heel State). He’s also a standout basketball player and a tremendous overall athlete with huge upside on the gridiron.





Gamecocks running backs coach Bobby Bentley is his recruiter-of-record.



With the pledge, Nasirildeen becomes the highest-ranked prospect in South Carolina’s 2017 recruiting class. He is the fourth commitment from North Carolina joining four-star offensive lineman T.J. Moore and three-star offensive lineman Eric Douglas (both from Mallard Creek High in Charlotte) and three-star safety Jaylin Dickerson from Southern Pines High in Pinehurst. Nasirldeen is the third top 15 commit from the Tar Heel State in this class for the Gamecocks.



