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Dylan Wonnum says his brother was ‘a little plus,’ not the main reason he chose USC

When four-star offensive line recruit Dylan Wonnum announced this past Saturday that he would be attending South Carolina next fall, the reasons for his choice seemed obvious.

Wonnum’s brother, D.J., is already a star pass rusher for the Gamecocks, and one of Wonnum’s teammates at Tucker High in Georgia, Josh Vann, signed with USC this past December.

But speaking Wednesday after he and Vann had their signing ceremony, the 6-foot-5, 280-pound Wonnum said that while his brother obviously influenced his decision by introducing him to South Carolina’s coaching staff, the chance to get to play alongside D.