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The Final Cockdown: #22, Brandon Wilds

The Gamecocks' running back returns for his final season. Can he fill some big shoes?

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6'2'' / 216 lbs
Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood)

Five offers, most notably Illinois and Maryland. Considered one of the most undervalued recruits the Gamecocks have signed in recent years.

College career:

Wilds's crazy 2011 (freshman) season is well-documented among Carolina fans. Despite immediately earning the coaches' praise in fall camp in 2011 for both his running ability and skill in catching the ball out of the backfield, he began the season fifth on the depth chart. However, early injuries to Shon Carson, Kenny Miles, and Eric Baker meant that Wilds was called upon to be Marcus Lattimore's sidekick by the fourth game (Vandy).