Nyck Harbor
Nyckoles Harbor (born July 5, 2005) is an American football wide receiver for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
| South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 8 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Freshman |
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| Born: | July 5, 2005[1] Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 241 lb (109 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.) |
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Early years
Harbor was born in 2005 in Washington, D.C.. His father, Azuka Jeanard Harbor, was a professional soccer player who played for United States men's national soccer team from 1992 to 1997. 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]
South Carolina
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]
References
- "Nyck Harbor". University of South Carolina. 25 July 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- "Rivals 250". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- "2023 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- Payton Titus (August 15, 2023). "South Carolina's Nyck Harbor lands No. 1 spot on college football 'Freaks List'". The State.