'09 GE DE Euclid Cummings
Weakside defensive end
Roswell (GA) Centennial
Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 230 lbs
Forty: 4.57 secs
Bench max: 250 pounds
Vertical: 31 inches
Class: 2009 (High School)
Centennial senior defensive end
Euclid Cummings and junior teammates David Yankey and Ben Carpenter spent Sunday afternoon in Columbia working out for South Carolina coaches.
The Gamecocks are intrigued by
Cummings, who has played just one year of organized football. South Carolina wound up offering
Cummings late Sunday afternoon.
“It’s a camp, but basically it’s a private workout with the kids,” Centennial coach Jeff Measor said.
“They want to see them do a few things for about 30 minutes.”
Cummings, who already had scholarship offers from Central Florida, Indiana, Maryland, N.C. State and Middle Tennessee State, will visit Auburn on Saturday.
Cummings and his two junior teammates have been invited to Georgia on July 18.
“Euclid is probably a longshot with Georgia, but David will be in the mix there,” Measor said. “David Yankey will be one of the highest rated kids in Atlanta next
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Euclid Cummings (6-3 228) of Roswell, GA picked up an offer from USC Sunday while attending a camp session, and Monday night he called the Gamecocks he favorites. "I'm pretty wide open, but South Carolina is high up on my list," Cumming said. "South Carolina is definitely #1."
Cummings said North Carolina is second on his list. He also has offers from Duke, Indiana, Maryland, Central Florida, Middle Tennessee State and Richmond. He's also getting interest from Georgia Tech and Auburn.
Cummings said USC recruiter Ron Cooper was by his school earlier in the spring to watch a practice.
Cummings, who had about 40 tackles and six sacks last season. plans to camp this weekend at either Auburn or Georgia Tech.
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Centennial defensive end
Euclid Cummings picked up scholarship offers from Middle Tennessee State and Indiana last week.
“And West Virginia is about to offer,” Centennial coach
Jeff Measor said Wednesday evening.
Relatively new to football, Cummings’ stock should rise during camps this summer.
“He’s only played for a year,” Measor said. “A lot of schools want him to go to camp so they can watch him run some.
“There’s a few SEC schools interested in him. He’ll be a pretty high recruit this summer.”