For Immediate Media Release:
For Immediate Release
Gamecock Xavier Legette, named the 2023 Blanchard-Rogers Trophy winner from the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame.
February 20, 2024
Greenville, SC: The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) has named University of South Carolina star All-SEC receiver, Xavier Legette, winner of the 2023 Blanchard-Rogers Trophy. He will be honored at the 11th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony on April 18, 2024, at Hotel Hartness. The Blanchard-Rogers Trophy honors South Carolina’s most outstanding college football player (or SC’s Heisman) for the 2023 season.
Mr. Legette is from Mullins, SC and a 5th-year Senior receiver for the Gamecocks. In 2023, he finished with 71 receptions for 1,255 yards and scored 7 touchdowns. The playmaker from Mullins High School averaged 17.7 yards per catch and 104.6 yards per game. He produced six games over 100 yards receiving, four of which equaled 178 yards or more. The 1,255 receiving yards in a single-season was the second-highest number (Alshon Jeffrey/2010/1,517 yards) in Gamecock program history. Mr. Legette’s super senior campaign led him to receive many All-SEC honors and All-American teams, along with invitations to the Reese’s Senior Bowl and NFL Combine. Regarding the 2023 season, he was named the Rex Enright Team Captain, and also received program season awards for co-Steve Wadiak Team MVP, Steve Spurrier Award- MVP Offense, and Most Outstanding Senior.
Mr. Legette graduated from Mullins High School in 2019 where he was rated the 10th best prospect in the state of South Carolina, and the 40th ranked “athlete” in the country by 247Sports Composite. He played quarterback in his senior year of high school, leading his team to the 2nd round of the state playoffs. Mr. Legette will participate at the NFL Combine and is projected to be a top receiver prospect in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. He is represented by Greenville, SC based Everett Sports Marketing (ESM).
The Blanchard-Rogers Trophy is named after Heisman Trophy winners Felix “Doc” Blanchard (McColl,SC/Army/1945) and George Rogers (USC/1980). The trophy has been used to honor the South Carolina Collegiate Player of the Year since the 2016 season. The collegiate player of the year award has been given out by the SCFHOF annually since the 2013 season. Dutch Fork High School alum and current New York Giants receiver Jalin Hyatt won the Blanchard-Rogers Trophy last April for his 2022 junior season at the University of Tennessee.
Xavier is represented by ESM Sports. For all inquiries, please contact Chaise Belt at xavier@thisisesm.com
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