Transfer Tracker: South Carolina adds talented DB
Mark Pszonak contributed to this report.
The transfer portal never stops grinding. Over the weekend, South Carolina added an important piece to their defensive puzzle when they picked up a commitment from Kansas transfer defensive back Karon Prunty.
Recruiting: Prunty initially committed to Liberty during his senior season, but then re-opened his process approximately a month later. At that point he took official visits to Virginia Tech and then Kansas, which resulted in his commitment to the Jayhawks soon after.
At Kansas: During his true freshman season in Lawrence, Prunty totaled 26 tackles, one tackle for a loss, one interception, one forced fumble and nine pass breakups. His performance earned him Freshman All-American honors.
Farrell’s Take: Wow, the response was amazing when Prunty entered the portal and it was clear he was going to end up in the Power Five and at a program of his choice. Hailing from Virginia the Hokies were interesting here but despite attention from Ohio State and many others, he narrowed it down to Tennessee and South Carolina before picking the Gamecocks. He's not quite as athletic as Jaycee Horn but he has a chance to fill that role quickly.
Impact Meter: 9.3 out of 10
IMPACT METER
The Transfer Portal continues to change the way college football programs recruit and manage their rosters so we here at Rivals.com continue to evolve our coverage. Each time a player of note enters the portal, we will examine their potential impact on the college football landscape and assign an impact rating, both when they enter the portal and when they choose a destination. The scale is from 1-10 and the description below explains the scoring scale.
1.1-4.0 — Not a big impact expected, likely a non-starter and down the bench depth player.
4.1- 6.0 — A solid impact can be expected in the right scenario and has the potential to battle for a starting job.
6.1-9.0. — A high impact player who won’t change a program but will certainly be a very good contributor and starter.
9.1- 9.9 — A very high impact player who should start the moment he steps on the field and will change the outlook of a program immediately.
10 — A franchise transfer who has a chance to be an All American and one of the elite players in college football.