LaNorris Sellers is a redshirt junior quarterback for the University of South Carolina. The two-year starter is listed at 6’3 and nearly 240 pounds.
Sellers attended South Florence High School in Florence, South Carolina, where he was a 3-star recruit from 247 Sports. They had him as the 34th-ranked QB and 7th-best prospect in South Carolina in the 2023 class.
In 2024, he was the SEC Freshman of the Year after throwing for 2,534 yards and 18 passing touchdowns. That production took a hit in 2025, dropping down to 2,437 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Prior to the 2025 season, Sellers was seen as a potential candidate for the 2026 NFL Draft class after some high-level tape as a freshman. But the drop in production reflected the poor offense in totality for South Carolina in 2025, and Sellers is trying to rebuild that draft stock this year.
In this post, we'll talk about the things that make LaNorris Sellers such an intriguing prospect in the 2027 class, and some things to improve on throughout the season.
LaNorris Sellers NFL Draft profile
- Position: Quarterback
- School: South Carolina
- Height: 6'3
- Weight: 238LBS
- Class: Redshirt Junior
- Hometown: Florence, South Carolina
LaNorris Sellers's Career Stats
- Games Played: 27*
- Passing yards: 5,057*
- Completion percentage: 63.4%*
- Passing touchdowns: 33*
- Interceptions: 15*
- Rushing yards: 995*
- Rushing touchdowns: 13*
*statistics do not include 2026 stats and will be updated
What are LaNorris Sellers's biggest strengths?
- Sellers is the most dangerous quarterback at the top of the class with his legs. He can escape the pocket, scramble, run on designed keepers, and do major damage on the ground.
- His well-built frame makes him really hard to bring down. Whether that is in the pocket or out of the pocket. At nearly 240 pounds he is very difficult to tackle.
- Has the arm talent to make different types of throws. Makes the necessary throws with touch or velocity regularly.
- Very good arm strength. Can get the ball anywhere it needs to go with whatever type of velocity required.
- When things are clean in the pocket, Sellers is good at knowing where he needs to go in his progression and find the right targets to throw to.
Where can LaNorris Sellers improve?
- Improving his accuracy is going to be Sellers's number one priority in 2026.
- Some passes go too high or outside for the receiver to make a play, but the bigger issue is location. Throwing ahead of a receiver on his route, not behind or where he is at, and throwing to his chest so he doesn't have to reach anywhere.
- From the pocket, Sellers's mechanics are fairly consistent, but it's throwing on the move that he'll need to work on. Getting his lower body under him, on balance, and pointing towards his target. Right now he's better when he continues to move and throw on the run.
- For all of his athletic tools, Sellers can get frazzled in the pocket. This leads to him freezing and either taking a sack or getting into trouble. In 2026 he'll need to make decisions more quickly, including when to pull the ball down and run.
- In 2024, Sellers rushed for 674 yards and took 33 sacks. In 2025, those numbers were 270 and 42. Getting those numbers back towards 2024 would show better decision making in the pocket, and a willingness to lean on his strongest trait.
NFL Draft projection
LaNorris Sellers has the talent to be a top-three pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. But there's a wide range of possibilities.
South Carolina brought in a new offensive coordinator this year, Kendal Briles. If the surrounding offense improves along with Sellers in 2026, Sellers will be in a competition with Arch Manning and Dante Moore for the top of the draft.
If things go poorly, I wouldn't be surprised if Sellers stayed in school and transferred out of South Carolina for 2027.
The likeliest outcome if he's in the 2027 draft is a first-round pick, but outside the top five.
His best fit in an offense right now would be something based primarily out of the shotgun, with easy throws created for him. Something RPO-heavy to start his career to get him going.
As his accuracy and feel for the game improve, he has the natural arm talent to thrive in any scheme. But starting him off with RPOs to use his athleticism and make reads easy on him will be key to start his career.
Pro comparison
When it comes to comps for Sellers, a lot of players come to mind. Justin Fields, for his size, athleticism, and arm talent, was my first thought. Both players are even a little slow to recognize pressure in the pocket. But Fields was/is a more accurate passer than Sellers.
Then Jalen Hurts and Daniel Jones came to mind as bigger, more athletic quarterbacks with different issues throwing the ball. But both were more willing to escape a clean pocket, rather than stay in a messy one, unlike Sellers.
So the name I came to was Will Levis. Levis had more snaps playing from under center than I think Sellers would be comfortable with right now, but after the snap, there are similarities. Levis had a similar combination of clear arm talent and knowing how to use it, but problems with accuracy and ball placement.
And while Levis wasn't the runner Sellers was, he was plenty athletic and good enough to be used near the goal line (nine touchdowns as a junior). But he shared the same problem as Sellers with taking sacks (36 as a senior).
Final evaluation
Overall Grade: 90/100
Draft Projection: First Round
LaNorris Sellers has a big year ahead of him in 2026, with a wide range of outcomes. If things go according to plan, he could be a top-five pick. But the same was said before last year, and the season did not go well.
But the traits are almost too good to pass up. The body and mentality to withstand contact and do damage as a runner. The obvious arm talent with both strength and touch. And it's clear mentally when he has time, he knows what he's looking at from a coverage/pass play standpoint.
If Sellers can imrove his accuracy and develop a stronger feel in the pocket, teams will be salivating to make him their next franchise quarterback.
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