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With his signature glasses and a big smile, LaNorris Sellers took college football by storm last year as a redshirt freshman. Staying in his home state of South Carolina, Sellers was a three-star high school recruit and won the quarterback battle during spring practices. Exploding onto the scene with 2,534 passing yards and 18 touchdowns despite missing a game due to injury, he added 674 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground, battling through some lingering injuries near the end of the year to deliver the Gamecocks to some impressive wins.
At 6-3, 240 pounds, Sellers is as athletic as they come, with the frame NFL evaluators are looking for. As a passer, his biggest strength is his arm talent. He’s got a rocket for an arm, and he can comfortably make every NFL throw. Check this one out:
Pinpoint throw from South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers while being taken to the ground. Really shows off his arm strength here.
— Ethan Woodie (@ethanwoodienfl.bsky.social) 2025-08-13T00:56:30.324Z
Sellers gets clobbered by the pass rush as he releases this ball, so he’s not able to plant and drive through his lower half. Just off arm strength alone, he throws a perfect pass 40 yards downfield into the outstretched arms of his receiver, before the safety can come over to break it up. There are NFL starters right now that can’t make that throw. Here’s another example:
Just a casual 60-yard pass from South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers. No big deal.
— Ethan Woodie (@ethanwoodienfl.bsky.social) 2025-08-13T01:02:01.542Z
Nothing complicated on this one. Just a casual 60-yard throw. Steps up into the pocket, plants his back foot, and flicks his wrist to deliver a dot to his receiver downfield. But distance isn’t the only measure of arm strength. Observe:
Textbook NFL throw from South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers. Classic Cover 4 shell from the defense, drives the ball up the seam to hit the in-breaking receiver. Gets it over the linebacker and delivers in a spot only his guy could get it.
— Ethan Woodie (@ethanwoodienfl.bsky.social) 2025-08-13T01:06:04.452Z
The defense here is running a zone coverage, Cover 4 to be precise. Sellers completes the play-action fake and drives the ball on a line up the seam, hitting the in-breaking route at the perfect time. He manages to get it over the lurking linebacker, without lofting it too much so it hangs up there and allows the safety to make a play on it. This type of throw is the bread-and-butter of many modern NFL offenses.
It’s not just raw power with Sellers, not by any means. For a player as young as him, he has some remarkably refined quarterbacking skills. Take this play for example:
Beautiful throw from South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers. Hits the hole on the opposite sideline with enough velocity to beat the closing safety while also having enough touch to loft it over the corner and make it an easy catch for his...
