| 1996 Recruiting Board | | Player | Pos | Other | Ht | Wt | City | St | School | SC Offer | SC Visit | Other Schools | Committed To | SC Commit Date |
| Bailey, Champ | CB | WR | | | Folkston | GA | | | | GA,GT,AUB,FL | Georgia | |
| Gates, Nate | CB | | | | Sarasota | FL | | | | | | |
| Donaldson, Cedric | DB | | | | | | Hinds CC | Y | 1995-12-09 | LSU, TCU | | |
Green, Corey | DB | | 6-1 | 164 | Lake City | FL | Columbia | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Magee, Adrian | DB | | 6-0 | 175 | Largo | FL | Largo | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Riggins, Eric | DB | RB | 6-0 | 175 | Brooksville | FL | Hernando | Y | | CIN, KS, KSST, LOU | SOUTH CAROLINA | 1996-01-10 | Torrance, Homer | DB | | 6-2 | 205 | Oakland | FL | West Orange | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Abraham, John | DE | | 6-4 | 220 | Timmonsville | SC | Lamar | Y | | CLM,SCST | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Brown, Courtney | DE | | | | | SC | Macedonia | | | VT,ND,GT,PS | Penn State | |
| Ellis, Shaun | DE | | | | Anderson | SC | Westside | | 1996-01-13 | CLM,TN,FL,FSU,VA | Tennessee | |
| Hipps, Quincy | DE | | | | Orlando | FL | | | 1996-01-29 | MIA,SYR,GT,MIST | Miami | |
Marsters, Matt | DE | | 6-4 | 210 | Sarasota | FL | Sarasota | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Overstreet, Anthony | DE | | 6-3 | 235 | Atlanta | GA | Douglas | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Pennington, Trey | DE | | 6-5 | 250 | Anderson | SC | Westside | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Wilson, Rachad | DE | | 6-4 | 265 | Rockledge | FL | Rockledge | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Caldwell, Cecil | DL | | 6-2 | 250 | Newberry | SC | Newberry | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Gallman, Rory | DL | | 6-2 | 303 | Columbia | SC | Keenan | Y | | [NCS] | SOUTH CAROLINA | 1995-12-18 | | Holloman, Jason | DT | | | | Atlanta | GA | | | 1996-01-29 | GA,KY,CLM | Clemson | |
Taylor, Nakia | DT | | 6-0 | 262 | Barnwell | SC | Barnwell | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Washington, Thomas | DT | | | | Charleston | SC | Middleton | | 1996-01-13 | NCS,CLM,FSU,GA | N.C. State | |
Bush, Jacob | FB | | 6-0 | 235 | Jacksonville | FL | First Coast | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | 1996-01-14 | | WItherspoon, Terry | FB | | | | Monroe | NC | | | | CLM,FL,FSU,TN | Clemson | |
Leavitt, Courtney | K/P | | 6-0 | 203 | Germantown | TN | Germantown | Y | | ALA,NC,ND,GA | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Betts, Tim | LB | | 6-2 | 199 | Pensacola | FL | Pensacola | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Chaney, Jeff | LB | | 6-1 | 195 | Lake Wales | FL | Lake Wales | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Greer, Greg | LB | | | | Charleston | SC | Fort Dorchester | | 1996-02-02 | CLM | | |
| Irby, Telly | LB | | | | Moncks Corner | SC | Berkeley | | 1996-01-27 | CLM | Clemson | |
| Means, Harold | LB | | | | Spartanburg | SC | | Y | 1996-01-26 | CLM | Clemson | |
Offing, Andre | LB | | 6-3 | 235 | Houston | TX | Washington | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Wadley, Shannon | LB | | 6-3 | 220 | Swainsboro | GA | Swainsboro | Y | 1996-01-22 | TN,GA,AUB | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Baker, Reggie | OL | | 6-7 | 290 | Jacksonville | FL | Raines | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Bridges, Derek | OL | | 6-5 | 267 | Carol Springs | FL | | Y | | GT,AUB,OHST | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Browne, Scott | OL | | 6-3 | 250 | Jacksonville | FL | University Christian | Y | | CLM,VT,GT,AUB | SOUTH CAROLINA | 1996-01-07 | Pietrzak, Jim | OL | | 6-5 | 240 | Palm Harbor | FL | Clearwater Central Catholic | Y | 1995-12-16 | FL,VAN,BC,KSST,RUTG | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Ruhman, Nick | OL | | 6-4 | 250 | Houston | TX | Nimitz | Y | | OK,TXTC,LSU | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Andrews, Troy | OT | | | | Klein | TX | | | | DUK,NC,RICE,TXTC,KS | | |
| Knight, Ishmael | OT | | | | Tampa | FL | | | | | | |
| Striewing, Mark | OT | | 6-3 | 270 | Blacksburg | SC | Blacksburg | Y | | CLM,NC,TN | Clemson | |
| Wagstaff, James | OT | | | | Charlotte | NC | | Y | | NC,ECU | North Carolina | |
| Leard, Ben | QB | | | | Hartwell | GA | | Y | | AUB,VAN,MIA | Auburn | |
Penn, Vic | QB | | 6-2 | 175 | Miami | FL | Miami Senior | Y | | [CLM],[MD] | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Drayton, Rashonn | RB | | | | Allentown | PA | Allentown Catholic | Y | 1996-01-06 | FSU,OHST,ND,MICH | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Hambrick, Troy | RB | | 6-1 | 210 | Lacocochee | FL | Pasco | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Horton, Marcus | RB | | | | Atlanta | GA | | | 1996-02-02 | CLM,SCST | | |
| Manning, Stan | RB | | | | Dillon | SC | Dillon | | | CLM,TN | | |
Williams, Boo | RB | | 6-0 | 205 | Blackshear | GA | Pierce County | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Cooper, Ashley | S | | | | Fort Walton | FL | Fort Walton Beach | | 1996-01-29 | KY | Junior College | |
| Curry, Ikie | TE | | 6-4 | 255 | Gaffney | SC | Gaffney | | 1996-01-12 | TN,CLM,VA,NCS | Tennessee | |
| Edge, Dwight | TE | | | | Apopka | FL | | Y | | FL | Florida | |
| Geter, Desmond | WR | | | | Spartanburg | SC | Dorman | | | CLM,TN,FL,GA | | |
| Harper, Deveron | WR | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Orangeburg | SC | Orangeburg-Wilkinson | | | AUB,VA,ND | Notre Dame | |
Kelly, Jermale | WR | | 6-3 | 187 | Greenville | SC | Berea | Y | 1996-01-15 | ND,TN,GA,FL | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Lawyer, Mal | WR | | | | Moncks Corner | SC | Berkeley | Y | | CLM,UGA,UVA | Clemson | |
Norman, Donovan | WR | | 6-1 | 185 | Enoree | SC | Union | Y | | GA,ND,CLM,TN,NC,GL,GT | SOUTH CAROLINA | | Williams, Tyrance | WR | | 5-10 | 185 | Palatka | FL | Palatka | Y | | | SOUTH CAROLINA | | | Wofford, Brian | WR | | | | Spartanburg | SC | Spartanburg | | 1996-01-15 | CLM,AUB | Clemson | |