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Vershon Lee

  • position OL
  • height 6-4
  • weight 314
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Woodbridge, Va.
  • High school Freedom
  • position OL
  • height 6-4
  • weight 314
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Woodbridge, Va.
  • High school Freedom

Vershon Lee Bio

* 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

* 2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Veteran leader on the offensive line who returns for his fifth season… versatile performer who has lined up a tackle, guard and center during his Gamecock career… appeared in 38 career games, including 27 starts – 16 at left guard, six at right tackle and five at center.

2023 (Redshirt Junior)

Started all 10 games in which he appeared… started the first five games at center… transitioned to right tackle to stabilize that position midway through the year. and made his first start at that position against Florida… missed the Missouri and Texas A&M games with an injury… started each of the final four games at right tackle.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)

Third-year player who appeared in 12 contests including seven starts… started at left guard in each of the first seven games this season… did not make the trip to Florida due to illness.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)

Appeared in all 13 games, making nine starts… began the season as a reserve but moved into the starting lineup at left guard against Troy in week five and did not relinquish his starting role for the remainder of the season… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Freshman)

True freshman offensive tackle who enrolled in January and went through the abbreviated spring drills… saw action in each of the season’s first three games… made his collegiate debut against Tennessee… made his first career start at Vanderbilt, playing the right tackle position… redshirted… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated early from Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Va… led the Eagles to an 11-1 record and a spot in the Class 6 playoffs as a senior… earned all-state honors and named first team all-district on both the offensive and defensive lines… earned second-team all-state honors in 2018… coached by Darryl Overton… also plays basketball and was a first-team all-district selection in 2018… also earned all-district honors in basketball… Rivals considered him the 18th-best player in Virginia and the 72nd-best offensive tackle in the class of 2020… ranked as the 18th-best player in Virginia, the 42nd-best offensive guard in the country and No. 707 overall in the 247Sports Composite.

PERSONAL

Vershon R. Lee was born Dec. 7, 2001… earned a degree in computer information systems in the summer of 2024… represented football on SAAC for 2022-23 and will again in 2023-24… father, Vernon, was the basketball coach at Freedom High in Virginia.

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