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Jovaughn Gwyn

  • position Ol
  • height 6-3
  • weight 300
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High school Harding University
  • position Ol
  • height 6-3
  • weight 300
  • class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High school Harding University

Jovaughn Gwyn Bio

2022 Rex Enright Team Captain
2022 Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches)
2022 Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
2022 Outstanding Student-Athlete Award
2022 Most Outstanding Senior Award
2022 Strength & Conditioning Award
2022 William B. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
2021 Rex Enright Team Captain
2021 Strength & Conditioning Award
2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2021 Gamecock Toughness Award – Offense
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Veteran offensive lineman who played at the right guard position… a two-time Rex Enright permanent team captain… started in 47 games for Carolina, tying for fourth on the school’s all-time list, while tying for second on the all-time list with 47 consecutive starts.

2022 (Redshirt Senior)
Fifth-year senior offensive guard who was named to the Coaches’ Second Team All-SEC squad and was a fourth-team All-SEC selection by Phil Steele… presented with the Outstanding Student-Athlete Award, Strength & Conditioning Award and the Most Outstanding Senior Award following the season… selected as a Rex Enright Captain for the second-straight season… named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy… started all 13 games… named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following South Carolina’s win over Kentucky… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and the Reese’s Senior Bowl following the season… invited to the NFL Combine.

2021 (Redshirt Junior)
Right guard who started all 13 games… selected by his teammates at one of five Rex Enright permanent team captains for the season… served as a game captain against Eastern Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Auburn and North Carolina… selected by the Carolina coaches as one of three Strength & Conditioning Award winners… consistently graded out as the Gamecocks’ top offensive lineman… named the SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts in the win over Auburn… earned the Gamecock Toughness Award in the spring… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started all 10 games at right guard… part of the offensive line that helped Kevin Harris become the first Gamecock to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since 2013… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Redshirt freshman who played in all 12 games, making 11 starts… moved into the starting lineup at right guard in week 2 against Charleston Southern and held that role for the remainder of the season… was limited in the spring while rehabbing a foot injury… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Freshman)
Repped with the second team at left guard when fall camp opened… appeared in the season-opener against Coastal Carolina… suffered a foot injury that required surgery and was forced to sit out most of the season… redshirted… named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Harding University High School in Charlotte, N.C. in 2018… anchored an offensive line that led the Rams to a 14-1 record, the 4A state title and a No. 4 ranking overall in the Tar Heel state… coached by Sam Greiner… named first-team all-state by the Associated Press… also named to the NC Preps All-Class and 4A All-State teams…earned first-team All-USA North Carolina football team accolades as selected by USA TODAY… named to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, but did not play in the game… ranked as the 17th-best offensive guard prospect in the country, according to 247’s national composite rankings… Rivals ranks him as the 15th-best player in the Tar Heel state and the 18th-best offensive guard in the country… named to the PrepStar All-Atlantic Region team.

PERSONAL
Jovaughn Dakar Gwyn was born March 18, 1999… graduated in May of 2022 with a degree in information science.