Four-star junior LB commits to South Carolina

Oxford (Ala.) class of 2026 four-star linebacker Keenan Britt announced a commitment to South Carolina Saturday, choosing the Gamecocks over other finalists Auburn, Oregon, Ole Miss, and Arkansas.

The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Britt landed an offer from South Carolina just over one month ago shortly after new Director of Player Personnel Darren Uscher was hired. Uscher had a prior relationship with Britt from Uscher’s time at Oregon.

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The Gamecocks made Britt’s final five, which he put out a few weeks ago, without even the benefit of a visit. Then Britt took his first visit to South Carolina at the end of July, right before the dead period began.

It was a fruitful visit for the Gamecocks as Britt gave the staff his pledge shortly after and then announced the commitment on Saturday.

Britt is being recruited to Columbia by defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Clayton White.

Listed as an EDGE by On3, Britt is being recruited to play linebacker for the Gamecocks.

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The four-star prospect is ranked the No. 276 overall prospect and No. 26 EDGE in his class by the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average of the four major recruiting media sites.

Rivals and ESPN have Britt as a four-star prospect while On3 and 247Sports have him as a three-star.

The rising junior accumulated 107 tackles with eight sacks and 17 tackles-for-loss as a sophomore last season.

With the addition of Britt, South Carolina now has three commits in its 2026 class. He joins Newman (Ga.) four-star LB Rodney Colton and Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe three-star IOL Anthony Baxter on the commit list.

Britt’s older brother, K.J. Britt, played for Auburn.