South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers entered last season as a projected first-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

Fresh off an impressive season in which he was named SEC Freshman of the Year and was a Freshman All-American, an SEC All-Freshman Team selection, and a third-team All-SEC selection, Sellers didn’t seem to have the same magic last season.

He finished with fewer passing yards, fewer touchdowns passes, and more interceptions than he had the year prior, and his draft stock tanked significantly (some projected him as late-second or early third-round pick).

As Sellers heads into a crucial redshirt junior season, some opposing coaches believe they have the blueprint on how to stop him. One anonymous SEC defensive coordinator even told ESPN’s Addam Rittenberg that there’s one big hole in Sellers’ game that other D-coordinators could start to exploit.

“He really struggles to process in the middle of a game,” the SEC defensive coordinator said. “When you move him around or you move things around on him, he just really struggles. But I think (offensive coordinator) Kendal (Briles’) system, if Kendal can be like, ‘Hey, you do this or you do this or take off running’ — if he can get him to do that, I think the kid could be scary. He's so hard to bring down.”

As last season wore on, Sellers really struggled with his decision-making.

His completion percentage dropped from 65.6 the season before to 60.8 last year, and he used his legs less frequently.

Sellers had 674 yards rushing and seven touchdowns as a freshman, but he rushed for just 270 yards and five scores last year — a clear sign he didn’t trust himself as much when he got outside the pocket.

But with a new offensive coordinator plus three of his top four receivers from last year — Nyck Harbor, Jayden Sellers, and Donovan Murph — all returning, Sellers could get back to his freshman form and solidify himself as a future first-round pick.