COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame has named South Carolina wide receiver Xavier Legette winner of the 2023 Blanchard-Rogers Trophy.
The Blanchard-Rogers Trophy honors South Carolina’s most outstanding college football player with ties to the Palmetto State. A year ago, Dutch Fork graduate Jalin Hyatt won the award after a stellar junior season at Tennessee.
A fifth-year senior receiver from Mullins, Legette finished this past season with 71 receptions for 1,255 yards and seven touchdowns. The 1,255 receiving yards in a single-season was the second-highest number (Alshon Jeffrey/2010/1,517 yards) in Gamecock program history. Legette was named All-SEC and has received invitations to the Reese’s Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine.
The Blanchard-Rogers Trophy is named after Heisman Trophy winners Felix “Doc” Blanchard (McColl, S.C./Army/1945) and George Rogers (South Carolina/1980).
The collegiate player of the year award has been given out by the SCFHOF annually since the 2013 season and is commonly referred to as “South Carolina’s Heisman Trophy”.