Remaining eligibility
Ashford has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Transfer ranking
After transferring from Auburn after the end of the 2023 season, Ashford was rated by 247Sports as the No. 32 quarterback in the transfer portal and the No. 317 player overall.
Oregon career
A Hoover, Alabama native, Ashford began his college career not in his home state, but across the country at Oregon.
He spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons with the Ducks, but did not see any game action in his time there. In the spring of 2021, he played for the school’s baseball team, appearing as an outfielder in 20 games, 10 of which he started. He batted .200 with seven hits, six runs, one double, one triple and two RBIs.
Stats at Auburn
Over his two seasons at Auburn, Ashford completed 49.5% of his passes for 1,758 yards, 6.3 yards per attempt, nine touchdowns and nine interceptions. In those two years, he rushed for 927 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 4.7 yards per carry.
Recruiting ranking
Coming out of Hoover High School, Ashford was a four-star recruit rated by 247’s Composite Rankings as the No. 12 dual threat quarterback in the 2020 class, the No. 12 player in Alabama and the No. 290 prospect overall nationally.
He had originally committed to Ole
Miss, but decommitted in Dec. 2019, three days after Lane Kiffin was announced as the Rebels’ new coach, replacing Matt Luke. Eight days later, Ashford signed with Oregon.
USC quarterback depth chart
With his commitment, Ashford will join a growing quarterback room.
Though it loses Rattler, South Carolina returns two scholarship quarterbacks in redshirt sophomore LaNorris Sellers and freshman Dante Reno. Sellers, a Florence native, impressed in limited action last season, completing all four of his passing attempts for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
The Gamecocks also added a commitment earlier this month from former Oklahoma and Pitt quarterback Davis Beville, a Greenville native and Greenville High School graduate who will join the program as a preferred walk-on.