South Carolina’s Matthew Grooms brings rare long-snap reliability and roster-value upside
Matthew Grooms is a junior long snapper for South Carolina, and his value is built on consistency, body control, and the kind of low-drama reliability coaches love in special teams. Listed by the Gamecocks at 6-0 and 236 pounds, he profiles as a specialized, high-trust piece rather than a stat-sheet player, which is exactly why a team would care: clean snaps, steady execution, and dependable depth at a detail-sensitive position can swing field position. The biggest differentiator is his niche role—if you need a long snapper who reduces risk and fits a special-teams-first culture, he’s the kind of add that quietly matters.[1]
