All week long we've been taking a closer look at how each SEC team fared on national signing day. Today, we turn our attention to South Carolina:

Biggest need heading into signing day: Receiver. The Gamecocks only had seven scholarship receivers on the roster heading into national signing day and their best player at the position in 2015, Pharoh Cooper, entered the NFL draft. Cooper by far led the team in receptions (66), their next highest pass-catcher was tight end Jerell Adams (28 receptions), followed by running back Brandon Wilds (17). Adams and Wilds are also gone, meaning no returning pass-catcher has more 2015 receptions than junior-to-be Deebo Samuel (12 catches).

How it was addressed: South Carolina hauled in five receivers and two tight ends in their signing class, adding a heap of depth. One of those receivers, ESPN 300 prospect Bryan Edwards, enrolled in January, meaning he'll participate in spring football and will have a solid chance to contribute right away. Edwards, the No. 253 overall player in the nation, was a U.S. Army All-American who possesses good size (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) and speed (4.53-second 40-yard dash). Joining Edwards in the class are three-star receivers Korey Banks, Randrecous Davis, Chavis Dawkins and Kiel Pollard as well as tight ends Evan Hinson and Robert Tucker. Davis was a one-time Georgia commitment who is versatile in the passing game and can contribute in the return game. Hinson, who starred in football and basketball in high school and played multiple positions on the gridiron, is an intriguing prospect given his size (6-4, 228) and leaping ability.

Position of strength: Defensive line. The Gamecocks signed seven defensive linemen and three of their top-six rated recruits were defensive linemen: ESPN 300 defensive end Keir Thomas, ESPN 300 defensive tackle Stephon Taylor and three-star defensive tackle Kobe Smith. Coach Will Muschamp wants as much depth there as possible. "The most exerting thing you do as a football player is pass rush," Muschamp said on signing day. "You run out of gas pretty quickly, so especially early in the season, as hot as it is in Columbia and in the Southeast, you've got to have as many as you can to rotate up front. ... We needed to gain more girth up front. To be able to get Kobe (Smith) and Stephon (Taylor) and some of those guys to come on board, that was huge for us." Thomas, a former Florida State commit and Smith were both January enrollees, which will be helpful for the Gamecocks. Taylor is a big body that Muschamp likes ("He's got good feet, good change of direction and good lower body flexibility, so he can change the direction in line and get some push in the pocket") and one that could play early. Defensive tackles Griffin Gentry, Aaron Thompson and Darius Whitfield and defensive end Dennis Wonnum round out a deep class of defensive linemen.

Biggest remaining question mark: The Gamecocks' three starting linebackers -- Skai Moore, T.J. Holloman and Jonathan Walton -- are all graduating after the 2016 season but the signing class included only one linebacker: local prep star T.J. Brunson. A former Louisville commit, Brunson was the first prospect Muschamp met face-to-face with after his introductory news conference and a key acquisition. The Gamecocks did bring in four linebackers in the 2015 signing class -- Ernest Hawkins, Daniel Fennell, Jalen Henry and Sherrod Pittman -- and Bryson Allen-Williams has a year of eligibility left following 2016, but he is the only one of the five with significant playing experience. Another linebacker would have been nice to have in the class.