{"id":871488,"date":"2026-04-21T23:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871488\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:16:33","slug":"five-star-south-carolina-target-includes-gamecocks-in-top-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871488\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-star South Carolina target includes Gamecocks in top five"},"content":{"rendered":"

Priority five-star Gamecock target Joshua Dobson<\/a> is down to five final schools, according to a report from Rivals\u2019 Hayes Fawcett<\/a>. The Cornelius (NC) William Amos Hough standout (formerly of Catawba Ridge High School in Fort Mill, South Carolina) has cut his list of suitors to include South Carolina, LSU, Texas A&M, Auburn, and Michigan.<\/p>\n

Dobson has been a priority for the Gamecocks for some time. LSU has been a long-time challenger, and in many circles, the Tigers are viewed as the current favorite. Texas A&M has made a big push over recent months, as well. Auburn and Michigan have done enough to stay in the game.<\/p>\n

The elite cornerback prospect has official visits scheduled to four of his top-five suitors. His OV to Columbia will be the weekend of June 19, meaning the Gamecocks get the last shot this summer. He will be at Auburn May 29, Texas A&M June 5, and LSU June 12. Dobson visited Michigan less than two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

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The Under Armour All-American has been to USC around 10 times, and he is as familiar with the Carolina coaching staff as any. Defensive backs coach\/co-defensive coordinator Torrian Gray offered Dobson before his freshman year ended and has maintained a strong relationship ever since.<\/p>\n

As is typical for a Gray target, Dobson possesses a remarkable combination of athleticism and length. With a wingspan of 6-5, he runs 100-meter track times in the 10.7s and has vertical explosiveness. Thanks to those tools, he has elite coverage skills and has a knack for making plays on the football.<\/p>\n

According to the Rivals Industry Ranking\u2014a composite average of the rankings from Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN\u2014Dobson is the No. 9 overall player in the class of 2027. He is also the No. 3 cornerback prospect nationally. Dobson ranks as the No. 1 player, regardless of position, in North Carolina. Before his recent transfer, he was No. 1 in South Carolina, too. Dobson is a five-star prospect, according to both Rivals and ESPN and is a 247Sports four-star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Priority five-star Gamecock target Joshua Dobson is down to five final schools, according to a report from Rivals\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7,46730,49,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-871488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-joshua-dobson-27-catawba-ridge","10":"tag-ncaa","11":"tag-ncaa-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116445251233074250","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}