South Carolina beats out teams from SEC, B1G for 5-star CB
By Andrew Olson
Published:
South Carolina just landed its biggest recruit of the 2027 recruiting cycle.
Joshua Dobson has verbally pledged to play for the Gamecocks. He made the big announcement on Wednesday live on YouTube.
Like our coverage? Make SDS a preferred source in your searches!
A newcomer to Cornelius (North Carolina) Hough High School for his senior season, Dobson is listed as measuring 6-1 and 185 pounds. On the 247Sports Composite, Dobson is rated 5-stars, the No. 1 player in North Carolina, No. 3 cornerback and No. 17 prospect overall in the Class of 2027.
As a top-20 overall recruit, Dobson drew notable interest. His collection of 31 scholarship offers included Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mizzou, North Carolina, NC State, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas.
For Wednesday’s big decision, though, it came down to South Carolina, Texas A&M and Michigan. The former Fort Mill Catawba Ridge product is returning to South Carolina to play college football. He committed on Wednesday to Shane Beamer‘s Gamecocks.
🚨🚨5-star Joshua Dobson commits to South Carolina.
— Jordan Kaye (@jordankaye_23) July 1, 2026
Gamecocks land the No. 17 player in America.
Massive win for Shane Beamer and South Carolina. pic.twitter.com/4IZVwK6KZc
Dobson is the 14th verbal pledge in South Carolina’s 2027 recruiting class. Gamecock fans who aren’t familiar with him already can get a preview of what he brings to Columbia next year by watching his Hudl highlight reel below:
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
