One of the most heavily targeted Palmetto State prospects in the Class of 2018 has yet to play a full season of varsity football. Still, rising junior Josh Belk already holds offers from Clemson, South Carolina, Auburn, LSU, Ohio State, Florida State, North Carolina and NC State.
The 6-foot-3, 285-pound defensive tackle at Richburg's Lewisville High – a Class A school 20 minutes south of Rock Hill – has been heavily recruited by the Tigers and Gamecocks, among others. A number of recruiting observers predict Belk will eventually play in either Columbia or Clemson.
“For a kid from a small school who hasn't played a lot of football yet, he's doing very well,” Lewisville coach William Mitchell said of his star defender.