Coastal Carolina LB Commit Josh Smith is Taking an Official Visit to NC State this Weekend

Coastal Carolina Linebacker verbal commit Josh Smith (6’3″/218) confirmed with me that he is taking an Official Visit to NC State this weekend.

Smith verbally committed to the Chanticleers on April 16th earlier this year. He is a 3-Star prospect according to ON3 and 247Sports. ON3 ranks him as the #43 Linebacker nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #10 player in the state of South Carolina.

Smith plays for Dutch Fork in Irmo, South Carolina.

He holds offers from NC State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Memphis, Vanderbilt, App St., Marshall, UCONN and Coastal Carolina. The Wolfpack offered him on September 11th.

As a Junior last season, Smith had 63 tackles and 15 tackles for loss.

Here are Smith’s highlights through the first 4 games of this season.