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.

Check out how NC State’s Football recruiting commits fared in Week 5 of the High School Football season.

Here are some highlights from 4-Star Running Back Kentrell Rinehart from Westland’s 41-0 win over Franklin Heights.

60 yard rushing TD for the 4⭐️ NC State commit @k_rinehart1

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Kilbourne 0@NBC4FFN pic.twitter.com/EDzGHLykaQ

— Darren Junior Recruiting Source LLC. (@DJRSwework) September 13, 2024

60 yard rushing TD for the 4⭐️ NC State commit @k_rinehart1

Westland 21
Kilbourne 0@NBC4FFN pic.twitter.com/EDzGHLykaQ

— Darren Junior Recruiting Source LLC. (@DJRSwework) September 13, 2024

Here are his highlights from his first 5 games this season.

Here are 3-Star Tight End Gus Ritchey’s highlights from Cary’s 0-30 loss to Green Hope.

Here are 3-Star Cornerback Cam Strong’s highlights from T.L. Hanna’s 21-25 loss to Greenwood.

Here are his highlights from his Senior season thus far.

Here are 3-Star Quarterback Will Wilson’s highlights from Richland Northeast’s 26-15 win over Camden. He passed for 240 yards and rushed for 157.

Here are 3-Star Wide Receiver Jamar Browder’s highlights from Santaluces’ 49-21 win over Seminole Ridge.

Here are his highlights from his Senior season thus far.

3-Star Defensive End Colby Cronk had 7 tackles, 6 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in Flagler Palm Coast’s 50-19 win over ZCA.

Here are his highlights from his Senior season thus far.

Here are 3-Star Cornerback Caden Gordon’s highlights from Santaluces’ 49-21 win over Seminole Ridge.

Here are Gordon’s midseason highlights.

Here are 3-Star Wide Receiver Arrion Concepcion’s highlights from his Senior season thus far.

Here are 3-Star Safety Tristan Teasdell’s highlights from Tuscarora’s 14-7 win over Lightridge.

Here are 3-Star Defensive Lineman Omarion Abraham’s highlights from American Heritage’s 32-35 loss to Central.

Here are his midseason highlights.

Here are 3-Star Offensive Lineman Kage Payne’s highlights from Kings’ 0-41 loss to Anderson.

After the decommitment of 4-star Defensive Lineman Makhi Williams-Lee yesterday, NC State’s 16-man 2025 recruiting class ranks 50th nationally according to ON3.

(ON3)

247Sports ranks the Wolfpack’s class 55th and Rivals ranks it 56th.

According to ON3, NC State’s 2025 class ranks 11th out of 17 in the ACC.

(ON3)

4-Star 2025 Defensive Lineman Makhi Williams-Lee announced his decommitment from NC State today.

I’ve De-Committed from Nc Sate ‼️‼️@RecruitGeorgia @On3Recruits @247recruiting @ayeCoachG @BigFaceSportss @deucerecruiting @TheUCReport @MacCorleone74 @RivalsBmoss @Coach2Bless @ChadSimmons_ @JeremyO_Johnson@mobounce2dounce

— Makhi (CBS) Williams-Lee (@MakhiWilliamsLe) September 24, 2024

After taking an Official Visit to Raleigh in June, Williams-Lee verbally committed to run with the Wolfpack on July 4th.

It’s only slightly ironic, that after NC State was molly whopped by Clemson this weekend, Williams-Lee announced his decommitment, he also announced picking up an offer from the Tigers.

ESPN ranks Williams-Lee as a 4-star prospect, the #27 Defensive Tackle nationally and the #45 overall player in the state of Georgia.

Through 5 games this season, Williams-Lee has 40 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 5 sacks for Lakeside (Atlanta, GA).