South Carolina’s 2028 recruiting class is on the board, and the first name attached to it is a fast-rising wide receiver with verified speed to match.
Joseph Gibbs, a 2028 receiver from Southeast Alamance High School in Haw River, N.C., committed to the Gamecocks coaching staff on Tuesday night and announced the move less than 24 hours later. That gives South Carolina its first pledge in the 2028 cycle.
The offer came on June 2 after Gibbs impressed at the first Shane Beamer Football Camp session in June, where he was timed at 4.37 in the 40-yard dash and turned in a strong overall showing. South Carolina wasn’t alone in showing interest.
Florida, Kentucky, N.C. State, Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest also have offers out to him.
At 6-1 and 187 pounds, Gibbs is already drawing national attention. 247Sports lists him as the No. 60 wide receiver in the country and the No. 10 overall prospect in North Carolina, regardless of position. His 88 rating makes him the second-highest rated wide receiver in the state’s 2028 class.
Gibbs has been putting up eye-catching testing numbers for a while now. At the Charlotte Under Armour camp in May, he was clocked at 4.33 in the 40 and ran 4.31 in the shuttle. He also posted a 35-inch vertical jump and a 10-foot, 4-inch broad jump.
He was one of several 2028 wideouts to work out at South Carolina this summer, and wide receivers coach Mike Furrey offered multiple players from that group, including Gibbs, who attended the Gamecocks’ first camp day of the summer.
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