Five-star DE puts Gamecocks in top 5
No matter what the projections say about South Carolina football’s chances with North Carolina 5-star DE K.J. Henry, the Gamecocks at least made his latest cut.
Henry, ranked No. 14 in the 247Sports composite for the 2018 class, released a top five of USC, Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and Virginia Tech.
Progress in the Process #Final5 #BeBlessed pic.twitter.com/ds35ZxVHnc
— K5 (@thekjhenry_) July 31, 2017
The Crystal Ball projections have him as likely going to Clemson.
Henry is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound edge rusher. Last season at West Forsyth High School, he had 17 sacks and six blocked punts.
He told Rivals that South Carolina coach Will Muschamp is personally recruiting him.
“What’s helping South Carolina with me is that I can make an immediate impact there” he told Rivals
This story was originally published July 31, 2017 at 6:21 PM.