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Sitting in the Hough High School gymnasium as five-star cornerback Joshua Dobson committed to South Carolina<\/a> on Wednesday was Dobson\u2019s teammate, Davion Jones.<\/p>\n

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The four-star safety watched Dobson spurn Auburn, Michigan and Texas A&M while talking about how much relationships pushed him toward picking the Gamecocks. A day later, Jones did the same thing.<\/p>\n

On Thursday night at an event space in Charlotte, Jones announced his pledge to South Carolina over Auburn, Georgia, and LSU.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udde8\ud83d\udea8\ud83e\udde8\ud83d\udea8\ud83e\udde8 4-star safety Davion Jones commits to South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Gamecocks land another blue-chipper from North Carolina.<\/p>\n

South Carolina’s recruiting hot streak continues pic.twitter.com\/Tfr8BqvHSu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know where (Dobson) was going and I called him the other day picking his brain,\u201d Jones said. \u201c(I was like), \u2018Hey Josh,\u2019 \u2014 being funny \u2014 \u2018you trying to go to South Carolina?\u2019 And he was like, \u2018Yeah let\u2019s do it.\u2019 And he was serious about it. So I was like, \u2018Alright, bet, we can do this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound North Carolina native is a Top 150 player and the No. 9 safety in America, per 247 Sports\u2019 Composite Rankings for 2027. And Jones (the No. 6-ranked player in the Tar Heel State) becomes the third blue-chipper that the Gamecocks have grabbed out of North Carolina in this cycle,<\/a> joining Dobson (the No. 1 player in the state) and DL John Archer (No. 7).<\/p>\n

Jones, who transferred from West Charlotte to Hough<\/a> a few months ago, took a bevy of official visits this offseason, traveling to Auburn, Georgia, Indiana, LSU, Tennessee. He finished off with South Carolina, where he spent the weekend with Dobson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really didn\u2019t matter to me, honestly,\u201d Jones said of USC having the final visit.<\/p>\n

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What did matter? Coaching. The deciding factor in his pledge to the Gamecocks, Jones said, was defensive backs coach Torian Gray.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Gray, he\u2019s a funny coach but he\u2019s also a serious coach,\u201d Jones said. \u201cHe knows when to be cool and when to get on you. I like that a lot. And I get along with coach Gray a lot, so I\u2019m just ready to get the coaching from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with the good news Thursday, South Carolina will have to continue to fend off the likes of Auburn and LSU until Jones officially signs in December.<\/p>\n

He said he expects schools to continue recruiting him, adding that, \u201cas of right now, I\u2019m not shutting anything down until I talk with me people about shutting things down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless, Jones\u2019 announced continues South Carolina\u2019s hot streak \u2014 a run of recruiting victories that may continue into the weekend.<\/p>\n

The Gamecocks are a finalist for four-star Irmo offensive lineman Nate Carson, who commits Friday night, and the reported favorite to land<\/a> four-star edge NC Jayden Broadie, who commits Saturday.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published July 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM<\/span> with the headline “USC\u2019s recruiting hot streak continues. Gamecocks land four-star NC safety.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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