One of the Palmetto State’s premier prospects, ranked as a top-100 national recruit by multiple services, continues to stay in touch with Clemson.

Dillon (S.C.) High School four-star Josiah Thompson – a 6-foot-7, 290-pound offensive tackle in the class of 2024 – communicated with Tigers offensive line coach Thomas Austin again recently.

“I spoke to Coach TA a week ago,” Thompson told The Clemson Insider earlier this week. “He would love to have my family and I come up for a game this fall. We also made a FaceTime call so I can speak with a few other coaches as well.”

Thompson is ranked as the top prospect in the state of South Carolina by 247Sports, while the 247Sports Composite, Rivals and ESPN all consider him the No. 2 prospect in the Palmetto State. He is tabbed as a top-100 national prospect in the 2024 class regardless of position by the 247Sports Composite (No. 68), ESPN (No. 76) and 247Sports (No. 98).

The rising junior, considered one of the nation’s top 10 offensive tackles in his class by all the major services, intends to take in a contest at Death Valley with his family this fall.

“We are planning to visit a game this season,” he said, “but we’re not sure which one yet.”

Looking ahead beyond this fall to next year, Thompson is already circling the Tigers’ signature summer recruiting event — their annual All In Cookout – on his calendar.

“I remember Coach TA talking about a junior cookout they had at the end of summer, but it was only for juniors,” he said, “so I’ll be looking forward to that next year, so I’ll be able to spend more time with Coach.”

Speaking of Austin, Thompson feels his bond with Clemson’s O-line coach keeps getting stronger.

“My relationship with Coach Austin has been growing since I first spoke to him,” he said.

Austin and the Tigers extended an offer to Thompson at the beginning of June when Clemson formally turned the page to offering prospects in the 2024 class.

LSU, Florida and Duke have given Thompson his latest offers this month, joining Clemson and schools such as Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Florida State, NC State, Michigan State and Notre Dame on his offer list.

Right now, things are still the same as far as where Clemson stands with Thompson in his recruitment. And that’s a good thing, considering he remains high on the Tigers.

“Nothing has changed with the Tigers,” he said. “They will most definitely be a top school.”

Thompson most recently traveled to Tiger Town on March 12, when he had what he called an “amazing” visit with his family. Along with Clemson, he named South Carolina, NC State, North Carolina, Georgia and East Carolina as other schools he’s looking to visit this fall.

He is ranked as high as the country’s No. 4 offensive tackle in the 2024 class by 247Sports.

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This past week, Clemson pulled the trigger on an offer to a four-star offensive lineman ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Palmetto State for the 2024 class, per 247Sports.

Dillon (S.C.) High School tackle Josiah Thompson announced the offer from the Tigers on Thursday, June 2.

“It feels awesome to have another opportunity to play at the next level in the ACC conference,” Thompson told The Clemson Insider.

The 6-foot-7, 290-pound rising junior found out about the offer through his head coach at Dillon, Kelvin Roller.

“My high school head coach informed me that Clemson was offering,” Thompson said. “I was so excited and blessed to earn it.”

He wasn’t the only one in his family fired up about the offer from the Tigers.

“My parents were excited as well,” Thompson said, “because we had family and friends that attended Clemson.”

Thompson has been building a relationship with Thomas Austin, and when he extended the offer, Clemson’s offensive line coach conveyed a message to the nation’s No. 4 offensive tackle in the 2024 class, as ranked by both 247Sports and the 247Sports Composite.

“The overall message from Coach TA was to keep working,” Thompson said.

Thompson most recently traveled to Clemson on March 12, when he had an “amazing” visit with his family, and he plans to return to Tiger Town in the near future.

“It will most definitely be this summer when I visit,” he said.

Clemson joined schools such as South Carolina, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Florida State, NC State, Michigan State and Notre Dame on Thompson’s offer list.

Where does Clemson stand in Thompson’s recruitment now that the Tigers have officially entered the mix for his services with Thursday’s offer?

“With it being a home-state school, they will be serious contenders,” he said.

In addition to being ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the state of South Carolina and No. 4 offensive tackle nationally for the 2024 class by 247Sports, the same service considers him to be the No. 99 overall prospect in the country for his class regardless of position.

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The No. 1 prospect in the Palmetto State for the 2024 class, per 247Sports, and one of the nation’s top-ranked offensive tackles is Dillon (S.C.) High School four-star Josiah Thompson.

Thompson – the No. 4 offensive tackle in the country for the 2024 class, according to 247Sports – made an unofficial visit to Clemson on March 12 and was recently back in touch with new Tigers offensive line coach Thomas Austin.

“I have spoken to Coach Thomas Austin this past Thursday,” Thompson told The Clemson Insider. “He asked how things were going and if I’m planning on coming to one of their camps this summer. I told him I’m planning on attending one of their camps this summer.”

Thompson (6-7, 290) is excited to participate in the Dabo Swinney Camp this June and hopes to put a couple of his characteristics as an offensive lineman on display when he works out with Austin at the camp.

“I’m looking forward to it a lot, plus to be coached by Coach Austin,” he said. “I want to show him I’m coachable and able to move my body very well.”

Thompson camped at Clemson last summer when Robbie Caldwell was still the Tigers’ offensive line coach.

“Coach Caldwell was able to coach me through a drill,” Thompson recalled. “He loved the way I was able to bend and stay low and have a good base.”

When Thompson reflects on his most recent trip to Clemson last month, one thing about the visit experience stands out to him more than anything else.

“What stuck out most to me on my visit to Clemson in March was the coaching staff,” he said. “I loved the way my family and I were able to talk to Coach Austin with his family during the visit.”

Based on what he’s heard from Austin and Clemson’s staff, Thompson feels like an offer from Clemson is coming in the future and he’ll have the chance to suit up for the Tigers down the road.

“I have the opportunity of playing for Clemson Football one day,” he said. “Based on my relationship with Coach Austin, he would love to coach me as a football player.”

UNC Charlotte gave Thompson his latest offer on Monday, joining South Carolina, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Florida State, NC State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Coastal Carolina and East Carolina on his current offer list.

Right now, Thompson says “everything is still pretty wide open” in his recruitment.

Clemson has yet to offer any offensive linemen in the 2024 class, as the Tigers typically don’t start offering prospects until the summer before their junior year. But where would Thompson say the Tigers stand with him at this point in the recruiting process?

“Clemson is another school I would love to play for,” he said. “I love how the facility works and how committed the coaches are to their jobs.”

Thompson is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 1 prospect in the state of South Carolina, No. 4 offensive tackle nationally and No. 99 overall prospect in the 2024 class.

In addition to Clemson, he has visited Miami, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina and East Carolina this year.

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