Josh Watson

Rated as the No. 1 defensive tackle prospect in the nation out of the prep school ranks by Rivals.com...4-Star rating from Scout.com...enrolled at Clemson in January of 2010...coached by Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military Academy...Prunty is now an assistant coach at Texas Tech...comes to Clemson from same school that sent current Clemson All-American DeAndre McDaniel, former Clemson All-American Chris McDuffie and current Tiger defensive back Jonathan Meeks to Clemson in recent years...played his high school football at Dickinson High School in Wilmington, DE...burst on the scene when he was named MVP of a high school all-star game in Delaware at the end of his senior season...recruited by Danny Pearman...chose Clemson over Boston College, Duke, Florida State, and North Carolina...born February 5, 1990.

Mickey Plyler on Watson: "I think this is a high character kid who is very bright. I would expect Watson to work hard and become a steady defensive tackle down the road. He really improved his stock at the prep school."

Reminds Plyler of: Warren Forney