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Chubb & Samuels are SI Preseason All-Americans

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Sports Illustrated released their 2017 Preseason All-American Teams, and NC State’s Jaylen Samuels made the 1st Team and Bradley Chubb made the 2nd Team.

Here’s what they had to say about Samuels:

What are we supposed to call Samuels? A freakishly athletic tight end? A gadget wideout? A fullback? Whatever he is, he’s nearly impossible to gameplan for when the Wolfpack offense is feeding him the ball. The 5′ 11″, 223 pound hybrid weapon has tallied 14 receiving touchdowns and 15 rushing touchdowns over the past two years.

1st Team All American

Offense
QB: BAKER MAYFIELD, OKLAHOMA, SR.
RB: DERRIUS GUICE, LSU, JR.
RB: SAQUON BARKLEY, PENN STATE, JR.*
WR: JAMES WASHINGTON, OKLAHOMA STATE, SR.
WR: CALVIN RIDLEY, ALABAMA, JR
TE: TROY FUMAGALLI, WISCONSIN, SR.
OT: CONNOR WILLIAMS, TEXAS, JR.
G: QUENTON NELSON, NOTRE DAME, SR.*
C: BILLY PRICE, OHIO STATE, SR.
G: CODY O’CONNELL, WASHINGTON STATE, RS SR.
OT: ORLANDO BROWN, OKLAHOMA, RS JR.

Defense
DL: HAROLD LANDRY, BOSTON COLLEGE, SR.
DL: ED OLIVER, HOUSTON, SOPH.*
DL: DEXTER LAWRENCE, CLEMSON, SOPH.
LB: ARDEN KEY, LSU, JR.
LB: CAMERON SMITH, USC, JR.
LB: AZEEM VICTOR, WASHINGTON, RS SR.
LB: JEROME BAKER, OHIO STATE, JR.
CB: TARVARUS MCFADDEN, FLORIDA STATE, JR.
CB: JAIRE ALEXANDER, LOUISVILLE, JR.
S: DERWIN JAMES, FLORIDA STATE, JR.
S: MINKAH FITZPATRICK, ALABAMA, JR.
K: DANIEL CARLSON, AUBURN, SR
P: MITCH WISHNOWSKY, UTAH, JR.
ALL-PURPOSE: JAYLEN SAMUELS, NC STATE, SR.
RETURN MAN: CHRISTIAN KIRK, TEXAS A&M, JR.

2nd Team All-American

Offense
QB: Sam Darnold, USC
RB: Royce Freeman, Oregon
RB: Myles Gaskin, Washington
WR: Courtland Sutton, SMU
WR: Richie James, Middle Tennessee
TE: Mike Gesicki, Penn State
OT: Mitch Hyatt, Clemson
OT: Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
G: Tyrone Crowder, Clemson
G: Sean Welsh, Iowa
C: Frank Ragnow, Arkansas

Defense
DL: Christian Wilkins, Clemson
DL: Rashan Gary, Michigan
DL: Bradley Chubb, NC State
LB: Josey Jewell, Iowa
LB: Tegray Scales, Indiana
LB: Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
LB: Malik Jefferson, Texas
CB: D.J. Reed, Kansas State
CB: Jordan Thomas, Oklahoma
S: Armani Watts, Texas A&M
S: Quin Blanding, Virginia

*NC State players in bold
*ACC players in italics

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WATCH: Hollywood Smothers Leads NC State in Rushing at the Spring Game

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Redshirt Freshman Hollywood Smothers seemingly was the 3rd string Running Back in NC State’s 2024 Spring Game a few weeks back, but at the end of the game, he had more rushing yards than any other back.

Smothers rushed the ball 8 times for 75 yards. He possesses explosive speed, as well as excellent vision.

Check out Pack Insider’s Tape of Smothers from the Spring Game.





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NC State Offers FCS Interior Offensive Lineman D’Angalo Titialii

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NC State offered Interior Offensive Lineman D’Angalo Titialii (6’2″/320) today. After entering the Portal, the Wolfpack were the first to offer him.

Titialii spent his first three seasons at Portland State, which competes in the FCS. This year, he was the starting Center for the Vikings, and the year before he was their starting Left Guard. Over three seasons, Titialii started in 28 of the 32 games he played in.

Titialii is an intriguing prospect, considering he can play numerous positions on the Offensive Line.

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NC State Offers FCS DT Elinus Noel III

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After Elinus Noel III (6’2″/230) entered the Transfer Portal yesterday, it didn’t take long for NC State to extend an offer.

He also has picked up offers from Baylor and Temple.

Noel III played last year at Texas Southern, which is in the FCS. As a Junior, he had 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 10 games.

Prior to Texas Southern, Noel III spent his first two seasons at Nicholls State, where he recorded a total of 53 tackles.

247Sports ranked him as a 3-Star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class out of New Orleans (LA).

Noel III has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

With Nick Campbell entering the Transfer Portal, NC State is in the hunt for some depth at Nose Tackle. Even if the staff were to feel confident with what they have in JR Brandon Cleveland and RS-SODJ Jackson, the Wolfpack is in need of depth at the position.

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WATCH: In NC State’s Spring Game, Tight End Justin Joly Showed He is Going to Be Trouble for Opposing Defenses in ’24

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It was evident NC State Tight End Justin Joly (6’3″/235) is going to be a problem for opposing defenses after his performance in the 2024 Spring Game a few weeks back. He is an extremely athletic Tight End, but he’s also bigger and more physical than I expected.

According to my calculations, Joly had 3 receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown. He started things off with a 3-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone. He followed that up with a 16 yard catch across the middle through contact. Finally, Joly was the recipient of a double-reverse flea flicker, from RB Demarcus Jones II to WR Kevin Concepcion to QB Grayson McCall to him, for a 37-yard gain.

Joly transferred to NC State this offseason from UCONN, and he was the #2 Tight End in the Transfer Portal according to ON3. He had an incredible Sophomore campaign this past year, catching 56 passes for 578 yards and 2 touchdowns. Joly had 4 receptions for 38 yards in the season opener against the Wolfpack.

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