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NC State Football Recruiting Update – September 8, 2017

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Once again, Pack Insider’s Matt Ritter is here to break down all of the happenings in the world of NC State football recruiting. Here is his weekly update:

Weekly Recruiting Update – September 8, 2017

Recent Commits: 3* WR Tra’von King commits to Rutgers.

Targets Left:

4* DE/DT Alim McNeill – Reportedly deciding by this weekend

4* OG Jovaughn Gwyn – Reportedly deciding by this weekend

4* DT Jordan Davis

3* DT Elijah Brown

3* DE Joseph Boletepeli – Reportedly deciding in September

4* LB Keshon Artis

3* LB Eriq Gilyard

3* LB Calvin Hart – Reportedly deciding in September

3* CB/S Kendall Williamson

3* DE Dennis Briggs

3* DE Jason Mercier

3* DT Jalen Alexander

3* DE/DT Jordan Redmond

3* OT Kahric Belle

3* TE/ATH Messiah Swinson

3* WR Jeshaun Jones

3* WR Joseph Wilkins Jr.

Additional Scholarship Available:

According to several different sources, NLB Trae Meadows has left the football team. In theory, this opens another secondary scholarship for the 2018 class.

Recruiting Related to South Carolina Game:

I think the South Carolina game last weekend showed that we still need skilled and powerful guys on our O-Line and on our D-Line, particularly at OG and NT.  Bryant was not getting much of a push at all at NT, which McNeill or Davis could play at immediately if they were to commit.  I would also think that Jo’vaughn Gwyn saw that we need an impact type player at OG now that Tony Adams is getting ready to graduate.  Joe Sculthorpe starting at LG as a RS Freshman should definitely show Gwyn that he could compete for (and probably would win) immediate playing time on our O-Line next year if he would commit.

2017 Season Performance Updates:

Our “skill player” commits are absolutely shredding their competition this season:

Commits:

Tyler Williams – 8 catches for 154 yards (1 TD), 4 rushes for 73 yards

Devin Carter – 6 catches for 118 yards (2 TDs), 5 rushes for 50 yards

Devin Leary – Passing – 14 for 23 for 269 yards with 3 TDs and 1 INT, Rushing – 4 carries for 30 yards

Ricky Person – Rushing – 64 carries for 674 yards with 11 TDs (longest carry is 73 yards), Receiving – 5 catches for 121 yards with 1 TD.

Trent Pennix – Rushing – 45 carries for 313 yards and 6 TDs, Receiving – 7 catches for 76 yards with 1 TD

Targets:

Alim McNeill – 18 tackles, 5 Tackles for Loss

Projections:

Here’s my current projection of how things pan out for each of our remaining targets:

4* DE/DT Alim McNeill – NC STATE

4* OG Jovaughn Gwyn – NC STATE

4* DT Jordan Davis – NC STATE

3* DT Elijah Brown – DUKE

3* DE Joseph Boletepeli – NC STATE

4* LB Keshon Artis – VIRGINIA TECH

3* LB Eriq Gilyard – KENTUCKY

3* LB Calvin Hart – NC STATE

3* CB/S Kendall Williamson – NC STATE

3* DE Dennis Briggs – MIAMI

3* DE Jason Mercier – PITTSBURGH

3* DT Jalen Alexander – MARYLAND

3* DE/DT Jordan Redmond – WISCONSIN

3* OT Kahric Belle – NC STATE

3* TE Messiah Swinson – BOSTON COLLEGE

3* WR/S Jeshaun Jones – TENNESSEE

3* WR Joseph Wilkins Jr. – KENTUCKY

 

 

 

 

 

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3-Star 2025 Linebacker Cameron White (6’1″/225) will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 19-21, according to a source.

NC State offered White back on March 1st.

While White hasn’t officially released a Top-8, he did say that the 8 schools that are standing out are NC State, Louisville, Tennessee, West Virginia, UCF, Syracuse, Georgia Tech and Utah.

This Spring, he has taken unofficial visits to Tennessee, UCF, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Louisville, Miami. He’s expected to take an Official Visit to Louisville as well.

Rivals ranks White as the #37 Outside Linebacker nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #79 player in the state of Florida.

This past year, White had 81 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 5 sacks for Sumner (Riverview, FL).

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3-Star Edge Nik Alston Has Locked in an Official Visit to NC State

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According to a source, 2025 3-Star Edge Nik Alston (6’3″/260) has locked in an Official Visit to NC State for June 7-9.

Alston plays for Thompson High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and is ranked as the #40 overall player in the state in the 2025 class according to 247Sports.

Back on April 6th, Alston was in attendance for NC State’s 2024 Spring Game, and he walked away with an offer. He also holds offers from Minnesota, Washington, Liberty, Georgia Tech and Tulane.

He also has Official Visits scheduled for Washington, Minnesota, Liberty and Tulane. Honestly, some of the dates that I have found overlap at this point, but these were all reported at one time.

This past season, Alston had 37 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries.

When I spoke with Alston in the past, he said NC State would be at the top of his list.

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ON3 ranks Jones III as the #59 overall player in the state of Florida in the 2025 recruiting class.

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NC State Football Recruiting Update

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Here’s a rundown of some of the happenings in the world of NC State Football Recruiting recently.

Thursday Visitor

4-Star 2026 EDGE Zavion Griffin-Hayes (6’6″/225) took an unofficial visit to NC State Thursday.

ON3 ranks Griffin-Hayes as the #78 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #9 EDGE, and the #7 player in the state of North Carolina.

Griffin-Hayes plays right down the road from NC State at Rolesville, where NC State’s Isiah Jones, Tamarcus Cooley & Noah Rogers played. The Wolfpack have yet to offer Griffin-Hayes yet, but he does hold offers from South Carolina, App St., Auburn, UCLA and others.

Griffin-Hayes has been a frequent visitor to NC State.

This past season as a Sophomore at Rolesville, Griffin-Hayes had 50+ tackles, 20+ tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

4-Star RB Kentrell Rinehart is taking an Official Visit

4-Star 2025 Running Back Kentrell Rinehart (6’2”/205) is taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 21-23. He also has Official Visits scheduled to Minnesota and Syracuse.

Back on February 10th, Rinehart revealed his Top-5 schools, and he included NC State, along with Syracuse, Indiana, Kentucky and Minnesota.

Rivals ranks him as the #24 Running Back in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #14 overall player in the state of Ohio.

His Junior stats this past season (at Bishop Ready) were video game numbers, rushing for 2,837 yards (8.3 yards per carry) and 42 touchdowns.

Yesterday’s Visitors

3-Star 2026 Wide Receiver Nyqir Helton (5’11″/180) was on an unofficial visit to NC State.

Rivals ranks Helton as the #7 overall player in the state of New Jersey in the 2026 recruiting class. He holds offers from Penn St., Rutgers, UCONN, Maryland, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

As a Sophomore, Helton had 33 receptions for 606 yards and 7 touchdowns for Winslow Township (Atco, New Jersey).

4-Star 2026 Running Back Jaylen McGill (5’10″/185) was on an unofficial visit to NC State.

Rivals ranks McGill as the #238 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #17 Running Back, and the #2 player in the state of South Carolina.

McGill holds offers from Tennessee, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina and Indiana.

As a Sophomore last year, McGill 1,602 yards rushing (9.1 yards per carry) and 24 touchdowns for Broome (Spartanburg, SC). He also had 88 yards receiving and 2 touchdown receptions.

3-Star 2026 Interior Offensive Lineman Steven Pickard Jr. (6’5″/300) was in Raleigh for an unofficial visit.

ON3 ranks him as the #10 overall player in the state of South Carolina in the 2026 recruiting class.

Pickard Jr. plays for Phillip Simmons in Charleston, SC.

4-Star 2025 Wide Receiver Braswell Thomas (6’2″/185) was also on campus.

Rivals ranks Thomas as the #8 player in the state of New Jersey in the 2025 recruiting class.

Thomas holds offers from Penn St., Rutgers, Tennessee, Georgia, and Nebraska.

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