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Nyheim Hines on Pace to Rush for Over 1,000

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NC State Running Back Nyheim Hines is on pace to do what only 8 other Wolfpack Running Backs have done.

Hines is on pace to rush for over 1,000 yards.

To be exact, he’s on pace to finish the regular season with 1,026 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns.

Coming into the season, no one doubted Hines’ athletic ability. But there were questions on whether he was the type of back that possessed the physicality to carry the ball 20+ times a game, and most analysts didn’t seem to think so.

Hines has done a spectacular job of proving the doubters wrong. He’s 3rd in the ACC in rushing attempts, and he runs hard and he runs angry, and he just keeps bouncing back up.

Many wondered what would become of the rushing attack at NC State after Matt Dayes left. Last season, Dayes was the first NC State Running Back to cross the 1,000 mark since T.A. McClendon did it back in 2002.

Hines has proven that he is capable of filling Dayes shoes, and then some.

1,000 Yard Rushing Seasons at NC State

1973 – Willie Burden – 1,014
1974 – Stan Fritts – 1,169
1976 – Ted Brown – 1,088
1977 – Ted Brown – 1,251
1978 – Ted Brown – 1,350
1981 – Joe McIntosh – 1,190
1983 – Joe McIntosh – 1,081
1992 – Anthony Barbour – 1,204
1997 – Tremayne Stephens – 1,142
2002 – T.A. McClendon – 1,101
2016 – Matt Dayes – 1,166

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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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