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NC State 2019 Football Commits Week 5 Report

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This past weekend marked the fifth week of high school football. Before Week 6 gets fully under way tonight, here’s a breakdown of how NC State’s 2019 commits did last week.

4-star Defensive Tackle CJ Clark and the North Stanly Comets fell to the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans 24-28. Clark had 8 tackles and 1 sack in the loss. North Stanly is now 2-2 in 2018. Through 4 games, Clark has 36 tackles, including 27 solo, a sack, and three quarterback hurries.

4-star Safety Khalid Martin and the East Forsyth High School Eagles (4-0) shut out a team in a major way for the 2nd straight week, this time blanking the Carver Yellow Jackets 60-0. Martin had one tackle in the game, and returned a punt for a touchdown. Through 4 games Martin has 26 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 interception.

3-star Running Back Jamious Griffin and the Rome Wolves improved to 4-0, beating the Carrollton Trojans 65-51 in a high scoring affair. Griffin rushed for over 200+ yards for the second week in a row, rushing 28 times for 285 yards and 4 touchdowns. Through 4 games, Griffin has rushed for 870 yards (10.7 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns. He also has 6 receptions for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns.

3-star Linebacker Drake Thomas and the Heritage Huskies (4-1) won their third straight game, demolishing the Jordan Falcons 57-13.  Thomas had 6 tackles in the contest, and also rushed the ball twice for 18 yards and a touchdown. On the year, Thomas has 47 tackles, and also has picked up a touchdown in all 5 games. He has rushed the ball 13 times for 108 yards and 5 touchdowns.

3-star Offensive Guard Timothy McKay and the Wakefield Wolverines (2-3) crushed the Southern Durham Spartans 61-7.

3-star Linebacker Jaylon Scott and the Shelby Golden Lions (2-3) snapped a 3-game losing streak, beating the Kings Mountain Mountaineers 28-23. Scott had 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass deflection.

3-star Offensive Guard Ikem Ekwonu and the Providence Day Chargers (1-3) picked up their 1st win of the season, waxing the Hickory Hawks 51-0.

3-star Center Dylan McMahon and the Savannah Christian Raiders (3-1) won their 3rd straight game, shutting out the Wheeler County Bulldogs 51-0. On the defensive side of the ball, McMahon had 6 tackles and 1 sack, and has 22 tackles on the season.

3-star Cornerback Jalen Frazier (4-0) and the Hough Huskies are still undefeated, handling the Ardrey Kell Knights 38-6. Frazier had 3 tackles and an interception, and has 19 tackles through 4 games.

3-star Defensive End Terrell Dawkins and the Cox Mill Chargers (3-3) have lost two straight, and lost last week to the North Mecklenberg Vikings 43-24.

3-star Wide Receiver Keyon Lesane and the Butler Bulldogs beat the Providence Panthers 42-21 to improve to 2-2 on the season.

3-star Safety Jakeen Harris and the Benedictine Cadets thrashed the Groves Rebels 64-0, to improve to 2-1. Harris had 2 tackles, 1 pass deflection and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, he also had 2 receptions for 80 yards, and they both went for touchdowns. Through 3 games, Harris has 29 tackles, 3 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, he has 7 receptions for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns.

3-star Tight End Kam Walker and the Pisgah Bears (4-1) lost their first game of the season, going down hard to the Greenville Green Devils 7-41.

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3-Star LB Jaiden Braker Locks In Official Visit to NC State

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3-Star 2025 Linebacker Jaiden Braker (6’4″/210) has locked in his Official Visit to NC State for June 19-21.

The Wolfpack offered Braker on April 2nd, and he also holds offers from Utah, South Carolina, SMU, Georgia Tech, Rutgers, Cal, Cincinnati, Indiana, BYU, Liberty and others.

Last year, Braker had 48 tackles and 4 tackles for loss for South Gwinnett (Snellville, GA)

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Top-30 Prospect WR Aaron Gregory Visited NC State Today

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2026 4-Star Wide Receiver Aaron Gregory (6’2″/170) took an unofficial visit to NC State today.

He was visiting with his Douglas County teammate Jordan Carter.

Gregory is a Top-30 overall prospect nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, with Rivals ranking him 20th. ON3 and 247Sports both rank him as the #2 Wide Receiver in the class, and 247Sports ranks him as the #2 player in the state of Georgia.

He holds offers from NC State, Georgia, Alabama, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, UNC, Auburn, FSU, Duke, Tennessee, Ohio St., LSU, Miami, USC, Kentucky, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Mississippi St., Florida, Texas, Texas A&M, Colorado, Arkansas, Boston College, Penn St., Ole Miss, West Virginia, SMU, Oregon, Oklahoma, Indiana, Pitt, Cal, Louisville, Michigan, Notre Dame and others.

This past season, Gregory had 41 receptions for 795 yards and 8 touchdowns for Douglas County.

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Top-10 2026 Prospect DE Jordan Carter Visited NC State Today

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4-Star 2026 Defensive End Jordan Carter (6’3″/235) took an unofficial visit to NC State today.

Carter holds offers from NC State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, West Virginia, SMU, UCF, Georgia Tech, USC, Tennessee, South Carolina, LSU, Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and others.

Rivals ranks him as the #10 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, and the #2 Defensive End. ON3 ranks him as the #1 player in the state of Georgia.

This past season at Douglas County, Carter had 84 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 15 sacks.

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4-Star 2025 S Jordan Young Locks in Official Visit to NC State

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4-Star 2025 Safety Jordan Young (6’0″/170) has locked in his Official Visit to NC State for June 19-21.

Young also has Official Visits scheduled to Clemson (May 31), FSU (June 14), and Tennessee (June 21).

All 4 recruiting databases rank Young as a Top-200 prospect nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, with ESPN, 247Sports and ON3 ranking him in the Top-35. 247Sports ranks him as the #29 overall player nationally, the #2 Safety and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina.

Back in December, Young shared his Top-13, which included NC State, Clemson, Tennessee, Florida St., South Carolina, Notre Dame, Miami, Penn St., Alabama, USC, LSU, Texas and UNC.

While Michigan isn’t in the Top-13, they offered him most recently, and he took an unofficial visit there yesterday.

This past season, Young had 66 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 1 interception and 3 pass breakups for Monroe High School. On the offensive side of the ball, he had 34 receptions for 812 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Young is planning to announce his commitment on October 12th.

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