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NC State Signs 17 Players to their 2023 Recruiting Class on Early Signing Day

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Early Signing Day went as expected for the NC State Football team today, signing 17 verbal commitments to their 2023 recruiting class. Here’s a breakdown of the class.

8 of the 17 players are 4-star prospects.

4-Star Prospects

JUCO Defensive Lineman Jykeveous Hibbler (ESPN)
Safety Daemon Fagan (247, ON3, Rivals & ESPN)
Tight End Javonte Vereen (ON3 & ESPN)
Safety Zack Myers (247 & Rivals)
Running Back Kendrick Raphael (ESPN & Rivals)
Offensive Lineman Darion Rivers (ON3)
Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion (Rivals)
Cornerback Brandon Cisse (ON3)

4 Players in the Top 300

Safety Daemon Fagan (247, ON3, Rivals & ESPN)
Tight End Javonte Vereen (ON3 & ESPN)
Offensive Lineman Darion Rivers (ON3)
Cornerback Brandon Cisse (ON3)

Breakdown by Position

Quarterback (1)

3-Star Lex Thomas (Heritage/Wake Forest, NC)

Running Back (1)

4-Star Kendrick Raphael (Naples/Naples, FL)

Tight End (1)

4-Star Javonte Vereen (Havelock/Havelock, NC)

Wide Receiver (1)

4-Star Kevin Concepcion (Chambers/Charlotte, NC)

Offensive Line (4)

4-Star Darion Rivers (West Charlotte/West Charlotte, NC)
3-Star Rico Jackson (Dillard/Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
3-Star Obadiah Obasuyi (Alpharetta/Alpharetta, GA)
3-Star Kamen Smith (Wilkes Central/Wilkesboro, NC)

Defensive Line (2)

4-Star Jykeveous Hibbler (Northwest Mississippi Community College/Mississippi)
3-Star Isaiah Shirley (Watauga/Boone, NC)

Linebacker (3)

3-Star Rohan Davy (St. John’s/Silver Spring, MD)
3-Star Kamal Bonner (Colquit County HS/Moultrie, GA)
3-Star Kelvon McBride (Cottage Hill Christian Academy/Mobile, AL)

Defensive Back (4)

4-Star Cornerback Brandon Cisse (Lakewood/Sumter, SC)
4-Star Safety Daemon Fagan (Heritage/Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
4-Star Safety Zack Myers (Christ School/Arden, NC)
3-Star Defensive Back Terrente Hinton (Hutchinson Community College/Kansas)

Notes on Each Player

3-Star QB Lex Thomas (5’11″/193)

  • Brother of current Wolfpack players Thayer & Drake Thomas
  • Only played 3 games as a Senior due to injury.
    • 2,492 yards and 30 touchdowns as a Junior
  • Verbally committed on June 23, 2021.
  • #22 player in NC (247 & ESPN)

4-Star Running Back Kendrick Raphael (5’11″/180)

  • Senior Stats: 1,731 yards and 22 touchdowns, averaging 12.4 yards per carry.
  • #18 Running Back in the nation (Rivals).
  • Former Iowa Verbal Commit.
    • Verbally committed to NC State November 29th.

4-Star Tight End Javonte Vereen (6’4″/209)

  • Senior Stats: 72 receptions for 1,098 yards and 13 touchdowns. Also tacked on 5 rushing TD’s.
  • ESPN ranks him as the #9 Tight End nationally
    • They also rank him as the #9 player in the state of North Carolina.
  • Verbally committed on April 1, 2022.

4-Star Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion (5’11″/173)

  • 29 receptions for 519 yards and 4 touchdowns. 2 rushing touchdowns. 35 yards per kickoff return.
  • Rivals ranks him as the #12 player in North Carolina.
  • Verbally committed on August 20th, 2022.

4-Star JUCO Defensive Lineman Jykeveous Hibbler (6’2″/255)

  • 2022 stats: 41 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 9 sacks
    • Spent 3 years at Northwest Community College. Has 2 years of eligibility.
  • ESPN ranks him as the #3 JUCO player in the 2023 class.
  • Verbally committed on December 11th, 2022.

3-Star Defensive Lineman Isaiah Shirley (6’3″/259)

  • Senior Stats: 70 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 15.5 tackles for loss.
  • ON3 ranks him as the #20 player in the state of North Carolina.
  • Verbally committed on June 21st, 2022.

3-Star Linebacker Rohan Davy (5’10″/215)

  • Senior Stats: 76 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 8 pass breakups, and 2 sacks
  • ESPN ranks him as the #6 player in Washington D.C.
  • Verbally committed to NC State on December 20th, 2022.
  • Former Cincinnati Verbal Commit.

3-Star Linebacker Kamal Bonner (6’2″/200)

  • Senior Stats: 125 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and 3 sacks
  • Former Georgia Tech Verbal Commit.
  • Verbally committed to NC State on December 14th, 2022.

3-Star Linebacker Kelvon McBride (6’3″/210)

  • Senior Stats: 76 tackles
  • Former Vanderbilt Verbal Commit.
  • Verbally committed to NC State on November 25th, 2022.

4-Star Cornerback Brandon Cisse (6’0″/170)

  • Senior Stats: Defense: 69 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 9 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and 4 interceptions. Offense: 49 carries for 598 yards and 6 touchdowns/19 receptions for 349 yards and 4 touchdowns
  • ON3 ranks him as the #4 player in the state of South Carolina and #270 player nationally.
  • Verbally committed on June 14th, 2022.

4-Star Safety Daemon Fagan (6’2″/180)

  • Senior Stats: 76 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 11 pass breakups
  • Verbally committed on July 4th, 2022.
  • Rivals ranks him as the #13 Safety and the #221 player nationally.

4-Star Safety Zack Myers (6’1″/190)

  • Senior Stats: Defense: 25 tackles and 2 interceptions. Offense: 25 receptions for 636 yards and 8 touchdowns.
  • Verbally committed on June 24th, 2022.
  • 247Sports ranks him as the #11 player in the state of North Carolina.
  • Rivals ranks him as the #17 Safety.

3-Star JUCO Cornerback Terrente Hinton (6’3″/190)

  • 2022 Stats: 18 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 interception.
  • ON3 ranks him as the #37 JUCO player nationally in the 2023 class, and the #7 Cornerback.
  • Verbally committed on December 19th, 2022.

4-Star Offensive Lineman Darion Rivers (6’6″/255)

  • ON3 ranks him as the #235 player nationally and the #9 player in the state of North Carolina in 2023.
  • Verbally committed on March 3rd, 2022.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Kamen Smith (6’5″/275)

  • Rivals ranks him as the #18 player in the state of North Carolina in 2023.
  • Verbally committed on July 10th, 2022.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Obadiah Obasuyi (6’6″/280)

  • Verbally committed on June 12th, 2022.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Rico Jackson (6’6″/295)

  • Verbally Committed on the day he signed, December 21st, 2022.
  • Former Illinois verbal commit.

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Does the Addition of the UVA Series Equal the Elimination of NC State’s Series with App St.?

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Earlier this week it was announced that NC State and Virginia would play one another in a home-and-home series, with the Wolfpack hosting in 2025, and the Cavaliers hosting in 2026.

Prior to the announcement, NC State already had their non-conference slate booked for both of those seasons.

As a result of the addition of the Virginia series, a previously scheduled non-conference game from each season would need to be dropped. While it hasn’t been officially announced by the school, Joe Giglio and David Glenn seem to think that the series with Appalachian State is going to be dropped.

It would make the most sense, considering the Mountaineers were the only opponent the Wolfpack was scheduled to play in both 2025 and 2026. It would also make sense, considering the fact that ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips isn’t a fan of ACC teams playing Group of 5 schools on the road.

I will tell you this much. The Mountaineer faithful certainly believe NC State is dropping the series with App State, and it just takes a little scrolling on X (formerly Twitter) to get a read on their feelings on the situation.

This situation brings to mind the bill that has been proposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play App St., ECU and UNC Charlotte in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball.

If the addition of UVA means the elimination of App St. on NC State’s schedule, what are your thoughts? Share in the comments.

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CBS Sports Ranks Dave Doeren as 1 of the Top-20 Coaches in College Football

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CBS Sports released their Top-25 Power 4 Coaches in College Football, and NC State’s Dave Doeren came in at #16. Heading into last season, he went into the season ranked #25.

16) Dave Doeren: The NC State coach finally gets some overdue credit. He’s always hovered around the bottom of our top 25 or just outside it, and now he finds himself firmly entrenched in it thanks to all the changes at the top. Coaches who take mid-tier programs and overachieve never get enough credit, in my estimation, and the consistency Doeren has established at NC State — where he spent most of his time in a division with Clemson and Florida State — is one of the most impressive things any coach in the country has done. I’m glad to see Doeren getting closer to the top 15. 2023 rank: 25 (+9) (CBS Sports)

Numerous CBS Sports’ analysts voted in the poll, and Tom Fornelli actually ranked Doeren #8.

ACC Coaches that made the Top-25

3. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)

8. Mike Norvell (FSU)

16. Dave Doeren (NC State)

19. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)

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NC State vs. Tennessee Kickoff Time & TV Network Revealed

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Kickoff time and TV Channel details have been revealed for NC State and Tennessee’s game in the Duke Mayo Classic in Week 2 of next season.

The game will be a primetime game on Saturday 7th, at 7:30pm on ABC.

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This game has the makings to be a Top-25 matchup.

Here’s a look at some of the Way-Too-Early Preseason rankings for the Wolfpack and the Volunteers:

Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17

ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15

247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11

ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15

DraftKings released their way-too-early odds for the game, and Tennessee is currently a 5.5-point favorite.

Here’s the deal, as NC State fans, if we want to be a big time Football program, NC State fans need to gobble up tickets to this game. Let’s do our part and make sure that Bank of America Stadium is painted RED. Buy Tickets HERE.

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NC State and UVA Agree to Home-and-Home Non-Conference Games

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NC State announced this morning that the Wolfpack and UVA will play in a home-and-home non-conference series, with the game in 2025 being in Raleigh, and the game in 2026 being in Charlottesville.

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To reiterate, despite the fact that both teams are in the ACC, these games are considered non-conference games, and won’t count toward conference records. This is similar to what UNC and Wake Forest did a few years back.

Here’s what’s interesting about the addition of these games in 2025 and 2026. Prior to the announcement, NC State already had 4 non-conference games scheduled for both years.

It would be my assumption that one of the previously scheduled non-conference games for each season will not take place now.

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