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Last Thursday NC State hosted one of their top 2016 Linebacker targets Brock Miller for a visit.  Miller has been planning on making his decision by the end of July.  I caught up with him last night to see how the visit went, and to find out when exactly he will be making his college decision.

This past Thursday was Miller’s third time visiting NC State, but this time he got to see more than ever before.

“The visit went really well.  It was my third time.  The 1st time was at a camp last year.  I came back after they offered me, in March I want to say.  That was kind of a last minute decision,” said Miller.  “We went down that weekend and hit up all the North Carolina schools.  When we went it snowed, and it was kind of hard to see at night.  Going back this time I was able to see everything football related, and I got to see the campus, which I didn’t get to see before.  Obviously, I got to see the new Indoor facility.  I’ve seen a lot of indoor facilities, and it was the nicest I’ve walked into.”

While he was there, the NC State coaching staff tried to help him see that he possessed the versatility necessary to stay on the field in their defensive schemes.

“I got to sit down and talk to the defensive coaches for awhile.  I got to sit down with Coach Huxtable for awhile.  I even got to sit in a linebackers meeting and watch them breakdown film from the Spring.  That was cool to take in first-hand.  I also got to sit down and talk with Coach Doeren,” said Miller.  “They told me that they were a football program on the rise.  They know that I’m looking at some other ACC schools as well, and they said they were on the harder side of the conference, and play the best teams every year.  They explained the whole defensive scheme to me, and how I would fit into it.  They showed me all the different ways they could use me, which would open up a lot of opportunities.  No matter what formation they would be running, they showed me that I could be a player that could move around, and pretty much stay on the field.”

Miller said that his head coach gives him an even stronger connection with the NC State coaches, because he has been good friends with Coach Doeren for the past 10-12 years.

“My head coach now, from my home school, is actually good friends with Coach Doeren, and has known him for 10-12 years.  It’s obviously good to hear what Coach Doeren has to say, but to hear my head coach confirm those things as true is really good to hear as well,” said Miller.  “It’s good to know he’s exactly what he says he is.  My coach has helped me out a lot along the way.  He started talking to Coach Doeren about me after I went to summer camp there.  He really started hammering him after the season, and then after that they jumped on board.”

It has been known that the 3-star prospect wants to decide before the end of July, but he helped clarify exactly when he will be deciding.

“I’ve been talking to our local newspaper for awhile and they want to do something big for me, and I think that will happen on Thursday or Friday.” said Miller

 

 

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Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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3-Star LB Cameron White Has NC State Official Visit Set

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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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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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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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