Yesterday, the Atlanta Hawks announced that they have signed former NC State Point Guard Jarkel Joiner to their Training Camp Roster.
Joiner went undrafted earlier this year, just like his buddy Terquavion Smith. Smith went on to sign a 2-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. Joiner played for the Hawks Summer League team, and it looks like Atlanta has liked what they have seen.
I’m sure the likelihood of Joiner making the final roster is low, but he now puts himself in a position where a 2-way contract is a possibility, and so is being added to the College Park Skyhawks, the Hawks G-League team.
Last season Joiner earned 2nd Team All-ACC honors playing for the Wolfpack.
Below, we will look at which former NC State football players have a chance to move up in the school record books in the 2023 NFL season.
Passing
Russell Wilson could catch Phillip Rivers on two possible categories in 2023. If he records one more game winning drive, he will pass Rivers for the most by a former NC State Quarterback in the NFL. If he leads Denver to three 4th quarter comebacks, he will pass Rivers in that category as well.
Rushing
If Wilson rushes for 4 touchdowns, which he has only done twice in his career (both times were with his first three years in the NFL), he will tie Roman Gabriel for the 3rd most rushing touchdowns by a former NC State player in the NFL.
Receiving
If Jakobi Meyers has 60 receptions, which he has done in the past 2 seasons, he will pass Koren Robinson, moving into 5th place. It’s also pretty much a guarantee that he will pass Ted Brown in career receiving yards, moving into 6th place in school history. If Meyers picks up 2 touchdown receptions, he moves into 9th. If he snags 5, he moves into 8th.
Tackles
If Linebacker Germaine Pratt matched his 99 tackles from last year, he would pass Mario Williams, Jesse Campbell and Ray Agnew, moving into 7th place.
Sacks
It seems very likely that Linebacker Bradley Chubb will finish the year with at least 4 sacks, which would move him past Darwin Walker and Willie Young, giving him sole possession of 3rd place in NC State history.
I am not at all surprised that he went undrafted. Cat individually is a good player. I would not want to play him one on one. But the NBA wants to know “does this guy make others better?” Based on last season I guess that answer was “NO”. And the NBA may ask “is this guy a leader at the PG position?” Cat is a very soft spoken guy. I just don’t see him wowing NBA execs during an interview. I don’t think anyone will come out of a meeting with him and think that he is charming or has… Read more »