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NC State Players Move Up the Record Books: Furman

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NC State beat Furman convincingly today and quite a few of the Wolfpack players moved their way up the school record books.

Jaylen Samuels

Senior Jaylen Samuels picked up 3 rushing touchdowns today, which gives him 19 in his career, tying Shadrach Thornton for 11th all-time (he passed Scott Smith and Toney Baker). He is 1 rushing touchdown behind Joe McIntosh in 10th place.

Samuels also caught 6 passes, which was good enough to move him past Eddie Goines to claim 3rd place all-time with 152. He is 49 receptions behind Torry Holt in 2nd place.

Jay Sam now has 36 career total touchdowns, which is tied with T.A. McClendon for 4th all-time. He passed Torry Holt today, and is 4 touchdowns behind Matt Dayes in 3rd place.

Finally, Samuels has now caught a pass in 31 consecutive games, breaking a tie with Torry Holt for 4th place all-time. He is 3 games behind Jimmy Grissett.

Ryan Finley 

RS Junior Ryan Finley threw for 231 yards, giving him 4,046 career passing yards at NC State. Today he passed Tim Esposito and Daniel Evans to move into 10th place. He is 240 yards behind Dave Buckey in 9th place.

He threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to JuMichael Ramos, bringing his career total to 24. Finley is 6 touchdowns behind Erik Kramer in 8th place.

Nyheim Hines

Junior Hines had 68 yards on Kickoff Return, bringing his career total to 1,883, passing Darrell Blackman to move into fourth all-time. He is 46 yards behind Alvis Whitted in 3rd place.

Bradley Chubb

Senior Bradley Chubb had 0.5 tackles-for-loss and 0.5 sacks today against Furman. His half tackle-for-loss brought him into a tie with Nate Irving for 7th all-time. Chubb is half a tackle-for-loss behind Stephen Tulloch in 6th place. His half sack moved him past George Anderson and Ray Agnew to claim 8th place all for himself. He is 3 sacks behind Willie Young in 7th place.

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NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll

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247’s Brad Crawford released his Post-Spring 2024 Preseason College Football Top-25 recently, and NC State moved up 1 spot to #20.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

11. FSU

14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Louisville

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NC State Ranks 8th in Players Selected in the NFL Draft in the ACC in the Last 10 Years

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April 29, 2024

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The 2024 NFL Draft has come and gone, and NC State had two players drafted: Linebacker Payton Wilson in the 3rd round, and Center Dylan McMahon in the 6th round.

Over the past 10 years, NC State has produced 25 NFL Draft picks, and 3 1st round picks. The 25 Draft Picks ranks 8th in the ACC, and the 3 1st Round picks is tied for 7th.

NC State produced 18 NFL Draft Picks in the first 5 Draft’s of Dave Doeren’s tenure. Only 8 Wolfpack players have been selected in the past 5 NFL Drafts.

Players selected in the NFL Draft under Dave Doeren:

2024

Payton Wilson, LB – Pittsburgh – 3rd – 98th
Dylan McMahon, C – Philadelphia – 6th – 190th

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NC State CB Shyheim Battle Receives Invitation to Jets Rookie Mini Camp

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April 28, 2024

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NC State Cornerback Shyheim Battle has received an invitation from the New York Jets to participate in their Rookie Mini Camp.

Battle had 1 year of eligibility remaining, but declared for the NFL Draft on January 3rd.

He finished this past year as the most experienced player on the Wolfpack’s defense, starting in 41 of the 51 games he has played in dating back to 2019. In a rarity in this day-and-age, Battle was a 4-year starter at the Cornerback position for NC State. He graduated with a degree in Communications.

In his final season in Red and White, Battle had 46 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. His PFF Grade of 70.6 was the 7th best on the Wolfpack defense.

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NC State DB Robert Kennedy III Signs Undrafted Free Agent Deal with the Bolts

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April 27, 2024

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NC State Nickel Robert Kennedy III has signed an Undrafted Free Agent Deal with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Kennedy III won’t be without a friend. He will be joined by Defensive End Savion Jackson, who also signed an Undrafted Free Agent deal.

Kennedy started for the Wolfpack in every single game this season at Nickelback, tallying 31 tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.

His ProFootballFocus grade for the season is 79.7, which is the 2nd highest grade on the Wolfpack defense, and the highest grade of all the Safeties that came out of the Transfer Portal last year.

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