Recruiting Update – November 4, 2017

Here is an update of some happenings in the NC State Football recruiting world by Matt Ritter.

New Commitment!
Alim McNeil committed to NC State this morning.

Official Visitors This Week:

4* LB Payton Wilson – Currently committed to UNC.  Rated in the top 5 OLB prospects in the country by every major recruiting service.  State has been steadly recruiting him and we were his first offer, despite his commital to UNC early last summer.  Interesting to note that he is done for the season now after tearing his ACL last week.

Highlights:

Wilson was measured at 6’4″, 225 at The Opening this summer, so he could legitimately make a move to DE if he keeps growing.  Different from Artis, Wilson would probably need to redshirt next year because of his recent ACL injury.

Other Official Visits Scheduled:

Target 4* OG Jovaughn Gwyn will be officially visiting on December 8th.

Target 3* ATH Joe Wilkins Jr. will also be officially visiting on December 8th.

Other Potential Visitors:

Target 4* DT Jordan Davis has not scheduled any official visits yet, but it looks like Miami, UNC, and us will be receiving one (Florida could also be in play depending on who they hire).

Target 3* DE Joseph Boletepeli has already visited Maryland but has not lined up any more visits yet.  He might be on the outside looking in if we get some other D-Line prospects to commit/visit before he does.

Keep an eye on Target 3* DE  Jason Mercier.  He listed us in his top 4 schools last week.  He is scheduled to officially visit Rutgers (12/8), Maryland (12/15) and has already visited Toledo.  He is another prospect which will probably visit in January if we still have room.

Post-Season Accolades:

Commits Devin Carter and Gabe Gonzalez have both been invited to the Blue-Grey All-Star Game.

Update on Current Commits:

2017 Season Stats:

ATH Josiah Provillon – 46 catches for 487 yards and 5 TDs, 22 Tackles and 2 INTs on defense

TE Daveon Robinson – 30 catches for 465 yards and 5 TDs

QB Devin Leary – 104 for 172 passing for 1,974 yards with 22 TDs and 4 INTs, 30 rushes for 310 yards and 5 TDs

RB Trent Pennix – 145 carries for 843 yards and 13 TDs, 23 catches for 275 yards and 3 TDs, 10 Tackles and 2 INTs on defense

RB Ricky Person – 177 carries for 1,873 yards and 30 TDs, 13 catches for 194 yards and 3 TDs (missed 2 games with wrist injury)

CB Kishawn Miller – 12 Tackles, 3 INTs, and 4 PBUs (In just 5 games)

DE Joe Babros – 18 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 3 TFL, 5 QB Hurries, 1 Fumble Recovery for 46 for a TD (In just 6 games)

ATH Tyler Williams – 30 catches for 595 yards and 6 TDs, 41 rushes for 271 yard and 1 TD (Will play Safety for us)

WR Devin Carter – 37 catches for 675 yards and 11 TDs, 11 rushes for 65 yards and 2 TDs

LB Calvin Hart – 33 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks (His HS team is rated the #3 team in the country by Maxpreps)

Stat Updates for Targets:

LB Payton Wilson – 108 Tackles, 21 TFL, 10 Sacks, 1 INT (He has also played some QB this year)

ATH Joe Wilkins Jr. –  20 catches for 443 yards and 6 TDs, 1 KOR for 97 yards (TD), 1 PR for 55 yards (TD), 2 INTs on defense

One last thing…

Just played around on 24/7 Sports’ Class Calculator.

If we get Wilson, Davis, Gwyn, Artis, and McNeill, we would finish with the #16 class in the country.

If we miss on Artis and get Wilkins instead, we will finish with the #17 class in the country.

Either way, it looks like a very good possibility for us to finish with a class in the top 20 in the country.