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3-Star CB Shyheim Battle Breaks Down Last Weekends Visit to NC State

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This past weekend 3-star 2019 Cornerback Shyheim Hines (6’2”/168) took a visit to Raleigh to take in the Wolfpack’s game against the Clemson Tigers. He is ranked as the 20th best player in the class of 2019 in North Carolina by Rivals. I had the chance to catch up with him, and he gave me his thoughts on the experience, and on NC State’s recruitment of him.

On the experience of being in Carter-Finley for the Clemson game…

I wish I could’ve arrived earlier to see warm ups. I arrived in time to see kickoff though. I loved every moment of the game, it even felt like I was playing in the game. It was that intense. I caught the chills a few times from the crowd when State made a big play. Since State has been recruiting me I’ve been keeping a eye on #5 Jonathan Austin. Coach Barlow told me to keep an eye on him, because he’s one of the top, if not the top DB state has. I take mental reps on how he plays and try to pick up on it and use it in practice. In his press man he’s patient and waits on the receiver to make his move and react to it. He plays real calm and relaxed like me. That’s something similar we have in common. If he gets beat he doesn’t hang his head. He gets back set for the next play and goes back to work. Overall Austin had a good game from me watching from the stands. I don’t believe he gave up over 3 receptions. I enjoyed the game and I was in-and-out of my seat every time State made a big play. I’ll be back visiting again when UNC comes to State.

On NC State’s recruitment of him…

State has been recruiting me since the winter of my sophomore season. Coach Barlow came to visit me at school and talked to me, and asked me questions about my personal life, school and football life. Coach Barlow told me to come up to one of the camps in the summer and on June 24 I came up to camp and he saw me doing well and told me to stay after so I could tour and stufff. So I stayed and toured the football facility and had a photo shoot in the locker room, it was really cool. A few minutes later I went up stairs to Coach Doeren’s office. While my father and I were talking to him, he offered me a full scholarship to play at NC State. Since September 1st, NC State has been sending me mail about 5-6 days out of the week, often more than one letter a day, which shows to me they have a lot of interest in me. Coach Doeren also came to one of practices to see me and we spoke a little about leadership. He has texted me a few times also. Mainly it’s Coach Barlow texting me, checking up on me about once a week. State shows a lot of interest my way.

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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WR Gabe Daniels Locks In Official Visit to NC State

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2025 Wide Receiver Gabe Daniels (6’2″/180) has locked in his Official Visit to NC State.

Earlier this month, Daniels took an unofficial visit to NC State, and broke down his experience for me.

Currently, Daniels is an unranked recruit, but he does hold offers from NC State, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Kansas, Western Michigan, Liberty, Coastal Carolina, App St., Syracuse and others.

Daniels had 31 receptions, 700 all purpose yards and 5 touchdowns for the Greater Atlanta Christian School (Norcross, GA) last season.

Recently, Daniels ran a 10.64 in the 100 meter dash in Track.

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4-Star RB Kentrell Rinehart is Visiting NC State Today

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4-Star 2025 Running Back Kentrell Rinehart (6’2”/205) is taking an unofficial visit to NC State today.

Back on February 10th, Rinehart revealed his Top-5 schools, and he included NC State, along with Syracuse, Indiana, Kentucky and Minnesota.

Rivals recently bumped Rinehart from a 3-star prospect to a 4-star prospect. They rank 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.

Since releasing his Top-5, he has picked up an offer from Miami, visited Tennessee unofficially, and locked in an Official Visit to Syracuse.

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3-Star OT Brady Sakowitz Visited NC State Yesterday

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2026 3-Star Offensive Tackle Brady Sakowitz (6’7″/315) took an unofficial visit to NC State yesterday.

Sakowitz plays for Trinity Episcopal in Richmond, Virginia. He is teammates with 4-Star Wide Receiver Davion Brown, who also visited yesterday.

Sakowitz has also taken visits to Virginia Tech and UNC in the past week.

While NC State hasn’t offered Sakowitz yet, he does hold offers from Maryland, Duke, Virginia Tech, Miami, West Virginia, Pitt and Marshall.

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4-Star WR Davion Brown Took an Unofficial Visit to NC State Today

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4-Star 2026 Wide Receiver Davion Brown (6’1″/200) took an unofficial visit to NC State today.

ON3, 247Sports and Rivals all rank Brown as a Top-250 prospect. ON3 and 247Sports both rank him in the Top-100, with 247Sports ranking him as the #16 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #3 Wide Receiver and the #1 player in the state of Virginia.

NC State offered Brown on January 18th, and he also holds offers from Penn St., Virginia Tech, UVA, Duke, South Carolina, Boston College, Maryland, Pitt, UNC, FSU, Miami, Tennessee, Louisville, Michigan, SMU and others.

This past season, Brown had 34 receptions for 578 yards and 5 touchdowns for Trinity Episcopal in Richmond, Virginia. He also rushed the ball for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns. Those stats are already impressive for a Sophomore, but they would have been even better if he didn’t miss 4 games due to injury.

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