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4-Star LB Payton Wilson Signs His Letter of Intent to NC State

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4-star Linebacker Payton Wilson (6’5″/225) has officially signed his letter of intent.

Wilson (Orange/Hillsborough, NC) was the 20th member of NC State’s 2018 football recruiting class, committing to run with the Wolfpack on December 1st.

Wilson originally was a UNC commit, but NC State was able to flip him. An official visit to Notre Dame sparked his interest, but at the end of the day he wanted to play for the Wolfpack, and stay close to home.

“Coach Hux and Coach Doeren, honestly, they are great people and I love them more as coaches,” he said. “I feel like they can develop me to be the best person I can be for college or, hopefully, the next level. I do really fit in well with the school and the people. I feel like I fit in well with the players too.”

“It’s the best you’re going to get on the east coast,” he said. “They pack the stadium if they are playing a D-II school or if they’re playing Clemson. The atmosphere is insane. NC State is known for their run defense and I really love that.” (Rivals)

247Sports ranks Wilson as the #29 overall player in the nation. ESPN ranks him as the #2 outside linebacker, and the #3 player in the state of North Carolina. As far as I can tell, Wilson is the highest ranked NC State commit since Andre Brown in 2005 (#13).

Wilson is a U.S. Army All-American, and was nominated for the U.S. Army National Player of the Year Award (16 nominees).

In 8 games this year (before tearing his ACL), Wilson had 103 tackles, including 21 for loss and 10 sacks, a pick-six, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.



 

 

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4-Star OT Connor Howes has Scheduled His Official Visit to NC State

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May 10, 2024

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4-Star 2025 Offensive Tackle Connor Howes (6’6”/300) confirmed with me that he is taking an Official Visit to NC State beginning on June 14th.

ON3 ranks Howes as the #131 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, the #13 Offensive Tackle and the #22 player in the state of Florida.

Back in March 27th, NC State offered Howes. He also holds offers from UCF, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Rutgers, USF and others.

Howes plays for St. Cloud in St. Cloud, Florida.

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2025 Cornerback Serious Stinyard Has Scheduled an Official Visit to NC State

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May 9, 2024

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2025 Cornerback Serious Stinyard (6’1″/180) has scheduled an Official Visit to NC State for June 7-9. He also has an Official Visit scheduled for Kansas St. on June 14-16.

Stinyard is currently an unranked prospect, which shouldn’t last long, with an offer sheet that includes NC State, Kansas St., Kentucky, Kansas, USF, West Virginia, ECU and Bowling Green.

The Wolfpack offered Stinyard on April 30th.

Stinyard plays for Gaither in Tampa, Florida. Last season, he had 19 tackles, 3 interceptions and 5 pass breakups for the Cowboys.

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NC State Makes Top-3 for 3-Star WR Gabe Daniels

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May 8, 2024

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3-Star 2025 Wide Receiver Gabe Daniels (6’2″/180) announced his Top-3 schools, and NC State made the cut along with Kansas and Syracuse.

Daniels will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 14-16. He also has an Official Visit scheduled to Kansas for June 21-23.

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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NC State Makes Top-7 of 3-Star CB Robert Jones

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May 8, 2024

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2025 3-Star Cornerback Robert Jones (6’1″/165) announced his Top-7 schools today, and NC State made the cut along with Kentucky, UCF, Miami, Louisville, Illinois and USF.

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ON3 ranks Jones III as the #58 overall player in the state of Florida in the 2025 recruiting class.

You can watch his highlights from the 2023 season here. He only played 7 games due to injury. Jones III had 9 pass breakups and 2 interceptions as a Junior.

Jones III originally planned to make his college decision on May 28th, but he is postponing his decision, and will be visiting 4 schools in June, with NC State being one of them.

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