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NC State Football Recruiting Update: June 24, 2018

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4-Star 2019 running back Zonovan Knight was at NC State yesterday for the second straight day, marking at least his 4th visit in the past month. The stud running back out of Southern Nash (Bailey, NC) is a former Duke Commit, and at this point looks like a very strong NC State lean.

Rivals ranks Knight as the #181 overall player, the #9 running back, and the #8 player in the state of North Carolina in 2019.

4-Star 2020 wide receiver Josh Downs (5’10”/165), the son of former NC State running back Gary Downs, took an unofficial visit to NC State yesterday.

Back in April, Downs already declared NC State to be his leader. Rivals ranks Downs as the #218 overall player in 2020. The speedy Wide Receiver out of North Gwinnett (Suwannee, GA) also holds offers from Boston College, UNC, Michigan, Syracuse, West Virginia and others.

3-star Offensive Tackle Triston Miller (6’6”/275), who is ranked by Rivals as the best offensive lineman in the state of North Carolina in 2019, took an Official Visit to NC State this weekend.

He took an Official Visit to UNC last weekend, and Kentucky the weekend before that. Miller plays for Charlotte Country Day School in Charlotte, NC. His final 5 schools are Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina and N.C. State. Miller will make his college decision this Friday, June 29th.

4-Star 2019 cornerback Warren Burrell also took an Official Visit to NC State this weekend.

Rivals ranks him as the #29 cornerback in the 2019 class, and the #30 overall player in the state of Georgia. NC State made Burrell’s Top-7 back in early May. The Georgia standout has already taken official visits to Florida and Tennessee. Burrell is teammates with 4-Star 2020 Wide Receiver Josh Downs, who we mentioned was also in Raleigh this weekend.

Burrell will likely make his decision before the start of the footballs season, and is choosing between NC State, Florida, Tennessee and Auburn.

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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4-Star Safety Jontae Gilbert Has Locked in an Official Visit to NC State

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4-Star 2025 Safety Jontae Gilbert (6’1″/180) confirmed with me that he has locked in an Official Visit to NC State for the weekend of September 27-29, and he plans for it to be his last Official Visit.

Back in July of 2022, Gilbert committed to Ohio St., but last July he decommitted from the Buckeyes.

Gilbert also has Official Visits scheduled for UCF, South Carolina and USC.

At one point, Gilbert was a 5-star prospect, but now he is a consensus 4-star prospect, and a consensus Top-275 player. Rivals ranks him as the #70 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #8 player in the state of Georgia.

NC State offered Gilbert in April of last year.

Recently, he has taken unofficial visits to, or been visited by Louisville, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia St., Oregon, Clemson, Texas and South Carolina.

While he doesn’t have an Official Visit set up with Georgia, the Bulldogs are obviously a big player in Gilbert’s recruitment.

Gilbert plays for Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia.

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3-Star LB Cameron White Has NC State Official Visit Set

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3-Star 2025 Linebacker Cameron White (6’1″/225) will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 19-21, according to a source.

NC State offered White back on March 1st.

While White hasn’t officially released a Top-8, he did say that the 8 schools that are standing out are NC State, Louisville, Tennessee, West Virginia, UCF, Syracuse, Georgia Tech and Utah.

This Spring, he has taken unofficial visits to Tennessee, UCF, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Louisville, Miami. He’s expected to take an Official Visit to Louisville as well.

Rivals ranks White as the #37 Outside Linebacker nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #79 player in the state of Florida.

This past year, White had 81 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 5 sacks for Sumner (Riverview, FL).

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3-Star Edge Nik Alston Has Locked in an Official Visit to NC State

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According to a source, 2025 3-Star Edge Nik Alston (6’3″/260) has locked in an Official Visit to NC State for June 7-9.

Alston plays for Thompson High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and is ranked as the #40 overall player in the state in the 2025 class according to 247Sports.

Back on April 6th, Alston was in attendance for NC State’s 2024 Spring Game, and he walked away with an offer. He also holds offers from Minnesota, Washington, Liberty, Georgia Tech and Tulane.

He also has Official Visits scheduled for Washington, Minnesota, Liberty and Tulane. Honestly, some of the dates that I have found overlap at this point, but these were all reported at one time.

This past season, Alston had 37 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries.

When I spoke with Alston in the past, he said NC State would be at the top of his list.

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3-Star CB Robert Jones III Includes NC State in His Top-10

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2025 3-Star Cornerback Robert Jones III (6’2″/170) recently revealed his Top-10 schools, and NC State made the cut along with Auburn, Kentucky, Miami, Louisville, Illinois, South Florida, UCF, Missouri and Florida.

ON3 ranks Jones III as the #59 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 has a commitment date set for May 28th, with an Official Visit to Illinois scheduled in June.

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