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NC State 2019 Football Commits Week 5 Report

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This past weekend marked the fifth week of high school football. Before Week 6 gets fully under way tonight, here’s a breakdown of how NC State’s 2019 commits did last week.

4-star Defensive Tackle CJ Clark and the North Stanly Comets fell to the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans 24-28. Clark had 8 tackles and 1 sack in the loss. North Stanly is now 2-2 in 2018. Through 4 games, Clark has 36 tackles, including 27 solo, a sack, and three quarterback hurries.

4-star Safety Khalid Martin and the East Forsyth High School Eagles (4-0) shut out a team in a major way for the 2nd straight week, this time blanking the Carver Yellow Jackets 60-0. Martin had one tackle in the game, and returned a punt for a touchdown. Through 4 games Martin has 26 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 interception.

3-star Running Back Jamious Griffin and the Rome Wolves improved to 4-0, beating the Carrollton Trojans 65-51 in a high scoring affair. Griffin rushed for over 200+ yards for the second week in a row, rushing 28 times for 285 yards and 4 touchdowns. Through 4 games, Griffin has rushed for 870 yards (10.7 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns. He also has 6 receptions for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns.

3-star Linebacker Drake Thomas and the Heritage Huskies (4-1) won their third straight game, demolishing the Jordan Falcons 57-13.  Thomas had 6 tackles in the contest, and also rushed the ball twice for 18 yards and a touchdown. On the year, Thomas has 47 tackles, and also has picked up a touchdown in all 5 games. He has rushed the ball 13 times for 108 yards and 5 touchdowns.

3-star Offensive Guard Timothy McKay and the Wakefield Wolverines (2-3) crushed the Southern Durham Spartans 61-7.

3-star Linebacker Jaylon Scott and the Shelby Golden Lions (2-3) snapped a 3-game losing streak, beating the Kings Mountain Mountaineers 28-23. Scott had 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass deflection.

3-star Offensive Guard Ikem Ekwonu and the Providence Day Chargers (1-3) picked up their 1st win of the season, waxing the Hickory Hawks 51-0.

3-star Center Dylan McMahon and the Savannah Christian Raiders (3-1) won their 3rd straight game, shutting out the Wheeler County Bulldogs 51-0. On the defensive side of the ball, McMahon had 6 tackles and 1 sack, and has 22 tackles on the season.

3-star Cornerback Jalen Frazier (4-0) and the Hough Huskies are still undefeated, handling the Ardrey Kell Knights 38-6. Frazier had 3 tackles and an interception, and has 19 tackles through 4 games.

3-star Defensive End Terrell Dawkins and the Cox Mill Chargers (3-3) have lost two straight, and lost last week to the North Mecklenberg Vikings 43-24.

3-star Wide Receiver Keyon Lesane and the Butler Bulldogs beat the Providence Panthers 42-21 to improve to 2-2 on the season.

3-star Safety Jakeen Harris and the Benedictine Cadets thrashed the Groves Rebels 64-0, to improve to 2-1. Harris had 2 tackles, 1 pass deflection and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, he also had 2 receptions for 80 yards, and they both went for touchdowns. Through 3 games, Harris has 29 tackles, 3 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery. On offense, he has 7 receptions for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns.

3-star Tight End Kam Walker and the Pisgah Bears (4-1) lost their first game of the season, going down hard to the Greenville Green Devils 7-41.

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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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NC State Football Recruiting Update

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Here’s a rundown of some of the happenings in the world of NC State Football Recruiting recently.

Thursday Visitor

4-Star 2026 EDGE Zavion Griffin-Hayes (6’6″/225) took an unofficial visit to NC State Thursday.

ON3 ranks Griffin-Hayes as the #78 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #9 EDGE, and the #7 player in the state of North Carolina.

Griffin-Hayes plays right down the road from NC State at Rolesville, where NC State’s Isiah Jones, Tamarcus Cooley & Noah Rogers played. The Wolfpack have yet to offer Griffin-Hayes yet, but he does hold offers from South Carolina, App St., Auburn, UCLA and others.

Griffin-Hayes has been a frequent visitor to NC State.

This past season as a Sophomore at Rolesville, Griffin-Hayes had 50+ tackles, 20+ tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

4-Star RB Kentrell Rinehart is taking an Official Visit

4-Star 2025 Running Back Kentrell Rinehart (6’2”/205) is taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 21-23. He also has Official Visits scheduled to Minnesota and Syracuse.

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

Rivals ranks 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.

Yesterday’s Visitors

3-Star 2026 Wide Receiver Nyqir Helton (5’11″/180) was on an unofficial visit to NC State.

Rivals ranks Helton as the #7 overall player in the state of New Jersey in the 2026 recruiting class. He holds offers from Penn St., Rutgers, UCONN, Maryland, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

As a Sophomore, Helton had 33 receptions for 606 yards and 7 touchdowns for Winslow Township (Atco, New Jersey).

4-Star 2026 Running Back Jaylen McGill (5’10″/185) was on an unofficial visit to NC State.

Rivals ranks McGill as the #238 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #17 Running Back, and the #2 player in the state of South Carolina.

McGill holds offers from Tennessee, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina and Indiana.

As a Sophomore last year, McGill 1,602 yards rushing (9.1 yards per carry) and 24 touchdowns for Broome (Spartanburg, SC). He also had 88 yards receiving and 2 touchdown receptions.

3-Star 2026 Interior Offensive Lineman Steven Pickard Jr. (6’5″/300) was in Raleigh for an unofficial visit.

ON3 ranks him as the #10 overall player in the state of South Carolina in the 2026 recruiting class.

Pickard Jr. plays for Phillip Simmons in Charleston, SC.

4-Star 2025 Wide Receiver Braswell Thomas (6’2″/185) was also on campus.

Rivals ranks Thomas as the #8 player in the state of New Jersey in the 2025 recruiting class.

Thomas holds offers from Penn St., Rutgers, Tennessee, Georgia, and Nebraska.

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