WR Porter Rooks is the 4th Highest Ranked Player to Commit to NC State Since 2002

Earlier tonight 4-Star 2020 Wide Receiver Porter Rooks (6’2″/189) committed to NC State, and I alluded to the fact that he was one of the Wolfpack’s highest rated commits in the recruiting database era. Well, below is the data to support it.

Remember, Rooks ranking has plenty of time to go up and down, but as it currently stands, Rooks is the 4th highest rated prospect to commit to NC State according to Rivals (dating back to 2002), 6th according to 247Sports Composite (dating back to 2002), and 8th according to ESPN (dating back to 2006).

Rivals

1) DT DeMario Pressley – 2004 – #11 (#1 NC)
2) OT Robert Crisp – 2010 – #13 (#2 in NC)
2) RB Toney Baker – 2005 – 39th (#1 in NC)
3) DE Kentavius Street – 2014 – 43rd (#2 in NC)
4) RB Darrell Blackman – 2003 – 46th
5) WR Porter Rooks – 2020 – 48th (#1 in NC)
6) WR Richard Washington – 2002 – 54th
7) QB Mike Glennon – 2008 – 59th
8) OT Curtis Crouch – 2005 – 63rd (#4 in NC)
9) WR Jonathan Paylor – 2024 64th
9) CB AJ Davis – 2002 – 80th (#5 in NC)
10) QB Marcus Stone – 2003 – 84th
11) RB Ricky Person – 2018 – 85th (#5 in NC)
12) ATH Jimmie Sutton III – 93rd
13) RB Nyheim Hines – 2015 – 94th (#3 in NC)
14) DE Darian Roseboro – 2015 – 100th (#4 in NC)

247Sports
1) DT DeMario Pressley – 2004 – #12 (#1 NC)
2) RB Toney Baker – 2005 – #26 – (#1 in NC)
3) LB Payton Wilson – 2018 – #39 (#4 in NC)
4) RB Ricky Person – 2018 – #41 (#5 in NC)
5) WR Richard Washington – 2002 – #43
6) RB Johnny Frasier – 2015 – #44 (#3 in NC)
7) QB Mike Glennon – 2008 – #47
8) OT Robert Crisp – 2010 – #52 (#2 in NC)
9) RB Darrell Blackman – 2003 – #59
10) WR Porter Rooks – 2020 – #60 (#2 NC)
11) OT Curtis Crouch – 2005 – #64 (#4 in NC)
11) CB AJ Davis – 2002 – #64 (#4 in NC)
13) LB Jordan Poole – 2021 – #72
13) DE Mario Williams – 2003 – #78 (#3 in NC)

ESPN
1) QB Mike Glennon – 2008 – 32nd
2) DE Savion Jackson – 2019 – 50th (#1 in NC)
3) OT Robert Crisp – 2010 – 59th
4) DE Kentavius Street – 2014 – 68th (#4 in NC)
5) WR Jonathan Paylor – 2024 – 79th
5) RB Johnny Frasier – 2015 – 80th (#3 in NC)
6) RB Brandon Barnes – 2008 – 85th
7) LB Payton Wilson – 2018 – 105th (#3 in NC)
8) WR Porter Rooks – 2020 – 122nd (#3 in NC)
9) RB Nyheim Hines – 2015 – 155th (#5 in NC)
10) DE Darian Roseboro – 2015 – 184th (#7 in NC)