7 NC State Commits Earn USAToday 1st Team All-State, 5 Make 2nd Team

USAToday released their 2018 High School Football All-State Teams yesterday, and 7 NC State commits earned 1st Team honors, and 5 made the 2nd Team. 2019 4-Star Running Back commit Jamious Griffin was named the Georgia Offensive Player of the Year.

North Carolina

2019

1st Team

RB Zonovan Knight (6-0, 190, Sr.), Southern Nash (Bailey)
OL Ikem Ekwonu (6-4, 290, Sr.), Providence Day (Charlotte)
OL Timothy McKay (6-3, 295, Sr.), Wakefield (Raleigh)
DL Savion Jackson (6-3, 260, Sr.), Clayton
DB Khalid Martin (6-1, 200, Sr.), East Forsyth (Kernersville)

2nd Team

TE Kam Walker (6-5, 240, Sr.), Pisgah (Canton)
OL Zovon Lindsay (6-4, 265, Sr.), Trinity Christian (Fayetteville)
DL CJ Clark (6-3, 290, Sr.), North Stanly (New London)
LB Drake Thomas (6-1, 225, Sr.), Heritage (Wake Forest)
DB Jalen Frazier (5-10, 170, Sr.), Hough (Cornelius)

2020

1st Team

WR Porter Rooks (6-1, 185, Jr.), Providence Day (Charlotte)

Georgia

2019

1st Team

RB Jamious Griffin (5-10, 205, Sr.), Rome

Griffin was also named the USA Today Georgia Offensive Player of the Year.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jamious Griffin, Rome

An ALL-USA First Team Offense selection and the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year after leading the Wolves (13-1) to the Class 5A state semifinals, Griffin ran for 2,815 yards and 38 TDs on 288 carries (9.8 yards/rush). After finishing his prep career with 7,047 total yards and accounting for 113 TDs, Griffin will head to NC State next year. (USAToday)