3-Star 2020 Linebacker Jayland Parker (6’3″/214) will be taking an Official Visit to NC State this weekend, as the Wolfpack host Ball State on Saturday night (7pm).

Official visit this weekend 🐺 #WPN

— JP🎱 (@JaylandParker) September 17, 2019

Parker included NC State in his Top-3 back on June 15th along with Purdue and Colorado. He took Official Visits to both Purdue and Colorado.

NC State offered Parker back on March 1st, while he was in for an unofficial visit.

Parker committed to Colorado back at the beginning of July, but decommitted on September 8th.

He recently took an unofficial visit to Mississippi State, but I think there’s a strong likelihood that Parker leaves this weekend as an NC State commit. Since his decommitment, 5 crystal ball predictions over at 247Sports have come in, and they all project that he will run with the Wolfpack.

He had 58 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions last year in 2018 for Westside High School (Macon, GA). Parker has 17 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 interception through the first two games of 2019.

247Sports Composite ranks Parker as the #51 player in the state of Georgia, and ESPN ranks him as the #14 Inside Linebacker in the 2020 recruiting class.

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The rosters for the 2019 Shrine Bowl have been released, and 3 NC State commits are on the roster representing North Carolina.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Jonathan Adorno (Rolesville/Rolesville) – #18 player in NC according to Rivals
3-Star Defensive Back Devan Boykin (Ragsdale/Jamestown) – #16 player in NC according to 247Sports
3-Star Defensive Tackle Davin Vann (Cary/Cary) – #12 player in NC according to 247Sports.

2019 North Carolina Shrine Bowl Roster

• Jonathan Adorno (Rolesville)
• Adam Atkins (Southeast Guilford)
• Jefferson Boaz (East Surry)
• Devan Boykin (Ragsdale)
• Jaki Brevard (Southern Durham)
• Elijah Burnette (Eastern Alamance)
• Elijah Burris (Mountain Island Charter)
• Trey Byers (Ashbrook)
• Chance Carroll (Hough)
• Anthony Carter, Jr. (Butler)
• Roe Chitwood (Myers Park)
• Will Cobb (Weddington)
• Ja’Qurious Conley (Northside-Jacksonville)
• Quinton Cooley (Southern Nash)
• Grant Copeland (West Forsyth)
• Cameron Dairymple (Wallace-Rose Hill)
• Nick Dobson (Wallace-Rose Hill)
• Desmond Evans (Lee County)
• Maliek Faust (Harding University)
• Tavien Ford (Olympic)
• Taurienne Freeman (Westover)
• Cedric Gray (Ardrey Kell)
• Ray Grier (South Point)
• Johnny Hassard (West Rowan)
• Maquel Haywood (Wake Forest)
• Joshua Karty (Western Alamance)
• Jonathan King (Southeast Guilford)
• Ahmani Marshall (East Forsyth)
• Mitchell Mayes (Leesville Road)
• J’Vian McCray (West Brunswick)
• Malik McGowen (Charlotte Catholic)
• Alec Mock (Weddington)
• Chris Morgan (Maiden)
• Darius Ocean (Hough)
• Javondre Paige (Page)
• Jhari Patterson (AC Reynolds)
• Stephen Sings (Vance)
• Chance Smith (Wake Forest)
• Adrian Spellman (Northeastern)
• Da’Qon Stewart (North Mecklenburg)
• Stefon Thompson (Vance)
• Davin Vann (Cary)
• Shane Whitter (Williams)
• G’Mone Wilson (West Forsyth)

Last year 9 of NC State’s 2018 commits were on the North Carolina roster. This will mark the 83rd time that North Carolina and South Carolina have played one another in the Shrine Bowl.

4-Star 2020 Wide Receiver Nate McCollum committed to NC State back on March 31st, but that isn’t stopping Georgia Tech from trying to flip him. He has a scholarship to play both football and baseball in Raleigh, but Georgia Tech has offered him the same opportunity closer to home.

McCollum plays for Dutchtown in Hampton, Georgia.

The Yellow Jackets are laying it on thick as of late. After visiting NC State for their season opener, McCollum was in Atlanta last Saturday watching Georgia Tech beat USF 14-10.

ICYMI, a new target in the slot has emerged for #GaTech & it sounds like the coaches have turned things up.

Dutchtown’s Nate McCollum (@nate_mccollum) details his weekend visit to the Flats, what intrigues him about the Yellow Jackets, & more here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/nuuxkAVPPx

— Russell Johnson (@RivalsJohnson) September 10, 2019

Tech showing love #404Takeover 🐝 pic.twitter.com/7QabbYe3MG

— ᴱᴵᴳᴴᵀ ᵂᴼᴿᴸᴰ🎱🌎 (@nate_mccollum) September 12, 2019

McCollum is showing love to both NC State and Georgia Tech. The Wolfpack coaching staff will have to work to keep McCollum solid on his commitment.

Georgia Tech flipped All-American Running Back Jamious Griffin from NC State last year.

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NC State Football Recruiting Update – September 12, 2019

Recent Commitment: 3* LB Devon Betty committed to State while on his official visit for the Western Carolina game. Betty is being recruited to play the new BUC (outside linebacker) position in the new 3-3-5 defensive scheme. Betty was injured during part of his junior season, which cut into some of his production, and probably limited him from explosive recruitment, but he still has a very, very high ceiling. Betty moved from Miramar HS to St. Thomas Aquinas after last season, and being around more marquee talent and better coaching will help him to arrive in Raleigh in great shape. Betty officially runs a 4.8 40 as measured at the Opening Combine in the Spring, but I think by the time he hits the field with us he will more like a 4.65 guy (especially if he can redshirt and get with Thunder Dan for a season).

Highlights of Betty:

Recent Decommit: Target 3* LB Jayland Parker has de-committed from Colorado. This was suspected for quite a while. He has tentatively booked an official visit to Raleigh for the Ball State game on 9/21. Parker is rated as high as the #23 inside linebacker in the country on 24/7 sports. Parker has been measured at 6’2″, 195 with a 4.69 40.  At this point, I would think that Parker is definitely a take for State.

Highlights of Parker:

Commitment Statistics Report from Week 3:

WR Porter Rooks – 3 catches for 152 yards and 3 Touchdowns in a 63-3 win. Rooks only played in the first half.

WR Stephen Gosnell – 3 Touchdowns (2 Catching, 1 Rushing)  in a 65-0 win.  4 catches for 104 yards.  East Surry won 65-0. East Surry is now 3-0 this season.

QB Ben Finley – 17 of 22 with 180 yards and 2 Touchdowns, 3 carries for 21 yards in a 28-26 victory. Finley left the game with an injury.

ATH Devan Boykin – Lost to Northern Guilford 24-14. Boykin had a 41 yard reception for a Touchdown in the 4th quarter. Boykin had 2 catches for 49 yards, two punts for 50 yards, 4 tackles and 1 Tackle for Loss

TE Ezemdi Udoh – 2 catches for 17 yards in a 21-10 loss to Jack Britt HS.

CB Aydan White – Christ School won 47-0. No Stats for him for the second game, but he did have four Touchdowns in their first game of the season.

DT Jaylen Smith – 2 tackles in a 50-33 loss to Rocky Mount HS.

S Nehki Meredith – No stats available but Bishop Sullivan won 31-16 over Woodberry Forest.

OG Sean Hill – 6 knockdown blocks in a 35-21 loss. Hill graded out at a 88% in the game.

OC Ethan Lane – 46-10 win. No stats available.

OT Patrick Matan – 35-21 win at Don Bosco Prep. Gonzaga HS is rated the #10 program in the country on Maxpreps.com

DT Pheldarius Payne – 2 tackles including 1 Tackle for Loss in a 55-0 win over Wagner College

DT Davin Vann – 10 tackles, 3 solo tackles, 2 sacks, one forced fumble in a 31-28 win.

OT Jonathan Adorno – 49-7 win at East Wake HS

LB Devon Betty – Bye last week, but 5 tackles in the first game of the season

OT Austin Blaske – Bye last week, but has 17 knockdowns and 3 tackles in 2 games

** Quite a few recruits had their Friday night games cancelled due to bad weather (Hurricane Florian).

Keep An Eye On…

3* DB Joshua Pierre Louis – A smaller frame DB who can absolutely fly in the open field. He reminds me a lot of Rashard Smith with his playmaking abilities. Rumor has it that he is going to try to officially visit State in the next few weeks. I think when we get him on campus, he will commit.

3* OL Anthony Carter – I think we will take one more offensive lineman in this class. It is no secret that Carter really likes State. He comes from a talent rich area and has future Offensive Tackle written all over him with his frame. I think we will also try to get him at State for an official visit soon.

3* LB Jayland Parker – I think we have a great chance of landing him.