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NC State Football Recruiting Update – August 29th

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NC State Football Recruiting Update – August 29th

Season Statistic Updates:

Through Week One of the Season (Mostly NC talent), there have been some great performances, perhaps the best were by underrated Wide Receiver Commit Stephen Gosnell and underrated DT Commit Davin Vann.

WR Porter Rooks – 3 catches for 55 yards in a 42-0 win over Olympic HS

OT Austin Blaske – 9 knockdown blocks in a 62-27 win over Long County HS, Blaske’s team ran for 362 yards in the victory.

WR Nate McCollum – 3 catches for 114 yards, 38 yards rushing (152 all purpose yards total) and 2 Touchdowns in a 47-27 win over Langston Hughes HS

S Nehki Meredith – One INT returned for a touchdown in a 54-18 win over Norfolk Christian HS

ATH Devan Boykin – 4 catches for 77 yards, 4 rushes for 5 yards, 2 tackles (1.5 for loss) in a 33-14 win over Southern Guilford HS

DT Davin Vann – 11 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles,  2 fumble recoveries, and a 5 yard touchdown run in a 29-6 win over Southeast Raleigh HS

WR Stephen Gosnell – 7 catches for 205 yards, at least one 30+ yard run, 2 touchdowns in a 69-7 win over East Wilkes HS

TE Ezemdi Udoh – 3 catches for 37 yards and a touchdown in a 45-0 win over Lumberton HS (Udoh only had 4 catches for 30 yards all season last year)

 

QB Ben Finley, CB Aydan White, DT Pheldarius Payne, and OT Patrick Matan all start their season games this week.

 

Highlight Videos from Week One:

Gosnell:

McCollum:

Vann:

Target Athlete Joshua Pierre Louis:

Upcoming Official Visit:

4* LB Devon Betty will be officially visiting Raleigh on September 6th.

Target 3* RJ Adams will not be taking an official visit to Raleigh and sounds like he has shut down his recruitment.

 

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