NC State Football Recruiting Update – October 18, 2019

Football Recruiting Update – October 18, 2019

New offer:

3* WR Joshua Crabtree – Attends Heritage HS in Wake Forest, NC. 6’3″, 185. Rated the #172 Wide Receiver in the Country, 3-Stars by 247 sports, NR by Rivals and ESPN.

Highlights of Crabtree:

Junior Stats: 45 catches for 590 yards with 5 Touchdowns.

Senior Stats: in 6 games – 25 catches for 365 yards with 4 Touchdowns.

He excelled at NC State camp this summer, but coaches kept an eye on him to see how his senior season would progress before offering.

Upgrade:

Commit DT Davin Vann has recently gotten a massive upgrade in his ranking on 247Sports. He is now the #16 overall DT in the Country, and now a 4-Star prospect.

Commit QB Ben Finley has also received an upgrade in his ranking on 247Sports. He has been upgraded to the #28 Pro-Style QB in the Country. He was rated the #54 Pro-Style QB in the Country before the rating adjustment.

Senior Stats:

WR Porter Rooks – 25 catches for 558 yards and 7 Touchdowns

S Nehki Meredith – Knee Sprain and out for the season, 5 carries for 96 yards and 5 Touchdowns, 1 catch for 15 yards and 1 Touchdown, 41 tackles and 1 Forced Fumble, 45 yard Interception Return for a Touchdown, 1 Punt Return for 50 yards

JUCO DT Pheldarius Payne – 26 tackles, 7 Tackles for Loss, 4 Sacks, 11 Quarterback Hurries, 1 Forced Fumble, 2 Pass Break Ups

OT Austin Blaske – 61 Pancake blocks, 11 Tackles and 1 Forced Fumble on Defense

TE Ezemdi Udoh – 15 catches for 179 yards and 3 Touchdowns

OT Patrick Matan – 29 Pancake blocks

LB Devon Betty – 16 tackles

OC Ethan Lane – 21 Pancakes

DT Davin Vann – 65 tackles, 14 Tackles for Loss, 11 Sacks, 36 Quarterback Hurries, 3 Forced Fumbles, 3 Fumble Recoveries, 2 carries for 9 yards and 1 Touchdown, 1 pancake block

QB Ben Finley – 94 of 139 passing for 1,713 yards with 20 Touchdowns and 3 Interceptions

OG Sean Hill – 23 Pancakes

WR Stephen Gosnell – 35 catches for 882 yards with 14 Touchdowns, 14 carries for 121 yards and 2 Touchdowns, 11 tackles and 1 Interception, 8 kickoff returns for 246 yards

ATH Ayden White – 13 catches for 304 yards and 5 Touchdowns, 21 Tackles, 2 Tackles for Loss, 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Interception, 174 punt return yards with 1 Touchdown, 90 yard Kickoff Return for Touchdown

DT Jaylen Smith – 34 Tackles, 11 Tackles for Loss, 3 Sacks, 4 Pass Deflections, 1 Forced Fumble, 12 Pancakes

OG Jonathan Adorno – 43 Pancakes

ATH Devan Boykin – 26 catches for 329 yards and 7 Touchdowns, 18.5 Tackles, 4 Tackles for Loss, 1 Pass Break Up, 3 Interceptions, 1 Forced Fumble, 6 Punt Returns for 120 yards.