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NC State Snap Count Leaders: BOSTON COLLEGE (with notes)

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Below is a breakdown of how many snaps each NC State player played at each position last week against Boston College in the Wolfpack’s 45-25 loss to the Eagles.

Linebacker

Redshirt Sophomore Isaiah Moore (S) – 46
Junior Louis Acceus (S) – 44
Redshirt Junior Brock Miller (S) – 41
Redshirt Freshman Payton Wilson – 36
Redshirt Freshman C.J. Hart – 34 (season high)
Freshman Drake Thomas – 32 (season high)

Notes

  • Freshmen C.J. Hart and Drake Thomas both played the most snaps of their career.

Tight End

Redshirt Junior Cary Angeline – 43 (season high)
Redshirt Junior Dylan Parham – 21

Notes

  • Technically NC State didn’t start the game with a Tight End, running a 4-Wide Receiver set

Nickel

Redshirt Senior Stephen Griffin (S) – 39
Sophomore Tyler Baker-Williams – 36

Notes

  • Despite the fact that Griffin has started 6 of 7 games at Nickel, Baker-Williams has played 17 more snaps on the year.

Wide Receiver

Redshirt Freshman Devin Carter (S) – 65
Redshirt Sophomore Thayer Thomas (S) – 54
Junior Emeka Emezie (S) – 38
Redshirt Freshman Jasiah Provillon – 24 (season high)
Freshman Keyon Lesane – 23 (season high)
Graduate Redshirt Senior Tabari Hines (S) – 12

Notes

  • Carter leads Wide Receivers with the most snaps on the season. Emezie hasn’t been the player he was expected to be, or NC State needed him to be thus far. It appears he lost some reps to Provillon, who played the most snaps of his career. Lesane also played the most snaps of his career high. Hines technically started, but only played 12 snaps.

Offensive Tackle

Graduate Redshirt Senior Emanuel McGirt (S) – 50
Freshman Ikem Ekwonu (S) – 48

Offensive Guard 

Redshirt Junior Joe Sculthorpe (S) –72
Junior Joshua Fedd-Jackson  – 69
Redshirt Sophomore Bryson Speas (S) – 49

Notes

  • Sculthorpe and Gibson were the two players to play 100% of the offensive snaps. Despite the fact that Speas started at Right Guard, Feed-Jackson played all but 3 snaps. Speas has moved all over the line all year, and basically played 50-50 with Ekwonu and McGirt.

Strong Safety

Graduate Redshirt Senior Jarius Morehead (S) – 51
Freshman Jakeen Harris – 30 (season high)

Notes

  • Outside of playing 5 snaps against Western Carolina, Harris hadn’t played from the line of scrimmage in any other game, before playing 30 against Boston College. De’Von Graves was the backup at Strong Safety, but was moved to the starting job at Cornerback due to injuries there.

Defensive End

Redshirt Sophomore Ibrahim Kante (S) – 55
Freshman Savion Jackson – 21
Redshirt Freshman Joseph Boletepeli – 20
Redshirt Sophomore Xavier Lyas – 3
Graduate Redshirt Senior Deonte Holden – 2

Notes

  • Starter James Smith-Williams was out due to injury.

Running Back

Freshman Zonovan Knight (S) – 29
Redshirt Freshman Trent Pennix – 26 (season high)
Freshman Jordan Houston – 17

Notes

  • Sophomore Ricky Person was out for the 2nd straight game.

Free Safety 

Sophomore Tanner Ingle (S) – 61
Redshirt Junior Isaiah Stallings – 13 (season high)

Notes

  • Ingle normally doesn’t miss a snap, but had to leave the game temporarily due to injury, but returned.

Cornerback

Sophomore De’Von Graves (S) – 78 (season high)
Redshirt Freshman Malik Dunlap (S) – 39 (season high)
Senior Kishawn Miller – 37

Notes

  • Graves and Dunlap both started the first games of their careers.
  • Senior Nick McCloud missed his 6th straight game, but a return hasn’t been ruled out.

Nose Tackle

Sophomore Alim McNeil (S) – 50 (season high)
Freshman Josh Harris – 26 (season high)

Notes

  • Redshirt Junior Val Martin missed the game due to injury, leading to Harris to both McNeil and Harris playing season highs.

Quarterback

Redshirt Freshman Devin Leary – 49 (season high)
Redshirt Sophomore Bailey Hockman (S) – 19
Redshirt Sophomore Matt MccKay – 4

Defensive Tackle 

Redshirt Senior Larrell Murchison (S) – 58
Redshirt Sophomore Dante Johnson – 3 (season high)

Center

Redshirt Sophomore Grant Gibson (S) – 72

DNP (noteworthy)

Freshman Cornerback Shyheim Battle (Special Teams the week before)
Freshman Defensive End Terrell Dawkins (Special Teams the week before)
Redshirt Freshman Offensive Tackle Derrick Eason
Redshirt Sophomore Wide Receiver Max Fisher
Freshman Wide Receiver Cecil Powell

Injured

Redshirt Junior Tight End Dylan Autenrieth (Out for Year)
Freshman Defensive Tackle C.J. Clark
Junior Cornerback Chris Ingram (Out for Year)
Freshman Safety Khalid Martin
Redshirt Junior Defensive Tackle Val Martin
Senior Cornerback Nick McCloud
Redshirt Freshman Cornerback Taiyon Palmer (Out for Year)
Sophomore Running Back Ricky Person
Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver C.J. Riley (Out for Year)
Graduate Redshirt Senior Offensive Tackle Tyrone Riley (Out for Year)
Sophomore Cornerback Teshaun Smith (Out for Year)
Graduate Redshirt Senior Defensive End James Smith-Williams
Redshirt Junior Offensive Tackle Justin Witt (Out for Year)

Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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WATCH QB Grayson McCall’s Tape from the 2024 NC State Spring Game

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NC State will have a new Quarterback in 2024 in Coastal Carolina Transfer Grayson McCall. A few weeks back, McCall looked sharp in the 2024 Spring Game, completing 16 of his 20 pass attempts for 205 yards and a touchdown. McCall was accuracy and composure were evident in his first time playing in Carter-Finley Stadium.

Check out McCall’s tape from the Spring Game.

 

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NC State Legend QB Roman Gabriel Passes Away at the Age of 83

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NC State legend Quarterback Roman Gabriel has passed away at the age of 83.

Gabriel’s Accolades

  • 2 time ACC Player of the Year (1960 & 1961)
  • 2 time 1st Team All-American (1960 & 1961)
  • 2 time 1st Team All-ACC (1960 & 1961)
  • 1st ACC QB to throw for 1,000 yards in a season
  • Left NC State with 22 school records and 9 ACC records
  • #1 pick in the AFL and #2 pick in the NFL
  • 16-year NFL career with the Rams & Eagles
  • 4 time Pro Bowler
  • NFL MVP in 1969
  • Led the NFL in Passing Yards in 1973
  • Led the NFL in Touchdown Passes in 1969 & 1973
  • Inaugural member of the NC State Hall of Fame
  • Ranks 1st all-time in Rams history in Touchdown Passes & 3rd in Passing Yards
  • First player to have their jersey number retired at NC State, on January 20, 1962.

Praying for the Gabriel family!

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NC State has Dominated UNC in Athletics in 2023-24

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After NC State clinched a series victory over UNC last night in Baseball, I thought it would be a good time to relish in how the Wolfpack has dominated the Tar Heels Athletic Program as a whole in 2023-24.

The Wolfpack Baseball team has won the first two games in the series against the Tar Heels, clinching a series victory over UNC for the first time since 2021. It marks the first time NC State has won a series against the Tar Heels in Raleigh since 2016.

NC State defeated UNC in Volleyball 3-1, winning in Chapel Hill for the first time in 25 years. The Tar Heels had won the last 5 matches against the Wolfpack.

The Wolfpack defeated the Tar Heels 39-20 in Football in Carter-Finley Stadium. It marked the 3rd consecutive win over UNC.

NC State lost both regular season games to UNC in Men’s Basketball, but when it mattered most, the Wolfpack defeated the Tar Heels in the ACC Championship Game 84-76, winning their first title since 1987.

The Wolfpack Women’s Basketball team lost to their rival in Chapel Hill, but defeated UNC 63-59 in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State has won 5 of the last 7 against UNC.

In Gymnastics, NC State defeated UNC 196.725-194.925 in Raleigh. This marked the 3rd straight victory for the Wolfpack over the Tar Heels.

NC State’s Men & Women’s Swimming & Diving teams both beat UNC. The Men won 258-93, and the Women won 196-157.

The Wolfpack Wrestling team defeated UNC 33-6 in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State has won 11 straight Duals against the Tar Heels.

The NC State Men’s Tennis team defeated UNC 4-0, winning against their rival in back-to-back years.

The Wolfpack Women’s Tennis team has defeated the Tar Heels 4-3 on two occasions thus far this season, and will face their rival again today.

The Cross Country teams didn’t have individual meets against UNC, but the Women obviously beat them, because they won the ACC Championship. The Men didn’t, finishing 8th in the Conference, with the Tar Heels finishing 1st.

The only other NC State athletic team that didn’t taste victory against UNC this year was the Women’s Soccer team, losing 0-4 in Raleigh.

Of course, each of these NC State athletic teams has much higher goals than just beating their rival, but there’s no denying how sweet it is to beat the Tar Heels.

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WATCH: Hollywood Smothers Leads NC State in Rushing at the Spring Game

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Redshirt Freshman Hollywood Smothers seemingly was the 3rd string Running Back in NC State’s 2024 Spring Game a few weeks back, but at the end of the game, he had more rushing yards than any other back.

Smothers rushed the ball 8 times for 75 yards. He possesses explosive speed, as well as excellent vision.

Check out Pack Insider’s Tape of Smothers from the Spring Game.





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