ON3 released their rankings of the Top-12 Secondaries in the nation, and NC State’s ranked 6th.

6. NC State

The standout: S Tanner Ingle
The buzz: All five starters return from a unit that held opposing quarterbacks to a 52.5 percent completion rate last season (second nationally). Ingle isn’t that big (5 feet 10, 186 pounds), but he hits a ton. There is a lot of experience (four of the five starters are upperclassmen) and ample depth, too. (ON3)

The Secondary hasn’t been a strength for NC State through the years, but the tide has shifted in Raleigh. The Wolfpack returns all of their starters from last season.

In 2021, NC State ranked 3rd in the ACC in passing yards given up per game, 1st in completion percentage defense, 2nd in interceptions, and 3rd in passing touchdowns given up.

The ACC Digital Network started progressively unveiling their 2022 Preseason Top 25 Football Players on August 8th, and yesterday they revealed that Junior NC State Linebacker Drake Thomas was #15.

🔥 2022 @ACCFootball TOP 25 🔥

No. 1️⃣5️⃣: Drake Thomas (@DrakeT32) | Linebacker | @PackFootball pic.twitter.com/zgeog86jVw

— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) August 17, 2022

ACCDN’s 2022 Preseason Top-25 ACC Football Players

25. Miami Offensive Tackle Zion Nelson
24. Louisville Offensive Lineman Renato Brown
23. Miami Offensive Lineman D.J. Scaife Jr.
22. Clemson Running Back Will Shipley
21. Boston College Running Back Pat Garwo III
20. Boston College Wide Receiver Zay Flowers
19. Louisville Linebacker Yasir Abdullah
18. Virginia Linebacker Nick Jackson
17. Miami Linebacker Mikel Jones
16. Louisville Offensive Lineman Caleb Chandler
15. NC State Linebacker Drake Thomas
14. Clemson Linebacker Trenton Simpson
13. Virginia Wide Receiver Dontayvion Wicks
12. Pitt Defensive Lineman Calijah Kancey

ON3 released their rankings of the Top-10 Linebacker corps in the nation, and NC State’s ranked 2nd behind Alabama.

1. Alabama
2. NC State
3. Oregon
4. Iowa
5. Georgia
6. Clemson
7. Notre Dame
8. Kentucky
9. Nebraska
10. Michigan.

Here’s what they had to say about the Wolfpack Linebackers:

2. NC State

The standout: Drake Thomas
The buzz: Thomas was a first-team All-ACC selection last season, when he stuffed the stat sheet with 99 tackles, six sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss, nine quarterback hurries and three interceptions (including a pick-six). Truthfully, the other two starters – Isaiah Moore and Payton Wilson – also could’ve been listed as the standout. Wilson played just two games last season (he had five tackles for loss) before being injured and missing the rest of the year. Moore played in seven games before also being lost for the season; he still was an honorable mention all-league pick. This is a physical, athletic and instinctual trio. And because of the injuries last season, some younger guys got key snaps and depth is good this season. (ON3)

ESPN’s David Hale dropped some knowledge yesterday, in the statistical fashion in which he always does, showing simply how elite Drake Thomas, Isaiah Moore and Payton Wilson are.

Fun additional fact: Isaiah Moore and Payton Wilson hit those numbers in 2020.

So a thing only 10 P5 LBs did all of last year… and all 3 NC State LBs will have done it.

— 💫🅰️♈️🆔 (@ADavidHaleJoint) August 17, 2022

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