Below is a breakdown of how NC State’s individual players graded out in the Wolfpack’s 55-3 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday, according to ProFootballFocus.
Defense (15+ snaps or more)
Junior Cornerback Teshaun Smith – 83.7
Senior Safety Cyrus Fagan – 80.6
Senior Nickel Tyler Baker-Williams – 76.6
Sophomore Linebacker Devon Betty – 75.8
Junior Linebacker Drake Thomas – 74.4
Sophomore Defensive End Davin Vann – 72.1
Freshman Linebacker Jordan Poole – 72.0
Senior Linebacker Isaiah Moore – 71.4
Senior Cornerback Derrek Pitts Jr. – 69.9
Junior Safety Jakeen Harris – 67.2
Sophomore Nickel Devan Boykin – 66.5
Freshman Defensive End Travali Price – 66.3
Senior Safety Tanner Ingle – 66.3
Sophomore Nose Tackle Joshua Harris – 63.9
Sophomore Cornerback Aydan White – 63.7
Senior Nose Tackle Cory Durden – 62.2
Sophomore Nickel Joshua Pierre-Louis – 62.0
Freshman Linebacker Caden Fordham – 61.0
Senior Defensive End Savion Jackson – 58.5
Freshman Linebacker Jayland Parker – 57.1
Junior Linebacker Jaylon Scott – 56.0
Sophomore Defensive End C.J. Clark – 50.2
Offense (15+ snaps or more)
Junior Quarterback Devin Leary – 90.6
Freshman Running Back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye – 79.6
Senior Tackle Timothy McKay – 77.3
Senior Tackle Bryson Speas – 77.3
Sophomore Guard Dylan McMahon – 75.2
Sophomore Tight End Christopher Toudle – 74.9
Junior Running Back Jordan Houston – 74.6
Senior Guard Chandler Zavala – 74.3
Sophomore Wide Receiver Anthony Smith – 71.8
Senior Center Grant Gibson – 71.8
Sophomore Running Back Delbert Mimms III – 70.8
Freshman Wide Receiver Julian Gray – 67.7
Junior Guard Derrick Eason – 67.5
Sophomore Tackle Anthony Belton – 67.4
Freshman Guard Anthony Carter Jr. – 66.8
Junior Wide Receiver Keyon Lesane – 66.7
Freshman Center Lyndon Cooper – 66.1
Junior Wide Receiver Devin Carter – 63.2
Senior Wide Receiver Thayer Thomas – 61.9
Freshman Wide Receiver Jalen Coit – 61.2
Senior Wide Receiver Darryl Jones – 61.0
Sophomore Wide Receiver Porter Rooks – 60.7
Freshman Running Back Devin Gardner – 58.2
Freshman Wide Receiver Jakolbe Baldwin – 56.2
Freshman Tight End Ezemdie Udoh – 51.5
Freshman Tight End Cedric Seabrough – 49.5
Senior Quarterback Jack Chambers – 48.5
Freshman Tight End Fred Seabrough – 42.8
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NC State Cornerback Shyheim Battle has received an invitation from the New York Jets to participate in their Rookie Mini Camp.
NC State’s Shyheim Battle has been invited to rookie mini camp with the Jets with the opportunity to earn a priority free agent contract. #ncstate#NFLDraft#wpn
Battle had 1 year of eligibility remaining, but declared for the NFL Draft on January 3rd.
He finished this past year as the most experienced player on the Wolfpack’s defense, starting in 41 of the 51 games he has played in dating back to 2019. In a rarity in this day-and-age, Battle was a 4-year starter at the Cornerback position for NC State. He graduated with a degree in Communications.
In his final season in Red and White, Battle had 46 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. His PFF Grade of 70.6 was the 7th best on the Wolfpack defense.
Kennedy III won’t be without a friend. He will be joined by Defensive End Savion Jackson, who also signed an Undrafted Free Agent deal.
Kennedy started for the Wolfpack in every single game this season at Nickelback, tallying 31 tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.
His ProFootballFocus grade for the season is 79.7, which is the 2nd highest grade on the Wolfpack defense, and the highest grade of all the Safeties that came out of the Transfer Portal last year.
In his one season in Raleigh, Narveson made 18 of his 23 Field Goal attempts for the Wolfpack, and made all 38 Extra Point attempts. Narveson made some history in his one season at NC State, kicking a 57-yard Field Goal against Duke, breaking the school record for the longest Field Goal.
Narveson ranked 4th in the ACC in Field Goals attempted (23), and 5th in Field Goals made (18) this season. He ranked 9th in conference in scoring (7.1 points per game).