NC State Head Football Coach Dave Doeren helped lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a Game 1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the 2nd Round of the playoffs. Doeren was ferocious in sounding the siren.

Wolfpack in the house!
Let’s go @Canes !#HTT pic.twitter.com/O9nJ7Zo4Ap

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) May 3, 2023

The Canes demolished the Devils 5-1 last night. Go Canes!

Chandler Zavala was the only player from NC State that was drafted this past weekend in the 2023 NFL Draft. So which Wolfpack players signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents?

NC State has quite a few players playing in the NFL that went undrafted: Defensive Tackle T.Y. McGill, Running Back Zonovan Knight, and Wide Receiver Jakobi Meyers.

The Chargers organization must have liked what was going on in Raleigh, signing 3 Wolfpack players as undrafted free agents.

The Bolts signed Safety Tanner Ingle.

The Tasmanian Devil is headed to the West Coast! #PackPros | #HTT pic.twitter.com/75KEfCWH3t

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) May 1, 2023

Also heading to Los Angeles is Defensive Back Tyler Baker-Williams.

Ready to work! @TylerBakerWill1 #PackPros | #HTT pic.twitter.com/jRXHHvfwMU

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 30, 2023

Los Angeles might have found their kicker of the future in Christopher Dunn.

The Lou Groza Award Winner @The2018PK
🤝
@RamsNFL #PackPros | #HTT pic.twitter.com/UfTHjyHJ95

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 30, 2023

Linebacker Isaiah Moore has signed with the reigning Super Bowl Champs in Kansas City.

@_zaynlm is joining the champs! pic.twitter.com/As5pByhRtT

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 30, 2023

Moore is joining former Wolfpacker Joe Thuney in KC.

Wide Receiver Thayer Thomas has signed with the Minnesota Vikings.

Next stop: Minnesota!@thayerthomas1 x @Vikings #1Pack1Goal | #HTT pic.twitter.com/HjUlc3C6ra

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 30, 2023

Thomas is joining former Wolfpacker Garrett Bradbury in Minnesota.

Thayer’s brother, Linebacker Drake Thomas signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.

The @Raiders got a DAWG!@DrakeT32 #PackPros | #HTT pic.twitter.com/FdY4odPpgc

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 30, 2023

Thomas joins former Wolfpacker’s Jakobi Meyers (WR) and A.J. Cole (P).

Cornerback Derrek Pitts has signed with Tampa Bay.

Raleigh ➡️ Tampa Bay@LabelMeAsQuadon joins The Bucs#PackPros | #HTT pic.twitter.com/jqeuk88NOh

— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 30, 2023

Defensive Tackle Cory Durden has signed with the Detroit Lions.

The Lions are signing Cory Durden to a UDFA (Undrafted Free Agent) contract. https://t.co/d1XZJEiAAO pic.twitter.com/q6ENWDonsF

— DetroitSportsNation (@detsportsnation) April 30, 2023

Durden joins former Wolfpacker Alim McNeil, who also plays Defensive Tackle.

Finally, Punter Shane McDonough is a rookie mini-camp invitee.

The following specialists have received rookie mini-camp invites:

– K Matthew Trickett, Minnesota (Falcons)
– K Eddie Ogamba, South Dakota (Ravens)
– P Shane McDonough, NC State (Packers) pic.twitter.com/lJh0l3K82I

— Kicker Update (@kickerupdate) April 30, 2023

Surprisingly, NC State only had one player taken in the 2023 NFL Draft. Unsurprisingly, Offensive Lineman Chandler Zavala was that singular player.

The Carolina Panthers drafted Zavala in the 4th round with the 114th overall pick.

This marks the second year in a row that the Panthers have selected an offensive linemen from NC State, drafting Ikem Ekwonu with the 6th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Zavala and Ekwonu played beside one another in Raleigh on the left side, and there’s a chance that they will eventually do the same thing on Sunday’s for Carolina.

Familiar faces @PackFootball pic.twitter.com/JZGVwPlYwR

— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 29, 2023

"We were thinking about you the whole way."@budlight pic.twitter.com/avWXXagTNf

— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 29, 2023

Let’s go 🐺‼️
Welcome brother @chandlerzavala1

— Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu (@BigIck79) April 29, 2023

Zavala is coming off of a season where he earned 1st Team All-ACC honors, and didn’t give up a single sack.

Chandler Zavala’s career in pass protection:

🐺 615 Pass Block Snaps
🐺 Zero Sacks Allowed
🐺 1 QB Hit Allowed pic.twitter.com/4HQM1BR6Z2

— PFF College (@PFF_College) April 23, 2023

NC State Running Back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye has officially entered the Transfer Portal. As a Redshirt Freshman this past season, he rushed for 305 yards (5.5 yards per carry) and 3 touchdowns. Sumo-Karngbaye also had 12 receptions for 148 yards and a touchdown.

Demie was electric to start the season, but battled injuries all season long. In conference play, he was limited, only rushing the ball 16 times for 53 yards (3.3 yards per carry) with 0 touchdowns.

There’s no denying that the Wolfpack Running Back room is crowded. From the beginning of the season, Sumo-Karngbaye shared carries with Jordan Houston, who is once again returning this season. After Sumo-Karngbaye continued to miss action due to injuries, True Freshman Michael Allen stepped in and proved to be more than ready for the spotlight, averaging 5.1 yards per carry (53 carries), with most of those carries coming against ACC opponents. Not to mention the fact that True Freshman Kendrick Raphael will look to make an instant impact this Fall.

With all of this being said, I don’t get this move. At the end of the day, every young man has to make the decision they think is best, but Sumo-Karngbaye had every reason to to expect significant playing time in 2023, as long as he could prove to stay healthy.