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PI FORECAST with Early Signing Day Tomorrow

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Early Signing Day is tomorrow, which means high school seniors will have their first opportunity to sign their National Letter of Intent to a College, locking down the scholarship offered to them.

Over the past two weekends NC State has had 17 recruits come to Raleigh on Official Visits.

Weekend 1

Weekend 2

Two of them were already committed to NC State: 4-Star Tight End Javonte Vereen and 4-Star Offensive Tackle Darion Rivers.

Five of players have committed to run with the Wolfpack after taking their Official Visits:

3-Star Linebacker Kamal Bonner

4-Star JUCO Defensive End Jykeveous Hibbler

Clemson Wide Receiver Dacari Collins (former 4-Star recruit)

Oregon Offensive Lineman Dawson Jaramillo (former 4-Star recruit)

3-Star JUCO Cornerback Terrente Hinton

One of them has committed to another school: Colorado Offensive Tackle Casey Roddick. He committed to FSU after taking an Official Visit there the following weekend.

4-Star Defensive Tackle Keith Sampson is a verbal commit to FSU, and he took an Official Visit there this past weekend, after taking his Official Visit to Raleigh, and I expect him to sign with the Seminoles tomorrow.

I’m not ready to put in a PI FORECAST yet for some of the players that have taken Official Visits to NC State the past two weeks, but I feel confident in projecting that the following players will ultimately choose to run with the Wolfpack.

ODU Cornerback Transfer Robert Kennedy III (he is announcing his college decision at 11am today)

Cincinnati Defensive End Transfer Noah Potter (former 4-Star prospect)

3-Star Offensive Tackle Rico Jackson (he will be signing with a team tomorrow at 11am on Signing Day)

 

 

 

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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Signing talented recruits is now the norm, not the exception. DD keeps things moving in the right direction.

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Dave Doeren Led the Hurricanes to a Game 1 Victory Over Devils

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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.

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

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Which NC State Players Signed with NFL Teams as Undrafted Free Agents?

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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.

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

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

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

Moore is joining former Wolfpacker Joe Thuney in KC.

Wide Receiver Thayer Thomas has signed with the Minnesota Vikings.

Thomas is joining former Wolfpacker Garrett Bradbury in Minnesota.

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

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

Cornerback Derrek Pitts has signed with Tampa Bay.

Defensive Tackle Cory Durden has signed with the Detroit Lions.

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

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

 

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Chandler Zavala was NC State’s Lone Draft Pick in 2023

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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.

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

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NC State’s Demie Sumo-Karngbaye Enters Transfer Portal

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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.

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