The 2023 NFL Draft starts tomorrow, and a handful of NC State players are hoping to hearing their name called over the next couple of days. NC State has had 176 players drafted in the NFL, which ranks 51st in college football, and 9th in the ACC.
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NC State True Freshman Kevin Concepcion earned Week 4 ACC Rookie of the Week honors for his performance against UVA.
ROOKIE – Kevin Concepcion, NC State, WR, Charlotte, N.C. Concepcion totaled 116 receiving yards on six catches in NC State’s 24-21 road victory over Virginia in the two teams’ ACC opener. The true freshman wideout averaged 19.3 yards per catch and scored two touchdowns, including a 48-yard catch and run. The first true freshman receiver to start the first four games of the season for the Wolfpack since 2014 (Bo Hines), Concepcion has accounted for 27 percent of the Wolfpack’s receptions this season. (TheACC)
Here’s a look at which NC State Offensive players graded out the best and worst according to ProFootballFocus against UVA last night.
Top 5
IWR Kevin Concepcion – 80.9 – career high
QB Brennan Armstrong – 72.3
C Lyndon Cooper – 66.0
LT Anthony Belton – 64.6
WR Bradley Rozner – 63.9
Bottom 5
IWR Juice Vereen – 41.7 – career low
WR Keyon Lesane – 53.1
WR Julian Gray – 54.2 – 2nd lowest of career
TE Trent Pennix – 54.5
RB Michael Allen – 56.0
Notes
Concepcion caught 6 passes for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns, and was targeted a team high 10 times.
Brennan Armstrong has graded out in the Top-5 in 3 of the first 4 games.
He posted a rushing grade of 77.5, which was tops on the team, and his best since Week 9 of the 2021 season.
Juice Vereen has been the lowest graded player on the team two weeks in a row.
Anthony Belton has been in the Top-5 in 3 of the first 4 games.
Julian Gray has been in the Bottom 5 in 2 of the firsts 4 games.
Anthony Belton had the highest pass block grade: 83.7.
RB Michael Allen has to improve at pass protection. His pass protection grade was 31.6.
Give Julian Gray credit…he had the highest run blocking grade on the team in 22 snaps: 74.3
This is nothing to be proud of.