Check out how NC State’s Football recruiting commits fared in Week 2 of the High School Football season.

2025

3-Star Quarterback Will Wilson threw for 355 yards and rushed for 205 in Richland Northeast’s 36-32 win over Crestwood.

4-Star Wide Receiver Jerel Bolder had 5 receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown in Forest Hills’ 33-8 win over North Rowan.

3-Star Defensive End Makhi Williams-Lee had 16 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 3 sacks in Lakeside’s 26-21 win over Macon County.

3-Star Wide Receiver Jamar Browder and Santaluces defeated Palm Beach Gardens 20-13.

3-Star Defensive End Colby Cronk and Flagler Palm Coast defeated Lake Howell 56-15.

3-Star Athlete Gerritt Kemp and Hebron Christian defeated University Christian 24-12. He had an interception and a touchdown.

3-Star Cornerback Caden Gordon and Santaluces defeated Palm Beach Gardens 20-13.

3-Star Safety Tristan Teasdell and Tuscarora defeated Heritage 42-7.

3-Star Defensive End Omarion Abraham and American Heritage defeated Western 51-12.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Isaac Sowells Jr. and Male High School defeated Ballard 49-21.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Kage Payne and Kings lost to Winton Woods 19-5.

2026

3-Star Quarterback Jacob Smith was 12 of 20 for 176 yards with 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions in Reagan’s 34-28 win over Mooresville.

On Thursday night, NC State had a couple of prominent recruiting visitors in attendance for their season opening 38-21 victory over Western Carolina.

4-Star 2026 EDGE Zavion Griffin-Haynes (6’6″/220) confirmed with me that he was going to be attending.

Griffin-Haynes is a consensus 4-Star prospect, and a consensus Top-200 player nationally. ON3 ranks him as the #77 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #7 EDGE and the #7 player in the state of North Carolina.

He holds offers from NC State, Ohio St., South Carolina, Auburn, Penn St. FSU, Miami, UCLA, Tennessee, Duke, UNC, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Illinois, Ole Miss, Missouri and others.

Griffin-Haynes plays right down the roads at Rolesville.

Griffin-Haynes’ Rolesville teammate, 4-Star 2027 Defensive Back Marquis Bryant (6’1″/185) was also in attendance.

I had an amazing experience at NC State game yesterday night. They got the job done looking forward to being back!! @StateCoachD @CoachTonyGibson @VinnyG_FB @CoachAlexFaulk @31_CoachFAL @RRACKLEY9 @RamsFootballNC pic.twitter.com/M3MnAExFbt

— Marquis Bryant 4⭐️ ( 2027) (@QuisBryantt) August 30, 2024

247Sports ranks Bryant as the #81 overall player nationally in the 2027 recruiting class, the #7 Safety, and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina. Bryant plays for Rolesville. He holds offers from NC State, Duke, Indiana, Miami, UNC, Penn State, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia Tech and others.

As a Freshman last year, Bryant had 53 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 10 pass breakups and 1 interception.

The 2024 season started for most of NC State Football’s Recruiting Commits this past weekend. Below is a rundown of how they did.

2025

4-Star Wide Receiver Jerel Bolder had 4 receptions for 46 yards in Forest Hills’ 29-13 loss to Ashbrook.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Isaac Sowell’s and his Louisville Male High School team defeated Butler 47-0.

3-Star Tight End Gus Ritchey and the Cary Imps lost to Broughton 35-14. Unofficially, he had 5 receptions for 70 yards, and 7 tackles (3 tackles for loss).

Tough loss, but we’ll learn from it. We’re just getting started. pic.twitter.com/xbPYKW3Jfr

— Gus Ritchey (@RitcheyGus) August 26, 2024

3-Star Cornerback Cam Strong and T.L. Hanna won 19-16 over James F. Byrnes. He had 2 tackles and 1 pass breakup.

3-Star Quarterback Will Wilson led Richland Northeast to a 45-13 victory over Spring Valley. He threw three touchdowns (43, 23 & 70) and ran for two (27 & 1). On the night, Wilson had more touchdowns than incompletions.

WATCH: Behind a HUGE game from @RNEcavsfootball QB Will Wilson, the Cavaliers picked up a big week zero win over Spring Valley, 45-13! @abc_columbia – @BlakeBetette_07 – @WillWilson__ pic.twitter.com/aqNZEhgIvu

— Chaz R Frazier (@Chazf_tv) August 24, 2024

, @RNEAthletics QB1 Will Wilson on tonight’s 45-13 win over Spring Valley. Wilson-led Cavs beat Vikings last year to end 12-year losing streak & won tonight for 1st on-campus win over Vikings.

Wilson w/3 TD passes (43, 23, & 70 yards) & 2 TD runs (27 & 1 yard) in the 1st half. pic.twitter.com/PALtgAuLWe

— Columbia Star Sports (@StarSportsFeed) August 24, 2024

3-Star Defensive End Makhi Williams-Lee had 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and 1 sack in Lakeside’s 17-3 loss to St. Pius. The week before, he had 7 tackles and 3 tackles for loss in their loss to Berkmar.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Michael Gibbs and Hoggard lost to Cleveland 35-32.

3-Star Wide Receiver Jamar Browder and Santaluces defeated Somerset Academy 27-21.

3-Star Athlete Gerritt Kemp had 2 receptions for 27 yards on offense, and 2 tackles with 1 interception on defense in Hebron Christian Academy’s 38-18 win over Fellowship Christian. In week 1, Kemp had 2 receptions for 28 yards on offense, and 2 tackles and a pass breakup on defense in Hebron’s 48-0 win over Therrell.

3-Star Cornerback Caden Gordon and Santaluces defeated Somerset Academy 27-21.

(1-0) One game at a time.@iRepCoaches @Coach_Put5839 pic.twitter.com/F5g7jXjiND

— Caden Gordon (@Caden_G21) August 25, 2024

3-Star Wide Receiver Arrion Concepcion’s Chambers squad lost to Clover 28-20.

3-Star Defensive End Omarion Abraham and American Heritage lost to Milton 37-28.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Kage Payne and Kings defeated Sycamore 42-7.

2026

3-Star Quarterback Jacob Smith and Reagan defeated Marvin Ridge 20-13.

2025 Old Dominion Offensive Line verbal commit 3-Star Cameron Hill (6’3”/307) will be at NC State’s season opener against Western Carolina next Thursday night.

Hill verbally committed to ODU on April 16th.

He has been retweeting NC State football content regularly over the past week.

NC State has already flipped a couple of commits in the 2025 recruiting class. Tight End Gus Ritchey flipped from UNC, Athlete Gerritt Kemp flipped from Duke and Offensive Lineman Kage Payne flipped from Troy.

The Wolfpack isn’t done trying to flip players. They have also offered two 2025 Linebacker verbal commits: 3-Star Isaiah Deloatch (Rutgers) and 4-Star Jaquel Holman (South Carolina).

247Sports ranks Hill as the #42 overall player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting class. He plays for Jacksonville (Jacksonville, NC).