ESPN Includes 2 NC State Players in their Top-100 Players Before the 2024 College Football Season

ESPN released their Top-100 College Football players before the start of the 2024 season, and 2 NC State players made the list: Senior Cornerback Aydan White and Sophomore Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion.

98. Aydan White

CB, NC State, Senior
2023 stats: 23 solo, 2 INTs, 10 PDs
2023 ranking: NR

White has been dominant over the past two seasons at NC State. He has been targeted 116 times since the start of the 2022 season, and he has allowed just three completions of more than 20 yards. Opposing QBs have posted a woeful 10.9 raw QBR when targeting White in that span, and he has allowed just 4.1 yards per target, tied for the fifth-lowest mark among Power 5 DBs. Of the four players ahead of him, one is still active and three were previous All-Americans, including two who were selected in the first round of this year’s NFL draft.

48. Kevin Concepcion

WR, NC State, Sophomore
2023 stats: 10 TDs, 71 receptions
2023 ranking: NR

Here’s the list of Power 5 players in the playoff era who’ve had a season of 800 receiving yards, 300 rushing yards and double-digit touchdowns: Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel in 2016 and Concepcion last year. Oh, and did we mention Concepcion did it as a true freshman? Or that he also threw a 17-yard touchdown pass? Or that he’ll be surrounded by a far better supporting cast of skill-position talent in 2024? Yeah, the NC State star is primed for big things this season.

(ESPN)