NC State’s Noah Rogers Named to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Watch List

NC State Redshirt Freshman Wide Receiver Noah Rogers has been named to the 2024 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Preseason Watch List.

The Shaun Alexander Award has been awarded to the best Freshman in College Football since 2018. Last season, Wolfpack Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion was 1 of 5 Finalists.

Noah is NC State’s starting X-Receiver heading into their season opener against Western Carolina tomorrow night.

Rogers transferred in from Ohio St. this offseason, and 247Sports ranked him as the #39 overall player in the Portal, and the #6 Wide Receiver.

If you look at his .9751 rating of Rogers from 247Sports coming out of High School, you realize that he’s the most talented Wide Receiver to land at NC State since they began their recruiting database in the early 2000’s.

ON3 rated Rogers as a 5-Star prospect in the the 2023 class, and the #26 overall player nationally, the #3 Wide Receiver and the #1 player in the state of North Carolina.

Rogers was teammates with Tamarcus Cooley at Rolesville, who transferred to NC State from Maryland this offseason. As a Senior at Rolesville, Rogers had 39 receptions for 799 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also returned a Kickoff for a TD. As a Junior, he had 70 receptions for 1,432 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also returned a Punt for a TD.

As good as KC is, Rogers is likely the most talented player, of any position, on NC State’s entire roster. He’s a game changer.