NC State lost to Syracuse 17-24 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s a PFF Grade Report for the Wolfpack Defense in Week 7.

Redshirt Senior Safety Kerry Martin Jr. – 78.9
Redshirt Sophomore Nose Tackle DJ Jackson – 77.5
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 74.0
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 72.0
Senior Cornerback Aydan White – 69.0
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 67.9
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 67.5
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 65.8
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 64.8
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 62.7
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kamal Bonner – 62.5
Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 62.4
Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 60.6
Redshirt Freshman Defensive End Isaiah Shirley – 60.2
Redshirt Sophomore Isaiah Crowell – 58.5
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 52.9

Notes

• Kerry Martin Jr.’s grade of 78.9 is his highest grade of the season.
• DJ Jackson returned after missing the past two games due to injury, and posted the highest grade of his career.
• Kamal Bonner started the first game of his career with Caden Fordham out.
• Devon Betty’s grade of 52.9 is his lowest grade of the season.

Top 5 Highest Graded Defensive Players Through 7 Games

1. Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 73.4
2. Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 72.9
3. Linebacker Caden Fordham – 72.8
4. Cornerback Devon Marshall – 72.6
5. Defensive End Isaiah Shirley – 71.8

Bottom 5 Lowest Graded Deensive Players Through 7 Games (75+ snaps)

1. Defensive End Noah Potter – 58.4
2. Linebacker Devon Betty – 59.2
3. Nickel Ja’Had Carter – 59.5
4. Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 60.5
5. Linebacker Sean Brown – 62.7

NC State lost to Syracuse 17-24 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s Snap Count Report for the Wolfpack Defense in Week 7.

Redshirt Junior Linebacker Sean Brown – 78
Senior Cornerback Aydan White – 78
Junior Cornerback Devon Marshall – 78
Senior Safety DK Kaufman – 75
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kamal Bonner – 74
Senior Linebacker Devon Betty – 74
Senior Safety Bishop Fitzgerald – 68
Senior Defensive End Davin Vann – 59
Redshirt Freshman Nickel Tamarcus Cooley – 58
Redshirt Junior Defensive End Travali Price – 57
Junior Nose Tackle Brandon Cleveland – 49
Redshirt Senior Defensive End Noah Potter – 26
Redshirt Sophomore Defensive Tackle DJ Jackson – 25
Redshirt Sophomore Cornerback Isaiah Crowell – 20
Redshirt Freshman Isaiah Shirley – 18
Redshirt Senior Safety KJ Martin Jr. – 10
Redshirt Freshman Linebacker Kelvon McBride – 4
Redshirt Junior Safety Rente Hinton – 3
Redshirt Sophomore Cornerback Jackson Vick – 2
Senior Nickel Ja’Had Carter – 2

Notes

• Kamal Bonner started his first game due to Caden Fordham’s injury, and played a career high 74 snaps.
• DJ Jackson hadn’t played since the Clemson game in Week 4, missing the past few weeks due to injury. He returned against Syracuse to play a career high 25 snaps.
• Through 6 weeks, Isaiah Crowell had played only 1 snap (Clemson). He played a career high 20 snaps against the Orange.

NC State lost to Syracuse 17-24 on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium. Here’s Snap Count Report for the Wolfpack Offense in Week 7.

Redshirt Sophomore Right Tackle Jacarrius Peak – 54
Redshirt Senior Right Guard Timothy McKay – 54
Redshirt Junior Left Guard Anthony Carter Jr. – 54
Redshirt Senior Left Tackle Anthony Belton – 54
Redshirt Senior Center Zeke Correll – 54
Freshman Quarterback CJ Bailey – 54
Sophomore Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion – 47
Junior Tight End Justin Joly – 38
Redshirt Freshman Wide Receiver Noah Rogers – 35
Redshirt Junior Wide Receiver Dacari Collins – 26
Sophomore Running Back Kendrick Raphael – 23
Junior Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes – 21
Junior Tight End Dante Daniels – 16
Redshirt Senior Running Back Jordan Waters – 16
Freshman Wide Receiver Keenan Jackson – 15
Redshirt Freshman Running Back Hollywood Smothers – 15
Freshman Wide Receiver Terrell Anderson – 12
Redshirt Junior Jakolbe Baldwin – 3
Redshirt Sophomore Wide Receiver Ashton Locklear – 2
Redshirt Senior Running Back Demarcus Jones II – 1

Notes

• Noah Rogers played a career high 35 snaps.
• Dacari Collins and Hollywood Smothers both returned to the field.
• Kendrick Raphael played more snaps than starter Jordan Waters.

NC State (3-4) is currently a 10.5-point underdog in their upcoming game at California (3-3) this Saturday. The Total is sitting at 46.5. The Moneyline for NC State is +320. The Moneyline for Cal is -320.

• NC State is 0-7 Against the Spread in 2024.
• Cal is 4-2 Against the Spread in 2024.
• The Total has gone Over in 4 of the Wolfpack’s 7 games.
• The Total has gone Under in 5 of the Golden Bears’ 6 games.
• NC State is 0-8 Against the Spread in their last 8 games.
• NC State is 3-9 Against the Spread in their last 12 road games.
• The Total has gone Under in 8 of Cal’s last 9 games.

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