4-Star DL Keshawn Stancil Includes NC State in his Top-5

4-Star 2026 Defensive Lineman Keshawn Stancil (6’3″/260) released his Top-7 yesterday, and NC State made the cut along with Clemson, Penn St.,Georgia and Miami.

Back at the beginning of April, Stancil released a Top-7 that also included Tennessee and LSU.

Stancil has scheduled an Official Visit to NC State for June 20th. He already took an Official Visit to Georgia (May 16) and has also scheduled Official Visits to Clemson (June 14), Miami (May 30) and Penn St. (June 6).

ON3, Rivals and 247Sports all give Stancil 4 stars, and rank him in the Top-225 nationally. ON3 ranks him as the #74 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #9 defensive lineman and #8 player in the state of North Carolina.

NC State offered Stancil on May 16th of last year. Stancil plays right down the road at Clayton High School, where he had 63 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 9 sacks and 3 forced fumbles last year.