Final 2025 PFF Grades for the NC State Offense

NC State’s 2025 football season has come and gone. Here’s a look at the final PFF grades for the Wolfpack offense.

(Only players who logged at least 15% of offensive snaps are listed below.)

Senior Tight End Cody Hardy – 80.7
Redshirt Sophomore Running Back Hollywood Smothers – 78.3
Senior Tight End Justin Joly – 77.2
Redshirt Freshman Running Back Duke Scott – 77.1
Redshirt Senior Tight End Dante Daniels – 76.3
Redshirt Junior Left Tackle Jacarrius Peak – 74.5
Sophomore Wide Receiver Terrell Anderson – 72.5
Freshman Wide Receiver Teddy Hoffmann – 71.3
Redshirt Junior Right Tackle Teague Andersen – 69.1
Sophomore Quarterback CJ Bailey – 68.8
True Freshman Right Guard Spike Sowells Jr. – 68.4
Senior Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes – 64.9
Redshirt Senior Center Jalen Grant – 64.7
Redshirt Sophomore Wide Receiver Noah Rogers – 64.5
Redshirt Sophomore Right Guard Rico Jackson – 60.1
Redshirt Sophomore Offensive Guard Kamen Smith – 56.2
Redshirt Senior Left Guard Anthony Carter Jr. – 55.2
Sophomore Wide Receiver Keenan Jackson – 54.5

Position Leaders:

Quarterback: CJ Bailey
Running Back: Hollywood Smothers
Wide Receiver: Terrell Anderson
Tight End: Justin Joly
Offensive Line: Jacarrius Peak

Notes

• Cody Hardy was a tremendous pickup in the transfer portal last offseason. The former Elon Tight End was arguably the best blocker on the team, regardless of position.
  • Hardy’s run blocking grade of 80.9 led the team, and his pass blocking grade of 77.0 ranked 3rd.
• Gavin Locklear deserves serious consideration for Tight End Coach of the Year.
  • Three of the five highest graded Wolfpack offensive players were Tight Ends.
• Heading into 2026, NC State has lost its highest-graded running back, wide receiver, and offensive lineman to the Transfer Portal, while its highest-graded tight end is headed to the NFL after exhausting his eligibility.
• Despite the departure of Smothers, NC State appears to be in good hands at running back.
  • Redshirt Freshman Duke Scott’s overall grade of 77.1 ranked 4th on the offense.
• Noah Rogers entered the Transfer Portal, and Wesley Grimes is out of years of eligibility, but True Freshman Teddy Hoffmann was the 2nd highest graded Wide Receiver.
  • Hoffmann flipped his commitment from FAU to NC State on National Signing Day last year, and in hindsight, Hoffmann’s impact as a True Freshman this year far exceeded expectations. Je’Rel Bolder was the highest ranked Wide Receiver in the Wolfpack’s 2025 recruiting class.
• True Freshman Offensive Lineman Spike Sowells Jr. earned a spot on PFF’s Freshman All-American team.
  • Sowells Jr. likely has a future at center, but saw action at both guard positions before earning the starting job at right guard.