NC State Players Add Major Size Ahead of 2026 Season

NC State recently released its 2026 Spring football roster, and one thing immediately jumps off the page: several players have added significant muscle mass since the beginning of last season.

A number of young players in particular made major jumps in weight, a sign of development within the Wolfpack’s strength and conditioning program.

Here’s a look at the biggest gains on the roster.

Biggest Gains

1. SO DE Adrian Farrow — +20 lbs
2. RS-FR WR Je’rel Bolder — +17 lbs
2. SO LB LaCorian Hodge — +17 lbs
4. RS-SO OL Tyler West — +16 lbs
5. SO LB Ke’Von Carter — +13 lbs
5. RS-FR CB Cam Strong — +13 lbs

Overall Weight Gains/Losses

RS-FR DE Omarion Abraham: 286 –> 297 (+11)
RS-SR OL Teague Andersen: 319 –> 322 (+3)
JR QB CJ Bailey: 210 –> 213 (+3)
RS-SO SAF Brody Barnhardt: 192 –> 190 (-2)
RS-FR LB Bailey Benson: 200 –> 207 (+7)
RS-FR WR Je’rel Bolder: 195 –> 212 (+17)
RS-SO DE Chase Bond: 272 –> 265 (-7)
RS-SO NIC Asaad Brown Jr.: 188 –> 199 (+11)
SO LB Ke’Von Carter: 210 –> 223 (+13)
RS-SR NIC: 184 –> 185 (+1)
RS-FR RB Deandre Desinor: 175 –> 183 (+8)
RS-SO LB Sterling Dixon: 210 –> 221 (+11)
SO TE Preston Douglas: 225 –> 228 (+3)
SO DE Adrian Farrow: 245 –> 265 (+20)
RS-FR OL Michael Gibbs: 304 –> 303 (-1)
SO CB Caden Gordon: 187 –> 194 (+7)
SO LB LaCorian Hodge: 200 –> 217 (+17)
SO WR Teddy Hoffmann: 172 –> 181 (+9)
JR WR Keenan Jackson: 200 –> 202 (+2)
RS-JR OL Rico Jackson: 323 –> 322 (-1)
RS-SO Isiah Jones: 195 –> 200 (+5)
RS-FR CB Gerritt Kemp: 177 –> 187 (+10)
RS-OL Trent Mitchell: 319 –> 316 (-3)
RS-SR OL Yousef Mugharbil: 331 –> 322 (-9)
RS-JR CB Brian Nelson: 191 –> 197 (+6)
RS-FR OL Kage Payne: 280 –> 290 (+10)
RS-JR LB AJ Richardson: 245 –> 235 (-10)
RS-SO RB Duke Scott: 214 –> 215 (+1)
RS-SO CB Jaren Sensabaugh: 179 –> 190 (+11)
RS-JR DE Isaiah Shirley: 276 –> 280 (+4)
RS-JR OL Kamen Smith: 323 –> 325 (+2)
SO OL Spike Sowells: 300 –> 312 (+12)
RS-FR CB Cam Strong: 170 –> 183 (+13)
RS-SR OL Rylan Vann: 297 –> 285 (-12)
RS-SR NIC Jackson Vick: 182 –> 190 (+8)
SO NG Josiah Victor: 320 –> 312 (-8)
RS-SO OL Tyler West: 275 –> 291 (+16)
RS-SO LB Zane Williams: 227 –> 228 (+1)
SO QB Will Wilson: 228 –> 230 (+2)

Winter Gains

NC State also shared a separate graphic highlighting the players who added the most weight between the end of the season and the start of spring practice.

(Note: Some minor discrepancies exist between the social media graphic and the roster data above, which was compiled by comparing the updated spring roster with last season’s media guide.)

 

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