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Payton Wilson will be Visiting NC State Tomorrow for the UNC Game

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4-Star 2018 Outside Linebacker decommitted from UNC 2 days ago (committed to UNC on May 1st) and tomorrow he will visiting NC State to take in the rivalry game. Wilson confirmed with me that he will be taking an unofficial visit to NC State tomorrow to take in the game.

The standout linebacker out of Orange High School (Hillsborough, North Carolina) recently took an official visit to Notre Dame last weekend, and he has expressed here recently that he still has interest in Clemson and Ohio St.

What was surprising was the official visit that Wilson took to NC State on the first weekend of November, that went really well. It isn’t surprising that he’s still interested in Clemson and Ohio State, because they were in his Final 4 before committing to UNC. NC State wasn’t even in his Final 7 schools, so NC State has definitely made a major impression on him as of late.

When I asked him if he would take visits to Clemson and Ohio State before he made his decision, he said he probably would, but he wasn’t 100% sure if he would at this point.

As I survey the situation, I think Wilson likes the idea of taking more visits, but I also think that somewhere in the back of his head he knows he doesn’t need to do so in order to make his decision. I think he would ultimately like to make his commitment sooner than later. That’s my gut.

NC State is seriously in the mix with Wilson, and if they could get a commitment from him, it would be a huge pickup, solidifying the 2018 class as a foundation class for the Wolfpack.

Wilson is the #3 outside linebacker in the country (247), and the #3 player in North Carolina (ESPN & 247). He was named a U.S. Army All-American, and was recently nominated for the U.S. Army National Player of the Year (16 nominees) Award for what he accomplished in 8 games before tearing his ACL. In his shortened season, Wilson completed 13-of-27 passes for 125 yards, rushed for 222 yards and five touchdowns on 67 carries, caught 15 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns, posted 103 tackles and 10 sacks, intercepted one pass and recovered one fumble.

Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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2025 Cornerback Serious Stinyard Has Scheduled an Official Visit to NC State

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2025 Cornerback Serious Stinyard (6’1″/180) has scheduled an Official Visit to NC State for June 7-9. He also has an Official Visit scheduled for Kansas St. on June 14-16.

Stinyard is currently an unranked prospect, which shouldn’t last long, with an offer sheet that includes NC State, Kansas St., Kentucky, Kansas, USF, West Virginia, ECU and Bowling Green.

The Wolfpack offered Stinyard on April 30th.

Stinyard plays for Gaither in Tampa, Florida. Last season, he had 19 tackles, 3 interceptions and 5 pass breakups for the Cowboys.

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NC State Makes Top-3 for 3-Star WR Gabe Daniels

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3-Star 2025 Wide Receiver Gabe Daniels (6’2″/180) announced his Top-3 schools, and NC State made the cut along with Kansas and Syracuse.

Daniels will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 14-16. He also has an Official Visit scheduled to Kansas for June 21-23.

Daniels had 31 receptions, 700 all purpose yards and 5 touchdowns for the Greater Atlanta Christian School (Norcross, GA) last season.

Recently, Daniels ran a 10.64 in the 100 meter dash in Track.

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NC State Makes Top-7 of 3-Star CB Robert Jones

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2025 3-Star Cornerback Robert Jones (6’1″/165) announced his Top-7 schools today, and NC State made the cut along with Kentucky, UCF, Miami, Louisville, Illinois and USF.

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ON3 ranks Jones III as the #58 overall player in the state of Florida in the 2025 recruiting class.

You can watch his highlights from the 2023 season here. He only played 7 games due to injury. Jones III had 9 pass breakups and 2 interceptions as a Junior.

Jones III originally planned to make his college decision on May 28th, but he is postponing his decision, and will be visiting 4 schools in June, with NC State being one of them.

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NC State is Still Aggressively Recruiting 3-Star DT Drayden Pavey Despite Not Making Top-3

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3-Star 2025 Defensive Tackle Drayden Pavey (6’3″/305) released his Top-3 schools this past week, and NC State didn’t make the cut. His Top-3 consists of Wisconsin, Indiana, and Purdue.

Despite not making his Top-3, NC State is still aggressively recruiting Pavey. Wolfpack Defensive Line Coach Charley Wiles was in to visit Pavey yesterday.

Pavey is still scheduled to take an Official Visit to NC State on June 18th.

ON3 ranks Pavey as the #4 player in the state of Kentucky (Robert A. Taft High/Burlington, KY).

NC State offered Pavey on April 24th.

When Pavey released his Top-8 back in February, NC State was obviously on the list. It consisted of Miami (OH), Toledo, Boston College, West Virginia, Pitt, Cincinnati, Indiana and Purdue. Wisconsin is also new to the scene, offering Pavey on April 21st.

As a Junior, Pavey had 46 tackles 7.5 sacks and 9 tackles for loss.

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