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History of NC State’s Football All-Americans

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NC State Place Kicker Christopher Dunn has been named to numerous 2022 All-American teams, and is the 42nd Wolfpack player in program history to earn All-American status.

28 of the 42 have been 1st Team All-Americans.

11 of the 42 were All-American’s in 2 separate seasons.

9 of the 42 were Consensus 1st Team All-American’s.

Center Jim Ritcher is the only 2-time Consensus 1st Team All-American in school history.

Below is a breakdown of all of NC State’s All-Americans.

OT John Ripple: 1918 – 2nd Team (Walter Camp)
C Steve Sabol: 1935 – 2nd Team (NEA) 3rd Team (AP)
OT Ed Coon: 1938 – 2nd Team (World Telegram & College Humor) 1939 – 2nd Team (NEA & New York Sun) 3rd Team (Hearst & Dr. L.H. Baker)
OT Elmer Costa: 1949 – HM (UPI) 1950 – 1st Team (Chicago Tribune)
RB Dick Christy: 1957 – 1st Team (AP & UPI)
QB Roman Gabriel: 1960 – 1st Team (Football Writers & Football News) 2nd Team (UPI & NEA) 1961 – 1st Team (Football Writers, Football News, Football Coaches, Time) 2nd Team (UPI & NEA)
Defensive End Don Montgomery: 1963 – 2nd Team (Football Writers)
DT Dennis Byrd: 1966 – 1st Team (Football Writers & NEA) 2nd Team (AP) 1967 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (AP, UPI, Sporting News, NEA, Football Writers, Football Coaches, Central Press, Time Magazine, Walter Camp & Playboy)
DB Fred Combs: 1967 – 1st Team (Football Writers) 2nd Team (UPI) HM (AP)
PK Gerald Warren: 1967 – 2nd Team (AP) 1968 – 1st Team (AP)
DT Ron Carpenter: 1968 – 1st Team (NEA)
C Carey Metts: 1968 – 2nd Team (Football Writers)
OG Bill Yoest: 1973 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (AP, UPI, Football Writers, Football Coaches, NEA, Walter Camp)
FB Stan Fritts: 1974 – 2nd Team (AP)
WR Don Buckey: 1975 – 1st Team (Football Writers)
P Johnny Evans: 1977 – 2nd Team (NEA)
RB Ted Brown: 1978 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (Associated Press, UPI, Football Writers, Football Coaches)
C Jim Ritcher: 1978 – CONSENSUS (Associated Press, UPI, Football Writers, Football Coaches) 1979 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (Associated Press, UPI, Football Writers, Football Coaches, Walter Camp)
LB Vaughan Johnson: 1983 – 1st Team (Sporting News) 2nd Team (AP)
WR Nasrallah Worthen: 1986 – 3rd Team (Football News) 1988 – 2nd Team (Sporting News)
S Jesse Campbell: 1989 – 2nd Team (Football News) HM (UPI & Sporting News) 1990 – 1st Team (Football News & Sporting News) 2nd Team (UPI) 3rd Team (AP)
S Mike Reid: 1992 – 2nd Team (AP)
CB Sebastian Savage: 1992 – 2nd Team (UPI & Football News)
PK Steve Videtich: 1994 – 2nd Team (UPI & Football News)
PK Marc Primanti: 1996 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (Associated Press, The Sporting News, Football Writers Association, Football News)
WR Torry Holt: 1998 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (Associated Press, The Sporting News, AFCA, Football Writers, Football News)
CB Lloyd Harrison: 1998 – 2nd Team (AP & Football News) 1999 – 2nd Team (CBSSports) 3rd Team (AP)
LB Levar Fisher: 2000 – 1st Team (Football News) 2nd Team (AP & Walter Camp) 2001 – 1st Team (AP, AFCA, All American Football Foundation) 2nd Team (Football News) 3rd Team (Sporting News)
WR Koren Robinson: 2000 – 2nd Team (Football News) 3rd Team (AP)
S Terrence Holt: 2002 – 1st Team (Sporting News & All American Foundation) 2nd Team (CNN & SI)
DE Mario Williams: 2004 – Freshman All-American (Football News, Football Writers, The Sporting News) 2005 – 1st Team (SI) 2nd Team (Walter Camp)
LB Nate Irving: 2010 – 1st Team (SI & Scout) 2nd Team (Walter Camp) 3rd Team (AP)
CB David Amerson: 2011 – 1st Team (Walter Camp & ESPN) 2nd Team (SI, AP, Yahoo, CBSSports, Rivals, Phil Steele)
OT Joe Thuney: 2015 – 1st Team (USA Today) 3rd Team (AP)
DE Bradley Chubb: 2017 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (Walter Camp, FWAA, Associated Press, The Sporting News, AFCA)
AP Nyheim Hines: 2017 – 2nd Team (AFCA)
C Garrett Bradbury: 2018 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (Associated Press, Walter Camp, AFCA, FWAA) 2nd Team (Sporting News)
OG Terronne Prescod: 2018 1st Team (ESPN & PFF) 2nd Team (Sporting News) 3rd Team (AP)
DT Alim McNeil: 2020 – 1st Team (PFF) 2nd Team (AP)
OT Ikem Ekwonu: 2021 – CONSENSUS 1st Team (Associated Press, Walter Camp, AFCA, The Athletic, Sporting News, CBS Sports, FWAA)
KR Zonovan Knight: 2021 – 1st Team (CBSSports)
PK Christopher Dunn: 2022 – 1st Team (CBSSports, The Athletic, Walter Camp, FWAA, AP) 2nd Team (PFF)

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Congrats to NC State Football’s Spring Graduates!

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Congratulations to the 7 NC State Football Players that just graduated this Spring.

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2024 Football Spring Graduates

Linebacker Devon Betty (1 year of eligibility)

Defensive End Davin Vann (1 year of eligibility)

Cornerback Aydan White (1 year of eligibility)

Offensive Guard Anthony Carter Jr. (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Matt McCabe (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Tackle Patrick Matan (2 years of eligibility)

Offensive Lineman Brendan Lawson (no longer on the roster)

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Proposed Bill in the NC House Would Require NC State & UNC To Play One Another, as well as ECU, UNCC and App St.

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A bill has been proposed by members of the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play one another, as well as East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

According to House Bill 965, which you can read here in full, NC State and UNC would be required to play one another annually in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball. The Wolfpack and the Tar Heels would also be forced to play a game annually in all three sports against either ECU, UNC-Charlotte or App St. Every six years, NC State and UNC would be required to have played a home and away game against each of the three school in all three sports.

Here’s the exact wording from the proposed bill:

Competition Required. – A high-enrollment institution shall do all of the following in each eligible sport: (1) Every academic year, play at least one home or one away game against (i) another high-enrollment institution and (ii) an eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. (2) Every six academic years, play at least one home and one away game against each eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution. A high-enrollment institution shall alternate home and away games that are scheduled against the same eligible constituent institution that is not a high-enrollment institution.

For glossary of terms being referenced above:

For the purposes of this bill, “High-enrollment institutions” = NC State and UNC, while “Eligible constituent institutions” = East Carolina, UNC Charlotte and Appalachian State.

It’s worth noting that NC State already has games schedule against each of these teams home-and-away in Football between now and 2031.

2025 – East Carolina (H)

2025 – @ App St.

2026 – App St. (H)

2028 – @ East Carolina

2030 – Charlotte (H)

2031 – @ Charlotte

What are your thoughts?

For more details, check out this article at WRAL.

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. will Take an Official Visit at NC State Next Week

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Akron Safety Kerry Martin Jr. (6’1″/195) confirmed with me that he will be taking an Official Visit to NC State next week beginning on May 7th.

After receiving an offer from NC State yesterday, it didn’t take him long to set up the visit.

Martin Jr. is familiar with NC State, because he was recruited by Wolfpack Defensive Coordinator Tony Gibson before he left West Virginia to come to Raleigh. Even though he never coached him, a relationship was established.

Martin Jr.’s connections to NC State are deeper than that. Former NC State Cornerback Derrek Pitts, who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Bucs, is his cousin.

This past year, Martin Jr. recorded 45 tackles, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups for Akron, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. His PFF Grade was 68.9.

In 2022, he had 53 tackles, 1 interception and 1 pass breakup, starting in 9 of the 11 games he played in. Martin Jr.’s PFF Grade was 60.9.

In 2019, as a Freshman for West Virginia, Martin Jr. earned PFF Freshman All-American honors, recording a grade of 70.6, with 50 tackles and 3 pass breakups.

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NC State Sits in the Top-20 in 247’s Post-Spring 2024 Preseason Poll

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247’s Brad Crawford released his Post-Spring 2024 Preseason College Football Top-25 recently, and NC State moved up 1 spot to #20.

ACC Teams in the Top-25

11. FSU

14. Miami

16. Clemson

20. NC State

24. Virginia Tech

25. Louisville

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