Early Signing Day went as expected for the NC State Football team today, signing 17 verbal commitments to their 2023 recruiting class. Here’s a breakdown of the class.

8 of the 17 players are 4-star prospects.

4-Star Prospects

JUCO Defensive Lineman Jykeveous Hibbler (ESPN)
Safety Daemon Fagan (247, ON3, Rivals & ESPN)
Tight End Javonte Vereen (ON3 & ESPN)
Safety Zack Myers (247 & Rivals)
Running Back Kendrick Raphael (ESPN & Rivals)
Offensive Lineman Darion Rivers (ON3)
Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion (Rivals)
Cornerback Brandon Cisse (ON3)

4 Players in the Top 300

Safety Daemon Fagan (247, ON3, Rivals & ESPN)
Tight End Javonte Vereen (ON3 & ESPN)
Offensive Lineman Darion Rivers (ON3)
Cornerback Brandon Cisse (ON3)

Breakdown by Position

Quarterback (1)

3-Star Lex Thomas (Heritage/Wake Forest, NC)

Running Back (1)

4-Star Kendrick Raphael (Naples/Naples, FL)

Tight End (1)

4-Star Javonte Vereen (Havelock/Havelock, NC)

Wide Receiver (1)

4-Star Kevin Concepcion (Chambers/Charlotte, NC)

Offensive Line (4)

4-Star Darion Rivers (West Charlotte/West Charlotte, NC)
3-Star Rico Jackson (Dillard/Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
3-Star Obadiah Obasuyi (Alpharetta/Alpharetta, GA)
3-Star Kamen Smith (Wilkes Central/Wilkesboro, NC)

Defensive Line (2)

4-Star Jykeveous Hibbler (Northwest Mississippi Community College/Mississippi)
3-Star Isaiah Shirley (Watauga/Boone, NC)

Linebacker (3)

3-Star Rohan Davy (St. John’s/Silver Spring, MD)
3-Star Kamal Bonner (Colquit County HS/Moultrie, GA)
3-Star Kelvon McBride (Cottage Hill Christian Academy/Mobile, AL)

Defensive Back (4)

4-Star Cornerback Brandon Cisse (Lakewood/Sumter, SC)
4-Star Safety Daemon Fagan (Heritage/Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
4-Star Safety Zack Myers (Christ School/Arden, NC)
3-Star Defensive Back Terrente Hinton (Hutchinson Community College/Kansas)

Notes on Each Player

3-Star QB Lex Thomas (5’11″/193)

• Brother of current Wolfpack players Thayer & Drake Thomas
• Only played 3 games as a Senior due to injury.
  • 2,492 yards and 30 touchdowns as a Junior
• Verbally committed on June 23, 2021.
• #22 player in NC (247 & ESPN)

4-Star Running Back Kendrick Raphael (5’11″/180)

• Senior Stats: 1,731 yards and 22 touchdowns, averaging 12.4 yards per carry.
• #18 Running Back in the nation (Rivals).
• Former Iowa Verbal Commit.
  • Verbally committed to NC State November 29th.

4-Star Tight End Javonte Vereen (6’4″/209)

• Senior Stats: 72 receptions for 1,098 yards and 13 touchdowns. Also tacked on 5 rushing TD’s.
• ESPN ranks him as the #9 Tight End nationally
  • They also rank him as the #9 player in the state of North Carolina.
• Verbally committed on April 1, 2022.

4-Star Wide Receiver Kevin Concepcion (5’11″/173)

• 29 receptions for 519 yards and 4 touchdowns. 2 rushing touchdowns. 35 yards per kickoff return.
• Rivals ranks him as the #12 player in North Carolina.
• Verbally committed on August 20th, 2022.

4-Star JUCO Defensive Lineman Jykeveous Hibbler (6’2″/255)

• 2022 stats: 41 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 9 sacks
  • Spent 3 years at Northwest Community College. Has 2 years of eligibility.
• ESPN ranks him as the #3 JUCO player in the 2023 class.
• Verbally committed on December 11th, 2022.

3-Star Defensive Lineman Isaiah Shirley (6’3″/259)

• Senior Stats: 70 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 15.5 tackles for loss.
• ON3 ranks him as the #20 player in the state of North Carolina.
• Verbally committed on June 21st, 2022.

3-Star Linebacker Rohan Davy (5’10″/215)

• Senior Stats: 76 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 8 pass breakups, and 2 sacks
• ESPN ranks him as the #6 player in Washington D.C.
• Verbally committed to NC State on December 20th, 2022.
• Former Cincinnati Verbal Commit.

3-Star Linebacker Kamal Bonner (6’2″/200)

• Senior Stats: 125 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and 3 sacks
• Former Georgia Tech Verbal Commit.
• Verbally committed to NC State on December 14th, 2022.

3-Star Linebacker Kelvon McBride (6’3″/210)

• Senior Stats: 76 tackles
• Former Vanderbilt Verbal Commit.
• Verbally committed to NC State on November 25th, 2022.

4-Star Cornerback Brandon Cisse (6’0″/170)

• Senior Stats: Defense: 69 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 9 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles and 4 interceptions. Offense: 49 carries for 598 yards and 6 touchdowns/19 receptions for 349 yards and 4 touchdowns
• ON3 ranks him as the #4 player in the state of South Carolina and #270 player nationally.
• Verbally committed on June 14th, 2022.

4-Star Safety Daemon Fagan (6’2″/180)

• Senior Stats: 76 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 11 pass breakups
• Verbally committed on July 4th, 2022.
• Rivals ranks him as the #13 Safety and the #221 player nationally.

4-Star Safety Zack Myers (6’1″/190)

• Senior Stats: Defense: 25 tackles and 2 interceptions. Offense: 25 receptions for 636 yards and 8 touchdowns.
• Verbally committed on June 24th, 2022.
• 247Sports ranks him as the #11 player in the state of North Carolina.
• Rivals ranks him as the #17 Safety.

3-Star JUCO Cornerback Terrente Hinton (6’3″/190)

• 2022 Stats: 18 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 interception.
• ON3 ranks him as the #37 JUCO player nationally in the 2023 class, and the #7 Cornerback.
• Verbally committed on December 19th, 2022.

4-Star Offensive Lineman Darion Rivers (6’6″/255)

• ON3 ranks him as the #235 player nationally and the #9 player in the state of North Carolina in 2023.
• Verbally committed on March 3rd, 2022.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Kamen Smith (6’5″/275)

• Rivals ranks him as the #18 player in the state of North Carolina in 2023.
• Verbally committed on July 10th, 2022.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Obadiah Obasuyi (6’6″/280)

• Verbally committed on June 12th, 2022.

3-Star Offensive Lineman Rico Jackson (6’6″/295)

• Verbally Committed on the day he signed, December 21st, 2022.
• Former Illinois verbal commit.