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Williams, BC Run Over Wolfpack 38-21

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CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. – The NC State football team could not overcome a powerful Boston College rushing attack, as the Pack fell to the Eagles 38-21 Saturday afternoon in Chestnut Hill.

The Pack scored early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to six with nine minutes left, but BC answered with a TD on its next possession and used its running game to run out the clock for the win.

Pete Thomas got the start at QB, completing 22-of-33 passes for 207 yards. Thomas was one of three Pack players to throw a TD (Rashard Smith and Garrett Leatham). Freshman WR Jumichael Ramos had the top game of his career, hauling in five passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.

Boston College’s Andre Williams rushed for a school record 339 yards on 42 carries, as the running game dominated the Eagles’ offense with 420 yards of the team’s total of 473 yards.

The Eagles held a 10-0 lead after the first quarter, with a 17-yard TD run by Andre Williams being the BC touchdown.

The Pack got on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter, taking the ball 80 yards in five plays. A 61-yard screen pass from Thomas to Matt Dayes put the ball at the BC 9-yard line, and on the next play, Rashard Smithcaught his first TD of the season to cut the BC lead to 10-7 with 7:13 left in the first half.

The Eagles responded on the next drive, as BC rushed for all 74 yards in five plays capped by a 19-yard Myles Willis TD run.

At the half, BC held a 17-7 lead. In the first half, 232 of BC’s 253 yards came on the ground, with Williams rushing for 154 on 19 carries in the opening half.

A 39-yard BC field goal was the only score of the third quarter, and put the Eagles up 20-7.

The Pack got within a score in the fourth quarter. Smith threw his first career pass, and found fellow senior WR Quintin Payton deep for a 49-yard strike to cut the lead to 20-14 with 9:05 left. NC State marched 87 yards in six plays which spanned only 1:23.

Once again, BC responded to a Pack TD with a score of its own on the very next possession. Williams ran for a 65-yard gain, was stripped at the 2-yard line, but the Eagles recovered in the end zone, and after a two-point conversion, it was BC up 28-14.

After a BC field goal, Leatham found Ramos for a 52-yard TD score for the Pack’s third touchdown pass of the game.

Williams would score his second TD of the game to make the final 38-21.

The Pack will return to Carter-Finley Stadium for the final two games of the season. Next Saturday (Nov. 23), the Pack will host East Carolina followed by Maryland on November 30.

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The Eagles Drafted NC State Center Dylan McMahon in the 6th Round

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NC State Center Dylan McMahon was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 6th round of the 2024 NFL Draft, taken with the 190th overall pick.

McMahon was a 4-year starter at NC State, starting in 43 of the 48 games he has played in. Instead of returning for his final year of eligibility, McMahon bet on himself, and it looks like it paid off.

At the NFL Combine, McMahon ranked in the Top-10 in 4 of the 5 events, and in the Top-5 in 3 of them.

3-Cone – 7.26 seconds (2nd)
Shuttle – 4.33 seconds (2nd)
Broad Jump – 9’7″ (4th)
Vertical – 33.0″ (8th)
40 Yard Dash – 5.10 seconds (20)

I’m not attempting to be prophetic, but for perspective, 13 years ago, Jason Kelce was taken in the 6th round with the 191st overall pick.

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WATCH: QB CJ Bailey’s Tape from NC State’s 2024 Spring Game

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April 27, 2024

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True Freshman CJ Bailey proved why he might be the NC State’s future at Quarterback in the 2024 Spring Game a few weeks back. Bailey was 8 of 12 for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The first touchdown was a 30-yard pass to Junior Wesley Grimes, and the 2nd one was a 28-yarder to fellow Freshman Terrell Anderson.

He also rushed the ball 5 times for 72 yards, which was the 2nd most rushing yards by any player.

Check out Bailey’s tape from NC State’s 2024 Spring Game.

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Payton Wilson is the 7th Highest Drafted Linebacker in NC State History

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Last night NC State Linebacker Payton Wilson was drafted in the 3rd round by the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the 98th overall pick.

Wilson is the 16th Wolfpack Linebacker to be selected in the NFL Draft, and the 7th highest drafted.

Levar Fisher – 2nd round – 49th overall (2002)
Nate Irving – 3rd round – 67th overall (2011)
Germaine Pratt – 3rd round – 72nd overall (2019)
Bobby Houston – 3rd round – 75th overall (1990)
Robert Abraham – 3rd round – 77th overall (1982)
Damien Covington – 3rd round – 96th overall (1995)
Payton Wilson – 3rd round – 98th overall (2024)
Stephen Tulloch – 4th round – 116th overall (2006)
Frank Bush – 5th round – 133rd overall (1985)
Terrell Manning – 5th round – 163rd overall (2012)
David Merritt – 7th round – 191st overall (1993)
Pat Thomas – 6th round – 194th overall (2005)
Audie Cole – 7th round – 210th overall (2012)
Bill Gentry – 12th round – 293rd overall (1967)
Scott Adell – 12th round – 330th overall (1992)
Henry Hipps – 16th round – 411th (1969)

Honestly, in looking at the list above, the best NFL Linebacker of the bunch wasn’t in the Top-5 highest drafted. The man right behind Wilson, Stephen Tulloch, easily had the best career of any Wolfpack Linebacker to be drafted, and he was taken in the 4th round.

It’s not where you start, but where you finish.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers Select NC State’s Payton Wilson with the 98th Pick in the 2024 NFL Draft

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected NC State Linebacker Payton Wilson in the 3rd Round of the 2024 NFL Draft, with the 98th overall pick.

How on earth Wilson was the 98th player drafted is beyond me. Winner of the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Winner of the Butkus Award, given to the best Linebacker in College Football. Winner of the Bednarik Award, given to the best Defensive player in College football. Unanimous All-American. 3rd best PFF Grade by a Linebacker in 2023. Fastest 40-time by a LB at the NFL Combine.

Yet, he was the 7th Linebacker taken in the 2024 NFL Draft. Absurd.

With that being said, I can’t think of a more fitting place for Wilson to play. He was born to play in the Black and Gold. The Steelers are a blue collar club, who carry a long history of defensive greatness. Wilson plays with reckless abandon, and with his hair on fire, and that’s exactly what you expect out of a Pittsburgh Linebacker.

Maybe I’m showing my cards here…I’m a Pittsburgh Steelers fan…and I can’t believe Payton Wilson will be wearing the Black and Gold this Fall.

Congrats Payton!

 

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