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NC State Football Recruiting Update

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Here’s a rundown of some of the happenings in the world of NC State Football Recruiting recently.

Thursday Visitor

4-Star 2026 EDGE Zavion Griffin-Hayes (6’6″/225) took an unofficial visit to NC State Thursday.

ON3 ranks Griffin-Hayes as the #78 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #9 EDGE, and the #7 player in the state of North Carolina.

Griffin-Hayes plays right down the road from NC State at Rolesville, where NC State’s Isiah Jones, Tamarcus Cooley & Noah Rogers played. The Wolfpack have yet to offer Griffin-Hayes yet, but he does hold offers from South Carolina, App St., Auburn, UCLA and others.

Griffin-Hayes has been a frequent visitor to NC State.

This past season as a Sophomore at Rolesville, Griffin-Hayes had 50+ tackles, 20+ tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

4-Star RB Kentrell Rinehart is taking an Official Visit

4-Star 2025 Running Back Kentrell Rinehart (6’2”/205) is taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 21-23. He also has Official Visits scheduled to Minnesota and Syracuse.

Back on February 10th, Rinehart revealed his Top-5 schools, and he included NC State, along with Syracuse, Indiana, Kentucky and Minnesota.

Rivals ranks him as the #24 Running Back in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #14 overall player in the state of Ohio.

His Junior stats this past season (at Bishop Ready) were video game numbers, rushing for 2,837 yards (8.3 yards per carry) and 42 touchdowns.

Yesterday’s Visitors

3-Star 2026 Wide Receiver Nyqir Helton (5’11″/180) was on an unofficial visit to NC State.

Rivals ranks Helton as the #7 overall player in the state of New Jersey in the 2026 recruiting class. He holds offers from Penn St., Rutgers, UCONN, Maryland, Pitt, Syracuse, Boston College, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

As a Sophomore, Helton had 33 receptions for 606 yards and 7 touchdowns for Winslow Township (Atco, New Jersey).

4-Star 2026 Running Back Jaylen McGill (5’10″/185) was on an unofficial visit to NC State.

Rivals ranks McGill as the #238 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, the #17 Running Back, and the #2 player in the state of South Carolina.

McGill holds offers from Tennessee, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina and Indiana.

As a Sophomore last year, McGill 1,602 yards rushing (9.1 yards per carry) and 24 touchdowns for Broome (Spartanburg, SC). He also had 88 yards receiving and 2 touchdown receptions.

3-Star 2026 Interior Offensive Lineman Steven Pickard Jr. (6’5″/300) was in Raleigh for an unofficial visit.

ON3 ranks him as the #10 overall player in the state of South Carolina in the 2026 recruiting class.

Pickard Jr. plays for Phillip Simmons in Charleston, SC.

4-Star 2025 Wide Receiver Braswell Thomas (6’2″/185) was also on campus.

Rivals ranks Thomas as the #8 player in the state of New Jersey in the 2025 recruiting class.

Thomas holds offers from Penn St., Rutgers, Tennessee, Georgia, and Nebraska.

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3-Star DL Dior Garner Locks In Official Visit to NC State

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May 14, 2024

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3-Star 2025 Defensive Lineman Dior Garner (6’4″/285) has locked in an Official Visit to NC State on June 21-23.

Garner also has Official Visits scheduled with Central Michigan (June 15-17), Eastern Michigan (June 9-11) and Bowling Green (June 7-9).

Currently, he is planning on making his college decision on July 1st.

NC State Defensive Lineman Coach Wiles was in to see Garner last week.

Garner plays for McKinley in Canton, Ohio. He holds offers from Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Bowling Green and others.

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3-Star DL London Simmons Locks In Official Visit to NC State

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3-Star 2025 Defensive Lineman London Simmons (6’3″/295) has locked in an Official Visit to NC State for June 7-9.

247Sports ranks Simmons as the #15 overall player in the state of Mississippi in the 2025 recruiting class.

Last season, Simmons had 78 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, and 15 sacks for Hartfield Academy in Flowood, Mississippi.

Simmons also has an Official Visit scheduled with Arkansas on June 21-23.

The Wolfpack offered Simmons back on April 30, and he also holds offers from Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Duke and others.

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4-Star OT Connor Howes has Scheduled His Official Visit to NC State

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4-Star 2025 Offensive Tackle Connor Howes (6’6”/300) confirmed with me that he is taking an Official Visit to NC State beginning on June 14th.

ON3 ranks Howes as the #131 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, the #13 Offensive Tackle and the #22 player in the state of Florida.

Back in March 27th, NC State offered Howes. He also holds offers from UCF, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Rutgers, USF and others.

Howes plays for St. Cloud in St. Cloud, Florida.

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

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May 9, 2024

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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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