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On Thursday night NC State picked up a big commitment from 3-star 2016 OLB Brock Miller.  He chose to run with the Wolfpack over Virginia, Virginia Tech, Cal and Kentucky.  I caught up with Miller yesterday to get his take on some of the reasons that he made the decision to play college football in Raleigh.

“For one, my head coach has known Coach Doeren the past 10 or 11 years.  They are always texting each other, and Coach Doeren was always asking my coach about me.  That was always really cool to hear,” said Miller. “Coach Huxtable was always giving me time, calling me and trying to get me to call him.  Their whole staff really, everyone from the Director of Recruiting, all the way up to the head coach, showed me some sort of love on Twitter and sending me messages.”

Even though Miller just finished playing his high school football career at John Carroll High School in Fort Pierce, Florida, location was actually a big factor for him in making this decision.

“Getting to play in the state of North Carolina was one of the biggest things.  It’s my favorite state.  I’ve always wanted to get back there,” said Miller. “I grew up in North Carolina until I was 8, and we have family that we go and visit there every summer.  Being able to get back there is definitely a huge perk that I always wanted to do.”

Miller was being recruited by numerous schools to play Defensive End, and the way that NC State planned on using him in their defensive scheme was another reason he committed to the Wolfpack.

“The way that NC State planned on using me was something that put them ahead for sure.  I know that some programs wanted to use me as a defensive end, and I didn’t want to play that right away,” said Miller. “I wouldn’t mind playing that down the road if I gain a lot of weight, but I didn’t want to play that coming into college.  I wanted to play outside linebacker.  It was good that they wanted me to play outside linebacker.”

At the end of the day, Miller really believes in the direction that the NC State football program is going, and he wants to be a part of something special.

“Going from 3 wins to 8 in one year is just crazy.  What Coach Doeren’s doing there is great.  There playing on the tougher side of the ACC,” said Miller. “They have to play FSU and Clemson every year.  If they can come out on the top of that side, there is a good chance they could win the whole thing.  In my mind, I think they are a program on the rise.  I think they could be contending for the top spot in their division as early as this year.  Helping a team get to the top, is something I would love to be a part of.

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3-Star DT Drayden Pavey is Taking an Official Visit to NC State

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3-Star 2025 Defensive Tackle Drayden Pavey (6’3″/305) will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 18th. He also has Official Visit’s scheduled for Purdue, Wisconsin and Arizona.

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

NC State has already made quite the impression. They only offered him on April 24th. Getting an Official Visit scheduled a week after offering a player is a good sign.

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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4-Star Safety Jordan Young Includes NC State in Top-8

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4-Star 2025 Safety Jordan Young (6’0″/170) revealed his Top-8 schools today, and NC State made the cut along with Alabama, FSU, UNC, Clemson, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas A&M.

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It’s not shocking that Young included the Wolfpack, because back on April 15th he shared that he had locked in an Official Visit to NC State for June 19-21. He also has Official Visits scheduled to Clemson (May 31), FSU (June 14), and Tennessee (June 21).

All 4 recruiting databases rank Young as a Top-200 prospect nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, with ESPN, 247Sports and ON3 ranking him in the Top-35. 247Sports ranks him as the #29 overall player nationally, the #2 Safety and the #2 player in the state of North Carolina.

This past season, Young had 66 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 1 interception and 3 pass breakups for Monroe High School. On the offensive side of the ball, he had 34 receptions for 812 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Young is planning to announce his commitment on October 12th.

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4-Star Safety Jontae Gilbert Has Locked in an Official Visit to NC State

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4-Star 2025 Safety Jontae Gilbert (6’1″/180) confirmed with me that he has locked in an Official Visit to NC State for the weekend of September 27-29, and he plans for it to be his last Official Visit.

Back in July of 2022, Gilbert committed to Ohio St., but last July he decommitted from the Buckeyes.

Gilbert also has Official Visits scheduled for UCF, South Carolina and USC.

At one point, Gilbert was a 5-star prospect, but now he is a consensus 4-star prospect, and a consensus Top-275 player. Rivals ranks him as the #70 overall player nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #8 player in the state of Georgia.

NC State offered Gilbert in April of last year.

Recently, he has taken unofficial visits to, or been visited by Louisville, Auburn, Tennessee, Georgia St., Oregon, Clemson, Texas and South Carolina.

While he doesn’t have an Official Visit set up with Georgia, the Bulldogs are obviously a big player in Gilbert’s recruitment.

Gilbert plays for Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia.

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3-Star LB Cameron White Has NC State Official Visit Set

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3-Star 2025 Linebacker Cameron White (6’1″/225) will be taking an Official Visit to NC State on June 19-21, according to a source.

NC State offered White back on March 1st.

While White hasn’t officially released a Top-8, he did say that the 8 schools that are standing out are NC State, Louisville, Tennessee, West Virginia, UCF, Syracuse, Georgia Tech and Utah.

This Spring, he has taken unofficial visits to Tennessee, UCF, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Louisville, Miami. He’s expected to take an Official Visit to Louisville as well.

Rivals ranks White as the #37 Outside Linebacker nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, and the #79 player in the state of Florida.

This past year, White had 81 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 5 sacks for Sumner (Riverview, FL).

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