NC State Cornerback Shyheim Battle has received an invitation from the New York Jets to participate in their Rookie Mini Camp.
NC State’s Shyheim Battle has been invited to rookie mini camp with the Jets with the opportunity to earn a priority free agent contract. #ncstate #NFLDraft #wpn
— Pat Welter WRAL (@PatrickWelter) April 28, 2024
Battle had 1 year of eligibility remaining, but declared for the NFL Draft on January 3rd.
He finished this past year as the most experienced player on the Wolfpack’s defense, starting in 41 of the 51 games he has played in dating back to 2019. In a rarity in this day-and-age, Battle was a 4-year starter at the Cornerback position for NC State. He graduated with a degree in Communications.
In his final season in Red and White, Battle had 46 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery. His PFF Grade of 70.6 was the 7th best on the Wolfpack defense.
NC State Tight End Trent Pennix has signed an Undrafted Free Agent deal with the Indianapolis Colts.
Go be great, Trent.#PackPros pic.twitter.com/N8vxS7bwau
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) April 28, 2024
In his final year in Raleigh, Pennix had 15 receptions for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also rushed the ball 2 times for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Pennix arrived at NC State as a Running Back out of Sanderson High School in Raleigh.
The offense was good at times against weak competition, but was highly inconsistent and not very good against decent to good defenses (UL, VT). We may have ranked 3rd in the ACC with 33 points/game, but for conference games only, we ranked 4th in a virtual 5 way tie at 27 pts/game. Not bad, but nothing special. And I personally think we did that well despite Canada, bc he under-utilized Grinnage and Samuels all season. On top of that, when asked in an interview about questions regarding the under-utilization of these players, Canada seemed all defensive and short with the… Read more »