Updates
LB Tariq Edwards commits to Virginia Tech
LB Nigel Mitchell-Thorton commits to Tennessee
CB Dean Haynes Commits!
Mike Golder Athletically Disqualified. Available_Scholarship++;
S E.J. Banks commits to Notre Dame
MLB Corico Hawkins commits to Clemson
WR Quintin Payton Commits!

2009 Football Scholarship Offers:
Bold = Commit

QB
*** Everett Proctor (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-2/200

RB
*** James Washington (Boone HS) Orlando, FL 6-0/180/4.40
*** Greg Pratt (Naples HS) Naples, FL 5-9/165/4.40
*** Rolandan Finch (St. Xavier HS) Louisville, KY 5-10/200/4.50
*** Travis Small (Cheraw HS) Cheraw, SC 5-10.5/184/4.50
**** Desmond Scott (Hillside HS) Durham, NC 5-9/179 Duke
* Jontel Evans (Bethel HS) Hampton, VA 5-11/190/4.60 UVA (Basketball)

FB
*** Marcus Green (Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS) Scotch Plains, NJ 6-2/220/4.65

WR
*** Quintin Payton (T L Hanna HS) Anderson, SC 6-4/190
**** Justin Brown (Concord HS) Wilmington, DE 6-3.5/210/4.48
**** Jheranie Boyd (Ashbrook HS) Gastonia, NC 6-3/185/4.45
**** Stephon Gilmore (South Pointe HS) Rock Hill, SC 6-0.5/176/4.50
**** Michael Bowman (Ridgeland HS) Rossville, GA 6-4/206/4.5
*** Kinsman Thomas (Marlboro County HS) Bennettsville, SC 6-3/210/4.59
*** Laroy Reynolds (Maury HS) Norfolk, VA Virginia
*** Quan Rucker (West Iredell HS) Statesville, NC 6-0/185/4.45 Wake Forest

TE
**** Arthur Fontaine (Dartmouth HS) North Dartmouth, MA 6-5/235/4.93
*** Mason Johnston (The Bolles School) Jacksonville, FL 6-4/235 Vanderbilt
*** Paul Carrezola (Neshaminy HS) Langhorne, PA 6-4/248/4.80 Rutgers

OT
***** Xavier Nixon (Jack Britt) Fayetteville, NC 6-6/285
*** Kyle Koehne (Cathedral HS) Indianapolis, IN 6-6/300/5.30
**** Travis Bond (Bertie HS) Windsor, NC 6-6/330
*** Colin Rodkey (Gateway SHS) Monroeville, PA 6-4.5/266/5.53 Indiana
*** John Prior (Portsmouth HS) Portsmouth, OH 6-6/280 Florida State
*** Brooks Michel (Carmel HS) Carmel, IN 6-7/280 Minnesota
*** Austen Bujnoch (Elder HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-5/250 Cincinnati

OG
*** Denzelle Good (Gaffney Senior HS) Gaffney, SC 6-4/295
**** Quinton Washington (Timberland HS) Saint Stephen, SC 6-4/322
*** Ryan Spiker (Tri-Valley HS) Dresden, OH 6-4.5/295 West Virginia
*** Will Jackson (Farragut HS) Knoxville, TN 6-4/280/5.10 Georgia Tech

C
No Offers

DT
*** Brian Slay (Stone Bridge HS) Ashburn, VA 6-3/275
*** Eric McDaniel (Calhoun HS) Calhoun, GA 6-1.5/297/5.00
*** Frankie Davis (East Ridge HS) Clermont, FL 6-3/270
*** Josh Elizondo (Naples HS) Naples, FL 6-2/280
*** Deion Roberson (Tucker HS) Tucker, GA 6-2/275
*** Tyson Chandler (North Plainfield HS) North Plainfield, NJ 6-6/315
*** Raynard Randolph (Gwynn Park HS) Brandywine, MD 6-3/295
*** Akeem Spence (Ft. Walton Beach HS) Fort Walton Beach, FL 6-1/290
*** Adam Replogle (Centerville HS) Centerville, OH 6-2.5/250 Indiana

DE
*** Ricky Dowdy (High Point Central HS) High Point, NC 6-3/225
**** Duane Chisolm (Beaufort HS) Beaufort, SC 6-2/250
**** Jason Ankrah (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 6-4/240/4.79
*** Julius Forte (Boca Ciega HS) Gulfport, FL 6-2/221/4.66
*** Izaan Cross (Flowery Branch HS) Flowery Branch, GA 6-4/250
*** Sylvester Crawford (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC 6-5/215
*** Clinton Simpkins (Chancellor HS) Fredericksburg, VA 6-3/215/4.60
*** Bernardo Nunez (Hoboken HS) Hoboken, NJ 6-2/220/4.70
** Brian Jordan (Great Bridge HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-4/207
*** Demi Thompson (Lake Mary HS) Lake Mary, FL 6-1/240/4.80 South Florida
*** Justin Foxx (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC Duke
* James Gayle (Bethel HS) Hampton, VA 6-5/225 Virginia Tech

MLB
*** Ryan Cheek (Lancaster HS) Lancaster, OH 6-0.5/232/4.51
**** Glenn Carson (Southern Regional HS) Manahawkin, NJ 6-3/220/4.60
**** Hawatha Bell (David W Butler HS) Matthews, NC 6-0/225
*** Corico Hawkins (Baldwin HS) Milledgeville, GA 6-0/220 Clemson

SLB
**** Jerrod Askew (Oscar F. Smith HS) Chesapeake, VA 6-0/215
*** Luke Kuechly (St. Xavier HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-3/205
*** Tariq Edwards (Marlboro County HS) Bennettsville, SC 6-3/217/4.75 Virginia Tech

WLB
**** Jamil Merrell (Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Tec) Newark, DE 6-4/210/4.60
*** Hans Rice (Eufaula HS) Eufaula, AL 6-3/195/4.5
*** Nigel Mitchell-Thornton (Stephenson HS) Stone Mountain, GA 6-2/210 Tennessee

S
*** D.J. Swearinger (Greenwood HS) Greenwood, SC 6-0/190
*** David Sims (Calhoun County HS) Saint Matthews, SC 6-0/208
**** Prince Kent (Norcross HS) Norcross, GA 6-2/193/4.62 Miami
*** Jim Noel (Everett HS) Everett, MA 6-4/180/4.48 Boston College
*** E.J. Banks (Montour HS) Mc Kees Rocks, PA 6.0/175/4.50 Notre Dame

CB
*** Dean Haynes (Northwest Whitfield County HS) Tunnel Hill, GA 6-0/200
**** Travis Hawkins (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 5-11/185/4.42
**** Terry Shankle (South Stanly HS) Norwood, NC 6-0/180
**** Jamal Reid (Lafayette HS) Mayo, FL 6-0/175/4.45
*** Josh Hunter (Harding University HS) Charlotte, NC 6-1/180
* Rashard Smith (Dublin HS) Dublin, GA 5-10/175
*** Zach Greene (Leesville Road HS) Raleigh, NC 5-10/170 Duke

K,P
* Chris Ward (Starrs Mill HS) Fayetteville, GA 6-1/170


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Scholarships Count
16 Available for 2009
-9 2009 Commits (Dowdy, Cheek, Slay, Washington, Ward, Proctor, Good, Haynes, Payton)
+1 Ahmad Jaradat left team
+3 Class of 2008 who didn't qualify (Palmer, Everett, Mangram)
+1 Thomas Locust will not transfer from Junior College
+1 Mike Golder athletically disqualified
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13 Scholarships Remaining

Recruiting Breakdown
OFFENSE
QB - 1
Backfield - 1
Receivers - 1
Linemen - 1
Total Offense - 4

DEFENSE
Linemen - 2
Linebackers - 1
Secondary - 1
Total Defense - 4

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kickers - 1

Geographical Diversity
Florida - 1
Georgia - 2
North Carolina - 2
South Carolina - 2
Ohio - 1
Virginia - 1

Star Count (highest of the two sites)
5* - 0
4* - 0
3* - 8
2* - 0
1* - 1
Average Stars - 2.77

8/11/2008 3:02:57 PM

I'm seeing he's a two-star on Packpride. Three stars on rivals I'm guessing?

Looks like a great addition though. He's got legit size and good measurables. I wonder how productive he's been from a stats standpoint?

8/11/2008 4:07:23 PM

^
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?sport=1&pr_key=73156

8/11/2008 4:09:26 PM

Thanks. 9 TD's is impressive.

Didn't realize he was a two-way player. That only helps.

8/11/2008 4:15:19 PM

Payton has a 32 inch vertical fwiw.

8/11/2008 4:30:37 PM

There are over 240 members of the NC State Football Recruiting by Pack Pride facebook group. A few notable members include Clinton Simpkins III, Justin Brown, Travis Bond, Steven Moore and Robert Crisp. Of course Zach Greene and Corey Gattis are also members, but are committed to Duke.

Crisp's screen name apparently is something like ncsuballer with some number at the end. Seems like some good mojo. If Crisp commits early on it could really get the wheels rolling, especially considering we are in good with Creecy, and are already on Kendall Moore and Gabriel Henderson early.

8/11/2008 7:50:02 PM

Jheranie Boyd is cutting his list to 5 this weekend and announcing a decision in october. anyone know if we still have a chance with this guy?

8/12/2008 9:52:15 AM

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3569899
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=71198&sport=1

Looks like we are DT Tyson Chandler's leader. I wonder if he could end up being one of our next commitments. At 6-6 344 he'd probably make a great nose tackle for our eventual switch to the 3-4.

8/12/2008 1:35:01 PM

Tyson Chandler is pretty lanky to play DT. He had a good season with Chris Paul though, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

8/12/2008 2:04:13 PM

Arthur Fontaine commits to Georgia. We were never really in it with him.

Sam Simpson committed to Kentucky. We were recruiting him earlier but either we lost interest in him or vice versa

8/12/2008 8:27:52 PM

Rivals says that Robert Crisp has made two visits to State fairly recently. This past Sunday he was visiting to observe our scrimmage.

8/14/2008 6:17:23 PM

he's been to a lot of practices and his parents have season tickets, let's hope this actually means something this time, none of that "nc state shit"

8/14/2008 7:37:17 PM

We made the cut for Jheranie Boyd, although I don't how much of a chance we have to land this kid.

8/15/2008 1:53:55 PM

btw, the teams that made the cut are State, UNC, Florida, Clemson and Auburn. please god, don't let him go to unc.

8/15/2008 4:26:54 PM

I could stand to see him go to florida, but he better not end up at clemson (because they're raping the hell out of our top talent lately) and he really better not end up at unc.

8/15/2008 5:47:21 PM

WHOOP! WHOOP! Chris Ward got bumped up to two stars on Rivals. Our star average is going to skyrocket!

8/16/2008 2:38:24 PM

Burke is transferring to Louisville per PP

Another scholly available.

8/18/2008 9:34:01 PM

cant believe you people didnt get that when I pointed out the fact that he wasnt in ANY of the media day pictures


good luck to him

8/18/2008 9:47:46 PM

give yourself a nice pat on the back

8/18/2008 10:02:22 PM

you people

8/18/2008 10:10:14 PM

Burke was the best in the spring game, but i guess others stepped up. Wilson looked not good then.

8/19/2008 1:20:10 AM

Leon Mackey committed to Virginia Tech last year right near signing day. He's going back to Hargrave this year and is going to look around at other schools. Therefore, let the Mackey sweepstakes begin!!!

8/20/2008 3:19:04 PM

Wasn't he at Hargrave last year?

8/20/2008 3:34:00 PM

really? that would be an aswome swap, burke for mackey

8/20/2008 3:41:54 PM

LB Ware academically suspended by the Univ.

8/20/2008 3:51:56 PM

Quote :

"Wasn't he at Hargrave last year?"

Quote :

"He's going back to Hargrave"

8/20/2008 4:03:30 PM

Mackey was in the high school program at Hargrave last year. He'll be in the college program this year. They have more than one team.

8/20/2008 4:27:35 PM

Anyone think we land TE Asa Watson out of Rock Hill, SC? His father played at Maryland and his brother started at Duke, transferred to Georgia after one year, and finished at Northwestern. His brother Ben Watson plays TE for the Patriots. We may be one of his top schools along with Maryland b/c of the obvious connection since his father played there. He has some decent offers even though he's only a 2* on Rivals and has yet to be evaluated on Scout. ESPN has scouted him as a DE since he plays on both sides of the ball, and they have him as the #157 DE nationally.

Asa Watson
Tight end
Rock Hil (SC) Rock Hill
Ht: 6-foot-4
Wt: 210 lbs
Forty: 4.69 secs

Schools Interested (known offers in italics)
Boston College
Duke
Georgia Tech
Maryland
North Carolina State
Furman
Clemson
South Carolina
Buffalo
North Carolina

http://tinyurl.com/5degqc

Quote :

"Watson is a two-way player at the high school level as a tight end and defensive end. He may in the long run be better suited for the defensive end position. Either way he will need to add serious bulk to his lean and rangy frame. He does on film look to be a long-limbed kid and seems to have a good wingspan. Displays a solid get-off. Will flash the ability to shoot his hands and maintain some separation. He needs to do that much more consistently. He is adequate at the point-of-attack, but with his size you worry some about him being able to hold his ground. He is a physical kid that will lower his shoulder and create a collision, but would like to see him uses his hands to more quickly shed. He has a good motor. Would like to see him channel some of his energy into better overall technique. Displays good straight line speed, but needs to refine his running motion some as he can seem to have a lot of wasted motion on the move. He will try and work swim moves as a pass rusher, but at times it is too little too late as he will attack a blocker head-up and often led shoulder first. Has the reach to cause some problems off the edge, but needs to have a better plan of attack. Watson is a solid prospect who flashes some upside."

http://www.heraldonline.com/news/sports/story/714381.html
Info on Asa is in the middle of the page.


L-R: Ben, Asa, and father Ken

8/20/2008 7:58:44 PM

http://www.salisburypost.com/Preps/082208-gallagher-column

Ok we better recruit this junior RB K.P. Parks out of West Rowan HS in Mount Ulla, NC. Kevin Parks averaged over 200 yds/game last year.




http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3743558
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=87415

8/22/2008 4:50:57 PM

S David Sims has Kentucky and South Carolina as his leaders, but we are just behind those two. He will probably be at the State vs. South Carolina game, so a win there could provide instant recruiting dividends.

8/24/2008 11:56:01 PM

D.J. Swearinger commits to Tennessee

8/25/2008 4:46:37 PM

Denzelle Good already showing that Pack Pride.

8/25/2008 6:15:12 PM

(i'm sure you're aware, but they usually tell the kids to do that in the pictures)

8/25/2008 6:17:52 PM

Hey they've got to be taught how to do it sooner or later.

8/25/2008 6:29:37 PM

Apparently Jheranie Boyd will decide where he will go to college on October 10th at his high school football game.

8/25/2008 11:00:30 PM

Kyle Linney, Thomas Barnes, transfering
Sam Jones not eligible but may return in January

Will there anyone left on the team by thursday? Maybe this is old but I just read on rivals front page

Hopefully we can get enough recruits to fill in the open rides resulting from this exodus

8/26/2008 9:42:18 PM

Quote :

"Denzelle Good already showing that to Pack Pride."

there you go.

8/26/2008 9:46:08 PM

TOB said Sam Jones will be here in January. So unless a huge change of heart comes(the boy has been with us for 2 years now, so i don't see it happenin), he'll be here for spring practice come '09.

Linney leaving hurts. Thomas Barnes i can live with, b/c he was beat out by younger players(maddox and lucas) before manning and beasley even had a shot. So that doesn't hurt so much(except for depth this year) but losing linney hurts b/c he played a position that we need players at, DT.

8/26/2008 9:47:11 PM

I know this is getting off topic but who all is for sure not playing this year? Here is what I am aware of

Injury
Donald Bowens
Clem Johnson
Jovan Walker
Terrell Manning
Colby Jackson?

Redshirt
Mike Glennon

8/26/2008 10:00:05 PM

eugene

8/26/2008 10:05:12 PM

eugene is NOT out for the year, just for the game on thursday, it sounds like an ankle sprain

8/26/2008 10:14:29 PM

Hard to believe but we've lost as many people this year as we have committed for next year's class (9). Apparently no one wants to play for our team (or can't get their act together)

8/27/2008 9:10:06 PM

i cant help but wonder if eugene is going to pull an eric cole tommorow...

8/27/2008 11:03:31 PM

Quote :

"S David Sims has Kentucky and South Carolina as his leaders, but we are just behind those two. He will probably be at the State vs. South Carolina game, so a win there could provide instant recruiting dividends."

D'oh.

8/29/2008 2:41:53 PM

If I were an offensive player being recruited to NC State, I would be like "Fuck You" after last nights showing. No one had an idea what they fuck they were doing, even the coaches.

8/29/2008 3:47:46 PM

bump

8/31/2008 12:09:31 PM

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8/31/2008 12:10:53 PM

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8/31/2008 12:11:15 PM

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8/31/2008 12:13:50 PM

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8/31/2008 12:14:27 PM