The headliner Saturday was three-star quarterback Aaron McLaughlin from Alpharetta (Ga.) Denmark High, who has the size and arm of a four-star, at least. Rivals.com ranks McLaughlin as the No. 14 pro-style quarterback in the 2021 class and the No. 27 junior in Georgia.
He checked in at an imposing 6-foot-5, 212 pounds and he proved he is fairly athletic as well. He ran a solid 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds and did a 10-foot broad jump. It’s the arm that is most impressive about McLaughlin. It’s simply big-time, as is McLaughlin’s offer list.
NC State is a very real player at this point, and we would not be surprised if a decision came before the summer is over. He noted that he has his list down to 3-4 schools at this point with the Wolfpack on that. As for the other finalists, he said that schools he has visited in the spring and summer are also in it, and that list includes Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson and North Carolina. NCSU is one of the few places he has visited twice.
McLaughlin also knows and is friends with Pack prized senior commit Porter Rooks, a receiver from Charlotte Myers Park. Rooks came to camp Saturday and shined in one-on-ones, as expected, and worked almost exclusively with McLaughlin. (For those wondering, Rooks did not test.)
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From a name standpoint, the other most notable player there was junior defensive lineman Travali Price from Lincolnton (N.C.) North Lincoln High. Price cuts a good figure at over 6-foot-3, 241 pounds with an over 6-foot-9 wingspan. He has good quickness (4.35-second shuttle) but needs to improve his speed (5.12-second 40) and explosiveness (23.3-inch vertical). It’s not out of the question that Price might be better off growing into a defensive tackle.
Louisville, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest have all offered already. We’ll see if NC State joins the list. Price looked good in drills we saw, but in one-on-ones he struggled, losing his balance and control because he seemed like he was trying to go too fast.
Defensive line coach Kevin Patrick gave Price a lot of attention though during the afternoon.
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A young man who was very athletic was Raneiria Dillworth from Glenn High in Kernersville, N.C. Dillworth worked with the linebacker, but we would be curious how he would do as a safety since at the moment he is almost 6-foot-1 and 173 pounds. He is athletic enough to play the secondary. Dillworth ran the 40-yard dash in 4.49 seconds and had a 35.8-inch vertical. He shuttle run was only modest though at 4.4 seconds.
Also passing the athleticism test was two-star receiver Devin Chandler from Arlington (Tenn.) High. Chandler is almost 6-foot and 174 pounds, and he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.59 seconds. He also had a blistering shuttle time of 4.07 seconds and a standing broad jump of 10-foot-3. He’s vertical was 37.2 inches.
Chandler has caught 72 passes for 1,371 yards and 17 touchdowns over the past two seasons. From what we saw, Chandler would be a good receiver for a Sun Belt or MAC type program. We’d be curious to see what he could do if he played defensive back at the camp. He had four interceptions as a sophomore.
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Sophomore defensive tackle Alim McNeill was at the camp, and he might have spent a moment or two to go watch his younger brother Jabril McNeill work out at linebacker. The younger McNeill has a very nice frame at 6-foot-3, 207 pounds with a 6-foot-5 wingspan. He tested well for a linebacker with a 4.78-second 40-yard dash and 33-inch vertical leap.
In drills we saw however McNeill looked raw and a work-in-progress. He had 35 tackles, including 6.5 for loss and a couple of sacks, as a sophomore.
Another intriguing local product was safety Joshua Sosanya from Raleigh Wakefield. He’s over 6-foot-1 tall and 176 pounds. Although not the fastest (4.75 seconds in the 40), he is quick (4.23-second shuttle) and explosive (10-foot-3 broad jump and 34-inch vertical).
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Class of 2022 running back Tate Carney, who is the younger brother of former Wake Forest running back Cade Carney, camped after flashing as a freshman at Davie County High with 112 rushes for 645 yards and six touchdowns and 26 catches for 445 yards.
Carney is growing and close to 5-foot-11 already and 197 pounds and could be a name to watch down the road. Wake Forest has already offered.
He checked in at an imposing 6-foot-5, 212 pounds and he proved he is fairly athletic as well. He ran a solid 40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds and did a 10-foot broad jump. It’s the arm that is most impressive about McLaughlin. It’s simply big-time, as is McLaughlin’s offer list.
NC State is a very real player at this point, and we would not be surprised if a decision came before the summer is over. He noted that he has his list down to 3-4 schools at this point with the Wolfpack on that. As for the other finalists, he said that schools he has visited in the spring and summer are also in it, and that list includes Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson and North Carolina. NCSU is one of the few places he has visited twice.
McLaughlin also knows and is friends with Pack prized senior commit Porter Rooks, a receiver from Charlotte Myers Park. Rooks came to camp Saturday and shined in one-on-ones, as expected, and worked almost exclusively with McLaughlin. (For those wondering, Rooks did not test.)
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From a name standpoint, the other most notable player there was junior defensive lineman Travali Price from Lincolnton (N.C.) North Lincoln High. Price cuts a good figure at over 6-foot-3, 241 pounds with an over 6-foot-9 wingspan. He has good quickness (4.35-second shuttle) but needs to improve his speed (5.12-second 40) and explosiveness (23.3-inch vertical). It’s not out of the question that Price might be better off growing into a defensive tackle.
Louisville, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest have all offered already. We’ll see if NC State joins the list. Price looked good in drills we saw, but in one-on-ones he struggled, losing his balance and control because he seemed like he was trying to go too fast.
Defensive line coach Kevin Patrick gave Price a lot of attention though during the afternoon.
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A young man who was very athletic was Raneiria Dillworth from Glenn High in Kernersville, N.C. Dillworth worked with the linebacker, but we would be curious how he would do as a safety since at the moment he is almost 6-foot-1 and 173 pounds. He is athletic enough to play the secondary. Dillworth ran the 40-yard dash in 4.49 seconds and had a 35.8-inch vertical. He shuttle run was only modest though at 4.4 seconds.
Also passing the athleticism test was two-star receiver Devin Chandler from Arlington (Tenn.) High. Chandler is almost 6-foot and 174 pounds, and he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.59 seconds. He also had a blistering shuttle time of 4.07 seconds and a standing broad jump of 10-foot-3. He’s vertical was 37.2 inches.
Chandler has caught 72 passes for 1,371 yards and 17 touchdowns over the past two seasons. From what we saw, Chandler would be a good receiver for a Sun Belt or MAC type program. We’d be curious to see what he could do if he played defensive back at the camp. He had four interceptions as a sophomore.
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Sophomore defensive tackle Alim McNeill was at the camp, and he might have spent a moment or two to go watch his younger brother Jabril McNeill work out at linebacker. The younger McNeill has a very nice frame at 6-foot-3, 207 pounds with a 6-foot-5 wingspan. He tested well for a linebacker with a 4.78-second 40-yard dash and 33-inch vertical leap.
In drills we saw however McNeill looked raw and a work-in-progress. He had 35 tackles, including 6.5 for loss and a couple of sacks, as a sophomore.
Another intriguing local product was safety Joshua Sosanya from Raleigh Wakefield. He’s over 6-foot-1 tall and 176 pounds. Although not the fastest (4.75 seconds in the 40), he is quick (4.23-second shuttle) and explosive (10-foot-3 broad jump and 34-inch vertical).
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Class of 2022 running back Tate Carney, who is the younger brother of former Wake Forest running back Cade Carney, camped after flashing as a freshman at Davie County High with 112 rushes for 645 yards and six touchdowns and 26 catches for 445 yards.
Carney is growing and close to 5-foot-11 already and 197 pounds and could be a name to watch down the road. Wake Forest has already offered.
