1. There has been some discussion on where does the class of 2023 rank in the state of North Carolina compared to recent years. The numbers are not on the side of 2023 being a deep class. It’s much lower in numbers compared to the two big years that people normally point to since 2015, which is the class of 2021 and class of 2015.
Class of 2023:
NC State has offered 15 in-state prospects in the class of 2023, and landed one of them in Wake Forest Heritage quarterback Lex Thomas. Six players in top 20 in the state haven’t been offered by NC State yet.
64. Noah Rogers, WR, Rolesville High
86. Christian Hamilton, WR, Harrisburg Hickory Ridge
207. Rico Walker, DE, Hickory High
224. Daylan Smothers, RB, Charlotte Chambers
230. Sam Pendleton, OL, Pfafftown Reagan High
248. Sullivan Absher, OT, Belmont South Point
Class of 2022:
NC State offered 20 in-state prospects in the class of 2022, and landed seven.
3. Travis Shaw, DL, Greensboro Grimsley, North Carolina
79. Jalen Walker, OLB, Salisbury High, Georgia
131. Omarion Hampton, RB, Clayton Cleveland, North Carolina
142. Beau Atkinson, DE, Raleigh Leesville Road, North Carolina
217. Wesley Grimes, WR, Raleigh Millbrook, Wake Forest
Class of 2021:
NC State offered 50 prospects in the state of North Carolina, landing 12 in football and one in men’s basketball. Of the 12, one was Louisburg (N.C.) C.C. defensive back Darius Edmundson, who originally is from Bailey (N.C.) Southern Nash High. NC State also landed Reidsville (N.C.) High slot receiver Breon Pass in basketball. NC State never offered nose tackle Payton Page.
50. Will Shipley, RB, Matthews Weddington, Clemson
55. Payton Page, DT, Greensboro Dudley, Clemson
74. Evan Pryor, RB, Cornelius Hough, Ohio State
75. DeAndre Boykins, ATH, Concord Central Cabarrus, North Carolina
88. Keeshawn Silver, DE, Rocky Mount High, North Carolina
99. Raneiria Dillworth, OLB, Kernersville Glenn, North Carolina
138. Kaemen Marley, ATH, Ramseur Eastern Randolph, Tennessee
140. Jahvaree Ritzie, DE, Kernersville Glenn, North Carolina
147. Drake Maye, QB, Charlotte Myers Park, North Carolina
157. Power Echols, MLB, Charlotte Chambers, North Carolina
163. Micah Crowell, WR, Kernersville East Forsyth, NC State
245. Gavin Blackwell, WR, Monroe Sun Valley, North Carolina
Class of 2020:
NC State offered 27 players, with one going on to play baseball at Oklahoma State (quarterback Nolan McLean). NCSU landed eight players in the class. NC State did not offer Cameron Roseman-Sinclair.
11. Trenton Simpson, OLB, Charlotte Mallard Creek, Clemson
76. Desmond Evans, DE, Sanford Union County, North Carolina
98. Kedrick Bingley-Jones, DE, Charlotte Providence Day, North Carolina
103. Cameron Roseman-Sinclair, S, Charlotte Myers Park, North Carolina
142. Mitchell Mayes, OT, Raleigh Leesville Road, Clemson
149. Jacolbe Cowan, DE, Charlotte Providence Day, Ohio State
187. Muhsin Muhammad, WR, Charlotte Myers Park, Texas A&M
196. Porter Rooks, WR, Charlotte Providence Day, NC State
202. Ja’Qurious Conley, S, Jacksonville Northside, North Carolina
Class of 2019:
NC State offered 42 prospects in the class of 2019, and landed 16 of them. NC State didn’t offer Lee Kpogba of Winston-Salem Parkland High and cornerback Tony Davis of Gastonia Hunter Huss.
70. Quavaris Crouch, ATH, Charlotte Harding, Tennessee
111. Sam Howell, QB, Monroe Sun Valley, North Carolina
136. Lee Kpogba, OLB, Winston-Salem Parkland, Syracuse
143. Joshua Harris, DT, Roxboro Person, NC State
186. C.J. Clark, DT, New London North Stanly, NC State
192. Tony Davis, CB, Gastonia Hunter Huss, Duke
226. Khafre Brown, WR, Charlotte West Mecklenburg, North Carolina
228. Nolan Groulx, WR, Cornelius Hough, Wake Forest
232. Osita Ekwonu, LB, Charlotte Providence Day, Notre Dame
Class of 2018:
NC State offered 31 players and landed 10 of them. NC State didn’t offer Jordyn Adams, the son of a UNC assistant coach, who ultimately picked pro baseball over college football.
10. Zamir White, RB, Laurinburg Scotland County, Georgia
26. K.J. Henry, DE, Clemmons West Forsyth, Clemson
45. Rick Sandidge, DT, Concord High, South Carolina
72. Jordyn Adams, WR, Cary Green Hope, North Carolina
85. Ricky Person Jr., RB, Wake Forest Heritage, NC State
120. Dyami Brown, WR, Charlotte West Mecklenburg, North Carolina
157. Tre Turner, WR, Greensboro Northwest Guilford, Virginia Tech
166. Payton Wilson, OLB, Hillsborough Orange, NC State
180. Dax Hollifield, MLB, Shelby High, Virginia Tech
243. Jamal Currie-Elliott, RB, Durham Hillside, Oregon
249. Alim McNeill, DL, Raleigh Sanderson, NC State
Class of 2017:
NC State offered 32 players and landed seven of them.
63. Hamsah Nasirildeen, DB, Concord High, Florida State
173. Jonah Melton, OT, Mebane Eastern Alamance, North Carolina
190. T.J. Moore, OT, Charlotte Mallard Creek, Florida
191. Jake Lawler, DE, Charlotte South Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Class of 2016:
NC State offered 43 prospects and landed nine of them. NC State did not offer Asheboro High defensive end Nick Coe.
2. Dexter Lawrence, DT, Wake Forest High, Clemson
33. B.J. Emmons, RB, Morganton Freedom, Alabama
36. Cornell Powell, WR, Greenville Rose, Clemson
43. Landon Dickerson, OT, Hickory High, Florida State
77. Austin Kendall, QB, Waxhaw Cuthbertson, Oklahoma
79. Marquill Osborne, CB, Cornelius Hough, Tennessee
123. Thaddeus Moss, TE, Charlotte Mallard Creek, NC State
128. Antonio Williams, RB, New London North Stanly, Ohio State
177. Sean Pollard, OL, Southern Pines Pinecrest, Clemson
193. Josh Brown, DE, Charlotte Mallard Creek, Florida State
199. Nick Coe, DE, Asheboro High, Auburn
234. Diondre Overton, WR, Greensboro Page, Clemson
246. Jordon Brown, RB, Durham Southern Durham, North Carolina
Class of 2015:
NC State offered 36 and landed 12 of them.
62. Jalen Dalton, DE, Clemmons West Forsyth, North Carolina
66. Shy Tuttle, DT, Lexington North Davidson, Tennessee
94. Nyheim Hines, RB, Garner High, NC State
100. Darian Roseboro, DE, Lincolnton High, NC State
113. Mark Fields, CB, Cornelius Hough, Clemson
134. Bryce Love, RB, Wake Forest High, Stanford
196. Emanuel McGirt, OT, Durham Hillside, NC State
215. Johnny Frasier, RB, Princeton High, NC State
2. NC State football recruiting hasn’t had to worry too much about Georgia coming into North Carolina and taking players away.
Georgia has landed 10 players from the state of North Carolina since the class of 2012. The flexing by the Bulldogs came when they snagged both running backs Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall in 2012, and then nose tackles Jordan Davis and running back Zamir White in 2018.
The one potential battle in the class of 2023 is Havelock (N.C.) High junior tight end Javonte Vereen, who NC State and Georgia both offered early. However, a twist has occurred since UGA offered Vereen.
Georgia didn’t seem to have a jumbo athlete playing tight end on Monday night, but 6-4, 230-pound freshman Brock Bowers was an elite tight end with 56 catches for 882 yards and 13 touchdowns. Then Georgia landed a second tight end Wednesday in the class of 2023, Lawson Luckie of Norcross (Ga.) High, so the Bulldogs could be done with that position. Junior tight end Pearce Spurlin of Santa Rosa Beach (Fla.) South Walton High had committed Sept. 30.
Here is a look at the 10 players that Georgia has landed from North Carolina:
Class of 2022:
Jalen Walker, OLB, Salisbury (N.C.) High: 4-star prospect and No. 79 in country
Class of 2021:
Jared Wilson, Guard, Clemmons (N.C.) West Forsyth: 3-star prospect
Not on the two-deep yet.
Class of 2018:
Jordan Davis, Nose Tackle, Charlotte (N.C.) Mallard Creek: 4-star prospect
Zamir White, Running Back, Laurinburg (N.C.) Scotland County: 5-star and No. 10 in country
Davis won the 2021 Outland Trophy, and the NFL Draft prospect has 90 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks in 41 games. White has overcome knee injuries to rush for 382 times for 2,043 yard and 25 touchdowns in 37 career games.
Class of 2016:
Marshall Long, Kicker, China Grove (N.C.) South Rowan: 2-star prospect
Long had 49 punts for an average of 38.7 yards in 2016.
Class of 2014:
Lamont Gaillard, Lineman, Fayetteville (N.C.) Pine Forest: 3-star prospect
Jeb Blazevich, Tight End, Charlotte (N.C.) Christian: 4-star prospect and No. 79 in country
Gaillard became a three-year starter at center, and played in 44 games (42 starts). Blazevich caught 41 passes for 501 yards and three touchdowns in 29 career games.
Class of 2013:
Uriah LeMay, Wide Receiver, Matthews (N.C.) Butler, 3-star prospect
LeMay transferred from Georgia without ever playing a game for the Bulldogs, plus had some legal issues in Athens. He played three years at Charlotte, catching 20 passes for 233 yards.
Class of 2012:
Todd Gurley, Running Back, Tarboro (N.C.) High: 4-star prospect and No. 42 in country
Keith Marshall, Running Back, Raleigh Millbrook: 4-star prospect and No. 48 in country
Gurley rushed 510 times for 3,285 yards and 36 touchdowns, and he caught 65 passes for 615 yards and six scores in 30 games. Marshall battled injuries and finished with 253 carries for 1,379 yards and 12 touchdowns, and he caught 24 times for 225 yards and three scores in 33 games.
Class of 2023:
NC State has offered 15 in-state prospects in the class of 2023, and landed one of them in Wake Forest Heritage quarterback Lex Thomas. Six players in top 20 in the state haven’t been offered by NC State yet.
64. Noah Rogers, WR, Rolesville High
86. Christian Hamilton, WR, Harrisburg Hickory Ridge
207. Rico Walker, DE, Hickory High
224. Daylan Smothers, RB, Charlotte Chambers
230. Sam Pendleton, OL, Pfafftown Reagan High
248. Sullivan Absher, OT, Belmont South Point
Class of 2022:
NC State offered 20 in-state prospects in the class of 2022, and landed seven.
3. Travis Shaw, DL, Greensboro Grimsley, North Carolina
79. Jalen Walker, OLB, Salisbury High, Georgia
131. Omarion Hampton, RB, Clayton Cleveland, North Carolina
142. Beau Atkinson, DE, Raleigh Leesville Road, North Carolina
217. Wesley Grimes, WR, Raleigh Millbrook, Wake Forest
Class of 2021:
NC State offered 50 prospects in the state of North Carolina, landing 12 in football and one in men’s basketball. Of the 12, one was Louisburg (N.C.) C.C. defensive back Darius Edmundson, who originally is from Bailey (N.C.) Southern Nash High. NC State also landed Reidsville (N.C.) High slot receiver Breon Pass in basketball. NC State never offered nose tackle Payton Page.
50. Will Shipley, RB, Matthews Weddington, Clemson
55. Payton Page, DT, Greensboro Dudley, Clemson
74. Evan Pryor, RB, Cornelius Hough, Ohio State
75. DeAndre Boykins, ATH, Concord Central Cabarrus, North Carolina
88. Keeshawn Silver, DE, Rocky Mount High, North Carolina
99. Raneiria Dillworth, OLB, Kernersville Glenn, North Carolina
138. Kaemen Marley, ATH, Ramseur Eastern Randolph, Tennessee
140. Jahvaree Ritzie, DE, Kernersville Glenn, North Carolina
147. Drake Maye, QB, Charlotte Myers Park, North Carolina
157. Power Echols, MLB, Charlotte Chambers, North Carolina
163. Micah Crowell, WR, Kernersville East Forsyth, NC State
245. Gavin Blackwell, WR, Monroe Sun Valley, North Carolina
Class of 2020:
NC State offered 27 players, with one going on to play baseball at Oklahoma State (quarterback Nolan McLean). NCSU landed eight players in the class. NC State did not offer Cameron Roseman-Sinclair.
11. Trenton Simpson, OLB, Charlotte Mallard Creek, Clemson
76. Desmond Evans, DE, Sanford Union County, North Carolina
98. Kedrick Bingley-Jones, DE, Charlotte Providence Day, North Carolina
103. Cameron Roseman-Sinclair, S, Charlotte Myers Park, North Carolina
142. Mitchell Mayes, OT, Raleigh Leesville Road, Clemson
149. Jacolbe Cowan, DE, Charlotte Providence Day, Ohio State
187. Muhsin Muhammad, WR, Charlotte Myers Park, Texas A&M
196. Porter Rooks, WR, Charlotte Providence Day, NC State
202. Ja’Qurious Conley, S, Jacksonville Northside, North Carolina
Class of 2019:
NC State offered 42 prospects in the class of 2019, and landed 16 of them. NC State didn’t offer Lee Kpogba of Winston-Salem Parkland High and cornerback Tony Davis of Gastonia Hunter Huss.
70. Quavaris Crouch, ATH, Charlotte Harding, Tennessee
111. Sam Howell, QB, Monroe Sun Valley, North Carolina
136. Lee Kpogba, OLB, Winston-Salem Parkland, Syracuse
143. Joshua Harris, DT, Roxboro Person, NC State
186. C.J. Clark, DT, New London North Stanly, NC State
192. Tony Davis, CB, Gastonia Hunter Huss, Duke
226. Khafre Brown, WR, Charlotte West Mecklenburg, North Carolina
228. Nolan Groulx, WR, Cornelius Hough, Wake Forest
232. Osita Ekwonu, LB, Charlotte Providence Day, Notre Dame
Class of 2018:
NC State offered 31 players and landed 10 of them. NC State didn’t offer Jordyn Adams, the son of a UNC assistant coach, who ultimately picked pro baseball over college football.
10. Zamir White, RB, Laurinburg Scotland County, Georgia
26. K.J. Henry, DE, Clemmons West Forsyth, Clemson
45. Rick Sandidge, DT, Concord High, South Carolina
72. Jordyn Adams, WR, Cary Green Hope, North Carolina
85. Ricky Person Jr., RB, Wake Forest Heritage, NC State
120. Dyami Brown, WR, Charlotte West Mecklenburg, North Carolina
157. Tre Turner, WR, Greensboro Northwest Guilford, Virginia Tech
166. Payton Wilson, OLB, Hillsborough Orange, NC State
180. Dax Hollifield, MLB, Shelby High, Virginia Tech
243. Jamal Currie-Elliott, RB, Durham Hillside, Oregon
249. Alim McNeill, DL, Raleigh Sanderson, NC State
Class of 2017:
NC State offered 32 players and landed seven of them.
63. Hamsah Nasirildeen, DB, Concord High, Florida State
173. Jonah Melton, OT, Mebane Eastern Alamance, North Carolina
190. T.J. Moore, OT, Charlotte Mallard Creek, Florida
191. Jake Lawler, DE, Charlotte South Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Class of 2016:
NC State offered 43 prospects and landed nine of them. NC State did not offer Asheboro High defensive end Nick Coe.
2. Dexter Lawrence, DT, Wake Forest High, Clemson
33. B.J. Emmons, RB, Morganton Freedom, Alabama
36. Cornell Powell, WR, Greenville Rose, Clemson
43. Landon Dickerson, OT, Hickory High, Florida State
77. Austin Kendall, QB, Waxhaw Cuthbertson, Oklahoma
79. Marquill Osborne, CB, Cornelius Hough, Tennessee
123. Thaddeus Moss, TE, Charlotte Mallard Creek, NC State
128. Antonio Williams, RB, New London North Stanly, Ohio State
177. Sean Pollard, OL, Southern Pines Pinecrest, Clemson
193. Josh Brown, DE, Charlotte Mallard Creek, Florida State
199. Nick Coe, DE, Asheboro High, Auburn
234. Diondre Overton, WR, Greensboro Page, Clemson
246. Jordon Brown, RB, Durham Southern Durham, North Carolina
Class of 2015:
NC State offered 36 and landed 12 of them.
62. Jalen Dalton, DE, Clemmons West Forsyth, North Carolina
66. Shy Tuttle, DT, Lexington North Davidson, Tennessee
94. Nyheim Hines, RB, Garner High, NC State
100. Darian Roseboro, DE, Lincolnton High, NC State
113. Mark Fields, CB, Cornelius Hough, Clemson
134. Bryce Love, RB, Wake Forest High, Stanford
196. Emanuel McGirt, OT, Durham Hillside, NC State
215. Johnny Frasier, RB, Princeton High, NC State
2. NC State football recruiting hasn’t had to worry too much about Georgia coming into North Carolina and taking players away.
Georgia has landed 10 players from the state of North Carolina since the class of 2012. The flexing by the Bulldogs came when they snagged both running backs Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall in 2012, and then nose tackles Jordan Davis and running back Zamir White in 2018.
The one potential battle in the class of 2023 is Havelock (N.C.) High junior tight end Javonte Vereen, who NC State and Georgia both offered early. However, a twist has occurred since UGA offered Vereen.
Georgia didn’t seem to have a jumbo athlete playing tight end on Monday night, but 6-4, 230-pound freshman Brock Bowers was an elite tight end with 56 catches for 882 yards and 13 touchdowns. Then Georgia landed a second tight end Wednesday in the class of 2023, Lawson Luckie of Norcross (Ga.) High, so the Bulldogs could be done with that position. Junior tight end Pearce Spurlin of Santa Rosa Beach (Fla.) South Walton High had committed Sept. 30.
Here is a look at the 10 players that Georgia has landed from North Carolina:
Class of 2022:
Jalen Walker, OLB, Salisbury (N.C.) High: 4-star prospect and No. 79 in country
Class of 2021:
Jared Wilson, Guard, Clemmons (N.C.) West Forsyth: 3-star prospect
Not on the two-deep yet.
Class of 2018:
Jordan Davis, Nose Tackle, Charlotte (N.C.) Mallard Creek: 4-star prospect
Zamir White, Running Back, Laurinburg (N.C.) Scotland County: 5-star and No. 10 in country
Davis won the 2021 Outland Trophy, and the NFL Draft prospect has 90 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks in 41 games. White has overcome knee injuries to rush for 382 times for 2,043 yard and 25 touchdowns in 37 career games.
Class of 2016:
Marshall Long, Kicker, China Grove (N.C.) South Rowan: 2-star prospect
Long had 49 punts for an average of 38.7 yards in 2016.
Class of 2014:
Lamont Gaillard, Lineman, Fayetteville (N.C.) Pine Forest: 3-star prospect
Jeb Blazevich, Tight End, Charlotte (N.C.) Christian: 4-star prospect and No. 79 in country
Gaillard became a three-year starter at center, and played in 44 games (42 starts). Blazevich caught 41 passes for 501 yards and three touchdowns in 29 career games.
Class of 2013:
Uriah LeMay, Wide Receiver, Matthews (N.C.) Butler, 3-star prospect
LeMay transferred from Georgia without ever playing a game for the Bulldogs, plus had some legal issues in Athens. He played three years at Charlotte, catching 20 passes for 233 yards.
Class of 2012:
Todd Gurley, Running Back, Tarboro (N.C.) High: 4-star prospect and No. 42 in country
Keith Marshall, Running Back, Raleigh Millbrook: 4-star prospect and No. 48 in country
Gurley rushed 510 times for 3,285 yards and 36 touchdowns, and he caught 65 passes for 615 yards and six scores in 30 games. Marshall battled injuries and finished with 253 carries for 1,379 yards and 12 touchdowns, and he caught 24 times for 225 yards and three scores in 33 games.
