NC State offered sophomore quarterback Sam Howell of Monroe (N.C.) Sun Valley, which could prove to be a strong move when we look back on things in the future.
Howell is a 6-foot, 215-pound gunslinger, who operates out of the shotgun in a spread attack, and has put up video game numbers the last two years. Some wondered if NC State was going to offer him. Part of that might be due to his height, but then Wolfpack junior quarterback commit Devin Leary is also in that 6-1 range.
NC State head coach Dave Doeren has proven he will take quarterbacks in all shapes and sizes from 6-foot-4, 224-pound Dylan Parham to sophomore target Howell. Parham incidentally is now listed at tight end by NC State.
Howell is one of 17 in-state players in the class of 2019 that have been offered by NC State (that we know of). It’s clear that wide receiver is going to be a strong group that year, but not to sound too rah-rah, this could be a special group of players. Add a few more guys in the trenches and a few tight ends, and the North Carolina side could be dynamic in a future Carolinas Shrine Bowl (if they all decide to play). Defensive backs Jeremiah Gray of Charlotte Christian and Jaquan McMillian of Clemmons West Forsyth could one day be added to this group.
The class of 2018 already has a pretty good handle on where they want to attend college. Some might get swayed by how NC State performs on the field next fall. However, the class of 2019 is the group that will directly get impacted if the Wolfpack live up to the preseason hype and produces a good number of future NFL Draft picks.
Here is a breakdown of the 17 offers by position groups:
Quarterback: Sam Howell, Monroe Sun Valley.
Running back: Quavaris Crouch, Charlotte Harding; Syheam McQueen, Laurinburg Scotland County.
Wide receivers: C.J. Johnson, Greenville Conley; Emery Simmons, Fayetteville Village Christian; Nolan Groulx, Cornelius Hough; Khafre Brown, Charlotte West Mecklenburg; Elijah Bowick, Charlotte Myers Park.
Offensive lineman: None
Tight ends: None.
Defensive tackle: C.J. Clark, New London North Stanly.
Defensive ends: Savion Jackson, Clayton; Zovon Lindsay, Fayetteville Trinity Christian.
Linebackers: Jaylon Scott, Shelby; Drake Thomas, Wake Forest Heritage; Traveon Freshwater, Elizabeth City Northeastern.
Cornerback: Tyus Fields, Cornelius Hough.
Safety/nickel: J.R. Walker, Elizabeth City Northeastern; Khalid Martin, Kernersville East Forsyth.
Having an unsettled roster going into June has been a tradition of sorts for the NC State men’s basketball program. New head coach Kevin Keatts’ will hopefully put an end to having a lot of drama going into June in the future. The “silly season” sucked in former NC State head coach Mark Gottfried the last several years, and it caught up to him.
NC State will definitely get two answers over the next five days. Freshman post players Omer Yurtseven and Ted Kapita will decide one way or another whether they want to stay in the NBA Draft. The deadline is May 24, though if either wants to bolt to play overseas, there is no such official deadline for that.
Yurtseven is battling to find a nice landing spot in the second round. A myth has been created that going in the second round is a death knell for prospects. The reality is that yes the NBA teams don’t have to guarantee any money to second round draft picks, but they usually do pay the ones they want. The NBA Rookie of the Year could possibly be former Virginia standout Malcolm Brogdon, who signed a three-year deal for a shade under $2.8 million, with some achievable bonuses. He went No. 36 overall in the draft last year.
Yurtseven could go in a lot of different scenarios. If he gets drafted, he might be forced by the NBA team to play overseas to develop. The team retains his rights and if he gets good enough, then they’d bring him back. He could go in the second round and brought to that team’s training camp. He’d likely receive a nice bonus to come to camp, and he either makes the team or gets cut. If he makes the squad, he ends up either on the roster or will get sent down to the NBDL for extra seasoning. If he gets cut, then he tries to catch on overseas, unless he’s confident that a short-term NBDL stint would land him on a NBA roster.
Yurtseven’s job if he returns to NC State is to put himself in position to eliminate a lot of those “ifs” and solidly become a future NBA first-round pick. The question remains, does Yurtseven have that kind of long-term potential? He’ll have to show more than what he achieved last year.
Unless we are completely misreading the tea leaves on Kapita’s options, it doesn’t appear he has any chance of getting drafted in the second round. That would narrow things down to playing in the NBDL (for probably $25,000) or landing a deal overseas. Our understanding is that Kapita is not in a grave academic scenario at NC State, though some around the program were always concerned about him in that department. Kapita did not respond to requests on the ESPN report that he’ll “likely” sign with an NBA agent. Him leaving in such a scenario is basically saying he doesn’t like being a college student-athlete.
We’ll also continue to expect sophomore small forward Maverick Rowan to remain in the NBA Draft, and hope to go in the second round, but most likely end up playing overseas next year. All sources indicate that NC State has already firmly turned the page on the Rowan era.
The next wave of roster decisions is that fifth-year shooting guard Terry Henderson will likely find out a final answer by July would be our predictions. NC State likely has a very good handle on where he currently stands, but there can be a decision and then a final decision, meaning the Wolfpack would exhaust the appeals process if it reaches that stage.
UNC Wilmington sophomore wing C.J. Bryce and Utah freshman small forward Devon Daniels both could be far enough along to pick a school in the next few weeks. Bryce has seen NC State and South Carolina, while Daniels has gone to NC State and San Diego State. Neither can officially visit a school again until May 27 when the dead period is over.
Mount St. Mary’s freshman small forward Miles Wilson is down to Miami or Auburn.
Howell is a 6-foot, 215-pound gunslinger, who operates out of the shotgun in a spread attack, and has put up video game numbers the last two years. Some wondered if NC State was going to offer him. Part of that might be due to his height, but then Wolfpack junior quarterback commit Devin Leary is also in that 6-1 range.
NC State head coach Dave Doeren has proven he will take quarterbacks in all shapes and sizes from 6-foot-4, 224-pound Dylan Parham to sophomore target Howell. Parham incidentally is now listed at tight end by NC State.
Howell is one of 17 in-state players in the class of 2019 that have been offered by NC State (that we know of). It’s clear that wide receiver is going to be a strong group that year, but not to sound too rah-rah, this could be a special group of players. Add a few more guys in the trenches and a few tight ends, and the North Carolina side could be dynamic in a future Carolinas Shrine Bowl (if they all decide to play). Defensive backs Jeremiah Gray of Charlotte Christian and Jaquan McMillian of Clemmons West Forsyth could one day be added to this group.
The class of 2018 already has a pretty good handle on where they want to attend college. Some might get swayed by how NC State performs on the field next fall. However, the class of 2019 is the group that will directly get impacted if the Wolfpack live up to the preseason hype and produces a good number of future NFL Draft picks.
Here is a breakdown of the 17 offers by position groups:
Quarterback: Sam Howell, Monroe Sun Valley.
Running back: Quavaris Crouch, Charlotte Harding; Syheam McQueen, Laurinburg Scotland County.
Wide receivers: C.J. Johnson, Greenville Conley; Emery Simmons, Fayetteville Village Christian; Nolan Groulx, Cornelius Hough; Khafre Brown, Charlotte West Mecklenburg; Elijah Bowick, Charlotte Myers Park.
Offensive lineman: None
Tight ends: None.
Defensive tackle: C.J. Clark, New London North Stanly.
Defensive ends: Savion Jackson, Clayton; Zovon Lindsay, Fayetteville Trinity Christian.
Linebackers: Jaylon Scott, Shelby; Drake Thomas, Wake Forest Heritage; Traveon Freshwater, Elizabeth City Northeastern.
Cornerback: Tyus Fields, Cornelius Hough.
Safety/nickel: J.R. Walker, Elizabeth City Northeastern; Khalid Martin, Kernersville East Forsyth.
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Having an unsettled roster going into June has been a tradition of sorts for the NC State men’s basketball program. New head coach Kevin Keatts’ will hopefully put an end to having a lot of drama going into June in the future. The “silly season” sucked in former NC State head coach Mark Gottfried the last several years, and it caught up to him.
NC State will definitely get two answers over the next five days. Freshman post players Omer Yurtseven and Ted Kapita will decide one way or another whether they want to stay in the NBA Draft. The deadline is May 24, though if either wants to bolt to play overseas, there is no such official deadline for that.
Yurtseven is battling to find a nice landing spot in the second round. A myth has been created that going in the second round is a death knell for prospects. The reality is that yes the NBA teams don’t have to guarantee any money to second round draft picks, but they usually do pay the ones they want. The NBA Rookie of the Year could possibly be former Virginia standout Malcolm Brogdon, who signed a three-year deal for a shade under $2.8 million, with some achievable bonuses. He went No. 36 overall in the draft last year.
Yurtseven could go in a lot of different scenarios. If he gets drafted, he might be forced by the NBA team to play overseas to develop. The team retains his rights and if he gets good enough, then they’d bring him back. He could go in the second round and brought to that team’s training camp. He’d likely receive a nice bonus to come to camp, and he either makes the team or gets cut. If he makes the squad, he ends up either on the roster or will get sent down to the NBDL for extra seasoning. If he gets cut, then he tries to catch on overseas, unless he’s confident that a short-term NBDL stint would land him on a NBA roster.
Yurtseven’s job if he returns to NC State is to put himself in position to eliminate a lot of those “ifs” and solidly become a future NBA first-round pick. The question remains, does Yurtseven have that kind of long-term potential? He’ll have to show more than what he achieved last year.
Unless we are completely misreading the tea leaves on Kapita’s options, it doesn’t appear he has any chance of getting drafted in the second round. That would narrow things down to playing in the NBDL (for probably $25,000) or landing a deal overseas. Our understanding is that Kapita is not in a grave academic scenario at NC State, though some around the program were always concerned about him in that department. Kapita did not respond to requests on the ESPN report that he’ll “likely” sign with an NBA agent. Him leaving in such a scenario is basically saying he doesn’t like being a college student-athlete.
We’ll also continue to expect sophomore small forward Maverick Rowan to remain in the NBA Draft, and hope to go in the second round, but most likely end up playing overseas next year. All sources indicate that NC State has already firmly turned the page on the Rowan era.
The next wave of roster decisions is that fifth-year shooting guard Terry Henderson will likely find out a final answer by July would be our predictions. NC State likely has a very good handle on where he currently stands, but there can be a decision and then a final decision, meaning the Wolfpack would exhaust the appeals process if it reaches that stage.
UNC Wilmington sophomore wing C.J. Bryce and Utah freshman small forward Devon Daniels both could be far enough along to pick a school in the next few weeks. Bryce has seen NC State and South Carolina, while Daniels has gone to NC State and San Diego State. Neither can officially visit a school again until May 27 when the dead period is over.
Mount St. Mary’s freshman small forward Miles Wilson is down to Miami or Auburn.
