Updates
DT Adam Replogle commits to Indiana
WR Kinsman Thomas commits to South Carolina
WR Quan Rucker commits to Wake Forest
Everett Proctor offered QB Scholarship
Offer extended to RB Travis Small
OL Ahmad Jaradat no longer with the team, Available_Scholarship++

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
* Jontel Evans (Bethel HS) Hampton, VA 5-11/190/4.60
**** Desmond Scott (Hillside HS) Durham, NC 5-9/179 Rutgers

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

WR
**** 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
*** Laroy Reynolds (Maury HS) Norfolk, VA
*** Quintin Payton (T L Hanna HS) Anderson, SC 6-4/190
*** Kinsman Thomas (Marlboro County HS) Bennettsville, SC 6-3/210/4.59 South Carolina
*** 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
*** 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
*** John Prior (Portsmouth HS) Portsmouth, OH 6-6/280
*** Brooks Michel (Carmel HS) Carmel, IN 6-7/280 Minnesota
*** Austen Bujnoch (Elder HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-5/250 Cincinnati

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

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
*** 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
*** Julius Forte (Boca Ciega HS) Gulfport, FL 6-2/221/4.66
*** Izaan Cross (Flowery Branch HS) Flowery Branch, GA 6-4/250
*** Justin Foxx (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC
*** Sylvester Crawford (Victory Christian Center Sch.) Charlotte, NC 6-5/215
*** Jason Ankrah (Quince Orchard HS) Gaithersburg, MD 6-4/240/4.79
*** 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
* James Gayle (Bethel HS) Hampton, VA 6-5/225
*** Demi Thompson (Lake Mary HS) Lake Mary, FL 6-1/240/4.80 South Florida

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

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

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

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

CB
**** 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
*** Zach Greene (Leesville Road HS) Raleigh, NC 5-10/170
*** Josh Hunter (Harding University HS) Charlotte, NC 6-1/180
* Rashard Smith (Dublin HS) Dublin, GA 5-10/175


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


------------------------------------------STATISTICS------------------------------------------


Scholarships Count
16 Available for 2009
-5 2009 Commits (Dowdy, Cheek, Slay, Washington, Ward)
+1 Jaradat left team
-------------------------------------
12 Scholarships Remaining

Recruiting Breakdown
OFFENSE
QB - 0
Backfield - 1
Receivers - 0
Linemen - 0
Total Offense - 1

DEFENSE
Linemen - 2
Linebackers - 1
Secondary - 0
Total Defense - 3

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kickers - 1

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

Star Count (highest of the two sites)
5* - 0
4* - 0
3* - 4
2* - 0
1* - 1
Average Stars - 2.6

7/14/2008 4:49:35 PM

might want to wait longer than 2 minutes to bump a topic

7/14/2008 4:50:07 PM

ok wtf? why isn't Jaradat with the team? problems at home? couldn't cut it? homesick?

7/14/2008 4:58:29 PM

I'm just bumping to get the first post on the page. Are there any words you would rather see in its place?

Edit: Maybe his injury was worse than we thought? He was out all spring, right?

[Edited on July 14, 2008 at 5:23 PM. Reason : .]

7/14/2008 5:22:04 PM

PP is saying family/home sickness

7/14/2008 5:31:18 PM

DT Raynard Randolph offered scholarship.

Defensive tackle
Brandywine (MD) Gwynn Park

Ht: 6-foot-3
Wt: 300 lbs
Forty: 5.2 secs
Bench max: 325 pounds
Squat max: 450 pounds
Class: 2009 (High School)


Props on his profile pic

7/14/2008 5:32:35 PM

Quote :

"Harrison Beck wrote at 12:23pm on May 21st, 2008 Why did they pay matt ryan so much? i just dont expect him to be much of a pro. I mean, sure he had that last second conquest over virgian tech, but so did that one asian kid."

7/14/2008 7:30:17 PM

^That's fucked up and not funny at all. Maybe some of y'all think that's witty or clever or good for a laugh, but that's really messed up and doesn't belong here in my opinion. [/rant]

7/14/2008 8:20:39 PM

Over on PackPride they say we got a QB commit, I would guess it's Proctor.

7/14/2008 9:12:37 PM

That would be sweet if we got Proctor and could go a long way in getting Nixon. Proctor is legit too. He looks like a very good athlete in his videos. Proctor is ranked the 24th best player in the state on Rivals. They rank him as the #83 athlete and a 3* prospect.

7/14/2008 9:26:04 PM

Definitely Proctor. We told him after our camp we would give him a couple of weeks to decide and then move on. So if we already have a QB commit now, its definitely Proctor. Lets hope he can bring his teammate Xavier Nixon with him

7/14/2008 9:36:35 PM

He didn't do so hot at the VT camp this weekend and didn't wind up with a QB offer. Maybe he was going through all the camps just to get an idea of from whom he could get offers. I'm more than happy to "settle" for him though. I think he'll be a good project for Bible to work with.

7/14/2008 9:37:37 PM

Confirmed on Rivals front page!

7/14/2008 10:26:52 PM

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/14/2008 10:30:18 PM

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=299222

Quote :

"But Georgia Tech is expected to run an option-based offense under new head coach Paul Johnson this fall, while N.C. State runs a more traditional pro attack. “At first, I thought about Georgia Tech,’’ Proctor said Monday evening. “But I just couldn’t see myself developing enough in that offense to play beyond college. And I think I’d like to try to go further than just college football.’’"

Ding, Ding, Ding! Future Blue-chip QBers listen up!

[Edited on July 14, 2008 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

7/14/2008 10:34:21 PM

Quote :

"Proctor was not intimidated, not much at least, by the presence in Raleigh of highly touted freshman quarterback Mike Glennon. Glennon, from Chantilly, Va., was one of the prizes in last February’s recruiting class for N.C. State. “To tell you the truth, I was a little nervous about that at first,’’ Proctor said. “He’s one of the best (high school) quarterbacks in the nation. But I just saw it as an opportunity to get better. It’ll make me better practicing around somebody like that. I can watch what he does and learn how he became to be so good.’’"

That is the attitude I like to see. Who knows we might could use both of them at the QB position, and it's always good to have quality depth at the QB position. I think Proctor will grow a lot as a QB under Bible. I think having to play in a more option oriented attack in high school hurt him. What I saw of Proctor in his highlight videos in terms of his passing ability seems promising.

7/14/2008 10:41:42 PM

good pickup. even better is that he's friends w/ nixon.

[Edited on July 14, 2008 at 10:53 PM. Reason : cmaan.]

7/14/2008 10:52:44 PM

I think this really helps us with Nixon. He could now hang out with C.J. Williams and Everett Proctor during his college years.

Here's a page with a highlight video of Proctor off to the side.
http://tinyurl.com/65gns4

7/14/2008 11:02:01 PM

That's a hot beat in his highlight video

He obviously looks good running but we'll have to see about his arm. It's a good thing that he has at least two years to work on it before he's asked to throw for us. I trust Bible saw enough of his stuff to think that he can mold him into the pro-style QB proctor wants to be. Although, I see absolutely nothing wrong with his scrambling as long as he knows when to run and when to pass. "Dual-threats" can be theoretically be a good thing.

7/14/2008 11:36:44 PM

I think he has a better video on Rivals.

7/14/2008 11:38:13 PM

He will be a defensive back or wide receiver in 2 years.

7/14/2008 11:48:48 PM

Haha, it looks like he kicked some FGs and XPs last season. He kicked a long of 23 and was 2/3 on the season. We have our new kicker

Looking at his stats, this is what I like:
48% Pass Completion, 1105 yards rushing, 85 yards rushing a game

What I'm worried about:
183 rushing attempts and only 160 passing attempts, 5 TD passes and 7 Ints (Note: It seems several boxes are missing from the Pass TD column so he may have had more)

So we can infer that JB's offense is more rush oriented than throwing, which is fine. I'm just concerned about how this will translate to an offense where the QB's job is hit the receivers a lot more frequently than he'll be running. But again, he has time to work all of it out. I'm just glad to have a talented guy like him on board.

7/14/2008 11:58:52 PM

Ok now we've just got to get Zach Greene, Xavier Nixon, Terry Shankle, Travis Bond, and Jheranie Boyd to stay in-state and join the Pack.

7/15/2008 8:06:12 AM

He made maybe 2 passes in that video that required him to go through a receiver progression.

7/15/2008 8:20:27 AM

Well yeah he plays in what looks like an option offense. In that offense it's all about speed, timing, and hitting WRs early (usually on quick slants and other short routes). I think it's encouraging that he could have gone to GT and played earlier but wants to come here instead and get better as a passer. Maybe seeing how good Matt Ryan was this past year convinced him how good Dana Bible is at developing QBs.

7/15/2008 9:15:12 AM

either we have a new commit or it sent me 2 emails over proctor

if it is a new one someone post

i cant go to those pages here but i can see the email

such a teaser this computer

[Edited on July 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM. Reason : g]

7/15/2008 1:38:47 PM

that's proctor twice.

7/15/2008 1:45:57 PM

7/15/2008 9:49:39 PM

7/15/2008 10:05:35 PM

Everett Proctor was recently upgraded to a 3* on Scout. They also list him as a QB rather than a S. He's ranked as the #51 QB nationally.

7/15/2008 11:50:23 PM

Won't play a down at QB for us I'll bet....

7/16/2008 1:10:34 AM

^ yep. kindof surprised he took the offer, tbh.

7/16/2008 7:22:51 AM

DT Raynard Randolph

Quote :

"Wt: 300 lbs"

Quote :

"Bench max: 325 pounds"

That's not very impressive.

7/16/2008 7:48:30 AM

twice in that video he pump faked and scrambled to the short side of the field. Even against high school competition that's pretty impressive to pick up that kind of yardage.

7/16/2008 7:50:45 AM

Hooksaw I completely agree. He needs to get a lot stronger. My brother can bench 310 and is only 6'0" 180 lbs. A 300 lb defensive tackle should be benching more than 325. Unless he has really long arms, he should be lifting quite a bit more than that. For DT however pure strength isn't as important as size and using your leverage to clog lanes. Also max strength isn't as important as muscular stamina. I do agree though that he needs to get a lot stronger if he wants to see the field in college.

7/16/2008 8:06:28 AM

yup

7/16/2008 8:22:39 AM

my cousin (~6'3" ~290 lbs) just recently maxed out at 425 the other day. I wish he still wanted to play football, because I think he'd make a pretty good lineman, but he loves wrestling too much

7/16/2008 8:23:36 AM

Upper body strength is generally more important for DEs or LBs that do alot of pass rushing... someone basically who has to fight through a block without bullrushing. If he gets that squat max closer to 500 and increases his bench max about 25-30 pounds, he'll be fine as far as strength goes.

7/16/2008 8:27:45 AM

Aaron Mershman to Ball State. I'll always wonder what could have been...

7/18/2008 6:13:04 PM

You mean if the Pack had offered him a scholarship???

7/18/2008 6:21:22 PM

Looks like Jontel Evans commited to UVA to play basketball. I'm surprised they already have such a huge football class.

7/19/2008 9:22:19 AM

http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=75116&sport=1
http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3743521

According to Rivals we have verbally offered 2010 local LB product Kendall Moore and we will put that offer in writing in September. We are his first offer. It's great to jump on guys early, especially the local ones like Crisp, Creecy, and now Moore.

Outside linebacker
Raleigh (NC) Southeast Raleigh
Ht: 6-foot-1
Wt: 225 lbs
Forty: 4.6 secs
Bench max: 280 pounds
Squat max: 500 pounds
Vertical: 32 inches

Schools Interested
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Virginia
Wake Forest
Penn State
South Carolina
Maryland
North Carolina
N.C. State
Notre Dame

7/19/2008 10:31:46 AM

thats a pretty big dude. 2010? does that make him about 16?

7/19/2008 11:24:37 AM

So Ryan Cheek has gone from the #31 best MLB nationally to the #28 best MLB nationally on Scout. I doubt he does it, but he'd have to move up to the Top 15 to get 4* status.

[Edited on July 19, 2008 at 1:39 PM. Reason : clarification]

7/19/2008 1:36:38 PM

4* (STAAAAAARRRRSSS to quote PP) would be nice

but think about it - #28 LB in the COUNTRY. out of thousands of LBs. I'm satisfied with that.

i love how this staff recruits. sure i'd like the excitement we had when signing glennon & manning last year, but i never get the 'hit or miss' feeling i did from Amato & co. theres always a backup if we miss on the prime time guy, and you always know it's someone who can contribute for 4 years.

7/20/2008 2:12:19 AM

OG Will Jackson commits to Georgia Tech

7/20/2008 8:02:08 PM

Apparently WR Kinsman Thomas hasn't officially verballed to South Carolina yet. They may be telling him to hold off for now because he seems to really want to go there and I couldn't imagine why he wouldn't pull the trigger.

7/20/2008 8:04:56 PM

bump

7/20/2008 8:05:18 PM

bump

7/20/2008 8:05:45 PM

bump

7/20/2008 8:06:08 PM