Updates
Offer extended to RB Morgan Alexander
TE Anthony Talbert commits!
Glenn Carson commits to Penn State
Offer extended to CB Keith Reaser

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
*** Morgan Alexander (Cartersville HS) Cartersville, GA 5-10.5/160/4.47
**** Desmond Scott (Hillside HS) Durham, NC 5-9/179 Duke
* Jontel Evans (Bethel HS) Hampton, VA 5-11/190/4.60 UVA (Basketball)

FB
No offers

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
*** Kinsman Thomas (Marlboro County HS) Bennettsville, SC 6-3/210/4.59
**** Michael Bowman (Ridgeland HS) Rossville, GA 6-4/206/4.5 Alabama
*** Laroy Reynolds (Maury HS) Norfolk, VA Virginia
*** Quan Rucker (West Iredell HS) Statesville, NC 6-0/185/4.45 Wake Forest

TE
** Anthony Talbert (Winton Woods HS) Cincinnati, OH 6-4/225
* Asa Watson (Rock Hill HS) Rock Hill, SC 6-4/200
**** Arthur Fontaine (Dartmouth HS) North Dartmouth, MA 6-5/235/4.93 Georgia
*** 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
**** Travis Bond (Bertie HS) Windsor, NC 6-6/330
*** Kyle Koehne (Cathedral HS) Indianapolis, IN 6-6/300/5.30
*** 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
** Luke Sager (Niceville Senior HS) Niceville, FL 6-4/240
*** 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
**** Hawatha Bell (David W Butler HS) Matthews, NC 6-0/225
**** Glenn Carson (Southern Regional HS) Manahawkin, NJ 6-3/220/4.60 Penn State
*** 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
*** LeRon Furr (Carver HS) Columbus, GA 6-3/213
*** 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
*** David Sims (Calhoun County HS) Saint Matthews, SC 6-0/208 Kentucky
*** D.J. Swearinger (Greenwood HS) Greenwood, SC 6-0/190 Tennessee
**** 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
** Keith Reaser (Miami Killian HS) Miami, FL 5-10/-/4.44
* 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
-10 2009 Commits
+3 Class of 2008 who didn't qualify (Palmer, Everett, Mangram)
+6 Transfer or Left Team (Jaradat, Locust, Golder, Burke, T. Barnes, Linney)
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15 Scholarships Remaining

Recruiting Breakdown
OFFENSE
QB - 1
Backfield - 1
Receivers - 2
Linemen - 1
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Total Offense - 5

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

SPECIAL TEAMS
Kickers - 1

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

Star Count (highest of the two sites)
5* - 0
4* - 0
3* - 8
2* - 2
1* - 0
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Average Stars - 2.8

10/1/2008 11:05:06 AM

Looks like Palmer and Mangram are still firm about their commitment to attend State after they finish up JuCo. Sucks we'll have to wait a couple of seasons to see them on the team, let alone the field.

10/1/2008 1:54:58 PM

Nothing really to do with our recruiting, but still decent info.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/10/01/tennessee.boos/

[Edited on October 1, 2008 at 9:02 PM. Reason : .]

10/1/2008 9:02:41 PM

New commit.

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3589760

Bryan Underwood

[Edited on October 2, 2008 at 3:49 PM. Reason : sp]

10/2/2008 3:43:25 PM

damn he is quite a little guy

10/2/2008 3:58:04 PM

good offer list though

10/2/2008 4:22:37 PM

Quote :

"Cleveland Heights (Ohio) wide receiver Bryan Underwood had his choice of schools he could attend as most Big East, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 had offered him a scholarship. "

not bad

10/2/2008 4:29:49 PM

sylvester crawford, DE, commits

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=3604064

scout lists offers from us and WVU, interest from auburn, clemson, UNC and So. Carolina.

10/2/2008 9:40:15 PM

Quote :

"6'5' 215 lbs."

I think it would be funny to watch this guy and Glennon chicken fight.

10/3/2008 12:29:04 AM

18 sacks. Considering most high school teams throw it 5 times a game, that's incredible.

He's definitely too small to play DE, but he seems like a perfect fit at OLB in the 3-4. Good pickup.

10/3/2008 12:41:16 AM

^ Who knows. Once he gets here and has two years or so to build up some muscle, he could 6-5, 250+ and be Manny Lawson type pass rusher. Either way I am glad we are finally getting some commitments after a dead period.

10/3/2008 8:30:19 AM

This is true. I think Willie Young was smaller than that when he first got here, so there's definitely potential there. Still, if Archer insists on going to the 3-4, he'll be a good fit.

With Manning, Maddox, Lucas, Beasley, and Cheek our LB recruiting is head and shoulders above where it used to be. I think going to a 3-4 (assuming we can get a good noseguard) might work.

10/3/2008 9:32:18 AM

may come down to Brian Slay

10/3/2008 10:04:39 AM

I wish people would stop talking about going to a 3-4. Until I hear a coach come out and say he's changing, then I am assuming we're staying with that base defense. I think the only reason he ran a 3-4 at KY is because they had the players to do it. We barely have enough linebackers to play a 4-3 right now so its going to be at least 2 years before we change.

10/3/2008 10:30:01 AM

this is the recruiting thread by the way.

10/3/2008 10:44:29 AM

Pretty good lists on both of those guys. I just worry about size on both of them.

5'9" is really small for WR, especially compared to our current core that are all like 6'3"

10/3/2008 9:19:12 PM

Blackman was only 5'10".

This is awesome. I go away for the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta, and I come back and we've got two good commits. I knew we had offered Underwood, but I don't think anyone really thought we were going to land him. In fact I think Scout had dropped us from his list of schools. We now have three kids from Ohio. Crawford is good. 18 sacks last year as a junior is incredible. He will be playing for former Carolina Panther Brentson Buckner this season.

10/5/2008 9:31:32 AM

Rivals says that 2010 WR Matt James of Sanderson HS in Raleigh has visited State for all three home games. He's considered one of the top juniors in the state.

Wide Receiver
Raleigh (NC) Sanderson
Ht: 6-foot-4 (6-foot-7 when including afro )
Wt: 200 lbs
Forty: 4.6 secs
Bench max: 260 pounds
Vertical: 29 inches

Rivals profile
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=88562

Schools Interested
Auburn
North Carolina
N.C. State
East Carolina

10/5/2008 3:31:18 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/preps/story/1243418.html

O'Brien mining Ohio for recruits
Pack coach familiar in home state

N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien turned to familiar recruiting territory for two of the three commitments he received last week.

O'Brien, a native of Cincinnati, often has tapped his home state for prospects while at Boston College and now N.C. State.

He landed Ohio standouts Bryon Underwood and Anthony Talbert, who bring a combination of speed and strength to N.C. State's class of 2009 commitments.

Underwood is a 5-foot-10, 165-pound wide receiver who made 40 catches for about 800 yards last season. He was recruited by some big-name Big Ten schools such as Michigan.

Talbert, a 6-5, 230-pound tight end known for superior blocking in a rushing-based offense, is an accomplished weightlifter who has dead-lifted 705 pounds. Troy Everhart, who coaches Talbert at Winton Woods High in Cincinnati, said Talbert didn't have anybody outside a three-hour driving range on his radar until N.C. State offensive line coach Don Horton started calling.

Some Mid-American schools and Cincinnati had offered scholarships to Talbert.

"Don Horton is just an incredible recruiter," Everhart said. "... He just continues to convince kids to go where he's at."

Jeff Rotsky, who coaches Underwood at Cleveland Heights High, has known N.C. State tight ends coach Todd Bridge for about 10 years. Rotsky said he is comfortable with Cleveland Heights players committing to the N.C. State staff because of that association.

N.C. State's talented young quarterbacks -- redshirt freshman Russell Wilson and redshirting freshman Mike Glennon -- also factored into Underwood's decision.

"They've got two young, great quarterbacks, and he wants to play early," Rotsky said. "... He wants to be part of a wide-open offense."

N.C. State also received an in-state commitment from Charlotte Northside Christian Academy's Sylvester Crawford.

A 6-5, 230-pound defensive end, Crawford had 41 tackles, including 10 sacks, through four games this season, Northside Christian coach Brentson Buckner said.

10/6/2008 11:31:20 AM

Looks like kerliner is killing us in state this year as well as overall. ECU being on an upswing certainly isn't helping things either.

God, please help us, we need to win some decent games.

10/6/2008 1:23:54 PM

There's still a lot of recruiting left. Nixon, Boyd, Bond, Shankle, Bell, and Hunter are still out there. If we can convince Nixon, Boyd, Bond, and Shankle to come we'd have a hell of an in-state haul and overall class. Nixon I don't think goes to Carolina. He either goes out of state or goes to State. It's gonna be hard to convince him that we can do for him what Florida and others can, but this staff held off USC, Florida, and 40 others for the services of Brandon Barnes. There was an article on PP today with a headline quote from Boyd saying that he connected with the players. It also helps that his personal speed coach is a former State player. The major players for Bond are Michigan, UNC, and State. I think his coach is a UNC fan though, so we'll have to overcome that, but I think we were on him early enough that we are in serious contention for him. It's down to UNC and State for Shankle and the battle isn't over. I don't know why Scout has UNC as his only "High Interest" school, when just a few days ago it listed both of us as "High Interest" and I haven't really heard anything that points to UNC being the complete leader.

Bell isn't coming to State, but at least our coaches went after him. Butler is one of the better schools in Charlotte and the state for producing talent. I don't think Hunter comes to State as well, which is sad since his father played for State.

So far I'm liking our class. It's not filled with a lot of stars, but they are all good players. As TOB said "stars are for hotels". Some I think are underrated. Quintin Payton could have better numbers if he had played with better QBs. I think Crawford is better than Foxx and the numbers don't lie. Crawford, at 6-5 230, is also bigger than Foxx, 6-3 211. James Washington didn't really have any trouble holding onto the ball last year with the exception of the state championship game in which Boone played Miami Northwestern who was the No. 1 ranked HS team in the nation for the entire year. Something like 9 of the players from that team are now with the Miami Hurricanes. I think Bryan Underwood's offer list speaks for itself (Michigan, Michigan State, WVU, Louisville, UNC, BC, Cincinnati, Colorado, Kansas, Pitt, Indiana, Texas Tech).

10/6/2008 7:59:53 PM

Quote :

"Nixon, Boyd, Bond, Shankle, Bell, and Hunter"

I believe these to be the favorites for each of these recruits. There's still a long ways til Signing Day though so we'll see.

Nixon - Florida, LSU, Clemson
Boyd - UNC, Florida, Clemson
Bond - UNC
Shankle - UNC
Bell - UNC, South Carolina
Hunter - UNC, South Carolina, VT





[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 8:56 PM. Reason : ]

10/6/2008 8:55:20 PM

hmmm, I think your looking at those recruits' favorites through light blue tinted glasses

10/6/2008 8:58:32 PM

Scout and Rivals aren't always accurate. Heck State was taken off of Bryan Underwood's list on Scout.com, but he ended up committing to State.

[Edited on October 6, 2008 at 9:00 PM. Reason : ]

10/6/2008 9:00:21 PM

^^ I really don't think so. Those are all in-state kids so it's not much of a stretch to think that they are strongly considering UNC, especially with Davis and Blake's reputation as recruiters and the team's success so far this season. TOB seems to be struggling with the elite NC kids this year.

^ I'm not simply looking at levels of interest listed in the recruits' profiles. Like I said, things can change by February but that's where I think they sit at the moment. We'll see how things play out.

For the record, I'm not trying to stir up any fights here. I just enjoy discussing college football recruiting.

10/6/2008 9:18:36 PM

I think UNC's done well this year in-state. It seems like it's always been a back and forth battle. State clearly won the in-state battle last year and UNC's been winning it this year (although the battle isn't over considering those that are still left on the table).

10/6/2008 9:36:44 PM

Agreed.

10/6/2008 9:55:26 PM

UNC has a good class coming in, but they are remarkably low on scholarships considering how early it is in the recruiting season. They already have 17-18 commits, and from what I've read on on IC, they can only take on a max of 23 players this year (approximately).

Again, I don't have the time to break down the situation on my own ... don't care enough to do it. Just repeating what I've been reading. Here's the thread if anyone wants to read it:

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=78&f=1408&t=3121326

10/6/2008 11:07:39 PM

Re: Bryan Underwood

Someone on PP posted this link: http://www.jjhuddle.com/football/recruiting/recruit-detail.php?recruit_id=274

per packpride, the 4.6 40 time on his scout.com profile was recorded at a combine at a steelers training facility with a slow track. he's been clocked in the 4.3's and is a legit 4.4 guy. seems like a solid pickup, a couple years with him and graham running deep patterns down the sidelines sounds pretty nice.


Also, James Washington ran for over 300 yards and 4 TD's on 16 carries in 2 quarters last Friday night http://www.wftv.com/video/17622819/index.html

sit through the quick ad, then skip to about the 7 minute mark. boone vs west orange. this gives him about 1200 yards through 5 games and he hasn't played a full game yet. they're in the Florida 6A league which talent wise, is about as good as it gets. so it's not like he's playing a bunch of sorry ass teams. the team boone played in the state finals last year was the #1 rated HS team in the country. Washington's mom posts on Packpride since his commit and said he hasn't been to any camps or combines to be really evaluated by scout or rivals. scout is waiting on his video to update his ratings.

Quote :

"They already have 17-18 commits, and from what I've read on on IC, they can only take on a max of 23 players this year (approximately). "

if talent wants to be there, they'll find a way around that. see: Bunting, John - The UNC Waiver Wire

[Edited on October 7, 2008 at 5:17 PM. Reason : .]

10/7/2008 5:03:10 PM

^Good to read. You hate to say it repeatedly, because I'm sure every team feels this way, but O'brien really seems to be mining some under the radar talent. I've watched Underwood's video on rivals, and he definitely seems fast. Maybe not 4.3 fast, but a hell of a lot faster than 4.6.

The DE we just got had 18 sacks last year, and I read he's already got close to 10 this year, which speaks for itself.

ESPN and other outlets have said that CB Dean Hayes, WR Quiton Payton, QB Everett Proctor, OG Denzelle Good, and LB Ryan Cheek are all incredible prospects that have flown under the radar.

Still ... it'd be nice to add a few Boyd, Nixon, etc. to this class. Here's to a strong finish.

10/7/2008 5:58:08 PM

i think washington gets eventually reevaluated and bumps up to a high 3* easily, around 55-70 RB nationally.

guys just don't do what he's doing to florida 6A competition and stay at 2*, 100+ RB nationally

not that its that important, just tired of the unc hype machine flaming its way down the road.

10/7/2008 6:17:13 PM

Washington is a 3* on Rivals and rated the #47 RB in the nation.

10/7/2008 6:20:02 PM

ah, see i don't ever get on rivals.

he's a 2* on scout and the #131 RB

10/7/2008 9:16:16 PM

Quote :

"not that its that important, just tired of the unc hype machine flaming its way down the road."

Well, they are a bunch of flamers, so that's probably the only way they know how to do it.

10/7/2008 11:33:34 PM

We are now listed on Scout as having offered 5* OT Marcus Hall. Hall attends Glenville HS in Cleveland, OH. Scout has him rated as the #4 OT nationally. Rivals has Hall as a 4* prospect and the #7 OT nationally. ESPN has Hall as the #11 OT. He has nearly 40 scholarship offers. Hall currently has Ohio State as "High Interest" on his Scout profile. Landing him is a long shot, but it's nice to see our name beside such a highly recruited national prospect. I think he ends up at OSU, Miami, Illinois, or Michigan.

Offensive tackle
Cleveland (OH) Glenville Academic Campus
Ht: 6-foot-5
Wt: 293 lbs
40: 5.35

Schools Interested (all have offered)
Ohio State
LSU
Miami (FL)
Michigan
USC
Illinois
Iowa
Alabama
Tennessee
West Virginia
Minnesota
NC State
Penn State
Florida State
Oklahoma
Syracuse
Michigan State

http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=8&c=1&nid=2435417
http://ncstate.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=45599
ESPN profile with vid
http://tinyurl.com/49gbch




[Edited on October 8, 2008 at 5:05 PM. Reason : ]

10/8/2008 4:59:15 PM

offer for rb boogie mccray, although rivals has him as an outside lb

10/9/2008 12:24:20 PM

^safety

10/9/2008 12:42:00 PM

^^^ hall is at least considering us for an official visit:

“I’m going down to Ohio State the first or second weekend in December and Illinois wants me to come after my season some time in January,” Hall said. “Miami wants me to come Dec. 12 for that visit and then I’m going to LSU in January. I’m thinking about Michigan, N.C. State, or Alabama for that fifth one but I don’t know yet.”

obviously we're one hell of a longshot

[Edited on October 9, 2008 at 12:43 PM. Reason : ^]

10/9/2008 12:42:03 PM

the fact that he is even mentioning us with the rest of those schools speaks VOLUMES though

10/9/2008 1:08:30 PM

i'm curious how many OL rich rod put into the NFL during his time at WVU...someone else do the research

10/9/2008 2:12:05 PM

DT Eric McDaniel commits to Purdue

10/9/2008 2:48:03 PM

Josh Hunter to UNC

10/9/2008 11:31:15 PM

Hans Rice may be announcing sometime soon. He's visiting us over the weekend. Hopefully he enjoys what he sees.

10/11/2008 12:43:21 AM

Quote :

" Also, James Washington ran for over 300 yards and 4 TD's on 16 carries in 2 quarters last Friday night http://www.wftv.com/video/17622819/index.html "

not to derail the thread ..... but did anyone happen to catch the Apopka's running backs name ......

10/11/2008 3:38:39 AM

pooh bear mars? thanks, mom

he's got a profile too.

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=3573750

[Edited on October 11, 2008 at 9:12 AM. Reason : .]

10/11/2008 9:05:10 AM

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