The 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received a bid to the Gator Bowl where they were defeated by Texas A&M.
Coaching staff Dave DoerenHead CoachEliah DrinkwitzOffensive coordinator/quarterbacksDave HuxtableCo-defensive coordinator/linebackersTed RoofCo-defensive coordinator/safeties/nickles George BarlowAssistant head coach/cornerbacksEddie FaulknerSpecial teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacksAaron HenrySafetiesDesmond KitchingsAssistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinatorDwayne LedfordRun Game coordinator/offensive lineGeorge McDonaldPassing Game coordinator/wide receiversKevin PatrickDefensive line
Roster
2018 NC State Wolfpack football team rosterQuarterbacks 7 Matthew McKay – freshman (6'4, 210) 10 Micah Leon – freshman (6'5, 214) 12 Jory Perkins – freshman (6'0, 150) 13 Devin Leary – freshman (6'2, 195) 14 Woody Cornwell - graduate (6'2, 210) 15 Ryan Finley – graduate (6'4, 210)
Running backs 5 Damontay Rhem – junior (5'11, 213) 20 Ricky Person Jr. – freshman (6'1, 210) 24 Nakia Robinson Jr. – freshman (5'11, 191) 25 Reggie Gallaspy II – senior (5'11, 235) 26 Trent Pennix – freshman (6'2, 225) 29 Marquise Braxton – junior (6'1, 225) 33 Brady Bodine – graduate (5'10, 195) 38 Will Dabbs – sophomore (5'11, 191) 39 Darius Walton – freshman (5'7, 156)
Wide receivers 1 Stephen Louis – graduate (6'2, 215) 3 Kelvin Harmon – junior (6'3, 214) 11 Jakobi Meyers – junior (6'2, 203) 19 C.J. Riley – sophomore (6'4, 206) 31 Tyler Dabbs – sophomore (5'10, 182) 80 Justin Dunn – freshman (6'1, 204) 82 Max Fisher – freshman (6'2, 193) 83 Erik Collins – sophomore (5'9, 176) 84 Jasiah Provillon – freshman (6'3, 196) 85 Devin Carter – freshman (6'4, 209) 86 Emeka Emezie – sophomore (6'3, 208) 87 Thayer Thomas – freshman (6'1, 193)
Tight ends 6 Cary Angeline – sophomore (6'7, 254) 28 Dylan Parham – sophomore (6'5, 236) 42 Dylan Autenrieth – sophomore (6'4, 242) 47 Damien Darden – freshman (6'3, 255) 88 Adam Boselli – freshman (6'5, 253) 89 Thomas Ruocchio – sophomore (6'3, 245) 93 Camden Woods – freshman (6'3, 233)
Punters 90 A. J. Cole III – senior (6'4, 218) 90 Mackenzie Morgan – freshman (6'2, 215) 99 Trenton Gill – freshman (6'4, 211) Offensive lineman 52 Kendall Brown – sophomore (6'4, 263) 53 Tyler Jones – senior (6'3, 306) 55 Tyrone Riley – junior (6'6, 290) 56 Kollin Byers – freshman (6'4, 263) 59 Liam Ryan – freshman (6'2, 290) 61 Bo Ressler – freshman (6'7, 271) 62 Bryson Speas – freshman (6'4, 277) 64 Kahric Belle – freshman (6'6, 360) 65 Garrett Bradbury – graduate (6'3, 300) 66 Joshua Fedd-Jackson – sophomore (6'3, 329) 67 Justin Witt – sophomore (6'6, 310) 68 Charles Fletcher – freshman (6'2, 293) 70 Terronne Prescod – senior (6'5, 334) 71 Joe Sculthorpe – sophomore (6'3, 314) 72 Philip Walton Jr. – junior (6'6, 300) 73 Justin Chase – sophomore (6'5, 300) 74 Emanuel McGirt Jr. – junior (6'6, 300) 75 Jalynn Stricklan – freshman (6'6, 329) 78 Gabriel Gonzalez – freshman (6'5, 277) 79 Ben Kaiser – graduate (6'3, 273)
Defensive lineman 29 Alim McNeill – freshman (6'2, 299) 29 Jessie Malit – freshman (6'3, 270) 39 James Smith-Williams – junior (6'3, 270) 42 Danny Blakeman – freshman (6'2, 269) 44 Joe Babros – junior (6'4, 250) 45 Darian Roseboro – senior (6'4, 283) 52 Ibrahim Kante – freshman (6'4, 250) 55 Deonte Holden – graduate (6'4, 247) 56 Val Martin – sophomore (6'2, 307) 58 Davontae McCrae – freshman (6'5, 257) 73 Grant Gibson – freshman (6'1, 300) 90 Shug Frazier – sophomore (6'3, 318) 91 Eurndraus Bryant – senior (6'1, 330) 92 Larrell Murchison – junior (6'3, 291) 94 Kennan Solomon – sophomore (6'5, 281) 95 Derrick Eason – freshman (6'4, 264) 96 Dante Johnson – freshman (6'3, 283) 97 Xavier Lyas – freshman (6'4, 235) 99 Joseph Boletepeli – freshman (6'4, 285) Placekickers 38 Christopher Dunn – freshman (5'8, 177) 92 Kyle Bambard – graduate (5'8, 188)
Linebackers 2 Louis Acceus – sophomore (5'11, 220) 3 Germaine Pratt – graduate (6'3, 240) 11 Payton Wilson – freshman (6'4, 240) 12 Brock Miller – sophomore (6'3, 231) 30 Calvin Hart Jr. – freshman (6'1, 219) 41 Isaiah Moore – freshman (6'2, 233) 43 David Pierson – sophomore (6'1, 227) 47 Alex Gray – freshman (6'2, 215) 48 Bryce Swackhammer – freshman (6'2, 214) 49 Seth Williams – freshman (6'2, 228) 54 Evin Bellamy – junior (6'2, 231)
Defensive backs 4 Nick McCloud – junior (6'4, 186) 7 Freddie Phillips Jr. – junior (6'1, 210) 8 Maurice Trowell – senior (5'11, 195) 10 Tanner Ingle – freshman (5'10, 186) 13 Stephen Morrison – senior (5'11, 217) 14 Dexter Wright – senior (6'2, 229) 15 Chris Ingram – sophomore (6'0, 186) 19 Malik Dunlap – freshman (6'3, 207) 20 Teshaun Smith – freshman (6'3, 187) 21 Stephen Griffin – junior (6'3, 210) 22 Isaiah Stallings – sophomore (6'4, 220) 24 De'Von Graves – freshman (6'1, 192) 25 Taiyon Palmer – freshman (5'11, 183) 26 Isaac Duffy – freshman (5'10, 180) 27 Vernon Grier – junior (5'10, 185) 28 Kishawn Miller – junior (5'9, 175) 31 Jarius Morehead – junior (6'1, 220) 32 Tyler Baker-Williams – freshman (6'1, 200) 33 Dalton Counts – freshman (6'0, 212) 34 Tim Kid-Glass – junior (6'1, 204) 36 William Brown III – junior (5'8, 192)
Long snappers 50 Jackson Quiggle – sophomore (5'11, 224) 57 Tyler Griffiths – senior (6'1, 253) 60 Griffin Hicks – freshman (6'1, 159) Roster Source:
Recruiting
Position key BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndEFullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerKKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR
Recruits
The Wolfpack signed a total of 24 recruits.
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Rimington TrophyGarrett BradburyCSRMaxwell AwardRyan FinleyQBSRDavey O'Brien AwardRyan FinleyQBSRFred Biletnikoff AwardKelvin HarmonWRJRButkus AwardGermaine PrattLBJROutland TrophyGarrett BradburyCSRRay Guy AwardA. J. Cole IIIPSRWuerffel TrophyA.J. Cole IIIPSRWalter Camp AwardRyan FinleyQBSRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardRyan FinleyQBSRManning AwardRyan FinleyQBSR
ACC media poll The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Media poll (Atlantic) 1 Clemson 1,031 (145) 2 Florida State 789 (1) 3 NC State 712 (2) 4 Boston College 545 5 Louisville 422 6 Wake Forest 413 7 Syracuse 232
Schedule NC State announced its 2018 football schedule on January 17, 2018. The 2018 schedule would consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack would host ACC foes Boston College, Florida State, Virginia, and Wake Forest and would travel to Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse.
The Wolfpack would host three of the four non-conference opponents, Georgia State from the Sun Belt Conference, James Madison from Division I FCS and West Virginia from the Big 12, and would travel to Marshall from Conference USA.
Schedule source:
Game summaries
James Madison
Georgia State
At Marshall
Virginia
Boston College
At Clemson
At Syracuse
Florida State
Wake Forest
At Louisville
At North Carolina
East Carolina
Vs. Texas A&M–Gator Bowl
Awards and honors
Individual awards
Rimington Award – Garrett Bradbury
All-ACC Teams 1st Team
Ryan Finley, Quarterback Kelvin Harmon, Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, Wide receiver Tyler Jones, Offensive Tackle Garrett Bradbury, Center Germaine Pratt, Linebacker
2nd Team
Christopher Dunn, Kicker
3rd Team
Reggie Gallaspy Jr., Running back
All-Americans
Consensus
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
Associated Press
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
Third Team
Terrone Prescod, Offensive Tackle
Walter Camp
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
FWAA
First Team
Garrett Bradbury, Center
Rankings
2019 NFL draft
Player Team Round Pick # Position Garrett Bradbury Minnesota Vikings 1st 18th C Germaine Pratt Cincinnati Bengals 3rd 72nd LB Ryan Finley Cincinnati Bengals 4th 104th QB Kelvin Harmon Washington Redskins 6th 206th WR
References