The 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 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 seventh-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place in the Atlantic Division.

Preseason

Preseason media poll In the preseason ACC media poll, NC State was predicted to finish in fourth in the Atlantic Division.

Schedule NC State announced its 2019 football schedule on January 16, 2019. The 2019 regular season schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games. The Wolfpack hosted ACC foes Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse, and traveled to Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest.

The Wolfpack hosted three of the four non-conference opponents—Ball State from the Mid-American Conference, East Carolina from the American Athletic Conference, and Western Carolina from Division I FCS—and traveled to West Virginia from the Big 12.

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Coaching staff Dave DoerenHead CoachDesmond KitchingsCo-offensive coordinator/running backsGeorge McDonaldCo-offensive coordinator/wide receiversDave HuxtableCo-defensive coordinator/linebackersTony GibsonCo-defensive coordinator/safeties George BarlowAssistant head coach/cornerbacksAaron HenryNickelsJohn GarrisonOffensive lineKevin PatrickDefensive lineKurt RoperQuarterbacksTodd GoebbelSpecial teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacksBilly DickenDefense Quality Control

Roster

2018 NC State Wolfpack football team rosterQuarterbacks  7 Matthew McKay – sophomore (6'4, 214) 13 Devin Leary – freshman (6'2, 212) 14 Jamie Shaw – freshman (6'4, 222) 15 Ty Evans – freshman (6'3, 200) 16 Bailey Hockman – sophomore (6'2, 208)

Running backs  5 Damontay Rhem – senior (5'11, 220)  8 Ricky Person Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 220) 20 Jordan Houston – freshman (5'10, 185) 24 Zonovan Knight – freshman (6'0, 197) 26 Trent Pennix – freshman (6'2, 224) 30 David Wetherington – freshman (6'0, 204) 33 Delbert Mimms III – freshman (5'11, 222) 35 Dalton Counts – sophomore (6'0, 215) 36 Demarcus Jones II – freshman (5'10, 214) 38 Will Dabbs – junior (5'11, 191)

Wide receivers  3 Emeka Emezie – junior (6'3, 210)  4 Tabari Hines – graduate (5'10, 185) 19 C.J. Riley – junior (6'4, 211) 27 Nicholas Treco – freshman (5'11, 195) 33 Jackson DeSilva – freshman (6'2, 185) 37 Tyler Dabbs – junior (5'10, 186) 80 Justin Dunn – freshman (6'1, 208) 82 Max Fisher – sophomore (6'2, 202) 83 Eric Collins – junior (5'9, 180) 84 Jasiah Provillon – freshman (6'3, 208) 85 Keyon Lesane – freshman (6'0, 194) 86 Christopher Toudle – freshman (6'3, 222) 87 Thayer Thomas – sophomore (6'1, 193) 85 Devin Carter – freshman (6'4, 209)

Tight ends  6 Cary Angeline – junior (6'7, 250) 28 Dylan Parham – junior (6'5, 243) 39 Matthew Alderfer– freshman (6'35, 242) 42 Dylan Autenrieth – junior (6'4, 240) 45 Camden Woods – freshman (6'3, 242) 46 Quinn York – freshman (6'4, 236) 48 Kameron Walker – freshman (6'5, 242) 89 Thomas Ruocchio – junior (6'3, 245)

Punters 98 Mackenzie Morgan – sophomore (6'2, 215) 99 Trenton Gill – sophomore (6'4, 217)  Offensive lineman 50 Grant Gibson – sophomore (6'1, 305) 52 Kendall Brown – junior (6'4, 295) 54 Dylan McMahon – freshman (6'3, 294) 55 Tyrone Riley – graduate (6'6, 296) 56 Kollin Byers – sophomore (6'4, 267) 57 Zovon Lindsay – freshman (6'4, 291) 59 Liam Ryan – sophomore (6'2, 297) 61 Bo Ressler – freshman (6'7, 290) 62 Bryson Speas – sophomore (6'4, 290) 65 Timothy McKay – freshman (6'4, 306) 66 Joshua Fedd-Jackson – junior (6'3, 323) 67 Justin Witt – junior (6'6, 310) 68 Charles Fletcher – sophomore (6'2, 300) 70 Walter Karstens – freshman (6'5, 334) 71 Joe Sculthorpe – junior (6'3, 300) 72 Riley Williams – freshman (6'6, 300) 73 Justin Chase – junior (6'5, 315) 74 Emanuel McGirt Jr. – graduate (6'6, 305) 75 Jalynn Stricklan – freshman (6'6, 329) 78 Gabriel Gonzalez – freshman (6'5, 290) 79 Ikem Ekwonu – freshman (6'4, 308)

Defensive lineman  1 James Smith-Williams – graduate (6'3, 265) 29 Alim McNeill – sophomore (6'2, 315) 42 Danny Blakeman – sophomore (6'2, 275) 44 Joshua Harris – freshman (6'4, 352) 52 Ibrahim Kante – sophomore (6'4, 256) 55 Deonte Holden – graduate (6'4, 249) 56 Val Martin – junior (6'2, 297) 58 C.J. Clark – freshman (6'3, 298) 75 Tyree Green – junior (6'2, 265) 89 Terrell Dawkins– freshman (6'4, 237) 90 Savion Jackson – freshman (6'3, 265) 92 Larrell Murchison – senior (6'3, 291) 94 Jeffrey Gunter – junior (6'4, 260) 95 Derrick Eason – sophomore (6'4, 286) 96 Dante Johnson – sophomore (6'3, 290) 97 Xavier Lyas – sophomore (6'4, 239) 99 Joseph Boletepeli – freshman (6'4, 262)  Placekickers 38 Christopher Dunn – sophomore (5'8, 180) 90 Collin Smith – freshman (5'10, 166) 95 Nolan Parris – freshman (6'3, 192) 96 Andrew Weil – freshman (5'9, 165)

Linebackers  2 Louis Acceus – junior (5'11, 223) 11 Payton Wilson – sophomore (6'4, 235) 12 Brock Miller – junior (6'3, 238) 15 Calvin Hart Jr. – freshman (6'1, 225) 31 Vi Jones – junior (6'3, 230) 32 Drake Thomas – freshman (6'0, 236) 35 Jaylon Scott – freshman (6'1, 237) 41 Isaiah Moore – sophomore (6'2, 240) 47 Alex Gray – freshman (6'2, 220) 49 Seth Williams – freshman (6'2, 238)

Defensive backs  4 Nick McCloud – senior (6'1, 190)  6 Taiyon Palmer – freshman (5'11, 185)  7 Chris Ingram – junior (6'0, 186)  8 Teshaun Smith– sophomore (6'3, 191) 10 Tanner Ingle – sophomore (5'10, 188) 13 Tyler Baker-Williams – sophomore (6'1, 205) 14 De'von Graves – sophomore (6'1, 197) 20 Jalen Frazier – freshman (6'3, 216) 21 Stephen Griffin – senior (6'3, 206) 22 Isaiah Stallings – junior (6'4, 220) 24 Malik Dunlap – freshman (6'3, 216) 25 Khalid Martin – freshman (6'0, 200) 27 Shyheim Battle – freshman (6'2, 183) 28 Kishawn Miller – senior (5'9, 176) 30 Cayman Czesak – sophomore (6'2, 206) 31 Jarius Morehead – senior (6'1, 215) 33 Isaac Duffy – freshman (5'10, 180) 33 Dalton Counts – freshman (6'0, 212) 36 William Brown III – graduate (5'8, 187) 37 Michael Badsen – freshman (6'2, 214)

Long snappers 91 Joe Shimko – freshman (6'0, 205) 92 Jackson Quiggle – junior (5'11, 226) Roster Source:

Game summaries

East Carolina

Western Carolina

At West Virginia

Ball State

At Florida State

Syracuse

At Boston College

At Wake Forest

Clemson

Louisville

At Georgia Tech

North Carolina

Players drafted into the NFL

5 174 Larrell Murchison DT Tennessee Titans 7 229 James Smith-Williams DE Washington Redskins

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