NC State depth chart for North Carolina: Defense/ST

NC State football team has officially released the depth chart for the Friday afternoon game at North Carolina. The defense and special teams depth chart can be seen below.

Click here to view the NC State depth chart on offense.

NC State Football Defense Depth Chart

Right End

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
5	C.J. Clark	R-So.	6-3, 300	New London, N.C.
58	Travali Price	R-Fr.	6-4, 265	Lincolnton, N.C.

Fourth-year junior Savion Jackson is out for the season with a knee injury. Jackson had been one of NC State’s most consistent defensive lineman with 15 tackles (6 solo), including 3 for loss. He’s broken up a pass and added 2 quarterback hurries.

Clark has started in Jackson’s place the last four weeks. Clark has 10 tackles (3 solo, 2.5 for loss and 2 sacks) plus 2 quarterback hurries.

Price has 16 tackles (4 solo), including 2 for loss and 1.5 sacks, while recovering a fumble and adding 6 quarterback hurries.

Nose Tackle

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
48	Cory Durden	R-Sr.	6-4, 305	Newberry, Fla.
OR 0	Joshua Harris	R-So.	6-4, 325	Roxboro, N.C.

Durden had 18 tackles (8 solo and 1.5 for loss) and a pass breakup and 5 quarterback hurries through 11 weeks (all starts), while Harris has 11 hits (2 solo), including registering his first career sack in the NC State win over Connecticut and having 3 overall tackles for loss. Harris also has a QB hurry.

Left End

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
45	Davin Vann	So.	6-2, 295	Cary, N.C.
44	Brandon Cleveland	Fr.	6-4, 290	Tampa, Fla.

Vann, who has started all 11 games, has 27 tackles (13 solo) and had a strip sack in the UConn victory among his 6 overall tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks this season. He also has 8 hurries.

Cleveland was elevated to replace redshirt freshman Claude Larkins on the two-deep prior to the Wake Forest win. Cleveland has played in 4 games this year and has assisted on 5 tackles, 2 of them for loss, 1 of which was a sack.

SAM Linebacker

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
32	Drake Thomas	Jr.	6-0, 230	Wake Forest, N.C.
27	Jayland Parker	R-Fr.	6-1, 215	Macon, Ga.

Thomas leads the team with 80 tackles (37 solo, 11.5 for loss and 5 sacks). He has also broken up 4 passes and has a team-high 20 quarterback hurries. He was named the ACC Linebacker of the Week after having 14 tackles vs. Florida State.

MIKE Linebacker

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
1	Isaiah Moore	R-Sr.	6-2, 232	Chester, Va.
26	Devon Betty	So.	6-1, 225	Carver Ranches, Fla.

Moore has 64 tackles (32 solo, 12.5 for loss and 3 sacks) and 5 QB hurries and 3 pass breakups in 11 starts.

Betty had 7 tackles, assisting on 1 for loss, and 2 hurries in backup action.

WILL Linebacker

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
11	Payton Wilson	R-Jr.	6-4, 230	Hillsborough, N.C.
2	Jaylon Scott	Jr.	6-1, 225	Shelby, N.C.

Wilson missed the contest at Louisville, his second time out for a game this year. For the season, Wilson has 61 tackles (26 solo, 8.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks) and 5 QB hurries. He has started all 9 games he’s played and also broken up 2 passes and had an interception.

Scott, who started the two games Wilson missed, has 20 tackles (9 solo and 1 for loss) and a pair of quarterback hurries.

Left Cornerback

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
3	Aydan White	So.	6-0, 185	Asheville, N.C.
OR 24	Derrek Pitts Jr.	R-Sr.	6-1, 193	Dunbar, W.Va.

White has started the past 10 games and has 36 tackles (28 solo, 3 for loss, 1 sack) and leads the team with 8 pass breakups and 4 interceptions. He was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week after the Texas Tech game when he had pick six among his 2 interceptions that day and adding a sack that evening.

Pitts has added 44 tackles (30 solo) and 6 pass breakups. Pitts has six starts this year.

Right Cornerback

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
25	Shyheim Battle	R-So.	6-2, 195	Rocky Mount, N.C.
22	Teshaun Smith	R-Jr.	6-3, 190	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Battle has started six games and missed a pair with an injury. He has 25 tackles (19 solo, 2 for loss), 2 interceptions and 4 pass breakups.

Smith has 7 tackles (5 solo) in 10 games. He’s also broken up a pair of passes.

Nickel

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
13	Tyler Baker-Williams	Sr.	6-0, 205	Raleigh, N.C.
OR 12	Devan Boykin	So.	5-10, 187	Greensboro, N.C.

Baker-Williams returned at Syracuse after missing 3 games, but then was back on the sideline for the past two losses. In the 6 contests Baker-Williams has played, he has 17 tackles (8 solo, 2.5 for loss and 1 sack) and added 2 interceptions, 2 quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.

Third-year sophomore Joshua Pierre-Louis was dropped off the depth chart after being suspended indefinitely.

Boykin started vs. FSU, BC and Louisville when Baker-Williams was hurt and has 20 tackles (8 solo and one assist on a loss), an interception and 3 QB hurries this year.

Free Safety

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
10	Tanner Ingle	Sr.	5-10, 186	Orlando, Fla.
20	Sean Brown	R-Fr.	6-0, 195	Charlotte, N.C.

Ingle is third on NC State with 64 tackles, including 31 solo and 6 for loss. He has also 1 pick, broken up 2 passes and added 8 QB hurries.

Jakeen Harris recently moved over to strong safety on depth chart, and Brown elevated on the two-deep. Brown has 15 tackles in 11 games and has been one of NC State’s most productive special teams players.

Strong Safety

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
4	Cyrus Fagan	R-Sr.	6-1, 197	Daytona Beach, Fla.
OR 6	Jakeen Harris	Jr.	5-10, 190	Savannah, Ga.

Fagan has 44 tackles (26 solo and 2.5 for loss), 3 pass breakups, 2 interceptions and a QB hurry on the season. He has started every game.

Harris has 20 tackles, including 16 solo. He also has a pair of interceptions and 2 pass breakups.

Special Teams

Kicker

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
32	Christopher Dunn	Sr.	5-8, 179	Lexington, N.C.
90	Collin Smith	R-So.	5-9, 185	Gibsonville, N.C.

Dunn made 10 field goals from beyond 40 yards already this season, including two beyond 50 yards. He is 21 for 21 overall on kicks and was named ACC Specialist of the Week after making 4 field goals vs. Florida State.

Smith continues to handle kickoff duties for NC State and made a 40-yarder vs. Connecticut in relief of Dunn.

Punter

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
98	Caden Noonkester	R-Fr.	6-6, 200	Waxhaw, N.C.
97	Shane McDonough	Sr.	6-1, 200	Clearwater, Fla.

Noonkester is a preferred walk-on addition to NC State. He is also the holder. He kicked 15 times for an average of 42.7 yards replacing an injured McDonough, and now is listed atop the depth chart.

The former Towson punter McDonough averages 41.4 yards per punt through 9 weeks, but he was injured and did not play vs. Boston College

Punt Returner

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
5	Thayer Thomas	R-Sr.	6-0, 195	Wake Forest, N.C.
21	Jalen Coit	R-Fr.	5-11, 171	Cheraw, S.C.

The sure-handed Thomas, a past all-conference performer returning punts, is averaging 7.0 yards on 11 punt returns for NC State.

Kickoff Returner

No.	Name	Class.	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
8	Julian Gray	R-Fr.	5-11, 197	Charlotte, N.C.
3	Jordan Houston	Jr.	5-10, 192	Waldorf, Md.

Gray, a receiver, has returned 14 kickoffs for NC State for an average of 23.6 yards.

Houston was the primary returner at Clemson. For the season, Houston has 3 runbacks for an average of 19.3 yards.