NC State Newsstand: Davin Vann ranked top-10 EDGE in college football
The 2023 season is officially underway for NC State football, and there will be no shortage of news between now and the Wolfpack’s season opener. Our daily ‘Newsstands’ will be a way for our readers to catch up on what they missed from the day before.
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NC State defensive lineman Davin Vann is on a tear so far this season. The team captain, who donned the program’s prestigious No. 1 jersey prior to the season, is leading the Pack on and off the field.
He recorded 3 sacks through 2 games, which leads the ACC, and is completely disrupting opposing backfields of far this season. On3’s Andrew Graham ranked the top 25 edge defenders in college football through week 2, and Vann cracked the top 10 at No. 7.
“Vann himself wasn’t enough to overcome the bruising Notre Dame rushing attack, but he’s been effective nonetheless,” Graham wrote. “He’ll keep anchoring the Wolfpack defensive front through ACC play.
“Vann already has three sacks and a forced fumble through two games in 2023. He had just 8.5 career sacks entering the season.”
The junior Wolfpack lineman assumed a leadership role over the offseason and was head coach Dave Doeren’s choice to take over the No. 1 jersey. During fall camp, Vann discussed how he embraced the offseason workout programs, which helped him get to this point.
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“When you’re grinding with all your friends and your homeboys and your teammates, it doesn’t really feel like a grind because you’re having so much fun,” Vann said.
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NC State quote of the day
This quote is from Doeren, discussing the Wolfpack’s week of practice.
“It was really focused,” Doeren said of this week of practice Thursday afternoon. “I think the guys, as I’ve said many times this week, were excited to get back out there, and lock in on some of the things that we all thought we could’ve done better. Any time you lose a game, it’s an opportunity for growth, so we definitely took advantage of that opportunity in practice this week.”
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