NC State Newsstand: Will Juice Vereen contribute as a freshman?
Fall camp 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 is in the final days of its fall camp and, as the team starts to ramp up preparation for UConn, its week one opponent, a key true freshman received some recognition from ESPN.com. Andrea Adelson selected Juice Vereen as one of the ACC’s potential standout freshmen.
The former four-star tight end prospect is incredibly versatile and has the size and speed needed to play inside or outside receiver in offensive coordinator Robert Anae’s system. Adelson compared him to another underclassmen who had a lot of success in that air raid scheme.
“The Wolfpack have a pair of freshmen who can be difference-makers in their new offense under Robert Anae: Vereen and Kevin Concepcion, who were both enrolled in the spring and showed potential,” Adelson wrote. “Consider what Anae did last season with TE/WR hybrid Oronde Gadsden at Syracuse. Gadsden was not a true freshman, but he did have a breakout season with 969 yards and six touchdowns. Vereen has similar size, so don’t be surprised if Anae uses him in a similar way.”
During his senior year of high school, Vereen caught 72 passes for 1,098 yards and scored 15 total touchdowns while primarily playing outside receiver. The GoPack.com roster now lists him at 6-4, 214 pounds. Vereen enrolled early in January.
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NC State quote of the day
This quote is from junior college offensive lineman Jonah Miller, discussing his early connection with Wolfpack offensive line coach Garett Tujague.
“He sounds like a really cool dude in the sense that he’s not a ‘business’ college football kind of guy,” Miller said. “It sounds like he really loves o-line, and that’s what I really cherish in a coach, someone who really loves what we do.”
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