NC State Newsstand: Wolfpack makes top-10 for elite 2024 WR
NC State’s 2022 football and basketball seasons are here, and there will be no shortage of news for the rest of the year. 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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The Wolfpacker’s Monday Morning Newsstand
Alex Taylor, one of North Carolina’s top class of 2024 recruits, released his top-10 list Christmas Day, shortly after the conclusion of a junior season that included a state championship appearance with Grimsley High. The Wolfpack made the cut, along with several ACC rivals.
NC State hosted Taylor on three unofficial game day visits this fall and welcomed him to campus twice over the summer. The four-star wide receiver also visited Clemson and North Carolina, who also made his top schools list.
His full list also included ECU, Wake Forest, Auburn, Missouri, West Virginia, Penn State and Virginia Tech.
Taylor discussed the Wolfpack earlier this fall after watching the program’s dramatic win over Florida State in October.
“The game was amazing, crowd was great and, even with Devin Leary going down, they still managed to get the W against a tuff team which is super exciting to see,” Taylor said.
The On3 Consensus Ranking considers Taylor the No. 310 prospect nationally, the No. 48 wide receiver and the No. 7 recruit in North Carolina’s junior class. His Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) favors NC State at 42.5 percent.
Grimsley finished the season 15-1 and was undefeated until the Whirlies lost the state championship 40-28 to New Bern.
Top 10
- 1Hot
Georgia-GT ref controversy
Outcry over officiating
- 2New
Dabo Swinney
Clemson coach rips CFP
- 3
Colston Loveland
Michigan TE availability in question
- 4
Heisman 'clinched'
Deion Sanders reacts to Travis Hunter performance
- 5
Hunter, Sanders
Colorado stars to make NFL Draft history
Tweets of the day
Here is Taylor’s announcement tweet for his top schools list.
All-ACC NC State linebacker Drake Thomas has declared for the 2023 NFL Draft after leading the Wolfpack in tackles for consecutive seasons. He will play in the Dec. 30 Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
Texas Tech transfer portal defensive lineman Philip Blidi will take an official visit to see the Wolfpack Jan. 6-7. He recorded 18 total tackles and 2 sacks for the Red Raiders this fall before missing time due to an injury.
NC State cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell is The Wolfpacker’s 2022 recruiter of the year after he signed four-star cornerback Brandon Cisse and three-star junior college cornerback Terrente Hinton last week.
Quote of the day
This quote is from Hinton sharing his thoughts on Mitchell during his recruitment.
“Through these three weeks, he gave me a crazy vibe that I ain’t really felt from a coach in a while,” Hinton said after his official visits. “I really connected with him fast, and he just keeps building and building it up.
“I feel like coach Mitchell is a great man and a great coach.”
Today’s top NC State headlines
The Wolfpacker’s NC State recruiter of the year: Brian Mitchell
