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2018 NC State Wolfpack football team


2018 NC State Wolfpack football
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division
9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Dave Doeren (6th season)
Eliah Drinkwitz (3rd season)
Multiple
Dave Huxtable (6th season)Ted Roof (1st season)
4–3
Carter–Finley Stadium

The 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018 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 sixth-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received a bid to the Gator Bowl where they were defeated by Texas A&M.

NameTitle
Dave DoerenHead Coach
Eliah DrinkwitzOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Dave HuxtableCo-defensive coordinator/linebackers
Ted RoofCo-defensive coordinator/safeties/nickles
George BarlowAssistant head coach/cornerbacks
Eddie FaulknerSpecial teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks
Aaron HenrySafeties
Desmond KitchingsAssistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator
Dwayne LedfordRun Game coordinator/offensive line
George McDonaldPassing Game coordinator/wide receivers
Kevin PatrickDefensive line
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
2018 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Quarterbacks

 7 Matthew McKay – freshman (6'4, 210) 10 Micah Leon – freshman (6'5, 214) 12 Jory Perkins – freshman (6'0, 150) 13 Devin Leary – freshman (6'2, 195) 14 Woody Cornwell - graduate (6'2, 210) 15 Ryan Finley – graduate (6'4, 210) Running backs

 5 Damontay Rhem – junior (5'11, 213) 20 Ricky Person Jr. – freshman (6'1, 210) 24 Nakia Robinson Jr. – freshman (5'11, 191) 25 Reggie Gallaspy II – senior (5'11, 235) 26 Trent Pennix – freshman (6'2, 225) 29 Marquise Braxton – junior (6'1, 225) 33 Brady Bodine – graduate (5'10, 195) 38 Will Dabbs – sophomore (5'11, 191) 39 Darius Walton – freshman (5'7, 156) Wide receivers

 1 Stephen Louis – graduate (6'2, 215)  3 Kelvin Harmon – junior (6'3, 214) 11 Jakobi Meyers – junior (6'2, 203) 19 C.J. Riley – sophomore (6'4, 206) 31 Tyler Dabbs – sophomore (5'10, 182) 80 Justin Dunn – freshman (6'1, 204) 82 Max Fisher – freshman (6'2, 193) 83 Erik Collins – sophomore (5'9, 176) 84 Jasiah Provillon – freshman (6'3, 196) 85 Devin Carter – freshman (6'4, 209) 86 Emeka Emezie – sophomore (6'3, 208) 87 Thayer Thomas – freshman (6'1, 193) Tight ends

 6 Cary Angeline – sophomore (6'7, 254) 28 Dylan Parham – sophomore (6'5, 236) 42 Dylan Autenrieth – sophomore (6'4, 242) 47 Damien Darden – freshman (6'3, 255) 88 Adam Boselli – freshman (6'5, 253) 89 Thomas Ruocchio – sophomore (6'3, 245) 93 Camden Woods – freshman (6'3, 233) Punters

90 A. J. Cole III – senior (6'4, 218) 90 Mackenzie Morgan – freshman (6'2, 215) 99 Trenton Gill – freshman (6'4, 211) | | Offensive lineman

52 Kendall Brown – sophomore (6'4, 263) 53 Tyler Jones – senior (6'3, 306) 55 Tyrone Riley – junior (6'6, 290) 56 Kollin Byers – freshman (6'4, 263) 59 Liam Ryan – freshman (6'2, 290) 61 Bo Ressler – freshman (6'7, 271) 62 Bryson Speas – freshman (6'4, 277) 64 Kahric Belle – freshman (6'6, 360) 65 Garrett Bradbury – graduate (6'3, 300) 66 Joshua Fedd-Jackson – sophomore (6'3, 329) 67 Justin Witt – sophomore (6'6, 310) 68 Charles Fletcher – freshman (6'2, 293) 70 Terronne Prescod – senior (6'5, 334) 71 Joe Sculthorpe – sophomore (6'3, 314) 72 Philip Walton Jr. – junior (6'6, 300) 73 Justin Chase – sophomore (6'5, 300) 74 Emanuel McGirt Jr. – junior (6'6, 300) 75 Jalynn Stricklan – freshman (6'6, 329) 78 Gabriel Gonzalez – freshman (6'5, 277) 79 Ben Kaiser – graduate (6'3, 273) Defensive lineman

29 Alim McNeill – freshman (6'2, 299) 29 Jessie Malit – freshman (6'3, 270) 39 James Smith-Williams – junior (6'3, 270) 42 Danny Blakeman – freshman (6'2, 269) 44 Joe Babros – junior (6'4, 250) 45 Darian Roseboro – senior (6'4, 283) 52 Ibrahim Kante – freshman (6'4, 250) 55 Deonte Holden – graduate (6'4, 247) 56 Val Martin – sophomore (6'2, 307) 58 Davontae McCrae – freshman (6'5, 257) 73 Grant Gibson – freshman (6'1, 300) 90 Shug Frazier – sophomore (6'3, 318) 91 Eurndraus Bryant – senior (6'1, 330) 92 Larrell Murchison – junior (6'3, 291) 94 Kennan Solomon – sophomore (6'5, 281) 95 Derrick Eason – freshman (6'4, 264) 96 Dante Johnson – freshman (6'3, 283) 97 Xavier Lyas – freshman (6'4, 235) 99 Joseph Boletepeli – freshman (6'4, 285) | | Placekickers

38 Christopher Dunn – freshman (5'8, 177) 92 Kyle Bambard – graduate (5'8, 188) Linebackers

 2 Louis Acceus – sophomore (5'11, 220)  3 Germaine Pratt – graduate (6'3, 240) 11 Payton Wilson – freshman (6'4, 240) 12 Brock Miller – sophomore (6'3, 231) 30 Calvin Hart Jr. – freshman (6'1, 219) 41 Isaiah Moore – freshman (6'2, 233) 43 David Pierson – sophomore (6'1, 227) 47 Alex Gray – freshman (6'2, 215) 48 Bryce Swackhammer – freshman (6'2, 214) 49 Seth Williams – freshman (6'2, 228) 54 Evin Bellamy – junior (6'2, 231) Defensive backs

 4 Nick McCloud – junior (6'4, 186)  7 Freddie Phillips Jr. – junior (6'1, 210)  8 Maurice Trowell – senior (5'11, 195) 10 Tanner Ingle – freshman (5'10, 186) 13 Stephen Morrison – senior (5'11, 217) 14 Dexter Wright – senior (6'2, 229) 15 Chris Ingram – sophomore (6'0, 186) 19 Malik Dunlap – freshman (6'3, 207) 20 Teshaun Smith – freshman (6'3, 187) 21 Stephen Griffin – junior (6'3, 210) 22 Isaiah Stallings – sophomore (6'4, 220) 24 De'Von Graves – freshman (6'1, 192) 25 Taiyon Palmer – freshman (5'11, 183) 26 Isaac Duffy – freshman (5'10, 180) 27 Vernon Grier – junior (5'10, 185) 28 Kishawn Miller – junior (5'9, 175) 31 Jarius Morehead – junior (6'1, 220) 32 Tyler Baker-Williams – freshman (6'1, 200) 33 Dalton Counts – freshman (6'0, 212) 34 Tim Kid-Glass – junior (6'1, 204) 36 William Brown III – junior (5'8, 192) Long snappers

50 Jackson Quiggle – sophomore (5'11, 224) 57 Tyler Griffiths – senior (6'1, 253) 60 Griffin Hicks – freshman (6'1, 159) |

Roster Source:

The Wolfpack signed a total of 24 recruits.

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Rimington TrophyGarrett BradburyCSR
Maxwell AwardRyan FinleyQBSR
Davey O'Brien AwardRyan FinleyQBSR
Fred Biletnikoff AwardKelvin HarmonWRJR
Butkus AwardGermaine PrattLBJR
Outland TrophyGarrett BradburyCSR
Ray Guy AwardA. J. Cole IIIPSR
Wuerffel TrophyA.J. Cole IIIPSR
Walter Camp AwardRyan FinleyQBSR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardRyan FinleyQBSR
Manning AwardRyan FinleyQBSR

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Media poll (Atlantic)
1Clemson1,031 (145)
2Florida State789 (1)
3NC State712 (2)
4Boston College545
5Louisville422
6Wake Forest413
7Syracuse232

NC State announced its 2018 football schedule on January 17, 2018. The 2018 schedule would consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack would host ACC foes Boston College, Florida State, Virginia, and Wake Forest and would travel to Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse.

The Wolfpack would host three of the four non-conference opponents, Georgia State from the Sun Belt Conference, James Madison from Division I FCS and West Virginia from the Big 12, and would travel to Marshall from Conference USA.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.No. 2 (FCS) James Madison*Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NCESPNUW 24–1356,073
September 812:30 p.m.Georgia State*Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NCACCRSNW 41–756,017
September 227:00 p.m.at Marshall*Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WVCBSSNW 37–2032,349
September 2912:20 p.m.VirginiaCarter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NCACCNW 35–2157,600
October 612:30 p.m.Boston CollegeNo. 23Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NCACCRSNW 28–2357,241
October 203:30 p.m.at No. 3 ClemsonNo. 16Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl)ESPNL 7–4181,295
October 277:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 22Carrier DomeSyracuse, NYESPN2L 41–5140,769
November 33:30 p.m.Florida StateNo. 21Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NCABCW 47–2857,600
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}November 87:30 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 14Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry)ESPNL 23–2756,228
November 1712:20 p.m.at LouisvilleCardinal StadiumLouisville, KYACCNW 52–1048,625
November 2412:20 p.m.at North CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (rivalry)ACCNW 34–28 OT41,510
December 112:00 p.m.East Carolina*Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (Victory Barrel)ACCN ExtraW 58–357,223
December 317:30 p.m.vs. No. 19 Texas A&M*TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)ESPNL 13–5238,206
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time

Schedule source:

  • Rimington Award – Garrett Bradbury

1st Team

Ryan Finley, Quarterback

Kelvin Harmon, Wide receiver

Jakobi Meyers, Wide receiver

Tyler Jones, Offensive Tackle

Garrett Bradbury, Center

Germaine Pratt, Linebacker

2nd Team

Christopher Dunn, Kicker

3rd Team

Reggie Gallaspy Jr., Running back

First Team

Garrett Bradbury, Center

First Team

Garrett Bradbury, Center

Third Team

Terrone Prescod, Offensive Tackle

First Team

Garrett Bradbury, Center

First Team

Garrett Bradbury, Center

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Garrett BradburyMinnesota Vikings1st18thC
Germaine PrattCincinnati Bengals3rd72ndLB
Ryan FinleyCincinnati Bengals4th104thQB
Kelvin HarmonWashington Redskins6th206thWR
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