Teams NC State 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 NC State roster 106 players. From 15 states; the most from North Carolina (52) and Georgia (17). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 11 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 10 Shadrach Thornton RB 6′1″ Hinesville, GA 694 rushing yards, 3 TD 26 Tony Creecy RB 5′11″ Durham, NC 476 rushing yards, 5 TD 33 Mustafa Greene RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Irmo, SC 101 rushing yards 44 Logan Winkles FB 6′1″ Thomaston, GA 10 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD 41 Milton Hall RB 5′9″ Burlington, NC 49 rushing yards 35 Jonathan Fisher RB 5′11″ Beaufort, NC 44 rushing yards 38 Taylor Beamon RB 5′8″ 188 Charlotte, NC 43 Ryan Cheek FB 6′0″ Lancaster, OH 49 Tyler Purvis FB 6′3″ Reinholds, PA
Receivers 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 4 Tobais Palmer WR 5′11″ Pittsboro, NC 54 catches, 781 yards, 6 TD 88 Quintin Payton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Anderson, SC 51 catches, 798 yards, 2 TD 80 Bryan Underwood WR 5′9″ University Heights, OH 44 catches, 620 yards, 10 TD 2 Rashard Smith WR 5′9″ Dublin, GA 19 catches, 315 yards, 5 TD 84 Charlie Hegedus WR 6′2″ Marietta, GA 9 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD 13 Hakeem Flowers WR 6′3″ 182 Simpsonville, SC 19 Maurice Morgan WR 6′2″ LaGrange, NC 37 Tyrrell Burriss WR 5′11″ 177 Daytona Beach, FL 39 Mychal Jones WR 5′8″ 178 Raleigh, NC 85 Purnell Vick WR 6′5″ 195 Wilson, NC 87 Marcellus Ballard WR 5′11″ 172 Wilson, NC
Tight ends 6 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 87 Mario Carter TE 6′4″ Pittsburgh, PA 34 catches, 367 yards, 2 TD 82 Asa Watson TE 6′3″ Rock Hill, SC 24 catches, 282 yards, 1 TD 83 Anthony Talbert TE 6′4″ Cincinnati, OH 4 catches, 48 yards 45 Jake Lenox TE 6′3″ 220 Raleigh, NC 86 David Grinnage TE 6′5″ Newark, DE 89 Benson Browne TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Cincinnati, OH
Offensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 50 Cameron Fordham OG 6′2″ 294 Duluth, GA 53 Camden Wentz C 6′3″ 301 Marietta, GA 53 Taylor Griswold C 6′0″ 345 Zebulon, NC 54 C 6′5″ 286 Centreville, OH 56 Bryce Kennedy OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 305 Southern Pines, NC 59 Brandon Byars OL 6′2″ 255 Garner, NC 59 John Tu’uta C 6′3″ 280 Fredericksburg, VA 60 Eddie Gordon OL 6′2″ 305 Boiling Springs, SC 62 Duran Christophe OG 6′5″ 300 Woodstock, GA 64 Andrew Wallace OG 6′5″ 293 Charlotte, NC 65 Joseph Buccola OL 6′2″ 275 Raleigh, NC 67 Quincy McKinney OL 6′4″ 304 Columbus, GA 68 Evan Bumgarner OT 6′2″ 320 Lenoir, NC 71 Alex Barr OT 6′8″ 318 Fayetteville, GA 72 Zach Allen OG 6′3″ 328 Tifton, GA 73 Andy Jomantas OT 6′7″ 295 Dayton, OH 74 Tyson Chandler OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′7″ 345 N. Plainfield, NJ 78 Rob Crisp OT 5★ 5-star recruit 6′7″ Burlington, NC 79 R.J. Mattes OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 313 Concord, NC
Defensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 9 Kenderius Whitehead DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Lithonia, GA 55 Brian Slay DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 274 Ashburn, VA 58 Jacob Kahut DT 6′5″ 275 Wake Forest, NC 66 Isaac Swindell DE 6′4″ 280 High Point, NC 69 Thomas Teal DT 6′1″ 296 Bennettsville, SC 70 Carlos Gray DT 6′3″ 296 Pinson, AL 75 DT 6′1″ 289 Jesup, GA 76 Deylan Buntyn DT 6′3″ 323 Havelock, NC 90 DE 6′4″ 232 Simpsonville, SC 91 Drew Davis DE 6′3″ 252 Raleigh, NC 91 K’Hadree Hooker DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 285 Kinston, NC 93 Rogers Clark DE 6′1″ 235 Woodberry Forest, VA 94 Dave Mann DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 249 Fairburn, GA 95 Art Norman DE 6′0″ 254 Stone Mountain, GA 96 Sylvester Crawford DE 6′4″ 240 Charlotte, NC 97 Forrest West DE 6′1″ 251 Canton, CT 98 A.J. Ferguson DT 6′2″ 301 Southport, NC 98 McKay Frandsen DE 6′3″ 255 American Fork, UT 99 Joe Wright DE 6′7″ 237 Greenville, NC
Linebackers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 7 Sterling Lucas LB 6′2″ Orangeburg, SC 1 INT 5 Rodman Noel LB 6′4″ Everett, MA 26 J.T. Zdanek LB 6′0″ 220 Chocowinity, NC 31 D.J. Green LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Macon, GA 32 Lee Pattillo LB 6′0″ 200 Bryson City, NC 34 Rickey Dowdy LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 240 High Point, NC 39 Brandon Pittman LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 236 Raleigh, NC 42 M.J. Salahuddin LB 6′2″ 227 Fayetteville, NC 45 Michael Peek LB 6′2″ 222 Grayson, GA 46 Ernie Robinson III LB 6′1″ 225 Laurinburg, NC 48 Robert Caldwell LB 6′3″ Twentynine Palms, CA 49 Zach Gentry LB 6′1″ 233 Raleigh, NC 54 Bryan Ball LB 6′2″ 241 Raleigh, NC
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 1 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Greensboro, NC 5 INT 11 CB 6′1″ Raleigh, NC 3 INT 30 Brandan Bishop S 6′2″ Boca Raton, FL 3 INT 27 Earl Wolff S 6′0″ Raeford, NC 2 INT 1 Hakim Jones S 6′2″ Henderson, NC 1 INT 20 CB 5′11″ Lincolnton, NC 1 INT 1 Jarvis Byrd S 5′10″ 190 Pahokee, FL 3 Marchez Coates CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 183 Pomfret, MD 6 Niles Clark DB 5′11″ Marietta, GA 6 Tim Buckley S 6′0″ Raleigh, NC 16 Jordan Monk DB 6′0″ 184 Seekonk, MA 24 Josh Stanley S 6′0″ Raleigh, NC 25 Dontae Johnson CB 6′2″ Pennington, NJ 33 Charlie Twitty CB 5′10″ 191 Raleigh, NC 34 Dominic Deshaies CB 5′9″ 184 Raleigh, NC 44 Jacob Tart S 6′1″ 196 Apex, NC
Tim Buckley, Juston Burris, William Cooper, Josh Stanley, Matthew Shaefer, Charlie Twitty, Dominic Deshaies, Brandon Pittman, Mychal Jones, Jake Lenox, William Stephenson, Zach Gentry, Bryan Ball, Joe Prater, Brandon Byars, Joseph Buccola, Drew Davis Taylor Beamon, Andrew Wallace, Rogers Clark, Sylvester Crawford Niles Clark, Camden Wentz, Charlie Hegedus Kenderius Whitehead, Art Norman Garrett Leatham, Jacob Tart Hakeem Flowers, Mike Rose Niklas Sade, Jacob Kahut Rickey Dowdy, Isaac Swindell Milton Hall, Rob Crisp Anthony Talbert, Benson Browne Purnell Vick, Marcellus Ballard David Amerson Hakim Jones Jarvis Byrd Rashard Smith Marchez Coates Pete Thomas Tobais Palmer Rodman Noel Sterling Lucas Mike Glennon Brandon Barnes Shadrach Thornton Manny Stocker Jordan Monk Maurice Morgan C.J. Wilson James Washington Dontae Johnson J.T. Zdanek Tony Creecy Earl Wolff Brandan Bishop D.J. Green Lee Pattillo Mustafa Greene Jonathan Fisher Wil Baumann Tyrrell Burriss M.J. Salahuddin Ryan Cheek Logan Winkles Michael Peek Ernie Robinson III Robert Caldwell Tyler Purvis Cameron Fordham Taylor Griswold Brian Slay Bryce Kennedy John Tu’uta Eddie Gordon Duran Christophe Quincy McKinney Evan Bumgarner Thomas Teal Carlos Gray Alex Barr Zach Allen Andy Jomantas Tyson Chandler T.Y. McGill Deylan Buntyn R.J. Mattes Bryan Underwood Asa Watson David Grinnage Mario Carter Quintin Payton K’Hadree Hooker Dave Mann Scott Thompson Forrest West A.J. Ferguson McKay Frandsen Joe Wright NC 52 GA 17 SC 8 OH 6 FL 4 Hometowns of the 2012 NC State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state North Carolina 52 Georgia 17 South Carolina 8 Ohio 6 Florida 4 Virginia 4 California 3 Pennsylvania 3 Top counties Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 22 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 3 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 3 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 2 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2012 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Mike Glennon QB4-star recruit
Joe Thuney C
T.Y. McGill DT
Mike Rose DE
David Amerson CB4-star recruit
Juston Burris CB
C.J. Wilson CB