Teams NC State 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 NC State roster 134 players: 25 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 8 juniors, 9 seniors, 79 with no class listed. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (82) and Florida (16). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 18 Tight ends 13 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 13 Devin Leary QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 217 Sicklerville, NJ 3,433 passing yards, 35 TD 10 Ben Finley QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Phoenix, AZ 28 passing yards Aaron McLaughlin QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 234 Cumming, GA 0 rushing yards 11 Andrew Harvey QB Fr. 6′2″ 209 Cary, NC 12 Zo Wallace QB RS 6′1″ 254 Gastonia, NC
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 7 Zonovan Knight RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 210 Bailey, NC 753 rushing yards, 3 TD 8 Ricky Person Jr. RB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 222 Wake Forest, NC 636 rushing yards, 5 TD 6 Jordan Houston RB 5′7″ 193 Waldorf, MD 83 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 DeMarcus Jones II RB 5′10″ 219 Wendell, NC 5 tackles 34 Delbert Mimms III RB 5′11″ 220 Indianapolis, IN 5 tackles Demie Sumo RB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Willingboro, NJ 3 tackles 1 Julian Gray RB 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC 3 catches, 18 yards 3 Jordan Poole RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 230 Oakboro, NC 22 Micah Crowell RB RS 6′1″ 220 Winston-salem, NC 30 Keon Caudle Jr. RB Fr. 5′11″ 213 Enfield, NC 38 Joey Ray RB So. 5′9″ 200 Pilot Mountain, NC
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 86 Emeka Emezie WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 212 Waxhaw, NC 60 catches, 802 yards, 6 TD 5 Thayer Thomas WR 6′0″ 195 Wake Forest, NC 51 catches, 596 yards, 8 TD 5 Devin Carter WR 6′3″ 214 Clayton, NC 31 catches, 556 yards, 6 TD 9 Porter Rooks WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Charlotte, NC 23 catches, 298 yards 19 C.J. Riley WR Sr. 6′4″ 230 Coconut Creek, FL 12 catches, 145 yards, 3 TD 15 Keyon Lesane WR 5′11″ 202 Lumberton, NC 8 catches, 66 yards 9 Anthony Smith WR 6′3″ 189 Huntingtown, MD 4 catches, 97 yards, 1 TD 11 Jakolbe Baldwin WR 6′0″ 200 Hamlet, NC 1 catch, 4 yards 21 Jalen Coit WR 5′11″ 173 Cheraw, SC 1 catch, 12 yards 12 Eric Collins WR Sr. 5′9″ 180 Tampa, FL 20 Michael Fox WR 6′0″ 170 Orlando, FL 25 Titus Dorsey WR Fr. 5′10″ 175 Louisburg, NC 31 Dillon Mosley WR RS 6′0″ 195 Mount Airy, NC 35 Christopher Scott Jr. WR 6′0″ 161 Dacula, GA 80 Justin Dunn WR So. 6′1″ 200 Raleigh, NC 83 Josh Crabtree WR 6′3″ 205 Wake Forest, NC 84 Jasiah Provillon WR 6′2″ 205 Irvington, NJ 88 Jackson DeSilva WR So. 6′0″ 200 Wake Forest, NC
Tight ends 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 15 Christopher Toudle TE 6′4″ 250 Wilmington, NC 19 catches, 190 yards, 4 TD 6 Trent Pennix TE 6′3″ 235 Raleigh, NC 17 catches, 246 yards, 3 TD 28 Dylan Parham TE Sr. 6′5″ 245 Raleigh, NC 5 catches, 22 yards, 2 TD 87 Kameron Walker TE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Canton, NC 2 tackles 45 Camden Woods TE So. 6′2″ 230 Raleigh, NC 1 return, 7 yards 14 Cedric Seabrough TE 6′4″ 245 Swainsboro, GA 39 Matthew Alderfer TE So. 6′3″ 234 Charlotte, NC 41 Timothy Dawkins TE Fr. 6′6″ 250 Concord, NC 42 Dylan Autenrieth TE Sr. 6′4″ 240 Dallas, GA 43 Ezemdi Udoh TE Fr. 6′5″ 255 Fayetteville, NC 44 Yates Johnson TE RS 6′5″ 240 Fayetteville, NC 46 Andrew Jayne TE Fr. 6′6″ 232 Fayetteville, NC 48 Fredrick Seabrough TE RS 6′4″ 236 Swainsboro, GA
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 56 Bryson Speas OG Jr. 6′3″ 315 Greensboro, NC 1 tackle 79 OT So. 6′4″ 320 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle 53 Derrick Eason OL So. 6′4″ 315 Norfolk, VA 1 catch, −4 yards 50 Grant Gibson C 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 310 Charlotte, NC 52 Timothy McKay OL Fr. 6′4″ 312 Raleigh, NC 54 Dylan McMahon OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Savannah, GA 55 Abe Christensen OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Andrews, NC 55 Tyrone Riley OT Sr. 6′6″ 305 Savannah, GA 56 Lyndon Cooper OL 6′2″ 310 Atlanta, GA 60 Ethan Lane OL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Lawrenceville, GA 61 Bo Ressler OL So. 6′7″ 305 Cary, NC 65 Sean Hill OL RS 6′3″ 315 Snellville, GA 66 Matt McCabe OL RS 6′6″ 308 Cary, NC 67 Brendan Lawson OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Swansboro, NC 70 Thornton Gentry OL RS 6′4″ 305 Chapin, SC 70 Walter Karstens OL Fr. 6′7″ 360 Clayton, NC 74 Anthony Belton OT Fr. 6′6″ 336 Tallahassee, FL 75 Anthony Carter Jr. OG RS 6′3″ 315 Charlotte, NC 76 Patrick Matan OL RS 6′4″ 301 Chevy Chase, MD 78 Jaleel Davis OL 6′7″ 310 Hamlet, NC
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 99 Daniel Joseph DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 265 Brampton, ON 46 tackles, 5 sacks 48 Cory Durden DT Transfer from Florida State 6′4″ 305 Newberry, FL 31 tackles, 3.5 sacks 1 Davin Vann DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 280 Cary, NC 25 tackles, 4 sacks 9 Savion Jackson DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 290 Clayton, NC 23 tackles 18 Ibrahim Kante DE 6′4″ 245 New York, NY 10 tackles, 3 sacks 6 Joshua Harris DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Roxboro, NC 10 tackles 5 C.J. Clark DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 305 New London, NC 8 tackles 42 Danny Blakeman DE Jr. 6′2″ 269 Raleigh, NC 6 tackles 89 Terrell Dawkins DL 6′4″ 262 Concord, NC 6 tackles 17 Claude Larkins DL 6′4″ 270 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 tackles 91 Jerome Williams DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 275 Orange Park, FL 1 tackle 13 Travali Price DE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 283 Lincolnton, NC 16 Nick Booker-Brown DL 6′1″ 265 Houston, TX 94 Alec Neugent DE Fr. 6′2″ 250 Winston-salem, NC 96 Dante Johnson DE Jr. 6′2″ 312 Apopka, FL 98 Zyun Reeves DL RS 6′6″ 267 Winston-salem, NC
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 32 Drake Thomas LB 6′0″ 230 Wake Forest, NC 99 tackles, 6 sacks, 3 INT 31 Levi Jones LB 5★ 5-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 227 Austin, TX 43 tackles, 6 sacks 1 Isaiah Moore LB 6′2″ 232 Chester, VA 43 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Devon Betty LB 6′1″ 232 West Park, FL 39 tackles, 1 sack 2 Jaylon Scott LB 6′1″ 225 Shelby, NC 30 tackles, 2 sacks 11 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 238 Hillsborough, NC 5 tackles, 1 sack 10 Caden Fordham LB 6′1″ 232 Ponte Vedra, FL 3 tackles 0 Sean Brown LB 6′0″ 216 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle 2 Calvin Hart Jr. LB 6′0″ 226 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 Louis Acceus LB Sr. 5′11″ 230 Spring Valley, NY 7 Jayland Parker LB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 225 Macon, GA 30 Seth Williams LB So. 6′0″ 244 Wake Forest, NC 39 Jamie Shaw LB Fr. 6′4″ 230 Sanford, NC 43 Colby Johnson LB RS 6′0″ 210 Reidsville, NC 47 Alex Gray LB So. 6′1″ 218 Greensboro, NC 49 Bernard Flerlage LB Fr. 6′0″ 245 Fayetteville, NC
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 10 Tanner Ingle S 5′10″ 186 Orlando, FL 82 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 24 Derrek Pitts CB Transfer from Marshall 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 193 Dunbar, WV 43 tackles, 2 INT 2 Jakeen Harris DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Savannah, GA 38 tackles, 1 INT 13 Tyler Baker-Williams DB 6′0″ 205 Raleigh, NC 32 tackles, 2 INT 7 Shyheim Battle CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Rocky Mount, NC 28 tackles, 2 INT 12 DB 5′10″ 195 Greensboro, NC 24 tackles 11 Joshua Pierre-Louis DB 5′11″ 182 West Palm Beach, FL 17 tackles, 1 INT 3 Aydan White CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 189 Asheville, NC 11 tackles, 1 INT 4 Cyrus Fagan S Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 197 Daytona Beach, FL 9 tackles, 1 INT 7 Chris Ingram CB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 186 Salisbury, NC 13 tackles 16 Rakeim Ashford S So. 6′1″ 195 Ackerman, MS 7 tackles 22 Teshaun Smith CB 6′3″ 190 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4 tackles 1 Nate Evans CB 6′0″ 190 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 14 Nehki Meredith CB 5′9″ 177 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 38 Clay Craddock DB 6′0″ 210 Tarboro, NC 1 tackle 82 Max Fisher S Jr. 6′2″ 215 Upper Marlboro, MD 1 tackle 2 Cecil Powell DB 6′0″ 205 Deerfield Beach, FL 12 Mario Love Jr. DB RS 5′8″ 170 Cornelius, NC 15 Cayman Czesak DB Jr. 6′2″ 188 Wilmington, NC 21 Khalid Martin S Fr. 6′0″ 192 Tobaccoville, NC 35 Chase Hattley DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 215 Cary, NC 37 Logan Ray CB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Pilot Mountain, NC 37 Nicholas Treco DB 5′11″ 195 Charlotte, NC 38 Alex Martjuchin S Fr. 5′11″ 195 Cary, NC 43 Jalen Frazier DB So. 5′10″ 185 Denver, NC 46 Levi Dorsey S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Louisburg, NC
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 Levi Jones 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks
Davin Vann, Trent Pennix, Andrew Harvey, Tyler Baker-Williams, Dylan Parham, Chase Hattley, Alex Martjuchin, Danny Blakeman, Camden Woods, Timothy McKay, Bo Ressler, Matt McCabe, Justin Dunn Sean Brown, Julian Gray, Porter Rooks, Nicholas Treco, Matthew Alderfer, Alex McLaughlin, Grant Gibson, Anthony Carter Jr., Ikem Ekwonu, Ian Williams Thayer Thomas, Ricky Person Jr., Seth Williams, Drake Thomas, Josh Crabtree, Jackson DeSilva Devin Carter, Savion Jackson, DeMarcus Jones II, Walter Karstens Ezemdi Udoh, Yates Johnson, Andrew Jayne, Bernard Flerlage Calvin Hart Jr., Claude Larkins, Teshaun Smith Jakeen Harris, Dylan McMahon, Tyrone Riley Devan Boykin, Alex Gray, Bryson Speas Micah Crowell, Alec Neugent, Zyun Reeves Nate Evans, Nehki Meredith Tanner Ingle, Michael Fox Jakolbe Baldwin, Jaleel Davis Payton Wilson, Trenton Gill Travali Price, Jayden Tate Cedric Seabrough, Fredrick Seabrough Cayman Czesak, Christopher Toudle Titus Dorsey, Levi Dorsey Logan Ray, Joey Ray Timothy Dawkins, Terrell Dawkins Ethan Lane, Sean Hill Emeka Emezie, Caden Noonkester Isaiah Moore Cecil Powell Jaylon Scott Louis Acceus Aydan White Jordan Poole Cyrus Fagan C.J. Clark Jordan Houston Joshua Harris Chris Ingram Jayland Parker Shyheim Battle Zonovan Knight Devon Betty Anthony Smith Ben Finley Caden Fordham Joshua Pierre-Louis Eric Collins Mario Love Jr. Zo Wallace Devin Leary Keyon Lesane Nick Booker-Brown Rakeim Ashford Ibrahim Kante C.J. Riley Jalen Coit Khalid Martin Derrek Pitts Keon Caudle Jr. Dillon Mosley Levi Jones Christopher Dunn Delbert Mimms III Christopher Scott Jr. Clay Craddock Jamie Shaw Dylan Autenrieth Colby Johnson Jalen Frazier Cory Durden Derrick Eason Abe Christensen Lyndon Cooper Brendan Lawson Thornton Gentry Anthony Belton Patrick Matan Max Fisher Jasiah Provillon Kameron Walker Collin Smith Joe Shimko Dante Johnson Aaron McLaughlin Demie Sumo NC 82 FL 16 GA 12 MD 4 NJ 4 Hometowns of the 2021 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 82 Florida 16 Georgia 12 Virginia 4 Maryland 4 New Jersey 4 New York 2 Texas 2 Top counties Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 20 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 11 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 6 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 4 Cumberland County, North Carolina pop. 339,000 4 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’ 2021 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.
Ikem Ekwonu OT
Payton Wilson LB4-star recruit
Devan Boykin DB