NC State greats
17 players, ranked by what they did at NC State: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
- Jim RitcherHall of Fame, 1998
Torry HoltHall of Fame, 2019- Dennis ByrdHall of Fame, 2010
- Ted BrownHall of Fame, 2013
Bradley Chubb2017 Bronko Nagurski
Roman GabrielHall of Fame, 1989
Payton Wilson2023 Butkus- Jack McDowallHall of Fame, 1975
- Garrett Bradbury2018 Rimington
Ikem EkwonuConsensus All-American, 2021- Christopher Dunn2022 Lou Groza
- Marc Primanti1996 Lou Groza
Mario WilliamsNo. 1 pick, 2006
Philip RiversNo. 4 pick, 2004
Manny LawsonNo. 22 pick, 2006
John McCargoNo. 26 pick, 2006- Bill YoestConsensus All-American, 1973
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.