NC State football depth chart: Week 4 at Duke

by: Noah Fleischman09/15/25fleischman_noah

NC State continues its tour around the state of North Carolina as it visits Duke on Saturday afternoon (4 p.m., ESPN2) inside Wallace Wade Stadium. The Wolfpack (3-0, 1-0 ACC) is fresh off a 34-24 win at Wake Forest last Thursday night, while Duke (1-2, 0-0 ACC) lost 34-27 at Tulane this past Saturday night in New Orleans.

Here’s a look at how the Wolfpack is projected to line up against the Blue Devils.

NC State football depth chart: Offense

Quarterback

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
11	CJ Bailey	So.	6-6, 210	Miami, Fla.
2	Lex Thomas	R-So.	5-11, 196	Wake Forest, N.C.
10	Will Wilson	Fr.	6-1, 228	Columbia, S.C.

Running back

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
3	Hollywood Smothers	R-So.	5-11, 195	Charlotte, N.C.
4	Duke Scott	R-Fr.	5-10, 214	Stockbridge, Ga.
31	Coleson Fields	R-So.	5-9, 187	Wake Forest, N.C.
25	Darius Johnson	R-So.	5-10, 205	Hendersonville, Tenn.

Tight end-B

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
7	Justin Joly	Sr.	6-3, 251	Brewster, N.Y.
82	Preston Douglas	Fr.	6-3, 228	Jupiter, Fla.

Tight end-Y

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
44	Cody Hardy	Sr.	6-4, 268	Monroe, N.C.
87	Dante Daniels	R-Jr.	6-6, 272	Windsor, ON, Can.

Y Receiver

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
8	Keenan Jackson	So.	6-3, 200	Waxhaw, N.C.
27	Ashton Locklear	R-Fr.	6-1, 188	Apex, N.C.
16	Tank Boston	R-Fr.	5-11, 195	Anderson, S.C.

Z Receiver

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
5	Noah Rogers	R-So.	6-2, 205	Rolesville, N.C.
OR 9	Terrell Anderson	So.	6-2, 204	Greensboro, N.C.

X Receiver

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
6	Wesley Grimes	Sr.	6-2, 193	Raleigh, N.C.
12	Teddy Hoffmann	Fr.	6-1, 172	Delray Beach, Fla.
80	Ethan Dowdy	Jr.	6-2, 197	Powhatan, Va.

Left tackle

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
65	Jacarrius Peak	R-Jr.	6-4, 298	Valdosta, Ga.
64	Rico Jackson	R-So.	6-6 323	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Left guard

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
75	Anthony Carter Jr.	Gr.	6-3, 315	Charlotte, N.C.
71	Yousef Mugharbil	R-Sr.	6-5, 322	Murphy, N.C.

Center

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
74	Jalen Grant	Gr.	6-1, 294	Chicago, Ill.
72	Spike Sowells	Fr.	6-2, 300	Louisville, Ky.

Right guard

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
79	Kamen Smith	R-So.	6-5, 323	Wilkesboro, N.C.
54	Val Erickson	R-Jr..	6-5, 316	Chicago, Ill.

Right tackle

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
56	Teague Andersen	R-So.	6-5, 319	Lehi, Utah
73	Darion Rivers	R-So.	6-6, 315	Charlotte, N.C.

NC State football depth chart: Defense

Left end

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
54	Sabastian Harsh	R.-Sr.	6-3, 237	Scottsbluff, Neb.
92	Chase Bond	R-Fr.	6-4, 265	Massillon, Ohio
25	Joseph Adedire	R-Jr.	6-3, 260	Arlington, Texas

Nose tackle

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
44	Brandon Cleveland	Sr.	6-4, 315	Tampa, Fla.
52	Chazz Wallace	Gr.	6-2, 317	Glenarden, Md.
90	Josiah Victor	Fr.	6-2, 312	Loganville, Ga.

Right end

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
13	Travali Price	R-Sr.	6-4, 283	Lincolnton, N.C.
88	Isaiah Shirley	R-So.	6-3, 276	Boone, N.C.
43	AJ Prim	R-So.	6-2, 287	Foley, Miss.

JACK

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
8	Cian Slone	Sr.	6-3, 210	Rocklin, Calif.
OR 4	Tra Thomas	Gr.	6-3, 228	Glen Burnie, Md.

WILL linebacker

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
1	Caden Fordham	R-Sr.	6-1, 232	Ponte Vedra, Fla.
15	AJ Richardson	Jr.	6-1, 245	Kings Mountain, N.C.
30	Zane Williams	R-Fr.	5-11, 228	Wake Forest, N.C.

MIKE linebacker

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
0	Sean Brown	R-Sr.	6-0, 216	Charlotte, N.C.
35	LaCorian Hodge	Fr.	6-2, 217	Arlington, Texas
38	Logan Foust	R-Fr.	6-0, 205	Graham, N.C.

SAM linebacker

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
33	Kenny Soares Jr.	Gr.	6-2, 233	Trumbull, Conn.
42	Ke’Von Carter	Fr.	6-3, 233	San Antonio, Texas

Left cornerback

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
6	Devon Marshall	Sr.	5-11, 200	Boston, Mass.
32	Michael Tate	R-So.	6-2, 180	Jacksonville, N.C.
41	Caden Gordon	Fr.	6-1, 194	Lake Worth, Fla.

Right cornerback

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
21	Jamel Johnson	R-Jr.	5-11, 195	Covington, Ga.
OR 7	Brian Nelson	R-So.	6-0, 197	Pearland, Texas

Strong safety

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
29	Brody Barnhardt	R-Fr.	6-0, 192	Cornelius, N.C.
16	JJ Johnson	Gr.	5-10, 190	Anguilla, Miss.

Free safety

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
16	JJ Johnson	Gr.	5-10, 190	Anguilla, Miss.
2	Ronnie Royal III	R-Fr.	5-9, 185	Gulf Shores, Ala.

Nickel

No.	Name	Year	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
22	Jackson Vick	R-Jr.	5-11, 182	Bailey, N.C.
26	Asaad Brown	R-Fr.	6-0, 199	Chesapeake, Va.
10	Jivan Baly	R-Fr.	5-11, 165	Norcross, Ga.

NC State football depth chart: Special teams

Kicker

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
91	Nick Konieczynski	R-Fr.	5-11, 215	Matthews, N.C.
OR 94	Kanoah Vinesett	R-Jr.	6-1. 207	Rock Hill, S.C.

Kickoff specialist

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
84	Charlie Birtwistle	Fr.	5-11, 206	Belmont, N.C.
91	Nick Konieczynski	R-Fr.	5-11, 215	Matthews, N.C.

Punter

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
98	Caden Noonkester	R-Sr.	6-6, 220	Waxhaw, N.C.
96	Owen Fehr	R-So.	5-11, 175	Cornelius, N.C.

Long snapper

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
95	Jake Mann	R-Sr.	5-10, 232	Chapel Hill, N.C.
92	Aiden Arias	R-So.	6-0, 213	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Kickoff returner

No.	Name	Class.	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
20	Duke Scott	R-Fr.	5-10, 215	Stockbridge, Ga.
3	Hollywood Smothers	R-So.	5-11, 193	Charlotte, N.C.

Punt returner

No.	Name	Class	Ht., Wt.	Hometown
6	Wesley Grimes	Sr.	6-2, 193	Raleigh, N.C.
12	Teddy Hoffmann	Fr.	6-1, 181	Delray Beach, Fla.
9	Terrell Anderson	So.	6-2, 192	Greensboro, N.C.

Notes on depth chart changes

— The biggest change of the week was redshirt freshman safety Brody Barnhardt being moved to starting strong safety. He made his first-career start at the position last week at Wake Forest, and that will continue moving forward. Barnhardt posted a career-best seven total tackles in the 34-24 win over the Demon Deacons.

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In a corresponding move, graduate safety JJ Johnson is listed as the starting free safety in redshirt freshman Ronnie Royal III’s spot going into this weekend’s game. Royal started the first two games, while Johnson has started all three weeks.

— After being listed with an “or” last week at right guard, redshirt sophomore Kamen Smith appears as the full-time starter at the position now, in line to make his third start of the year. He is backed up by redshirt junior Val Erickson, who was healthy and dressed last week. Redshirt senior Yousef Mugharbil, meanwhile, is now listed as the backup left guard behind graduate Anthony Carter Jr.