Predicting NC State football’s 5 best players on defense in 2025

While NC State’s offense is mostly made up of young returning talent, the Wolfpack’s defense is a mix of veterans and transfer portal additions going into the 2025 campaign. And for the first time in seven years, Tony Gibson won’t be calling the plays as D.J. Eliot arrived for his first season as the team’s defensive coordinator.  Here’s a quick prediction of who NC State’s top five offensive players will be this fall under Eliot in his aggressive, game-wrecking scheme.