Ranking the top 5 opposing linebackers on NC State’s 2025 schedule

NC State knows a thing or two about standout linebackers. It can be thrown back to Bill Cowher’s playing days in Raleigh, or more recently with the likes of Isaiah Moore, Drake Thomas and Payton Wilson.  With that in mind, it knows what it takes to beat elite linebackers after trying to do it in practice every day. Now, it’ll be tested with a standout crop of defenders on its schedule this season. TheWolfpacker.com is ranking each opposing position group NC State will face off with this fall. Up next, the linebackers that the Wolfpack will have to deal with in the 2025 campaign.