The Wolfpacker NC State signing day show
NC State football wrapped up December’s national signing day by the early afternoon Wednesday, Dec. 20. The Wolfpack welcomed 24 prep and junior college prospects to the program after a years-long recruiting process for most of them.
This was a day full of celebration for the program, and The Wolfpacker Show wanted to do something special to break it all down. Ethan McDowell and Noah Fleischman hosted the first live edition of the program, broadcasting for nearly two hours.
As of Dec. 21, NC State’s class ranked No. 31 in the nation, cementing it as one of the top classes in head coach Dave Doeren’s tenure. The Wolfpack finished the cycle with three flips, wide receiver Christian Zachary (UVA), wide receiver Keenan Jackson (North Carolina) and linebacker Elijah Groves (Kentucky), and it signed nine players who are ranked as a four-star prospect by at least one national recruiting service.
The Pack finished the cycle with zero decommitments. Despite pushes from schools including Missouri, Miami and Georgia, none of the program’s 24 signees flipped elsewhere.
NC State’s recruiting class ranks highly (No. 31 nationally, No. 5 ACC) and fills a lot of needs. With five wide receiver signees, the Pack has officially overhauled that position group. Running back Duke Scott is another player who could come in and make a very quick impact in Raleigh. In fact, head coach Doeren said the running back would have played this year if he was on campus already.
Scott was one of nine guests who appeared on The Wolfpacker Show’s live stream on National Signing Day.
During the show, the hosts and guests discussed a variety of topics that included instant-impact freshman for the Pack, Jackson’s flip from North Carolina, a few prospects Ethan and Noah are excited to see play and Terrell Anderson’s decision to stick with NC State over Georgia.
Here’s the list of appearances in order on the two-hour show:
*** Four-star wide receiver Jonathan Paylor
*** Three-star running back Duke Scott
*** Four-star wide receiver Terrell Anderson
*** Three-star junior college linebacker Wyatt Wright
*** On3 director of scouting and rankings Charles Power
*** Three-star defensive back Asaad Brown II
*** Three-star defensive lineman Justin Terrell
*** Three-star wide receiver Christian Zachary
*** Former editor of The Wolfpacker Matt Carter
You can find our conversations with all of these guests on Wednesday’s show, which is available in audio and video on TheWolfpacker.com’s YouTube channel.
