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BREAKING: Top '25 QB Will Wilson commits to NC State

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Will Wilson
Class of 2025 quarterback Will Wilson.

NC State kicked off its 2025 recruiting class early with a commitment from top priority quarterback Will Wilson. The rising junior signal-caller announced Saturday evening that he is shutting down his recruitment and joining the Wolfpack.

He is the program’s first commitment of the 2025 class, picking NC State over Penn State, South Carolina, TCU and others. The Wolfpack was the first program to offer the 6-1, 215-pound Columbia (SC) Richlands Northeast High signal-caller and steadily maintained that relationship for nearly a year leading up to his decision.

Wilson announced the commitment via Twitter with a simple message for Wolfpack nation: “I’m home!!!!”

NC State hosted him most recently for a camp June 17, and he also stopped by campus unofficially March 24. He recapped that spring trip with TheWolfpacker.com.

“It was a really good one!” Wilson said. “I got a chance to sit down with Coach Roper and got a better feel about him as a coach. I also I had chance to sit down with Coach Doeren and talk too. We toured campus a little bit and talked about what the university had to offer outside of football and then we watched practice.”

The quarterback also camped at NC State for the 2022 Alpha Wolf Showcase, and he earned his Wolfpack offer just offer one month later. Quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper is his primary recruiter. NC State has offered four quarterbacks in the 2025 class, but Wilson has been a clear priority for nearly a year.

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Prior to his commitment, NC State led the quarterback’s Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) at 51 percent. Earlier this spring, he visited TCU, Duke and South Carolina.

He is unranked by On3, but 247Sports considers him the No. 25 quarterback in the country and the No. 5 recruit in South Carolina. Rivals ranked him the No. 8 player in the state.

Wilson’s father, Walter Wilson, is the head coach of Richlands Northeast. During his sophomore season, the quarterback threw 1,795 yards and racked up 705 yards on the ground as well, scoring 28 total touchdowns. According to his Twitter bio, the rising junior also has a 4.7 GPA.

NC State holds one quarterback commit in the 2024 class— Chaminade-Madonna Prep star Cedrick Bailey Jr.. He is the No. 38 signal-caller in the rising senior class. Freshman quarterback Lex Thomas also signed with the Wolfpack out of the 2023 class.