The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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18 ■ THE WOLFPACKER TRACKING THE PACK 3 Games that fans can watch five-star senior point guard commit Jalen Lecque of Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy play at the John Wall Holiday Invitational Dec. 26-29 at Raleigh Broughton High. 3.27 Assist-to-turnover ratio last year by NC State freshman guard Braxton Beverly, who had 121 assists and just 37 turnovers in 31 games played. He led the ACC in the category. 9 Preseason projection for the NC State men's basketball team in the ACC by SI.com. 9.5 Tackles per game for fifth-year senior weakside linebacker Germaine Pratt through the Wolfpack's first six games, which led the ACC as of Oct. 22. 20 National recruiting team ranking for NC State football through Oct. 21. The Wolfpack have 21 verbal commits, which average 3.14 stars per recruit. 26 Years since NC State football finished the season ranked in the Associ- ated Press poll in back-to-back years. The last time was 1991 and 1992. NC State was ranked No. 23 last year and stood at No. 22 heading into its matchup at Syracuse Oct. 27. 88 Career rushing touchdowns scored by NC State senior running back commit Jamious Griffin of Rome (Ga.) High through Oct. 12. He moved past college football great Herschel Walker of John- son County (Ga.) High, who had 86 touchdowns from 1977-79, to be tied for 12th on the state's all-time list. 88.2 Percentage of targeted passes caught by redshirt junior wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, which led the ACC through Oct. 19. He averaged 7.5 receptions per contest over the first five games, one of which he missed due to injury. 3,229 Fans who watched the NC State men's soc- cer team upset then No. 1-ranked North Carolina 1-0 Oct. 12 at Dail Soccer Sta- dium. That was the first win over UNC in Raleigh in the sport since 1997. ■ By The Numbers Sponsored by: Colony Tire & Service www.colonytire.com 7 Ranking of NC State sixth-year senior quarter- back RYAN FINLEY at his position for the 2019 NFL Draft by Yahoo! Sports writer Pete Thamel. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN