The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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46 ■ THE WOLFPACKER 2019 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE Measurables: At a Nike Camp in high school, he was laser-timed at 4.96 seconds in the 40-yard dash and 4.46 seconds in the shuttle … Had a 30.5-inch vertical leap and a 30.0-foot power ball throw. Stats: As a prep senior in 2017, he connected on 169 of 306 throws (55.2 percent) for 2,604 yards with 25 touch- downs and eight picks in 13 games … During his junior year, was 56-of-111 passing (50.5 percent) for 934 yards with eight scores with four picks in five games … Com- pleted 141 of 277 passes (50.9 percent) for 2,520 yards with 30 touchdowns and five interceptions in 11 games as a sophomore. Honors/accomplishments: Listed by ESPN as a three-star talent and the No. 1 junior college pocket passer in the country (Hockman spent last fall at Hutchin- son Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., but did not play football there) … Rated by 247Sports as a three-star talent, and the No. 2 pro-style quarterback and No. 42 overall recruit at the junior college level … Completed 11 of 22 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown in Florida State's 2018 spring game … Ranks eighth all time in Geor - gia high school football history with 94 career touchdown 2019 PROJECTION Hockman will figure prominently into the mix to re- place Ryan Finley as NC State's starting quarterback. Scouting report: Known for his strong left arm and reputedly plays with moxie … The book on him in high school was he needed to improve his accuracy … Has the benefit of participating in college practices but will have to learn a new playbook. " Quotable Florida State was not happy to see him go. He really showed a lot of potential. There are some- times you have a backup leave where nobody cares, but I think people were not happy to see him leave, and they were certainly less happy to see when after a stint at a junior college he was going to be back in the ACC. — Warchant.com managing editor Ira Schoffel BAILEY HOCKMAN QUARTERBACK• 6-2, 210 Powder Springs, Ga. • McEachern High School/Florida State Rankings (Class of 2017) Stars Nat. Pos. State ✪ ✪ ✪ — 15* 44 ✪ ✪ ✪ 569 21* 55 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 180 11* 21 * Ranked as a pocket passer/pro-style quarterback Measurables: At Nike's The Opening Regional in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 2017, he posted a 97.20 Nike Football Rating — fifth highest among the class of 2019 prospects in attendance … Was laser-timed at 4.64 seconds in the 40-yard dash (only nine players clocked under 4.6 seconds) and 4.27 seconds in the shuttle … Also had an impressive 38.3-inch vertical leap, third highest recorded at the camp. Stats: In 10 contests as a senior, he carried the ball 128 times for 1,582 yards (12.4 yards per attempt) and 20 touchdowns, and added two receiving scores … Logged 166 rushes for 1,971 yards (11.9 yards per carry) and 25 touchdowns in 11 games as a junior … Also hauled in 10 receptions for 342 yards and four scores, and returned a kickoff for a touchdown … Tallied 19 carries for 200 yards (10.5 yards per rush) and a score in two games as a soph- omore … During his freshman campaign, he rushed 219 times for 1,652 yards (7.5 yards per carry) and 27 touch- downs plus had one scoring reception in nine games. Honors/accomplishments: Named the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I Player of the Year in both 2017 and 2018 … Led his team to back- to-back state titles his last two seasons … Named second- team All-State by USA Today as a senior … Two-time selec- tion to The Washington Post All-Met squad. Recruitment: Originally verbally committed to Mary- land in July … After a coaching change at Maryland, he made official visits to Michigan State and NC State … Switched his commitment to the Wolfpack Jan. 28. Recruiter of record: Cornerbacks coach George Barlow 2019 PROJECTION NC State, this spring, has three running backs on scholarship — sophomore Ricky Person Jr., red- shirt freshman Trent Pennix and freshman Zonovan Knight. It's highly unlikely to make it through a season with so few scholarship running backs, so Houston will have an opportunity to at a minimum take advantage of the new four-game redshirt rule. JORDAN HOUSTON RUNNING BACK• 5-10, 190 Waldorf, Md. • Flint Hill School (Oakton, Va.) Rankings Stars Nat. Pos. State ✪ ✪ ✪ — 8* 18^ ✪ ✪ ✪ 912 10* 19^ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 43 17^ * Ranked as an all-purpose back; ^ ranked in Virginia Scouting report: Noted for being a good athlete and a playmaker in the open field … His speed and big-play abilities could be a good fit for NC State's zone-blocking schemes like it was for Nyheim Hines … Not known for his size and will need to get bigger to run at the college level. " Quotable He's a tougher runner than people give him credit for, but he's really explosive, he's a good receiver, and I like what he can do in space. I really like his ability to score from pretty much anywhere on the field and make people miss in the open field. — Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic recruiting analyst Adam Friedman 5TH Rivals.com's ranking of the NC State running back combo of four-star Zonovan Knight from Southern Nash High in Bailey, N.C., and three-star Jordan Hous- ton of Flint Hill High in Oakton, Va., in its rating of the best one-two punches at the position nationally in the 2019 class. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM passes … Was a three-year starter … His father, Kyle Hock- man, was his high school coach. Recruitment: In high school, he was a one-time Geor- gia commit who switched to Florida State after a coaching change in Athens, Ga. … However, he chose to transfer from FSU before the 2018 season and picked NC State in September … Enrolled in January, and will be eligible this fall as a redshirt sophomore. Recruiter of record: Former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Eli Drinkwitz