The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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50 ■ THE WOLFPACKER 2019 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE Measurables: At the Nike Camp in Charlotte, he checked in at 6-4, 275 pounds … Ran a laser-timed 5.43 seconds in the 40-yard dash and 5.03 seconds in the shuttle … Had a 24.2-inch vertical leap and 33.0-foot power ball throw … Posted a final Nike Football Rating of 57.57. Stats: Notched 20 stops, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a safety in seven games during his senior sea- son … In 2017, he recorded 55 tackles (37 solo), 14 stops behind the line of scrimmage, seven sacks, three fumble recoveries (one returned for a score), one forced fumble and one interception in 10 games … Finished with 49 tackles (28 solo), nine tackles for loss, six sacks, three passes broken up, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal in eight contests as a sophomore. Honors/accomplishments: Named first-team All- State at offensive tackle by North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association as a senior … Tabbed as first- team All-Region at defensive tackle by The Fayetteville Observer following his junior season … Rated as the No. 33 player in North Carolina by The Fayetteville Observer. Recruitment: Was offered by NC State after his soph- omore season … Also collected Power Five offers from South Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest and West Virginia … Picked the Pack June 2 and enrolled early. Recruiter of record: Running backs coach and co- offensive coordinator Des Kitchings Measurables: At a Shrine Bowl combine, he was hand-timed at 4.57 seconds in the 40-yard dash and 4.4 seconds in the shuttle … Had an 8-foot-10 3 ⁄8 stand- ing broad jump. Stats: During senior campaign, he recorded 95 tackles (45 solo), three stops for loss, three passes broken up, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, three blocked punts and one safety in 15 games … Also caught four passes for 98 yards and two scores, returned three kickoffs for an average of 43.3 yards with one touchdown and ran for a 73-yard touch- down on a fake punt … Collected 77 stops (49 solo), three tackles for loss, one sack, seven passes broken up, four interceptions (three returned for touchdowns), one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry in 14 games as a junior … As a sophomore, he registered 51 tackles (23 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, four passes broken up, three interceptions (one pick-six), two forced fumbles and one quarterback hurry in 13 games … During his freshman year, he logged 64 tackles (36 solo), one stop for a loss, four picks (one returned for a score), four passes broken up and two forced fumbles in 15 games. Honors/accomplishments: Helped East Forsyth win the 4-A state title with a 15-0 record as a senior … Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All- Star Game, but missed the contest because of the state title game … Picked first-team all-state by both the As - sociated Press and USA Today … Three-time selection to The Winston-Salem Journal All-Area team … Tabbed as a Freshman All-American by MaxPreps.com in 2015 … Listed among the top 25 in the state by both The Fay - etteville Observer (No. 24) and The Charlotte Observer (No. 19). … Also ran track … His older brother Niqué is a sophomore wide receiver at North Carolina Central. Recruitment: Has been on NC State's radar since he was a freshman … Picked up Power Five offers from Duke, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Penn State, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake For- est, West Virginia and Wisconsin … Chose NC State July 10 over Virginia Tech and West Virginia, and enrolled early. Recruiter of record: Nickels coach Aaron Henry 2019 PROJECTION Lindsay has never fully focused on playing offensive line and will need to continue to get bigger and fill out his frame, thus a redshirt is a good bet. 2019 PROJECTION Odds favor Martin redshirting, but he is a good candidate to take advantage of the new NCAA rule allowing a freshman to play four games and still preserve the redshirt. He could help out some on special teams next year. ZOVON LINDSAY OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • 6-4, 270 Fayetteville, N.C. • Trinity Christian School Rankings Stars Nat. Pos. State ✪ ✪ ✪ — — 51 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 129* 61 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 88^ 59 * Ranked as an offensive tackle; ^ ranked as a defensive tackle KHALID MARTIN SAFETY • 6-2, 200 Tobaccoville, N.C. • East Forsyth High School Rankings Stars Nat. Pos. State ✪ ✪ ✪ — — 35 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 349 31 17 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 24 11 Scouting report: Could pass for a defensive tackle prospect in col- lege, but athletically is more suited to play offensive line … Looks the part with an impressive frame … Still raw as an offensive tackle. Scouting report: A good athlete with solid size for a safety … Is a ball hawk and proven playmaker … Needs to be more consistently physical. " Quotable He has long arms. I just know he has the possibility to play beyond NC State at left tackle. He has all the attributes, temperament and intelligence. He is one heck of a three- technique on defense. — Trinity Christian head coach Chuck Webster " Quotable When you get a guy that is kind of special, you have him do everything. We've had him at free safety, strong safety, nickel and we'll put him out at linebacker. A lot of it depends on the scheme of the offense that we are playing. — East Forsyth head coach Todd Willert 4 Signees won state titles as seniors, including quar- terback TY EVANS from Colorado Springs (Colo.) Palmer Ridge High and running back Jordan Hous- ton at Flint Hill School in Oakton, Va., both of whom were parts of back-to-back championships. Linebacker Jaylon Scott from Shelby (N.C.) High and de- fensive back Khalid Martin from Tobaccoville (N.C.) East Forsyth High also helped their teams win crowns. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM