The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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Heritage High in Wake Forest, N.C., was timed at 4.59 seconds in the 40-yard dash at NC State's summer camp, while three-star Jalen Coit from Cheraw (S.C.) High was among the top 13 percent of 776 recruits that participated in the All-American Na- tional Combine in the 40-yard dash. Rivals.com rated Crabtree as the No. 38 player in North Carolina and Coit as the No. 16 prospect in South Carolina. Yet, at receiver, the headliner is four-star Porter Rooks from Myers Park High in Char- lotte. He is listed as the No. 195 player na- tionally regardless of position by Rivals.com, the No. 39 wideout in the land and the No. 8 recruit in North Carolina. Rooks has already enrolled at NC State, as has Coit. "He's so consistent," Rivals.com recruit- ing analyst Adam Friedman said about Rooks. "He's somebody who is going to get open, going to pick up key first downs, come up in big spots for the offense. He is somebody that you know is going to be there regardless of the situation. "He's got a good frame, 6-2, 180. He is somebody who can certainly get stronger. I expect him to get a little bit quicker once he's on campus working out with the team." "Porter was a national recruit," Doeren added. "People didn't stop recruiting Porter, and Porter stayed loyal to us. That means a lot. He was one of the guys that was at the forefront. He was one of the earliest com- mits that we had. "As a player, I think he's consistent. He's a good route runner, he's a good ball catcher, he's got good speed, he's competi- tive. He understands the game, and I think he's a really hungry kid that wants to prove himself and help elevate the program. There are a lot of positives." The speed extends to the pickups in the de- Three-star cornerback Joshua Pierre-Louis was named his county's track athlete of the year for the 2A-1A classification by The Palm Beach Post last year and posted an elite Nike Rating of 104.88 for his athleticism. PHOTO BY MATT CARTER NC State's Class Of 2020 Signees Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) Rivals Stars Devon Betty LB 6-1 215 Miramar, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) ✪ ✪ ✪ Finished his senior season with 50 tackles, including three for loss, for a 15-0 team that won the Florida 7A title and finished the year ranked No. 2 nationally by USA Today. Nick Booker-Brown DL 6-2 240 Houston (Westfield) ✪ ✪ ✪ Former Boise State commit whose older brother Josh is a redshirt junior linebacker for the Broncos. Devan Boykin CB 5-11 175 Greensboro, N.C. (Ragsdale) ✪ ✪ ✪ Was his conference's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior (after winning Offensive Player of the Year as a junior) and a Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game participant. Anthony Carter Jr. OL 6-4 300 Matthews, N.C. (Butler) ✪ ✪ ✪ Was named first-team All-State as a senior by the Associated Press and was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl. Joshua Crabtree WR 6-3 185 Wake Forest, N.C. (Heritage) ✪ ✪ ✪ Hauled in 47 passes for 711 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. Jalen Coit WR 5-11 160 Cheraw, S.C. (Cheraw) ✪ ✪ ✪ Caught 175 passes for 2,746 yards (15.7 yards per catch) and 39 touchdowns — plus returned three punts for scores — in his high school ca- reer, and was selected for the Shrine Bowl. Ben Finley QB 6-3 190 Phoenix (Paradise Valley) ✪ ✪ ✪ Completed 123 of 198 passes for 2,119 yards with 21 touchdowns as a senior. Rated by Ri- vals.com as the No. 13 prospect in Arizona and the No. 23 pro-style quarterback in the country. Sean Hill OL 6-3 300 Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood) ✪ ✪ ✪ The two-time all-region selection picked NC State over offers from Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville, Miami, Pur- due, Rutgers and West Virginia. Ethan Lane OL 6-3 275 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer) ✪ ✪ ✪ Rated by ESPN.com as the No. 7 center nationally in the 2020 class and was an all- region choice as a senior. Claude Larkins Jr. DL 6-5 250 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) ✪ ✪ ✪ The one-time Minnesota pledge compiled 26 stops, four tackles for loss and two sacks in six games for the 3-A state title-winner in Florida. Patrick Matan OL 6-4 290 Chevy Chase, Md. (Gonzaga Catholic) ✪ ✪ ✪ Rated by Rivals.com as the No. 11 player in Washington, D.C., and also had offers from Kansas, Louisville, Maryland, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Syracuse. 26 ■ THE WOLFPACKER