The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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38 ■ THE WOLFPACKER By The Numbers 2 , 242 Receiving yards by wideout TYREEK COPPER as a senior at Kinston (N.C.) High. The four-star prospect set a North Carolina single-season state record, breaking the mark that future Wake Forest star Sage Surratt had held since 2016 when he totaled 2,104 yards at Lincolnton High. Copper also set the single-season state record with 33 receiving touch- downs, one more than Mohamed Massaquoi scored at Independence High in 2004. 196th Wide receiver AMIRI ACKER, a four-star prospect out of Iva (S.C.) Crescent High, was the lone NC State signee to finish the 2026 cycle inside the Rivals300, coming in at No. 196 overall nationally. He checked in as the No. 29 wideout in the cycle and was also the No. 6 recruit out of South Carolina. 21 High school early enrollees who are on campus and par- ticipating in spring practice. The list features: Wide receiver Amiri Acker Safety Chino Aguirre Offensive lineman Tre Aiken Cornerback Jordyn Best Outside linebacker Lawrence Brown Jr. Wide receiver Tyreek Copper Inside linebacker Caleb Gordon Safety Tristen Hill Cornerback Jordan Jackson Running back Dylan McCoy Nose tackle Carmelo McKenzie Linebacker Ziggy Moore Linebacker Jordan Moreta Wide receiver Jai Richburg Offensive tackle Brady Sakowitz Outside linebacker Elijah Satchell Wide receiver Aiden Smalls Offensive tackle Brody Smith Quarterback Jacob Smith Long snapper Taylon Tranel Tight end Tex Vaughn 19 Total sacks by edge rusher JJ FERGUSON JR. during his senior season at St. Petersburg (Fla.) Northside Christian. 16 Taking into account its 20 transfers, 26 high school re- cruits and one junior college prospect, NC State landed players from 16 states in the 2026 class. North Carolina and Florida were the most-represented states among the Wolfpack's newcomers, with nine prospects from each opting to continue their football careers in Raleigh. • North Carolina — 9 • Florida — 9 • Georgia — 6 • South Carolina — 3 • Texas — 3 • Alabama — 3 • California — 2 • New Jersey — 2 • Tennessee — 2 • Virginia — 2 • Illinois — 1 • Maryland — 1 • Michigan — 1 • Mississippi — 1 • New York — 1 • Pennsylvania — 1 PHOTOS COURTESY NC STATE FOOTBALL