The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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52 ■ THE WOLFPACKER FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE MICAH TILL ■ TE Upper Marlboro (Md.) Wise High 6-6 • 270 pounds Stats: As a senior, hauled in 12 receptions for 294 yards and two scores offensively … Made 49 tackles, including 20 for loss and nine sacks, and totaled three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and two forced fumbles on defense … As a junior, caught 15 passes for 304 yards and eight touchdowns … Added 13 tackles, including two for loss and a sack, on defense. Ratings: Ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 28 player in the state by Rivals.com … Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 19 player in the state, the No. 99 recruit in the East region and the No. 54 tight end in the country by Scout.com … Listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 28 player in the state and the No. 43 tight end in the country by 247Sports … Tabbed a three-star prospect, the No. 23 player in the state and the No. 28 tight end in the country by ESPN … Deemed the No. 24 player in the state by National Underclassmen. Honors/accomplishments: Selected to play for Team Maryland in the Big 33 Football Classic against the best from Pennsylvania on June 15 in Harrisburg, Pa. … Named first-team all-state by the Maryland media members as a defensive lineman … Picked for the USA Today All-USA Maryland team as a tight end in 2013 … Named to the Washington Post All-Met first-team as a defensive lineman as a senior … Caught the game-winning touchdown pass to help Wise win the Maryland 4-A state title in 2012 … Also plays basketball, earning honorable mention All-Met honors by the Washington Post as a junior when he averaged 15.6 points and 10.5 rebounds a game … Older brother Titus Till was a starting safety at James Madison after originally signing with Maryland. Recruitment: Had early offers from Connecticut, Duke, Temple, Toledo, James Madison, Bucknell and Towson … NC State emerged as a leader when Till visited during the spring … Verbally committed to NC State on May 1. Recruiter of record: Former cornerbacks coach Richard McNutt. Quotable: "He moves so well at that size, and players like that don't come a dime a dozen. Those are the diamonds in the rough." — Wise head coach DaLawn Parrish. Dave Doeren on Till: "He's another tight end and also an excellent basketball player. He's a very serious kid, very locked in on what he does. I know he's going to want to compete." Scouting report: Massive size for a high school tight end, but moved well enough to line up at receiver at times for Wise High … Displayed soft hands when participating in the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour stop in Richmond, Va. 2014 projection: With just two scholarship tight ends returning from last year's team, it is almost certain that one if not two freshman tight ends will have to line up this fall for NC State. Till will be one of three in the class competing for that opportunity. KENTAVIUS STREET ■ DE Greenville (N.C.) Rose High • 6-2 • 264 pounds Measurables: At the Nike Opening in Eugene, Ore., ran the 40-yard dash in 4.70 seconds … Registered a 36.2-inch vertical jump. Stats: As a senior, tallied 92 tackles, including 16 for loss and four sacks, and posted five quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, a pass breakup and one blocked punt … As a junior, notched 93 tackles, including 19.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks, and totaled 13 quarterback pressures, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, a blocked punt and a blocked field goal. Ratings: Ranked as a four-star prospect, the No. 2 player in the state, the No. 43 recruit in the nation and the No. 4 strongside defensive end in the country by Rivals.com … Rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 7 player in the state and the No. 18 defensive end in the country by Scout.com … Listed as a four-star prospect, the No. 12 player in the state and the No. 13 strongside defensive end in the country by 247Sports … Tabbed a four-star prospect, the No. 4 player in the state, the No. 68 recruit in the nation and the No. 7 defensive end in the country by ESPN … Deemed the No. 15 player in the country by Tom Lemming. Honors/accomplishments: Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game Dec. 21 in Spartanburg, S.C., and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio on Jan. 4, but did not play in the Shrine Bowl due to family emergency … Won U.S. Army All-American Combine MVP in January 2013 … Picked first-team All-State by NCPreps.com in 2013 … Picked to the USA Today All-USA North Carolina team this year. Recruitment: Had an offer list that read like a who's who of college football, including Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Tennessee … NC State emerged as a leader in April after he unofficially visited for a spring practice … Took an official visit to Ole Miss and NC State before committing to NCSU on Dec. 6 and cancelling planned trips to LSU and Miami in January. Recruiter of record: Running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Des Kitchings Quotable: "Ever since early in the summer when I visited, I knew it was the only university I could see myself at, and it is close to home. I talked to my mom and then my dad, and he may even move back to town [from Texas], so this might end up being a great thing for me." — Street Dave Doeren on Street: "I'm really excited to get the best defensive player in the state of North Carolina this year. Kentavius is a guy that exemplifies the personality we're looking for — he's a very positive young man." Scouting report: Very physically gifted defensive end with powerful build and explosive athleticism … Played in a 3-down lineman set in high school and could thrive with move to outside in 4-3 formation NCSU uses. 2014 projection: Because of numbers, a couple of true freshmen are almost locked into playing this fall. MARCELIAS SUTTON ■ RB Warsaw (N.C.) James Kenan High • 5-9 • 180 pounds Measurables: At NC State's summer camp in June, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds and the shuttle in 4.08 seconds … Registered an eye-popping 11-5 standing broad jump at NCSU's camp and a 40.8-inch vertical leap at the Nike Football SPARQ Combine in Charlotte. Stats: As a senior, rushed 166 times for 1,343 yards (8.09 yards per carry) and 19 touchdowns, and caught one pass for 30 yards on offense … Defensively added 47 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and had four pass breakups and a blocked field goal … As a junior, had 203 carries for 1,804 yards (8.89 yards per carry) and 19 touchdowns, and caught six passes for 289 yards and five more scores … As a sophomore, posted 176 rushes for 1,081 yards and seven touchdowns. Ratings: Ranked as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com … Rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 42 player in the state and the No. 95 running back in the country by Scout.com … Listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 37 player in the state and the No. 31 all-purpose back in the country by 247Sports … Tabbed a three-star prospect, the No. 39 player in the state and the No. 112 running back in the country by ESPN. Honors/accomplishments: Helped James Kenan win the 2013 1-AA state title by rushing 25 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns and totaling nine tackles en route to game MVP honors … Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game in Spartanburg, S.C., Dec. 21 and made three tackles, including one for loss, as a reserve defensive back … Picked first-team All-State by NCPreps.com for 1-A classification the past two seasons … Honored as the Wilmington Star-News All-Area Offensive Player of the Year for 2013. Recruitment: Had an offer from East Carolina and Charlotte prior to showing up at NC State's summer camp in June … A standout performance led by an unofficial record for the longest standing broad jump in State camp history earned Sutton an offer from the Wolfpack … Sutton verbally committed to NCSU June 25. Recruiter of record: Running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Des Kitchings. Quotable: "He runs hard. His highlight tape looks good, but if you watch some of the three- or four-yard runs, when he gets hit at the line and finds that extra yard, that's where I think he's going to be great — yards after contact." — James Kenan head coach Ken Avent. Dave Doeren on Sutton: "I've never seen anybody do what he did in our camp. He broad jumped from two feet 11-5, which is freakish to jump like that. He doesn't play 5-9, 180. He plays like he's 230 pounds." Scouting report: Tremendous explosion and acceleration … Smaller running back with thick lower body … Has the versatility to end up being a defensive back or perhaps even a slot receiver. 2014 projection: NCSU has fairly good depth at running back going into 2014, and Sutton is a good bet to redshirt unless he gets a tryout at defensive back. 44-53.Recruiting Bios.indd 52 2/25/14 2:58 PM