The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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44 ■ THE WOLFPACKER FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE TONY ADAMS ■ C Charlotte, N.C./Independence High • 6-1 • 315 pounds Stats: As a senior, graded out at 87 percent on blocking assignments … As a junior, recorded 56 tackles (16 solo), including 6.0 for losses and 3.5 sacks, and had a fumble recovery. Ratings: Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Tabbed a three- star prospect, the No. 34 player in the state and the No. 7 center in the country by Scout.com … Ranked a three-star prospect, the No. 45 player in the state and the No. 80 guard in the country by 247Sports … Deemed a three-star prospect, the No. 30 player in the state and the No. 45 guard in the country by ESPN. Honors/accomplishments: Named to the CarolinaGridiron.com first-team All-Gridiron squad … Picked to USA Today's All-USA North Carolina team … First-team all-conference as an offensive lineman as a junior and senior and three-time selection overall … Picked by the Charlotte Observer to the All-Mecklenburg team … Se - lected by Rivals.com as the second-best offensive lineman and eighth overall best player on offense at the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour stop in Charlotte … Rated the No. 39 offensive lineman overall for all 15 stops in the series. Recruitment: Under the radar recruit because he played just one year on offensive line (at left tackle) prior to senior season … Earned offer from NCSU after strong camp performance in June … Was recruited by Boston College, Duke, UNC and Wake Forest before commitment to NCSU June 10. Georgia Tech tried to recruit him after his pledge … Enrolled early at NC State. Recruiter of record: Tight ends/fullbacks coach and special teams coordinator Eddie Faulkner. Quotable: "Sometimes you have a mean kid, but he has no technique. Tony just out-techniques people. He uses his footwork and his leverage and gets his hands rolling." — Independence coach Joe Evans. Dave Doeren on Adams: "Tony has great feet for a big man. You can see … that he's an athletic guy who gets to the second level and finishes." Scouting report: Moves well on his feet, which is not surprising because he is also his high school's best tennis player … Some would suggest Adams could be meaner on the field … Uses his smarts and techniques effectively … Projects as a center in college because of his size. 2014 projection: Due to returning depth at center, Adams is a good bet to redshirt. SHAWN BOONE ■ S West Palm Beach (Fla.) Dwyer High 5-10 • 185 pounds Stats: As a senior, made 67 tackles, including 10 for a loss, and four interceptions as a senior. Ratings: Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … Listed as a three-star prospect and the No. 122 safety in the country by Scout.com … Rated as a three star prospect, the No. 133 player in the state and the No. 83 safety in the country by 247Sports … Tabbed a three star prospect, the No. 155 player in the state and the No. 82 safety in the country by ESPN … Evaluated as the No. 3 player in Palm Beach County by the Sun-Sentinel. Honors/accomplishments: As a senior, named first-team 7-A All-State by the Florida sportswriters … Picked first-team All-Region for Class 8A-7A-6A by the Sun-Sentinel … Selected Palm Beach Post and ESPN 106.3 first-team All-Re - gion in 2013, and also named first-team All-Region by the Post as a junior … Was first-team all-confer- ence as a junior … Named to the Miami-Dade vs. Team Florida All-Star Game Dec. 28 in Miramar, Fla. … Helped team win state title as a senior. Recruitment: First offer came from Northern Illinois when Dave Doeren was the head coach … Officially visited Arkansas, Maryland, NC State and Penn State … Had 28 total FBS offers and also at one point had a visit lined up to Ole Miss, but he did not take that trip … Was favoring Penn State until the coaching change … Persistent Pack recruiting effort dating back to Doeren's days at Northern Illinois played major role in Boone committing to the Wolfpack on Jan. 16. Recruiter of record: Safeties coach and co- special teams coordinator Clayton White. Quotable: "The three-star defender can play either safety position at the next level or help as a nickel corner early in his career." — Former Rivals.com Southeast recruiting analyst Kynon Co - drington. Dave Doeren on Boone: "He's a very physi- cal player … and is a contact player that can cover." Scouting report: Has a knack for delivering hard hits from his safety position despite lack of ideal size … Has good range in coverage and pro- vides necessary run support. 2014 projection: Boone has a chance to play as a true freshman, especially on special teams. The depth chart at safety is in flux, and Boone played for a heralded high school program and could make the adjustment to the competition level. KYLE BAMBARD ■ K Walled Lake (Mich.) Western High • 5-9 • 175 pounds Stats: As a senior, made 11 of 18 field goals with a long of 49 yards and 47 of 48 extra points, booted 56 of 75 kickoffs for touchbacks and averaged 37.3 yards on 27 punts … As a junior, connected on 4 of 14 field goals (long of 52) and 44 of 49 extra points, sent 31 of 63 kickoffs for touchbacks and averaged 38.1 yards on 35 punts … As a sophomore, made 9 of 19 field goals with a long of 47 and 39 of 41 extra points. Ratings: Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com … Tabbed a three-star prospect by Scout.com … Deemed a two-star prospect, the No. 64 player in the state and the No. 20 kicker in the country by 247Sports … Ranked a three-star prospect, the No. 19 player in the state and the No. 12 kicker in the country by ESPN …Ranked as the No. 9 kicker and No. 32 punter in the country by Chris Kohl's Kicking. Honors/accomplishments: Named to the USA Today All-USA Michigan team as a kicker and punter as a senior … Selected for the Detroit News All-State Dream Team and All-Metro North team in 2013 as a specialist … One of five finalists for Michigan's Mr. Football in 2013 … Three-time first-team all-league selection at quarterback. Recruitment: Camped at NC State in the summer and earned an offer in November, which he accepted … Is a possibility to grayshirt, meaning he would delay enrollment until next spring and count toward next year's class. Recruiter of record: Tight ends/fullbacks coach and special teams coordinator Eddie Faulkner. Quotable: "He takes everything you say, I mean everything you ask him to do, and he does it — whatever needs to get done, on and off the field. He's a kid that helps coordinate the community service stuff we do. He helps out with fundraisers or helping getting our players to the younger schools, or the football camps for the younger kids. He does it all." — Walled Lake Western head coach Mike Zdebski. Dave Doeren on Bambard: "Kyle is a guy that was at our specialist camp this summer, and he was tremen - dous from an accuracy standpoint. He's very cool-headed, but the thing I liked is he did a lot of other things, as well, on his football team. He's a leader." Scouting report: Athletic for a kicker and reputed to have an explosive leg with improving accuracy … Reportedly averages around 3.9-4.0 seconds hang-time on kickoffs. 2014 projection: Senior Niklas Sade has one more year of eligibility to handle kickoffs and placekicking for NC State. In 2015, Bambard would be in line to start. Pack Profiles Bios Of NC State's 2014 Recruiting Class 44-53.Recruiting Bios.indd 44 2/25/14 2:46 PM