The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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112 ■ THE WOLFPACKER WOLFPACK FOOTBALL situation at NC State and what I want out of my career. That's the basis of my decision." Shirreffs follows fifth-year senior Pete Thomas and redshirt sophomore Manny Stocker in quarterbacks transferring from NCSU. Thomas graduated this spring and is on to his third school at Louisiana-Monroe. He previously attended Colorado State for two years. Thomas started six games and played in nine for the Wolfpack, connect- ing on 149 of 247 throws for 1,667 yards with four touchdowns and nine intercep- tions. He also rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on 72 carries. Stocker dropped down a level to the Football Championship Subdivision and transferred to Tennessee-Martin. He red- shirted last year at NC State. A few other former Wolfpack players have found new homes. Junior wide re- ceiver Charlie Hegedus walked-on to play for his home-state Georgia Bulldogs. Former NCSU defensive end Kender- ius Whitehead left NC State in 2012 and played at Georgia Military College in 2013. He transferred to Georgia Tech, where he'll have two years of eligibility. Redshirt sophomore cornerback Mar- chez Coates, who played cornerback for NC State, transferred to Iowa Western Community College. Pack Predictions Phil Steele's 2014 College Football Pre- view ranked NC State as the No. 58 team in the country in its "power poll," and pre- dicted the Wolfpack to finish fifth in the Atlantic Division. Lindy's picked NC State No. 61 overall in the country and fifth in the Atlantic Division. Athlon tabbed NC State to be the No. 65 team in the country out of 125 and sixth in the Atlantic Division of the ACC. Sporting News predicted the Wolfpack to finish sixth in the ACC. ■ ■ Projected 2014 NC State Depth Chart SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl . K 32 Niklas Sade 6-3 199 Sr. 99 Ryan Stevens 6-3 194 R-So. P 36 Wil Baumann 6-6 197 Sr. 47 W. Stephenson 6-3 184 R-So. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl . H 36 Wil Baumann 6-6 197 Sr. LS 96 Scott Thompson 5-11 246 Sr. 52 Ben Garnett 6-0 217 Jr. OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. QB 12 Jacoby Brissett 6-4 236 R-Jr. 11 Garrett Leatham 6-4 221 R-Jr. HB 26 Tony Creecy 5-11 215 5th-Sr. 21 Matt Dayes 5-9 202 So. FB 47 Tyler Purvis 6-2 229 R-Jr. 43 Ryan Cheek 6-0 235 5th-Sr. WR 82 Bo Hines 6-1 190 Fr. 84 M. Valdes-Scantling 6-3 203 So. WR 80 Bryan Underwood 5-9 179 5th-Sr. 3 Jumichael Ramos 6-3 197 So. TE 86 David J. Grinnage 6-5 273 R-So. 89 Benson Browne 6-5 267 R-Jr. OT 78 Rob Crisp 6-7 300 5th-Sr. 72 Patrick Roane 6-7 295 R-Fr. OT 74 Tyson Chandler 6-7 354 5th-Sr. 73 Andy Jomantas 6-7 288 5th-Sr. OG 54 Joe Thuney 6-5 285 R-Jr. 61 Ali Kassem 6-7 347 Sr. OG 71 Alex Barr 6-7 322 R-Jr. 73 Andy Jomantas 6-7 288 5th-Sr. C 60 Quinton Schooley 6-4 301 Jr. 50 Tony Adams 6-2 317 Fr. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. DE 90 Mike Rose 6-3 265 R-Jr. 99 Joe Wright 6-7 236 R-So. DE 95 Art Norman 6-0 252 5th-Sr. 91 Drew Davis 6-3 242 R-So. DT 69 Thomas Teal 6-1 308 5th-Sr. 98 B.J. Hill 6-4 283 Fr. DT 75 T.Y. McGill 6-1 289 Sr. 94 Monty Nelson 6-2 313 So. LB 39 Brandon Pittman 6-2 218 Sr. 5 Rodman Noel 6-4 220 Sr. LB 42 M.J. Salahuddin 6-2 223 Jr. 4 Jerod Fernandez 6-1 231 R-Fr. CB 29 Jack Tocho 6-1 196 So. 25 Niles Clark 5-11 188 R-So. CB 11 Juston Burris 6-1 207 R-Jr. 16 Malcolm Means 6-2 187 R-Fr. S 6 Tim Buckley 6-0 195 R-Jr. 8 Dravious Wright 5-10 206 So. S 20 Hakim Jones 6-2 198 R-Jr. 31 Germaine Pratt 6-3 195 Fr. S 2 Josh Jones 6-2 210 R-Fr. 14 Jarvis Byrd 5-10 190 6th-Sr. Last year, Shirreffs rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries, and completed 4 of 5 passes for 17 yards with a score. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN 110-112.Wolfpack Football.indd 112 6/27/14 12:32 PM