The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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MARCH 2016 ■ 43 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE C.J. Riley WIDE RECEIVER Coconut Creek (Fla.) North Broward Prep 6-5, 188 pounds Measurables: At the Nike Opening Regional in Miami, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.64 seconds (laser timed) and the 20-yard pro agility shuttle in 4.6 seconds … Also had a 35.1-inch vertical leap and 32.5-foot power ball throw … His total Nike Foot- ball Rating (an overall measure of athletic ability) score was 83.01. Stats: As a senior, caught 40 passes for 1,047 yards and 13 touchdowns … As a junior, hauled in 35 re- ceptions for 679 yards and 11 scores. Ratings: Ranked by Rivals.com as a three- star talent and the No. 98 player in Florida … Rated by Scout.com as a three-star recruit and the No. 147 wide receiver in the country … Listed by 247Sports as a three-star prospect, the No. 111 player in the Sunshine State and the No. 127 wide receiver in the nation … Tabbed by ESPN as a three-star player, the No. 188 prospect in Florida and the No. 173 wide receiver in the country … Listed as the No. 27 prospect in talent-rich Broward County by The Miami Herald. Honors/accomplishments: Named first-team All-Broward County for the 2-A through 5-A clas - sifications as a senior … Earned second-team all- state accolades for the 4-A classification in 2015 … Also runs sprints and does jumps (long and triple) for North Broward's track and field team, and advanced to the state finals in the triple jump after registering a personal-best 42-3 leap in the regionals. Recruitment: During an extensive summer tour, visited Duke, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, NC State, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Vanderbilt and West Virginia, all of whom had offered … Narrowed his favorites to Duke, NC State, Nebraska and Pittsburgh, and officially visited NCSU (Nov. 20) and Nebraska (Oct. 9) … Verbally committed to the Pack on Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving. Recruiter of record: Receivers coach George McDonald. Dave Doeren on Riley: "He was a 1,000-yard guy that obviously has great height and length with good ball skills. You'll see him blocking … he's a very physical guy without the ball, which is one of the things I liked." Scouting report: Tall receiver with good speed for his size … Shows the ability to be both a deep threat or make defenders miss in the open field and pull away from them … Will need to adjust to higher level of competition than what he faced at the prep level and also get stronger. 2016 projection: Riley has the physical tools that the Wolfpack coaches were craving to add to their receiving corps. He's a tall target who can run and get over the top of the defense. The key for him is how quickly he can adjust to the speed at this level. If he can do so quickly, he is a dark horse to get on the field quickly. Joe Sculthorpe OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Hampstead (N.C.) Topsail High • 6-2, 290 pounds Measurables: At a Shrine Bowl Combine, ran the 40-yard dash in 5.21 seconds and the 20-yard pro agility the shuttle in 4.53 seconds … Also registered an eight-foot, seven-inch standing broad jump and lifted 185 pounds on the bench press 24 times. Stats: As a senior, registered 46 tackles and five stops for loss at defensive tackle … As a junior, had 20 stops, six tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery. Ratings: Listed by Rivals.com as a three-star prospect and the No. 43 player in North Carolina …Rated by Scout.com as a three-star talent and the No. 15 center in the country … Regarded by 247Sports as a three-star recruit, the No. 53 player in North Carolina and the No. 68 offensive guard in the country … Ranked by ESPN as a three-star player, the No. 53 senior in North Carolina and the No. 87 offensive guard in the nation … Tabbed as the No. 42 prospect in the state by The Fayetteville Observer. Honors/accomplishments: Played in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game and started at right guard … Named first-team all-area as a junior and senior by The Wilmington Star-News … Picked second-team All-USA North Carolina by USA Today … Selected as a first-team all-conference performer as a junior and senior … Won the state heavyweight wrestling championship at 3-A level as a sophomore and was the runner-up as a junior … Played for former ECU All-America offensive lineman and school Hall of Famer Wayne Inman. Recruitment: Was offered by NC State after camp in the summer before his junior season … Also camped at East Carolina, Georgia and Wake Forest, and was offered by the Pirates … Verbally committed to the Wolfpack on Sept. 21, 2014, during his junior season. Recruiter of record: Running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Des Kitchings. Dave Doeren on Sculthorpe: "He's a big, physical, strong offensive lineman. He plays with good leverage and played both ways. … I'm excited about his demeanor — he's a real tough kid. Those wrestlers tend to have an edge to them and know how to handle the way people's weight is being distributed and how to use the weight against them. He'll be able to pull and play in space." Scouting report: Good athlete for his size … Tough and physical … Because of his height, projects strictly as an interior line prospect. 2016 projection: Sculthorpe is typical of most true freshmen offensive linemen in that he will be best suited by redshirting his first year. Having said that, of NCSU's offensive line recruits Sculthorpe probably has one of the better chances of playing quickly. Isaiah Stallings SAFETY Fayetteville (N.C.) Terry Sanford High • 6-4, 205 pounds Measurables: At the Nike Opening Regional in Charlotte, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.94 seconds and the 20-yard pro agility shuttle in 4.3 seconds … Had a 34-foot power ball throw and a 30.3-inch vertical leap … His total Nike Football Rating (an overall measure of athletic ability) score was 81.63. Stats: As a senior, compiled 159 total stops, five tackles for loss, six interceptions, seven passes broken up, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … During his junior cam- paign, totaled 46 tackles, one stop for loss, four interceptions and three passes broken up … As a sophomore, recorded 58 tackles, five picks and 12 passes broken up. Ratings: Regarded as a three-star prospect, the No. 23 player in North Carolina and the No. 39 safety in the country by Rivals.com … Listed by Scout.com a three-star talent and the No. 78 safety nationally … Ranked by 247Sports as a three-star recruit, the No. 25 prospect in North Carolina and the No. 40 athlete in the country … Tabbed by ESPN as a three-star player, the No. 19 player in North Carolina and the No. 35 safety in the nation. Honors/accomplishments: Started at safety in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game and unofficially finished with four tackles, one pass broken up and a blocked extra point … Picked first-team All-USA North Carolina by USA Today … Named The Fayetteville Observer Cape Fear Region Player of the Year in 2015 … Selected as the conference's co-defensive player of the year as a senior, was first-team all-conference as a junior and was a second-team performer as a sophomore … Four-year starter at Terry Sanford and school record-holder for career interceptions … Also plays bas - ketball, and averaged 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a junior while helping Terry Sanford to the 3-A state title. Recruitment: Claimed offers from Boston College, Clemson, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, among others … Narrowed his favorites to Clemson, NC State, Ole Miss and South Carolina … Verbally committed to NCSU on Dec. 7, a day after returning home from his official visit. Recruiter of record: Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Dave Huxtable and safeties coach/co-special teams coordinator Clayton White. Dave Doeren on Stallings: "He has good cover skills. … You can see him doing a lot of different things on film, whether it's playing in space, playing in the box, covering people or just being rangy in the middle of the field. He has good ball skills, and the one thing that I loved was how much ground he covered and how he would bend when he would get down into the box. … On the field, he's got some nasty to him." Scouting report: Great size and frame for a safety … Has a knack for making hard hits … Needs to improve top- end speed and overall athleticism. 2016 projection: One of the more recruited prospects in NC State's signing class, he has the potential to make a quick impact, especially if he proves to be an upgrade over the inconsistent play the Pack got from the position last year.