The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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36 ■ THE WOLFPACKER FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE Dylan Autenrieth TIGHT END Dallas (Ga.) North Paudling High • 6-4, 225 pounds Measurables: At the Nike Opening in Atlanta, was laser timed at 4.83 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Stats: As a senior, hauled in 41 passes for 407 yards and five scores … Notched 32 receptions for 468 yards and five touch- downs as a junior. Ratings: Listed by Rivals.com as a three- star recruit … Ranked by Scout.com as a three-star prospect and the No. 53 tight end in the country … Rated by 247Sports as a three-star talent, the No. 144 senior in the Peach State and the No. 82 tight end in the country … Tabbed by ESPN as a three- star prospect, the No. 99 recruit in Georgia and the No. 29 tight end in the country. Honors/accomplishments: Selected second-team all-region by the area's coaches as a senior … Named tight end MVP at VTO Elite 100 camp at Atlanta in April 2014 … Also played basketball, aver - aging 15.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in 26 contests en route to all-region honors as a junior … Competed in the high jump for North Paulding's track and field squad and posted a personal best of five feet, 10 inches. Recruitment: Offered by NC State during spring evaluation period … Unof- ficially visited NCSU in early June and then committed to State over offers from Pitt and Marshall, among others, on June 18 … Enrolled early. Recruiter of record: Tight ends/fullbacks coach and special teams coordinator Eddie Faulkner. Dave Doeren on Autenrieth: "He had 40-plus catches his senior year and plays against tremendous competition down there. We feel like he can put on some weight and play not just our H position [lined up as a receiver], but also as he gets bigger, be able to put his hand down and play inside as our Y [lined up as a lineman]." Scouting report: Impressive route runner and receiver … Earned offer from NCSU after Faulkner and former offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Matt Canada were impressed by his physicality in the blocking game … Will need to get bigger and stronger. 2016 projection: The Pack has a potential opening for some help at tight end, but Autenrieth will need to add strength before he is ready to compete at the ACC level. How much he gains will determine his odds of playing versus redshirt - ing next fall. Bryce Banks CORNERBACK Columbia (Mo.) Rock Bridge High • 6-2, 184 pounds Measurables: At the Nike Opening in Columbus, Ohio, ran the 20-yard pro agility shuttle in 4.24 seconds and had a 33.9-inch vertical leap. Stats: As a senior, made 30 tackles, including one for a loss, and broke up six passes … As a junior, had 31 tackles and eight passes broken up. Ratings: Rated as a two-star pros- pect by Rivals.com … Listed by Scout. com as a three-star talent and the No. 70 safety in the country … Ranked by 247Sports as a two-star recruit, the No. 23 player in Missouri and the No. 150 safety in the country … Regarded by ESPN as a three-star prospect, the No. 18 senior in Missouri and the No. 118 safety in the country. Honors/accomplishments: Se- lected first-team All-USA Missouri by USA Today … Picked to The Columbia Daily Tribune All-Area first team as a senior … Named second-team all- state in 2015 by the state's sports- writers and sportscasters, who also tabbed him first-team all-district. Recruitment: Verbally committed to Missouri over the summer after earning an offer at their camp … Decommitted from the Tigers later in the summer and took official visits to Illinois (Dec. 4) and NC State (Nov. 21) in the fall … Verbally committed to NCSU on Dec. 10 and enrolled early. Recruiter of record: Cornerbacks coach George Barlow. Dave Doeren on Banks: "He's a guy with his length, at 6-2, that's played not just corner, but if he grows into a safety, he does have experience there. He has long arms and ball skills, and comes from a championship program." Scouting report: Good-sized and athletic defensive back … Due to frame and athleticism, has the potential to play either corner or safety … Considered raw, but with a high ceiling. 2016 projection: Banks is an inspirational story of overcoming a difficult up - bringing to reach high-level college football. He reportedly saw someone getting shot when he was 5 years old, and numerous family members had troubles with the law. Banks may be the type that you should not bet against playing early and making an impact, especially with lack of depth and experience at cornerback. N C State's 23-player 2016 recruiting class includes nine signees from North Carolina, three apiece from Florida, Georgia and Virginia, a pair from South Carolina and one each from Illinois, Missouri and New Jersey. It is a tall and lanky class. In what may be a first, all are listed at least 6-0 tall, topped by 6-6 offensive tackles Justin Chase from Chesapeake (Va.) Great Bridge High and Justin Witt from New Lenox (Ill.) Lincoln-Way West. Yet only one is over 300 pounds: 321-pound defensive tackle Ben "Shug" Frazier from Buford (Ga.) High. The average size of the recruits is 6-3, 231 pounds. Here are the complete bios of the newest Wolfpackers that officially have joined head coach Dave Doeren's program. On The Dotted Line Bios Of NC State's 2016 Recruiting Class