The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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16 ■ THE WOLFPACKER TRACKING THE PACK 2 NC State football players ranked in ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.'s NFL Draft positional rankings. Junior Jaylen Samuels is the No. 1 fullback and senior Matthew Dayes is the No. 8 running back. 20.5 Tackles for loss junior defensive end Bradley Chubb has this season going into the Independence Bowl. The total is tied for fourth in NC State history, and he's half a tackle for loss away from tying for second place behind Mario Williams' 27.5 in 2005. 29 Bowl appearances for NC State after being invited to the Camping World Indepen- dence Bowl against Vanderbilt at 5 p.m. Dec. 26 in Shreveport, La. The Wolfpack is 15-12-1 in bowl games. 38 NC State's Rivals.com national football recruiting team ranking for its 17 commitments in the class of 2017 through Dec. 3. 1,012 Points in her basketball career at NC State for senior guard Domi- nique Wilson. She scored 23 points in an 84-70 win over Indiana on Dec. 1 to surpass the 1,000-point milestone and give her 1,230 in her college career (she played one year at Arkansas). 57,497 Average football attendance for seven home games at Carter-Finley Stadium. The mark ranked fifth in the ACC. ■ By The Numbers Sponsored by: Colony Tire & Service www.colonytire.com 5 DENNIS SMITH JR.'S ranking for most points in a game as a freshman at NC State. Smith poured in 30 points against Loyola University Chicago on Nov. 26, tying Brandon Costner's tally for fifth among first-year Wolfpack players. Ernie Myers holds the school's rookie record, scoring 35 points versus Duke on Jan. 26, 1983. PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN