The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
Issue link: https://comanpub.uberflip.com/i/80446
■ FOOTBALL RECRUITING OFFENSIVE TACKLE JARYD JONES-SMITH Philadelphia West Catholic High The 6-6, 325-pound Jones-Smith earned an NC State offer in June after a solid per- formance at the Pack's sum- mer camp. The Pack joined Arizona, Central Florida, Pittsburgh and Virginia, among others, on Jones- Smith's offer list. Jones-Smith has stated a preference to stay on the East Coast for col- lege. There has been a feeling that NC State and Virginia could quietly be at the top of his list with Pittsburgh a dark horse. Rivals.com rates Jones-Smith as a two- star prospect. DEFENSIVE LINEMAN GREG GILMORE Hope Mills (N.C.) Southview High NC State has always been the in-state school of choice for the highly touted Gilmore, who had 79 tackles and a pair of sacks as a junior. "NC State is a good school, the best school in North Carolina," Gilmore explained. "Duke is a basketball school, and UNC is very unstable." Convincing Gilmore to stay local for col- lege, however, has been a challenge. The 6-4, 275-pounder, who could proj- ect at either tackle or end in college, has long been believed to favor LSU, although Alabama, Clemson and Florida are also in the mix. Rivals.com ranks Gilmore as a four-star recruit, the No. 4 prospect in the state, the No. 12 strongside defensive end in the coun- try and the No. 202 overall player in the 2013 class. DEFENSIVE TACKLE CHASZ WRIGHT Woodbridge (Va.) C.D. Hylton High Wright, a physically imposing 6-7, 275-pounder, had flown under the recruiting radar for most of the sum- mer despite running the 40- yard dash in 5.01 seconds and the shuttle in 4.85 sec- onds at a Rivals/VTO com- bine in April. Connecticut and Old Do- minion offered the two-way lineman early in the summer, but then on the third weekend of August his offer list doubled in a major way. First NC State offered Wright as a defen- sive tackle on Aug. 17, and then two days later Penn State tendered him as a left of- fensive tackle. Wolfpack defensive line coach Keith Wil- lis is recruiting Wright for the Wolfpack. W A formula for SUCCESS Building on a solid foundation of planning, knowledge, service, and commitment WATKINS F INANC IAL GROUP Meeting Your Insurance and Employee Benefits Needs Employee Benefit Plans* Financial Planning Retirement Plans Corporate Life Insurance* Individual Life Insurance* Supplemental Benefits* Individual Disability Income Insurance* Long Term Care Insurance* 919-851-3117 • www.watkinsfinancialgroup.com 1601 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 102 Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 Watkins Financial Group *Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC and Registered Investment Advisor. Watkins Financial Group and Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. are not affiliated entities. B N K 6310 CHAPEL HILL ROAD stE 250, RALEIGH, NC 27607 3319 HERItAGE tRADE DRIvE, suItE 201, WAKE FOREst, NC 27587 PHONE: (919) 851-4422 FAX: (919) 851-8968 www.BNKinc.com BASS NIXON & KENNEDY INC. CONSultINg ENgINEErS SEPTEMBER 2012 ■ 79