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NC State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Thu 8/28	NC State vs East Carolina
Sat 9/6	NC State vs Virginia
Thu 9/11	NC State at Wake Forest
Sat 9/20	NC State at Duke
Sat 9/27	NC State vs Virginia Tech
Sat 10/4	NC State vs Campbell
Sat 10/11	NC State at Notre Dame
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	NC State at Pittsburgh
Sat 11/1	NC State vs Georgia Tech
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	NC State at Miami
Fri 11/21	NC State vs Florida State
Sat 11/29	NC State vs North Carolina

Record Prediction: 6.7 - 5.3 (#47)
Schedule Rating: 59.51 (#45)
Future 2026 Schedule

NC State's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Thu 8/29	NC State vs Western Carolina	-32.5	60.5	W 38 - 21
Sat 9/7	NC State vs Tennessee	+10.0	60.5	L 10 - 51
Sat 9/14	NC State vs Louisiana Tech	-20.5	47.5	W 30 - 20
Sat 9/21	NC State at Clemson	+17.0	44.0	L 35 - 59
Sat 9/28	NC State vs Northern Illinois	-7.0	46.0	W 24 - 17
Sat 10/5	NC State vs Wake Forest	-4.0	52.5	L 30 - 34
Sat 10/12	NC State vs Syracuse	+1.0	51.5	L 17 - 24
Sat 10/19	NC State at California	+9.5	46.0	W 24 - 23
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/2	NC State vs Stanford	-10.0	46.5	W 59 - 28
Sat 11/9	NC State vs Duke	-3.5	51.5	L 19 - 29
	BYE WEEK
Thu 11/21	NC State at Georgia Tech	+7.5	51.5	L 29 - 30
Sat 11/30	NC State at North Carolina	+2.5	54.5	W 35 - 30
Sat 12/28	NC State vs East Carolina	-7.5	61.5	L 21 - 26

2024 Schedule Rating: 9.94 (#64)
2024 Record: 6 - 7 (4 - 8 - 1) (ACC: 3 - 5)

Opponents: 2 Elite, 2 Good, 4 Avg, 3 Bad, 1 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 2 Good, 3 Avg, 3 Bad, 2 Poor

2025 class: 214.25 points #34
2024 class: 225.02 points #27
2023 class: 204.08 points #40
2022 class: 171.26 points #64
2021 class: 202.42 points #34

Average Class Ranking: # #40
Average Recruiting Points: 203.41

Class Averages
ACC Class: 211.15 #42
Power 5 Class: 224.59 #42
FBS Class: 179.02 #69

2020 class: 194.78 points #41
2019 class: 217.29 points #31
2018 class: 220.57 points #26
2017 class: 180.46 points #53
2016 class: 177.67 points #50

Average Class Ranking: # #40
Average Recruiting Points: 198.15

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
CJ Bailey	196	302	65%	2412	17	10	8.0
Lex Thomas	5	8	63%	65	1	1	8.1

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Daylan Smothers	89	571	6	6.4	53
Kendrick Raphael	78	425	3	5.4	40
CJ Bailey	99	279	5	2.8	31
Lex Thomas	1	9	0	9.0	9

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Justin Joly	43	661	4	15.4	40
Noah Rogers	35	478	1	13.7	75
Wesley Grimes	24	319	1	13.3	30
Dacari Collins	24	314	2	13.1	43

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 62% (#36)
Offense Returning Production: 71% (#18)
Defense Returning Production: 53% (#72)

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class (#60)
10 Commits, 85.7 Avg Rating
0% of 2025 Roster are from Transfer Portal

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 788.00 (#47)
2024 (#38) | 2023 (#58) | 2022 (#35) | 2021 (#34)

Average ACC Talent Rating is 825.88

Average Power Five Talent: 862.84
Average FBS Talent: 688.93

2025 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0.1
Blue Chip Players:

2024 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2023 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2022 Roster
High School: | JUCO:
Blue Chip Ratio: 0
Blue Chip Players:

2025 - 2022 Records (vs Spread)
2025 Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0 - 0)
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 6 - 7 (4 - 8 - 1)
2024 Conf Record: 3 - 5

2023 Record: 9 - 4 (7 - 6 - 0)
2023 Conf Record: 6 - 2

2022 Record: 8 - 5 (4 - 9 - 0)
2022 Conf Record: 4 - 4

Four Year Record: 23 - 16
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 15 - 23 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 13 - 11

2021 - 2018 Records (vs Spread)
2021 Record: 9 - 3 (7 - 5 - 0)
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0

2020 Record: 8 - 4 (8 - 4 - 0)
2020 Conf Record: 7 - 3

2019 Record: 4 - 8 (2 - 9 - 1)
2019 Conf Record: 1 - 7

2018 Record: 9 - 4 (6 - 7 - 0)
2018 Conf Record: 5 - 3

Eight Year Record: 53 - 35
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 38 - 48 - 2
Eight Year Conference Record: 36 - 26

NC State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Go Bowl	NC State vs East Carolina	-7.5	61.5	L 21 - 26
2023	Tarts Bowl	NC State vs Kansas State	+3.0	48.5	L 19 - 28
2022	Mayo Bowl	NC State vs Maryland	-2.5	45.0	L 12 - 16
2020	Gator Bowl	NC State vs Kentucky	+3.0	50.5	L 21 - 23
2018	N/A	NC State vs Texas A&M	+7.5	58.5	L 13 - 52
2017	N/A	NC State vs Arizona State	-5.0	62.5	W 52 - 31
2016	Independence Bowl	NC State vs Vanderbilt	-4.0	47.0	W 41 - 17
2015	N/A	NC State vs Mississippi State	+7.0		L 28 - 51

NCST's OC Kurt Roper - DC D. J. Eliot
Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.25 (28)	45% (36)	3.97 (62)	28.9 (75)	37%	56%	.19 (86)	41% (59)	3.78 (67)	31.3 (117)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.15 (89)	40% (100)	4.11 (47)	30.1 (49)	40%	60%	.1 (16)	39% (34)	3.77 (66)	28.4 (57)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	29:10 (49)	18.6 (86)	37%	56%	4.8 (26)	45 (47)	1.7 (110)	1.4	6.2 (31)	1.8 (65)	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	13	32:27 (17)	18.5 (83)	40%	60%	5.8 (71)	46.3 (53)	1.2 (35)	1.9	5.5 (52)	2.5 (26)	3

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	28.5	31	30.8	45.1% (36)	3.97 (62)	1.7	19	345	130	215	4.4	47% (89)	52% (48)	44% (68)	47% (21)	19% (122)	.25 (28)
2024 Defense	13	30.2	24.7	35.5	40.9% (59)	3.78 (67)	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	47% (33)	53% (106)	39% (30)	43% (87)	20% (17)	.19 (86)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	13	26.2	30	22.4	39.5% (100)	4.11 (47)	1.2	19	350	157	194	4.3	52% (52)	48% (80)	40% (96)	39% (96)	18% (97)	.15 (89)
2023 Defense	13	20.8	21.3	18.6	38.8% (34)	3.77 (66)	1.9	-	-	-	-	-	44% (11)	54% (122)	39% (34)	40% (40)	19% (22)	.1 (16)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	47% (89)	44% (68)	29.6	130.3	4.4	21 (59)	.15 (56)	3.24 (36)	69% (92)	13% (126)	0.98 (60)
2024 Defense	13	47% (33)	39% (30)	-	-	-	-	.2 (109)	3.07 (83)	76% (87)	12% (24)	1.28 (134)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	13	52% (52)	40% (96)	36.8	156.6	4.3	19 (69)	.13 (83)	3.11 (68)	80% (20)	12% (106)	0.93 (100)
2023 Defense	13	44% (11)	39% (34)	-	-	-	-	.12 (55)	2.88 (31)	66% (27)	11% (32)	1.07 (103)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	52% (48)	47% (21)	18.2	28.1	214.8	7.7	11.8	18 (68)	12 (85)	.36 (24)	1.6 (45)	30% (35)	36% (24)	.57 (5)	6% (82)	2.2 (19)
2024 Defense	13	53% (106)	43% (87)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8 (93)	.19 (47)	1.5 (22)	33% (50)	30% (65)	.33 (83)	8% (16)	2.3 (120)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	13	48% (80)	39% (96)	17.2	29.2	193.8	6.7	11.3	19 (78)	12 (85)	.2 (95)	1.6 (67)	34% (102)	27% (101)	.27 (90)	6% (72)	2 (92)
2023 Defense	13	54% (122)	40% (40)	-	-	-	-	-	-	17 (3)	.14 (15)	1.5 (28)	36% (17)	29% (50)	.2 (19)	7% (25)	1.9 (16)

Team Notes

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Power Ratings Overall: 6.24 #52
Offense: 18.95 #43
Defense: 12.71 #63
SP+ Overall: 4.5 #45
SP+ Offense: 31.6 #31
SP+ Defense: 27.1 #63

Returning Prod NCST returns their '24 starting QB (82%)
OL Starters back: 2, Prod: 48% #77
Rush Prod: 69% #46 | Rec Prod: 79% #14
Returning Production: 62% #36
Offense: 71% #18 | Defense: 53% #72
Front 7 Back: 71% - Secondary: 31%

Roster Team Talent #47 Blue Chips: 10% #37
Offense Talent #35 Defense Talent #53
Crootin: Class #34 4 YR Rank #40
Portal Class #60 10 players, 86 Avg
15% of Roster from Portal, 11% TY
34 New Players, 39% of '25 Roster #82

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 6.7 - 5.3 #47
Schedule Rating: 59.51 #45
View NCST's 2025 Predicted Schedule Results
Opps: Elite: 2, Good: 2, Avg: 4, Bad: 3, Poor: 1

Scoring Scoring: 28.5 - 30.2 (26 - 21 LY)
Scoring at Home: 31 - 25 | Road: 31 - 36
OC: Kurt Roper - in his first season
DC: D. J. Eliot - in his first season

Records 2024 Record: 6 - 7 (4 - 8 - 1) (ACC: 3 - 5)
2023 Record: 9 - 4 (7 - 6 - 0) (ACC: 6 - 2)
2022 Record: 8 - 5 (4 - 9 - 0) (ACC: 4 - 4)
4 Yr Record: 23 - 16 | 8 Yr Record: 53 - 35)