| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #16 CJ Bailey (QB) | SO ('3) | 6'6"/190 | 196/302 (65%), 2412 Yds, 17 TD / 10 INT | 99 Car, 279 Yds, (2.8 YPC), 5 TD, 7 FUM | B+ | C | #42 | 674 (79%) | 0.89 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #12 Lex Thomas (QB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/195 | 5/8 (63%), 65 Yds, 1 TD / 1 INT | 1 Car, 9 Yds, (9 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | C+ | #212 | 26 (3%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #00 Will Wilson (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/225 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #20 Hollywood Smothers (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/182 | 89 Car, 571 Yds, (6.4 YPC), 6 TD, 1 FUM | 19 Rec, 263 Yds, (13.8 YPR), 2 TD | A- | A+ | #102 | 277 (30%) | 0.88 | OKLA ('24) |
| #00 Kendrick Raphael (RB) | JR ('2) | 5'11"/195 | 78 Car, 425 Yds, (5.4 YPC), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 10 Rec, 41 Yds, (4.1 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | F | #300 | 268 (29%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #30 Coleson Fields (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'9"/183 | 3 Car, 8 Yds, (2.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D | 3 (0%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #24 Jayden Scott (RB) | SO ('3) | 5'10"/212 | 3 Car, 4 Yds, (1.3 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D | C+ | 6 (1%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Deandre Desinor (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'8"/175 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Kentrell Rinehart (RB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/205 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #26 Isiah Jones (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'8"/193 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 RJ Boyd (RB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/205 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #5 Noah Rogers (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/200 | 35 Rec, 478 Yds, (13.7 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B+ | #254 | 380 (33%) | 0.93 | OSU ('24) |
| #6 Wesley Grimes (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/185 | 24 Rec, 319 Yds, (13.3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | C- | #361 | 329 (28%) | 0.88 | WAKE ('24) |
| #4 Dacari Collins (WR) | SR (0) | 6'4"/212 | 24 Rec, 314 Yds, (13.1 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | A+ | #247 | 432 (37%) | 0.88 | CLEM ('23) |
| #80 Terrell Anderson (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/185 | 14 Rec, 158 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B | #471 | 204 (17%) | 0.94 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #82 Keenan Jackson (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/180 | 12 Rec, 124 Yds, (10.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | A- | #423 | 266 (23%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #27 Ashton Locklear (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'1"/186 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D | 34 (3%) | 0 | NA | |
| #85 Tank Boston (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 10 (1%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #14 Jonathan Paylor (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/180 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 3 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | #909 | 5 (0%) | 0.95 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #83 Christian Zachary (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/178 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Je'rel Bolder (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/192 | 0 | 0.91 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Teddy Hoffmann (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/175 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #15 Justin Joly (TE) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/235 | 43 Rec, 661 Yds, (15.4 YPR), 4 TD, 0 FUM | A- | C- | B+ | 633 (69%) | 0.92 | CONN ('24) | |
| #87 Dante Daniels (TE) | SR ('2) | 6'6"/267 | 3 Rec, 32 Yds, (10.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 2 (0%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #00 Gus Ritchey (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/241 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Preston Douglas (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/230 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #65 Jacarrius Peak (T) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/285 | 842 (105%) | A | A (41%) | A- (59%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #54 Teague Andersen (T) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/305 | 788 (58.8%) | B+ | B (40%) | A (60%) | 0.84 | USU ('25) | ||
| #64 Rico Jackson (T) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/323 | 9 (1%) | D+ | D+ (78%) | B+ (22%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Ta'Khyian Whitset (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/265 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #61 Tyler West (OT) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/275 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #75 Anthony Carter Jr. (G) | SR (0) | 6'3"/305 | 829 (86%) | B+ | A- (41%) | B+ (59%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('20) | ||
| #66 Matt McCabe (G) | SR (0) | 6'6"/302 | 114 (12%) | D | D+ (68%) | B (25%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #79 Kamen Smith (G) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/316 | 85 (9%) | D+ | C (49%) | C (51%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #54 Val Erickson (G) | JR ('1) | 6'5"/324 | 120 (13%) | F | C (48%) | F (53%) | 0.85 | MIZ ('24) | ||
| #75 Jalen Grant (G) | GR ('1) | 6'3"/300 | 50 (3%) | A- | A+ (40%) | D+ (60%) | 0.86 | PUR ('25) | ||
| #71 Yousef Mugharbil (G) | SR (0) | 6'5"/330 | 3 (0%) | B- | B- (100%) | F (0%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('21) | ||
| #55 Rylan Vann (C) | JR ('1) | 6'1"/285 | 8 (1%) | C- | C (100%) | F (0%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #78 Trent Mitchell (C) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/290 | 3 (0%) | C | C (100%) | F (0%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Isaac Sowells (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/295 | 0.93 | 4* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Kage Payne (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/280 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Michael Gibbs (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/305 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #73 Darion Rivers (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/300 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||||
| #95 Jake Mann (LS) | SR ('0) | 5'10"/235 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #13 Travali Price (DE) | SR (0) | 6'4"/270 | 37 Tac, 13 Solo, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (41%) | C (59%) | B+ (0%) | 554 (60%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #30 Tra Thomas (DE) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/225 | 28 Tac, 15 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- (50%) | B (47%) | C- (3%) | 610 (40.2%) | 0.86 | TEM ('25) |
| #88 Isaiah Shirley (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/273 | 18 Tac, 3 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (47%) | C+ (53%) | C+ (0%) | 213 (23%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #45 J. Alexander-Felton (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/255 | 3 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (49%) | D (51%) | 37 (4%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Colby Cronk (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/240 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #92 Chase Bond (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/255 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #44 Brandon Cleveland (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/300 | 36 Tac, 10 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A (44%) | B+ (55%) | B+ (0%) | 588 (148%) | 0.89 | 4* HS ('22) |
| #98 Justin Terrell (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/280 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (48%) | B- (52%) | 25 (6%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Omarian Abraham (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/294 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Adrian Farrow (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/240 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Josiah Victor (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/297 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #00 Sean Brown (LB) | SR (0) | 6'0"/207 | 95 Tac, 49 Solo, 9 TFL, 3 Sacks, 13 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (42%) | B+ (19%) | C (39%) | 849 (102%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #34 Kamal Bonner (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/195 | 56 Tac, 23 Solo, 7 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (47%) | B (20%) | C- (33%) | 486 (59%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #10 Caden Fordham (LB) | SR (0) | 6'1"/228 | 50 Tac, 22 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (41%) | A (15%) | A- (44%) | 321 (39%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #36 Kelvon McBride (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/210 | 14 Tac, 11 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (40%) | B (35%) | B- (25%) | 83 (10%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #35 Zane Williams (LB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/220 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (53%) | C+ (7%) | B- (40%) | 15 (2%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #40 Sterling Dixon (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/212 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (100%) | 1 (0%) | 0.87 | ALA ('25) | ||
| #31 Elijah Groves (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/200 | 0 | 0.91 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #28 Joshua Ofor (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/220 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 LaCorian Hodge (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/225 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Ke'Von Carter (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/190 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #16 Devon Marshall (CB) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/193 | 33 Tac, 25 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (40%) | A- (1%) | A- (60%) | 543 (57%) | 0.88 | NOVA ('24) |
| #22 Jackson Vick (CB) | JR ('1) | 5'11"/182 | 16 Tac, 13 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (45%) | A (1%) | A- (55%) | 139 (15%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #00 Jaren Sensabaugh (CB) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/173 | C (67%) | B- (33%) | 6 (0.6%) | 0.87 | MIZ ('25) | |||
| #26 Asaad Brown Jr. (CB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/182 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #21 Jivan Baly (CB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/155 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Caden Gordon (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/170 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Cam Strong (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/166 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #6 Jeremiah Johnson (S) | GR (0) | 5'11"/192 | 69 Tac, 38 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 6 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (52%) | B+ (2%) | C+ (46%) | 743 (34.2%) | 0.86 | GAST ('25) |
| #14 Rente Hinton (S) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/205 | 13 Tac, 5 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (51%) | F (4%) | B+ (45%) | 148 (11%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #30 Isaiah Crowell (S) | JR ('1) | 5'10"/182 | 8 Tac, 2 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (40%) | D+ (7%) | B- (53%) | 75 (6%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #24 Zack Myers (S) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/188 | C (50%) | F (50%) | 10 (1%) | 0.89 | 4* HS ('23) | |||
| #20 Daemon Fagan (S) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/190 | 0 | 0.9 | 4* HS ('23) | |||||
| #25 Ronnie Royal III (S) | SO ('2) | 5'9"/173 | 0 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #29 Brody Barnhardt (S) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/188 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Tristan Teasdell (S) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/175 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #94 Kanoah Vinesett (K) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/193 | 18/24 (75%), Long 52 Yds | 34/35 | 88 Pts | B | C- | 0 | NA | |
| #84 Charlie Birtwistle (K) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/190 | C- | 0 | NA | |||||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #98 Caden Noonkester (P) | SR (0) | 6'6"/215 | 48, 2068 YDS (43.1 YPP), Long 58 YDS | 17 In 20, 2 TB | B- | B | 0 | NA | ||
| #96 Owen Fehr (P) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/175 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| #00 Cristian Harthan (P) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/195 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| FR ATH - No Position Yet | Yr | H/W | Rating | Origin | ||||||
| #00 Terris Dudley (ATH) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/195 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Gerritt Kemp (ATH) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/185 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 788, #47 in CFB. 0.87 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 10.34%
Breakdown - Offense: 356.26 (44) Defense: 309.8 (36) ST: 6.56 (5)
87 Total players, 13 from Transfer Portal. 11.4% of roster is from the Portal.
10 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 8.8% of roster is from this years Portal, 23 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 1 great players, 8 very good players, 59 good players, 11 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 0 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 3466 (24%), JR: 2827 (20%), SR: 7082 (50%), GR: 931 (7%)
27 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (82%), Prod: (82%) CJ Bailey returns, their starting QB from last year.
RB Exp: (60%), Prod: (69%) NC State returns Hollywood Smothers, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
TE Justin Joly and #1 WR return
WR Exp: (71%), Prod: (79%) OL Experience: T: (82%): G: (62%): C: (1%):
NC State OL: 2 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 3 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 1 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (64%) DT: (77%)
LB Experience: (71%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (36%) S: (26%)
Kicker Experience: (42%), Punter: (100%)
Return Experience - QB 82%, Skill Players 55%, Off Line 48%, Front Seven 71%, Secondary 31% | Offense 56% - Defense 55%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 82%, Rush Yds: 69%, Rec Yds: 79%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 53%, Sacks: 62%, QB Hurries: 65%, TFLs: 56%, Pass Def: 33%, INTs: 26%