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May 1, 2026

Jaylen Samuels

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State’s best college football players of last 10 years come from all over

January 8, 2020 Shawn Krest
Plenty of talent moved through North Carolina schools during the 2010s. Over the span of the decade, area colleges had 105 players selected in the NFL Draft, including 11 first-rounders. As we embark on the […]
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Wolfpack off to a flying start on opening day of camp

August 3, 2018 Brett Friedlander
  RALEIGH — Friday might only have been the first day of preseason practice for the NC State football team. But for quarterback Ryan Finley and his veteran offensive teammates, it seemed more like business as […]
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NFL Combine invitees include underclassmen, seven from NC State

February 6, 2018 Brett Friedlander
  The official list of invitees to the NFL’s pre-draft scouting Combine in Indianapolis has been announced, with NC State leading the way among North Carolina schools with seven selections.   Heading up the Wolfpack contingent is […]
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Local players shine at Senior Bowl

January 31, 2018 Brett Friedlander
For the second straight week, an NC State defensive lineman not named Bradley Chubb stole the show at a college football all-star game. This time it was tackle Justin Jones, who won the award for […]
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NC State rides fast start to Sun Bowl rout of Arizona State

December 29, 2017 Cory Lavalette
NC State quarterback Ryan Finley passed for 318 yards and a touchdown, and running back Nyheim Hines rushed for a career-high three touchdowns in the No. 24 Wolfpack‘s 52-31 victory over Arizona State in the Sun […]
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Senior Bowl loading up on players from state schools

December 12, 2017 Brett Friedlander
North Carolina schools will be well-represented at this season’s Senior Bowl, the premier postseason all-star game for draft-eligible college football players. No fewer than six players from state schools have already accepted invitations to the […]
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NC State’s Chubb named ACC Defensive Player of the Year

November 29, 2017 Brett Friedlander
Bradley Chubb put an exclamation point on his record-setting NC State football career Wednesday by being named as the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year for 2017. The senior defensive end is only the second […]
College Football

State’s Samuels, Wake’s Serigne semifinalists for John Mackey Award

November 14, 2017 Brett Friedlander
  NC State’s Jaylen Samuels is a hybrid performer so versatile that the ACC added an “all-purpose” position to its football all-conference team to make sure he gets his proper due.   Technically, though, he’s listed as […]
College Football

After fast start, Wolfpack runs out of answers for Notre Dame

October 28, 2017 Brett Friedlander
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The NC State football team couldn’t have drawn up a better start Saturday at Notre Dame. The middle and end didn’t go nearly as well. The 14th-ranked Wolfpack quieted a festive […]
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No. 20 NC State pulls away from Pitt

October 14, 2017 Cory Lavalette
PITTSBURGH — Nyheim Hines and Jaylen Samuels each scored twice as NC State overcame a slow start to beat Pittsburgh 35-17 at Heinz Field on Saturday. The No. 20 Wolfpack (6-1, 4-0 ACC) failed to score on […]

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