NC State Wolfpack

Head Coach: Dave Doeren (13th year)

Offensive Coordinator: Kurt Roper

Defensive Coordinator: DJ Eliot

Spring Game: No spring game. Practice concludes on 12-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 7-5(expected 6.9)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

vs VirginiaAug 2944% +4.0

BYESep 5

RichmondSep 12W

@ VanderbiltSep 1937% +8.5

Appalachian StateSep 2664% -10.0

LouisvilleOct 3⚡ 46% +2.5

Wake ForestOct 1056% -4.0

@ StanfordOct 24⚡ 52% -1.5

CalOct 3168% -12.5

DukeNov 7⚡ 49% +0.5

SyracuseNov 1479% -22.0

@ Florida StateNov 2145% +3.5

@ North CarolinaNov 28⚡ 53% -2.0

Dave Doeren's Wolfpack lost both All-American LBs Caden Fordham and Sean Brown to the NFL but reload with QB CJ Bailey (125), award-floor LB Cian Slone (109), OL Anthony Carter Jr. (106), and DB Brian Nelson II (101). DL Travali Price (99) anchors the defensive front. Five transfer starters supplement a returning core that reached a bowl in 2025.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails Duke (ACC)49% win

Toss-up: edges Stanford (ACC)52% win

Toss-up: edges North Carolina (ACC)53% win

Toss-up: trails Louisville (ACC)46% win

Toss-up: trails Florida State (ACC)45% win

Toss-up: edges Wake Forest (ACC)56% win

Toss-up: trails Virginia (ACC)44% win

110Total Players

20Transfers

39Returning

51Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(6)

#11CJ Bailey

6'6" · 210 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tad Hudson

6'3" · 227 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#13Ethan Rhodes

6'3" · 211 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#10Will Wilson

6'1" · 228 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#19Cole Wilson

6'0" · 201 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#15Hudson Wilharm

6'5" · 190 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(6)

#25Darius Johnson

5'10" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#31Coleson Fields

5'9" · 183 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Davion Gause

5'11" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#20Deandre Desinor

5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#26Isiah Jones

5'8" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#4Jayden Scott

5'10" · 214 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Wide Receivers(13)

Davion Dozier

6'4" · 205 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Chance Robinson

6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#80Ethan Dowdy

6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Joshisa Trader

6'1" · 182 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#8Keenan Jackson

6'3" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#27Ashton Locklear

6'1" · 186 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#36Cameron Cornthwaite

5'7" · 183 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#88Jayden Hollar

6'3" · 205 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#84Je'rel Bolder

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#14Jonathan Paylor

5'9" · 182 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28Sam Dodd

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#12Teddy Hoffmann

6'1" · 172 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Victor Snow

5-8 · 168 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

Role: Starter

Tight Ends(6)

Hunter Provience

6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Vander Ploog

6'6" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

R-Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

#85Griffin Reimer

6'5" · 260 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#89Gus Ritchey

6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#86Ian Flynt

6'4" · 270 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#82Preston Douglas

6'3" · 225 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Offensive Line(15)

Daniel Cruz

6'3" · 312 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jimarion McCrimon

6'5" · 307 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#66Matt McCabe

6'6" · 308 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#71Yousef Mugharbil

6'5" · 331 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#79Kamen Smith

6'5" · 323 lbs · Age 20

Returning

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#68Luke Peters

6'4" · 313 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#64Rico Jackson

6'6" · 323 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#55Rylan Vann

6'1" · 297 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#54Teague Andersen

6'5" · 319 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#52Kage Payne

6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#76Michael Gibbs

6'4" · 304 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#72Spike Sowells

6'2" · 300 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#70TK Whitset

6'4" · 285 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#78Trent Mitchell

6'5" · 319 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#61Tyler West

6'5" · 275 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(17)

#52Chazz Wallace

6'2" · 317 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#25Joseph Adedire

6'3" · 265 lbs · Age 21

Returning

R-Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#13Travali Price

6'4" · 283 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#43AJ Prim

6'2" · 287 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#55Blair Alexander

6'2" · 253 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#88Isaiah Shirley

6'3" · 276 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#97Joseph Castaneda

6'2" · 280 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

KaTron Evans

6'3" · 335 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#89Odera Orizu

6'4" · 265 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#47Adrian Farrow

6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#49Aiden Hollingsworth

6'4" · 292 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#91Bruce White

6'5" · 241 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#92Chase Bond

6'4" · 272 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

R-Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#58Colby Cronk

6'3" · 270 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#90Josiah Victor

6'2" · 320 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#56Omarian Abraham

6'1" · 286 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#57Steven Stokes III

6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(18)

Harvey Dyson

6'3" · 250 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Raul Aguirre Jr.

6'2" · 233 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#4Tra Thomas

6'3" · 228 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#41AJ Richardson

6'1" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

DaKaari Nelson

6'3" · 233 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#45Robert Sember

5'10" · 232 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#46Bailey Benson

6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#48Hunter Jackson

6'1" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#47Jackson Mastor

6'0" · 186 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#42Kevon Carter

6'3" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#35LaCorian Hodge

6'2" · 200 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#38Logan Foust

6'0" · 209 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#43Nathan Huffman

5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#46Ryan Klimp

6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#25Sterling Dixon

6'2" · 221 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#37Terris Dudley

6'3" · 206 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#39Tristan Clapp

5'11" · 181 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#30Zane Williams

5'11" · 227 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(21)

#16JJ Johnson

5'10" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#21Jamel Johnson

5'11" · 191 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

King Mack

5'10" · 187 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Ondre Evans

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#37Addison Carlson

5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#7Brian Nelson II

6'0" · 191 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#39Foster Burt

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#8Isaiah Crowell

5'11" · 184 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#22Jackson Vick

6'0" · 182 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Ty White

5'10" · 185 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#26Asaad Brown Jr.

6'0" · 188 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#29Brody Barnhardt

6'0" · 192 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#31Caden Gordon

6'1" · 187 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#27Cam Strong

6'0" · 170 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#38DJ Dillard

5'8" · 165 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#34Gerritt Kemp

6'2" · 177 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#49Hampton Roderick

5'10" · 174 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#14Jaren Sensabaugh

6'1" · 179 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#32Michael Tate

6'2" · 172 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#2Ronnie Royal III

5'9" · 185 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#19Tristan Teasdell

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kickers(3)

#94Kanoah Vinesett

6'1" · 207 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#84Charlie Birtwistle

5'11" · 206 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#91Nick Konieczynski

5'11" · 237 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Punters(3)

#96Owen Fehr

5'11" · 175 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Jackson Waller

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#97Cristian Harthan

6'5" · 190 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Long Snappers(2)

#92Aiden Arias

6'0" · 213 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#95Jake Mann

5'10" · 232 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup