2007 Football Roster

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I want this entry to be treated a little differently than our normal blog entries. I have cross-referenced the roster from gopack.com to the recruting classes listed on scout.com to separate the gopack roster into scholarship and walk-on athletes. I then further divided the scholarship athletes into position and class.

I’m pretty good with EXCEL and the VLOOKUP command, but there are many opportunities for mistakes. So I am asking for help in checking this roster and to identify any mistakes that I have made. Based on some of the comments in recent football entries, I am pretty sure that some of you have already done this type of work.

I am not interested in getting any more opinions about the players and/or coaches on this entry. (What are the odds that there is really anything new to say?) Let’s keep those types of comments for other threads and let’s try to concentrate on facts.

In addition, I would like for commenters to include any other pertinent information that would logically fit into a fact-finding entry. Please include a link or source for any such information.

– Note: A link to a message board entry is not a source. I’m talking about real facts and solid sources.

Here are some examples of additional information that would be interesting to include along with a complete roster:

OL: The death spiral, the long road to recovery, and three steps to get there

NC State Reaches 8 Knee Surgeries

And a new one:

GRADE INFLATION

One of the fallacies of the way recruiting classes are graded is that athletes are often counted in two different recruiting classes. Going back to the 2003 recruiting class (red-shirt seniors), I found the following double entries for State.

Pos’n

National

Scout

Player

 

Ranking

Stars

 

RB

9

4

Andre
Brown

DE

JC

4

Chad Green

RB

17

4

Darrell
Blackman

DE

JC

3

Kennie Covington

CB

27

3

Miguel
Scott

DE

62

3

Raymond
Brooks

DE

34

3

Willie
Young

2007 FOOTBALL ROSTER

Now for the hard work:

NAME

National

Scout

Class

 

HS Rank

Stars

 

SECONDARY

 

 

 

 Phillip

Holloman

NR

2

RGr.

 Miguel

Scott

20

3

Sr.

 Jimmie

Sutton

40

3

RSr.

 J.C.

Neal

15

4

Jr.

 Jeremy

Gray

NR

2

RJr.

 DaJuan

Morgan

43

3

RJr.

 DeAndre

Morgan

40

3

RFr.

 Javon

Walker

NR

2

RFr.

 Justin

Byers

NR

2

Fr.

 Jimmaul

Simmons

NR

2

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

DEFENSIVE LINE

 

 

 

 DeMario

Pressley

1

5

Sr.

 Martrel

Brown

NR

1

RSr.

 Littleton

Wright

JC

3

RSr.

 Antoine

Holmes

JC

3

Jr.

 John

Bedics

NR

2

RJr.

 Alan-Michael

Cash

NR

2

RSo.

 Ted

Larsen

NR

2

RSo.

 Willie

Young

35

3

RSo.

 Audi

Augustin

42

3

RFr.

 Wayne

Crawford

88

2

Fr.

 Markus

Kuhn

70

3

Fr.

 Jeff

Rieskamp

NR

2

Fr.

 J.R.

Sweezy

NR

2

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

LINE BACKERS

 

 

 

 Guerlin

Dervil

NR

2

RSr.

 Ernest

Jones

28

3

RSr.

 James

Martin

41

3

RSr.

 LeRue

Rumph

37

3

RSr.

 Ray

Michel

NR

2

RSo.

 Cedric

Hickman

46

3

RFr.

 Nate

Irving

NR

3

RFr.

 John

Ware

NR

2

RFr.

 Thomas

Barnes

NR

2

Fr.

 Audie

Cole

NR

2

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

OFFENSIVE LINE

 

 

 

 Kalani

Heppe

NR

2

RSr.

 Garret

Kline

JC

3

RSr.

 Yomi

Ojo

NR

2

RSr.

 Curtis

Crouch

18

4

Jr.

 Andy

Barbee

NR

3

RSo.

 Luke

Lathan

55

3

RSo.

 Jeraill

McCuller

NR

2

RSo.

 Julian

Williams

79

3

RSo.

 Gary

Gregory

NR

2

RFr.

 Mike

Golder

NR

2

Fr.

 Henry

Lawson

85

2

Fr.

 Desmond

Roberts

75

2

Fr.

 Jake

Vermiglio

NR

2

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

KICKERS

 

 

 

 Steven

Hauschka

—

—

Gr

 Jeff

Ruiz

JC

2

So.

 Josh

Czajkowski

NR

2

RFr.

 

 

 

 

 

QUARTERBACKS

 

 

 

 Daniel

Evans

NR

1

RJr.

 Harrison

Beck

11

4

RSo.

 Justin

Burke

19

3

RFr.

 Russell

Wilson

67

2

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

RUNNING BACKS

 

 

 

 Toney

Baker

4

5

Jr.

 Andre

Brown

9

4

Jr.

 Jamelle

Eugene

NR

2

RSo.

 Curtis

Underwood

NR

2

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

TIGHT ENDS

 

 

 

 Anthony

Hill

45

3

Sr.

 Marcus

Stone

33

3

RSr.

 Matt

Kushner

NR

2

RSo.

 Rashad

Phillips

45

3

RFr.

 George

Bryan

41

3

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

 

 

 

 Darrell

Blackman

19

4

Sr.

 John

Dunlap

31

3

Sr.

 Donald

Bowens

NR

3

So.

 Jarvis

Williams

NR

2

So.

 Darrell

Davis

NR

2

RFr.

 Steven

Howard

78

3

Fr.

 Jay

Smith

29

4

Fr.

 Owen

Spencer

NR

3

Fr.

 

 

 

 

 

WALK-ONS

 

 

 

 Kenny

Apilli

RB

Jr.

 

 Patrick

Apple

LB

Fr.

 

 RJ

Armstrong

TE

Jr.

 

 Loid

Atkinson
IV

TE

So.

 

 Adam

Beasley

OL

Fr.

 

 Scott

Bradsher

S

So.

 

 Jamaine

Clemmons

DL

RSo.

 

 Joseph

Daniels

OL

Fr.

 

 Corey

Darrington

RB

Fr.

 

 Evan

Dooley

WR

Jr.

 

 Bobby

Floyd

S

Jr.

 

 Koyal

George

WR

RSo.

 

 Ryan

Goodman

S

Sr.

 

 Paul

Horst

WR

Fr.

 

 Robbie

Leonard

DB

RJr.

 

 Michael

Maurer

LS

So.

 

 Matt

McKeon

OL

Fr.

 

 Chaz

McQueen

TE

Fr.

 

 Josh

Milinichik

DE

Fr.

 

 Bradley

Pierson

PK

RJr.

 

 Daniel

Polk

QB

So.

 

 Wesley

Quinn

LB

Fr.

 

 John

Raymond

LB

RJr.

 

 Andrew

Redfern

OL

RJr.

 

 Harrison

Ritcher

FB

RFr.

 

 Marty

Stoner

WR

So.

 

 Corey

Tedder

LS

So.

 

 Ulysses

Tuft

HB

Fr.

 

 Michael

Vassil

OL

Jr.

 

 Keonta

Wallace

OT

So.

 

 Eric

Weaver

TE

Fr.

 

 Derrick

White

LB

So.

 

 Matthew

White

OL

RJr.

 

 Ben

Willis

OL

Fr.

 

 Keith

Willis
Jr.

DL

RSo.

 

 Patrick

Bedics

RB

RSr.

 

 Zach

Brown

DE

Jr.

 

 Andrew

Evans

WR

RJr.

 

 Meares

Green

OL

RJr.

 

 Will

Smith

LS

Fr.

 

 Wesley

Wilson

CB

Jr.

 

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37 Responses to 2007 Football Roster

  1. VaWolf82 10/09/2007 at 3:08 PM #

    IF you post a mistake, do not get upset when the table is not updated. These tables are a royal PITA to work with, so I won’t be updating it as mistakes are pointed out. I intend to collect all of the mistakes and/or additions and make a complete new entry with the final, polished result.

    TIA for your help on my fact-finding mission.

  2. Mr O 10/09/2007 at 3:19 PM #

    RJ Armstrong – scholarship, TOB JUCO recruit IIRC
    Keith Willis, JF – coach’s son, transfer from BC w/ scholarship

    Also to update players with injuries:
    Anthony Hill, redshirt junior
    Toney Baker, redshirt junior

    They should both qualify for redshirts.

  3. Mr O 10/09/2007 at 3:20 PM #

    Sorry, Toney Baker – redshirt sophmore

  4. PamlicoPack 10/09/2007 at 3:22 PM #

    So by my count we have 77 scholarship players, right? And what is the current total injured? (at least 15, right?). Man, the ranks are thin. Is that number of walkons typical for a BCS program?

  5. StateFans 10/09/2007 at 3:31 PM #

    Baker won’t be a true redshirt until next year. Next year he will be a R-Jr

  6. tvp1 10/09/2007 at 3:35 PM #

    Very Nice Work. Two corrections:

    Cedric Hickman is playing fullback now, not linebacker
    Luke Lathan is a R-SR, not a R-SO

    This brings up a good question….How many fullbacks does State have and who are they?
    VaWolf82

  7. bTHEredterror 10/09/2007 at 3:40 PM #

    Luke Lathan is a SR, according to the PackPride roster and my recollection.

    Toney Baker is a Junior who will bge redshirted, Hill is a Senior who will be redshirted.

  8. Mr O 10/09/2007 at 3:44 PM #

    Statefans: The reason I would list them as I stated is to group them with players that have the same number of year’s left to play.

  9. Mr O 10/09/2007 at 3:50 PM #

    Isn’t that 70 scholarship players?

  10. CarnifeX 10/09/2007 at 3:53 PM #

    aren’t NCAA schools allowed 85 scholly’s? or did I just make that up?

  11. LRM 10/09/2007 at 4:00 PM #

    You can always find the State engineers in any office, because we actually know what a vlookup is and how to use it.

  12. Mr O 10/09/2007 at 4:05 PM #

    85 is the limit.

    I had us with 73 scholarship players last week. I will repost all the names with Hill listed in the junior class and Baker in the sophmore class. I agree that technically that is off, but I think it more accurately reflects the currest state of the roster in terms of who is returning and for how long.

    RJ Armstrong and Keith Willis, JR are two that are missing. There might be one more or else I counted somebody incorrectly.

    1 Barnes, Thomas LB Fr.
    2 Bryan, George TE Fr.
    3 Byers, Justin DB Fr.
    4 Cole, Audie LB Fr.
    5 Crawford, Wayne DL Fr.
    6 Golder, Jr., Mike OL Fr.
    7 Howard, Steven WR Fr.
    8 Kuhn, Markus DL Fr.
    9 Lawson, Henry OL Fr.
    10 Rieskamp, Jeff DL Fr.
    11 Roberts, Desmond OL Fr.
    12 Simmons, Jimmaul S Fr.
    13 Smith, Jay WR Fr.
    14 Spencer, Owen WR Fr.
    15 Sweezy, J.R. DL Fr.
    16 Underwood, Curtis RB Fr.
    17 Vermiglio, Jake OL Fr.
    18 Wilson, Russell QB Fr.
    19 Augustin, Audi DL RFr.
    20 Burke, Justin QB RFr.
    21 Czajkowski, Josh PK RFr.
    22 Davis, Darrell WR RFr.
    23 Gregory, Gary OL RFr.
    24 Hickman, Cedric LB RFr.
    25 Irving, Nate LB RFr.
    26 Morgan, DeAndre DB RFr.
    27 Phillips, Rashad TE RFr.
    28 Walker, Javon DB RFr.
    29 Ware, John LB RFr.
    30 Bowens, Donald WR So.
    31 Ruiz, Jeff P So.
    32 Williams, Jarvis WR So.
    33 Barbee, Andy OL RSo.
    34 Beck, Harrison QB RSo.
    35 Cash, Alan-Michael DL RSo.
    36 Eugene, Jamelle RB RSo.
    37 Kushner, Matt TE RSo.
    38 Larsen, Ted DL RSo.
    39 Lathan, Luke OL RSo.
    40 McCuller, Jeraill OL RSo.
    41 Michel, Ray LB RSo.
    42 Williams, Julian OL RSo.
    43 Willis Jr., Keith DL RSo.
    44 Young, Willie DL RSo.
    45 Baker, Toney RB RSo.
    46 RJ, Armstrong TE Jr.
    47 Brown, Andre RB Jr.
    48 Crouch, Curtis OL Jr.
    49 Holmes, Antoine DL Jr
    50 Bedics, John DL RJr.
    51 Evans, Daniel QB RJr.
    52 Gray, Jeremy DB RJr.
    53 Morgan, DaJuan S RJr.
    54 Hill, Anthony TE RJr.
    55 Blackman, Darrell WR Sr.
    56 Dunlap, John WR Sr.
    57 Goodman, Ryan S Sr.
    58 Pressley, DeMario DL Sr.
    59 Scott, Miguel S Sr.
    60 Bedics, Patrick RB RSr.
    61 Brown, Martrel DL RSr.
    62 Dervil, Guerlin LB RSr.
    63 Heppe, Kalani OL RSr.
    64 Jones, Ernest LB RSr.
    65 Kline, Garret OL RSr.
    66 Martin, II, James LB RSr.
    67 Ojo, Yomi OL RSr.
    68 Rumph, LeRue LB RSr.
    69 Stone, Marcus TE RSr.
    70 Sutton III, Jimmie DB RSr.
    71 Wright, Littleton DL RSr.
    72 Holloman, Phillip DB RGr.
    73 Hauschka, Steven PK Gr.

    I have been working on this.

    19 Srs
    9 Jrs (two JUCOs signed by TOB last year, why is this class so small?)
    16 sophmores
    29 freshman

  13. newt 10/09/2007 at 4:20 PM #

    Not sure how you would best handle Marcus Stone’s ranking and stars, given they were at QB.

    I’m not sure either, so I just decided to ignore it.
    VaWolf82

  14. PamlicoPack 10/09/2007 at 4:22 PM #

    horrific attrition in the Junior class? has anyone done a breakdown? I know this is something Wolfpacker does periodically. It always shocks me how many people never show up for their freshman year or show up and drop out the first week of practice…I guess the transition from High school prima donna to bottom of the totem pole is a little rough for some of these people…

    The linked entry on the OL looked at attrition there and did a great job. I toyed around with looking at attrition at other positions, but decided that when and why kids left is not really that important. They are gone and are not coming back. So I decided that intelligent conversation needed to focus on who was left.
    VaWolf82

  15. Mr O 10/09/2007 at 4:55 PM #

    As far as the guys I have listed as juniors, two are JUCOs recruited by TOB and one is Anthony Hill who was really supposed to graduate.

    So in reality that leaves six total juniors and redshirt juniors on the entire team. Haven’t looked at how this happened.

  16. MadWolf92 10/09/2007 at 4:56 PM #

    Yes, I’m not sure how you’d separate Marcus Stone’s position shift from anyone else’s position shift. I’d think that it would matter little, since position-shifters are probably performing better at the new postion than the old, otherwise why would they have switched?

  17. RedTerror29 10/09/2007 at 5:28 PM #

    Dave Glenn compared BC and NCSU’s 2003 classes in this entry – http://www.wral.com/sports/blogpost/1883825/

    Taking a chance on too many kids with questionably academics can come back and bite you two years down the road when a bunch of those guys are gone. You’re always going to lose guys, but the chance is much higher with a guy with poor academics or a history of disciplinary issues. 9 juniors is a recipe for disaster.

    That’s probably part of the answer, and as much as I know without finding the latest breakdown the Wolfpacker did.

  18. noah 10/09/2007 at 5:36 PM #

    Mr. O – Jimmaul Simmons and John Bedics Hauschka are both walk-ons, aren’t they?

    They might have earned a scholarship, but none were included in the recruiting class (I don’t think).

  19. Mr O 10/09/2007 at 5:46 PM #

    Noah: I assumed that if Packpride had them on the commit list, then they are actually scholarship players. That assumption could be wrong.

    Jimmaul Simmons
    http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=9&c=8&yr=2007

    John Bedics
    http://northcarolinastate.scout.com/a.z?s=178&p=9&c=8&yr=2007

    Hauschka was a guess. I assumed that since he is out of state that he had to come here on a scholarship(especially considering how short we are right now) and that he has no more eligibility after this year(an assumption).

  20. vtpackfan 10/09/2007 at 5:58 PM #

    “This brings up a good question….How many fullbacks does State have and who are they?”

    1) Hickman
    2) Bedics
    3) Kane
    4) Darrington

    Kane fails to show up on scholly or walk on list. He hasn’t been in many games lately….wait a minute did I just imagine this guy?

  21. john of sparta 10/09/2007 at 6:06 PM #

    pamlicopack…maybe, but i see it as ACC quals vs. UCF.
    we will see more of these “new” universities having zero
    quals for NCAA sports to get NCAA money.
    (maybe even University of Bye Week)
    “catch them if you can”….but they will keep the money.

  22. bTHEredterror 10/09/2007 at 7:20 PM #

    Following is an excerpt from this article regarding haushka:

    http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/football/v-print/story/692586.html

    While at Middlebury he knew Jerry Petercuskie, then a former Boston College assistant, and considered going to grad school at BC. But when Petercuskie came to State with head coach Tom O’Brien, Hauschka decided to walk on with the Wolfpack instead.

  23. RabidWolf 10/09/2007 at 8:00 PM #

    ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING WORK VaWolf! I had to read over it all twice (the mind boggles) to assimilate it all properly. I don’t have anything to add, just wanted to hand out the well deserved kudos. Just goes to show that this is the only blog with intelligent posts.

  24. Pack92 10/09/2007 at 8:12 PM #

    ^Agreed with the RabidWolf. Excellent work VaWolf.

    On a side note, the TOB show had a spot on Markus Kuhn. The kid (21 year old kid) has a good head on his shoulders and may surprise some of us with a year in the weight room and at the trainers table.

  25. RabidWolf 10/09/2007 at 8:13 PM #

    Pack92 makes a great point about Kuhn. Isn’t this young man still LEARNING the game?

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