Johnson Chooses the Wolfpack!

Tom O'Brien just keeps'em coming, as he picked up yet another recruit yesterday. Dontae Johnson, a safety out of Pennington School (NJ) has committed to the Wolfpack. The 6'3, 180lbs safety, Johnson, is ranked as a 3-star prospect and held offers from big time programs such as Maryland, Michigan State, Stanford, and Louisville. Dontae is in no way a one dimensional player. He not only lines up as a safety for the Pennington School, but also is their top wideout. We'll have more on Pennington in the future, but for now, we'd like to welcome the newest member of the Pack into the family.

2010 NC State Commit: Torian Box

Position: OG, C
School: North Clayton High School (College Park, GA)
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 295
Class: 2010
Stars: Scout and Rivals - 3 Stars
Status: Commit
Offers: NC State, ECU, Mississippi St., UAB

Biography

Last season NC State commit Torian Box helped newly appointed head coach Rodney Hackney turn the North Clayton Football program around. In '07 the Eagles finished the season with a 5-5 record, and finished tied for second in conference play (4-2) behind Griffin (6-0). The '08 campaign was a completely different story. Box helped lead the Eagles to a 10-2 overall record, and go undefeated in conference play (8-0). After winning their conference, North Clayton went on to lose in the second round of the state playoffs in a nail-biter to Statesboro 12-14.

Torian Box has been projected as a Center and Offensive Guard at the next level. Rivals thinks he is one of the best Centers in the '10 class, ranking him as the #16 Center. Scout and ESPN both see him as a Guard at the next level, with Scout ranking him #50 and the latter ranking him #23.

Box has been clocked running a 5.3 40-yard dash.

Box committed to the Pack on June 20th, 2009.

2010 NC State Commit: D.J. Green

Position: S
School: Westside High School (Macon, GA)
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
Class: 2010
Stars: Scout and Rivals 3-Stars
Status: Commit
Offers: NC State, Marshall, Troy, UAB

Biography:

Last year D.J. Green earned All-Region and All-State honors in the state of Georgia. He helped lead his Westside High Seminoles to a 12-1 record in '08, with the one loss coming in their final game in the third round of the playoffs against Tucker. Green led a defense that caused disastrous problems for offenses all year long. They only allowed 6 points per contest, and also tallied 5 shut-outs. The Seminoles finished ranked #17 in the state of Georgia.

Green is a Safety that has the height and size to lay a pretty nice hit. While he will more than likely play Safety at NC State, the coaching staff has already told him that they might flirt with playing him a little bit at linebacker. This is something that he is semi-used to doing, seeing as his high school currently uses him at linebacker in goal line sets.

This consensus 3-Star Safety also runs 40-time that is in the low 4.5 range. It should be noted that Green moved from 2-Stars to 3-Stars in Scout and Rivals latest updates.

Last season Green had 85 tackles and 4 interceptions for Westside.

D.J. committed to NC State on June 25th, 2009.

2010 NC State Commit: Thomas Teal

Position: DT
School: Marlboro County (Bennetsville, SC)
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 330
Class: 2010
Stars: Scout and Rivals 3-Stars
Status: Commit
Offers: NC State, Baylor, ECU, Duke, South Carolina State and Illinois

Biography:

Thomas Teal's Marlboro County Bulldogs have been a dominating force down in South Carolina. Going into last season the they had won three straight regional championships. Last season the Bulldogs were 10-4 last season and finished 2nd in their region (3-2) behind Crestwood, who went 5-0 in region play. NC State commit Thomas Teal tallied 70 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four sacks and three forced fumbles, and helped lead the Bulldogs to a #21 ranking within the state of South Carolina.

Teal is a consensus 3-Star player who hauls a lot of weight at a pretty good pace (5.5 40-Time). This '10 sleeper impresses most scouting analysts with his speed and agility for a young man who is carrying 330lbs. ESPN (#39 DT) and Rivals (#41 DT) see something special in Teal that Scout (#75 DT) apparently isn't seeing. Teal shows a good ability to get in the backfield and running backs and quarterbacks might want to watch out, because 330lbs packs a pretty mean punch.

ESPN has a free video video of Teal that you can watch. Click here.

2010 NC State Commit: Logan Winkles

Position: FB, LB
School: Upson-Lee (Thomaston, GA)
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 245
Class: 2010
Stars: Rivals 3-Stars and Scout 2-Stars
Status: Commit
Offers: NC State and Navy

Biography:

Last season Winkles was one of the few bright spots for the Upson Lee Knights. Despite going 3-7, Winkles still tallied 83 tackles, 5 sacks and 6 forced fumbles. He earned 1st Team All-State honors and he was also an All-Region selection on both sides of the football (fullback and linebacker).

Winkles spent a majority of his high school career playing Tight End and Middle Linebacker. At this point, most recruiting analysts see Winkles landing at the Fullback position at the next level, even though ESPN still lists him primarily as a Linebacker. Scout has Logan ranked as the #10 Fullback in the '09 class.

This athletic young man runs a 4.7 40-time and has a 31 inch vertical leap. What stands out the most about Winkles is his strength. He squats 480lbs, bench presses 330lbs and cleans 310lbs.

2010 NC State Commit: Robert Crisp

Position: Offensive Tackle
School: Athens Drive (Raleigh, NC)
Height: 6'8
Weight: 305
Class: 2010
Stars: Scout 5-Stars and Rivals 4-Stars
Status: Commit
Offers: NC State, Clemson, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, UNC, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, ECU, Boston College, Miami

Biography:

Last season Robert Crisp helped lead Chapel Hill to a 7-4 record. The Tigers made it to the State Playoffs and lost in a close one in the 1st round to Westover (Fayettville, NC) by the score of 13-16.

Robert is the #3 Offensive Tackle in the '09 class according to Rivals and #5 according to Scout. Rivals ranks him as the #32 player overall and Scout ranks him #49.

He runs a 5.31 40-Time and has a 25-inch vertical leap. Both of these numbers ranked Crisp in the Top-10 in each category at the 2009 U.S. Army National Combine in January, ranking 8th in the 40 and 6th in the vertical among Offensive Linemen.

Crisp will be playing his Senior season at Athens Drive in Raleigh, NC.

The FayObserver also just named Crisp the top player in North Carolina in '09. Crisp is only the second Offensive Linemen to receive the prestigious status in the FayObserver's 15 years of doing a Top-50.

2010 NC State Commit: Anthony Creecy

Position: Wide Receiver, Running Back
School: Southern Durham (Durham, NC)
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200 lbs
Class: 2010
Stars: Scout and Rivals 4-Stars
Status: Commit
Offers: NC State, Clemson, Duke, LSU, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Stanford, ECU, FSU, Maryland, Ole Miss

Biography:

Last season Tony Creecy tallied up 48 receptions for 863 yards and 5 touchdowns. Creecy helped lead his Southern Durham team to a 9-4 record last year, creating a three-way tie for first place in the conference. The Spartans ended up losing in the 2nd round of the 4-A State Playoffs to cross-town rival Hillside 0-7.

Creecy is the #27 Wide Receiver in the '09 class according to Scout and #23 according to Rivals.

It has been reported that Creecy runs a 4.45 40-time.