Hunter To Run With The Pack!

After last night's thriller at Carter-Finley, Fre'Shad Hunter, standout Defensive Lineman out of Cary High School (Cary, NC), didn't want to wait any longer to make his decision of where he would be playing college football. According to Scout and Rivals, Hunter decided to commit to the Wolfpack last night after NC State's 38-31 victory over Pitt. While many believed NC State to be Hunter's leader throughout most of his recruitment, the decision wasn't easy for the young man, considering the fact that some of elite football programs across the nation had thrown scholarship offers his way. He chose NC State over scholarship offers from Florida St., LSU, Tennessee, Syracuse, South Carolina, Purdue and ECU. You always love to have a kid commit that grew up a NC State fan, and that is what exactly happened last night with Fre'Shad Hunter.

Hunter is a consensus 4-Star Defensive Linemen that possesses great athleticism. Standing 6'5" and weighing in at 250lbs, Hunter boasts a 4.7 40-time, a 320lb bench press, 415lb squat and a 29 inch vertical leap. Rivals ranks him as the #12 Defensive End in the 2010 class and Scout ranks him as the #18 Defensive Tackle. With the addition of Hunter to the 2010 class, the Pack have commits from 3 of the Top-10 players in the state of North Carolina with both Scout and Rivals ranking him in the Top-5 (Scout - #4 and Rivals - #5). He joins NC State commits Robert Crisp and Anthony Creecy in North Carolina's Top-10.

2010 Pack Prospect: Fre'Shad Hunter

Fre'Shad Hunter might live right down the road from Carter-Finley, playing his ball at Cary High School, but he has become much more than a small town hero. While the local Pack coaching staff couldn't help but hear the rumblings that Hunter was creating, the rumblings traveled much further than the Triangle area. This 6'5, 250 lbs Defensive End has collected offers from NC State, FSU, LSU, Tennessee, Purdue, South Carolina, Oregon, ECU and Syracuse. Even with most teams choosing to run to his opposing side last season, he still managed to rack up 38 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss and 6 sacks. Hunter has explosive speed out of his stance (4.7 40 time), good hands with superior upper body strength and solid technique. If he can keep a good distance he can use his arms extremely well against his opponent and if he can get a few steps on them his athleticism takes over. Hunter plays with an aggression that is hard to teach. His straight line speed matched with his strength make him a tackler with a lot of pop. He is a vacuum for Running Backs and scrambling Quarterbacks as he makes himself as wide and broad as possible in a proper breakdown. Scout lists him as a 3 Star recruit and the #24 Defensive Tackle in his class. This ranking is probably due to the fact that they list him as a Tackle when he dominant position is Defensive End. Rivals gets it right when they list him as a 4 Star recruit and the #10 Defensive End in the class.

The fact that Fre'Shad plays in the Triangle area is a huge plus for the Pack. Not only for the coaching staff, but also for the Pack fans that will have the chance to go out to Cary High School on Friday nights next season to give Hunter their support. With Robert Crisp already committed and the possibility of commitments from Tony Creecy and Fre'Shad Hunter, who have both declared NC State as their leader, the Pack's 2010 class could be something special.