NC State Wolfpack releases their depth chart ahead of ACC matchup against Wake Forest.
No matter the result of this Thursday's game, both the Demon Deacons and the Wolfpack will both find a variety of answers about their squad. Whether it’s clarity on depth at key positions or how they handle pressure in conference play, the ACC matchup will serve as an early benchmark for the rest of the season.
- little surprised to see Ashaad Williams + BJ Williams pop up out of nowhere but probableWith the first of many ACC availability reports coming out, the Wake Forest faithful can get a preview of who will be on the field on Thursday. The Wolfpack, like the Demon Deacons, have been relatively healthy through their first few games with the exception of the Demond Claiborne scare in Week 1 for Wake Forest.Sep 6, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack huddle during the first half of the game against Virginia Cavaliers at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images / Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images N.C. State has opened their season with wins against East Carolina and an extremely talented Virginia team as well. ButAt the quarterback position, CJ Bailey enters his second year with the Wolfpack after starting all 12 games in 2024. The sophomore looks to build on a decent freshman campaign in which he threw for 2,413 yards along with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. So far this season, Bailey's favorite target has been Wesley Grimes, who transferred to N.C. State from Wake Forest after the 2023 season. Grimes has accounted for 154 yards and a touchdown in the receiving game and will likely be one of the top targets for Bailey when they take on the Demon Deacons. Another standout player on the Wolfpack's roster is none other than Hollywood Smothers, a redshirt freshman who had over 570 yards of production in 2024 while accounting for six touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Caden Fordham and Sean Brown headline N.C. State's linebacker core. Fordham, a senior who totaled under 50 total tackles in his last two seasons, has 20 total tackles through only two games. Brown isn't far behind his fellow linebacker with 19 total tackles so far this season.It isn't an overstatement to say that the Wolfpack's defensive line is in question. With so many of the plays being made by the linebackers and secondary, one can assume that the tackles and defensive ends have had trouble getting to the quarterback. That bodes well for Demond Claiborne and the Deacons' run game, which dominated the pace of the game against Western Carolina last weekend, winning 42-10.Carson, a 2025 TCU graduate, is a sports journalist who covers college athletics for several On SI sites. While most of his experience is with TCU On SI, he also writes with Wake Forest On SI and Houston On SI. He also has a passion for the college baseball scene, most notably being a fan of TCU Baseball. In 2023, Carson was in Omaha and reported on the Men’s College World Series, where TCU finished 4th in the nation. His past work not only consists of major sports like football, basketball, and baseball, but with others like track and field and cross country as well.
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