On Wednesday, college football recruits around the country will have the chance to sign their National Letters of Intent. N.C. State is anticipating 21 verbally committed recruits to sign on Wednesday.
Once signed, the National Letter of Intent binds a student athlete to the university that they signed for. The signed letter also prevents other coaches from talking to recruits that signed for a different university.
Part of the intrigue of signing day is the unpredictability. Verbal commitments don’t mean that they will be attending your school.
Former Georgia Tech commit, JuMichael Ramos, committed to the Wolfpack two days before signing day. Last year, a five-star prospect switched from Florida State to Florida on signing day. The recruit was listed as verbally committed to FSU for 14 months before he decided to switch.
Many recruits around the country lengthen the recruiting process and wait to commit and sign on National Signing Day. The Pack is on the lists of several recruits that have not verbally committed yet. These recruits could surprise the Pack by sending in their Letter of Intent.
One of these recruits is Asanti Woulard. The Winter Park, Fla. native is the only four-star prospect that State has a chance to land this year. Woulard committed to South Florida earlier in the year, but re-opened his recruitment after Skip Holtz was fired.
Along with Woulard, another recruit to watch on signing day is tight end Chris Burton. The Danville, Va. native is 6-3 and weighs 240 pounds. Scout has Burton listed as verbally committed to State while Rivals lists him as undecided. Burton will decide between the Wolfpack and the Cincinnati Bearcats on signing day.
Of the recruits that have committed, Scout has listed 16 as three-star recruits and five as two-star recruits. Head coach Dave Doeren’s staff has burned up the recruiting trail to secure old commitments and seek new commitments since he was introduced as head coach.
Doeren will announce his first recruiting class on Wednesday afternoon after the recruits have faxed in their signed Letters of Intent.
Rival’s class rankings have listed N.C. State’s 2013 recruiting class ranked as 46th in the nation and sixth in the ACC. Virginia Tech leads the ACC in recruiting class rankings and is ranked at 17th nationally.
Running back Matt Dayes currently highlights the Pack’s 2013 class. According to Rivals, the Weston, Fla. native is ranked as the 27th running back in the nation. Dayes rushed for 1,878 yards and scored 31 touchdowns during his senior season of high school.
State also picked up a junior college prospect before signing day. Ali Kassem is a 6-7, 350 pound offensive tackle. Kassem switched his commitment from Rutgers to State.
State’s signing class will be the start of a new era in Wolfpack Football. Doeren and his staff are known as strong recruiters. While there are no commitments in the recruiting class of 2014, the prospects that State is recruiting next year are at a much higher level than previous years.
