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 |
|
|
9 |
4 |
Andre |
|
|
DE |
JC |
4 |
|
|
17 |
4 |
Darrell |
|
|
DE |
JC |
3 |
Kennie Covington |
|
27 |
3 |
Miguel |
|
|
62 |
3 |
Raymond |
|
|
DE |
34 |
3 |
Willie |
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 |
|
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. |
|
 |
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. |
|
 |
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 |
|
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. |
|
 |
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. |
|
 |
Beck |
11 |
4 |
RSo. |
|
 Justin |
Burke |
19 |
3 |
RFr. |
|
 Russell |
|
67 |
2 |
Fr. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RUNNING BACKS |
|
|
|
|
|
 Toney |
Baker |
4 |
5 |
Jr. |
|
 Andre |
Brown |
9 |
4 |
Jr. |
|
 Jamelle |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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. |
|
|
 |
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 |
DL |
RSo. |
|
|
 Patrick |
Bedics |
RB |
RSr. |
|
|
 Zach |
Brown |
DE |
Jr. |
|
|
 Andrew |
Evans |
WR |
RJr. |
|
|
 Meares |
Green |
OL |
RJr. |
|
|
 Will |
Smith |
LS |
Fr. |
|
|
 Wesley |
|
CB |
Jr. |
|
