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NC State Wolfpack (ACC Atlantic)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 9-4 | Second-order wins (diff.): 9.1 (0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 38 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | vs. South Carolina | 60 | 28-35 | L | 79% | 7.5 | 67% | 75% | 54% |
| 9-Sep | Marshall | 52 | 37-20 | W | 100% | 25.9 | 91% | 91% | 65% |
| 16-Sep | Furman | N/A | 49-16 | W | 100% | 33.2 | 91% | 91% | 89% |
| 23-Sep | at Florida State | 43 | 27-21 | W | 32% | -4.2 | 40% | 35% | 55% |
| 30-Sep | Syracuse | 88 | 33-25 | W | 91% | 12.6 | 73% | 74% | 58% |
| 5-Oct | Louisville | 16 | 39-25 | W | 96% | 15.9 | 83% | 78% | 56% |
| 14-Oct | at Pittsburgh | 82 | 35-17 | W | 98% | 19.0 | 84% | 78% | 73% |
| 28-Oct | at Notre Dame | 13 | 14-35 | L | 2% | -19.7 | 16% | 9% | 50% |
| 4-Nov | Clemson | 8 | 31-38 | L | 54% | 0.8 | 52% | 63% | 36% |
| 11-Nov | at Boston College | 66 | 17-14 | W | 26% | -5.8 | 36% | 17% | 73% |
| 18-Nov | at Wake Forest | 37 | 24-30 | L | 43% | -1.5 | 46% | 66% | 32% |
| 25-Nov | North Carolina | 94 | 33-21 | W | 98% | 18.5 | 82% | 82% | 67% |
| 29-Dec | vs. Arizona State | 81 | 52-31 | W | 95% | 15.3 | 78% | 94% | 22% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.9 | 21 | 27.3 | 63 |
| Points Per Game | 34.9 | 38 | 27.3 | 57 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 44.4% | 34 | 40.0% | 56 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.18 | 57 | 1.19 | 77 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.6 | 38 | 27.6 | 22 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.60 | 52 | 4.39 | 63 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -0.9 | 76 | Turnover Luck (PPG): +3.43 |
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| ACTUAL | 8 | 20 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 109.2 | 44 | 107.6 | 44 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 42.8% | 65 | 40.9% | 57 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.98 | 36 | 0.90 | 61 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 99.6 | 76 | 109.6 | 34 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.2% | 96 | 34.7% | 31 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 71.4% | 38 | 63.2% | 35 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 22.0% | 108 | 21.4% | 48 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nyheim Hines | RB | 5'9, 197 | JR | 197 | 1112 | 12 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 35.0% | 4 (1) |
| Reggie Gallaspy II | RB | 5'11, 225 | JR | 117 | 515 | 7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 31.6% | 1 (0) |
| Jaylen Samuels | HB | 5'11, 228 | SR | 79 | 386 | 12 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 40.5% | 2 (2) |
| Ryan Finley | QB | 6'4, 210 | JR | 57 | 288 | 3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 42.1% | 6 (2) |
| Dakwa Nichols | RB | 5'9, 195 | SR | 8 | 37 | 1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 37.5% | 1 (0) |
| Jalan McClendon | QB | 6'5, 221 | JR | 6 | 67 | 0 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 83.3% | 0 (0) |
| Jakobi Meyers | WR | 6'2, 203 | SO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Will Eason | RB | 5'7, 173 | FR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Kyle Bambard | PK | 5'8, 190 | JR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 123.2 | 13 | 107.8 | 36 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.9% | 17 | 39.4% | 57 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.36 | 96 | 1.42 | 57 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 221.7 | 6 | 96.6 | 75 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Ryan Finley | 6'4, 210 | JR | 312 | 479 | 3518 | 17 | 6 | 65.1% | 13 | 2.6% | 7.0 |
| Jalan McClendon | 6'5, 221 | JR | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.7 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Kelvin Harmon | WR | 6'3, 213 | SO | 117 | 69 | 1017 | 4 | 14.7 | 8.7 | 59.0% | 51.3% | 24.5% |
| Jaylen Samuels | HB | 5'11, 228 | SR | 98 | 76 | 597 | 4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 77.6% | 43.9% | 20.5% |
| Jakobi Meyers | WR | 6'2, 203 | SO | 95 | 63 | 727 | 5 | 11.5 | 7.7 | 66.3% | 56.8% | 19.9% |
| Stephen Louis | WR | 6'2, 217 | JR | 56 | 37 | 583 | 2 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 66.1% | 60.7% | 11.7% |
| Nyheim Hines | RB | 5'9, 197 | JR | 35 | 26 | 152 | 0 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 74.3% | 25.7% | 7.3% |
| C.J. Riley | WR | 6'4, 204 | FR | 20 | 9 | 142 | 0 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 45.0% | 30.0% | 4.2% |
| Emeka Emezie | WR | 6'3, 209 | FR | 18 | 13 | 163 | 1 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 72.2% | 55.6% | 3.8% |
| Reggie Gallaspy II | RB | 5'11, 225 | JR | 16 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 81.2% | 12.5% | 3.3% |
| Gavin Locklear | WR | 5'10, 195 | SR | 9 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.9% |
| Cole Cook | TE | 6'6, 250 | SR | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29.0 | 4.8 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1.3% |
| JuMichael Ramos | WR | 6'2, 200 | SR | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% |
| Ryan Finley | QB | 6'4, 210 | JR | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.4% |
| Dylan Parham | TE | 6'4, 224 | FR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Dakwa Nichols | RB | 5'9, 195 | SR | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Bradley Chubb | DE | 6'4, 275 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Dylan Autenrieth | TE | 6'4, 242 | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 109.0 | 37 | 105.9 | 39 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 48.0% | 51 | 45.7% | 60 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.04 | 72 | 1.07 | 74 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.77 | 87 | 2.80 | 49 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 2.5% | 9 | 5.2% | 64 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 136.3 | 8 | 108.2 | 46 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 36.7% | 12 | 29.0% | 51 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.57 | 50 | 1.55 | 84 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 2.77 | 109 | 2.52 | 11 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.3% | 6 | 7.2% | 73 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 118.2 | 29 | 102.6 | 57 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 145.6 | 2 | 97.6 | 76 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 93.0 | 92 | 107.5 | 42 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 96.9 | 89 | 110.7 | 26 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 102.1 | 58 | 107.2 | 37 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 130.0 | 5 | 97.4 | 79 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 121.4 | 16 | 105.3 | 48 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 57.1% | 72 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 30.2% | 91 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | +0.6 | 76 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 68.5% | 107 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 53.7% | 118 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 24.3% | 130 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 17.4% | 43 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 8.2% | 6 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 3.1% | 102 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 6.2% | 78 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 32.7% | 77 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Jerod Fernandez | LB | 6'0, 227 | SR | 70.0 | 8 (1.5) | 12 | 0 (1) | 1 | 49.0% |
| Jarius Morehead | S | 6'1, 217 | SO | 63.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 (4) | 0 | 79.7% |
| Bradley Chubb | DE | 6'4, 275 | SR | 56.5 | 25 (10) | 27 | 0 (2) | 3 | 20.5% |
| Germaine Pratt | LB | 6'3, 235 | JR | 51.0 | 5.5 (0) | 11 | 2 (2) | 0 | 43.9% |
| Shawn Boone | S | 5'10, 206 | SR | 49.5 | 4 (3) | 2 | 3 (5) | 0 | 53.3% |
| Airius Moore | LB | 6'0, 235 | SR | 48.0 | 1 (0) | 5 | 3 (4) | 0 | 52.2% |
| Johnathan Alston | CB | 6'0, 210 | SR | 45.5 | 5 (1) | 3 | 2 (8) | 0 | 77.8% |
| B.J. Hill | DT | 6'4, 315 | SR | 38.5 | 5.5 (3) | 8 | 0 (3) | 1 | 26.3% |
| Nick McCloud | CB | 6'1, 189 | SO | 28.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (7) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Kentavius Street | DE | 6'2, 287 | SR | 27.0 | 6.5 (3.5) | 6 | 0 (3) | 1 | 31.6% |
| Tim Kidd-Glass | S | 6'1, 202 | SO | 27.0 | 0 (0) | 4 | 1 (2) | 0 | 55.3% |
| Darian Roseboro | DE | 6'4, 287 | JR | 24.0 | 7 (2.5) | 8 | 0 (2) | 1 | 27.3% |
| Justin Jones | DT | 6'2, 312 | SR | 23.5 | 8.5 (2.5) | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 18.2% |
| Mike Stevens | CB | 5'11, 190 | SR | 20.5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (7) | 0 | 54.5% |
| Dexter Wright | S | 6'2, 232 | JR | 13.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 57.1% |
| Eurndraus Bryant | DT | 6'1, 325 | JR | 12.0 | 2.5 (2) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 26.7% |
| Ben Frazier | DT | 6'3, 316 | FR | 9.0 | 0.5 (0.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 30.8% |
| Brady Bodine | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 8.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Stephen Morrison | S | 5'11, 201 | JR | 8.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| James Smith-Williams | DE | 6'4, 247 | SO | 7.5 | 1.5 (0.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nicholas Lacy | CB | 5'7, 182 | SR | 6.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chris Ingram | CB | 6'0, 180 | FR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 100.0% |
| James Valdez | CB | 5'11, 193 | FR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Brock Miller | LB | 6'3, 231 | FR | 4.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Emeka Emezie | WR | 6'3, 209 | FR | 3.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.7 | 117 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.78 | 126 |
| Punt Success Rate | 60.0% | 54 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 60.8% | 110 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 68.8% | 18 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 43.8% | 70 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Carson Wise | 5'10, 170 | SR | 35-37 | 6-12 | 50.0% |
| Kyle Bambard | 5'8, 190 | JR | 14-15 | 4-8 | 50.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| A.J. Cole III | 6'4, 230 | JR | 54 | 43.7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 64.8% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Kyle Bambard | 5'8, 190 | JR | 79 | 58.6 | 22 | 27.8% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nyheim Hines | 5'9, 197 | JR | 11 | 12.3 | 1 | 12 | 3 (1) |
| Gavin Locklear | 5'10, 195 | SR | 3 | 13.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 (0) |
| Tyrone Riley | 6'6, 285 | SO | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Nyheim Hines | 5'9, 197 | JR | 21 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Jaylen Samuels | 5'11, 228 | SR | 9 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Maurice Trowell | 5'11, 196 | JR | 2 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Stephen Morrison | S | 5'11, 201 | JR | 8.0 | 5.3 | 19.6 |
| Brady Bodine | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 7.0 | 13.0 | 16.3 |
| Nicholas Lacy | CB | 5'7, 182 | SR | 6.0 | 20.0 | |
| Raven Saunders | LB | 6'1, 220 | FR | 3.5 | 18.3 | |
| Louis Acceus | LB | 6'0, 216 | FR | 3.5 | 20.5 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics