NC State Football 2026 Game Day Depth Chart vs. Vanderbilt in Week 3
- NC State's game-day depth chart keeps Bailey Benson first at WILL linebacker but again co-lists him with Da'Kaari Nelson. At backup middle linebacker, Jordan Moreta is listed with an OR alongside Lacorian Hodge. Those designations indicate shared listings, not a confirmed change in game-day snap shares.
- Trent Mitchell is now co-listed with Kamen Smith at right guard on NC State's Vanderbilt depth chart. The article does not identify an outright winner or connect the change to an injury.
- Josiah Victor remains atop NC State's nose-guard depth chart. KaTron Evans and Omarian Abraham no longer carry OR designations; the supplied text does not specify their revised ordering or project a change in Victor's workload.
- NC State added Jonathan Paylor as a backup kick returner and Christian Harthan as a backup punter before Vanderbilt. These are depth-chart additions, not announcements that the starting returner or punter has been replaced.
- AJ Prim is again co-listed with Isaiah Shirley on NC State's updated Vanderbilt depth chart. The supplied article does not name that position, so this listing should not be interpreted as a position-specific promotion or a confirmed starter change.
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