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- NC State's path to 10 wins was tied closely to keeping CJ Bailey healthy, with the offensive line, running backs and tight ends all responsible for preserving his protection. - Bailey was projected as capable of exceeding 3,000 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and 30 total touchdowns, with roughly 35 total scores threatening the school record. - Bailey has not shown a notable injury history at NC State or previously, but his availability remains the offense's central ceiling variable.

- Josiah Victor is expected to anchor NC State at nose tackle, but he must stay healthy and consistently handle a major workload because the depth behind him is unsettled. - Amarian Abraham and Carmello McKenzie are among the candidates to emerge as interior defensive-line depth during fall camp. - The offensive line has remained relatively healthy but is still considered thin, leaving little margin for in-season injuries.

- – NC State junior quarterback CJ Bailey was named to his third preseason watch list as he was recognized for the 2026 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. - Bailey has also been tabbed to the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp watch lists earlier this summer.

- QB/OL: We're pretty strong at the skill positions; QB & RB rooms are solid, WR remains to be seen.

- Intel: NC State 2026 Position Preview: QUARTERBACKS NC State made its bet on CJ Bailey this offseason.

- QB: 𝐂𝐉 𝐁𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄: The NC State QB talks about his new leadership role, what he thinks of the outside expectations, the new roster, and his close relationship with Coach Doeren.

- QB: WATCH: Cam Newton lists CJ Bailey as one of his Top 5 QBs in College Football.

- NC State enters 2026 with valuable quarterback continuity in third-year starter CJ Bailey. - The head coach and quarterback carried clear championship confidence at ACC media events, matching external discussion of NC State as a potential playoff team. - That confidence raises the market expectation: early execution must support a roster being discussed as more than a middle-tier ACC contender.

- NC State enters fall camp as a team on a mission and it's not a new one. - In fact, since the day he was hired in December of 2012, head coach Dave Doeren has enforced his 1Pack1Goal philosophy: a united mission to win a championship. - The Wolfpack has enjoyed success under Doeren, who ranks 10th in the FBS among active coaches in career wins. - NC State has earned...

- NC State's secondary outlook is stronger at safety than at outside corner, with veteran King Mack providing a durable, proven foundation. - Brody Barnhart and Andre Evans are key health dependencies, while Brian Nelson must take another developmental step for the group to reach its ceiling. - Nickel depth could unlock useful position flexibility: Jackson Vick was steady last season but needs better coverage, and the losing candidate in the nickel competition may be able to slide outside when needed.

- WR: Reading this, the loss of Hoffman really hurts...he could have been a breakout star but has to sit out.

- RB: NC State has TWO certified Freaks on Bruce Feldman's annual College Football Preseason Freaks List: RB Duke Scott & DE Colby Cronk

- Offense: We took a look at how PFF graded NC State’s returning offensive players and incoming transfers last season.

- DL/LB: BIG news for NC State's defensive line.

- DL: He may be a stud but our lack of depth at noseguard messes up the whole DL rotation.

- DL: If you want to watch some dominating defensive line play, pull up his highlight videos.

- DL: NC State’s defensive line depth took a big hit this week as veteran defensive tackle KaTron Evans has reportedly been denied an NCAA eligibility waiver and is no longer listed on the Wolfpack’s official...

- LB/DB: College football is almost here, and NC State's defense will feature several new faces.

- The source sees potentially better value in NC State's ACC championship futures than in an early win-total position because several of the Wolfpack's most difficult conference and season matchups are at home. - NC State may use perimeter throws as an extension of the run game to create easier catches for a receiver group that may struggle to win contested one-on-one opportunities.

- Top Team-Specific Takeaways - NC State is a really interesting game that week three. - That one could determine the difference in this one, whether they go over or under and NC State's a really good team.

- Pick/market: Giglio believes that State has the potential to be a 10-2 or 11-1 team...

- Practice: It would be nice and save time for the reader if you provided the transcripts of these videos!!

- Practice: Eh, the guys he was bitching about didn't start bitching until during the season.

- Practice: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥’𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 Yesterday, NC State opened up Fall Camp and invited the media out to get the first look at the 2026 Wolfpack.

- Practice: 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 | 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐁𝐬) The media got its annual first look at practice.

- Teasdell lost 17 pounds summer to fall (175 HS → 163 fall camp weight).