All six of the draft picks from N.C. State made their respective NFL rosters, with two rookies slated to start.
Quarterback Russell Wilson and guard J.R. Sweezy are expected to start for Seattle on Sunday in their opener at Arizona. Sweezy played defensive tackle in college but has moved to offense in the pros.
Defensive tackle Markus Kuhn played last night for the New York Giants in their season-opening loss to Dallas.
Receiver T.J. Graham (Buffalo), linebacker Audie Cole (Minnesota) and linebacker Terrell Manning (Green Bay) also made the 53-man roster for their respective teams.
"When you put six guys in the NFL, that says a lot about the coaches' evaluations and recruiting the right kids," N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien said Thursday.
To O'Brien's point, Wilson, Sweezy and Cole were rated as two-star recruits coming out of high school by Scout.com; Graham and Kuhn were given three stars and Manning was a four-star prospect.
Comments
Checking out the stars
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 23:37 — JPDOhioThe interesting thing is that Manning was the only 4 star recruit of the bunch, yet he has probably been the most disappointing of the group so far.
Surprised
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 09:29 — YAR8packI've been surprised by that very same thing. I really thought Manning would've been a starter from day one. He's kinda disappeared.
It was recently revealed
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 10:58 — awdracerIt was recently revealed that Manning had a stomach ailment in training camp. He informed the coaches but didn't talk about it to the media until recently. He dropped from 237 to 220 lb over the course of training camp b/c he couldn't eat.
I wouldn't put the words "disappointing" and "Manning" in the same sentence. He was a highly rated recruit that commtted to State and then suffered an ACL injury. He took a RS year and was drafted after his jr season after an incredible career at state.
He'll eventually be a good player in the NFL. They got the problem fixed and he's eating again.
Underachieving
Fri, 09/07/2012 - 13:00 — JPDOhioMay be a better word than "disappointing", at least up to now. I wasn't aware of Manning's stomach problem. I believe he would have benefitted from another year in college, especially since he did have his share of injuries that kept him off the field. Anyway, he made the team and will have an opportunity to get healthy and prove himself at the next level.
LOL
Thu, 09/06/2012 - 13:07 — SurferTOB... you just can't make this stuff up.