2021 schedule
NC State
ACC
Final rank
#7
Record
9-3
Points
27
Diff
+161
Scored
397
Allowed
236
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
4975
Yards allowed
3979
Rushing yards
1514
Passing yards
3461
Turnovers
11
3rd down conv.
68
4th down conv.
5
Penalties
89
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2021 regular season.
Passing
YDS
- 1. Devin LearyQB3433
- 2. Ben FinleyQB28
- 3. Ricky Person Jr.RB0
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Devin LearyQB283
- 2. Ben FinleyQB5
- 3. Thayer ThomasWR0
TD
- 1. Devin LearyQB35
- 2. Ricky Person Jr.RB0
- 3. Ben FinleyQB0
Rushing
TD
- 1. Ricky Person Jr.RB5
- 2. Zonovan KnightRB3
- 3. Devin LearyQB2
YDS
- 1. Zonovan KnightRB753
- 2. Ricky Person Jr.RB636
- 3. Jordan HoustonRB83
CAR
- 1. Zonovan KnightRB140
- 2. Ricky Person Jr.RB135
- 3. Devin LearyQB54
Receiving
TD
- 1. Thayer ThomasWR8
- 2. Emeka EmezieWR6
- 3. Devin CarterWR6
YDS
- 1. Emeka EmezieWR802
- 2. Thayer ThomasWR596
- 3. Devin CarterWR556
REC
- 1. Emeka EmezieWR60
- 2. Thayer ThomasWR51
- 3. Devin CarterWR31
Defense
TFL
- 1. Drake ThomasLB13.5
- 2. Daniel JosephDL9.0
- 3. Levi JonesLB7.5
TOT
- 1. Drake ThomasLB99
- 2. Tanner IngleS82
- 3. Daniel JosephDL46
SACKS
- 1. Levi JonesLB6.0
- 2. Drake ThomasLB6
- 3. Daniel JosephDL5.0
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Drake ThomasLB3
- 2. Derrek PittsCB2
- 3. Tyler Baker-WilliamsDB2
YDS
- 1. Drake ThomasLB38
- 2. Cyrus FaganS16
- 3. Tyler Baker-WilliamsDB7
TD
- 1. Drake ThomasLB1
- 2. Cyrus FaganS0
- 3. Derrek PittsCB0
Kicking
PTS
- 1. Christopher DunnPK87
FGM
- 1. Christopher DunnPK13
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2021 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Florida(Tier 4) | home | 45 – 0 | W | +2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mississippi State(Tier 2) | away | 10 – 24 | L | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FCS opponent | home | 45 – 7 | W | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Clemson(Premier) | home | 27 – 21 | W | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech(Tier 3) | home | 34 – 27 | W | +3 | 10 |
| 8 | Boston College(Tier 3) | away | 33 – 7 | W | +3 | 13 |
| 9 | Miami (FL)(Premier) | away | 30 – 31 | L | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Louisville(Tier 2) | home | 28 – 13 | W | +4 | 17 |
| 11 | Florida State(Tier 2) | away | 28 – 14 | W | +4 | 21 |
| 12 | Wake Forest(Tier 4) | away | 42 – 45 | L | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Syracuse(Tier 4) | home | 41 – 17 | W | +2 | 23 |
| 14 | North Carolina(Tier 2) | home | 34 – 30 | W | +4 | 27 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster134 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Sean Brown | LB | 6'0" · 216 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 1 | Davin Vann | EDGE | 6'2" · 280 lb | Cary, NC |
| 1 | Isaiah Moore | LB | 6'2" · 232 lb | Chester, VA |
| 1 | Julian Gray | RB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 1 | Nate Evans | CB | 6'0" · 190 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 2 | Calvin Hart Jr. | LB | 6'0" · 226 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2 | Cecil Powell | DB | 6'0" · 205 lb | Deerfield Beach, FL |
| 2 | Jakeen Harris | DB | 5'10" · 195 lb | Savannah, GA |
| 2 | Jaylon Scott | LB | 6'1" · 225 lb | Shelby, NC |
| 2 | Louis Acceus | LB | 5'11" · 230 lb | Spring Valley, NY |
| 3 | Aydan White | CB | 6'0" · 189 lb | Asheville, NC |
| 3 | Jordan Poole | RB | 6'0" · 230 lb | Oakboro, NC |
| 4 | Cyrus Fagan | S | 6'1" · 197 lb | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 5 | C.J. Clark | DL | 6'3" · 305 lb | New London, NC |
| 5 | Devin Carter | WR | 6'3" · 214 lb | Clayton, NC |
| 5 | Thayer Thomas | WR | 6'0" · 195 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 6 | Jordan Houston | RB | 5'7" · 193 lb | Waldorf, MD |
| 6 | Joshua Harris | DL | 6'4" · 325 lb | Roxboro, NC |
| 6 | Trent Pennix | TE | 6'3" · 235 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 7 | Chris Ingram | CB | 6'0" · 186 lb | Salisbury, NC |
| 7 | Jayland Parker | LB | 6'1" · 225 lb | Macon, GA |
| 7 | Shyheim Battle | CB | 6'2" · 195 lb | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 7 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 5'11" · 210 lb | Bailey, NC |
| 8 | Devon Betty | LB | 6'1" · 232 lb | West Park, FL |
| 8 | Ricky Person Jr. | RB | 6'1" · 222 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 9 | Anthony Smith | WR | 6'3" · 189 lb | Huntingtown, MD |
| 9 | Porter Rooks | WR | 6'1" · 200 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 9 | Savion Jackson | DE | 6'2" · 290 lb | Clayton, NC |
| 10 | Ben Finley | QB | 6'3" · 200 lb | Phoenix, AZ |
| 10 | Caden Fordham | LB | 6'1" · 232 lb | Ponte Vedra, FL |
| 10 | Tanner Ingle | S | 5'10" · 186 lb | Orlando, FL |
| 11 | Andrew Harvey | QB | 6'2" · 209 lb | Cary, NC |
| 11 | Jakolbe Baldwin | WR | 6'0" · 200 lb | Hamlet, NC |
| 11 | Josh Pierre-Louis | DB | 5'11" · 185 lb | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 11 | Payton Wilson | LB | 6'4" · 238 lb | Hillsborough, NC |
| 12 | Devan Boykin | DB | 5'10" · 195 lb | Greensboro, NC |
| 12 | Eric Collins | WR | 5'9" · 180 lb | Tampa, FL |
| 12 | Mario Love Jr. | DB | 5'8" · 170 lb | Cornelius, NC |
| 12 | Zo Wallace | QB | 6'1" · 254 lb | Gastonia, NC |
| 13 | Devin Leary | QB | 6'1" · 217 lb | Sicklerville, NJ |
| 13 | Travali Price | DE | 6'4" · 283 lb | Lincolnton, NC |
| 13 | Tyler Baker-Williams | DB | 6'0" · 205 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 14 | Cedd Seabrough | TE | 6'4" · 245 lb | Swainsboro, GA |
| 14 | Nehki Meredith | CB | 5'9" · 177 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 15 | Cayman Czesak | DB | 6'2" · 188 lb | Wilmington, NC |
| 15 | Chris Toudle | TE | 6'4" · 250 lb | Wilmington, NC |
| 15 | Keyon Lesane | WR | 5'11" · 202 lb | Lumberton, NC |
| 16 | Nick Booker-Brown | DL | 6'1" · 265 lb | Houston, TX |
| 16 | Rakeim Ashford | S | 6'1" · 195 lb | Ackerman, MS |
| 17 | Claude Larkins | DL | 6'4" · 270 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 18 | Ibrahim Kante | DE | 6'4" · 245 lb | New York, NY |
| 19 | C.J. Riley | WR | 6'4" · 230 lb | Coconut Creek, FL |
| 20 | Michael Fox | WR | 6'0" · 170 lb | Orlando, FL |
| 21 | Jalen Coit | WR | 5'11" · 173 lb | Cheraw, SC |
| 21 | Khalid Martin | S | 6'0" · 192 lb | Tobaccoville, NC |
| 22 | Micah Crowell | RB | 6'1" · 220 lb | Winston-salem, NC |
| 22 | Teshaun Smith | CB | 6'3" · 190 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 24 | Derrek Pitts Jr. | CB | 6'1" · 193 lb | Dunbar, WV |
| 25 | Titus Dorsey | WR | 5'10" · 175 lb | Louisburg, NC |
| 28 | Demarcus Jones II | RB | 5'10" · 219 lb | Wendell, NC |
| 28 | Dylan Parham | TE | 6'5" · 245 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 30 | Keon Caudle Jr. | RB | 5'11" · 213 lb | Enfield, NC |
| 30 | Seth Williams | LB | 6'0" · 244 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 31 | Dillon Mosley | WR | 6'0" · 195 lb | Mount Airy, NC |
| 31 | Vi Jones | LB | 6'3" · 227 lb | Austin, TX |
| 32 | Christopher Dunn | PK | 5'8" · 179 lb | Lexington, NC |
| 32 | Drake Thomas | LB | 6'0" · 230 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 34 | Delbert Mimms III | RB | 5'11" · 220 lb | Indianapolis, IN |
| 35 | Chase Hattley | DB | 6'3" · 215 lb | Cary, NC |
| 35 | Christopher Scott Jr. | WR | 6'0" · 161 lb | Dacula, GA |
| 37 | Logan Ray | CB | 5'11" · 190 lb | Pilot Mountain, NC |
| 37 | Nicholas Treco | DB | 5'11" · 195 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 38 | Alex Martjuchin | S | 5'11" · 195 lb | Cary, NC |
| 38 | Clay Craddock | DB | 6'0" · 210 lb | Tarboro, NC |
| 38 | Joey Ray | RB | 5'9" · 200 lb | Pilot Mountain, NC |
| 39 | Jamie Shaw | LB | 6'4" · 230 lb | Sanford, NC |
| 39 | Matthew Alderfer | TE | 6'3" · 234 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 41 | Timothy Dawkins | TE | 6'6" · 250 lb | Concord, NC |
| 42 | Alex McLaughlin | LS | 5'10" · 228 lb | Matthews, NC |
| 42 | Danny Blakeman | DE | 6'2" · 269 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 42 | Dylan Autenrieth | TE | 6'4" · 240 lb | Dallas, GA |
| 43 | Colby Johnson | LB | 6'0" · 210 lb | Reidsville, NC |
| 43 | Ezemdi Udoh | TE | 6'5" · 255 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 43 | Jalen Frazier | DB | 5'10" · 185 lb | Denver, NC |
| 44 | Yates Johnson | TE | 6'5" · 240 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 45 | Camden Woods | TE | 6'2" · 230 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 46 | Andrew Jayne | TE | 6'6" · 232 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 46 | Levi Dorsey | S | 6'1" · 205 lb | Louisburg, NC |
| 47 | Alex Gray | LB | 6'1" · 218 lb | Greensboro, NC |
| 48 | Cory Durden | DT | 6'4" · 305 lb | Newberry, FL |
| 48 | Fred Seabrough Jr. | TE | 6'4" · 236 lb | Swainsboro, GA |
| 49 | Bernard Flerlage | LB | 6'0" · 245 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 50 | Grant Gibson | C | 6'1" · 310 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 52 | Timothy McKay | OL | 6'4" · 312 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 53 | Derrick Eason | OL | 6'4" · 315 lb | Norfolk, VA |
| 54 | Dylan McMahon | OL | 6'4" · 305 lb | Savannah, GA |
| 55 | Abe Christensen | OL | 6'5" · 305 lb | Andrews, NC |
| 55 | Tyrone Riley | OT | 6'6" · 305 lb | Savannah, GA |
| 56 | Bryson Speas | G | 6'3" · 315 lb | Greensboro, NC |
| 56 | Lyndon Cooper | OL | 6'2" · 315 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 59 | Jayden Tate | LS | 5'10" · 262 lb | Lincolnton, NC |
| 60 | Ethan Lane | OL | 6'3" · 290 lb | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 61 | Bo Ressler | OL | 6'7" · 305 lb | Cary, NC |
| 65 | Sean Hill | OL | 6'3" · 315 lb | Snellville, GA |
| 66 | Matt McCabe | OL | 6'6" · 308 lb | Cary, NC |
| 67 | Brendan Lawson | OL | 6'2" · 290 lb | Swansboro, NC |
| 70 | Thornton Gentry | OL | 6'4" · 305 lb | Chapin, SC |
| 70 | Walter Karstens | OL | 6'7" · 360 lb | Clayton, NC |
| 74 | Anthony Belton | OT | 6'6" · 336 lb | Tallahassee, FL |
| 75 | Anthony Carter Jr. | G | 6'3" · 315 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 76 | Patrick Matan | OL | 6'4" · 301 lb | Chevy Chase, MD |
| 78 | Jaleel Davis | OL | 6'7" · 310 lb | Hamlet, NC |
| 79 | Ikem Ekwonu | OT | 6'4" · 320 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 80 | Justin Dunn | WR | 6'1" · 200 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 82 | Max Fisher | S | 6'2" · 215 lb | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 83 | Ian Williams | PK | 6'3" · 232 lb | Charlotte, NC |
| 83 | Josh Crabtree | WR | 6'3" · 205 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 84 | Jasiah Provillon | WR | 6'2" · 205 lb | Irvington, NJ |
| 86 | Emeka Emezie | WR | 6'3" · 212 lb | Waxhaw, NC |
| 87 | Kameron Walker | TE | 6'5" · 250 lb | Canton, NC |
| 88 | Jackson DeSilva | WR | 6'0" · 200 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 89 | Terrell Dawkins | DL | 6'4" · 262 lb | Concord, NC |
| 90 | Collin Smith | PK | 5'9" · 179 lb | Gibsonville, NC |
| 91 | Jerome Williams | DE | 6'1" · 275 lb | — |
| 91 | Joe Shimko | LS | 6'0" · 230 lb | Belmar, NJ |
| 94 | Alec Neugent | DE | 6'2" · 250 lb | Winston-salem, NC |
| 96 | Dante Johnson | DE | 6'2" · 312 lb | Apopka, FL |
| 98 | Caden Noonkester | P | 6'6" · 220 lb | Waxhaw, NC |
| 98 | Zyun Reeves | DL | 6'6" · 267 lb | Winston-salem, NC |
| 99 | Daniel Joseph | DL | 6'3" · 265 lb | Brampton, ON |
| 99 | Trenton Gill | P | 6'4" · 219 lb | Hillsborough, NC |
| — | Aaron McLaughlin | QB | 6'5" · 234 lb | Cumming, GA |
| — | Demie Sumo-Karngbaye | RB | 6'0" · 210 lb | Willingboro, NJ |
| — | Levi Jones | — | — | — |