THIRD AND DATA

Week 5 · 2026

Louisville at NC State

Sat 10/03/2026 03:30 PMCarter-Finley StadiumConference

70°Rain and Fog/Mist10 mph NNE · 88% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Louisville

28

5–3

NC State

31

4–4

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

LOUQuarterbacks2 blue chips5
  • 44-star recruitQB3Lincoln Kienholz ← Ohio State6'2"·2154yr
    2,094 Pass yds12 TD3 Int67.8 Cmp%313 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB10Briggs Cherry6'4"·2151yr
    24 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB11Davin Wydner ← West Georgia6'5"·2255yr
    19 Pass yds1 TD0 Int75.0 Cmp%4 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB17Ryan Zimmerman6'6"·2253yr
    -1 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB19Mason Fields6'4"·2151yr
NCSUQuarterbacks2 blue chips5
  • 44-star recruitQB11CJ Bailey6'6"·2183yr
    1,955 Pass yds13 TD4 Int63.9 Cmp%178 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Will Wilson6'1"·2272yr
    35 Pass yds2 TD0 Int75.0 Cmp%179 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB12Tad Hudson ← Coastal Carolina6'3"·2274yr
    career 1,426 Pass yds8 TD7 Int55.7 Cmp%30 Rush yds
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB15Hudson Wilharm6'5"·1983yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB16Parker Thompson6'2"·1881yr
LOUOffensive lineNo blue chips19
NCSUDefensive line1 blue chip12
  • 33-star recruitDE92Chase Bond6'4"·2523yr
    12 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE13Joseph Adedire6'3"·2545yr
    9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE95JJ Ferguson Jr.6'3"·2601yr
  • 44-star recruitDL55Katron Evans ← Marshall6'3"·3356yr
    13 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL90Josiah Victor6'2"·3162yr
    12 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL99AJ Prim6'2"·3002yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL47Adrian Farrow6'3"·2762yr
    7 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT88Isaiah Shirley6'3"·2944yr
    16 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT34Colby Cronk6'3"·2872yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT80Damaad Lewis6'3"·2671yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT57Steven Stokes III6'4"·3243yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT98Fabian Kimbrough6'3"·2901yr
LOUDefensive line3 blue chips17
  • 22-star recruitDL50Clev Lubin6'3"·2604yr
    39 Tackles5.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL2Demeco Kennedy ← Purdue6'3"·3053yr
    23 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL3Tyler Thompson ← North Carolina6'5"·2454yr
    20 Tackles6.5 TFL5.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL99Jerod Smith II ← Kentucky6'4"·2703yr
    17 Tackles5.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL17AJ Green6'6"·2504yr
    16 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL90Daylen Russell ← Miami6'3"·3003yr
    16 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL19Micah Carter6'6"·2654yr
    15 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL95Joshua Donald ← Houston6'2"·3103yr
    14 Tackles1.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL96Tommy Ziesmer ← Eastern Kentucky6'2"·3004yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93Bailey Abercrombie6'3"·2852yr
    9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL40Eric Hazzard6'3"·2552yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL91Keon Webb6'5"·3001yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Maurice Davis6'4"·2503yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL94Dillon Smith6'4"·2852yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL98Sam Dawson6'3"·3001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL62Chris Jones Jr.6'1"·3052yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL59Reece Sellers6'1"·2151yr
NCSUOffensive line4 blue chips21
LOUBacks & tight ends4 blue chips12
  • 33-star recruitRB1Isaac Brown5'9"·1903yr
    92 Car707 Rush yds7 TD7.7 Rush avg
    15 Rec141 Rec yds9.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB5Keyjuan Brown5'10"·2154yr
    58 Car467 Rush yds5 TD8.1 Rush avg
    3 Rec29 Rec yds9.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB24Marquise Davis ← Missouri6'0"·2152yr
    18 Car140 Rush yds3 TD7.8 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB32Braxton Jennings5'11"·1952yr
    8 Car81 Rush yds2 TD10.1 Rush avg
    1 Rec2 Rec yds2.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB22Lekhy Thompkins6'2"·2351yr
    8 Car37 Rush yds0 TD4.6 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitTE88Jaleel Skinner6'5"·2305yr
    17 Rec293 Rec yds3 TD17.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Justyn Reid ← Tulane6'5"·2604yr
    2 Rec35 Rec yds0 TD17.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE80Brody Foley ← Tulsa6'6"·2605yr
    3 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE87Dylan Mesman6'5"·2403yr
  • 44-star recruitTE15Julius Miles6'6"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Travis Egan6'2"·2204yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE90Hamilton Atkins6'4"·2503yr
NCSULinebackers2 blue chips24
  • 44-star recruitLB0Popo Aguirre ← Miami6'1"·2354yr
    77 Tackles4.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB5Harvey Dyson III6'2"·2575yr
    19 Tackles3.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Ziggy Moore6'2"·2321yr
    17 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB58Elijah Satchell6'3"·2421yr
    17 Tackles5.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB35LaCorian Hodge6'2"·2162yr
    14 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB42Ke'Von Carter6'3"·2452yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Jordan Moreta6'1"·2301yr
    7 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB8Da'Kaari Nelson ← Penn State6'3"·2414yr
    7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB31Bailey Benson6'0"·2142yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB30Zane Williams5'11"·2273yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB15AJ Richardson6'1"·2354yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB53Josh Warren Jr.6'2"·2371yr
    4 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB25Sterling Dixon6'2"·2313yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB38Logan Foust6'0"·2023yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB37Lawrence Brown Jr.6'3"·2241yr
  • 33-star recruitLB32Caleb Gordon5'11"·2261yr
  • 33-star recruitLB43Koby Sarkodie6'3"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB19Cole Wilson6'0"·2104yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB33Nathan Huffman5'11"·1842yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB48Hunter Jackson6'1"·2262yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB46Ryan Klimp6'0"·2152yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB47Jackson Mastor6'0"·2142yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB52David Collins6'2"·2331yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB45Isaac Peters6'1"·2471yr
LOULinebackers4 blue chips10
  • 44-star recruitLB11T.J. Capers6'2"·2254yr
    57 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB6Stanquan Clark6'3"·2404yr
    56 Tackles3.5 TFL0.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB23Benjamin Perry6'3"·2156yr
    37 Tackles3.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB38Cam White6'1"·2352yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB43Trent Carter6'3"·2253yr
    10 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB52Kalib Perry6'3"·2305yr
    7 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB36Jacob Smith ← Kentucky6'4"·2353yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB41Caleb Matelau6'1"·2252yr
  • 33-star recruitLB34Brady Ballart6'2"·2251yr
  • 33-star recruitLB30Taj Powell6'2"·2351yr
NCSUBacks & tight ends2 blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitRB1Jayden Scott5'10"·2203yr
    62 Car358 Rush yds4 TD5.8 Rush avg
    3 Rec21 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB7Davion Gause ← North Carolina5'11"·2173yr
    87 Car352 Rush yds2 TD4.0 Rush avg
    21 Rec202 Rec yds9.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24Dylan McCoy5'8"·2101yr
    10 Car88 Rush yds1 TD8.8 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitRB14Jonathan Paylor5'9"·1873yr
    2 Car52 Rush yds0 TD26.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Darius Johnson5'10"·2114yr
    12 Car36 Rush yds1 TD3.0 Rush avg
    2 Rec12 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB20Deandre Desinor5'10"·1862yr
    4 Car17 Rush yds0 TD4.3 Rush avg
    8 Rec135 Rec yds16.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB34Noah Moss6'0"·2051yr
    1 Car13 Rush yds0 TD13.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Isiah Jones5'8"·1953yr
    3 Car12 Rush yds0 TD4.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB29RJ Boyd5'10"·2171yr
  • 33-star recruitTE19Preston Douglas6'3"·2372yr
    26 Rec304 Rec yds1 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE86Hunter Provience ← Montana State6'5"·2614yr
    9 Rec79 Rec yds2 TD8.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE4Vander Ploog ← Oregon6'6"·2532yr
    2 Rec25 Rec yds0 TD12.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE45Tex Vaughn6'2"·2351yr
    2 Rec9 Rec yds0 TD4.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Ian Flynt6'4"·2763yr
  • 33-star recruitTE44Gus Ritchey6'2"·2382yr
  • 33-star recruitTE84Stephen Brown6'6"·2031yr
LOUReceivers1 blue chip16
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR0Tre Richardson ← Vanderbilt5'10"·1752yr
    40 Rec633 Rec yds2 TD15.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Lawayne McCoy ← Florida State6'1"·1803yr
    25 Rec513 Rec yds4 TD20.5 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR2TreyShun Hurry6'2"·2005yr
    31 Rec370 Rec yds1 TD11.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR14Jackson Voth ← Drake5'11"·1903yr
    3 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD13.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Terrence McWilliams Jr.6'0"·1904yr
    4 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD7.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR45Marlon Harbin—1yr
    2 Rec24 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR86Elizjah Lewis ← Pace6'2"·1952yr
    1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR14Kris Hughes5'11"·2004yr
    career 15 Rec163 Rec yds1 TD10.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR81Jakob Dixon ← Eastern Kentucky6'4"·2153yr
    career 14 Rec128 Rec yds0 TD9.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR82Montavin Quisenberry ← Kentucky5'10"·1802yr
    career 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR84Payton Cook6'1"·1901yr
  • 33-star recruitWR42Rhys Dorsey5'11"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitWR—Marlon Harbin—1yr
  • 33-star recruitWR89Gavin Waddell6'0"·1801yr
  • 33-star recruitWR83DJ Williams6'1"·1801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR49DeVuan Jones5'8"·1752yr
NCSUDefensive backs5 blue chips24
LOUDefensive backs5 blue chips19
  • 33-star recruitCB12DJ Waller Jr. ← Kentucky6'3"·2104yr
    16 Tackles1 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB10Kaleb Beasley ← Tennessee6'1"·2003yr
    53 Tackles4 PD5 Int
  • 44-star recruitDB4TJ Banks ← Ole Miss6'2"·2053yr
    36 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB5Koen Entringer ← Iowa6'2"·2155yr
    32 Tackles1 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB13Tayon Holloway6'1"·1905yr
    22 Tackles5 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB29Blake Ruffin6'3"·2056yr
    18 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB25Brycen Scott ← Elon5'11"·1953yr
    17 Tackles3 PD
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB1Jabari Mack6'1"·1855yr
    16 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB9Antonio Watts6'2"·2255yr
    7 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB20Antonio Harris6'0"·1802yr
    4 Tackles1 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB27Myles Norwood6'2"·1905yr
    4 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB31Micah Rice6'2"·2002yr
    2 Tackles0 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB28Santana Wilson ← Texas6'0"·1803yr
    career 1 Tackles0 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB21Jaydin Broadnax6'3"·1901yr
  • 33-star recruitDB33Kris Brunson6'2"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB37Anderson Mitchell6'2"·1903yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB39Jordan Gervais5'10"·1751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB47Garion McPherson5'10"·1801yr
  • 33-star recruitS26Jordan Vann6'1"·2001yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
NCSUReceivers6 blue chips19
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR8Keenan Jackson6'3"·1943yr
    30 Rec456 Rec yds6 TD15.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR2Joshisa Trader ← Miami6'1"·1883yr
    16 Rec221 Rec yds0 TD13.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR0Victor Snow ← Buffalo5'8"·1785yr
    19 Rec175 Rec yds0 TD9.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR82Chance Robinson ← Miami6'2"·2093yr
    12 Rec168 Rec yds2 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR13Tyran Warren ← Alcorn State6'3"·1854yr
    8 Rec119 Rec yds1 TD14.9 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR5Davion Dozier ← App State6'3"·2034yr
    4 Rec35 Rec yds0 TD8.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR6Ashton Locklear6'1"·1855yr
    3 Rec20 Rec yds1 TD6.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR83Amiri Acker6'2"·2041yr
    1 Rec14 Rec yds0 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR12Teddy Hoffmann6'1"·1742yr
    career 25 Rec349 Rec yds3 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR80Ethan Dowdy6'2"·1922yr
    career 3 Rec25 Rec yds0 TD8.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR21Je'rel Bolder6'0"·2082yr
  • 44-star recruitWR85Tyreek Copper6'1"·1971yr
  • 33-star recruitWR89Jai Richburg6'2"·2071yr
  • 33-star recruitWR22Aiden Smalls5'11"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR37Addison Carlson5'11"·1903yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR36Cameron Cornthwaite5'9"·1802yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR28Sam Dodd6'2"·1972yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR35Jason Schutt5'7"·1621yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR39Landon Thompson6'2"·1851yr
LOUKickersNo blue chips4
  • 22-star recruitPK35Carson Hilbert6'3"·2152yr
    8 FG11 FGA54 Long60 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK98Nick Keller6'1"·2005yr
    0 FG1 FGA0 Long0 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Garth White ← Rhode Island6'3"·2065yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long3 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK95Bode Shoaps5'10"·1601yr
NCSUKickersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK94Kanoah Vinesett6'1"·2035yr
    8 FG9 FGA46 Long55 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK91Nick Konieczynski5'11"·2213yr
    career 1 FG3 FGA29 Long6 Pts
    1 Punts45.0 Avg0 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK98Drew Lovelace6'2"·1751yr
LOUPuntersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundP91Niall Hayes6'1"·2001yr
    27 Punts40.1 Avg4 In 20
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP48Jacob Baker ← Eastern Kentucky6'2"·2154yr
    career 126 Punts42.9 Avg38 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP96Adam Winkenhofer5'10"·1953yr
NCSUPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP96Jackson Waller ← SMU6'2"·2023yr
    32 Punts42.8 Avg12 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP97Cristian Harthan6'5"·1902yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Louisville

NC State 4–6 vs Louisville

  • 2023 · wk 5Louisville 13 @ NC State 10
  • 2022 · wk 12NC State 10 @ Louisville 25
  • 2021 · wk 9Louisville 13 @ NC State 28
  • 2019 · wk 12Louisville 34 @ NC State 20
  • 2018 · wk 12NC State 52 @ Louisville 10
  • 2017 · wk 6Louisville 25 @ NC State 39
  • 2016 · wk 8NC State 13 @ Louisville 54
  • 2015 · wk 5Louisville 20 @ NC State 13
  • 2014 · wk 8NC State 18 @ Louisville 30
  • 2011 · wk 16Louisville 24 @ NC State 31

Previous 9 meetings vs. Dave Doeren

Louisville 6–3 vs Dave Doeren

  • 2023 · wk 5Louisville 13 @ NC State 10
  • 2022 · wk 12NC State 10 @ Louisville 25
  • 2021 · wk 9Louisville 13 @ NC State 28
  • 2019 · wk 12Louisville 34 @ NC State 20
  • 2018 · wk 12NC State 52 @ Louisville 10
  • 2017 · wk 6Louisville 25 @ NC State 39
  • 2016 · wk 8NC State 13 @ Louisville 54
  • 2015 · wk 5Louisville 20 @ NC State 13
  • 2014 · wk 8NC State 18 @ Louisville 30

Previous meeting vs. Jeff Brohm

NC State 0–1 vs Jeff Brohm

  • 2023 · wk 5Louisville 13 @ NC State 10

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