NC State Spring Organizational Chart

RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State has released an updated organizational chart as the Wolfpack begins spring practice tomorrow.

Organizational Chart Notables

Senior John Bedics is now listed as the starter at left guard and junior Ted Larsen is the reserve at right guard. Both are making the move to offensive guard from defensive tackle.

“They definitely bring a different mentality after playing defense,” NC State head coach Tom O’Brien stated. “The reason they are on defense is because they’re better athletes - they’re quicker and faster. They have to learn a whole new system, but hopefully they’ll take those skills and learn the techniques to help us become a better offensive line."

Senior Meares Green is listed as the starter at center. Green played right tackle and right guard in 2007. “We are going to try him at center,” said O’Brien. “That is a key spot for us. The center has to be a guy who understands all our concepts. He has to make the calls and get the line headed in the right direction. Hopefully he will be a guy who can do that.”

Russell Wilson is listed as the third-team quarterback, but he will get a long look this spring.

“Whatever we saw from him last year, we liked,” said O’Brien. “All of the quarterbacks will have the chance to play in the spring, but he is the unknown right now and we will definitely give him the opportunity to prove himself. We must see better productivity from the quarterback spot this season."

Jamelle Eugene is listed as the starter at tailback, but Andre Brown will be competing for the job. “Andre Brown will be back after missing almost half of the season and Eugene will be back after doing a solid job in the last six games," said O'Brien. "Those two guys will be fighting for top billing at running back. That battle won’t be settled until the season starts, but spring practice will certainly have a lot to do with how we start in the fall. It will be Underwood’s first spring practice, so it will be a great opportunity for him to learn the techniques and what it really means to play football at the college level.”

Heralded freshman tight end George Bryan has a chance to impress this spring with Anthony Hill sitting out. “With Anthony not there, George Bryan will have the opportunity to show what he can do this spring,” said O’Brien. “Kushner was a backup tight end a year ago, but he’ll gain more reps this spring so we expect him to improve. Then in the fall when Anthony comes back, we’ll decide our rotation.”

Like Bryan, wideouts Geron James, Steven Howard, and Jay Smith will be competing for playing time. “There is a lot of competition at wideout,” O’Brien continued. “We’ll have an opportunity to see what James, Howard and Smith can do this spring. We have enough talent there from what we saw last year. Now they’re all competing for playing time. I feel good about our depth at wide receiver.”

The defensive line has some youth and inexperience with veterans mixed in. Markus Kuhn, Alan-Michael Cash, Antoine Holmes, and Willie Young headline the group.

“Midway through last year, we moved Markus Kuhn from tackle to end and we thought it was a better position for him,” said O’Brien. “It will be a big spring for young guys like him, Holmes, Reiskamp, Linney and Crawford. It will be their first opportunity to go through a spring practice - to be coached for 15 days on fundamentals. We have a combination of those young guys and veterans like Willis, Cash, Young and Augustin. I think it’s a pretty solid group. We just have to find out what their best positions are.”

The most inexperienced position is undoubtedly at linebacker. Nate Irving, Ray Michel, Thomas Barnes all have played snaps. Looking to add experience, the Wolfpack moved Robbie Leonard from safety to strongside linebacker looking and added size by moving freshman J.R. Sweezy from defensive end to middle linebacker.

“We lost four linebackers, but Irving and Michel played a lot last year,” O’Brien stated. “Barnes got some time, but he will be in the same boat with the redshirt freshmen and Maddox in that this is their first opportunity to learn techniques and how we want them to be executed. We know that these young guys have talent, but they have to prove to us that they can play on this level. If they can, it will really help us out.

“We have to stop the run, so moving Sweezy to middle linebacker gives us a big body there. He was a standup guy in high school and last year was the first time he had played with his hand on the ground. We’re going to see if he’s a better ‘up’ guy. We also moved Leonard to linebacker. We’re not sure yet if those positions are better for those guys, but spring is a time to experiment.”

Returning in the secondary are seniors Jeremy Gray and J.C. Neal and sophomore DeAndre Morgan.

“With Gray, Neal and Morgan, we have some guys who have been in ball games and know what to expect,” said O’Brien. “‘Then, we have a bunch of young guys who will have to help us. There is going to be a lot of competition back there to find out who the best players are. We want to come out of spring with four guys we feel good about starting.”

The following players aren't listed on the chart because they will not participate in spring practice due to injuries: HB 22 Toney Baker (5-10, 225, *Jr.) knee, QB 7 Daniel Evans (6-2, 191, *Sr.) shoulder, SS 31 Bobby Floyd (5-9, 211, Sr.) shoulder, OL 75 Mike Golder (6-4, 286, *Fr.) knee, TE 83 Anthony Hill (6-6, 265, *Sr.) knee, OL 68 Ahmad Jaradat (6-4, 290, Fr.) shoulder, SS 4 Javon Walker (6-0, 188, *So.) knee.

NOTE: * - Indicates redshirted one season

2008 NC State Spring Organizational Chart

Offense
Quarterback
12	Harrison Beck	6-2/220	Jr.*
10	Justin Burke	6-3/210	So.*
16	Russell Wilson	5-11/191	Fr.*
Halfback
29	Jamelle Eugene	5-10/195	Jr.*
24	Andre Brown	6-0/228	Sr.
3	Curtis Underwood, Jr.	5-11/215	So.
Fullback
39	Derrick White	6-1/225	Jr.
20	Corey Darrington	5-11/211	So.
Wide Receiver
80	Donald Bowens	6-3/206	Jr.
13	Owen Spencer	6-1/218	So.
82	Andrew Evans	5-10/180	Gr.*
86	Jay Smith	6-2/197	Fr.*
Wide Receiver
5	Jarvis Williams	6-4/205	So.*
15	Darrell Davis	6-4/200	So.*
85	Steven Howard	6-2/185	Fr.*
88	Geron James	6-3/200	Jr.*
Tight End
89	Matt Kushner	6-4/259	Jr.*
84	George Bryan	6-5/250	Fr.*
Left Tackle
73	Julian Williams	6-5/292	Jr.*
70	Jake Vermiglio	6-5/315	So.
Left Guard
93	John Bedics	6-4/295	Sr.*
71	Gary Gregory	6-4/305	So.*
Center
60	Meares Green	6-4/306	Sr.*
74	Andy Barbee	6-3/310	Jr.*
54	Henry Lawson	6-3/285	Fr.*
Right Guard
76	Curtis Crouch	6-5/335	Sr.
91	Teddy Larsen	6-2/285	Jr.*
Right Tackle
50	Jeraill McCuller	6-7/330	Jr.*
55	Desmond Roberts	6-4/295	Fr.*

Special Teams
Place Kicker
36	Josh Czajkowski	5-9/178	So.*
Punter
26	Bradley Pierson	5-9/163	Sr.*
38	Jeff Ruiz	6-2/185	Jr.
Long Snapper
56	Corey Tedder	6-1/212	Jr.
57	Michael Maurer	5-11/225	Jr.
Holder
26	Bradley Pierson	5-9/163	Sr.*
7	Daniel Evans	6-2/191	Sr.*

Defense
Right Defensive End
62	Markus Kuhn	6-5/275	So.
11	Audi Augustin	6-2/250	So.*
Left Defensive Tackle
96	Antoine Holmes	6-2/281	Sr.
94	Keith Willis Jr.	6-1/278	Sr.*
96	Jamaine Clemmons	5-11/255	Sr.
Right Defensive Tackle
49	Alan-Michael Cash	6-1/286	Jr.*
67	Wayne Crawford	6-3/290	Fr.*
92	Kyle Linney	6-3/300	Fr.
Left Defensive End
97	Willie Young	6-4/230	Jr.*
99	Jeff Rieskamp	6-3/235	Fr.*
Weakside Linebacker
56	Nate Irving	6-1/227	So.*
43	Thomas Barnes	5-11/200	So
Middle Linebacker
44	Ray Michel	6-0/224	Jr.*
52	J.R. Sweezy	6-5/245	Fr.*
41	Dwayne Maddox	6-2/220	Fr.
Strongside Linebacker
34	Robbie Leonard	6-0/194	Sr.*
42	Audie Cole	6-5/215	Fr.
Right Cornerback
30	Jeremy Gray	6-2/186	Sr.*
20	Dominique Ellis	5-11/181	Fr.
Strong Safety
14	J.C. Neal	5-11/195	Sr.
45	John Ware	5-11/205	So.*
Safety
28	Justin Byers	6-0/170	Fr.*
32	Jimmaul Simmons	6-1/195	Fr.
Left Cornerback
21	DeAndre Morgan	5-10/166	So.*
33	Koyal George	5-11/194	Jr.*