SIGNED: Wide Receiver Porter Rooks
SIGNEE: Porter Rooks
IPS RANK: 94
SCHOOL: Myers Park High School
HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC
POSITION: Wide Receiver
VITALS: 6-foot-2, 180 pounds
Early Enrollee? Yes
Where Does He Rank?
MEDIA OUTLET | RANKING |
Composite | 91.7 |
Inside Pack Sports | 94 |
Rivals | 5.8 (4-Star) |
247 | 90 |
ESPN | 83 |
Statistics: 54 catches, 905 yards and 13 touchdowns
Why NC State? “After the first visit I just fell in love with it.
“Obviously I visited a handful of times in the past couple months and my feelings just kept getting stronger. It kept bringing me back.
“The coaches showed me a great time, and they are honest. That is something you have to respect about them. Those are the kind of coaches you would run through a wall for.
“I'm just really excited, and I'm 100 percent on NC State.”
Who Did He Pick NC State Over? Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech
IPS Take On Porter Rooks: Rooks is a dynamic playmaker at wide receiver. Capable of lining up all over the field, he is an exceptional route runner with the speed to run by defenders and the strength to break tackles in space.
What makes him so special are his ball skills. Like NC State star Kelvin Harmon, Rooks does an outstanding job of making contested catches against tight coverage.