Letter of intent No. 12: Wide receiver Emeka Emezie

• Listed by NC State at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds. At Nike Camp in Charlotte last March, was 6-3 ½, 200 pounds and ran the shuttle in 4.41 seconds. Added a 32.0-inch vertical leap.

Stats:

• Senior: 99 catches for 1,387 yards and 18 touchdowns

• Junior: 69 catches for 1,101 yards and 11 touchdowns

• Sophomore: 57 catches for 1,014 yards and nine touchdowns

Ratings:

• Rivals.com: Three stars, No. 74 receiver in the country and No. 22 player in the state.

• Scout.com: Three stars, No. 112 receiver nationally, No. 52 receiver in the South and No. 3 receiver in the state.

• 247Sports: Three stars, No 65 receiver nationally and No. 19 player in the state.

• ESPN: Three stars, No. 111 receiver nationally and No. 19 player in the state.

• Fayetteville Observer: No. 19 player in the state.

Honors/accomplishments:

• Picked for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game in Spartanburg, S.C., and caught two passes for 30 yards in the contest.

• Named all-state for 3-A classification by NCPreps.com.

• Selected first-team all-region by the Charlotte Observer as a junior and senior.

• Finished career as Union County’s all-time leader in receptions (236) and receiving yards (3,584).

Recruitment:

• Originally picked NC State over Wake Forest and other offers in June.

• Decommitted in September after unofficially visiting East Carolina for their win over NC State.

• Was only open for two weeks before re-committing to NC State and stayed firm despite a late offer from Nebraska.

Recruiter of record:

Tight ends/fullbacks coach and special teams coordinator Eddie Faulkner.

Quotable:

“Emeka is a big target down the field and over the middle. He could use a little bit better top-end speed, but he does a really good job getting off the line and down the field in a hurry. He does a pretty good job, also, coming out of his breaks. That’s how he creates a lot of his separation.” — Rivals.com recruiting analyst Adam Friedman.

Scouting report:

• Good-sized receiver with strong hands that should make him a strong red zone threat.

• Top-end speed may not be great and could project more as a possession receiver in college.

• Has been one of the most prolific receivers in the state over the past three years.

2017 projection:

Like most of the team, there is a lot of productivity from the 2016 squad expected back in 2017, but Emezie is a sleeper to find early playing time. He has natural receiving skills and size-wise should be ready to handle the physicality of college defensive backs.

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