Letter of intent No. 14: Offensive tackle Emanuel McGirt
Offensive tackle
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Durham (N.C.) Hillside High
6-foot-5, 285 pounds
Measurables:
• At a Nike Combine ran the shuttle in 4.94 seconds, registered a 22.9-inch vertical leap and had a 29.5-foot weight throw.
Ratings:
• Rivals.com: Four stars, No. 196 player nationally, No. 14 offensive tackle in the country, No. 7 in the state.
• Scout.com: Four stars, No. 282 player nationally, No. 28 offensive tackle in the country, No. 7 in the state.
• 247Sports: Four stars, No. 164 player nationally, No. 15 offensive tackle in the country, No. 7 in the state.
• ESPN: Four stars, No. 35 offensive tackle in the country, No. 12 in the state.
• National Underclassmen: No. 3 in the state.
• Athlete Vault: No. 7 in the state.
• Fayetteville Observer: No. 12 in the state.
• Charlotte Observer: No. 8 in the state.
Honors/accomplishments:
• Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game, where he started at left tackle.
• Listed by Rivals.com as the best player for Team North Carolina during Shrine Bowl week, second-best performer for the squad in the game and the most physical player for either team.
• Picked first-team all-state by the Associated Press, Carolina Gridiron and NCPreps.com in 2014.
• Named to the Raleigh News and Observer All-Metro Team.
• Rated the third-best offensive player at the Rivals Camp Series presented by Under Armour stop in Charlotte in 2014.
• Picked as the conference's offensive lineman of the year as a senior.
• Played basketball as a freshman and sophomore.
• Member of Honor Roll all four years and President of the Gavel Club.
Recruitment:
• Originally verbally committed to North Carolina in June.
• Decommitted in August and officially visited Georgia, NC State and Virginia Tech.
• Committed to NC State Nov. 19.
Recruiter of record:
• Running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Des Kitchings
Quotable:
"Pre-Shrine Bowl we knew about his great frame and good technique, but we also knew he needed to get stronger and be a little more aggressive than he was on film. At the Shrine Bowl and during the week of practice he showed excellent aggressiveness and proved that he was stronger than we thought." - Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic recruiting analyst Adam Friedman
Scouting report:
• Above average athlete for his size, noted for his good foot speed and aggressiveness.
• Great frame for an offensive tackle.
• Will need to get stronger and continue to fill out.
2015 projection:
Offensive tackle is clearly the most uncertain position on the offensive side of the football for NC State. Typically it is difficult for a true freshman to find himself on the field at that position, but McGirt, if he can get physically strong enough, has a chance to pull it off given the open competition there.