Letter of intent No. 7: Defensive tackle Quentez Johnson
Defensive tackle
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Ellenwood (Ga.) Cedar Grove High
6-foot-4, 310 pounds
Measurables:
• At a Nike combine ran the 40-yard dash in 5.91 seconds and the 20-yard shuttle in 5.37 seconds and registered a 23.6-inch vertical leap.
Stats:
• Senior: Compiled 40 tackles (21 solo), including six for loss and 4.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.
• Junior: Had 65 tackles (38 solo), including 12 for loss.
Ratings:
• Rivals.com: Three stars, No. 48 defensive tackle in the country, No. 65 in the state.
• Scout.com: Three stars, No. 78 defensive tackle in the country.
• 247Sports: Three stars, No. 89 defensive tackle in the country, No. 150 in the state.
• ESPN: Three stars, No. 42 defensive tackle in the country, No. 61 in the state.
Honors/accomplishments:
• Was a two-time all-conference and all-region selection.
• Participated in Georgia's Elite Junior Classic all-star game in 2013.
Recruitment:
• Made a verbal commitment to Miami in April, but backed out a few weeks later.
• NC State emerged as a favorite after he camped in Raleigh in June.
• Verbally committed to the Pack over Oregon and Tennessee on July 4.
Recruiter of record:
• Defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen
Quotable:
"He will command double teams. He'll be a great one-technique or nose. He does a great job with leverage, using his hands well. He's very competitive, has great size." - Cedar Grove head coach Jermaine Smith to Rivals.com.
Scouting report:
• Projects as a nose tackle in college.
• Combination of size and strength makes him effective at plugging gaps in the line and occupying blockers.
• Will need to fine tune body and get proper conditioning.
2015 projection:
NC State loses two important seniors from last year's team at defensive tackle in Thomas Teal and T.Y. McGill, so there will be openings in the rotation. Nielsen prefers to use 4-5 defensive tackles in the game, so Johnson will have the opportunity to compete for a spot in the depth chart if he works on his conditioning.