NC State football has had a red-hot start on the recruiting trail this month after landing five commits in the 2022 class in the first two weeks of June.

The most recent addition is three-star athlete Jackson Vick of Southern Nash High in Bailey (N.C.)

Vick, a 6-0, 175-pounder, is ranked the No. 20 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina according to Rivals and became the fourth in-state commit in the Wolfpack’s 2022 class.

Along with NC State, he held notable offers from Wake Forest, Duke, Syracuse and Appalachian State, among others. But after taking two unofficial visits to Raleigh last week, it was the family atmosphere in the Wolfpack program that led to his decision to pick NC State.

“I've always felt like NC State was the choice for me,” Vick said. “I committed the day after I left, but I still had visits to take that week. It was neck-and-neck, but at the end of the day, it just felt better for me to go to NC State because of my family and everything. My mom works right down the street, and we just love the city of Raleigh.”

The family atmosphere wasn’t the only factor. Before Vick had his mind made up, his own family was already sold on NC State.

Vick’s mother works less than a mile away from the Wendell Murphy Center, and her proximity to the program gave him the reassurance that he would have a familiar face right down the street whenever he needed her.

“They probably recruited my mom the hardest out of anybody,” Vick said. “My mom loves NC State. She had a big part in it too. She's the most important person in my life, so it definitely had everything to do with how she felt about it...