12/1/2020 football Edit

NC State Wolfpack football lands grad transfer Chandler Zavala

Matt Carter • TheWolfpackCentral

Editor

For the second time this offseason, NC State Wolfpack football has dipped into the transfer portal to land a graduate transfer. Fairmont State offensive guard Chandler Zavala revealed his choice Tuesday morning.

Zavala was an honorable mention All-American in 2018 for Fairmont State, a Division II school in Fairmont, W.Va., and he was a two-time first-team all-conference and an all-region selection. He was the first offensive lineman for Fairmont State to be named an All-American since 1994.

In 2019, the 6-foot-5, 325-pound guard helped Fairmont State rush for 231.8 yards per game while allowing only 19 sacks. The year before — Zavala’s first season starting — the program had its first 1,000-yard rusher in 11 seasons and allowed only eight sacks.

Upon announcing his intention to transfer, Zavala, a native of Woodbridge, Va., also added offers from Virginia, Charlotte, East Carolina, Toledo and Western Kentucky.

Previously, the Wolfpack added McNeese State graduate transfer cornerback standout Darion Dunn to the mix.

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