12/14/2020 football Edit

NC State linebacker Calvin Hart and quarterback Ty Evans in transfer portal

Matt Carter and Justin H. Williams

The Wolfpacker Staff

NC State Wolfpack football redshirt sophomore linebacker Calvin Hart and redshirt freshman quarterback Ty Evans entered the transfer portal Monday.

Hart saw significant time on the field as a reserve over the past two seasons but ultimately saw his snaps drop this fall due to a crowded linebacker room. He played 275 snaps in 2019 and saw 136 reps this season according to Pro Football Focus (PFF).

The 6-0, 234-pounder tallied 18 total tackles, three for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles after appearing in seven games in 2020. He also had 35 tackles, 5.5 for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery as a redshirt freshman last year.

Hart was a two-star prospect in the 2018 class out of American Heritage High in Fort Lauderdale, Fla according to Rivals.

NC State Wolfpack football Calvin Hart — Redshirt sophomore linebacker Calvin Hart played the fifth-most snaps in his position group in 2020. (Ken Martin/The Wolfpacker)

The Evans news is not surprising with both redshirt junior Bailey Hockman and redshirt sophomore Devin Leary having effective years as NC State's starting quarterbacks, and a promising pair of young prospects in freshman Ben Finley and incoming recruit Aaron McLaughlin also in the pipeline. Finley was already ahead of Evans on the depth chart.

Evans was NC State's lone quarterback signee in the 2018 class, a late pickup after a coaching change at Colorado led him to switch his pledge. He was a finalist in the 2018 Nike Elite 11 camp and was the 2017 Gatorade Player of the Year in Colorado.

He was just the third passer in state history to have 10,000 total yards and he helped lead Palmer Ridge High in Colorado Springs, Colo., to back-to-back state titles.

NC State Wolfpack football quarterback Ty Evans — Evans will transfer from NC State. (NC State media relations)