On Thursday afternoon, NC State football landed its seventh verbal commitment in the 2021 class when two-star offensive tackle Thornton Gentry from Chapin (S.C.) High verbally committed to the Wolfpack.

The 6-foot-5, 290-pounder also had offers from, among others, Kansas State, Missouri, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, UCF and Appalachian State.

Here is an analysis of Gentry's commitment.