Cary Angeline has worked non-stop to get ready for Pro Day

Before NC State kicked off against Kentucky on Jan. 2 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., Wolfpack tight end Cary Angeline had already made his future plans clear. Despite having an opportunity to play his senior season over again, Angeline was going to move ahead with plans to pursue an NFL career.

And there were no second thoughts.

Within days of the Wolfpack’s loss to the Wildcats, Angeline was in Miami to begin his training.

“Ever since the season it’s been straight football, no classes, or anything like that,” Angeline noted. “Kind of just working on all aspects of the game down there, a lot of route running technique and different things, becoming a smarter route runner, better tight end overall, working a lot on blocking skills. … Not really school to worry about anymore, just straight football.”

For six days a week, he would arrive in the facility around sunrise to begin a steady routine of speed and agility training in the morning, film and board sessions midday and weight room work in the afternoon.

“A typical day down there would usually be 6:30 in the morning to sometime around 3 p.m.,” Angeline added. “It was basically the same thing every day, and then we’d be off on Sundays.”

The result is Angeline feels good ahead of his Pro Day, which will be Tuesday at NC State. With the absence of a NFL Combine, this will be Angeline’s one and only audition in front of pro scouts.

“I definitely feels I will stack up well against other prospects, other guys in the NFL, but whether it’s on the field or off the field, looking for stuff to improve on,” Angeline added.

Angeline noted that he has always tried to watch tight ends in the NFL, notably Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce, but as he more closely reaches his dream, he started paying more attention to players like Jack Doyle, a 6-foot-6, 262-pounder that has played the last eight years with the Colts and closely resembles Angeline’s 6-foot-7, 250-pound frame.

“Guys like that, kind of similar style of play like me,” Angeline noted. “Or Tyler Kroft, who is a tight with the Jets who went to the same high school as me. I’ve always been watching him since I was younger.”

Angeline admitted that getting a chance to though the draft process is a bit of a dream come true. Among the teams he has met with include the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings and, recently, the Arizona Cardinals.

As he gets ready for the future, he’s optimistic about the state of the tight end room he’s leaving at NC State.

“I already know Coach [Todd] Goebbel is already going to have those guys ready … I’ve heard they have been improving a lot,” Angeline said. “Obviously, Dylan Parham is coming back next year. He has a lot of experience. I think everybody believes in him.

“There are some younger guys coming up that have some talent. I definitely think their tight end room will be good, though. Definitely in good hands with Coach Goebbel and Dylan Parham coming back.”

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