Receiver Nate McCollum verbally commits to NC State

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For the third time last weekend, the red light turned on at NC State.

Three-star defensive back Joseph Johnson from Richmond (Va.) Life Christian Academy picked NCSU Saturday. Then earlier Sunday evening, defensive back Aydan White from Asheville’s Christ School joined the class.

Capping the busy weekend was speedy slot receiver Nate McCollum, a two-sport star at Dutchtown High in Hampton, Ga.

McCollum, who is 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, will also play baseball for NC State. He visited unofficially over the weekend, his second trip to Raleigh in about a month. McCollum also listed offers from, among others, Kansas, Michigan State, Syracuse and Tennessee.

McCollum was named the 4-AAAAA region’s Offensive Player of the Year by the area’s coaches and also was picked all-county by the Henry Herald his junior year. He was selected second-team all-state for Class AAAAA.

He is a centerfielder and leadoff hitter on the diamond but can also play second base. Perfect Game noted McCollum has “elite speed” and has timed him at 6.39 seconds in the 60-yard dash.

More: McCollum felt welcomed at NC State

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