CFB Report shared their Way-Too-Early Preseason Top-25 rankings for the 2024 college football season back on December 13th, and they included NC State at #17.
This poll came out the same day that Coastal Carolina Quarterback Grayson McCall (#16 QB in Portal) committed to NC State, and also took into consideration the additions of Notre Dame Center Zeke Correll (#2 Interior Offensive Lineman in Portal), Missouri Offensive Lineman Valen Erickson, Wake Forest Wide Receiver Wesley Grimes (#21 WR in Portal) & JUCO Tight End Dante Daniels (#2 JUCO TE).