NC State Head Coach Will Wade said a couple of weeks ago that he still wanted to add to the Wolfpack’s frontcourt prior to the start of the 2025 season.
Four-star 2026 center Najai Hines (6’10”, 255 lbs) could end up meeting that need.
Currently, Hines is a consensus four-star prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, with 247Sports ranking him as the No. 38 overall player nationally, the No. 4 center, and the No. 2 player in the state of New Jersey.
The surge up the rankings is a recent phenomenon, as up until this past season, Hines was a dual-sport athlete at South Garner, earning 10+ offers to play tight end on the football field from schools like South Carolina, West Virginia, ECU, App State, and others.