ESPN’s David Hale tweeted out his Week 1 ACC Explosive Plays rankings yesterday, and NC State’s defense has a lot to clean up before taking the field against UVA on Saturday in Carter-Finley Stadium.
Hale defines an Explosive Play as a 12+ yard run, or a 16+ yard reception.
The Wolfpack’s defense allowed 10 explosive plays against ECU, which ranked 2nd-to-last in the ACC in Week 1.
On offense, NC State’s 8 explosive plays ranked in the middle of the pack, tied for 7th in the conference.
Here’s Hale’s tweet:
Explosive plays, ACC teams in week 1
Duke, 12
Lville, 11
Pitt, 11
BC, 10
GT, 10
Cal, 9
NCSU, 8
Cuse, 8
Clemson, 8
FSU, 8
Wake, 7
SMU, 7
UVA, 6
Stanford, 5
VT, 5
Miami, 4 (all in 1st half)
Explosive plays allowed
Lville, 3
BC, 3
Pitt, 3
UVA, 3
Wake, 6
Stanford, 6
Duke, 6
GT, 6
SMU, 6
Miami, 6
FSU, 6
Cal, 7
Clemson, 8
VT, 9
NCSU, 10
Cuse, 12
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All 10 of the Pirate’s Explosive Plays were passing plays:
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39
37
22
19
18
18
17
17
17
Five of Virginia’s 6 Explosive Plays this past Saturday against Coastal Carolina were passes.