N.C. State knew one standout player who helped its offense average 32.2 points per game last season wouldn’t be back for 2018.
The real possibility also existed, though, that quarterback Ryan Finley and running back Nyheim Hines could join senior Jaylen Samuels, the team’s leading receiver, in the 2018 NFL Draft.
As it turned out, N.C. State retained one of those two players, which leaves the Wolfpack plenty of weapons to field a formidable offense again this fall.
While Hines, N.C. State’s leading rusher with 1,112 yards, gave up his senior season to declare for the NFL Draft, Finley decided to come back to school for his final season.