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We have a sayin' ‘round these here parts that "numbers is bullshit." That time-honored, grammatically-challenged saying of course only applies to those numbers that would impugn our fair Wolfpack. The numbers listed below are totally not of the bovine fecal matter variety. And caveats about level of competition need not be uddered (get it? because we're talking about cows and such? hahaha).
Yeah so anyway let's take a look at where the Pack stand in the stats. I used top 10 as a cutoff to avoid having to table pretty much every stat ever. They rank in the top 25 in about a billion other metrics.
Team Numbers
|
Stat |
The numbers |
National rank |
|
Time of possession |
39:15 per game |
1st |
|
Rushing TDs |
20 |
1st |
|
Interceptions thrown |
0 |
1st (8-way tie) |
|
Opponent 4th down conversion rate |
0% (0-for-1!) |
1st (8-way tie) |
|
30+ yard punt returns |
4 |
1st (tied with Twerps) |
|
Opponent 3rd down conversion rate |
18.75% |
2nd |
|
Opponent first downs |
10.5 per game |
2nd |
|
Rushing defense |
49.5 yards per game |
3rd |
|
Total defense |
205.8 yards per game |
3rd |
|
Punt return yardage |
58.5 yards per game |
4th |
|
Opponent plays of 10+ yards |
26 |
4th |
|
Opponent rushes of 10+ yards |
7 |
4th |
|
Rushing first downs |
56 |
6th |
|
3rd down conversion rate |
52.8% |
7th |
|
Yards penalized |
35.3 yards per game |
8th |
|
Opponent passing plays of 10+ yards |
19 |
8th |
|
Scoring defense |
12.0 points per game |
8th |
|
Scoring offense |
46.3 points per game |
9th |
NC State is also among a number of teams that have yet to allow a punt or kick return of 30+ yards.
Individual Numbers
|
Player |
Stat |
The numbers |
National rank |
|
Jacoby Brissett |
Completion % |
77.9 |
1st |
|
Matt Dayes |
Rushing TDs |
9 |
1st (three-way tie) |
|
Bra'Lon Cherry |
30+ yard punt returns |
4 |
1st (tied with some Twerp) |
|
Bra'Lon Cherry |
Punt return yards per game |
57.3 |
2nd |
|
Matt Dayes |
Total TDs |
9 |
3rd |
|
Bra'Lon Cherry |
30+ yard all-purpose plays |
6 |
4th |
|
Jaylen Samuels |
Total TDs |
8 |
5th |
|
Matt Dayes |
Points per game |
13.5 |
7th |
|
Jaylen Samuels |
Points per game |
12.0 |
9th |
If this list looks anything like this after the next third of the regular season schedule, it's going to be a pretty special season.