NC State Football Boasts Lone 'Warm' Label in Jamal Rule Recruitment
Just over two weeks after checking out the NC State football program on an unofficial visit, Charlotte Christian School (N.C.) junior running back Jamal Rule has scheduled an official visit with the Wolfpack.
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He'll be in Raleigh for a third time in his recruitment, June 6-8. The 6-foot, 205-pound Rule revealed the trip, his first announced official visit, via the following post late Sunday night:
Official Visit locked@CoachGoebbel @CoachThunder_45 @CoachJames90 @247Sports @On3sports pic.twitter.com/MwXppiggl3
— Jamal “ROCK” Rule...Terminator (@JamalRule23) February 17, 2025
As things stand, the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine tags the Wolfpack as the leader for Rule, and NC State is the only school with the "warm" label on 247Sports. His other offers include Nebraska, Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, and Appalachian State.
"[Jamal Rule] shows good size, balance and body control," CBS Sports Network national recruiting analyst Tom Lemming noted earlier this week. "Also shows good lateral agility, acceleration, strength and power...Runs a 4.5. Big-time talent."
Jamal Rule 6‘1“ 205 running back Charlotte Christian HS, North Carolina shows good size, balance and body control. Also shows good lateral agility, acceleration, strength and power. Class of 2026. Runs a 4.5. Big-time talent.@JamalRule23 has been timed in a 22.3 200 m. pic.twitter.com/Uxy8DwaKgQ
— Tom Lemming (@LemmingReport) February 15, 2025
NC State football has four early 2026 prizes, all three-stars, in Trinity Episcopal School (Va.) offensive tackle Brady Sakowitz, Reagan High School (N.C.) quarterback Jacob Smith, Milford Mill Academy (Md.) safety Koby Sarkodie, and Paramus Catholic High School (N.J.) linebacker Jordan Moreta.
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