NC State Football: Dave Doeren Pops By for Prolific Georgia RB
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NC State football recruiting efforts are in full swing on the 2026 recruiting trail. On Thursday, the Wolfpack moves included a trip by head coach Dave Doeren and offensive line coach Garett Tujague to Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Ga.
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They checked in on priority target CJ Givers, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound three-star running back who received an offer out of Raleigh as a sophomore last spring and has already checked out the Wolfpack in person a couple of times.
I appreciate @StateCoachD and @Coach2J for stopping by the school today‼️‼️@PackFootball @CoachGoebbel @ChadSimmons_ @bsa28_ @CoachJT1515 @247Sports pic.twitter.com/Zv2dz97hSv
— CJ Givers (@cj_givers) January 24, 2025
Givers, now set for another tour of NC State this weekend, recently revealed that Doeren and his cohorts are squarely among the "high on his list" most active suitors of late, along with Georgia Tech and Indiana.
Further evidence of the Wolfpack's full-on pursuit lies in the fact that the check-in from Doeren and Tujague came just a few days after NC State running backs coach and special teams coordinator Todd Goebbel completed an in-home visit with the explosive backfield talent.
Appreciated and enjoyed the time I spent with @CoachGoebbel today!
— CJ Givers (@cj_givers) January 18, 2025
🐺🔴@PackFootball @CoachJT1515 @ChadSimmons_ @bsa28_ @PaladinsFCS @NEGARecruits @RecruitGa pic.twitter.com/wA0I7CYZ1u
En route to becoming the 2024 Georgia Region 5A D1 Subregion A Offensive Player of the Year as a mere junior, CJ Givers amassed 1,403 yards on 51 carries for a Fellowship Christian squad that finished 10-3 overall. He added 13 catches for 182 yards, ending up with 1,831 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns.
The NC State football recruiters have secured two early 2026 prizes in Trinity Episcopal School (Va.) three-star offensive tackle Brady Sakowitz and Reagan High School (N.C.) three-star quarterback Jacob Smith. But they have gone without a third spark to their collection since Sakowitz's verbal commitment back in October.
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