Here's Which Wolfpack Freshmen Can Redshirt

Thirteen of State's true freshmen -- plus one senior -- played in four games or fewer this season

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A new NCAA rule, adopted last year, allows college football players to participate in up to four games in a season without losing the ability to redshirt.

While coach Dave Doeren and his staff used many more true freshmen than expected this year because of all the injuries their team suffered along the way, they still managed to save the redshirts of 13 members of their 23-man rookie class.

A 13th player, senior Nick McCloud, was also able to gain an extra year of eligibility after seeing action in only two games, because he had not previously used his redshirt season.

Here is a list of the players that did not use up a year of eligibility in 2019 (and the number of games in which they played):

Player	Position	Games played
Shyheim Battle	CB	3
C.J. Clark	DT	2
Terrell Dawkins	DE	3
Ty Evans	QB	0
Jalen Frazier	DB	2
Josh Harris	DT	4
Zovon Lindsay	OL	0
Khalid Martin	S	3
Timothy McKay	OG	3
Dylan McMahon	OT	4
Delbert Mimms III	RB	0
Chris Toudle	TE	0
Kameron Walker	TE	0

Here is the list of true freshmen that burned their redshirts by playing in more than four games:

Player	Position	Games played
Ickey Ekwonu	OT	12
Jakeen Harris	S	10
Jordan Houston	RB	12
Savion Jackson	DE	8
Zonovan Knight	RB	12
Keyon Lesane	WR	10
Cecil Powell	CB/WR	10
Jaylon Scott	LB	6
Joe Shimko	LS	12
Drake Thomas	LB