NC State Football Recruiting: Heralded TE Names Top Eight
Junior tight end Gavin Mueller from South Elgin High School (Ill.), who received a football offer from NC State in late January, has narrowed his recruitment down to a top eight. After hosting him for a visit earlier this month, the Wolfpack likely isn’t surprised to have made the cut.
Mueller announced his finalists in a post on Thursday evening. The other seven schools still in the running for him are Arkansas, Colorado, Ole Miss, Purdue, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M.
Standing at 6-foot-6 and weighing 250 pounds, this three-star prospect has a wingspan of 6-foot-11 and a 40-yard dash time of 4.5 seconds. He is currently ranked No. 707 overall, No. 36 among tight ends, and No. 15 in Illinois on the 247Sports 2026 Composite, with nearly two dozen offers to date.
Meanwhile, NC State football head coach Dave Doeren, in his 13th year, and his staff have secured four early commitments, all three-star recruits, in the 2026 recruiting class. Their current haul is ranked No. 48 nationally and No. 11 within the ACC, according to 247Sports.
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