NC State
ACC · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$18.7M - $23.2M
#53 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
-12
20 in, 22 out
Top Model Price
$2.6M
CJ Bailey
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#57 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every NC State player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Bailey | QB | starter | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| 2 | Victor Snow | WR | starter | $1M | $1M |
| 3 | Wesley Grimes | WR | starter | $946K | $946K |
| 4 | Harvey Dyson | EDGE | starter | $737K | $737K |
| 5 | King Mack | S | starter | $652K | $652K |
| 6 | Joshisa Trader | WR | starter | $532K | $532K |
| 7 | Elijah Satchell | DL | starter | $474K | $474K |
| 8 | Carmelo McKenzie | DL | starter | $474K | $474K |
| 9 | Jacquey Ferguson Jr. | EDGE | starter | $474K | $474K |
| 10 | Daniel Cruz | IOL | starter | $414K | $414K |
| 11 | Jai'Lun Hampton | OT | starter | $414K | $414K |
| 12 | Jimarion McCrimon | OT | starter | $414K | $414K |
| 13 | Brody Smith | OT | starter | $414K | $414K |
| 14 | Brady Sakowitz | OT | starter | $414K | $414K |
| 15 | Tad Hudson | QB | rotation | $391K | $391K |
| 16 | Ty White | CB | starter | $361K | $361K |
| 17 | Ondre Evans | CB | starter | $361K | $361K |
| 18 | Jordan Jackson | CB | starter | $361K | $361K |
| 19 | Teddy Hoffmann | WR | rotation | $351K | $351K |
| 20 | Jayden Scott | RB | starter | $346K | $346K |
| 21 | Keenan Jackson | WR | rotation | $341K | $341K |
| 22 | Davion Dozier | WR | rotation | $315K | $315K |
| 23 | Caden Fordham | LB | depth | $305K | $305K |
| 24 | Davion Gause | RB | rotation | $275K | $275K |
| 25 | DaKaari Nelson | LB | starter | $259K | $259K |
| 26 | Caleb Gordon | LB | starter | $259K | $259K |
| 27 | Jordan Moreta | LB | starter | $259K | $259K |
| 28 | Stephen Brown | TE | depth | $250K | $250K |
| 29 | Vander Ploog | TE | depth | $249K | $249K |
| 30 | Jacob Smith | QB | depth | $212K | $212K |
| 31 | Asaad Brown Jr. | DB | rotation | $211K | $211K |
| 32 | Addison Carlson | S | starter | $209K | $209K |
| 33 | Dante Daniels | TE | starter | $200K | $200K |
| 34 | Jamel Johnson | CB | depth | $191K | $191K |
| 35 | Cian Slone | LB | depth | $180K | $180K |
| 36 | Tra Thomas | LB | depth | $149K | $149K |
| 37 | KaTron Evans | DL | rotation | $141K | $141K |
| 38 | Tre Aiken | OT | rotation | $138K | $138K |
| 39 | Cody Hardy | TE | rotation | $131K | $131K |
| 40 | Lawrence Brown | EDGE | rotation | $128K | $128K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for NC State: 20 in, 22 out, net star flow -12. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Snow | WR | 3 | IN | Buffalo | winter |
| Jimarion McCrimon | OT | 3 | IN | East Carolina | winter |
| Ondre Evans | CB | 3 | IN | Georgia | winter |
| King Mack | S | 3 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Chance Robinson | WR | 3 | IN | Miami | winter |
| Hunter Provience | TE | 3 | IN | Montana State | winter |
| Davion Gause | RB | 3 | IN | North Carolina | winter |
| Harvey Dyson | EDGE | 3 | IN | Tulane | winter |
| Tyran Warren | WR | 3 | IN | Alcorn State | winter |
| Daniel Cruz | IOL | 3 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Ty White | CB | 3 | IN | North Carolina | winter |
| KaTron Evans | DL | 3 | IN | Marshall | winter |
| DaKaari Nelson | LB | 3 | IN | Penn State | winter |
| Davion Dozier | WR | 3 | IN | App State | winter |
| Vander Ploog | TE | 3 | IN | Oregon | winter |
| Joshisa Trader | WR | 3 | IN | Miami | winter |
| Raul Aguirre Jr. | LB | 3 | IN | Miami | winter |
| Tad Hudson | QB | 3 | IN | Coastal Carolina | other |
| Jai'Lun Hampton | OT | 3 | IN | UT Martin | other |
| Jackson Waller | P | - | IN | SMU | winter |
| Daemon Fagan | S | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Zack Myers | S | 4 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Terrell Anderson | WR | 4 | OUT | USC | winter |
| Jacarrius Peak | OT | 4 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Hollywood Smothers | RB | 4 | OUT | Texas | winter |
| Noah Rogers | WR | 4 | OUT | Alabama | winter |
| Josh Alexander-Felton | DL | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Val Erickson | OT | 3 | OUT | Liberty | winter |
| Kelvon McBride | LB | 3 | OUT | Marshall | winter |
| Lex Thomas | QB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Justin Terrell | DL | 3 | OUT | Sam Houston | winter |
| Elijah Groves | LB | 3 | OUT | Sam Houston | winter |
| Terris Dudley | LB | 3 | OUT | UConn | winter |
| Tank Boston | WR | 3 | OUT | Charlotte | winter |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | LB | 3 | OUT | Michigan State | winter |
| Terrente Hinton | S | 3 | OUT | Marshall | winter |
| Darion Rivers | OT | 3 | OUT | Troy | winter |
| Joshua Ofor | LB | 3 | OUT | Arkansas State | winter |
| Jivan Baly | CB | 3 | OUT | Old Dominion | winter |
| Odera Orizu | EDGE | 3 | OUT | UConn | winter |
| Christian Zachary | WR | 3 | OUT | Sam Houston | other |
| Brock Stukes | IOL | - | OUT | Sam Houston | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$5.6M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$135.8M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.