NC State football continues to circle the wagons. Over the last few weeks, a group of veteran players have elected to return to Raleigh for the 2022 season. Grant Gibson, a captain and a three-year starter at center, will return for 2022 as well.
Most of the high-profile returnees for NC State have come on the defensive side of the ball: linebackers Isaiah Moore and Payton Wilson, defensive backs Cyrus Fagan and Derrek Pitts, and All-ACC defensive lineman Cory Durden.
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Assuming quarterback Devin Leary returns, too, NC State will bring back all four of its team captains from the 2021 season.
Gibson, who is the grandson of Harvey Gantt — the first black student to enroll at Clemson and the first black mayor of Charlotte, is one of the best centers in the country. He’s been been a key cog in NC State’s offensive line play dating back to the 2019 season.
During the 2018 season, Gibson split time playing defensive tackle, offensive line and on special teams. A 3-star recruit in the 2017 class, Gibson picked NC State over UNC, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Tennessee; he redshirted in the 2017 season.