Daniel Cruz
North Carolina State
79
Solid

Daniel Cruz

North Carolina StateAverage
COffenseSolidTRANSFER · Texas
2nd String / Backup

Is Daniel Cruz starting?

Daniel Cruz is listed 2nd string at C for North Carolina State.

Daniel Cruz is listed C #2 for North Carolina State at 79 OVR.

See full North Carolina State depth chart ›

Depth at C · North Carolina State

  1. 17284Spike Sowells Jr.Starter
  2. 25079Daniel CruzYou
  3. 35263Kage Payne

What's Next

Who do they play next?Lyndon Cooper — at Vanderbilt · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?See every North Carolina State positionHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for North Carolina State

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Richland, ranked #312 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #312 Natl
North Richland Hills, TX
Jersey
#50
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
315 lbs
Transfer
Texas

Daniel Cruz is currently behind Spike Sowells Jr. at C on the North Carolina State depth chart, a ACC team rated 77 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9054
National Rank
#312
High School
Richland
Hometown
North Richland Hills, TX

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated offense; 85th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 15% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Daniel Cruz's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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