Ronnie Royal III
North Carolina State
82
Good

Ronnie Royal III

North Carolina StateAverage
FSDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Ronnie Royal III starting?

Ronnie Royal III is the projected starter at FS for North Carolina State.

Ronnie Royal III is the projected starting FS on a Average North Carolina State — 82 OVR.

See full North Carolina State depth chart ›

Depth at FS · North Carolina State

  1. 1282Ronnie Royal IIIStarter
  2. 22967Brody Barnhardt
  3. 3667Asaad Brown Jr.

What's Next

Who do they play next?Ricardo Jones — at Vanderbilt · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Brody Barnhardt — No. 2 at FS for North Carolina StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for North Carolina State

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Gulf Shores, ranked #447 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 49 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 82 overall (Good tier).

Recruit4★ · #447 NatlTeam Share4%
Gulf Shores, AL
Jersey
#2
Class
RS SO
Height
5'9"
Weight
185 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254911

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8925
National Rank
#447
High School
Gulf Shores
Hometown
Gulf Shores, AL

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 79th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 82.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

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

Sep 11WRICHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 73-0

Aug 29LUVATKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 34-8

Ronnie Royal III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

49 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement57%
Coach North Carolina StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.