Football
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- Title:
- Defensive Line
- Email:
- kmpatric@ncsu.edu
- Phone:
- (919) 515-7062
15th year in coaching, 3rd year at NC State
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PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
College -An All-American defensive lineman during his playing career at the University of Miami, Fla., where he helped lead the Hurricanes to two National Championships with victories over Alabama in the 1990 Sugar Bowl and Nebraska in the 1992 Orange Bowl. Miami also made appearances in the Cotton and Fiesta Bowls during Patrick’s career (1989-93). In 1993, Patrick was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Hurricanes with 10 sacks. A 1993 All-American and team MVP, Patrick finished his career with 174 total tackles and 23 sacks, the fifth highest total in program history. He was also a two-year letterwinner in track and field, throwing the shot put and discus during his junior and senior years. Patrick - whose brief stint in the NFL was hampered by shoulder injuries - was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
EDUCATION:
Earned a B.S. from Miami in 1994 in business administration.Â
PERSONAL DATA:
A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., he and his wife, Rachel, have two daughters -- Grace (15) and Belle (12), who are both volleyball players.
BOWL EXPERIENCE:
As a coach - NC State: 2018 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, 2017 Hyundai Sun Bowl; USF: 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl, 2009 International Bowl, 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl;Â As a player: 1989 Cotton Bowl, 1990 Sugar Bowl, 1992 Orange Bowl, 1993 Fiesta Bowl
Coaching HIGHLIGHTS:
At NC State: NC State ranked second in the ACC, and 29th nationally in rushing defense (131.5 ypg) in 2018; All four members of the 2017 Wolfpack defensive line were selected in the 2018 NFL Draft; Defensive end Bradley Chubb won the Nugurski Trophy (nation’s top defensive player), the Hendricks Award (nation’s top defensive end), and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year award. A first-team All-ACC selection, Chubb led the ACC in sacks (10) and tackles for loss (26). He was second nationally in TFLs and seventh in sacks; Defensive tackle B.J. Hill was an honorable mention selection; At North Texas: In his two seasons with the Mean Green, the team compiled 52 sacks, including 33 in his first year - the fifth-best mark in school history. The program ranked among the top Conference USA pass rushing units and finished the 2014 season ranked No. 25 nationally in team sacks per game (2.75) and among the nation’s top-50 units in total defense. North Texas was led by the emergence of defensive end Chad Polk, who, despite an undersized frame, became an All-CUSA selection after totaling 25 tackles and a team-high 5.5 sacks; At South Florida: Produced three NFL draft picks, most notably Jason Pierre-Paul who was selected in the first round at No. 15 overall in 2010. In his lone season at USF, Pierre-Paul, garnered first team All-America honors by Pro Football Weekly as well as All-Big East first team accolades by the conference coaches and multiple other publications. McClain was drafted in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft third by the Carolina Panthers after earning first team All-Big East honors. Selvie was a first team All-American during Patrick’s first season back with the program in 2008 and later ended his career as the program’s all-time career leader in both sacks and tackles for a loss; USF regularly rated among the nation’s top defenses as the Bulls finished among the NCAA’s top-25 units in total defense four times. The Bulls also ranked among the nation’s top-25 three times in team tackles for a loss (2010, 2011 and 2013) and as high as fourth in total sacks (2011); Honored for his work on the recruiting trail. In 2009, Rivals named him one of the nation’s top-25 recruiters in 2009, as well as the top recruiter in the Big East Conference. The recognition came after USF signed four four-star recruits, including Pierre-Paul, on National Signing Day.
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| Year(s) | Team | Position |
| 1996-98 | South Florida | Defensive Ends |
| 1998-08 | Private Business | |
| 2008 | South Florida | Defensive Ends |
| 2009 | South Florida | Defensive Line |
| 2010-13 | South Florida | Defensive Tackles |
| 2014-15 | North Texas | Defensive Line |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | Defensive Line |
| 2017-pres. | NC State | Defensive Line |
