North Carolina State University Athletics
2012 Football Roster
Earl Wolff
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Raeford, N.C.
- High School:
- Hoke County
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 207
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Overview: Boundary safety who has been called `the heart of the defense' by head coach Tom O'Brien, he is tied for the team lead in career games played with 38 ... Has 255 career tackles, more than any returning player ... Has seven caused fumbles for his career, that ties as the fifth-best mark in school history ... Graduated in December after just three-and-a-half years with a degree in sport management.
In 2011: An All-ACC nominee who finished the season ranked second on the team in tackles with 113 ... Led the team in tackles versus Wake Forest (10) and Central Michigan (12), he had double-figure tackle totals in five contests ... Caused two fumbles against Georgia Tech, three for the year.
In 2010: Ranks third on the team in tackles with 91, he had 14 in the win at North Carolina, including 11 solo stops and a seven-yard sack ... Started every game of the season at boundary safety ... Pulled down his first career interception in the win at Central Florida ... Forced three fumbles in 2010, one of the top marks in the ACC ... Led the team in tackles with 15 at East Carolina and tied for the team lead versus Florida State with eight ... Named the team's Most Valuable Defensive Back.
In 2009: Started four games at the boundary safety position ... Led the team in tackles against Pitt with 10, while in for just 26 snaps ... Ended the season ranked 10th on the squad with 51 tackles ... In for a season-high 36 snaps at Wake Forest ... Ranked third on the team in special teams tackles.
In 2008: Redshirted the season at defensive back, he was named the defensive scout team player of the week for the South Florida and Miami games.
Prep: Played running back and safety at Hoke County HS ... Rushed 135 times for 997 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior ... Also recorded 89 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, five interceptions, one sack and seven forced fumbles during his senior season ... Named all-conference as a running back and all-region as a safety ... Also earned all-conference honors after his junior season as a safety ... Named offensive player of the year for his team ... Has been an all-conference performer in track since his ninth grade year ... In 10th grade he finished fifth in the state in the long jump and triple jump ... Played for coach Greg Bryant at Hoke County HS.
2010 Game by Game Stats
| Opp. | Pl. | Hit | Ast | Tot | TFL-Yd | Sk-Yd | QP | PBU | INT | FC/FR |
| *Western Car. | 33 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *@UCF | 65 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.5-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-31 | 0/0 |
| *Cincinnati | 66 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *@Ga. Tech | 63 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 1/0 |
| *Va. Tech | 66 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1/0 |
| *Boston Col. | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *@ECU | 84 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *Florida St. | 67 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *@Clemson | 74 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 1/0 |
| *Wake Forest | 50 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1/1 |
| *@UNC | 68 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *@Maryland | 68 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *West Virginia | 56 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
2011 Game by Game Stats
| Opp. | Pl. | Hit | Ast | Tot | TFL-Yd | Sk-YD | QP | PBU | INT | FC/FR |
| *Liberty | 75 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1-13 | 1/0 |
| *@Wake Forest | 71 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *South Ala. | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *@Cincinnati | 71 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *Ga. Tech | 59 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2/0 |
| *Central Mich. | 58 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1/0 |
| *@Virginia | 65 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *@Florida St. | 60 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *UNC | 56 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0/0 |
| *@Boston Col. | 52 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *Clemson | 62 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| *Maryland | 62 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-40 | 0/0 |
| *Louisville | 78 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
Career Stats
| Year | GP-GS | Pl | Hit | Ast | Tot | TFL-Yd | Sk-Yd | QP | PBU | INT | FC/FR |
| 2009 | 12-4 | 209 | 42 | 9 | 51 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0/0 |
| 2010 | 13-13 | 791 | 65 | 26 | 91 | 3.5-14 | 2-12 | 2 | 3 | 1-31 | 4/1 |
| 2011 | 13-13 | 836 | 76 | 37 | 113 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3-53 | 3/0 |
| Totals | 38-30 | 1,836 | 183 | 72 | 255 | 5.5-18 | 2-12 | 2 | 7 | 4-84 | 7/1 |