North Carolina State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Hall of Fame 2026 Willie Burden
Tuesday, April 28
Hall of Fame 2026 Marc Primanti
Tuesday, April 28
Gavin Locklear: Pack Player and Now Coach
Wednesday, April 22
Coach Doeren Signing Day Presser (Dec. 3rd)
Wednesday, December 03
Jersey Number 66
Joe Scelfo
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Bogart, Ga.
- High School:
- N. Oconee/South Alabama
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 300
Overall:
• Graduate transfer from South Alabama, he joined the team in May.
As a RS-JUNIOR (2015):
• A first-team all-Sun Belt Conference on the offensive line.
• Led USA’s line with six grades of 90 percent or better through its first 11 contests, posted 35 total knockdown blocks and did not surrender a sack all season.
• Named to the Rimington Award and Rotary Lombardi Award Preseason Watch Lists.
As a RS-SOPHOMORE (2014):
• One of two lineman to start all 13 contests.
• Earned the coaches’ offensive line award on multiple occasions.
• Received a grade of 80 percent or better six times while earning the highest mark on the squad on five occasions. He recorded a total of 20 knockdown blocks.
As a RS-FRESHMAN (2013):
• Played in 10 games, posting 15 knockdown blocks on 57 snaps.
• Received a perfect grade on five occasions.
• Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
As A FRESHMAN (2012):
• Redshirted the season.
• A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
In High School:
• Three-year starter at North Oconee HS, where he set the school’s all-time record for pancake blocks. Helped the Titans advance to the second round of the state AA playoffs en route to a 11-1 finish as a senior. NOHS won the region championship with a 6-0 mark his final season.
• Honors: First-team AA all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Athens Banner-Herald, Georgia Athletic Coaches Association and Georgia Sports Writers Association as a senior. Also selected the team’s most valuable player. Played in the Semper Fi Bowl All-Star Game in Phoenix, Ariz
• Rankings: Top-rated center in Georgia, No. 12 center nationally by ESPN.com
• Personal: Also earned letters in basketball and baseball. Father, Chris, lettered in football at Louisiana-Monroe from 1983-85, and served as both a head and assistant coach at the collegiate level as well as serving as an assistant in the NFL on the Atlanta Falcons staff from 2008-14. Earned his undergraduate degree in leisure studies.
Major: Graduate Liberal Studies
• Graduate transfer from South Alabama, he joined the team in May.
As a RS-JUNIOR (2015):
• A first-team all-Sun Belt Conference on the offensive line.
• Led USA’s line with six grades of 90 percent or better through its first 11 contests, posted 35 total knockdown blocks and did not surrender a sack all season.
• Named to the Rimington Award and Rotary Lombardi Award Preseason Watch Lists.
As a RS-SOPHOMORE (2014):
• One of two lineman to start all 13 contests.
• Earned the coaches’ offensive line award on multiple occasions.
• Received a grade of 80 percent or better six times while earning the highest mark on the squad on five occasions. He recorded a total of 20 knockdown blocks.
As a RS-FRESHMAN (2013):
• Played in 10 games, posting 15 knockdown blocks on 57 snaps.
• Received a perfect grade on five occasions.
• Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
As A FRESHMAN (2012):
• Redshirted the season.
• A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
In High School:
• Three-year starter at North Oconee HS, where he set the school’s all-time record for pancake blocks. Helped the Titans advance to the second round of the state AA playoffs en route to a 11-1 finish as a senior. NOHS won the region championship with a 6-0 mark his final season.
• Honors: First-team AA all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Athens Banner-Herald, Georgia Athletic Coaches Association and Georgia Sports Writers Association as a senior. Also selected the team’s most valuable player. Played in the Semper Fi Bowl All-Star Game in Phoenix, Ariz
• Rankings: Top-rated center in Georgia, No. 12 center nationally by ESPN.com
• Personal: Also earned letters in basketball and baseball. Father, Chris, lettered in football at Louisiana-Monroe from 1983-85, and served as both a head and assistant coach at the collegiate level as well as serving as an assistant in the NFL on the Atlanta Falcons staff from 2008-14. Earned his undergraduate degree in leisure studies.
Major: Graduate Liberal Studies