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■pack pros Four Wolfpackers Set To Complete At NFL Combine T By Ryan Tice he NFL Scouting Combine officially kicked off on Wednesday, but the first day of actual testing is not until Friday, when offensive linemen, tight ends and specialists take the field in Indianapolis. NC State will have four representatives at the event, which will feature more than 300 players and wrap up Feb. 26. Quarterback Mike Glennon and cornerback David Amerson, who had one year of eligibility left, are the headliners among former Wolfpack players, while safety Earl Wolff and offensive guard Zach Allen were also invited to participate. The NC State program will also hold its annual Pro Day, where all former players eligible for the draft will work out, March 20. The NFL Draft is set for April 25-27. Glennon is universally regarded as one of the top available players under center, but there is a wide range of opinions about where he will be chosen and where he fits among the top five signal-callers in this draft. The two-year starter became the first player in program history to throw 30 or more touchdown passes in two different campaigns and finished his career with 63 scoring throws, which trails only Philip Rivers (95 in 51 career starts) and Russell Wilson (76 in 36 career starts) in NC State annals. As a senior, Glennon led the ACC with an average of 310.1 passing yards per game, and his 4,031 passing yards is the second-best single-season mark ever for a Wolfpack quarterback. Despite just 26 career starts, Glennon ranks second in school history in completion percentage (.604), third in completions (646), and fourth in efficiency rating (132.31), passing yards (7,411), attempts (1,069) and yards of total offense (7,131). JUMP TO CONTENTS Quarterback Mike Glennon (above), cornerback David Amerson, safety Earl Wolff and offensive guard Zach Allen will be in Indianapolis to take part in this year's NFL Combine, which runs Feb. 20-26. photo by ken martin Page 30 He is listed as the No. 3 available quarterback by ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. "I thought he could be [taken] in the mid-first-round range," Kiper said. "He didn't play great against Vanderbilt in the Music City Bowl, he didn't have a lightsout Senior Bowl week, but he's got talent, he's got ability. "He also has probably the weakest supporting cast of any quarterback that we're evaluating here, in terms of dropped balls against him by his receivers — he had more than any other quarterback. Glennon, to me, is a guy that can still emerge as a late one, early two." Amerson burst onto NFL teams' radars as a sophomore, when he snared an ACC-record 13 interceptions en route to winning the Jack Tatum Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top defensive back. The Greensboro native could not match his All-America performance as a true junior, but he still tied for the ACC lead with five interceptions and leaves NC State with 18 career picks, which is the most in school annals and tied for the third-most in ACC history. The 6-3, 194-pounder could also get looks at safety in the league, according to Kiper. "In terms of the cornerbacks who could be safety-types and would have some versatility, you go down the line of the guys who are in that mix now, and we have to wait and see, first of all, what do they run?" Kiper asked. "David Amerson from NC State, what does he run? He's a cornerback, had a big year a couple of seasons ago with a ton of interceptions, but struggled a little this year in coverage. We'll have to see what happens with him, how he tests out, in terms of his 40 time and where he's projected after that. He