King Mack holds the FS · Starter spot in NC State Wolfpack’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

King Mack is a safety from Miami, FL who attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School before beginning his college career at Penn State in 2023. He played in 13 contests as a true freshman, primarily on special teams. After transferring to Alabama for the 2024 season, Mack appeared in all 13 games and recorded 14 total tackles. He returned to Penn State for the 2025 campaign, playing in all 13 games with eight starts and tallying 58 total tackles, including nine stops against Rutgers. Mack arrives at NC State as a senior/transfer with a four-star recruiting pedigree and experience across multiple Power Four programs.

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