FSU football: 3 key stats about NC State’s defense
By Kelvin Hunt
Third Down Conversions
Third-down conversion is an area that’s a sore spot for FSU football fans after the Wake Forest game. The Noles struggled to get off the field and allowed Wake Forest to convert 10 of 18 attempts.
As I mentioned, on half of those 10 conversions, there were players in position to make a play. If they make a play, that conversion percentage drops to 27 percent, and people would probably still say Adam Fuller is terrible.
FSU went into the Wake Forest game allowing at a 31 percent clip. NC State allows teams to convert third down 28 percent of the time. However, Clemson converted 6 of 14 third-downs (43 percent) in their matchup last week.
The FSU offense struggled to convert third downs against Wake Forest, going 4 of 11 (36 percent), but have converted third downs 48 percent of the time on the season.
NC State’s offense converts third downs 45 percent of the time, but that’s bolstered by three non-Power Five games.
They converted 37.5 percent against Texas Tech and 35 percent against Clemson.