| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #15 Ryan Browne (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/215 | 43/76 (57%), 532 Yds, 4 TD / 2 INT | 50 Car, 155 Yds, (3.1 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C | B+ | #166 | 209 (13.8%) | 0.86 | PUR ('25) |
| #14 Max Johnson (QB) | GR (0) | 6'5"/225 | 12/19 (63%), 71 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 6 Car, 10 Yds, (1.7 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D | C | #319 | 51 (6%) | 0.87 | TA&M ('24) |
| #18 Andres Miyares Jr. (QB) | SO (0) | 6'1"/210 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 305 (33%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #19 Hudson Wilharm (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/195 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 202 (22%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #16 Ben Bastek (QB) | SO ('3) | 5'8"/175 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 8 (1%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #00 Bryce Baker (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/195 | 0 | 0.95 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Au'tori Newkirk (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/200 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #21 Davion Gause (RB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/215 | 67 Car, 326 Yds, (4.9 YPC), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 34 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 0 TD | A- | C+ | #163 | 164 (17%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #23 Charleston French (RB) | JR ('2) | 5'9"/205 | 10 Car, 84 Yds, (8.4 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Rec, 2 Yds, (2 YPR), 0 TD | B | B | #401 | 14 (1%) | 0 | NA |
| #00 Demon June (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/225 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Joseph Troupe (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'8"/190 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Jariel Cobb (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/180 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #11 Aziah Johnson (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/175 | 16 Rec, 276 Yds, (17.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 15 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | F | #347 | 285 (14.4%) | 0.87 | MSU ('25) |
| #1 Jordan Shipp (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/190 | 9 Rec, 114 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -13 Yds, 0 TD | B | B | #655 | 162 (14%) | 0.95 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #7 Christian Hamilton (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/190 | 7 Rec, 159 Yds, (22.7 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B | #538 | 214 (18%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #3 Chris Culliver (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/195 | 6 Rec, 135 Yds, (22.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -8 Yds, 0 TD | B | D | #539 | 158 (13%) | 0.94 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #2 Gavin Blackwell (WR) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/185 | 4 Rec, 43 Yds, (10.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | #833 | 84 (7%) | 0.92 | 4* HS ('21) |
| #11 Paul Billups II (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/195 | 3 Rec, 22 Yds, (7.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | D | #846 | 135 (11%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #00 Alex Taylor (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/190 | 1 Rec, 15 Yds, (15 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | 57 (5%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #9 Javarius Green (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/195 | 1 Rec, 12 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 8 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B- | #855 | 16 (1%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #00 Evan Haynes (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/185 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #23 Jason Robinson Jr. (WR) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/151 | 0 | 0.85 | WASH ('25) | |||||
| #00 Shanard Clower (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'8"/155 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #19 Jake Johnson (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/240 | 2 Rec, 21 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | F | B- | 202 (15%) | 0.92 | TA&M ('24) | |
| #18 Connor Cox (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'6"/251 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | A | C+ | B | 19 (0.6%) | 0.85 | SC ('25) | |
| #88 Deems May (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C+ | 23 (2%) | 0.97 | 4* HS ('21) | ||
| #16 Ryan Ward (TE) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/245 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | A- | 8 (1%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #89 Cal Tierney (TE) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | 3 (0%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #87 Cort Halsey (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | 3 (0%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #80 Julien Randolph (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/245 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #82 Timmy Lawson (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/230 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #78 Trevyon Green (T) | JR ('2) | 6'7"/340 | 819 (86%) | B- | A- (46%) | C- (54%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #74 Daniel King (T) | GR (0) | 6'5"/340 | 789 (49.8%) | A | A+ (48%) | A- (52%) | 0.92 | TROY ('25) | ||
| #58 Miles McVay (T) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/342 | 94 (6%) | F | D (60%) | D+ (40%) | 0.87 | ALA ('25) | ||
| #71 Luke Masterson (T) | SO ('3) | 6'7"/290 | 114 (12%) | F | C (51%) | F (49%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #56 Jani Norwood (T) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/290 | 46 (5%) | D+ | C- (67%) | D+ (33%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #69 Chad Lindberg (G) | GR ('1) | 6'6"/325 | 642 (42%) | C- | D+ (33%) | B (67%) | 0.86 | RICE ('25) | ||
| #55 Zach Rice (C) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/305 | 16 (2%) | C- | B (75%) | A- (25%) | 0.99 | 5* HS ('22) | ||
| #57 Bo Burkes (C) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/305 | 14 (1%) | A- | A- (71%) | B+ (29%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #00 Byron Nelson (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/280 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Trey Blue (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/310 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #74 Desmond Jackson (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/310 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #62 Spencer Triplett (LS) | GR ('0) | 6'1"/240 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #12 Beau Atkinson (DE) | JR ('2) | 6'6"/265 | 35 Tac, 24 Solo, 12 TFL, 8 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (47%) | A (52%) | C- (1%) | 381 (40%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('22) |
| #90 Pryce Yates (DE) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/265 | 21 Tac, 12 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 5 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (40%) | B- (58%) | C+ (2%) | 340 (21.6%) | 0.88 | CONN ('25) |
| #14 Jaybron Harvey (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/240 | 11 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (48%) | D (40%) | A- (12%) | 120 (13%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #40 Tyler Thompson (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/225 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D (46%) | A- (48%) | C- (6%) | 148 (16%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #95 Daniel Anderson (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/245 | C+ (100%) | 3 (0%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #33 Curtis Simpson (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/215 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Chinedu Onyeagoro (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/220 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Emmanuel Nwaiwu (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/250 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Lantz Pascal (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/225 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #92 CJ Mims (DT) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/296 | 21 Tac, 4 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (53%) | B- (47%) | C+ (0%) | 339 (22.8%) | 0.85 | ECU ('25) |
| #92 Rodney Lora (DT) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/295 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (48%) | B- (52%) | 27 (3%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #91 Leroy Jackson (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/290 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (100%) | 3 (0%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #94 Joel Starlings (DT) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/320 | C (73%) | B (27%) | 30 (3%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('23) | |||
| #00 Austin Alexander (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/243 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #51 Peter Pesansky (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/290 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Devin Ancrum (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/295 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 T. Nwabuisi-Ezeala (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/305 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Nicco Maggio (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/270 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Laderion Williams (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/311 | 0 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Trey Giddens (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/275 | 0 | 0.81 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #28 Khmori House (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/213 | 33 Tac, 19 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (46%) | B- (17%) | B+ (38%) | 317 (32.4%) | 0.90 | WASH ('25) |
| #30 Michael Short (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/230 | 23 Tac, 17 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (62%) | B+ (3%) | A- (35%) | 101 (17%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #55 Cade Law (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/225 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (90%) | A- (10%) | 10 (2%) | 0 | NA | |
| #44 Crews Law (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/225 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #32 Evan Bennett (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/230 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Tyler Houser (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/220 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Jake Bauer (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/225 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #21 Kaleb Cost (CB) | JR ('2) | 5'10"/195 | 61 Tac, 43 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 2 INT (1 TDS) | B (45%) | B- (2%) | B (53%) | 836 (63%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #9 Thaddeus Dixon (CB) | GR (0) | 6'1"/186 | 43 Tac, 26 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 10 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- (47%) | D (1%) | A+ (52%) | 715 (32.4%) | 0.92 | WASH ('25) |
| #29 Marcus Allen (CB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/190 | 29 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (48%) | D+ (0%) | B (51%) | 731 (55%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #00 Ty White (CB) | SO ('3) | 5'9"/185 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C (100%) | 1 (0%) | 0.89 | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #20 Jalon Thompson (CB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/185 | C (47%) | D+ (53%) | 15 (1%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #5 Gavin Gibson (S) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/185 | 52 Tac, 26 Solo, 7 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 3 INT (1 TDS) | B (41%) | B- (6%) | A (53%) | 630 (39.6%) | 0.86 | ECU ('25) |
| #31 Will Hardy (S) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/205 | 33 Tac, 17 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- (45%) | C- (2%) | A- (53%) | 295 (31%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #16 Coleman Bryson (S) | JR ('1) | 6'2"/215 | 20 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (42%) | B- (6%) | D+ (52%) | 263 (16.2%) | 0.86 | MINN ('25) |
| #15 Tre Miller (S) | SO ('2) | 5'9"/180 | 8 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (36%) | C+ (64%) | 78 (8%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #3 Malcolm Ziglar (S) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/195 | 7 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (70%) | B (30%) | 20 (2%) | 0.92 | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #22 Peyton Waters (S) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/182 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (80%) | C+ (20%) | 10 (0.6%) | 0.86 | WASH ('25) | |
| #18 Jaiden Patterson (S) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/195 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (100%) | 1 (0%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Javion Butts (S) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/180 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #8 Zion Ferguson (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/175 | 0 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('24) | |||||
| #26 Khalil Conley (DB) | SO ('2) | 5'11"/185 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #37 Liam Boyd (K) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/200 | 1/1 (100%), Long 36 Yds | 7/7 | 10 Pts | C+ | B | 0 | NA | |
| #00 Guytano Bartolomeo (K) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/170 | 0.82 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #99 Adam Samaha (K) | JR ('1) | 5'11"/195 | 0.79 | MICH ('25) | ||||||
| #97 Lucas Osada (K) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/190 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | B | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #96 Tom Maginness (P) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/210 | 51, 2097 YDS (41.1 YPP), Long 65 YDS | 10 In 20, 1 TB | B- | B | 0.74 | ('23) | ||
| FR ATH - No Position Yet | Yr | H/W | Rating | Origin | ||||||
| #00 Kenedy Uzoma (ATH) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/203 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Madrid Tucker (ATH) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/155 | 0.83 | 3* HS ('25) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 828, #36 in CFB. 0.88 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 19.57%
Breakdown - Offense: 333.94 (43) Defense: 359.82 (42) ST: 20.82 (5)
92 Total players, 18 from Transfer Portal. 15.8% of roster is from the Portal.
19 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 16.7% of roster is from this years Portal, 25 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 1 elite players, 3 great players, 14 very good players, 47 good players, 15 JAGS, 1 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 4260 (32%), JR: 4333 (32%), SR: 2491 (19%), GR: 2366 (18%)
22 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (75.8%), Prod: (13%) North Carolina lost their starting QB from last year. QB Ryan Browne was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (18%), Prod: (21%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Davion Gause, from last year.
North Carolina lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (42%), Prod: (25%) OL Experience: T: (79%): G: (21%): C: (3%):
North Carolina OL: 1 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 2 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (45%) DT: (14%)
LB Experience: (17%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (76%) S: (49%)
Kicker Experience: (59%), Punter: (100%)
Return Experience - QB 75.8%, Skill Players 23%, Off Line 34%, Front Seven 25%, Secondary 63% | Offense 35% - Defense 40%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 13%, Rush Yds: 21%, Rec Yds: 25%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 44%, Sacks: 34%, QB Hurries: 28%, TFLs: 44%, Pass Def: 59%, INTs: 89%