Teams North Carolina 2011 Roster ← 2010 2012 → 2011 North Carolina roster 105 players. From 17 states; the most from North Carolina (59) and Florida (12). The 2011 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 6 Receivers 11 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 5 Athletes and others 9
Receivers 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 83 Dwight Jones WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ Burlington, NC 85 catches, 1,196 yards, 12 TD 5 T.J. Thorpe WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Durham, NC 39 returns, 965 yards 88 Erik Highsmith WR 6′3″ Vanceboro, NC 51 catches, 726 yards, 5 TD 6 Sean Tapley WR 6′1″ Jacksonville, FL 8 returns, 160 yards 87 Jheranie Boyd WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Gastonia, NC 14 catches, 292 yards, 5 TD 3 Reggie Wilkins WR 5′10″ Shelby, NC 4 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD 3 Joshua Adams WR 4★ 4-star recruit Cambridge, MA 17 Mark McNeill WR 6′4″ West River, MD 24 Jordan Darty WR 5′11″ 175 Statesville, NC 27 Darien McNeill WR 6′2″ Sanford, NC 86 Nic Platt WR 6′2″ Miami, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 89 Nelson Hurst TE 6′3″ Plainfield, IN 11 catches, 160 yards, 1 TD 33 Christian Wilson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ McKees Rocks, PA 10 catches, 107 yards 85 TE 6′4″ Greensboro, NC 10 catches, 207 yards, 1 TD 80 Jack Tabb TE 6′3″ Red Bank, NJ 2 catches, 14 yards 49 Eric Albright TE 6′6″ Raleigh, NC 84 Sean Fitzpatrick TE 6′5″ 245 Pittsford, NY 97 Parker Thomas TE 6′5″ 225 Winston-Salem, NC
Offensive line 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 76 OG 6′7″ Windsor, NC 1 catch, −7 yards 51 Jarrod James C 6′3″ 290 Goldsboro, NC 58 Jordan Marsh OT 6′2″ 290 Mooresville, NC 60 C 6′4″ 310 Scottsville, VA 62 David Collins OG 6′8″ 310 Kernersville, NC 63 Peyton Jenest C 6′5″ Davidson, NC 64 OG 6′3″ Wilmington, NC 65 Cam Holland C 6′2″ 320 Pittsburgh, PA 68 OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 305 Plainfield, IN 69 Nick Appel OT 6′6″ 310 Vienna, VA 71 Carl Gaskins OT 6′5″ 315 Melbourne, FL 72 Kiaro Holts OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 305 Indianapolis, IN 73 Brennan Williams OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 310 West Roxbury, MA 74 Arien Smith C 6′1″ 270 Graham, NC 75 T.J. Leifheit OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 295 Wilmington, NC 78 Landon Turner OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Harrisonburg, VA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 91 Tydreke Powell DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Ahoskie, NC 1 INT 92 DT 6′3″ Jefferson City, MO 1 INT 53 Alec Petrocelli DE 6′3″ 225 Madeira Beach, FL 74 Devonte Brown DT 6′3″ 295 Fayetteville, NC 78 Jordan Nix DT 6′3″ 295 Lawton, OK 86 Tyler Alberts DE 6′7″ 240 Clemmons, NC 90 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 285 Kinston, NC 93 Tim Jackson DT 6′5″ St. Petersburg, FL 94 Adam Curry DE 6′4″ 250 Durham, NC 95 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 265 Roanoke Rapids, NC 96 Ethan Farmer DT 6′3″ 295 Tabor City, NC 97 Shawn Underwood DT 6′1″ 305 Fuquay-Varina, NC 98 Donte Paige-Moss DE 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 260 Jacksonville, NC
Linebackers 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 47 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Columbia, MD 3 INT 8 Norkeithus Otis LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Gastonia, NC 9 Travis Hughes LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Virginia Beach, VA 10 Jeff Schoettmer LB 6′2″ Dallas, TX 20 Brandon Ellerbe LB 6′0″ 220 Wadesboro, NC 23 Darius Lipford LB 6′3″ 245 Lenoir, NC 27 Darien Rankin LB 5′11″ Salisbury, NC 36 Ryan Mangum LB 6′0″ 205 Raleigh, NC 41 Ebele Okakpu LB 6′2″ 225 Roswell, GA 43 Curtis Campbell LB 6′2″ 225 Chesapeake, VA 45 Josh Bridges LB 6′2″ 230 Charlotte, NC 48 Kevin Reddick LB 6′3″ New Bern, NC 49 Fabby Desir LB 6′0″ 225 Scranton, PA 54 Keeon Virgile LB 6′2″ 230 North Miami Beach, FL 55 Tommy Heffernan LB 6′1″ 215 Miami, FL 56 P.J. Clyburn LB 6′2″ 215 Statesville, NC 57 Dion Guy LB 6′4″ Washington, DC
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 12 Charles Brown CB 5′10″ Cleveland, OH 33 returns, 209 yards 10 DB 6′1″ Ft. Myers, FL 3 INT 25 Matt Merletti S 5′11″ Cleveland, OH 2 INT 13 Todd Harrelson CB 6′2″ Chesapeake, VA 9 returns, 39 yards 1 Gene Robinson S 5′11″ Memphis, TN 1 INT 7 Tim Scott S 6′0″ Fredericksburg, VA 1 INT 3 Sam Smiley S 5′11″ Jacksonville, FL 4 Jabari Price CB 6′0″ Pompano Beach, FL 16 Alex Dixon CB 6′0″ 190 Clearwater, FL 24 Terry Shankle CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Norwood, NC 25 Kameron Jackson S 5′11″ 195 Madison, AL 28 Jonathan Smith S 6′2″ Laurinburg, NC 29 Brian Gupton S 6′3″ 200 Nashville, TN 31 Pete Mangum S 5′10″ Raleigh, NC 36 D.J. Bunn S 6′0″ 205 Smithfield, NC 40 Tim Furr DB 5′10″ 180 Charlotte, NC
Athletes and others 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 26 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Davie, FL 1,253 rushing yards, 13 TD 32 Ryan Houston 6′2″ Charlotte, NC 325 rushing yards, 7 TD 15 A.J. Blue 6′2″ Dallas, NC 138 rushing yards, 1 TD 8 Travis Riley 6′1″ Kannapolis, NC 21 Romar Morris 5′10″ Salisbury, NC 55 Matt Braswell 6′1″ 230 Wilmington, NC 56 Alex Marrs 6′0″ 230 Bluefield, VA 61 Mark House 6′1″ 220 Wilmington, NC 67 Mack Lloyd 6′0″ 230 Cary, NC
Marquise Williams, Braden Hanson, Tommy Hibbard, Miller Snyder, Ryan Houston, Tim Furr, Josh Bridges Pete Mangum, Conner Gonet, Ryan Mangum, Carson Wooten, Eric Albright, Mack Lloyd Casey Barth, Matt Braswell, Mark House, Jonathan Cooper, T.J. Leifheit T.J. Thorpe, Curtis Byrd, Adam Curry Joshua Adams, Brennan Williams Sam Smiley, Sean Tapley Norkeithus Otis, Jheranie Boyd Charles Brown, Matt Merletti Todd Harrelson, Curtis Campbell Romar Morris, Darien Rankin Jordan Darty, P.J. Clyburn Devon Ramsay, Jack Tabb Alec Petrocelli, Tim Jackson Tommy Heffernan, Nic Platt Jordan Marsh, Peyton Jenest David Collins, Parker Thomas James Hurst, Nelson Hurst Gene Robinson Bryn Renner Reggie Wilkins Jabari Price Tim Scott Travis Riley Travis Hughes Jeff Schoettmer Tre Boston A.J. Blue Alex Dixon Caleb Pressley Mark McNeill Thomas Moore Brandon Ellerbe Darius Lipford Terry Shankle Kameron Jackson Giovani Bernard Darien McNeill Jonathan Smith Brian Gupton C.J. Feagles Christian Wilson D.J. Bunn Luke Heavner Ebele Okakpu Matt Kolojejchick Zach Brown Kevin Reddick Fabby Desir Jarrod James Keeon Virgile Alex Marrs Dion Guy Russell Bodine Cam Holland Nick Appel Carl Gaskins Kiaro Holts Arien Smith Devonte Brown Travis Bond Jordan Nix Landon Turner Dwight Jones Sean Fitzpatrick Eric Ebron Tyler Alberts Erik Highsmith Quinton Coples Tydreke Powell Sylvester Williams Kareem Martin Ethan Farmer Shawn Underwood Donte Paige-Moss NC 59 FL 12 VA 9 PA 4 IN 3 Hometowns of the 2011 North Carolina roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state North Carolina 59 Florida 12 Virginia 9 Pennsylvania 4 New Jersey 3 Indiana 3 Tennessee 2 Massachusetts 2 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 7 New Hanover County, North Carolina pop. 235,000 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2011 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Bryn Renner QB4-star recruit
Marquise Williams QB4-star recruit
Eric Ebron TE
Travis Bond OG
Russell Bodine C
Jonathan Cooper OG
James Hurst OT4-star recruit
Sylvester Williams DT
Quinton Coples DE4-star recruit
Kareem Martin DE4-star recruit
Zach Brown LB4-star recruit
Tre Boston DB
Giovani Bernard 4-star recruit