2012 North Carolina roster

116 players. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (63) and Florida (18). The 2012 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
2	Bryn Renner QB4-star recruit	6′3″		West Springfield, VA	3,356 passing yards, 28 TD
12	Marquise Williams QB4-star recruit	6′2″		Charlotte, NC	186 rushing yards, 3 TD
16	Caleb Pressley QB	6′1″		Asheville, NC	0 rushing yards
7	Drew Davis QB	6′2″	205	Chapel Hill, NC
11	Kanler Coker QB	6′4″		Flowery Branch, GA
40	Luke Heavner QB	6′1″	180	Jamestown, NC

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
39	Kenny Owens FB	6′0″		Fayettville, NC	19 rushing yards
5	Ty’Son Williams RB4-star recruit	6′0″	220	Sumter, SC
38	Carson Wooten FB	6′3″	250	Raleigh, NC
39	Connor Gonet RB	6′0″	230	Raleigh, NC
45	Devon Ramsay FB	6′2″		Red Bank, NJ
47	Dan Mastromatteo FB	6′2″		Absecon, NJ

Receivers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
14	Quinshad Davis WR4-star recruit	6′4″		Gaffney, SC	61 catches, 776 yards, 5 TD
88	Erik Highsmith WR	6′3″		Vanceboro, NC	54 catches, 587 yards, 5 TD
6	Sean Tapley WR	6′1″		Jacksonville, FL	26 catches, 361 yards, 5 TD
81	Roy Smith WR	5′9″		Miami, FL	12 returns, 164 yards
17	Mark McNeill WR	6′4″		West River, MD	10 catches, 71 yards
86	Nic Platt WR	6′2″		Miami, FL	5 catches, 46 yards
87	Jheranie Boyd WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Gastonia, NC	4 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD
35	Damien Washington WR	6′1″		Kannapolis, NC	2 catches, 16 yards
3	Reggie Wilkins WR	5′10″		Shelby, NC
5	T.J. Thorpe WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Durham, NC
13	Mack Hollins WR	6′4″		Rockville, MD
24	Jordan Darty WR	5′11″	175	Statesville, NC
27	Darien McNeill WR	6′2″		Sanford, NC
83	Cameron Campbell WR	6′2″	205	Kernersville, NC
89	Dalton Stogner WR	6′4″		Dallas, TX

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
85	Eric Ebron TE	6′4″		Greensboro, NC	40 catches, 625 yards, 4 TD
80	Jack Tabb TE	6′3″		Red Bank, NJ	12 catches, 144 yards, 1 TD
49	Eric Albright TE	6′6″		Raleigh, NC
81	Kendrick Singleton TE	6′2″		Macclenny, FL
82	Terrance Knox TE	6′2″	250	Concord, NC
84	Sean Fitzpatrick TE	6′5″	245	Pittsford, NY
97	Parker Thomas TE	6′5″	225	Winston-Salem, NC

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
51	Jarrod James C	6′3″	290	Goldsboro, NC
58	Jordan Marsh OT	6′2″	290	Mooresville, NC
60	Russell Bodine C	6′4″	310	Scottsville, VA
62	David Collins OG	6′8″	310	Kernersville, NC
63	Peyton Jenest C	6′5″		Davidson, NC
64	Jonathan Cooper OG	6′3″		Wilmington, NC
66	Myers Colvin OT	6′5″	315	Fayetteville, NC
68	James Hurst OT4-star recruit	6′7″	305	Plainfield, IN
69	Nick Appel OT	6′6″	310	Vienna, VA
70	Caleb Peterson OG3-star recruit	6′5″	300	Auburn, AL
71	Jon Heck OT	6′7″	300	Jacksonville, FL
72	Kiaro Holts OT4-star recruit	6′4″	305	Indianapolis, IN
73	Brennan Williams OT4-star recruit	6′7″	310	West Roxbury, MA
74	Arien Smith C	6′1″	270	Graham, NC
75	T.J. Leifheit OT4-star recruit	6′7″	295	Wilmington, NC
76	Travis Bond OG	6′7″		Windsor, NC
77	John Ferranto OT	6′6″	300	Burlington, NJ
78	Landon Turner OG4-star recruit	6′4″	325	Harrisonburg, VA

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
20	Ian Dibble DT	6′1″	230	Charlotte, NC
43	Jessie Rogers DE	6′4″	270	Arlington, TX
44	Junior Gnonkonde DE	6′4″	260	Lakeland, GA
53	Alec Petrocelli DE	6′3″	225	Madeira Beach, FL
74	Devonte Brown DT	6′3″	295	Fayetteville, NC
79	J.J. Patterson DL4-star recruit	6′4″	310	Roanoke Rapids, NC
86	Tyler Alberts DE	6′7″	240	Clemmons, NC
92	Sylvester Williams DT	6′3″		Jefferson City, MO
93	Tim Jackson DT	6′5″		St. Petersburg, FL
94	Adam Curry DE	6′4″	250	Durham, NC
94	Allen Champagne DL	6′4″	285	Montreal, QC
95	Kareem Martin DE4-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	Justin Thomason DT	6′4″	295	McDonough, GA

Linebackers 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
27	Darien Rankin LB	5′11″		Salisbury, NC	3 INT
42	Shakeel Rashad LB	6′2″		Jacksonville, FL	1 INT
57	Dion Guy LB	6′4″		Washington, DC	1 INT
8	Norkeithus Otis LB4-star recruit	6′1″		Gastonia, NC	1 return, 15 yards
9	Travis Hughes LB4-star recruit	6′2″	220	Virginia Beach, VA
10	Jeff Schoettmer LB	6′2″		Dallas, TX
13	Phillip Williamson LB3-star recruit	6′3″	210	Durham, NC
20	Brandon Ellerbe LB	6′0″	220	Wadesboro, NC
23	Darius Lipford LB	6′3″	245	Lenoir, NC
32	Joe Jackson LB	6′2″	225	Jacksonville, FL
33	Nathan Staub LB	6′2″		Chestnut Mountain, GA
36	Ryan Mangum LB	6′0″	205	Raleigh, NC
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
55	Tommy Heffernan LB	6′1″	215	Miami, FL
56	P.J. Clyburn LB	6′2″	215	Statesville, NC

Defensive backs 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
7	Tim Scott S	6′0″		Fredericksburg, VA	4 INT
10	Tre Boston DB	6′1″		Ft. Myers, FL	4 INT
4	Jabari Price CB	6′0″		Pompano Beach, FL	1 INT
24	Terry Shankle CB4-star recruit	5′11″		Norwood, NC	1 INT
37	T.J. Jiles CB	5′11″		Cape Coral, FL	1 INT
31	Pete Mangum S	5′10″		Raleigh, NC	1 return, 0 yards
1	Gene Robinson S	5′11″		Memphis, TN
2	Kedrick Davis CB	5′10″		Charlotte, NC
3	Sam Smiley S	5′11″		Jacksonville, FL
11	Malik Simmons CB	5′11″		Lehigh Acres, FL
12	Andrew Moore CB	5′11″	190	Chapel Hill, NC
14	Clint Heaven S	6′0″	225	Palmetto, FL
16	Alex Dixon CB	6′0″	190	Clearwater, FL
25	Kameron Jackson S	5′11″	195	Madison, AL
28	Jonathan Smith S	6′2″		Laurinburg, NC
40	Tim Furr DB	5′10″	180	Charlotte, NC
48	Shaquille Price CB	6′1″	215	Irmo, SC

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
11	Casey Barth PK	5′11″		Wilmington, NC	15 of 19 field goals
30	Tommy Hibbard P	5′10″		Charlotte, NC	50 punts, 43.0 average
18	Thomas Moore PK	5′10″		Chapel Hill, NC	2 of 3 field goals
14	Joey Mangili P	6′3″		Durham, NC
17	Miller Snyder P	6′2″	185	Charlotte, NC
24	Nick Weiler PK	6′0″		Fairfax Station, VA
90	Cody Johnson PK	6′3″		Greensboro, NC

Athletes and others 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
26	Giovani Bernard 4-star recruit	5′10″		Davie, FL	1,228 rushing yards, 12 TD
15	A.J. Blue	6′2″		Dallas, NC	433 rushing yards, 9 TD
21	Romar Morris	5′10″		Salisbury, NC	19 returns, 410 yards
8	Travis Riley	6′1″		Kannapolis, NC	18 rushing yards
27	Charles Brunson	5′11″		Winston-Salem, NC
56	Alex Marrs	6′0″	230	Bluefield, VA
61	Conor Fry	6′2″	240	Raleigh, NC
67	Mack Lloyd	6′0″	230	Cary, NC

Hometowns of the 2012 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 63
Florida 18
Virginia 9
Georgia 4
New Jersey 4
South Carolina 3
Texas 3
Maryland 2

Top counties

Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8
Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 5
Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 5
Durham County, North Carolina pop. 332,000 4

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’ 2012 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.