Teams North Carolina 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 North Carolina roster 106 players: 13 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 9 juniors, 64 with no class listed. From 17 states and 2 other countries; the most from North Carolina (44) and Georgia (15). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 2 Receivers 16 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 10
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 11 Nathan Elliott QB So. 6′1″ 215 Celina, TX 926 passing yards, 9 TD 6 Brandon Harris QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Bossier City, LA 346 passing yards, 1 TD 14 Manny Miles QB So. 6′0″ 206 Baton Rouge, LA 5 passing yards 14 Logan Byrd QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 230 Warner Robins, GA 15 Jack Davidson QB 6′3″ 210 Charlotte, NC
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 17 Anthony Ratliff-Williams WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 205 Matthews, NC 35 catches, 630 yards, 6 TD 10 Jordan Cunningham WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 190 Fort Lauderdale, FL 26 catches, 308 yards 7 WR 5′10″ 185 Charlotte, NC 21 catches, 337 yards, 1 TD 5 WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Hampton, VA 18 catches, 227 yards 13 Josh Cabrera WR 6′3″ 205 Jacksonville, NC 11 catches, 113 yards, 3 TD 9 Corey Bell Jr. WR So. 5′9″ 190 Charlotte, NC 5 tackles 3 Beau Corrales WR 6′4″ 215 Georgetown, TX 9 catches, 143 yards, 3 TD 88 Roscoe Johnson WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Jonesville, SC 9 catches, 90 yards 14 Thomas Jackson WR So. 5′11″ 200 Charlotte, NC 7 catches, 97 yards, 2 TD 83 Juval Mollette WR 6′4″ 200 Randleman, NC 2 catches, 19 yards Rontavius Groves WR 6′0″ 185 Nashville, TN 1 return, 7 yards 21 Devin Perry WR 6′2″ 200 Memphis, TN 1 catch, 16 yards 18 J.T. Cauthen WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 225 Waxhaw, NC 28 Dante DiMaggio WR 6′2″ 205 Apex, NC 42 Nick Quigley WR So. 5′11″ 190 Denver, NC 81 Brooks Langley WR 6′6″ 190 Atlanta, GA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 82 Brandon Fritts TE 6′3″ 250 Mentor, OH 25 catches, 177 yards, 4 TD 80 Jake Bargas TE So. 6′2″ 250 Boca Raton, FL 8 catches, 72 yards 86 Carl Tucker TE 6′2″ 248 Concord, NC 6 catches, 100 yards 84 Garrett Walston TE RS 6′4″ 245 Wilmington, NC 85 Dom Samson TE Fr. 6′4″ 241 Cary, NC 89 Jared Worley TE 6′3″ 230 Pittsboro, NC
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 54 Cam Dillard C 6′4″ 310 Canton, MI 2 tackles 72 Mason Veal OG So. 6′5″ 305 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 7 yards 51 William Sweet OT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′7″ 300 Jacksonville, FL 52 Tommy Hatton OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Montvale, NJ 55 Jay-Jay McCargo C 6′4″ 305 Alexandria, VA 57 Tyler Pritchett OL 6′2″ 290 Auburn, AL 58 Nick Polino OL So. 6′3″ 305 Buford, GA 64 Khaliel Rodgers OL 6′3″ 315 New Castle, DE 67 Charlie Heck OL So. 6′8″ 315 Kansas City, MO 70 Jonathan Trull OG 6′4″ 310 Charlotte, NC 71 R.J. Prince OT 6′6″ 320 Albemarle, NC 75 Bentley Spain OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 310 Charlotte, NC 77 Jonah Melton OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Mebane, NC 78 Layton Barber OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 West End, NC 79 Luke Elder OL 6′5″ 290 LaGrange, GA
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 53 Malik Carney DE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Alexandria, VA 57 tackles, 5.5 sacks 92 DL So. 6′2″ 290 Ashburn, VA 29 tackles, 3 sacks 55 Jason Strowbridge DL So. 6′5″ 285 Deerfield Beach, FL 34 tackles, 1 sack 97 Jalen Dalton DT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 295 Clemmons, NC 28 tackles, 3 sacks 17 Dajaun Drennon DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 245 Clementon, NJ 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks 49 Jeremiah Clarke DT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 315 Alexandra, VA 32 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 Tyrone Hopper DL 6′4″ 245 Roswell, GA 8 tackles, 1 sack 91 Jordon Riley DL 6′5″ 325 Durham, NC 6 tackles 95 Tyler Powell DL 6′4″ 270 Midlothian, VA 3 tackles 91 Nolan DeFranco DL Fr. 6′6″ 265 Winter Garden, FL 98 Connor Barringer DE 6′5″ 250 Davidson, NC
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 36 LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 New Smyrna Beach, FL 93 tackles, 0.5 sacks 23 Cayson Collins LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Charlotte, NC 83 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Donnie Miles LB 5′11″ 210 Miami, FL 37 tackles, 1 INT 7 Jonathan Smith LB So. 6′0″ 228 Laurinburg, NC 40 tackles 12 Tomon Fox LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Lawrenceville, GA 23 tackles, 4 sacks 25 Ayden Bonilla LB 6′2″ 225 Woodstock, GA 29 tackles 10 LB 6′1″ 240 Jacksonville, FL 21 tackles, 1 INT 21 LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 225 Denver, NC 1,342 passing yards, 8 TD 33 Allen Cater LB So. 6′4″ 260 Hiram, GA 11 tackles 30 Hunter Crafford LB 6′2″ 230 Greenville, NC 10 tackles 3 Dominique Ross LB So. 6′4″ 228 Jacksonville, FL 7 tackles 8 Malik Robinson LB 6′0″ 230 Snellville, GA 6 tackles 43 Hunter Sheridan LB Fr. 6′3″ 245 Charlotte, NC 47 Sam Blobe LB 6′2″ 235 Carrboro, NC 57 Austin Dowler LB 6′0″ 225 Wake Forest, NC
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 1 Myles Dorn DB So. 6′2″ 205 Charlotte, NC 71 tackles, 2 INT 29 J.K. Britt S Jr. 6′0″ 200 Newnan, GA 53 tackles, 1 INT 6 CB 6′0″ 205 Arlington, VA 45 tackles, 2 sacks 11 Myles Wolfolk DB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Largo, MD 32 tackles, 2 INT 9 K.J. Sails DB 5′11″ 180 Tampa, FL 30 tackles 24 Patrice Rene DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Ottawa, ON 22 tackles 4 Allen Artis S Jr. 6′1″ 215 Marietta, GA 11 tackles 7 Tre Shaw DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Ellenwood, GA 9 tackles 26 C.J. Cotman CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 175 Clearwater, FL 1 tackle 28 Simeon Gatling CB 5′10″ 200 High Point, NC 1 tackle 35 Chris Ripberger S 5′11″ 200 Greensboro, NC 1 tackle 10 Greg Ross DB Fr. 6′0″ 188 Temple Hills, MD 1 rushing yard 6 Bryson Richardson DB 6′0″ 205 Lawrenceville, GA 9 D.J. Ford S 6′3″ 215 Ashland, AL 13 Caleb Rozar CB 6′3″ 200 Clarksville, TN 21 Jack Dinges S 6′2″ 195 Atlanta, GA 37 Zach Goins CB 6′1″ 180 Matthews, NC 39 Graham Eklund DB So. 5′11″ 190 Jackson, MS 42 Jesse Cuccia S 6′1″ 205 Westlake, CA 48 Ben Stobaugh CB RS 5′10″ 160 Fort Myers, FL
Athletes and others 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Jordon Brown So. 5′11″ 200 Durham, NC 613 rushing yards, 4 TD 20 Johnathon Sutton So. 6′0″ 230 Swansea, SC 81 rushing yards 61 Tommy Bancroft Jr. 6′4″ 230 La Jolla, CA 3 tackles 1 Stanton Truitt 5′9″ 185 Atlanta, GA 27 Chavis Little 5′10″ 180 High Point, NC 31 Antwuan Branch RS 6′0″ 225 Clarksville, TN 32 Jacob Schmidt 5′10″ 190 Hickory, NC 33 Antonio James 5′7″ 180 Monroe, NC 34 M.J. Frazier 5′10″ 200 Greensboro, NC 41 Kyle Murphy 6′2″ 245 Charlotte, NC
Myles Dorn, Austin Proehl, Corey Bell Jr., Thomas Jackson, Jack Davidson, Anthony Ratliff-Williams, Cayson Collins, Zach Goins, Kyle Murphy, Hunter Sheridan, Jonathan Trull, Mason Veal, Bentley Spain M.J. Stewart, Greg Ross, Malik Carney, Jay-Jay McCargo Stanton Truitt, Jack Dinges, Brooks Langley Dominique Ross, Andre Smith, William Sweet Bryson Richardson, Malik Robinson, Tomon Fox Jordon Brown, Jordon Riley Caleb Rozar, Antwuan Branch J.T. Cauthen, Antonio James Chazz Surratt, Nick Quigley Chavis Little, Simeon Gatling M.J. Frazier, Chris Ripberger Jason Strowbridge, Jake Bargas Beau Corrales Allen Artis Dazz Newsome Tyrone Hopper Brandon Harris Jonathan Smith Tre Shaw Michael Carter D.J. Ford K.J. Sails Jordan Cunningham Myles Wolfolk Nathan Elliott Josh Cabrera Logan Byrd Manny Miles Donnie Miles Dajaun Drennon Johnathon Sutton Kayne Roberts Devin Perry Ayden Bonilla C.J. Cotman Dante DiMaggio J.K. Britt Hunter Crafford Jacob Schmidt Allen Cater Cole Holcomb Graham Eklund Jesse Cuccia Sam Blobe Ben Stobaugh Jeremiah Clarke Tommy Hatton Cam Dillard Austin Dowler Tyler Pritchett Nick Polino Trevor Collins Tommy Bancroft Khaliel Rodgers Charlie Heck R.J. Prince Jonah Melton Layton Barber Luke Elder Brandon Fritts Juval Mollette Garrett Walston Dom Samson Carl Tucker Roscoe Johnson Jared Worley Hunter Lent Nolan DeFranco Aaron Crawford Michael Selsor Tolson Jeffrey Tyler Powell Jalen Dalton Connor Barringer Freeman Jones Rontavius Groves NC 44 GA 15 FL 13 VA 7 TN 5 Hometowns of the 2017 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 44 Georgia 15 Florida 13 Virginia 7 Tennessee 5 California 3 Texas 2 Louisiana 2 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 14 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 4 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 4 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 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’ 2017 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.
Austin Proehl WR
Dazz Newsome WR
Aaron Crawford DL
Cole Holcomb LB
Andre Smith LB
Chazz Surratt LB3-star recruit
M.J. Stewart CB