Teams North Carolina 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 North Carolina roster 119 players: 18 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 12 juniors, 6 seniors, 67 with no class listed. From 18 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (54) and Georgia (19). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 6 Receivers 19 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 7 QB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 220 Monroe, NC 3,586 passing yards, 30 TD 6 Jacolby Criswell QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Morrilton, AR 16 passing yards 14 Jefferson Boaz QB 6′7″ 235 Pilot Mountain, NC 3 passing yards
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 25 RB Jr. 5′10″ 220 Wallace, NC 1,140 rushing yards, 19 TD 8 Michael Carter RB Sr. 5′8″ 199 Navarre, FL 1,245 rushing yards, 9 TD 24 British Brooks RB 5′11″ 225 Gastonia, NC 99 rushing yards 26 Josh Henderson RB 5′11″ 225 Pennington, NJ 54 rushing yards 26 D.J. Jones RB 5′11″ 207 Fayetteville, NC 65 rushing yards, 1 TD 21 Elijah Green RB 5′11″ 210 Roswell, GA 55 rushing yards
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 185 Charlotte, NC 54 catches, 1,084 yards, 8 TD 5 WR Sr. 5′11″ 190 Hampton, VA 54 catches, 684 yards, 6 TD 18 Emery Simmons WR 6′1″ 182 Parkton, NC 15 catches, 201 yards, 1 TD 89 Khafre Brown WR 6′0″ 203 Charlotte, NC 15 catches, 337 yards, 2 TD 3 Beau Corrales WR 6′4″ 215 Georgetown, TX 13 catches, 238 yards, 1 TD 11 Josh Downs WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 175 Suwanee, GA 7 catches, 119 yards, 3 TD 3 Antoine Green WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Rockledge, FL 4 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD Rontavius Groves WR 6′0″ 185 Nashville, TN 4 catches, 41 yards 4 Justin Olson WR 6′3″ 210 Huntersville, NC 12 Stephen Gosnell WR RS 6′2″ 198 Pilot Mountain, NC 13 Tylee Craft WR RS 6′5″ 200 Sumter, SC 15 Austyn Chestnut WR Sr. 5′8″ 175 Reidsville, NC 28 Austin Chrismon WR Jr. 5′9″ 195 China Grove, NC 29 Jeffrey Saturday WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Dacula, GA 32 Mason Laurence WR Jr. 6′0″ 180 San Antonio, TX 35 Carson Burgess WR So. 5′11″ 170 Greensboro, NC 85 Landon Stevens WR RS 6′2″ 200 Danbury, NC 87 Ray Rose WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Belmont, NC 89 Gray Goodwyn WR So. 5′8″ 160 Charlotte, NC
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 84 Garrett Walston TE Jr. 6′4″ 245 Wilmington, NC 19 catches, 255 yards, 2 TD 88 Kamari Morales TE 6′3″ 249 Tallahassee, FL 2 catches, 16 yards, 1 TD 85 Kendall Karr TE 6′3″ 245 Belmont, NC 1 catch, 3 yards 80 Will Crowley TE Fr. 6′0″ 240 Winston-salem, NC 81 John Copenhaver TE RS 6′3″ 240 Roswell, GA
Offensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 51 Triston Miller OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 290 Charlotte, NC 51 Wyatt Tunall OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Chester, SC 52 Jonathan Adorno OL RS 6′4″ 315 Raleigh, NC 53 Jake Setterlind OL So. 6′6″ 320 Asheville, NC 54 Chance Carroll OL 6′2″ 290 Mooresville, NC 55 Ty Murray OL Fr. 6′3″ 335 Carrollton, GA 56 Billy Ross OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Huntington, WV 57 Cayden Baker OL RS 6′6″ 315 Fort Myers, FL 60 Malik McGowan OL 6′5″ 325 Charlotte, NC 63 Ed Montilus OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Apopka, FL 65 Nick Mackovic OL So. 6′2″ 310 Greensboro, NC 66 Tobechi Nwokeji OL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Randolph, MA 67 Trey Zimmerman OL RS 6′4″ 280 Roswell, GA 68 Brian Anderson OL So. 6′2″ 300 Montgomery, AL 69 Quiron Johnson OL Jr. 6′2″ 313 Reidsville, NC 70 Noland Brown OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 295 Bryson City, NC 72 Asim Richards OL So. 6′4″ 315 Philadelphia, PA 73 Marcus McKethan OL Jr. 6′6″ 335 Barnwell, SC 74 Jordan Tucker OL Jr. 6′6″ 340 Roswell, GA 75 Joshua Ezeudu OL So. 6′4″ 325 Lawrenceville, GA 76 William Barnes OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 320 Apopka, FL 77 Wisdom Asaboro OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′8″ 332 Charlotte, NC 79 Hunter Shope OL Fr. 6′1″ 290 Murphy, NC
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 Tomari Fox DL 6′3″ 300 Lawrenceville, GA 46 tackles, 4 sacks 51 Raymond Vohasek DL So. 6′2″ 310 Mchenry, IL 29 tackles, 3.5 sacks 5 Tyrone Hopper DL 6′4″ 245 Roswell, GA 27 tackles, 2 sacks 13 Chris Collins DL 6′5″ 245 Richmond, VA 13 tackles, 3 sacks 7 Kaimon Rucker DE 6′2″ 265 Hartwell, GA 21 tackles 5 Jahlil Taylor DT 5′11″ 285 Vienna, GA 18 tackles 10 Desmond Evans DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 270 Sanford, NC 10 tackles, 1 sack 8 Myles Murphy DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 310 Greensboro, NC 8 tackles, 1 sack 98 Kevin Hester Jr. DL 6′4″ 310 Kennesaw, GA 10 tackles 99 Clyde Pinder Jr. DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 295 Tampa, FL 6 tackles, 1 sack 91 Xach Gill DL 6′5″ 300 Wake Forest, NC 4 tackles 92 Kristian Varner DL 6′4″ 290 Hiram, GA 1 tackle 22 Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 302 Concord, NC 40 William Robertson DL Fr. 6′1″ 230 Austin, TX 58 Lancine Turay DL Fr. 6′6″ 250 Newark, NJ 99 A.J. Beatty DL RS 6′4″ 287 Pittsburgh, PA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 21 LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 225 Denver, NC 91 tackles, 6 sacks, 1 INT 44 Jeremiah Gemmel LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Newnan, GA 78 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 12 Tomon Fox LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Lawrenceville, GA 36 tackles, 7 sacks 9 Eugene Asante LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 219 Alexandria, VA 24 tackles 9 Khadry Jackson LB 6′1″ 230 Windermere, FL 7 tackles 33 Cedric Gray LB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Charlotte, NC 3 tackles 45 Jake Harkleroad LB Fr. 5′10″ 215 Charlotte, NC 2 tackles 97 Alex Nobles LB Fr. 6′2″ 245 Rocky Mount, NC 1 tackle 3 Jace Ruder LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 237 Norton, KS 9 rushing yards 19 Ethan West LB Fr. 6′3″ 244 Richmond, VA 19 Jalen Brooks LB 5′11″ 230 Knightdale, NC 43 Braden Hunter LB RS 6′1″ 230 Chapel Hill, NC 48 Dilan Gonzalez LB So. 6′3″ 225 Broomfield, CO 49 Parks Cochrane LB Fr. 5′11″ 230 Charleston, SC 87 Colby Doreen LB RS 6′5″ 225 Middletown, MD
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Don Chapman DB 6′1″ 200 San Diego, CA 48 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 11 Cam’Ron Kelly DB 6′2″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 55 tackles 6 Trey Morrison DB 5′9″ 189 Norcross, GA 39 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 6 Ja’Qurious Conley DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Jacksonville, NC 35 tackles, 1 sack 24 Patrice Rene DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Ottawa, ON 28 tackles 1 Kyler McMichael DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 210 Atlanta, GA 26 tackles 0 Tony Grimes DB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 14 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 15 DeAndre Hollins DB 6′1″ 200 Tampa, FL 9 tackles, 1 INT 13 Obi Egbuna DB So. 5′10″ 190 Charlotte, NC 8 tackles 27 Giovanni Biggers DB 6′2″ 200 Woodbridge, VA 3 tackles, 1 INT 3 Cameron Roseman-Sinclair DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 210 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle, 1 INT 11 Myles Wolfolk DB Sr. 5′11″ 195 Largo, MD 5 tackles 29 Storm Duck DB 6′1″ 200 Boiling Springs, SC 4 tackles 41 Welton Spottsville S 6′0″ 222 Havelock, NC 2 tackles 18 Christopher Holliday DB 6′4″ 220 Chapel Hill, NC 1 tackle 2 Bryce Watts DB 6′0″ 175 Toms River, NJ 6 Bryson Richardson DB 6′0″ 205 Lawrenceville, GA 9 D.J. Ford S 6′3″ 215 Ashland, AL 15 Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins DB So. 6′2″ 210 Tampa, FL 16 Javon Terry DB So. 6′2″ 180 Wake Forest, NC 19 Drew Homschek DB So. 6′1″ 195 Wake Forest, NC 38 Val Edwards DB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Raleigh, NC
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 17 Grayson Atkins PK 5′9″ 200 Lancaster, TX 12 of 18 field goals 91 Ben Kiernan P 6′0″ 210 Raleigh, NC 34 punts, 43.7 average 97 Jonathan Kim PK 6′0″ 227 Fredericksburg, VA 3 tackles 61 Drew Little LS 5′11″ 240 Richfield, NC 1 tackle 95 Noah Ruggles PK 6′2″ 190 Odessa, FL 1 of 1 extra point 42 Spencer Triplett LS 6′1″ 240 Shelby, NC 60 Trevor Collins LS Sr. 6′1″ 240 Ramseur, NC 94 Adam Buck P So. 6′1″ 205 Reidsville, NC 96 Cooper Graham PK Jr. 6′1″ 200 Asheville, NC 98 Noah Burnette PK 5′10″ 179 Raleigh, NC
Dyami Brown, Cameron Roseman-Sinclair, Obi Egbuna, Cedric Gray, Jake Harkleroad, Triston Miller, Malik McGowan, Wisdom Asaboro, Gray Goodwyn, Khafre Brown Tyrone Hopper, Trey Morrison, Elijah Green, Trey Zimmerman, Jordan Tucker, John Copenhaver Bryson Richardson, Tomon Fox, Joshua Ezeudu, Tomari Fox Val Edwards, Jonathan Adorno, Ben Kiernan, Noah Burnette Myles Murphy, Carson Burgess, Nick Mackovic Austyn Chestnut, Quiron Johnson, Adam Buck DeAndre Hollins, Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins, Clyde Pinder Jr. Javon Terry, Drew Homschek, Xach Gill Stephen Gosnell, Jefferson Boaz Chris Collins, Ethan West Christopher Holliday, Braden Hunter Jake Setterlind, Cooper Graham Ed Montilus, William Barnes Kendall Karr, Ray Rose Tony Grimes Kyler McMichael Bryce Watts Don Chapman Antoine Green Beau Corrales Jace Ruder Justin Olson Dazz Newsome Jahlil Taylor Ja’Qurious Conley Jacolby Criswell Kaimon Rucker Sam Howell Michael Carter D.J. Ford Eugene Asante Khadry Jackson Desmond Evans Cam’Ron Kelly Josh Downs Myles Wolfolk Tylee Craft Grayson Atkins Emery Simmons Jalen Brooks Chazz Surratt Kedrick Bingley-Jones British Brooks Javonte Williams D.J. Jones Josh Henderson Giovanni Biggers Austin Chrismon Jeffrey Saturday Storm Duck Mason Laurence William Robertson Welton Spottsville Spencer Triplett Jeremiah Gemmel Dilan Gonzalez Parks Cochrane Raymond Vohasek Wyatt Tunall Chance Carroll Ty Murray Billy Ross Cayden Baker Lancine Turay Trevor Collins Drew Little Tobechi Nwokeji Brian Anderson Noland Brown Asim Richards Marcus McKethan Hunter Shope Will Crowley Garrett Walston Landon Stevens Colby Doreen Kamari Morales Kristian Varner Noah Ruggles Alex Nobles Jonathan Kim Kevin Hester Jr. A.J. Beatty Rontavius Groves NC 54 GA 19 FL 11 VA 8 SC 5 Hometowns of the 2020 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 54 Georgia 19 Florida 11 Virginia 8 South Carolina 5 Texas 4 New Jersey 3 Alabama 2 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 11 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 7 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 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’ 2020 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.
Sam Howell QB4-star recruit
Javonte Williams RB
Dyami Brown WR4-star recruit
Dazz Newsome WR
Chazz Surratt LB3-star recruit