Teams North Carolina 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 North Carolina roster 118 players: 28 freshmen, 15 sophomores, 11 juniors, 6 seniors, 58 with no class listed. From 14 states; the most from North Carolina (62) and Georgia (13). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 21 Elijah Green RB 5′11″ 210 Roswell, GA 558 rushing yards, 8 TD 28 RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 220 Clayton, NC 401 rushing yards, 6 TD 4 Caleb Hood RB 6′0″ 220 Rockingham, NC 250 rushing yards 26 D.J. Jones RB 5′11″ 207 Fayetteville, NC 124 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 George Pettaway RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 200 Suffolk, VA 93 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 British Brooks RB 5′11″ 225 Gastonia, NC 25 Kellan Hood RB RS 5′11″ 190 Rockingham, NC
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 11 Josh Downs WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 175 Suwanee, GA 94 catches, 1,029 yards, 11 TD 3 Antoine Green WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 200 Rockledge, FL 43 catches, 798 yards, 7 TD 8 WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Kings Mountain, NC 29 catches, 324 yards, 4 TD 5 J.J. Jones WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 210 Myrtle Beach, SC 24 catches, 434 yards, 2 TD 6 Gavin Blackwell WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 185 Indian Trail, NC 18 catches, 239 yards, 1 TD 18 Andre Greene Jr. WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 205 North Chesterfield, VA 3 catches, 26 yards, 1 TD 4 Justin Olson WR 6′3″ 210 Huntersville, NC 1 catch, 4 yards 1 Tychaun Chapman WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 5′9″ 178 Virginia Beach, VA 13 Tylee Craft WR So. 6′5″ 200 Sumter, SC 20 Brooks Miller WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Duluth, GA 27 Michael Hall WR RS 6′0″ 180 Eden, NC 29 Jeffrey Saturday WR Jr. 5′10″ 185 Dacula, GA 38 Aiden Cloninger WR RS 5′11″ 195 Gastonia, NC 84 Cyrus Rogers WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Raleigh, NC 85 Landon Stevens WR So. 6′2″ 200 Danbury, NC 86 Thomas Flynn WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Charlotte, NC 89 Grady Sherrill WR RS 5′10″ 185 Greensboro, NC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 18 TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 235 Charlotte, NC 35 catches, 507 yards, 4 TD 88 Kamari Morales TE 6′3″ 249 Tallahassee, FL 29 catches, 358 yards, 4 TD 81 John Copenhaver TE So. 6′3″ 240 Roswell, GA 15 catches, 222 yards 80 Will Crowley TE Jr. 6′0″ 240 Winston-salem, NC 85 Kendall Karr TE 6′3″ 245 Belmont, NC 87 Jake Young TE RS 6′3″ 245 Waxhaw, NC 88 Deems May TE RS 6′2″ 230 Charlotte, NC
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 60 Malik McGowan OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle 65 Corey Gaynor OL Transfer from Miami 6′3″ 305 Parkland, FL 0 rushing yards 51 Bo Burkes OL RS 6′2″ 305 Centreville, AL 52 Jonathan Adorno OL So. 6′4″ 315 Raleigh, NC 54 Chance Carroll OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Mooresville, NC 55 Zach Rice OL 5★ 5-star recruit RS 6′5″ 320 Lynchburg, VA 57 Cayden Baker OL So. 6′6″ 315 Fort Myers, FL 60 Carter Kulka OL Fr. 6′3″ 270 Atlanta, GA 61 Diego Pounds OL Fr. 6′6″ 340 Raleigh, NC 63 Ed Montilus OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Apopka, FL 68 Brian Anderson OL Sr. 6′2″ 300 Montgomery, AL 69 Jarvis Hicks OL RS 6′7″ 310 Cartersville, GA 70 Noland Brown OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 295 Bryson City, NC 72 Asim Richards OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Philadelphia, PA 73 Eli Sutton OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 318 Murfreesboro, TN 74 Justin Kanyuk OL RS 6′6″ 315 Lehigh Valley, PA 75 Spencer Rolland OL Transfer from Harvard Jr. 6′6″ 315 Burnsville, MN 76 William Barnes OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 320 Apopka, FL 78 Trevyon Green OL RS 6′8″ 340 Prince George, VA
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 5 Jahvaree Ritzie DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 290 Kernersville, NC 47 tackles, 1 sack 98 Kevin Hester Jr. DL 6′4″ 310 Kennesaw, GA 47 tackles 7 Kaimon Rucker DE 6′2″ 265 Hartwell, GA 34 tackles, 3.5 sacks 8 Myles Murphy DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 310 Greensboro, NC 28 tackles, 1 sack 10 Desmond Evans DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 270 Sanford, NC 25 tackles 13 Chris Collins DL 6′5″ 245 Richmond, VA 20 tackles 44 Travis Shaw DL 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 342 Greensboro, NC 14 tackles 51 Raymond Vohasek DL Sr. 6′2″ 310 Mchenry, IL 14 tackles 24 Malaki Hamrick DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Shelby, NC 9 tackles 93 Jacolbe Cowan DL Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 280 Charlotte, NC 6 tackles, 1 sack 22 Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 302 Concord, NC 5 tackles 9 Keeshawn Silver DT 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 330 Rocky Mount, NC 3 tackles 5 Jahlil Taylor DT 5′11″ 285 Vienna, GA 12 Beau Atkinson DE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 260 Raleigh, NC 19 Bryson Jennings DE RS 6′3″ 260 Richmond, VA 92 Kody Kovacevic DL Fr. 6′3″ 255 Wilmington, NC 94 C.J. Murphy DL RS 6′2″ 240 Bryn Mawr, PA 96 Nic Harvey DL Fr. 6′1″ 340 Kinston, NC Tomari Fox DL 6′3″ 300 Lawrenceville, GA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 33 Cedric Gray LB Jr. 6′3″ 235 Charlotte, NC 136 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 23 Power Echols LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 225 Charlotte, NC 98 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 7 Noah Taylor LB Transfer from Virginia Sr. 6′5″ 240 Greensboro, NC 28 tackles, 3.5 sacks 36 Raneiria Dillworth LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 203 Winston-salem, NC 14 tackles, 1 sack 44 Randy Caldwell LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Mauldin, SC 6 tackles, 1 sack 45 Jake Harkleroad LB Jr. 5′10″ 215 Charlotte, NC 9 tackles 15 Sebastian Cheeks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 243 Skokie, IL 3 tackles 19 Jalen Brooks LB Fr. 5′11″ 230 Knightdale, NC 1 tackle 7 Gabriel Stephens LB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 240 Charlotte, NC 48 Milad Aghaiepour LB Fr. 5′10″ 220 Chapel Hill, NC 53 Gibson Macrae LB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Pinehurst, NC 87 Colby Doreen LB So. 6′5″ 225 Middletown, MD
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 2 Deandre Boykins DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Beaufort, SC 60 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 27 Giovanni Biggers DB 6′2″ 200 Woodbridge, VA 64 tackles 29 Storm Duck DB 6′1″ 200 Boiling Springs, SC 46 tackles, 3 INT 11 Cam’Ron Kelly DB 6′2″ 210 Chesapeake, VA 49 tackles, 1 INT 31 Will Hardy DB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Lawrenceville, GA 32 tackles, 1 INT 0 Tony Grimes DB 5★ 5-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 36 tackles 2 Don Chapman DB 6′1″ 200 San Diego, CA 30 tackles 14 Lejond Cavazos DB Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 210 San Antonio, TX 15 tackles 13 Obi Egbuna DB Sr. 5′10″ 190 Charlotte, NC 8 tackles 29 Marcus Allen DB Fr. 6′2″ 190 Marietta, GA 8 tackles 20 Dontae Balfour DB Fr. 6′1″ 185 Starke, FL 6 tackles 15 DeAndre Hollins DB 6′1″ 200 Tampa, FL 3 tackles 28 Dontavius Nash DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 186 Gastonia, NC 3 tackles 6 Ja’Qurious Conley DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 215 Jacksonville, NC 13 Tayon Holloway DB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 190 Virginia Beach, VA 18 Christopher Holliday DB 6′4″ 220 Chapel Hill, NC 24 Tymir Brown DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Jacksonville, NC 30 Phillips Alvarez DB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Charlotte, NC 35 Jaden Selby DB RS 6′0″ 190 Potomac, MD 37 Thomas O’Sullivan DB Fr. 5′9″ 185 Hollywood, FL 38 Naari Short DB So. 5′9″ 185 Durham, NC 38 Val Edwards DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Raleigh, NC 39 Major Byrd DB RS 5′10″ 200 Chicago, IL
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 98 Noah Burnette PK Fr. 5′10″ 179 Raleigh, NC 15 of 21 field goals 91 Ben Kiernan P 6′0″ 210 Raleigh, NC 49 punts, 46.6 average 61 Drew Little LS 5′11″ 240 Richfield, NC 2 tackles 18 Cole Maynard P 6′1″ 180 Mooresville, NC 1 punt, 14.0 average 43 Garrett Jordan LS So. 6′0″ 225 Waxhaw, NC 1 tackle 42 Spencer Triplett LS Fr. 6′1″ 240 Shelby, NC 90 Todd Pledger PK So. 6′8″ 210 Charlotte, NC 97 Jonathan Kim PK 6′0″ 227 Fredericksburg, VA
Gabriel Stephens, Drake Maye, Obi Egbuna, Russell Tabor, Bryson Nesbit, Power Echols, Phillips Alvarez, Cedric Gray, Jake Harkleroad, Malik McGowan, Thomas Flynn, Deems May, Todd Pledger, Jacolbe Cowan Beau Atkinson, Val Edwards, Jonathan Adorno, Diego Pounds, Cyrus Rogers, Ben Kiernan, Noah Burnette Noah Taylor, Myles Murphy, Travis Shaw, Grady Sherrill Kobe Paysour, British Brooks, Dontavius Nash, Aiden Cloninger Tony Grimes, Tychaun Chapman, Tayon Holloway Jahvaree Ritzie, Raneiria Dillworth, Will Crowley Brooks Miller, Will Hardy, Tomari Fox Caleb Hood, Kellan Hood Ja’Qurious Conley, Tymir Brown Cam’Ron Kelly, Andre Greene Jr. Chris Collins, Bryson Jennings Christopher Holliday, Milad Aghaiepour Cole Maynard, Chance Carroll Jalen Brooks, Omarion Hampton Elijah Green, John Copenhaver Malaki Hamrick, Spencer Triplett Garrett Jordan, Jake Young Ed Montilus, William Barnes Deandre Boykins Don Chapman Antoine Green Justin Olson J.J. Jones Jahlil Taylor Gavin Blackwell George Pettaway Jacolby Criswell Kaimon Rucker Keeshawn Silver Desmond Evans Josh Downs Tylee Craft Jefferson Boaz Lejond Cavazos Conner Harrell DeAndre Hollins Sebastian Cheeks Dontae Balfour Kedrick Bingley-Jones D.J. Jones Giovanni Biggers Michael Hall Jeffrey Saturday Marcus Allen Storm Duck Jaden Selby Thomas O’Sullivan Naari Short Major Byrd Randy Caldwell Bo Burkes Raymond Vohasek Gibson Macrae Zach Rice Cayden Baker Carter Kulka Drew Little Corey Gaynor Brian Anderson Jarvis Hicks Noland Brown Asim Richards Eli Sutton Spencer Rolland Trevyon Green Kendall Karr Landon Stevens Colby Doreen Kamari Morales Kody Kovacevic C.J. Murphy Nic Harvey Jonathan Kim Kevin Hester Jr. NC 62 GA 13 VA 12 FL 9 SC 5 Hometowns of the 2022 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 62 Georgia 13 Virginia 12 Florida 9 South Carolina 5 Alabama 3 Illinois 3 Pennsylvania 3 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 15 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 5 Guilford County, North Carolina pop. 548,000 4 Gaston County, North Carolina pop. 235,000 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’ 2022 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.
Drake Maye QB4-star recruit
Omarion Hampton RB4-star recruit
Kobe Paysour WR
Bryson Nesbit TE4-star recruit