Teams North Carolina 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 North Carolina roster 120 players: 12 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 16 juniors, 16 seniors, 52 with no class listed. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (56) and Georgia (19). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 19 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 10 QB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 230 Charlotte, NC 3,608 passing yards, 24 TD 15 Conner Harrell QB 6′2″ 210 Alabaster, AL 75 rushing yards, 1 TD 14 Jefferson Boaz QB 6′7″ 235 Pilot Mountain, NC 3 passing yards 12 Tad Hudson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 227 Huntersville, NC 16 Russell Tabor QB So. 6′2″ 215 Charlotte, NC
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 28 RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 220 Clayton, NC 1,504 rushing yards, 15 TD 24 British Brooks RB Sr. 5′11″ 225 Gastonia, NC 375 rushing yards, 2 TD 26 D.J. Jones RB 5′11″ 207 Fayetteville, NC 15 tackles 4 Caleb Hood RB 6′0″ 220 Rockingham, NC 43 rushing yards, 1 TD 6 George Pettaway RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 200 Suffolk, VA 2 returns, 34 yards 21 Elijah Green RB 5′11″ 210 Roswell, GA 12 rushing yards 25 Kellan Hood RB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Rockingham, NC 12 rushing yards 4 Jordan Louie RB 5′11″ 220 Tuscaloosa, AL 0 rushing yards
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 J.J. Jones WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 210 Myrtle Beach, SC 46 catches, 711 yards, 3 TD 6 WR Transfer from Georgia Tech 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 185 Mcdonough, GA 44 catches, 469 yards, 1 TD 9 Devontez Walker WR Transfer from Kent State Jr. 6′3″ 200 Charlotte, NC 41 catches, 699 yards, 7 TD 8 WR So. 6′1″ 190 Kings Mountain, NC 22 catches, 282 yards, 3 TD 3 Chris Culliver WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Maiden, NC 5 returns, 105 yards 6 Gavin Blackwell WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Indian Trail, NC 9 catches, 166 yards 20 Brooks Miller WR So. 5′11″ 180 Duluth, GA 4 tackles 1 Tychaun Chapman WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 178 Virginia Beach, VA 7 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD 9 Christian Hamilton WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 186 Harrisburg, NC 3 catches, 20 yards 1 Paul Billups II WR 6′2″ 195 Chesapeake, VA 1 return, 3 yards 18 Andre Greene Jr. WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 205 North Chesterfield, VA 2 catches, 17 yards 13 Tylee Craft WR Jr. 6′5″ 200 Sumter, SC 27 Michael Hall WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Eden, NC 38 Aiden Cloninger WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Gastonia, NC 83 Josh Espindola WR RS 5′11″ 195 Hendersonville, TN 84 Cyrus Rogers WR So. 5′11″ 185 Raleigh, NC 85 Landon Stevens WR Jr. 6′2″ 200 Danbury, NC 86 Thomas Flynn WR So. 6′3″ 200 Charlotte, NC 89 Grady Sherrill WR 5′10″ 185 Greensboro, NC
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 18 TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 235 Charlotte, NC 41 catches, 585 yards, 5 TD 81 John Copenhaver TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Roswell, GA 18 catches, 279 yards, 4 TD 88 Kamari Morales TE 6′3″ 249 Tallahassee, FL 11 catches, 158 yards 88 Deems May TE 6′2″ 230 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 12 yards 80 Julien Randolph TE RS 6′4″ 227 Purcellville, VA 87 Cort Halsey TE RS 6′3″ 230 Atherton, CA 89 Cal Tierney TE So. 6′5″ 230 Charlotte, NC
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 51 Bo Burkes OL 6′2″ 305 Centreville, AL 51 D.J. Geth OL 6′3″ 295 Spartanburg, SC 51 R.J. Grigsby OL Fr. 6′3″ 315 Kennesaw, GA 52 Jonathan Adorno OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Raleigh, NC 53 Willie Lampkin OL Transfer from Coastal Carolina 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 290 Lakeland, FL 54 Chance Carroll OL So. 6′2″ 290 Mooresville, NC 55 Zach Rice OL 5★ 5-star recruit 6′5″ 320 Lynchburg, VA 60 Carter Kulka OL So. 6′3″ 270 Atlanta, GA 60 Malik McGowan OL So. 6′5″ 325 Charlotte, NC 61 Diego Pounds OL So. 6′6″ 340 Raleigh, NC 63 Ed Montilus OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Apopka, FL 65 Corey Gaynor OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Parkland, FL 69 Jarvis Hicks OL Fr. 6′7″ 310 Cartersville, GA 72 Nolan McConnell OL Fr. 6′6″ 320 Stafford, VA 73 Eli Sutton OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 318 Murfreesboro, TN 74 Justin Kanyuk OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Lehigh Valley, PA 75 Spencer Rolland OL Sr. 6′6″ 315 Burnsville, MN 76 William Barnes OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 320 Apopka, FL 78 Trevyon Green OL Fr. 6′8″ 340 Prince George, VA
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 7 Kaimon Rucker DE 6′2″ 265 Hartwell, GA 61 tackles, 8.5 sacks 10 Desmond Evans DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 270 Sanford, NC 33 tackles, 3 sacks 98 Kevin Hester Jr. DL 6′4″ 310 Kennesaw, GA 30 tackles 12 Beau Atkinson DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 260 Raleigh, NC 19 tackles, 3.5 sacks 8 Myles Murphy DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 310 Greensboro, NC 24 tackles, 1 sack 5 Jahvaree Ritzie DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 290 Kernersville, NC 25 tackles, 0.5 sacks Tomari Fox DL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Lawrenceville, GA 14 tackles, 1 sack 44 Travis Shaw DL 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′5″ 342 Greensboro, NC 11 tackles 93 Jacolbe Cowan DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 280 Charlotte, NC 3 tackles, 1 sack 3 Tyler Thompson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 245 Cary, NC 3 tackles 22 Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 302 Concord, NC 2 tackles 14 Jaybron Harvey DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 240 Mebane, NC 1 tackle 24 Malaki Hamrick DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Shelby, NC 1 tackle 96 Damon Bremer DL 6′2″ 285 Cameron, NC 1 tackle 44 Joel Starlings DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 302 Richmond, VA 94 C.J. Murphy DL Fr. 6′2″ 240 Bryn Mawr, PA 94 Rodney Lora DL 6′3″ 310 North Arlington, NJ
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 33 Cedric Gray LB Sr. 6′3″ 235 Charlotte, NC 121 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 23 Power Echols LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 225 Charlotte, NC 102 tackles, 1 INT 3 Amari Gainer LB Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 235 Tallahassee, FL 27 tackles, 2.5 sacks 0 Amare Campbell LB 6′0″ 230 Manassas, VA 14 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 45 Jake Harkleroad LB Sr. 5′10″ 215 Charlotte, NC 3 tackles 44 Randy Caldwell LB So. 6′0″ 230 Mauldin, SC 2 tackles 15 Sebastian Cheeks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 243 Skokie, IL 1 tackle 19 Jalen Brooks LB So. 5′11″ 230 Knightdale, NC 1 tackle 20 Cade Law LB 6′1″ 225 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 53 Gibson Macrae LB So. 5′11″ 215 Pinehurst, NC 1 tackle 11 Michael Short LB 6′3″ 235 Charlotte, NC 29 Caleb Lavallee LB 6′1″ 225 Marietta, GA 48 Milad Aghaiepour LB So. 5′10″ 220 Chapel Hill, NC 52 Jonny Fritz LB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Atlanta, GA 87 Colby Doreen LB Jr. 6′5″ 225 Middletown, MD
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Don Chapman DB Sr. 6′1″ 200 San Diego, CA 64 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 1 Antavious Lane DB Transfer from Georgia State 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 195 West Palm Beach, FL 62 tackles 27 Giovanni Biggers DB Sr. 6′2″ 200 Woodbridge, VA 57 tackles, 1 INT 28 Alijah Huzzie DB Transfer from East Tennessee State Jr. 5′10″ 195 Franklin, GA 42 tackles, 3 INT 29 Marcus Allen DB So. 6′2″ 190 Marietta, GA 49 tackles, 1 INT 9 Armani Chatman DB Transfer from Virginia Tech Sr. 6′0″ 205 Virginia Beach, VA 18 tackles, 2 INT 31 Will Hardy DB So. 6′2″ 205 Lawrenceville, GA 22 tackles 13 Tayon Holloway DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Virginia Beach, VA 19 tackles 2 Kaleb Cost DB 5′11″ 195 Atlanta, GA 5 tackles 7 Derrik Allen DB Transfer from Georgia Tech 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 210 Marietta, GA 3 tackles 13 Ayden Duncanson DB 6′0″ 194 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 6 Tre Miller DB 5′10″ 180 Birmingham, AL 1 tackle 2 Deandre Boykins DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Beaufort, SC 11 Ty Adams DB RS 5′11″ 180 Swainsboro, GA 14 Lejond Cavazos DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 210 San Antonio, TX 18 Christopher Holliday DB Jr. 6′4″ 220 Chapel Hill, NC 19 Reggie Love II DB 5′8″ 175 Raleigh, NC 35 Jaden Selby DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Potomac, MD 37 Jack Blythe DB RS 6′2″ 190 Charlotte, NC 38 Naari Short DB Jr. 5′9″ 185 Durham, NC 39 Major Byrd DB Fr. 5′10″ 200 Chicago, IL
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 98 Noah Burnette PK So. 5′10″ 179 Raleigh, NC 19 of 20 field goals 96 Tom Maginness P Transfer from Monash University So. 6′0″ 210 Melbourne, VIC 33 punts, 39.8 average 40 Ryan Coe PK Transfer from Cincinnati Jr. 6′3″ 225 Mcdonald, PA 3 of 4 field goals 91 Ben Kiernan P Sr. 6′0″ 210 Raleigh, NC 9 punts, 41.2 average 37 Liam Boyd PK 6′1″ 200 Asheville, NC 3 tackles 18 Cole Maynard P 6′1″ 180 Mooresville, NC 1 punt, 39.0 average 61 Drew Little LS Sr. 5′11″ 240 Richfield, NC 1 tackle 42 Spencer Triplett LS So. 6′1″ 240 Shelby, NC 43 Garrett Jordan LS Jr. 6′0″ 225 Waxhaw, NC
Devontez Walker, Drake Maye, Michael Short, Russell Tabor, Bryson Nesbit, Power Echols, Cedric Gray, Jack Blythe, Jake Harkleroad, Malik McGowan, Thomas Flynn, Deems May, Cal Tierney, Jacolbe Cowan Tyler Thompson, Beau Atkinson, Reggie Love II, Jonathan Adorno, Diego Pounds, Cyrus Rogers, Ben Kiernan, Noah Burnette Kaleb Cost, Ayden Duncanson, Jonny Fritz, Carter Kulka Tychaun Chapman, Armani Chatman, Tayon Holloway Derrik Allen, Caleb Lavallee, Marcus Allen Kobe Paysour, British Brooks, Aiden Cloninger Myles Murphy, Travis Shaw, Grady Sherrill Brooks Miller, Will Hardy, Tomari Fox Paul Billups II, Andre Greene Jr. Amari Gainer, Kamari Morales Caleb Hood, Kellan Hood Christopher Holliday, Milad Aghaiepour Cole Maynard, Chance Carroll Jalen Brooks, Omarion Hampton Elijah Green, John Copenhaver Malaki Hamrick, Spencer Triplett R.J. Grigsby, Kevin Hester Jr. Ed Montilus, William Barnes Amare Campbell Antavious Lane Deandre Boykins Don Chapman Chris Culliver Jordan Louie J.J. Jones Jahvaree Ritzie Gavin Blackwell George Pettaway Nate McCollum Tre Miller Kaimon Rucker Christian Hamilton Desmond Evans Ty Adams Tad Hudson Tylee Craft Jaybron Harvey Jefferson Boaz Lejond Cavazos Conner Harrell Sebastian Cheeks Cade Law Kedrick Bingley-Jones D.J. Jones Giovanni Biggers Michael Hall Alijah Huzzie Jaden Selby Liam Boyd Naari Short Major Byrd Ryan Coe Garrett Jordan Joel Starlings Randy Caldwell Bo Burkes D.J. Geth Gibson Macrae Willie Lampkin Zach Rice Drew Little Corey Gaynor Jarvis Hicks Nolan McConnell Eli Sutton Spencer Rolland Trevyon Green Julien Randolph Josh Espindola Landon Stevens Colby Doreen Cort Halsey C.J. Murphy Rodney Lora Damon Bremer NC 56 GA 19 VA 13 FL 7 SC 5 Hometowns of the 2023 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 56 Georgia 19 Virginia 13 Florida 7 South Carolina 5 Alabama 4 Tennessee 3 Pennsylvania 3 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 15 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 9 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Cobb County, Georgia pop. 775,000 5 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 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’ 2023 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
Nate McCollum WRTransfer from Georgia Tech4-star recruit
Kobe Paysour WR
Bryson Nesbit TE4-star recruit