Teams North Carolina 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 North Carolina roster 109 players: 22 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 9 juniors, 18 seniors, 37 with no class listed. From 21 states and 3 other countries; the most from North Carolina (21) and Georgia (20). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 3 QB Transfer from South Alabama 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 203 Madison, AL 1,747 passing yards, 10 TD 7 Max Johnson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 220 Athens, GA 437 passing yards, 2 TD 10 Au’Tori Newkirk QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 200 Norfolk, VA 23 passing yards, 1 TD 15 D.J. Mazzone QB Fr. 6′0″ 175 Atlanta, GA 18 Andres Miyares Jr. QB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Miami, FL 22 Bryce Baker QB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 212 Kernersville, NC
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 0 RB Fr. 5′11″ 215 Jacksonville, NC 464 rushing yards, 2 TD 7 Benjamin Hall RB Transfer from Michigan 5′11″ 235 Acworth, GA 274 rushing yards, 2 TD 7 Davion Gause RB So. 5′11″ 212 Opa Locka, FL 258 rushing yards, 3 TD 27 Jaylen McGill RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 200 Spartanburg, SC 8 returns, 156 yards 4 Caleb Hood RB Sr. 6′0″ 220 Rockingham, NC 44 rushing yards, 1 TD 23 Charleston French RB So. 5′9″ 205 Amory, MS 3 rushing yards 20 Jaylon Nichols RB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Monroe, LA 26 Jo Jo Troupe RB RS 5′8″ 200 Tampa, FL 47 Henry Martello FB RS 6′4″ 250 Culver, IN
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Jordan Shipp WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 190 Charlotte, NC 60 catches, 671 yards, 6 TD 8 WR Sr. 6′1″ 190 Kings Mountain, NC 35 catches, 438 yards, 1 TD 4 Javarius Green WR 5′10″ 205 Shelby, NC 13 catches, 150 yards 85 Shanard Clower WR Fr. 5′9″ 165 Lakeland, FL 12 catches, 98 yards 3 Chris Culliver WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Maiden, NC 5 returns, 102 yards 86 Madrid Tucker WR 5′10″ 170 Lehigh Acres, FL 9 catches, 45 yards 11 Nathan Leacock WR Transfer from Purdue 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 217 Rolesville, NC 5 catches, 48 yards 88 Alex Taylor WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Greensboro, NC 3 catches, 27 yards 81 Aziah Johnson WR Transfer from Michigan State So. 6′0″ 175 Richmond, VA 1 catch, 6 yards 1 Paul Billups II WR 6′2″ 195 Chesapeake, VA 5 Jason Robinson Jr. WR Transfer from Washington RS 5′10″ 150 Long Beach, CA 6 Dayton Sneed WR Transfer from Tennessee 6′0″ 196 Hermitage, TN 17 Adrian Wilson WR Transfer from Colorado Fr. 6′1″ 170 Anchorage, AK 83 Kenedy Uzoma WR Fr. 6′5″ 210 Beltsville, MD
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 19 Jake Johnson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 245 Athens, GA 16 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD 80 Jordan Owens TE Transfer from Oklahoma State Sr. 6′6″ 255 Mcgehee, AR 6 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD 88 Connor Cox TE Transfer from South Carolina Jr. 6′6″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 5 catches, 21 yards 84 Shamar Easter TE Transfer from Arkansas 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 215 Ashdown, AR 2 catches, 17 yards 87 Cort Halsey TE So. 6′3″ 230 Atherton, CA 88 Deems May TE Jr. 6′2″ 230 Charlotte, NC 89 Paul Barton TE Sr. 6′4″ 210 Palo Alto, CA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 51 Peter Pesansky OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Tampa, FL 1 tackle 68 Aidan Banfield OL So. 6′3″ 300 Buford, GA 1 tackle 51 Bo Burkes OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Centreville, AL 52 Daniel King OL Transfer from Troy Sr. 6′5″ 340 Cairo, GA 55 Jakai Moore OL Transfer from South Carolina Sr. 6′6″ 318 Nokesville, VA 56 Christo Kelly OL Transfer from Holy Cross Jr. 6′4″ 305 Wilmette, IL 56 Jani Norwood OL Fr. 6′4″ 330 Asheboro, NC 58 Austin Blaske OL Sr. 6′5″ 310 Bloomingdale, GA 58 Miles McVay OL Transfer from Alabama 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 335 East St. Louis, IL 66 Jordan Hall OL Transfer from UAB So. 6′8″ 336 Columbus, OH 69 Chad Lindberg OL Transfer from Rice 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 315 League City, TX 70 Byron Nelson OL RS 6′3″ 300 Katy, TX 71 William Boone OL Transfer from Prairie View A&M So. 6′6″ 351 Conyers, GA 72 Eidan Buchanan OL Fr. 6′9″ 330 Montgomery Village, MD 73 Will O’Steen OL Transfer from Jacksonville State 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 230 Anniston, AL 77 Trey Blue OL RS 6′6″ 330 Cary, NC 78 Trevyon Green OL Jr. 6′8″ 340 Prince George, VA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 9 Melkart Abou-Jaoude DL Transfer from Delaware Jr. 6′5″ 260 Newton, NJ 47 tackles, 10.5 sacks 3 Tyler Thompson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 245 Cary, NC 26 tackles, 7 sacks 92 C.J. Mims DT Transfer from East Carolina Jr. 6′2″ 312 New Bern, NC 41 tackles, 2 sacks 0 Isaiah Johnson DL Transfer from Arizona 6′2″ 320 Camden, NJ 37 tackles, 2 sacks 0 D’Ante Robinson DL Transfer from Florida 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 315 Orlando, FL 36 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Leroy Jackson DL 6′1″ 290 Leesburg, GA 34 tackles 8 Smith Vilbert DL Transfer from Penn State Sr. 6′6″ 282 Montvale, NJ 22 tackles, 1 sack 90 Xavier Lewis DL Fr. 6′0″ 250 Raleigh, NC 8 tackles, 0.5 sacks 25 Joseph Mupoyi DL Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 261 Kinshasa, Congo 6 tackles 4 Austin Alexander DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 255 Burlington, KY 3 tackles 10 Pryce Yates DL Transfer from UConn Sr. 6′4″ 265 San Antonio, TX 3 tackles 96 Nicco Maggio DL 6′1″ 290 Buford, GA 2 tackles 97 Trey Giddens DL 6′3″ 275 Virginia Beach, VA 2 tackles 13 Yasir Smith DL RS 6′4″ 272 Summerville, SC 84 Laderion Williams DL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Hiram, GA 89 Emmanuel Nwaiwu DL RS 6′4″ 250 Chateauguay, QC 95 Devin Ancrum DL RS 6′1″ 300 Buford, GA 99 Kamarion Thomas DL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Saint Albans, NY
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 2 Andrew Simpson LB Transfer from Boise State Sr. 6′0″ 238 Norwalk, CA 59 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 28 Mikai Gbayor LB Transfer from Missouri Jr. 6′2″ 222 Irvington, NJ 36 tackles, 1 sack 8 Jonathan Agumadu LB Transfer from Oklahoma State Fr. 6′2″ 220 Dallas, TX 10 tackles 54 Timir Hickman-Collins LB Transfer from Florida State Fr. 6′2″ 215 Fort Mill, SC 9 tackles 95 Daniel Anderson LB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Memphis, TN 3 tackles 30 Evan Bennett LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Eatonton, GA 1 tackle 28 Chinedu Onyeagoro LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 220 Los Angeles, CA 33 Tyler Houser LB RS 6′2″ 220 Sparta, NJ 43 Lantz Pascal LB RS 6′1″ 225 Fort Lauderdale, FL 44 Jake Bauer LB RS 6′1″ 225 West Chester, PA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 6 Khmori House DB Transfer from Washington So. 6′1″ 202 Pasadena, CA 73 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 31 Will Hardy DB Sr. 6′2″ 205 Lawrenceville, GA 51 tackles 2 Kaleb Cost DB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Atlanta, GA 45 tackles, 1 INT 18 Jaiden Patterson DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 195 Dacula, GA 33 tackles, 1 INT 5 Gavin Gibson DB Transfer from East Carolina Sr. 6′0″ 185 Hickory, NC 37 tackles 29 Marcus Allen DB Sr. 6′2″ 190 Marietta, GA 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks 1 Gregory Smith DB Transfer from Florida 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 215 Riverview, FL 20 tackles, 1 INT 1 DB Transfer from Washington Sr. 6′1″ 185 Los Angeles, CA 20 tackles 16 Coleman Bryson DB Transfer from Minnesota 6′2″ 210 Waynesville, NC 16 tackles 6 Tre Miller DB 5′10″ 180 Birmingham, AL 13 tackles 13 Malcolm Ziglar S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 205 Fuquay-Varina, NC 5 tackles, 1 INT 4 Jalon Thompson DB So. 5′11″ 185 Orlando, FL 7 tackles 24 Javion Butts DB 6′1″ 175 Gray, GA 7 tackles 7 Peyton Waters DB Transfer from Washington 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 185 Northridge, CA 3 tackles 10 Ty White DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′10″ 176 Buford, GA 3 tackles 6 Khalil Conley DB So. 5′11″ 185 Asheville, NC 2 tackles 11 Ty Adams DB So. 5′11″ 180 Swainsboro, GA 19 Reggie Love II DB So. 5′8″ 175 Raleigh, NC 23 Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins DB Transfer from UCLA Fr. 5′11″ 185 Inland Empire, CA 27 Graham Reintjes DB RS 6′1″ 185 Austin, TX 32 Jermaine Anderson DB RS 6′2″ 195 Fredericksburg, VA
Tyler Thompson, Reggie Love II, Trey Blue, Xavier Lewis Ty White, Aidan Banfield, Devin Ancrum, Nicco Maggio D’Ante Robinson, Jalon Thompson Jordan Shipp, Deems May Thaddeus Dixon, Chinedu Onyeagoro Andrew Simpson, Jason Robinson Jr. Kaleb Cost, D.J. Mazzone Javarius Green, Spencer Triplett Max Johnson, Jake Johnson Smith Vilbert, Guytano Bartolomeo Melkart Abou-Jaoude, Tyler Houser Jo Jo Troupe, Peter Pesansky Gannon Burt, Timir Hickman-Collins Cort Halsey, Paul Barton Demon June Isaiah Johnson Gregory Smith Paul Billups II Chris Culliver Giovanni Lopez Austin Alexander Caleb Hood Gavin Gibson Dayton Sneed Khalil Conley Khmori House Tre Miller Benjamin Hall Davion Gause Peyton Waters Jonathan Agumadu Kobe Paysour Au’Tori Newkirk Pryce Yates Nathan Leacock Ty Adams Malcolm Ziglar Yasir Smith Coleman Bryson Adrian Wilson Andres Miyares Jr. Jaiden Patterson Jaylon Nichols Bryce Baker Charleston French Javion Butts Graham Reintjes Jaylen McGill Mikai Gbayor Marcus Allen Evan Bennett Will Hardy Jermaine Anderson Lantz Pascal Jake Bauer Henry Martello Bo Burkes Daniel King Jakai Moore Christo Kelly Jani Norwood Austin Blaske Miles McVay Jordan Hall Chad Lindberg Byron Nelson William Boone Eidan Buchanan Will O’Steen Trevyon Green Jordan Owens Aziah Johnson Kenedy Uzoma Laderion Williams Shamar Easter Shanard Clower Madrid Tucker Alex Taylor Connor Cox Leroy Jackson C.J. Mims Daniel Anderson Trey Giddens Kamarion Thomas NC 21 GA 20 FL 11 CA 9 VA 7 Hometowns of the 2025 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 21 Georgia 20 Florida 11 California 9 Virginia 7 New Jersey 6 Texas 5 Alabama 4 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 6 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 6 Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Cleveland County, North Carolina pop. 101,000 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’ 2025 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.
Giovanni Lopez QBTransfer from South Alabama3-star recruit
Demon June RB
Kobe Paysour WR
Thaddeus Dixon DBTransfer from Washington