North Carolina's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
North Carolina's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook

QuarterbacksYrH/WPassingRushingPass GradeRun GradePass PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#7 Gio Lopez (QB)SO ('2)6'0"/220205/311 (66%), 2557 Yds, 18 TD / 5 INT82 Car, 465 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 7 TD, 2 FUM BA+#59680 (44.4%)0.87USA ('25)
#14 Max Johnson (QB)GR (0)6'5"/22512/19 (63%), 71 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT6 Car, 10 Yds, (1.7 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM DC#31951 (6%)0.87TA&M ('24)
#18 Andres Miyares Jr. (QB)SO (0)6'1"/2100/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM    305 (33%)0NA
#19 Hudson Wilharm (QB)SO ('2)6'5"/1950/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM    202 (22%)0NA
#16 Ben Bastek (QB)SO ('3)5'8"/1750/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM    8 (1%)0NA
#00 Bryce Baker (QB)FR ('3)6'2"/195     00.954* HS ('25)
#00 Au'tori Newkirk (QB)FR ('3)6'3"/200     00.883* HS ('25)
Running BacksYrH/WRushingReceivingRun GradeRec GradeRush PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#21 Davion Gause (RB)SO ('3)5'11"/21567 Car, 326 Yds, (4.9 YPC), 4 TD, 0 FUM3 Rec, 34 Yds, (11.3 YPR), 0 TDA-C+#163164 (17%)0.893* HS ('24)
#28 Benjamin Hall (RB)JR ('2)5'11"/23529 Car, 72 Yds, (2.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM3 Rec, 12 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TDC-B+#58272 (4.8%)0.86MICH ('25)
#4 Caleb Hood (RB)GR ('1)5'11"/22018 Car, 81 Yds, (4.5 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM4 Rec, 37 Yds, (9.3 YPR), 0 TDC+B+#41261 (6%)0.873* HS ('21)
#23 Charleston French (RB)JR ('2)5'9"/20510 Car, 84 Yds, (8.4 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM1 Rec, 2 Yds, (2 YPR), 0 TDBB#40114 (1%)0NA
#00 Demon June (RB)FR ('3)5'11"/225     00.873* HS ('25)
#00 Joseph Troupe (RB)FR ('3)5'8"/190     00.863* HS ('25)
#00 Jariel Cobb (RB)FR ('3)5'10"/180     00.853* HS ('25)
Wide ReceiversYrH/WReceivingRushingRec GradeBlock GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#8 Kobe Paysour (WR)SR ('1)6'1"/19021 Rec, 365 Yds, (17.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDBB#397507 (43%)0.883* HS ('21)
#11 Aziah Johnson (WR)SO ('2)6'0"/17516 Rec, 276 Yds, (17.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM1 Car, 15 Yds, 0 TDB+F#347285 (14.4%)0.87MSU ('25)
#1 Jordan Shipp (WR)SO ('3)6'1"/1909 Rec, 114 Yds, (12.7 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM1 Car, -13 Yds, 0 TDBB#655162 (14%)0.954* HS ('24)
#3 Chris Culliver (WR)JR ('2)6'1"/1956 Rec, 135 Yds, (22.5 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM1 Car, -8 Yds, 0 TDBD#539158 (13%)0.944* HS ('23)
#11 Paul Billups II (WR)SO ('2)6'2"/1953 Rec, 22 Yds, (7.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDD+D#846135 (11%)0.873* HS ('23)
#00 Alex Taylor (WR)SO ('3)6'1"/1901 Rec, 15 Yds, (15 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDBB- 57 (5%)0.94* HS ('24)
#82 Dayton Sneed (WR)SO ('2)6'0"/1961 Rec, 12 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TDCB 37 (1.8%)0.83TENN ('25)
#9 Javarius Green (WR)SO ('3)5'9"/1951 Rec, 12 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM1 Car, 8 Yds, 0 TDA-B-#85516 (1%)0.893* HS ('24)
#00 Evan Haynes (WR)FR ('3)6'3"/185     00.873* HS ('25)
#23 Jason Robinson Jr. (WR)SO ('2)5'10"/151     00.85WASH ('25)
#00 Shanard Clower (WR)FR ('3)5'8"/155     00.833* HS ('25)
Tight EndsYrH/WReceivingRec GradeRun Block GradePass Block GradeRec PPASnapsRatingOrigin
#19 Jake Johnson (TE)JR ('2)6'5"/2402 Rec, 21 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMD+FB- 202 (15%)0.92TA&M ('24)
#80 Shamar Easter (TE)SO ('2)6'5"/2281 Rec, 16 Yds, (16 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMA+B-  4 (0%)0.86ARK ('25)
#18 Connor Cox (TE)JR ('2)6'6"/2511 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUMAC+B 19 (0.6%)0.85SC ('25)
#88 Deems May (TE)JR ('2)6'2"/2300 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUMB-C+  23 (2%)0.974* HS ('21)
#89 Cal Tierney (TE)SR ('1)6'5"/2300 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM C+  3 (0%)0NA
#87 Cort Halsey (TE)SO ('2)6'2"/2300 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM C  3 (0%)0NA
#82 Timmy Lawson (TE)SO ('2)6'3"/230     00.873* HS ('24)
Offensive LinemanYrH/WSnapsGradeRun BlockPass Block  RatingOrigin
#73 Will O'Steen (T)SR (0)6'4"/290981 (62.4%)AA+ (60%)B+ (40%)  0.86JVST ('25)
#78 Trevyon Green (T)JR ('2)6'7"/340819 (86%)B-A- (46%)C- (54%)  0.873* HS ('22)
#74 Daniel King (T)GR (0)6'5"/340789 (49.8%)AA+ (48%)A- (52%)  0.92TROY ('25)
#66 Jordan Hall (T)SO ('2)6'8"/315156 (9.6%)D+B+ (27%)C+ (72%)  0.87UAB ('25)
#58 Miles McVay (T)SO ('2)6'6"/34294 (6%)FD (60%)D+ (40%)  0.87ALA ('25)
#71 Luke Masterson (T)SO ('3)6'7"/290114 (12%)FC (51%)F (49%)  0.873* HS ('24)
#56 Jani Norwood (T)SO ('3)6'3"/29046 (5%)D+C- (67%)D+ (33%)  0.873* HS ('24)
#69 Chad Lindberg (G)GR ('1)6'6"/325642 (42%)C-D+ (33%)B (67%)  0.86RICE ('25)
#68 Aidan Banfield (G)SO ('3)6'3"/300649 (71%)B-B- (45%)C+ (55%)  0.873* HS ('24)
#58 Austin Blaske (C)GR (0)6'5"/310780 (82%)B+B+ (44%)A+ (56%)  0.85UGA ('24)
#57 Bo Burkes (C)JR ('2)6'2"/30514 (1%)A-A- (71%)B+ (29%)  0NA
#00 Byron Nelson (IOL)FR ('3)6'3"/280    0.873* HS ('25)
#00 Trey Blue (IOL)FR ('3)6'5"/310    0.873* HS ('25)
#62 Spencer Triplett (LS)GR ('0)6'1"/240    0NA
#48 Gannon Burt (LS)SO ('2)6'1"/213    0.74FLA ('25)
Defensive LineYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#90 Pryce Yates (DE)SR ('1)6'4"/26521 Tac, 12 Solo, 7 TFL, 4 Sacks, 5 QB Hur1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C- (40%)B- (58%)C+ (2%)340 (21.6%)0.88CONN ('25)
#14 Jaybron Harvey (DE)SO ('2)6'2"/24011 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (48%)D (40%)A- (12%)120 (13%)0.914* HS ('23)
#40 Tyler Thompson (DE)SO ('2)6'4"/2255 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D (46%)A- (48%)C- (6%)148 (16%)0.914* HS ('23)
#56 Joseph Mupoyi (DE)SO ('2)6'5"/2602 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C (50%)C (50%) 4 (0%)0.86PSU ('25)
#95 Daniel Anderson (DE)SO ('3)6'1"/245  C+ (100%)  3 (0%)0.873* HS ('24)
#00 Chinedu Onyeagoro (DE)FR ('3)6'2"/220     00.883* HS ('25)
#00 Emmanuel Nwaiwu (DE)FR ('3)6'4"/250     00.843* HS ('25)
#00 Lantz Pascal (DE)FR ('3)6'1"/225     00.843* HS ('25)
#92 CJ Mims (DT)JR ('2)6'2"/29621 Tac, 4 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)A- (53%)B- (47%)C+ (0%)339 (22.8%)0.85ECU ('25)
#35 D'Antre Robinson (DT)SO ('3)6'3"/30715 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (49%)C+ (51%)B- (0%)162 (10.8%)0.90FLA ('25)
#91 Isaiah Johnson (DT)JR ('1)6'1"/3058 Tac, 3 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D (48%)B (52%)C+ (0%)170 (11.4%)0.89ARIZ ('25)
#91 Leroy Jackson (DT)SO ('3)6'1"/2901 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (100%)  3 (0%)0.863* HS ('24)
#00 Austin Alexander (DL)FR ('3)6'3"/243     00.893* HS ('25)
#51 Peter Pesansky (DL)SO ('2)6'2"/290     00.883* HS ('24)
#00 Devin Ancrum (DL)FR ('3)6'2"/295     00.873* HS ('25)
#00 Nicco Maggio (DL)FR ('3)6'1"/270     00.853* HS ('25)
#00 T. Nwabuisi-Ezeala (DL)FR ('3)6'2"/305     00.853* HS ('25)
#00 Laderion Williams (DL)FR ('3)6'4"/311     00.833* HS ('25)
#00 Trey Giddens (DL)FR ('3)6'3"/275     00.813* HS ('25)
LinebackersYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#42 Mikai Gbayor (LB)SR ('0)6'2"/23049 Tac, 20 Solo, 6 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)   00.90MIZ ('25)
#10 Andrew Simpson (LB)SR (0)6'0"/24045 Tac, 29 Solo, 11 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)A (38%)B+ (21%)A- (41%)506 (51.6%)0.86BSU ('25)
#28 Khmori House (LB)SO ('3)6'0"/21333 Tac, 19 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)C+ (46%)B- (17%)B+ (38%)317 (32.4%)0.90WASH ('25)
#55 Cade Law (LB)JR ('2)6'0"/2252 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (90%)A- (10%) 10 (2%)0NA
#32 Evan Bennett (LB)SO ('2)6'2"/230     00.873* HS ('24)
#00 Tyler Houser (LB)FR ('3)6'2"/220     00.873* HS ('25)
#00 Jake Bauer (LB)FR ('3)6'1"/225     00.873* HS ('25)
#51 T. Hickman-Collins (LB)SO ('2)6'0"/220     00.85FSU ('25)
#41 Jonathan Agumadu (LB)SO ('2)6'2"/215     00.83OKST ('25)
SecondaryYrH/WDefensive StatsPass DefenseRun DPass RushCovSnapsRatingOrigin
#21 Kaleb Cost (CB)JR ('2)5'10"/19561 Tac, 43 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur4 PD, 2 INT (1 TDS)B (45%)B- (2%)B (53%)836 (63%)0.873* HS ('23)
#9 Thaddeus Dixon (CB)GR (0)6'1"/18643 Tac, 26 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur10 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)A- (47%)D (1%)A+ (52%)715 (32.4%)0.92WASH ('25)
#29 Marcus Allen (CB)SR ('1)6'1"/19029 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur3 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS)D+ (48%)D+ (0%)B (51%)731 (55%)0.893* HS ('22)
#11 Ty Adams (CB)SO ('2)5'11"/1803 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C- (43%) B+ (57%)128 (10%)0.873* HS ('23)
#00 Ty White (CB)SO ('3)5'9"/1852 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C (100%)  1 (0%)0.894* HS ('24)
#20 Jalon Thompson (CB)SO ('3)5'11"/185  C (47%) D+ (53%)15 (1%)0.883* HS ('24)
#5 Gavin Gibson (S)SR ('1)6'0"/18552 Tac, 26 Solo, 7 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur3 PD, 3 INT (1 TDS)B (41%)B- (6%)A (53%)630 (39.6%)0.86ECU ('25)
#31 Will Hardy (S)SR ('1)6'2"/20533 Tac, 17 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS)A- (45%)C- (2%)A- (53%)295 (31%)0.883* HS ('22)
#16 Coleman Bryson (S)JR ('1)6'2"/21520 Tac, 14 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B+ (42%)B- (6%)D+ (52%)263 (16.2%)0.86MINN ('25)
#15 Tre Miller (S)SO ('2)5'9"/1808 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (36%) C+ (64%)78 (8%)0.883* HS ('23)
#3 Malcolm Ziglar (S)SO ('3)6'2"/1957 Tac, 6 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)B- (70%) B (30%)20 (2%)0.924* HS ('24)
#22 Peyton Waters (S)SO ('3)6'1"/1825 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)D+ (80%) C+ (20%)10 (0.6%)0.86WASH ('25)
#18 Jaiden Patterson (S)SO ('3)6'1"/1952 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS)C+ (100%)  1 (0%)0.914* HS ('24)
#00 Javion Butts (S)FR ('3)6'0"/180     00.873* HS ('25)
#26 Khalil Conley (DB)SO ('2)5'11"/185     00.873* HS ('24)
#23 K. Dunbar-Hawkins (DB)SO ('2)5'11"/175     00.85UCLA ('25)
KickersYrH/WField GoalsXPsPointsFG GradeKickoffsRatingOrigin
#90 Rece Verhoff (K)SR ('1)5'11"/18914/19 (73.7%), Long 51 Yds40/4082 PtsB+A- 0.74MRSH ('25)
#37 Liam Boyd (K)JR ('2)6'1"/2001/1 (100%), Long 36 Yds7/710 PtsC+B 0NA
#00 Guytano Bartolomeo (K)FR ('3)5'10"/170      0.823* HS ('25)
PuntersYrH/WPuntsAccGradeRank  RatingOrigin
#96 Tom Maginness (P)SR ('1)6'0"/21051, 2097 YDS (41.1 YPP), Long 65 YDS10 In 20, 1 TBB-B  0.74 ('23)
FR ATH - No Position YetYrH/WRatingOrigin
#00 Kenedy Uzoma (ATH)FR ('3)6'5"/2030.873* HS ('25)
#00 Madrid Tucker (ATH)FR ('3)5'9"/1550.833* HS ('25)

Head Coach Bill Belichick is a new hire, OC Freddie Kitchens is a new hire, DC Stephen Belichick is a new hire
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 852, #37 in CFB. 0.87 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 15.46%
Breakdown - Offense: 345.38 (47) Defense: 372.74 (44) ST: 12.48 (4)
97 Total players, 33 from Transfer Portal. 28% of roster is from the Portal.
41 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 34.7% of roster is from this years Portal, 57 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 3 great players, 12 very good players, 51 good players, 18 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 3 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 5599 (33%), JR: 3703 (22%), SR: 4651 (27%), GR: 3207 (19%)
21 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.

QB Exp: (100%), Prod: (55%) North Carolina lost their starting QB from last year. QB Gio Lopez was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (29%), Prod: (35%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Davion Gause, from last year.
North Carolina lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (52%), Prod: (33%) OL Experience: T: (100%): G: (57%): C: (83%):
North Carolina OL: 3 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 3 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 1 more Portals have experience
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DL Experience: DE: (25%) DT: (23%)
LB Experience: (29%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (81%) S: (49%)
Kicker Experience: (61%), Punter: (100%)
Return Experience - QB 100%, Skill Players 30%, Off Line 80%, Front Seven 26%, Secondary 65% | Offense 61% - Defense 41%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 55%, Rush Yds: 35%, Rec Yds: 33%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 45%, Sacks: 24%, QB Hurries: 26%, TFLs: 44%, Pass Def: 64%, INTs: 96%