North Carolina Tar Heels

Atlantic Coast · Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC

4-8 2025 record (2-6 conf)
Title odds (#78 board)
Win total (O -106)
33% Returning starter games
12th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Bill Belichick Head Coach · 2nd year
4–8 Career · 2 seasons, all at UNC
Pro Style Offense
4-2-5 Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 50%34 / 686 / 1632%
Offensive line 11%5 / 466 / 1530%
Defensive front 29%24 / 849 / 1840%
Secondary 39%23 / 598 / 1675%

Back 31

Melkart Abou Jaoude DL · 31 havoc · 12g 32%
Kaleb Cost DB · 2 INT+PD · 11g 25%
Jaiden Patterson DB · 2 INT+PD · 12g 25%
Greg Smith DB · 2 INT+PD · 11g 25%
Jordan Shipp WR · 679 yds · 12g 12%
Eidan Buchanan OL · 10g 11%

Gone 39

Gio Lopez QB · 1,874 yds · 11g · to WAKE 33%
Malcolm Ziglar SAF · 2 INT+PD · 10g · to USF 25%
Tyler Thompson LB · 19 havoc · 12g · to LOU 19%
Andrew Simpson LB · 17 havoc · 12g · gone 17%
Jakai Moore OL · 12g · gone 14%
Will O'Steen OL · 12g · gone 14%

New 13

Trech Kekahuna WR · 340 yds · 12g · from WIS
Miles O'Neill QB · 129 yds · 7g · from TXAM
Jordan Washington TE · 109 yds · 12g · from TEX
Billy Edwards Jr. QB · 113 yds · 2g · from WIS
Jelani Thurman TE · 84 yds · 14g · from OSU
Jaxxon Warren TE · 95 yds · 2g · from CSU

2025 Percentile vs FBS

Offense

Points per game 19.3 12
Explosive play rate 8.7% 7
Red zone TD rate 58.5% 9
Line yards per carry 2.2 26
Sack rate allowed 5.6% 60

Defense

Points allowed per game 24.5 51
Explosive rate allowed 8.3% 90
Red zone score rate allowed 77.3% 82
Line yards per carry allowed 2.1 79
Sack rate 7.3% 79

2025 Margin by Game

TCU
CHAR
RICH
UCF
CLEM
CAL
UVA
SYR
STAN
WAKE
DUKE
NCST

2026 schedule

12th-hardest path in FBS · 3 title-contender games · 6 road
W1Sat 4:00 PM@ TCU9-4 50 ESPN
W2Sat 4:00 PMvs East Tennessee State Buccaneers 8ACC Network
W3Sat 4:00 PM@ Clemson7-6 40ESPN
W5Sat 5:00 PMvs Notre Dame10-2 71
W6Sat 5:00 PM@ Pittsburgh8-5 45
W7Sat 5:00 PM@ Duke9-5 49
W8Sat 5:00 PMvs Syracuse3-9 26
W9Sat 5:00 PMvs Miami (FL)13-3 70
W10Sat 5:00 PM@ UConn9-4 40CBS Sports Network
W11Sat 6:00 PMvs Louisville9-4 44
W12Sat 6:00 PM@ Virginia11-3 51
W13Sat 6:00 PMvs NC State8-5 41

Depth chart

Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Billy Edwards Jr. GR · #9 Miles O'Neill SO · #8 Au'Tori Newkirk FR · #10
RB Demon June SO · #0 Benjamin Hall JR · #7 Kaleb Jackson JR · #5
WR-X Jordan Shipp JR · #1 Madrid Tucker FR · #86 Kymistrii Young FR · #81
WR-Z Mason Humphrey SR · #4 Nathan Leacock JR · #11 Carnell Warren FR · #83
WR-SL Trech Kekahuna JR · #2 Dayton Sneed JR · #6 C.J. Sadler FR · #14
TE Jaxxon Warren SO · #19 Shamar Easter JR · #84 Jelani Thurman JR · #45
LT Jordan Hall JR · #66 Eidan Buchanan SO · #72
LG Aidan Banfield JR · #68 Jonah Rodriguez JR · #54 Trey Blue FR · #77
C Christo Kelly GR · #56
RG Andrew Threatt SR · #75 Rowan Byrne FR · #52 Byron Nelson FR · #70
RT Jacqawn McRoy SO · #71 Brandon Homady FR · #55

Roster 111

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Isaiah JohnsonDLSR6'2"320Camden, NJ
0 Demon JuneRBSO5'11"225Jacksonville, NC
1 Jordan ShippWRJR6'2"200Charlotte, NC
1 Greg SmithDBSO6'4"215Riverview, FL
2 Kaleb CostDBSR5'11"195Atlanta, GA
2 Trech KekahunaWRJR5'10"185Honolulu, HI
3 Ade WillieDBSR6'1"195Baltimore, MD
3 Travis BurgessQBFR6'4"210Grayson, GA
4 Mason HumphreyWRSR6'4"210Loganville, GA
4 Jalon ThompsonDBJR5'11"195Orlando, FL
5 Kaleb JacksonRBJR6'0"240Baton Rouge, LA
5 Donovan Hoilette Jr.DLGR6'4"245West Palm Beach, FL
6 Dayton SneedWRJR6'0"180Hermitage, TN
6 Tre MillerDBJR5'10"180Birmingham, AL
7 Benjamin HallRBJR5'11"230Kennesaw, GA
7 Peyton WatersDBSO6'1"190Northridge, CA
8 Jonathan AgumaduLBSO6'2"220Dallas, TX
8 Miles O'NeillQBSO6'5"220Marblehead, MA
9 Melkart Abou JaoudeDLSR6'5"260Newton, NJ
9 Billy Edwards Jr.QBGR6'3"220Springfield, VA
10 Au'Tori NewkirkQBFR6'3"220Norfolk, VA
10 Peyton SeelmannLBJR6'1"230Mechanicsville, VA
11 Nathan LeacockWRJR6'3"217Rolesville, NC
11 Jaylen HarveyDLSO6'2"246Gaithersburg, MD
12 Calvin ThomasLBFR6'3"235Houston, TX
14 Tarvorise BrownDLJR6'7"260Miami, FL
14 C.J. SadlerWRFR5'9"190Detroit, MI
15 Derek McDonaldLBGR6'4"240Atlanta, GA
15 DJ MazzoneQBSO6'0"180Atlanta, GA
16 Zamaurious RobertsonWRFR6'0"180Dillon, SC
16 Coleman BrysonDBSR6'2"215Waynesville, NC
17 Nyqir HeltonWRFR5'11"182Sicklerville, NJ
17 Jakob WeatherspoonDBFR5'11"180Avon, OH
18 Andres Miyares Jr.QBSO6'1"190Miami, FL
18 Jaiden PattersonDBJR6'1"195Dacula, GA
19 Jaxxon WarrenTESO6'8"240Flower Mound, TX
19 Reggie Love IIDBJR5'8"170Raleigh, NC
20 Crew DavisRBFR5'11"199Fairfield, CT
20 Xavier JacksonDBFR6'1"188Willingboro, NJ
21 Kenton Dopson IIIDBFR6'0"200Miami, FL
23 Charleston FrenchRBJR5'9"200Amory, MS
23 Khristian Dunbar-HawkinsDBSO5'11"200Inland Empire, CA
24 Javion ButtsDBFR6'1"195Gray, GA
24 Jaden JeffersonWRFR5'9"165Oakland, CA
25 Joseph MupoyiDLJR6'5"261Kinshasa,, COD
26 JoJo TroupeRBFR5'8"200Tampa, FL
26 DQ ForkpaLBFR6'1"240Plymouth, MN
27 Jaylen McGillRBSO5'10"220Spartanburg, SC
27 Graham ReintjesDBFR6'1"195Austin, TX
28 Jamarrion GordonDBFR5'11"190Jackson, AL
29 Zavion Griffin-HaynesDLFR6'5"250Rolesville, NC
30 Jaziel HartDBFR5'11"185Roanoke, VA
31 Julian PetersonDBFR6'2"195Sicklerville, NJ
32 Jermaine AndersonDBFR6'2"210Fredericksburg, VA
33 Tyler HouserLBFR6'2"225Sparta, NJ
34 David DavisDBFR6'0"200Pittsburgh, PA
35 Ashton BlattLBFR6'3"230Pittsburgh, PA
36 Jayden Griffin-HaynesLBFR6'2"210Rolesville, NC
38 Julian BurnsDBFR6'3"194Monroe, LA
40 Roman WazniLSFR6'0"210Tampa, FL
42 Jordan AvingerLBFR6'1"225Orangeburg, SC
43 Lantz PascalLBFR6'1"240Fort Lauderdale, FL
44 Jake BauerLBFR6'1"235West Chester, PA
45 Jelani ThurmanTEJR6'6"245Fairburn, GA
47 Henry MartelloDLFR6'4"250Culver, IN
48 Gannon BurtLSJR6'1"220Fort Mill, SC
51 Peter PesanskyOLSO6'2"280Tampa, FL
52 Rowan ByrneOLFR6'5"300Bronxville, NY
54 Jonah RodriguezOLJR6'4"300San Diego, CA
54 Timir Hickman-CollinsLBSO6'2"235Fort Mill, SC
55 Brandon HomadyOLFR6'3"298Cleveland, OH
56 Viliami MoalaDLFR6'2"357West Valley City, UT
56 Christo KellyOLGR6'4"310Wilmette, IL
57 Will ConroyOLFR6'2"300Valley View, OH
60 Cristian AlvarezOLFR6'4"300Woodcliff Lake, NJ
65 Zion SmithOLFR6'3"310Townsend, DE
66 Jordan HallOLJR6'8"310Columbus, OH
67 Dujuan DavisOLFR6'9"380Clearwater, FL
68 Aidan BanfieldOLJR6'3"300Buford, GA
70 Byron NelsonOLFR6'3"310Katy, TX
71 Jacqawn McRoyOLSO6'8"330Bessemer, AL
72 Eidan BuchananOLSO6'9"330Montgomery Village, MD
73 J.B. ShabazzOLFR6'5"320Winston-Salem, NC
74 Nick FiumaraOLFR6'4"310Foxborough, MA
75 Andrew ThreattOLSR6'3"320Chesterfield, SC
77 Trey BlueOLFR6'6"310Cary, NC
79 Anthony HallOLFR6'3"330Brookline, MA
80 Jordan WashingtonTESO6'4"264Houston, TX
81 Kymistrii YoungWRFR6'2"192Parrish, FL
82 Keeyun ChapmanWRFR6'3"215Jackson, AL
83 Carnell WarrenWRFR6'3"215Bluffton, SC
84 Shamar EasterTEJR6'5"230Ashdown, AR
85 Dream RashadTEFR6'5"240Buford, GA
86 Madrid TuckerWRFR5'10"160Lehigh Acres, FL
87 Carson SneedTEFR6'6"242Nashville, TN
88 Vodney ClevelandDLFR6'3"310Montgomery, AL
88 Deems MayTESR6'2"225Charlotte, NC
89 Emmanuel NwaiwuDLFR6'5"270Chateauguay, QC, CAN
90 Rece VerhoffKSR5'11"215Columbus Grove, OH
90 Xavier LewisDLSO6'0"260Raleigh, NC
91 Adam McCann-GibbsPFR6'0"208Glen,, GBR
91 Leroy JacksonDLSO6'1"300Leesburg, GA
92 Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-SuliafuDLFR6'3"310Hauula, HI
92 Aeron BurrellKJR6'2"190Bossier City, LA
93 Trashawn RuffinDLFR6'3"360Calypso, NC
93 Jacob HorvathPJR6'1"185Melbourne,, AUS
94 David Jackson IIIDLFR6'2"260Washington, DC
95 Daniel AndersonLBSO6'1"240Memphis, TN
96 Nicco MaggioDLFR6'1"295Buford, GA
97 Trey GiddensDLFR6'3"295Virginia Beach, VA
97 David GreenKFR5'10"183High Point, NC