UNC vs Charlotte is slated to kick off on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. It is a matchup between two teams looking to get back on track after Week 1 losses. Here is a look at each team’s projected starting lineup and depth chart.
Who is projected to start at quarterback for the UNC football program against Charlotte on Saturday night?
Pete Thamel provided the answer on his appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay.https://t.co/FDnGL8xaFM
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UNC vs Charlotte Projected Starting Lineup For Week No. 2
UNC Starting Lineup
WR-X | Chris Culliver |
WR-Z | Javarius Green |
WR-SL | Jordan Shipp |
LT | William Boone |
LG | Aidan Banfield |
C | Christo Kelly |
RG | Daniel King |
RT | Jakai Moore |
TE | Jordan Owens |
QB | Gio Lopez |
RB | Caleb Hood |
LDE | Smith Vilbert |
NT | Isaiah Johnson |
DT | Leroy Jackson |
RDE | Melkart Abou-Jaoude |
WLB | Khmori House |
MLB | Andrew Simpson |
LCB | Thaddeus Dixon |
SS | Will Hardy |
FS | Gavin Gibson |
RCB | Marcus Allen |
NB | Kaleb Cost |
P | Tom Maginess |
K | Rece Verhoff |
Charlotte Starting Lineup
WR-X | Miles Burris |
WR-Z | E. Jai Mason |
WR-SL | Jayden McGowan |
LT | Jesse Ramil |
LG | Mo Clipper Jr. |
C | Jonny King |
RG | Dallas Shirley |
RT | Mason Bowers |
TE | Jake Young |
QB | Conner Harrell |
RB | CJ Stokes |
LDE | DJ Burgess |
LDT | Jamarrion Solomon |
RDT | Mayco Williams |
RDE | Jaylon Johnson |
WLB | Kadin Schmitz |
MLB | Shay Taylor |
LCB | Thai Baldwin |
SS | Ja’Qurious Conley |
FS | Cary Grant |
RCB | Dwight Bootle II |
NB | Treyveon McGee |
P | Bronson Long |
K | Liam Boyd |
UNC vs Charlotte Depth Chart for Week No. 2
UNC Depth Chart
WR-X | Aziah Johnson | Nathan Leacock | — |
WR-Z | Alex Taylor | Paul Billups II | — |
WR-SL | Kobe Paysour | Jason Robinson Jr. | — |
LT | Eidan Buchanan | Trevyon Green | — |
LG | Trey Blue | — | — |
C | Chad Lindberg | Bo Burkes | — |
RG | Will O’Steen | Byron Nelson | — |
RT | Miles McVay | Jordan Hall | — |
TE | Cort Halsey | Jake Johnson | — |
QB | Max Johnson | Bryce Baker | — |
RB | Davion Gause | Benjamin Hall | — |
LDE | Joseph Mupoyi | Emmanuel Nwaiwu | — |
NT | CJ Mims | Devin Ancrum | — |
DT | D’Antre Robinson | Xavier Lewis | — |
RDE | Tyler Thompson | Pryce Yates | — |
WLB | Jonathan Agumadu | Evan Bennett | — |
MLB | Mikai Gbayor | Daniel Anderson | — |
LCB | Jalon Thompson | Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins | Malcolm Ziglar |
SS | Coleman Bryson | Greg Smith | — |
FS | Jaiden Patterson | Peyton Waters | — |
RCB | Khalil Conley | Ty Adams | — |
NB | Ty White | Tre Miller | — |
Charlotte Depth Chart
WR-X | Sean Brown | KD Hunter-Gibson | — |
WR-Z | Justin Olson | Ta’ir Brooks | — |
WR-SL | Javen Nicholas | — | — |
LT | Eli Samples | — | — |
LG | Andrew Adair | — | — |
C | Isaiah Bullerdick | — | — |
RG | Devin Davis | — | — |
RT | Tyler Gibson | Kristos Fernandez | — |
TE | Gus McGee | Joey Bearns III | — |
QB | Grayson Loftis | Zach Wilcke | — |
RB | Rod Gainey Jr. | Cameren Smith | — |
LDE | Curtis Simpson | — | — |
LDT | Zion Shockley | Cheick Kaba | Xavier Miles |
RDT | Jalar Holley | Caleb Irving | — |
RDE | Braden Mullen | Yamil Talib | — |
WLB | Reid Williford | — | — |
MLB | Gavin Willis | — | — |
LCB | Derrick Edwards | — | — |
SS | Caleb Curtain | — | — |
FS | Randy Franklin | — | — |
RCB | CJ Clinkscales Jr. | Gavin Shipman | — |
NB | Collin Gill | — | — |
How To Watch UNC vs Charlotte
Fans interested in watching UNC vs Charlotte can tune in on ESPN+. It will also be available on the WatchESPN website. The game begins at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday.
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