Welcome to the official 2024 North Carolina football roster. Playing their home games from Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Tar Heels are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2024 North Carolina Football Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Alex Taylor | WR | Fr. | 6'1.5 | 190 | Greensboro, N.C. | Grimsley | |
| 0 | Ty White | DB | Fr. | 5'9.5 | 185 | Buford, Ga. | Buford | |
| 1 | Antavious Lane | DB | Sr. | 5'8.5 | 195 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | William T. Dwyer | Georgia St. |
| 1 | Jordan Shipp | WR | Fr. | 6'1.5 | 190 | Charlotte, N.C. | Providence Day | |
| 2 | Gavin Blackwell | WR | Jr. | 5'11.5 | 185 | Indian Trail, N.C. | Sun Valley | |
| 2 | Jakeen Harris | DB | Gr. | 5'10.5 | 195 | Savannah, Ga. | Benedictine Military | NC State |
| 3 | Chris Culliver | WR | So. | 6'1.5 | 195 | Maiden, N.C. | Maiden | |
| 3 | Malcolm Ziglar | DB | Fr. | 6'2.5 | 195 | Fuquay-Varina, N.C. | Fuquay-Varina | |
| 4 | Caleb Hood | RB | Sr. | 5'11.5 | 220 | Rockingham, N.C. | Richmond Senior | |
| 4 | Travis Shaw | DL | Jr. | 6'5.5 | 330 | Greensboro, N.C. | Grimsley | |
| 5 | J.J. Jones | WR | Sr. | 6'2.5 | 210 | Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Myrtle Beach | |
| 5 | Jahvaree Ritzie | DL | Gr. | 6'4.5 | 290 | Kernersville, N.C. | Glenn | |
| 6 | Nate McCollum | WR | Sr. | 5'9 | 185 | Atlanta, Ga. | Dutchtown | Georgia Tech |
| 7 | Christian Hamilton | WR | R-Fr. | 6'0 | 190 | Harrisburg, N.C. | Hickory Ridge | |
| 7 | Kaimon Rucker | DE | Gr. | 6'2 | 265 | Hartwell, Ga. | Hart County | |
| 8 | Zion Ferguson | DB | Fr. | 6'1 | 175 | Atlanta, Ga. | Gainesville | |
| 8 | Kobe Paysour | WR | Jr. | 6'1 | 190 | Kings Mountain, N.C. | Kings Mountain | |
| 9 | Javarius Green | WR | Fr. | 5'9.5 | 195 | Shelby, N.C. | Crest | |
| 9 | Tyrane Stewart | DB | Jr. | 5'11 | 190 | Osyka, Miss. | South Pike | East Mississippi C.C. |
| 10 | Desmond Evans | DL | Sr. | 6'6.5 | 270 | Sanford, N.C. | Lee County | |
| 11 | Ty Adams | DB | R-Fr. | 5'11 | 180 | Swainsboro, Ga. | Swainsboro | |
| 11 | Paul Billups II | WR | R-Fr. | 6'2 | 195 | Chesapeake, Va. | Western Branch | |
| 12 | Beau Atkinson | DL | So. | 6'6 | 265 | Raleigh, N.C. | Leesville Road | |
| 13 | Tylee Craft | WR | Gr. | 6'5 | 200 | Sumter, S.C. | Sumter | |
| 13 | DJ Mazzone | QB | Fr. | 6'0 | 175 | Atlanta, Ga. | IMG Academy | |
| 14 | Jaybron Harvey | DE | R-Fr. | 6'2 | 240 | Mebane, N.C. | Southern Durham | |
| 14 | Max Johnson | QB | Gr. | 6'5 | 225 | Athens, Ga. | Oconee County | LSU | Texas A&M |
| 15 | Conner Harrell | QB | So. | 6'2 | 210 | Alabaster, Ala. | Thompson | |
| 15 | Tre Miller | DB | R-Fr. | 5'9.5 | 180 | Birmingham, Ala. | Deer Creek (Okla.) | |
| 16 | DeAndre Boykins | DB | Jr. | 6'0 | 200 | Concord, N.C. | Central Cabarrus | |
| 16 | Ryan Ward | TE | Fr. | 6'3.5 | 245 | Rutherford, N.J. | Rutherford | |
| 17 | Amare Campbell | LB | So. | 6'0 | 230 | Manassas, Va. | Unity Reed | |
| 17 | Michael Merdinger | QB | Fr. | 6'1.5 | 210 | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | Cardinal Gibbons | |
| 18 | Bryson Nesbit | TE | Sr. | 6'5 | 235 | Charlotte, N.C. | South Mecklenburg | |
| 18 | Jaiden Patterson | DB | Fr. | 6'1 | 195 | Dacula, Ga. | Mill Creek | |
| 19 | Jake Johnson | TE | So. | 6'5.5 | 240 | Athens, Ga. | Oconee County | Texas A&M |
| 19 | Reggie Love II | DB | R-Fr. | 5'8 | 175 | Raleigh, N.C. | Rolesville | |
| 20 | Brooks Miller | WR | Jr. | 5'11 | 180 | Duluth, Ga. | Greater Atlanta Christian | |
| 20 | Jalon Thompson | DB | Fr. | 5'11 | 185 | Orlando, Fla. | Olympia | |
| 21 | Kaleb Cost | DB | So. | 5'10.5 | 195 | Atlanta, Ga. | Sandy Creek | |
| 21 | Davion Gause | RB | Fr. | 5'11 | 215 | Opa-locka, Fla. | Chaminade-Madonna Prep | |
| 23 | Power Echols | LB | Sr. | 6'0 | 225 | Charlotte, N.C. | Chambers | |
| 24 | Darwin Barlow | RB | Gr. | 6'0 | 220 | Newton, Texas | Newton | TCU | USC |
| 24 | Mali Hamrick | DE | So. | 6'3 | 215 | Shelby, N.C. | Shelby | |
| 25 | Ashton Woods | LB | Fr. | 6'3 | 225 | Marietta, Ga. | Walton | |
| 26 | Khalil Conley | DB | Fr. | 5'11 | 185 | Asheville, N.C. | Christ School | |
| 27 | Michael Hall | WR | So. | 6'0.5 | 180 | Eden, N.C. | Morehead | |
| 28 | Omarion Hampton | RB | Jr. | 6'0 | 220 | Clayton, N.C. | Cleveland | |
| 28 | Alijah Huzzie | DB | Gr. | 5'10 | 195 | LaGrange, Ga. | Heard County | East Tennessee State |
| 29 | Marcus Allen | DB | Jr. | 6'1.5 | 190 | Marietta, Ga. | Walton | |
| 30 | Michael Short | LB | So. | 6'0.5 | 230 | Charlotte, N.C. | Mallard Creek | |
| 31 | Will Hardy | DB | Jr. | 6'2 | 195 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Greater Atlanta Christian | |
| 33 | Curtis Simpson | DE | Fr. | 6'3.5 | 215 | Shelby, N.C. | Kings Mountain | |
| 34 | Caleb LaVallee | LB | R-Fr. | 6'1 | 225 | Smyrna, Ga. | Whitefield Academy | |
| 34 | Jordan Louie | RB | R-Fr. | 5'10.25 | 215 | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Meadowcreek (Ga.) | |
| 35 | Jaden Selby | DB | So. | 6'0 | 190 | Potomac, Md. | Winston Churchill | |
| 37 | Jack Blythe | DB | R-Fr. | 6'2 | 190 | Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Country Day | |
| 37 | Liam Boyd | K | So. | 6'1 | 200 | Asheville, N.C. | Asheville | Clemson |
| 38 | Aiden Cloninger | WR | So. | 5'11 | 195 | Gastonia, N.C. | East Gaston | |
| 39 | Major Byrd | DB | So. | 5'10 | 200 | Chicago, Ill. | Myers Park | |
| 40 | Tyler Thompson | DE | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 225 | Cary, N.C. | Panther Creek | |
| 43 | Garrett Jordan | LS | Sr. | 6'0.5 | 225 | Waxhaw, N.C. | Marvin Ridge | |
| 47 | CJ Murphy | LB | So. | 6'2 | 240 | Bryn Mawr, Pa. | Radnor | |
| 51 | R.J. Grigsby | OL | R-Fr. | 6'3.5 | 305 | Kennesaw, Ga. | North Cobb | |
| 52 | Jonathan Adorno | OL | Sr. | 6'4 | 315 | Raleigh, N.C. | Rolesville | |
| 52 | Jonny Fritz | LB | R-Fr. | 6'0.5 | 210 | Atlanta, Ga. | The Westminster Schools | |
| 53 | Willie Lampkin | OL | Sr. | 5'11 | 290 | Lakeland, Fla. | Lakeland | Coastal Carolina |
| 53 | Gibson Macrae | LB | Jr. | 5'11.5 | 215 | Pinehurst, N.C. | Pinecrest | |
| 54 | Zach Gluckman | OL | Fr. | 6'1 | 285 | Armonk, N.Y. | Avon Old Farms | |
| 55 | Cade Law | LB | So. | 6'0.5 | 225 | Kingston Springs, Tenn. | Christ Presbyterian Academy | Vanderbilt |
| 55 | Zach Rice | OL | So. | 6'5 | 305 | Lynchburg, Va. | Liberty Christian Academy | |
| 56 | Jani Norwood | OL | Fr. | 6'3.5 | 290 | Ramsuer, N.C. | Eastern Randolph | |
| 58 | Austin Blaske | OL | Gr. | 6'5 | 310 | Effingham County, Ga. | South Effingham | Georgia |
| 60 | Carter Kulka | OL | Jr. | 6'3 | 270 | Atlanta, Ga. | Woodward Academy | |
| 62 | Spencer Triplett | LS | Gr. | 6'1 | 240 | Shelby, N.C. | Shelby | |
| 64 | Malik McGowan | OL | Jr. | 6'5 | 325 | Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Catholic | |
| 65 | Andrew Rosinski | OL | Fr. | 6'5.5 | 280 | Ball Ground, Ga. | Creekview | |
| 69 | Jarvis Hicks | OL | So. | 6'7 | 310 | Cartersville, Ga. | Woodland | |
| 70 | Aidan Banfield | OL | Fr. | 6'3 | 300 | Buford, Ga. | Mill Creek | |
| 73 | Eli Sutton | OL | Jr. | 6'7 | 310 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Brentwood Academy | |
| 74 | Desmond Jackson | OL | Fr. | 6'3.5 | 310 | Clemmons, N.C. | West Forsyth | |
| 76 | Howard Sampson | OL | So. | 6'8 | 325 | Houston, Texas | Humble | North Texas |
| 77 | Hayes Galloway | OL | Fr. | 6'4 | 320 | Concord, N.C. | The Cannon School | |
| 78 | Trevyon Green | OL | So. | 6'7.5 | 340 | Prince George, Va. | Life Christian Academy | |
| 79 | Bo Burkes | OL | So. | 6'2 | 305 | Centreville, Ala. | Bibb County | |
| 80 | Julien Randolph | TE | R-Fr. | 6'5 | 245 | Purcellville, Va. | Independence | |
| 81 | John Copenhaver | TE | Gr. | 6'3 | 240 | Roswell, Ga. | Roswell | |
| 82 | Timmy Lawson | TE | Fr. | 6'3.5 | 230 | Fort Myers, Fla. | Bishop Verot | |
| 83 | Josh Espindola | WR | R-Fr. | 5'11 | 195 | Hendersonville, Tenn. | Pope John Paul II Prep | |
| 84 | Cyrus Rogers | WR | Jr. | 5'11 | 185 | Raleigh, N.C. | Rolesville | |
| 85 | Grady Sherrill | WR | So. | 5'9 | 180 | Greensboro, N.C. | Page | |
| 86 | Thomas Flynn | WR | Jr. | 6'3 | 200 | Charlotte, N.C. | Providence Day | |
| 87 | Cort Halsey | TE | R-Fr. | 6'2.5 | 230 | Atherton, Calif. | Menlo School | |
| 88 | Deems May | TE | So. | 6'2 | 230 | Charlotte, N.C. | Myers Park | |
| 89 | Cal Tierney | TE | Jr. | 6'5 | 230 | Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Country Day | Furman |
| 90 | Todd Pledger | K | Sr. | 6'8 | 210 | Charlotte, N.C. | Mountain Island Charter | |
| 92 | Rodney Lora | DL | R-Fr. | 6'3 | 295 | North Arlingtong, N.J. | Woodberry Forest (Va.) | |
| 93 | Jacolbe Cowan | DL | Sr. | 6'5 | 280 | Charlotte, N.C. | Providence Day | Ohio State |
| 94 | Joel Starlings | DL | R-Fr. | 6'4 | 320 | Richmond, Va. | Benedictine | |
| 95 | Daniel Anderson | DE | Fr. | 6'1 | 245 | Memphis, Tenn. | Germantown | |
| 96 | Damon Bremer | DL | R-Fr. | 6'2 | 285 | Cameron, N.C. | Union Pines | |
| 96 | Tom Maginness | P | Jr. | 6'0 | 210 | Melbourne, Australia | St. Bede's College | Monash University |
| 98 | Noah Burnette | K | Gr. | 5'10 | 175 | Raleigh, N.C. | Leesville Road | |
| 98 | Kevin Hester Jr. | DL | Gr. | 6'4 | 310 | Kennesaw, Ga. | North Cobb |
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