2022_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team

2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football
2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ACC Coastal Division champion
ACC Championship, L 10–39 vs. Clemson
Holiday Bowl, L 27–28 vs. Oregon
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	9–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Mack Brown (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Gene Chizik (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Charlton Warren (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Thigpen (10th season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

American college football season

The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the fourth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 14th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

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Offseason

Coaching changes

Immediately following the bowl-game loss to South Carolina, head coach Mack Brown stated that changes needed to be made. Speculation then began as to what those changes would be, with suggestions including the possibility of certain coaches being let go. The changes began to crystalize when, on January 7, 2022, co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach Jay Bateman and special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Jovan Dewitt were let go.^[1]^[2]

The following day, the school announced the hires of Gene Chizik and Charlton Warren to fill the vacant positions on social media. Chizik was named assistant head coach for defense, and Warren co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach. Both Chizik and Warren were on staff in Chapel Hill under former head coach Larry Fedora during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and were instrumental in turning around a defense that had struggled mightily in the 2014 season, leading to a combined 19 wins during their first stints in Chapel Hill.^[3]

Running backs coach Larry Porter, who served as assistant STC in 2021, was elevated to special teams coordinator following Dewitt's departure, while continuing his responsibilities with the running back position.

On February 28, 2022, a day before the beginning of the Tar Heels' spring practice, offensive line coach Stacy Searels left the team to take the same position with Georgia.^[4]

The next day, as spring practice kicked off, it was reported by The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and other sources that the Tar Heels were targeting Louisville OL coach Jack Bicknell Jr. for the vacant position, though nothing official was announced by either school.^[5] Carolina officially announced Bicknell's hiring on March 3, 2022.^[6] Bicknell and offensive coordinator Phil Longo had previously worked together when they were at Ole Miss.

Tar Heel football alumnus and NFL safety Da'Norris Searcy returned to the program in the spring, joining the staff as the director of football student athlete development.^[7]

Prior to fall camp getting started, Frank Wilson was added to the staff as senior special teams analyst.^[8]

Departures

Personnel

Roster

2022 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster

Quarterback

10 Drake Maye – freshman (6'5, 216)
14 Jefferson Boaz – sophomore (6'7, 250)
15 Conner Harrell – freshman (6'1, 195)
16 Russell Tabor – freshman (6'3, 205)

Running back

4 Caleb Hood – sophomore (5'11, 227)
21 Elijah Green – sophomore (5'11, 198)
23 George Pettaway – freshman (5'11, 190)
24 British Brooks – senior (5'11, 226)
26 D.J. Jones – junior (5'10, 202)
28 Omarion Hampton – freshman (6'0, 220)

Wide receiver

0 Tychaun "Doc" Chapman – freshman (5'10, 170)
1 Andre Greene Jr. – freshman (6'2, 190)
2 Gavin Blackwell – freshman (5'11, 170)
3 Antoine Green – senior (6'2, 207)
5 J.J. Jones – sophomore (6'2, 210)
8 Kobe Paysour – freshman (6'1, 180)
11 Josh Downs – junior (5'10, 171)
19 Grady Sherrill – freshman (5'8, 160)
20 Brooks Miller – freshman (5'11, 167)
25 Kellan Hood – freshman (5'11, 185)
27 Michael Hall – freshman (6'1, 180)
29 Jeffrey Saturday – junior (5'10, 183)
38 Aiden Cloninger – freshman (5'11, 180)
83 Justin Olson – junior (6'2, 189)
84 Cyrus Rogers – freshman (5'11, 178)
85 Landon Stevens – sophomore (6'2, 201)
86 Thomas Flynn – freshman (6'3, 210)

Placekicker

90 Todd Pledger – freshman (6'5, 195)
98 Noah Burnette – sophomore (5'9, 175)

Punter

91 Ben Kiernan – senior (6'0, 215)
92 Cole Maynard — Freshman (6'2, 172)

Tight end

18 Bryson Nesbit – sophomore (6'6, 220)
80 Will Crowley – junior (5'11, 240)
81 John Copenhaver – sophomore (6'3, 235)
88 Kamari Morales – junior (6'2, 242)
89 Jake Young – freshman (6'3, 225)

Offensive line

52 Jonathan Adorno – junior (6'4, 301)
54 Chance Carroll – sophomore (6'2, 295)
55 Zach Rice – freshman (6'6, 315)
57 Cayden Baker – sophomore (6'5, 316)
60 Carter Kulka – freshman (6'5, 255)
61 Diego Pounds – freshman (6'7, 330)
63 Ed Montilus – senior (6'4, 309)
64 Malik McGowan – sophomore (6'3, 330)
65 Corey Gaynor – graduate (6'4, 309)
68 Brian Anderson – graduate (6'3, 294)
69 Jarvis Hicks – freshman (6'6, 300)
70 Noland Brown – junior (6'0, 295)
72 Asim Richards – senior (6'4, 320)
73 Eli Sutton – freshman (6'8, 308)
74 Justin Kanyuk – freshman (6'6, 325)
75 Spencer Rolland – graduate (6'6, 310)
76 William Barnes – senior (6'4, 320)
78 Trevyon Green – freshman (6'7, 345)
79 Bo Burkes – freshman (6'1, 285)

Defensive line

4 Travis Shaw – freshman (6'5, 360)
5 Jahvaree Ritzie – sophomore (6'5, 284)
8 Myles Murphy – junior (6'4, 300)
10 Desmond Evans – junior (6'6, 261)
12 Beau Atkinson – freshman (6'6, 240)
41 Kedrick Bingley-Jones – sophomore (6'4, 313)
51 Raymond Vohasek – graduate (6'3, 300)
56 Tomari Fox – senior (6'2, 290)
88 Deems May – freshman (6'2, 195)
92 Kody Kovacevic Freshman (6'3, 240)
93 Jacolbe Cowan – sophomore (6'4, 275)
96 Nic Harvey – freshman (6'1, 340)
98 Kevin Hester Jr. – junior (6'4, 306)

Jack

7 Noah Taylor – graduate (6'5, 235)
34 Gabe Stephens – freshman (6'4, 204)
87 Colby Doreen – sophomore (6'4, 228)

Linebacker

19 Bryson Jennings – freshman (6'4, 230)
23 Power Echols – sophomore (5'11, 225)
24 Malaki Hamrick – freshman (6'4, 200)
25 Kaimon Rucker – junior (6'1, 262)
32 Sebastian Cheeks – freshman (6'3, 220)
33 Cedric Gray – sophomore (6'1, 225)
36 Jalen Brooks – sophomore (6'0, 236)
44 Randy "Deuce" Caldwell – freshman (6'0, 225)
45 Jake Harkleroad – junior (5'10, 210)
47 CJ Murphy – freshman (6'1, 225)
48 Milad Aghaiepour – sophomore (5'10, 215)
53 Gibson Macrae – freshman (6'2, 211)

Defensive back

0 Ja'Qurious Conley – junior (6'1, 205)
1 Tony Grimes – junior (6'0, 195)
2 Don Chapman – senior (6'1, 187)
3 Storm Duck – junior (6'0, 194)
6 Lejond Cavazos – junior (6'0, 190)
9 Cam'Ron Kelly – senior (6'1, 215)
13 Obi Egbuna – senior (5'10, 190)
15 Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins – senior (6'1, 200)
16 DeAndre Boykins – sophomore (5'11, 197)
18 Christopher Holliday – sophomore (6'3, 221)
20 Tayon Holloway – freshman (6'1, 160)
26 Naari Short – sophomore (5'9, 175)
27 Giovanni Biggers – senior (6'1, 193)
29 Marcus Allen – freshman (6'1, 175)
30 Phillips Alvarez – freshman (5'10, 170)
31 Will Hardy – freshman (6'2, 200)
35 Jaden Selby – freshman (6'0, 175)
37 Thomas O'Sullivan – freshman (5'10, 185)
38 Val Edwards – junior (6'2, 200)
39 Zavion Woldu – sophomore (5'11, 195)
40 Major Byrd – freshman (5'9, 190)

Long snappers

43 Garrett Jordan – freshman (6'1, 225)
61 Drew Little – senior (5'11, 236)
62 Spencer Triplett – sophomore (6'3, 235)

* North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster as of 12/4/2022^[22]

Game summaries

After the season

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
3	67	Joshua Ezeudu	OL	New York Giants
5	144	Sam Howell	QB	Washington Commanders
5	169	Ty Chandler	RB	Minnesota Vikings
5	175	Marcus McKethan	OL	New York Giants

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school
Eugene Asante	7	LB	6'1"	220	Chantilly, VA	Junior	Auburn
Khafre Brown	1	WR	6'0"	190	Charlotte, NC	Sophomore	South Florida
Beau Corrales	15	WR	6'3"	210	Georgetown, TX	Graduate†	SMU
Kamarro Edmonds	33	RB	5'11"	235	Havelock, NC	Freshman	East Carolina
Stephen Gosnell	12	WR	6'1"	205	Pilot Mountain, NC	Sophomore	Virginia Tech
Josh Henderson	23	RB	5'11"	215	Princeton, NJ	Junior	Indiana
Tyrone Hopper	42	LB	6'4"	245	Roswell, GA	Graduate†	Missouri
Teagen Lenderink	96	PK	6'1"	175	Belmont, MI	Freshman‡	Liberty
Trey Morrison	4	DB	5'9"	190	Norcross, GA	Graduate†	Oklahoma
Alex Nobles	97	LB	6'2"	250	Rocky Mount, NC	Senior‡	FIU
Clyde Pinder	55	DL	6'0"	300	Seffner, FL	Sophomore	South Florida
Cameron Roseman-Sinclair	3	DB	5'11"	180	Charlotte, NC	Sophomore	TBD
Emery Simmons	0	WR	6'1"	195	Hope Mills, NC	Junior	Indiana
Trevion Stevenson	26	LB	6'4"	240	Hampton, VA	Freshman	Norfolk State
Kristian Varner	93	DL	6'6"	300	Hiram, GA	Sophomore	Georgia Southern

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Reason for departure
Wisdom Asaboro	77	OL	6'8"	332	Warri, Nigeria	Junior	Medical Retirement
Quiron Johnson	69	OL	6'2"	313	Reidsville, NC	Graduate	Forgoing remaining eligibility
Ethan West	19	LB	6'3"	245	Richmond, VA	Sophomore	Medical Retirement

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Lejond Cavazos	6	DB	6'0"	195	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Ohio State
Jacolbe Cowan	93	DL	6'4"	275	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Ohio State
Corey Gaynor	65	OL	6'4"	308	Graduate	Parkland, FL	Miami (FL)
Spencer Rolland	75	OL	6'6"	285	Graduate	Saint Paul, MN	Harvard
Noah Taylor	7	OLB	6'5"	235	Graduate	Silver Spring, MD	Virginia

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Rice OL	Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Christian Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Oct 21, 2021
Zach Rice OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Travis Shaw DL	Greensboro, NC	Grimsley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Aug 21, 2021
Travis Shaw DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Tychaun Chapman WR	Virginia Beach, VA	Landstown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 19, 2020
Tychaun Chapman WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Andre Greene Jr. WR	Richmond, VA	St. Christopher's	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 17, 2021
Andre Greene Jr. WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
George Pettaway RB	Suffolk, VA	Nansemond-Suffolk Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 22, 2021
George Pettaway RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Sebastian Cheeks LB	Evanston, IL	Evanston Township	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 28, 2021
Sebastian Cheeks LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Omarion Hampton RB	Clayton, NC	Cleveland	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 22, 2021
Omarion Hampton RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Tayon Holloway DB	Virginia Beach, VA	Green Run	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 25, 2020
Tayon Holloway DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Malaki Hamrick EDGE	Shelby, NC	Shelby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 26, 2021
Malaki Hamrick EDGE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Marcus Allen DB	Marietta, GA	Walton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 30, 2021
Marcus Allen DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Deuce Caldwell LB	Mauldin, SC	Mauldin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 25, 2021
Deuce Caldwell LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Beau Atkinson EDGE	Raleigh, NC	Leesville Road	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 16, 2021
Beau Atkinson EDGE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Bryson Jennings EDGE	Midlothian, VA	Clover Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jul 15, 2021
Bryson Jennings EDGE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Trevyon Green OL	Colonial Heights, VA	Life Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	Jan 21, 2021
Trevyon Green OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Conner Harrell QB	Alabaster, AL	Thompson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 4, 2021
Conner Harrell QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Will Hardy DB	Norcross, GA	Greater Atlanta Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 13, 2021
Will Hardy DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Justin Kanyuk OL	Bethel Park, PA	Bethlehem Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 27, 2021
Justin Kanyuk OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #10 247Sports: #10
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$	8	–	0	11	–	3
No. 11 Florida State	5	–	3	10	–	3
Syracuse	4	–	4	7	–	6
Louisville	4	–	4	8	–	5
NC State	4	–	4	8	–	5
Wake Forest	3	–	5	8	–	5
Boston College	2	–	6	3	–	9
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 22 Pittsburgh	5	–	3	9	–	4
Duke	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	7
Miami (FL)	3	–	5	5	–	7
Virginia	1	–	6	3	–	7
Virginia Tech	1	–	6	3	–	8
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy^[11]	Tony Grimes	DB	Jr.
Maxwell Award^[12]	Josh Downs	WR	Jr.
Doak Walker Award^[13]	British Brooks	RB	GS
Biletnikoff Award^[14]	Josh Downs	WR	Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[15]	Myles Murphy	DL	Jr.
Outland Trophy^[16]	Myles Murphy	DL	Jr.
Ray Guy Award^[17]	Ben Kiernan	P	Sr.
Walter Camp Award^[18]	Josh Downs	WR	Jr.
Bednarik Award^[19]	Myles Murphy	DL	Jr.
Mannelly Award^[20]	Drew Little	LS	Sr.

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches

Mack Brown	Head coach	4th of second stint, 14th overall
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	4th
John Lilly	Tight end coach	3rd
Jack Bicknell Jr.	Offensive line coach	1st
Lonnie Galloway	Assistant head coach/Wide receivers coach	4th
Larry Porter	Special Teams/Running backs	2nd
Gene Chizik	Assistant head coach for defense	1st of second stint, 3rd overall
Charlton Warren	Co-defensive Coordinator/Defensive backs coach	1st
Tommy Thigpen	Co-defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers coach	5th
Tim Cross	Defensive line coach	4th
Dre Bly	Cornerbacks coach	4th
Brian Hess	Strength and conditioning	4th
Natrone Means	Offensive analyst	2nd
Frank Wilson	Senior Special Teams Analyst/Coordinator	1st
Sparky Woods	Senior advisor to head coach	4th
Darrell Moody	Senior advisor to head coach	4th
Reference:^[21]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27	8:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 56–24	46,130	^[23]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPNU	W 63–61	40,168	^[24]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia State*		Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	W 35–28	17,687	^[25]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ABC	L 32–45	50,500	^[26]
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 41–10	45,029	^[27]
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at Miami (FL)		Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	W 27–24	17,283	^[28]
October 15	8:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ACCN	W 38–35	40,004	^[29]
October 29	8:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 21	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 42–24	50,500	^[30]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 17	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	ACCN	W 31–28	44,156	^[31]
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 15	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 36–34	31,346	^[32]
November 19	5:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 13	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 17–21	44,940	^[33]
November 25	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 17	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–30 ^2OT	50,500	^[34]
December 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Clemson	No. 23	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	L 10–39	64,115	^[35]
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Oregon*		Petco Park San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	FOX	L 27–28	36,242	^[36]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 5) All times are in Eastern time

Statistics	FAMU	UNC
First downs	20	29
Plays–yards	68–335	78–608
Rushes–yards	27–56	40–314
Passing yards	279	294
Passing: comp–att–int	28–39–1	29–38–0
Time of possession	29:01	30:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FAMU	Passing	Jeremy Moussa	28/38, 279 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Terrell Jennings	10 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Smith	10 receptions, 78 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	29/37, 294 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Omarion Hampton	14 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	9 rec, 78 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	UNC	App
First downs	29	36
Plays–yards	71–567	79–649
Rushes–yards	35–215	43–288
Passing yards	352	361
Passing: comp–att–int	24–36–0	25–36–1
Time of possession	27:57	32:03

Statistics	UNC	GSU
First downs	23	23
Plays–yards	68–467	78–421
Rushes–yards	44–183	54–235
Passing yards	284	186
Passing: comp–att–int	19–24–1	16–24–0
Time of possession	28:22	31:38

Statistics	ND	UNC
First downs	35	18
Plays–yards	85–576	60–367
Rushes–yards	51–287	28–66
Passing yards	289	301
Passing: comp–att–int	24–34–0	17–32–0
Time of possession	38:13	21:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Drew Pyne	24/34, 289 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Audric Estimé	17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	17/32, 301 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Drake Maye	13 carries, 36 yards
	Receiving	Antoine Green	3 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	VT	UNC
First downs	14	24
Plays–yards	70–273	73–527
Rushes–yards	35–99	32–160
Passing yards	174	367
Passing: comp–att–int	20–35–1	27–41–0
Time of possession	31:43	28:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Grant Wells	16/26, 139 yards, INT
	Rushing	Keshawn King	9 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Kaleb Smith	3 receptions, 49 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	26/36, 363 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Drake Maye	13 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Downs	8 receptions, 120 yards

Statistics	UNC	Miami
First downs	22	29
Plays–yards	71–470	81–538
Rushes–yards	43–161	24–42
Passing yards	309	496
Passing: comp–att–int	19–28–2	42–57–1
Time of possession	31:14	28:46

Statistics	UNC	Duke
First downs	30	27
Plays–yards	74–536	73–542
Rushes–yards	35–156	42–297
Passing yards	380	245
Passing: comp–att–int	28–39–0	20–31–1
Time of possession	24:32	35:28

Statistics	Pitt	UNC
First downs	14	26
Plays–yards	61–367	75–474
Rushes–yards	30–131	30–86
Passing yards	236	388
Passing: comp–att–int	14–31–0	34–45–0
Time of possession	28:32	31:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing	Kedon Slovis	14/31, 236 yards
	Rushing	Israel Abanikanda	26 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jared Wayne	7 receptions, 161 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	34/44, 388 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Drake Maye	14 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Antoine Green	10 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	UNC	UVA
First downs	29	25
Plays–yards	77–455	74–418
Rushes–yards	40–162	39–186
Passing yards	293	232
Passing: comp–att–int	26–37–0	17–35–1
Time of possession	33:38	26:22

Statistics	UNC	WF
First downs	30	22
Plays–yards	87–584	72–490
Rushes–yards	38–136	41–170
Passing yards	448	320
Passing: comp–att–int	31–49–0	18–31–1
Time of possession	33:02	26:58

Statistics	GT	UNC
First downs	19	16
Plays–yards	72–373	63–365
Rushes–yards	49–186	33–163
Passing yards	187	202
Passing: comp–att–int	15–23–1	16–30–1
Time of possession	34:27	25:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	Zach Gibson	13/18, 174 yards
	Rushing	Hassan Hall	14 carries, 47 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malik Rutherford	6 receptions, 68 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	16/30, 202 yards, INT
	Rushing	Elijah Green	10 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bryson Nesbit	4 receptions, 85 yards

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Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

NFL draft

Undrafted free agent signings

Preseason transfers

Other Preseason departures

Additions

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Preseason

ACC Media Poll

Preseason All-ACC Team

Preseason All-Americans

Award watch lists

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Game summaries

Florida A&M

At Appalachian State

At Georgia State

Notre Dame

Virginia Tech

At Miami (FL)

At Duke

Pittsburgh

At Virginia

At Wake Forest

Georgia Tech

NC State

Vs. No. 9 Clemson (ACC Championship game)

Vs. No. 15 Oregon (Holiday Bowl)

Rankings

After the season

All-ACC Selections

1st Team

2nd Team

3rd Team

Honorable Mention

All-Americans

Individual awards

Coaching Changes

Departures

Transfer Portal Entries

NFL Draft Entries

Notes

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Statistics	NCSU	UNC
First downs	17	23
Plays–yards	66–330	89–351
Rushes–yards	25–59	40–118
Passing yards	271	233
Passing: comp–att–int	27–41–0	29–49–1
Time of possession	25:48	34:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Ben Finley	27/40, 271 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Michael Allen	12 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Devin Carter	6 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	29/49, 233 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Elijah Green	24 carries, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Antoine Green	8 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Statistics	CU	UNC
First downs	17	26
Plays–yards	56-385	79-384
Rushes–yards	21-68	36-111
Passing yards	317	273
Passing: comp–att–int	28-35-0	27-43-2
Time of possession	24:59	35:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	20/24, 279 yards, TD
	Rushing	Cade Klubnik	7 carries, 30 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cole Turner	3 receptions, 101 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	26/42, 268 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Green	21 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Josh Downs	11 receptions, 100 yards

Statistics	Oregon	North Carolina
First downs	22	21
Plays–yards	62–414	69–335
Rushes–yards	32–209	34–129
Passing yards	205	206
Passing: comp–att–int	23–30–1	18–35–0
Time of possession	27:11	32:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Bo Nix	23/30, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Bucky Irving	13 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Terrance Ferguson	5 receptions, 84 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Drake Maye	18/35, 206 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Green	17 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Paysour	7 receptions, 98 yards, TD

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	21	17	15	13	18	24	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	25	22	21	15	14	11	17	22	25	RV
CFP	Not released									17	15	13	17	23	—	Not released

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school
Dontae Balfour	14	DB	6'1"	180	Starke, FL	Freshman	Charlotte
Tymir Brown	28	DB	6'0"	180	Jacksonville, NC	Freshman	ECU
Chris Collins	17	DL	6'4"	245	Richmond, VA	Graduate	Minnesota
Jacolby Criswell	6	QB	6'1"	225	Morrilton, AR	Sophomore	Arkansas
Raneiria "RaRa" Dillworth	11	LB	6'1"	200	Winston-Salem, NC	Sophomore	ECU
Storm Duck	3	DB	6'0"	200	Boiling Springs, SC	Senior	Penn State
Tony Grimes	1	DB	6'0"	195	Virginia Beach, VA	Junior	Texas A&M
Kendall Karr	82	TE	6'3"	250	Belmont, NC	Sophomore	Coastal Carolina
Cam'Ron Kelly	9	DB	6'1"	210	Chesapeake, VA	Senior	Virginia
Jonathan Kim	95	PK	6'0"	210	Fredericksburg, VA	Senior	Michigan State
Dontavius Nash	21	DB	6'2"	180	Gastonia, NC	Freshman	ECU
Justin Olson	83	WR	6'2"	200	Huntersville, NC	Junior	MTSU
Keeshawn Silver	55	DL	6'5"	315	Rocky Mount, NC	Freshman	Kentucky
Jahlil Taylor	52	DL	6'0"	295	Vienna, GA	Senior	ODU

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Opt-Out
Josh Downs	11	WR	5'10"	175	Suwanee, GA	Junior	Yes
Antoine Green	3	WR	6'2"	200	Rockledge, FL	Senior	No
Asim Richards	72	OL	6'5"	315	Philadelphia, PA	Senior	No