North Carolina Tar Heels Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#9 Billy Edwards Jr.QB · SR · 6 G · 4 GS96%330 snapsQB2#8 Miles O'NeillQB · SO · 1 G4%15 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#7 Benjamin HallRB · JR · 6 G · 3 GS42%33–52% · ~145 est.RB2#0 Demon JuneRB · SO · 6 G34%27–41% · ~116 est.RB3#27 Jaylen McGillRB · SO · 6 G · 1 GS21%16–47% · ~74 est.RB4#5 Kaleb JacksonRB · JR · 1 G3%1–6% · ~11 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#1 Jordan ShippWR · JR · 6 G · 4 GS82%69–96% · ~284 est.WR2#2 Trech KekahunaWR · JR · 6 G · 3 GS61%38–74% · ~211 est.WR3#14 C.J. SadlerWR · FR · 5 G · 2 GS42%24–55% · ~145 est.—#4 Mason HumphreyWR · SR · 3 G · 2 GS30%14–39% · ~105 est.—#17 Nyqir HeltonWR · FR · 1 G9%3–13% · ~32 est.—Kymistrii YoungWR · 1 G6%2–8% · ~19 est.—#16 Zamaurious RobertsonWR · FR · 1 G2%1–3% · ~7 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#45 Jelani ThurmanTE · JR · 6 G · 4 GS77%66–91% · ~264 est.TE2#84 Shamar EasterTE · JR · 5 G36%25–48% · ~124 est.TE3#87 Carson SneedTE · FR · 2 G · 1 GS9%3–12% · ~30 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#75 Andrew ThreattOL · SR · 5 G · 4 GS68%63–70% · ~235 est.OL2#56 Christo KellyOL · SR · 4 G · 4 GS68%63–70% · ~235 est.OL3#68 Aidan BanfieldOL · JR · 4 G · 4 GS68%63–70% · ~235 est.OL4#71 Jacqawn McRoyOL · SO · 5 G · 4 GS68%63–70% · ~235 est.OL5#66 Jordan HallOL · JR · 3 G · 3 GS50%47–52% · ~173 est.—#60 Cristian AlvarezOL · FR · 2 G · 1 GS18%17–19% · ~62 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#91 Leroy JacksonDL · SO · 6 G · 3 GS63%60–83% · ~273 est.DL2#90 Xavier LewisDL · SO · 5 G · 3 GS54%52–69% · ~236 est.DL3#11 Jaylen HarveyDL · SO · 5 G · 3 GS46%44–59% · ~201 est.DL4#96 Nicco MaggioDL · FR · 4 G · 1 GS32%18–41% · ~138 est.—#5 Donovan Hoilette Jr.DL · SR · 5 G · 2 GS31%18–40% · ~134 est.—#0 Isaiah JohnsonDL · SR · 5 G · 3 GS30%17–39% · ~131 est.—#9 Melkart Abou JaoudeDL · SR · 3 G · 2 GS24%12–31% · ~103 est.—#97 Trey GiddensDL · FR · 3 G · 1 GS19%10–25% · ~84 est.—#89 Emmanuel NwaiwuDL · FR · 2 G11%5–15% · ~47 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#15 Derek McDonaldLB · SR · 6 G · 4 GS89%75–100% · ~388 est.LB2#10 Peyton SeelmannLB · JR · 6 G · 2 GS82%68–98% · ~354 est.LB3#8 Jonathan AgumaduLB · SO · 6 G · 2 GS57%48–69% · ~249 est.—#54 Timir Hickman-CollinsLB · SO · 5 G26%10–35% · ~114 est.—#44 Jake BauerLB · FR · 1 G9%1–15% · ~37 est.—#12 Calvin ThomasLB · FR · 3 G5%0–10% · ~22 est.—#26 DQ ForkpaLB · FR · 2 G4%0–12% · ~19 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#1 Greg Smith IIIDB · SO · 6 G · 4 GS98%74–100% · ~425 est.CB2#18 Jaiden PattersonDB · JR · 6 G · 4 GS89%68–99% · ~387 est.—#16 Coleman BrysonDB · SR · 3 G · 1 GS46%32–50% · ~200 est.—Peyton WatersDB · 6 G · 4 GS59%44–65% · ~254 est.—#2 Kaleb CostDB · SR · 5 G · 1 GS53%37–60% · ~228 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1#16 Coleman BrysonDB · SR · 3 G · 1 GS46%32–50% · ~200 est.S2Peyton WatersDB · 6 G · 4 GS59%44–65% · ~254 est.—#2 Kaleb CostDB · SR · 5 G · 1 GS53%37–60% · ~228 est.—#21 Kenton Dopson IIIDB · FR · 5 G · 1 GS27%9–31% · ~116 est.—#24 Javion ButtsDB · FR · 4 G29%10–34% · ~126 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Punterroster order
P1#93 Jacob HorvathP · JRJRP2#91 Adam Mccann-GibbsP · FR · 1 GFRLong snapperroster order
LS1#48 Gannon BurtLS · JR · 1 GJRSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs TCU | Wk 2 vs East Tennessee State | Wk 3 @ Clemson | Wk 5 vs Notre Dame | Wk 6 @ Pittsburgh | Wk 7 @ Duke | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 57 | 53 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 345 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 71 | 66 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 71 | 434 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Billy Edwards Jr. | QB | 57 | 38 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 330 |
| Miles O'Neill | QB | · | 15 | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Benjamin Hall | RB | ~26 | ~15 | ~38 | ~23 | ~31 | ~12 | 145 |
| Demon June | RB | ~16 | ~15 | ~24 | ~16 | ~15 | ~30 | 116 |
| Jaylen McGill | RB | ~11 | ~11 | ~9 | ~10 | ~6 | ~27 | 74 |
| Kaleb Jackson | RB | · | · | · | · | · | ~11 | 11 |
| Jo Jo Troupe | RB | · | ~10 | · | · | · | · | 10 |
| Crew Davis | RB | · | ~9 | · | · | · | · | 9 |
| Charleston French | RB | · | ~9 | · | · | · | · | 9 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Jordan Shipp | WR | ~49 | ~31 | ~59 | ~45 | ~45 | ~55 | 284 |
| Jelani Thurman | TE | ~45 | ~32 | ~61 | ~35 | ~43 | ~48 | 264 |
| Trech Kekahuna | WR | ~35 | ~26 | ~50 | ~25 | ~29 | ~46 | 211 |
| C.J. Sadler | WR | ~18 | ~33 | · | ~39 | ~39 | ~16 | 145 |
| Shamar Easter | TE | ~22 | ~27 | · | ~31 | ~17 | ~27 | 124 |
| Mason Humphrey | WR | ~39 | ~11 | ~55 | · | · | · | 105 |
| Nyqir Helton | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~32 | 32 |
| Carson Sneed | TE | · | ~16 | · | ~14 | · | · | 30 |
| Kymistrii Young | WR | · | ~19 | · | · | · | · | 19 |
| Zamaurious Robertson | WR | · | ~7 | · | · | · | · | 7 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Leroy Jackson | DL | ~44 | ~38 | ~27 | ~57 | ~56 | ~51 | 273 |
| Xavier Lewis | DL | ~41 | ~43 | ~44 | · | ~71 | ~37 | 236 |
| Jaylen Harvey | DL | ~37 | ~36 | ~38 | ~47 | · | ~43 | 201 |
| Nicco Maggio | DL | · | ~31 | · | ~37 | ~41 | ~29 | 138 |
| Donovan Hoilette Jr. | DL | ~31 | ~24 | ~34 | ~21 | ~24 | · | 134 |
| Isaiah Johnson | DL | ~35 | ~33 | ~20 | ~43 | · | · | 131 |
| Melkart Abou Jaoude | DL | ~33 | · | · | · | ~48 | ~22 | 103 |
| Trey Giddens | DL | ~24 | ~29 | · | ~31 | · | · | 84 |
| Emmanuel Nwaiwu | DL | · | ~12 | · | · | ~35 | · | 47 |
| David Jackson III | DL | ~12 | ~18 | · | · | · | · | 30 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Derek McDonald | LB | ~70 | ~28 | ~66 | ~75 | ~83 | ~66 | 388 |
| Peyton Seelmann | LB | ~16 | ~63 | ~63 | ~71 | ~70 | ~71 | 354 |
| Jonathan Agumadu | LB | ~62 | ~54 | ~8 | ~53 | ~45 | ~27 | 249 |
| Timir Hickman-Collins | LB | · | ~34 | · | · | ~56 | ~24 | 114 |
| Jake Bauer | LB | · | ~37 | · | · | · | · | 37 |
| Calvin Thomas | LB | · | ~3 | ~3 | · | ~16 | · | 22 |
| DQ Forkpa | LB | · | ~14 | · | ~5 | · | · | 19 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Greg Smith III | DB | ~71 | ~64 | ~62 | ~74 | ~83 | ~71 | 425 |
| Jaiden Patterson | DB | ~70 | ~41 | ~60 | ~75 | ~76 | ~65 | 387 |
| Peyton Waters | DB | ~55 | ~15 | ~51 | ~74 | ~59 | · | 254 |
| Kaleb Cost | DB | ~71 | ~59 | ~65 | ~22 | ~11 | · | 228 |
| Coleman Bryson | DB | ~68 | · | ~65 | · | · | ~67 | 200 |
| Tre Miller | DB | ~9 | ~4 | · | ~70 | ~82 | · | 165 |
| Javion Butts | DB | · | ~4 | ~21 | ~52 | · | ~49 | 126 |
| Kenton Dopson III | DB | · | ~4 | ~5 | ~3 | ~34 | ~70 | 116 |
| Ade Willie | DB | · | ~15 | · | · | ~69 | ~25 | 109 |
| Jamarrion Gordon | DB | · | ~63 | · | · | · | · | 63 |
| Jaziel Hart | DB | · | ~54 | · | · | ~3 | · | 57 |
| Jalon Thompson | DB | · | ~22 | · | · | ~3 | · | 25 |
| Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins | DB | · | ~4 | · | · | ~9 | ~5 | 18 |
| Jakob Weatherspoon | DB | · | ~11 | · | · | · | · | 11 |
| Xavier Jackson | DB | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Christo Kelly | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | ~62 | 235 |
| Aidan Banfield | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | ~62 | 235 |
| Jacqawn McRoy | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | ~62 | 235 |
| Andrew Threatt | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | ~62 | 235 |
| Jordan Hall | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | · | 173 |
| Cristian Alvarez | OL | · | · | · | · | · | ~62 | 62 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.