ACC · Through Week 9
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 · 8 G · 6 GS97%463 snapsQB2#8 Miles O'NeillQB · SO · 1 G3%15 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#0 Demon JuneRB · SO · 8 G37%29–46% · ~177 est.RB2#7 Benjamin HallRB · JR · 7 G · 3 GS32%25–40% · ~153 est.RB3#27 Jaylen McGillRB · SO · 8 G · 3 GS28%22–34% · ~133 est.RB4#5 Kaleb JacksonRB · JR · 1 G2%1–4% · ~11 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#1 Jordan ShippWR · JR · 8 G · 6 GS83%69–96% · ~396 est.WR2#2 Trech KekahunaWR · JR · 8 G · 4 GS67%41–81% · ~319 est.WR3#17 Nyqir HeltonWR · FR · 3 G · 2 GS25%12–32% · ~118 est.—#14 C.J. SadlerWR · FR · 5 G · 2 GS30%17–40% · ~145 est.—#4 Mason HumphreyWR · SR · 4 G · 2 GS26%15–34% · ~124 est.—Kymistrii YoungWR · 1 G4%1–5% · ~19 est.—#16 Zamaurious RobertsonWR · FR · 1 G1%0–2% · ~7 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#45 Jelani ThurmanTE · JR · 8 G · 6 GS75%64–90% · ~359 est.TE2#84 Shamar EasterTE · JR · 7 G35%27–49% · ~168 est.TE3Jordan WashingtonTE · 2 G · 1 GS10%4–15% · ~49 est.TE4#87 Carson SneedTE · FR · 2 G · 1 GS6%3–9% · ~30 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#75 Andrew ThreattOL · SR · 7 G · 6 GS76%71–79% · ~364 est.OL2#56 Christo KellyOL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS76%71–79% · ~364 est.OL3#71 Jacqawn McRoyOL · SO · 7 G · 6 GS76%71–79% · ~364 est.OL4#66 Jordan HallOL · JR · 5 G · 5 GS63%59–65% · ~302 est.OL5#68 Aidan BanfieldOL · JR · 5 G · 4 GS49%46–51% · ~235 est.—#60 Cristian AlvarezOL · FR · 4 G · 3 GS40%37–41% · ~191 est.From each game’s starting lineup. Starting linemen play nearly every snap (NFL median: 100%), so a start counts as about 97% of the team’s plays.
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 · 8 G · 5 GS62%60–82% · ~360 est.DL2#90 Xavier LewisDL · SO · 7 G · 4 GS56%54–75% · ~326 est.DL3#11 Jaylen HarveyDL · SO · 7 G · 5 GS48%30–61% · ~276 est.DL4#0 Isaiah JohnsonDL · SR · 7 G · 4 GS34%22–44% · ~199 est.—#9 Melkart Abou JaoudeDL · SR · 5 G · 4 GS30%17–39% · ~174 est.—#96 Nicco MaggioDL · FR · 6 G · 1 GS29%18–37% · ~167 est.—#5 Donovan Hoilette Jr.DL · SR · 6 G · 2 GS29%19–37% · ~169 est.—#97 Trey GiddensDL · FR · 4 G · 1 GS21%12–27% · ~121 est.—#94 David Jackson IIIDL · FR · 4 G13%7–16% · ~74 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#15 Derek McDonaldLB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS92%77–100% · ~533 est.LB2#10 Peyton SeelmannLB · JR · 8 G · 4 GS84%71–100% · ~489 est.LB3#8 Jonathan AgumaduLB · SO · 7 G · 2 GS52%43–62% · ~299 est.—#54 Timir Hickman-CollinsLB · SO · 7 G23%11–32% · ~136 est.—#12 Calvin ThomasLB · FR · 4 G9%0–18% · ~55 est.—#44 Jake BauerLB · FR · 1 G6%1–12% · ~37 est.—#26 DQ ForkpaLB · FR · 3 G6%0–11% · ~32 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#18 Jaiden PattersonDB · JR · 8 G · 6 GS92%69–100% · ~530 est.CB2#1 Greg Smith IIIDB · SO · 8 G · 6 GS90%68–100% · ~520 est.—#2 Kaleb CostDB · SR · 6 G · 2 GS49%37–54% · ~282 est.—#24 Javion ButtsDB · FR · 6 G45%34–50% · ~262 est.—#16 Coleman BrysonDB · SR · 5 G · 3 GS50%36–57% · ~290 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1#2 Kaleb CostDB · SR · 6 G · 2 GS49%37–54% · ~282 est.S2#24 Javion ButtsDB · FR · 6 G45%34–50% · ~262 est.—#16 Coleman BrysonDB · SR · 5 G · 3 GS50%36–57% · ~290 est.—#21 Kenton Dopson IIIDB · FR · 7 G · 3 GS34%15–37% · ~195 est.—Peyton WatersDB · 6 G · 4 GS44%33–49% · ~254 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#92 Aeron BurrellPK · JR · 8 G62kicks · 3 lastK2Rece VerhoffPK · 3 G15kicks · 4 lastPunterroster order
P1#93 Jacob HorvathP · JRJRP2#91 Adam Mccann-GibbsP · FR · 1 GFRNo plays recorded yet, so this is roster order.
Long snapperroster order
LS1#48 Gannon BurtLS · JR · 1 GJRNo plays recorded yet, so this is roster order.
Snaps 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 | Wk 8 vs Syracuse | Wk 9 vs Miami | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 57 | 53 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 69 | 64 | 478 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 71 | 66 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 71 | 83 | 62 | 579 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Billy Edwards Jr. | QB | 57 | 38 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 69 | 64 | 463 |
| Miles O'Neill | QB | · | 15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Demon June | RB | ~16 | ~15 | ~24 | ~16 | ~15 | ~30 | ~29 | ~32 | 177 |
| Benjamin Hall | RB | ~26 | ~15 | ~38 | ~23 | ~31 | ~12 | · | ~8 | 153 |
| Jaylen McGill | RB | ~11 | ~11 | ~9 | ~10 | ~6 | ~27 | ~36 | ~23 | 133 |
| 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 | ~60 | ~52 | 396 |
| Jelani Thurman | TE | ~45 | ~32 | ~61 | ~35 | ~43 | ~48 | ~53 | ~42 | 359 |
| Trech Kekahuna | WR | ~35 | ~26 | ~50 | ~25 | ~29 | ~46 | ~60 | ~48 | 319 |
| Shamar Easter | TE | ~22 | ~27 | · | ~31 | ~17 | ~27 | ~26 | ~18 | 168 |
| C.J. Sadler | WR | ~18 | ~33 | · | ~39 | ~39 | ~16 | · | · | 145 |
| Mason Humphrey | WR | ~39 | ~11 | ~55 | · | · | · | · | ~19 | 124 |
| Nyqir Helton | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~32 | ~51 | ~35 | 118 |
| Jordan Washington | TE | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~22 | ~27 | 49 |
| 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 | ~49 | ~38 | 360 |
| Xavier Lewis | DL | ~41 | ~43 | ~44 | · | ~71 | ~37 | ~55 | ~35 | 326 |
| Jaylen Harvey | DL | ~37 | ~36 | ~38 | ~47 | · | ~43 | ~44 | ~31 | 276 |
| Isaiah Johnson | DL | ~35 | ~33 | ~20 | ~43 | · | · | ~41 | ~27 | 199 |
| Melkart Abou Jaoude | DL | ~33 | · | · | · | ~48 | ~22 | ~38 | ~33 | 174 |
| Donovan Hoilette Jr. | DL | ~31 | ~24 | ~34 | ~21 | ~24 | · | ~35 | · | 169 |
| Nicco Maggio | DL | · | ~31 | · | ~37 | ~41 | ~29 | ~8 | ~21 | 167 |
| Trey Giddens | DL | ~24 | ~29 | · | ~31 | · | · | ~37 | · | 121 |
| David Jackson III | DL | ~12 | ~18 | · | · | · | · | ~15 | ~29 | 74 |
| Emmanuel Nwaiwu | DL | · | ~12 | · | · | ~35 | · | · | ~18 | 65 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Derek McDonald | LB | ~70 | ~28 | ~66 | ~75 | ~83 | ~66 | ~83 | ~62 | 533 |
| Peyton Seelmann | LB | ~16 | ~63 | ~63 | ~71 | ~70 | ~71 | ~74 | ~61 | 489 |
| Jonathan Agumadu | LB | ~62 | ~54 | ~8 | ~53 | ~45 | ~27 | ~50 | · | 299 |
| Timir Hickman-Collins | LB | · | ~34 | · | · | ~56 | ~24 | · | ~22 | 136 |
| Calvin Thomas | LB | · | ~3 | ~3 | · | ~16 | · | ~33 | · | 55 |
| Jake Bauer | LB | · | ~37 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 37 |
| DQ Forkpa | LB | · | ~14 | · | ~5 | · | · | ~13 | · | 32 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Jaiden Patterson | DB | ~70 | ~41 | ~60 | ~75 | ~76 | ~65 | ~81 | ~62 | 530 |
| Greg Smith III | DB | ~71 | ~64 | ~62 | ~74 | ~83 | ~71 | ~34 | ~61 | 520 |
| Coleman Bryson | DB | ~68 | · | ~65 | · | · | ~67 | ~81 | ~9 | 290 |
| Kaleb Cost | DB | ~71 | ~59 | ~65 | ~22 | ~11 | · | · | ~54 | 282 |
| Javion Butts | DB | · | ~4 | ~21 | ~52 | · | ~49 | ~76 | ~60 | 262 |
| Peyton Waters | DB | ~55 | ~15 | ~51 | ~74 | ~59 | · | · | · | 254 |
| Kenton Dopson III | DB | · | ~4 | ~5 | ~3 | ~34 | ~70 | ~17 | ~62 | 195 |
| Ade Willie | DB | · | ~15 | · | · | ~69 | ~25 | ~78 | · | 187 |
| Tre Miller | DB | ~9 | ~4 | · | ~70 | ~82 | · | · | · | 165 |
| Jalon Thompson | DB | · | ~22 | · | · | ~3 | · | ~64 | · | 89 |
| Jamarrion Gordon | DB | · | ~63 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 63 |
| Jaziel Hart | DB | · | ~54 | · | · | ~3 | · | · | · | 57 |
| 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 | ~67 | ~62 | 364 |
| Jacqawn McRoy | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | ~62 | ~67 | ~62 | 364 |
| Andrew Threatt | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | ~62 | ~67 | ~62 | 364 |
| Jordan Hall | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | · | ~67 | ~62 | 302 |
| Aidan Banfield | OL | ~55 | ~51 | ~67 | · | · | ~62 | · | · | 235 |
| Cristian Alvarez | OL | · | · | · | · | · | ~62 | ~67 | ~62 | 191 |
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.