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Bruce Carter heading into Sr season: 2009: Started all 13 games at outside linebacker and earned second-team All-ACC honors ... Has started 33 career games ... Finished the season ranked third on the team with 65 tackles and had 7.5 tackles for losses, two sacks, one interception return for a touchdown, two pass breakups and four quarterback pressures …2008: Started all 13 games at outside linebacker in 2008 ... Ranked fourth on the team with 68 tackles and led the team with 11 tackles for losses ... Also had five sacks and one interception ... Led the nation with five blocked kicks - a punt at Miami, three punts vs. Connecticut and a field goal attempt at Virginia …2007: Played in all 12 games and started seven ... Played his best football down the stretch with 18 of his 25 tackles coming in the final five games.
Greg Little heading into Sr season: 2009: Versatile performer who started all 13 games at wide receiver ... Posted a team-high 62 catches for 724 yards and five touchdowns on the season ... His 62 catches are the fifth-highest single-season mark in school history ... Also rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries …2008: Shifted back to wide receiver prior to the Virginia game following Brandon Tate's knee injury ... Rushed for 339 yards and three touchdowns on 78 carries ... Had 11 catches for 146 yards ... Totaled 485 yards from scrimmage on the season …2007: Versatile rookie played in all 12 games ... Ran for 300 yards and two scores on 59 carries and had 13 catches for 99 yards and a receiving TD ... Averaged 5.1 yards per game, a team-best for tailbacks ... Moved from receiver to tailback for the final two games and rushed for 247 yards ... Also averaged 13.2 yards on 11 kickoff returns.
Deunta Williams heading into rSr season: 2009: Earned first-team All-ACC honors after finishing the season with 47 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses, six interceptions for 114 yards and eight pass breakups ... Also had a 6-yard fumble recovery ... In his third year as a starter and has started every game in his career, 38 consecutive ... Ranked second in the ACC and 11th in the country with six interceptions …2008: Started all 13 games and ranked fifth on the team with 65 tackles, including 55 solo stops ... Also had three interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble …2007: Switched from wide receiver to safety in the fall, prior to the start of the season ... Started all 12 games and ranked fifth on the team with 59 tackles ... Led the team with three interceptions for 84 yards and broke up two passes.
Quan Sturdivant heading into Sr season: 2009: Became the first Tar Heel linebacker named first-team all-conference since Kivuusama Mays in 1997 ... Named one of 16 semifinalists for the Butkus Award ... Started all 13 games in his third season as a starting linebacker ... Moved from outside linebacker to middle linebacker at the beginning of the season, but played outside linebacker in the last seven games ... Led the team with 79 tackles and was second with 12.0 tackles for losses...2008: Started all 13 games at outside linebacker ... Led the nation with 87 unassisted tackles ... Led the team with 122 tackles ... Ranked third in the ACC and 20th in the country with 9.4 tackles per game…2007: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman and started five at linebacker ... Finished the season with 47 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses, one sack, one interception and blocked one punt.
Marvin Austin heading into Sr season: 2009: Second-team All-ACC selection ... Played in all 13 games and made 11 starts ... Played at a high level all season and finished with 42 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses, four sacks, three pass breakups, six quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery …2008: Played in all 13 games and started 11, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl ... Tied with E.J. Wilson for the most tackles by a Carolina defensive lineman with 38 ... Also had 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and one blocked kick…2007: Played extremely well for a true freshman on the defensive line, making three starts and playing in all 12 games ... Finished the season with 26 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses and 4.0 sacks.
Da'Norris Searcy heading into Sr season: 2009: Started all 13 games at strong safety ... Finished the season with 35 tackles and had one interception and three pass breakups ... Also served as Carolina’s starting punt returner ... Ranked second in the ACC and fifth in the country in punt returns, averaging 14.6 yards…2008: Played primarily on special teams and as a reserve safety, but started the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia and had a career-high 10 tackles and two sacks ... Played in all 13 games ... Finished the season with 25 tackles, two sacks and three pass breakups …2007: Played in all 12 games primarily on special teams ... Also saw action in eight games as a reserve safety ... Finished the season with nine tackles, including four solo stops and five assists.
*Richard Quinn heading into Sr season: 2008: Super Sleeper Team selection by The NFL Draft Report…All-American honorable mention by Scout.com…Started all but the Virginia Tech game at tight end…Gained 97 yards on eight receptions (12.1 avg), including one touchdown…Recovered an onside kick for a 2-yard loss and made one solo tackle…Graded 85.46% for blocking consistency, as he delivered 78 knockdowns, eleven touchdown-resulting blocks and ten blocks down field...Quinn started 19-of-34 games at North Carolina, catching twelve passes for 124 yards (10.3 avg) and two touchdowns…Gained 37 yards on four kickoff returns (9.3 avg) and recorded two solo tackles…Registered 139 knockdowns, 18 touchdown-resulting blocks and 18 down field blocks, grading 85.08% for blocking consistency...2007: Started eight games at tight end and had four catches for 27 yards and a TD...2005: Played in nine games on special teams and as a reserve tight end.
Ryan Houston heading into Sr season: 2009: Started the final four games of the season, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pitt, after Shaun Draughn was lost for the season to a shoulder injury ... Bruising runner rushed for a career-best 713 yards and nine touchdowns on 191 carries on the season ... Also caught 11 passes for 82 yards …2008: Played in all 13 games ... Carried 77 times for 299 yards and a team-best eight rushing touchdowns, the most by a Tar Heel since Chad Scott also ran for eight in 2004 ... Needed just eight games to surpass his season rushing total from a year ago ... Averaging 3.9 yards per carry …2007: Saw action in seven games ... Bruising back finished fourth on team with 145 rushing yards on 44 carries.
*Hakeem Nicks heading into Jr season: 2008: All-American honorable mention by The NFL Draft Report and Rivals.com...Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors from the league's coaches, media and Associated Press...Started all 13 games at split end, leading the team for the third consecutive year, as he caught 68 of 105 passes targeted to him (64.76 percent), setting the school single-season record with 1,222 yards (18.0 avg) and 12 touchdowns...Ranked second in the league with an average of 5.23 catches per game and led the ACC with an average of 94.0 yards receiving...49 of-68 catches produced first downs (72.06 percent), as he converted 19 of 25 third-down tosses (76.0 percent) and all three fourth-down passes targeted to him...45 of his receptions (66.18 percent) were good for at least 10 yards, with 23 of those grabs gaining 20 or more yards (29.41 percent)...Had key receptions that set up 19 touchdown drives and five other series that ended with field goals...Registered 43 yards with a score on seven carries (6.1 avg), adding 134 yards on seven kickoff returns (19.1 avg)...Recorded a pair of solo tackles by taking down defenders after UNC interceptions in the Virginia Tech clash...Also scored 78 points...Finished seventh in the conference with an average of 106.92 all-purpose yards per game...Nicks started all 36 games he played in for the Tar Heels...His 181 receptions topped the old school career record of 177 grabs by Jarwarski Pollock (2001-05) and rank 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference annals...His 2,840 yards receiving broke the previous Tar Heels all-time record of 2,447 yards by Corey Holliday (1989-93) and placed Nicks 11th on the ACC career record chart...His 21 touchdown receptions bettered the old school all-time record of 19 by Octavus Barnes (1994-97)...2007: Second-Team All-ACC by The Associated Press...Set a single-season school record with 74 catches for 958 yards and five touchdowns ... The 958 yards are the third most in school history ... Finished second in the ACC with 79.8 receiving yards per game and third with 6.17 catches per contest ... Caught at least eight passes in four of the last eight games...2006: Led the team and set Carolina single-season records for receptions (39) and receiving yards (660) by a freshman ... Ranked third in the ACC in receiving yards per game (60.0) and eighth in receptions per game (3.6).
Kendric Burney heading into rSr season: 2009: Started all 13 games in his third season as a starting cornerback ... First-team All-ACC selection ... Has started every game during his Carolina career (38) ... Finished the season with 52 tackles, 5.5 tcakles for losses of 24 yards, one sack, five interceptionsfor 200 yards and a touchdown, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... His 200 interception return yards are a single-season school record …2008: Had a terrific season with 78 tackles, 7.5 tackles for losses, three interceptions for 71 yards and five pass breakups ... Started all 13 games at cornerback, averaging nearly 70 plays per game …2007: Started all 12 games at cornerback ... Made 50 tackles, 4.5 tackles for losses, 1 sack, 1 interception and 4 pass breakups.
Zach Pianalto heading into Sr season: 2009: Honorable mention All-ACC selection at tight end ... Posted a career-high 33 receptions for a career-best 334 yards and a touchdown on the season ... Set the school record for catches by a tight end with 33, eclipsing the previous mark of 32 set by Freddie Jones in 1996 ... Had two catchesfor 26 yards vs. Pitt in the Meineke Car Care Bowl ... Suffered a subtalar dislocation of his right foot at Connecticut and missed five straight games …2008: Played in seven games and made two starts ... Had seven catches for 69 yards and a touchdown on the season ... Suffered a fractured left fibula in the win over No. 20 Georgia Tech and missed the final four games of the year …2007: Started eight games at h-back/tight end ... Finished fourth on the team with 24 catches for 204 yards on the season.
Cam Thomas heading into rSr season: 2009 Senior Bowl Invite…2008: 13 GP; 13 GS; 19 Sol-34 TT, 3.5 TFL, 1 SK, 1 QBH; Massive defensive tackle who posted his best game of the season in the 28-7 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech with a career-best six tackles, including one sack for five yards. 2007: 7 GP; 3 GS; 4 Sol-8 TT, 1.5 TFL, 1 SK, 1 QBH, 1 FF; Battled a severely sprained ankle throughout the season which caused him to miss five games. 2006: 12 GP; 0 GS; 9 Sol-18 TT, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 SK; Played in all 12 games as part of the rotation at defensive tackle. 2005: Redshirted.
Trimane Goddard heading into rSr season: 2007: 12 GP; 12 GS; 41 Sol-59 TT, 2.5 TFL, 1 SK, 2 INT, 5 PBU, 3 FF; Stared all 12 games at safety... 2006: Fractured his foot after the 2005 season and re-fractured the same foot in 2006 fall camp in a non-contact exercise...Redshirted in 2006...2005: 11 GP; 6 GS; 36 Sol-53 TT, 2.5 TFL, 3 INT, 4 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FR; Played in all 11 games and started the last six at strong safety... Posted 53 tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses...Had a team-best three interceptions, broke up five passes and recovered a fumble...2004: 11 GP; 0 GS; KR: 9-175-19.4-0; 8 Sol-16 TT; True freshman who played in every game as a backup cornerback and on special teams...One of 13 true freshmen to see action...Had nine kickoff returns for 175 yards, an average of 19.4 and a long of 46 yards...Had 16 tackles, including eight primary stops and eight assists.
Charles Brown heading into Sr season: 2009: Played well in his first year as the starter at cornerback ... Started all 13 games ... Finished the season second on the team with 66 tackles ... Ranked fifth in the ACC in passes defended with nine breakupsand three interceptions ... Led the team with nine PBUs…2008: Carolina's starting nickel defensive back ... Played in 10 games, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl …2007: Played in all 12 games and made nine starts at either cornerback or nickel back ... Moved to cornerback for the remainder of the season after the South Carolina game ... Averaged more than six tackles over the last four games.
E.J. Wilson heading into rSr season: 2009 Texas vs the Nation Invite…2007: Started all 12 games at defensive end…2006: Finished the season with 19 tackles, including nine solo and 10 assists, and three tackles for losses and two sacks.
Shaun Draughn heading into rSr season: 2009: Starter at tailback until he fractured his leftshoulder blade (scapula) on the first play from scrimmage vs. Duke and was lost for the rest of the season ... Rushed for 567 yards and a touchdown on 124 carries and had 125 yards receiving on 21 catches ... Was leading the Tar Heels with 692 all-purpose yards and an average of 76.9 yards per game at the time of the injury …2008: Played in all 13 games and started the final six of the season at tailback ... Led the Tar Heels in rushing with 866 yards and three touchdowns on 198 carries ... Draughn ranked sixth in the ACC in rushing with 66.6 yards per game ... Averaged 4.4 yards per carry, tops among Tar Heels with more than 11 carries …2007: Saw action in 11 games, primarily on special teams.
Aleric Mullins heading into Sr season: 2008: 13 GP; 0 GS; 7 Sol-12 TT, 2 TFL, 1 SK, 2 QBH, 2 FR, 1 FF; Rotated at defensive tackle with Cam Thomas and Marvin Austin. 2007: 11 GP; 5 GS; 11 Sol-19 TT, 3.5 TFL, 2 SK, 1 PBU, 1 QBH, 1 FR, 1 FF; Started five games, including the last four of the season against Maryland, NC State, Georgia Tech and Duke. 2006: Received a waiver from the NCAA Initial Eligibility Waiver Committee allowing him to practice with the team in 2006, but not play. Earned another year of eligibility by meeting academic performance benchmarks.
Garrett Reynolds heading into Sr season: 2007: Started 19 career games at right tackle, including all 12 in 2007...Had a team-best 88 percent grade and a team-high 51 knock-down blocks on the season...2006: Started seven games, including six at right tackle and one at right guard...Made his first career start at right guard against Duke...2005: Played in nine games as reserve offensive tackle...His father, Art, and uncle, Jack, played football at Tennessee...Art played linebacker at UT in 1971-73 and spent one year in the World Football League in 1974 in Charlotte...Jack, nicknamed "Hacksaw," played linebacker at UT in 1967-69 and played 15 seasons in the NFL.
Brooks Foster heading into rSr season: 2007: 11 GP; 0 GS; Rush: 1-4-4-0; Rec: 29-417-14.4-2; KR: 1-2-2-0; 5 Sol-5 TT, 1 FF, 1 BLK; Second on team with 417 receiving yards ...Recorded 29 catches and two touchdowns... 2006: 12 GP; 0 GS; Rush: 2-15-7.5-0; Rec: 38-486-12.8-2; Entered the season with zero career receptions, but finished second on the team with 38 catches for 486 yards and one touchdown... 2005: Played in five games as a reserve wide receiver in 2005, but did not have a catch...Also played on special teams...2004: Redshirted in football in 2004...Walked on to the 2005 NCAA champion UNC basketball team following the Continental Tire Bowl and played in five basketball games.
T.J. Yates heading into rSr season: 2009: Third year as the Tar Heels’ starting quarterback ... Ranks among Carolina’s career top two in passing yards (5,959), touchdowns (39), completions (513), attempts (855) and completion percentage (60.0) ... Finished the season with 2,136 yards and 14 touchdowns on 214-for-355 passing ... The 2,136 yards ranks eighth all-time on UNC’s single-season list …2008: Played in seven games and started six ... Suffered a non-displaced fracture to his left ankle against Virginia Tech and missed the next five games ... Returned to the starting line-up against NC State and started the final regular season game at Duke and the bowl game vs. West Virginia ... Passed for 1,168 yards and 11 touchdowns to just four interceptions on the season ... Completed 60 percent (81-135) of his passes …2007: Passed for a UNC single-season record 2,655 yards and 14 touchdowns ... Completed 218 of 365 passes for a 59.7 completion percentage ... Finished third in the ACC with 221.2 passing yards per game and eighth with a 123.62 efficiency rating ... Ranks fourth all-time among ACC rookie quarterbacks in passing yardage ... Also rushed for two scores.
Brandon Tate heading into Sr season: 2007: 12 GP; 12 GS; Rush: 12-131-10.9-1; Rec: 25-479-19.2-5; PR: 23-216-9.4-1 KR: 39-939-24.1-0; 1 Sol-1 TT; Honorable Mention All--ACC kick and punt returner. Needed just three seasons to set ACC career records for kickoff return yards (2,383) and returns (98)...Led the ACC with 147.1 all-purpose yards per game...Tallied 1,765 all-purpose yards and a team-high seven touchdowns...Averaged 17.8 yards per touch (1,765 yards on 99 touches)...Recorded 479 yards receiving on just 25 catches (19.2 yards/catch) and tallied five receiving touchdowns...Averaged 24.1 yards per kickoff return and 9.4 yards per punt return with one score...2006: 12 GP; 0 GS; Rush: 3-20-6.7-0; Rec: 5-72-14.4-0; PR: 20-194-9.7-1 KR: 38-902-23.7-2; One of only nine players in NCAA history to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game (Duke, 2006)...Single-season and career school recorder holder for kickoff returns for touchdowns (2 in 2006, 3 in career)...Tied the ACC single-season record with two kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2006...Set single-season school record with 902 kickoff return yards in 2006...Ranked second in the ACC in punt return average (9.7) and sixth in kickoff return average (23.7)...Led the ACC and was one of only three players in the country with two kickoff returns for touchdowns...2005: 11 GP; 0 GS; PR: 29-267-9.2-0 KR: 21-542-25.8-1; 2005 Honorable-Mention All-ACC...Played in all 11 games as the kick returner...One of seven true freshman to see action...Had 21 kickoff returns for 542 yards, an average of 25.8, and 29 punt returns for 267 yards, an average of 9.2...Ranked 22nd in the country in kickoff returns...His brother, Barry, plays football at Lenoir-Rhyne College.
Kyle Jolly heading into rSr season: 2009 Texas vs the Nation Invite…2007: Started all 12 games at left tackle…Posted a 78 percent grade with 31 knock-downs on the season…2006: Saw action as a reserve tackle and on special teams on extra points in 2006…2005: Redshirted.
Alan Pelc heading into rSr season: 2009: Started all 13 games, including 12 at right guard and one at center ... Made his first career start at center vs. Pitt in the Meineke Car Care Bowl ... Had a team-best 78 percent grade onthe season and 38 knock-down blocks ... Made 23 straight starts …2008: Started the final 10 games at left guard …2007: Played in three games against James Madison, East Carolina and Wake Forest.
Johnny White heading into rSr season: 2009: Versatile performer who played receiver and running back and was a key special teams performer ... Recorded 16 special teams tackles and averaged 20.5 yards per kickoff return on 18 chances ... Was a special teams co-captain ... Rushed for 143 yards and a score on 19 carries and caught seven passes for 66 yards and a TD on the season…2008: Played cornerback for the first seven games before returning to running back where he played in 2007 ... Became the team's top kick returner after the injury to Brandon Tate ... Led the team with 379 kickoff return yards and had a 25.3 average …2007: Started eight games at tailback and led the team with 399 rushing yards on 95 carries ... His 4.2 yard per carry average was second on the team among backs with more than 11 carries ... Also had 15 catches for 159 yards ... Third on the team with 558 all-purpose yards.
Mike Ingersoll heading into rSr season: 2009: Earned Academic All-ACC honors ... Starter at right tackle who saw action on 881 snaps ... Started 12 of 13 games ... Had a 75 percent grade for the season with 37 knock-downs …2008: Versatile player who saw action in every game in 2008 on special teams and as a reserve tackle ... Can also play tight end …2007: Played in six games ... Had two knockdown blocks.
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Bruce Carter heading into Sr season: 2009: Started all 13 games at outside linebacker and earned second-team All-ACC honors ... Has started 33 career games ... Finished the season ranked third on the team with 65 tackles and had 7.5 tackles for losses, two sacks, one interception return for a touchdown, two pass breakups and four quarterback pressures …2008: Started all 13 games at outside linebacker in 2008 ... Ranked fourth on the team with 68 tackles and led the team with 11 tackles for losses ... Also had five sacks and one interception ... Led the nation with five blocked kicks - a punt at Miami, three punts vs. Connecticut and a field goal attempt at Virginia …2007: Played in all 12 games and started seven ... Played his best football down the stretch with 18 of his 25 tackles coming in the final five games. 
Greg Little heading into Sr season: 2009: Versatile performer who started all 13 games at wide receiver ... Posted a team-high 62 catches for 724 yards and five touchdowns on the season ... His 62 catches are the fifth-highest single-season mark in school history ... Also rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries …2008: Shifted back to wide receiver prior to the Virginia game following Brandon Tate's knee injury ... Rushed for 339 yards and three touchdowns on 78 carries ... Had 11 catches for 146 yards ... Totaled 485 yards from scrimmage on the season …2007: Versatile rookie played in all 12 games ... Ran for 300 yards and two scores on 59 carries and had 13 catches for 99 yards and a receiving TD ... Averaged 5.1 yards per game, a team-best for tailbacks ... Moved from receiver to tailback for the final two games and rushed for 247 yards ... Also averaged 13.2 yards on 11 kickoff returns. 
Deunta Williams heading into rSr season: 2009: Earned first-team All-ACC honors after finishing the season with 47 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses, six interceptions for 114 yards and eight pass breakups ... Also had a 6-yard fumble recovery ... In his third year as a starter and has started every game in his career, 38 consecutive ... Ranked second in the ACC and 11th in the country with six interceptions …2008: Started all 13 games and ranked fifth on the team with 65 tackles, including 55 solo stops ... Also had three interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble …2007: Switched from wide receiver to safety in the fall, prior to the start of the season ... Started all 12 games and ranked fifth on the team with 59 tackles ... Led the team with three interceptions for 84 yards and broke up two passes. 
Quan Sturdivant heading into Sr season: 2009: Became the first Tar Heel linebacker named first-team all-conference since Kivuusama Mays in 1997 ... Named one of 16 semifinalists for the Butkus Award ... Started all 13 games in his third season as a starting linebacker ... Moved from outside linebacker to middle linebacker at the beginning of the season, but played outside linebacker in the last seven games ... Led the team with 79 tackles and was second with 12.0 tackles for losses...2008: Started all 13 games at outside linebacker ... Led the nation with 87 unassisted tackles ... Led the team with 122 tackles ... Ranked third in the ACC and 20th in the country with 9.4 tackles per game…2007: Played in all 12 games as a true freshman and started five at linebacker ... Finished the season with 47 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses, one sack, one interception and blocked one punt. 
Marvin Austin heading into Sr season: 2009: Second-team All-ACC selection ... Played in all 13 games and made 11 starts ... Played at a high level all season and finished with 42 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses, four sacks, three pass breakups, six quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery …2008: Played in all 13 games and started 11, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl ... Tied with E.J. Wilson for the most tackles by a Carolina defensive lineman with 38 ... Also had 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and one blocked kick…2007: Played extremely well for a true freshman on the defensive line, making three starts and playing in all 12 games ... Finished the season with 26 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses and 4.0 sacks. 
Da'Norris Searcy heading into Sr season: 2009: Started all 13 games at strong safety ... Finished the season with 35 tackles and had one interception and three pass breakups ... Also served as Carolina’s starting punt returner ... Ranked second in the ACC and fifth in the country in punt returns, averaging 14.6 yards…2008: Played primarily on special teams and as a reserve safety, but started the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia and had a career-high 10 tackles and two sacks ... Played in all 13 games ... Finished the season with 25 tackles, two sacks and three pass breakups …2007: Played in all 12 games primarily on special teams ... Also saw action in eight games as a reserve safety ... Finished the season with nine tackles, including four solo stops and five assists. 
*Richard Quinn heading into Sr season: 2008: Super Sleeper Team selection by The NFL Draft Report…All-American honorable mention by Scout.com…Started all but the Virginia Tech game at tight end…Gained 97 yards on eight receptions (12.1 avg), including one touchdown…Recovered an onside kick for a 2-yard loss and made one solo tackle…Graded 85.46% for blocking consistency, as he delivered 78 knockdowns, eleven touchdown-resulting blocks and ten blocks down field...Quinn started 19-of-34 games at North Carolina, catching twelve passes for 124 yards (10.3 avg) and two touchdowns…Gained 37 yards on four kickoff returns (9.3 avg) and recorded two solo tackles…Registered 139 knockdowns, 18 touchdown-resulting blocks and 18 down field blocks, grading 85.08% for blocking consistency...2007: Started eight games at tight end and had four catches for 27 yards and a TD...2005: Played in nine games on special teams and as a reserve tight end. 
Ryan Houston heading into Sr season: 2009: Started the final four games of the season, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pitt, after Shaun Draughn was lost for the season to a shoulder injury ... Bruising runner rushed for a career-best 713 yards and nine touchdowns on 191 carries on the season ... Also caught 11 passes for 82 yards …2008: Played in all 13 games ... Carried 77 times for 299 yards and a team-best eight rushing touchdowns, the most by a Tar Heel since Chad Scott also ran for eight in 2004 ... Needed just eight games to surpass his season rushing total from a year ago ... Averaging 3.9 yards per carry …2007: Saw action in seven games ... Bruising back finished fourth on team with 145 rushing yards on 44 carries. 
*Hakeem Nicks heading into Jr season: 2008: All-American honorable mention by The NFL Draft Report and Rivals.com...Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors from the league's coaches, media and Associated Press...Started all 13 games at split end, leading the team for the third consecutive year, as he caught 68 of 105 passes targeted to him (64.76 percent), setting the school single-season record with 1,222 yards (18.0 avg) and 12 touchdowns...Ranked second in the league with an average of 5.23 catches per game and led the ACC with an average of 94.0 yards receiving...49 of-68 catches produced first downs (72.06 percent), as he converted 19 of 25 third-down tosses (76.0 percent) and all three fourth-down passes targeted to him...45 of his receptions (66.18 percent) were good for at least 10 yards, with 23 of those grabs gaining 20 or more yards (29.41 percent)...Had key receptions that set up 19 touchdown drives and five other series that ended with field goals...Registered 43 yards with a score on seven carries (6.1 avg), adding 134 yards on seven kickoff returns (19.1 avg)...Recorded a pair of solo tackles by taking down defenders after UNC interceptions in the Virginia Tech clash...Also scored 78 points...Finished seventh in the conference with an average of 106.92 all-purpose yards per game...Nicks started all 36 games he played in for the Tar Heels...His 181 receptions topped the old school career record of 177 grabs by Jarwarski Pollock (2001-05) and rank 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference annals...His 2,840 yards receiving broke the previous Tar Heels all-time record of 2,447 yards by Corey Holliday (1989-93) and placed Nicks 11th on the ACC career record chart...His 21 touchdown receptions bettered the old school all-time record of 19 by Octavus Barnes (1994-97)...2007: Second-Team All-ACC by The Associated Press...Set a single-season school record with 74 catches for 958 yards and five touchdowns ... The 958 yards are the third most in school history ... Finished second in the ACC with 79.8 receiving yards per game and third with 6.17 catches per contest ... Caught at least eight passes in four of the last eight games...2006: Led the team and set Carolina single-season records for receptions (39) and receiving yards (660) by a freshman ... Ranked third in the ACC in receiving yards per game (60.0) and eighth in receptions per game (3.6). 
Kendric Burney heading into rSr season: 2009: Started all 13 games in his third season as a starting cornerback ... First-team All-ACC selection ... Has started every game during his Carolina career (38) ... Finished the season with 52 tackles, 5.5 tcakles for losses of 24 yards, one sack, five interceptionsfor 200 yards and a touchdown, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... His 200 interception return yards are a single-season school record …2008: Had a terrific season with 78 tackles, 7.5 tackles for losses, three interceptions for 71 yards and five pass breakups ... Started all 13 games at cornerback, averaging nearly 70 plays per game …2007: Started all 12 games at cornerback ... Made 50 tackles, 4.5 tackles for losses, 1 sack, 1 interception and 4 pass breakups. 
Zach Pianalto heading into Sr season: 2009: Honorable mention All-ACC selection at tight end ... Posted a career-high 33 receptions for a career-best 334 yards and a touchdown on the season ... Set the school record for catches by a tight end with 33, eclipsing the previous mark of 32 set by Freddie Jones in 1996 ... Had two catchesfor 26 yards vs. Pitt in the Meineke Car Care Bowl ... Suffered a subtalar dislocation of his right foot at Connecticut and missed five straight games …2008: Played in seven games and made two starts ... Had seven catches for 69 yards and a touchdown on the season ... Suffered a fractured left fibula in the win over No. 20 Georgia Tech and missed the final four games of the year …2007: Started eight games at h-back/tight end ... Finished fourth on the team with 24 catches for 204 yards on the season. 
Cam Thomas heading into rSr season: 2009 Senior Bowl Invite…2008: 13 GP; 13 GS; 19 Sol-34 TT, 3.5 TFL, 1 SK, 1 QBH; Massive defensive tackle who posted his best game of the season in the 28-7 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech with a career-best six tackles, including one sack for five yards. 2007: 7 GP; 3 GS; 4 Sol-8 TT, 1.5 TFL, 1 SK, 1 QBH, 1 FF; Battled a severely sprained ankle throughout the season which caused him to miss five games. 2006: 12 GP; 0 GS; 9 Sol-18 TT, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 SK; Played in all 12 games as part of the rotation at defensive tackle. 2005: Redshirted. 
Trimane Goddard heading into rSr season: 2007: 12 GP; 12 GS; 41 Sol-59 TT, 2.5 TFL, 1 SK, 2 INT, 5 PBU, 3 FF; Stared all 12 games at safety... 2006: Fractured his foot after the 2005 season and re-fractured the same foot in 2006 fall camp in a non-contact exercise...Redshirted in 2006...2005: 11 GP; 6 GS; 36 Sol-53 TT, 2.5 TFL, 3 INT, 4 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FR; Played in all 11 games and started the last six at strong safety... Posted 53 tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses...Had a team-best three interceptions, broke up five passes and recovered a fumble...2004: 11 GP; 0 GS; KR: 9-175-19.4-0; 8 Sol-16 TT; True freshman who played in every game as a backup cornerback and on special teams...One of 13 true freshmen to see action...Had nine kickoff returns for 175 yards, an average of 19.4 and a long of 46 yards...Had 16 tackles, including eight primary stops and eight assists. 
Charles Brown heading into Sr season: 2009: Played well in his first year as the starter at cornerback ... Started all 13 games ... Finished the season second on the team with 66 tackles ... Ranked fifth in the ACC in passes defended with nine breakupsand three interceptions ... Led the team with nine PBUs…2008: Carolina's starting nickel defensive back ... Played in 10 games, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl …2007: Played in all 12 games and made nine starts at either cornerback or nickel back ... Moved to cornerback for the remainder of the season after the South Carolina game ... Averaged more than six tackles over the last four games. 
E.J. Wilson heading into rSr season: 2009 Texas vs the Nation Invite…2007: Started all 12 games at defensive end…2006: Finished the season with 19 tackles, including nine solo and 10 assists, and three tackles for losses and two sacks. 
Shaun Draughn heading into rSr season: 2009: Starter at tailback until he fractured his leftshoulder blade (scapula) on the first play from scrimmage vs. Duke and was lost for the rest of the season ... Rushed for 567 yards and a touchdown on 124 carries and had 125 yards receiving on 21 catches ... Was leading the Tar Heels with 692 all-purpose yards and an average of 76.9 yards per game at the time of the injury …2008: Played in all 13 games and started the final six of the season at tailback ... Led the Tar Heels in rushing with 866 yards and three touchdowns on 198 carries ... Draughn ranked sixth in the ACC in rushing with 66.6 yards per game ... Averaged 4.4 yards per carry, tops among Tar Heels with more than 11 carries …2007: Saw action in 11 games, primarily on special teams. 
Aleric Mullins heading into Sr season: 2008: 13 GP; 0 GS; 7 Sol-12 TT, 2 TFL, 1 SK, 2 QBH, 2 FR, 1 FF; Rotated at defensive tackle with Cam Thomas and Marvin Austin. 2007: 11 GP; 5 GS; 11 Sol-19 TT, 3.5 TFL, 2 SK, 1 PBU, 1 QBH, 1 FR, 1 FF; Started five games, including the last four of the season against Maryland, NC State, Georgia Tech and Duke. 2006: Received a waiver from the NCAA Initial Eligibility Waiver Committee allowing him to practice with the team in 2006, but not play. Earned another year of eligibility by meeting academic performance benchmarks. 
Garrett Reynolds heading into Sr season: 2007: Started 19 career games at right tackle, including all 12 in 2007...Had a team-best 88 percent grade and a team-high 51 knock-down blocks on the season...2006: Started seven games, including six at right tackle and one at right guard...Made his first career start at right guard against Duke...2005: Played in nine games as reserve offensive tackle...His father, Art, and uncle, Jack, played football at Tennessee...Art played linebacker at UT in 1971-73 and spent one year in the World Football League in 1974 in Charlotte...Jack, nicknamed "Hacksaw," played linebacker at UT in 1967-69 and played 15 seasons in the NFL. 
Brooks Foster heading into rSr season: 2007: 11 GP; 0 GS; Rush: 1-4-4-0; Rec: 29-417-14.4-2; KR: 1-2-2-0; 5 Sol-5 TT, 1 FF, 1 BLK; Second on team with 417 receiving yards ...Recorded 29 catches and two touchdowns... 2006: 12 GP; 0 GS; Rush: 2-15-7.5-0; Rec: 38-486-12.8-2; Entered the season with zero career receptions, but finished second on the team with 38 catches for 486 yards and one touchdown... 2005: Played in five games as a reserve wide receiver in 2005, but did not have a catch...Also played on special teams...2004: Redshirted in football in 2004...Walked on to the 2005 NCAA champion UNC basketball team following the Continental Tire Bowl and played in five basketball games. 
T.J. Yates heading into rSr season: 2009: Third year as the Tar Heels’ starting quarterback ... Ranks among Carolina’s career top two in passing yards (5,959), touchdowns (39), completions (513), attempts (855) and completion percentage (60.0) ... Finished the season with 2,136 yards and 14 touchdowns on 214-for-355 passing ... The 2,136 yards ranks eighth all-time on UNC’s single-season list …2008: Played in seven games and started six ... Suffered a non-displaced fracture to his left ankle against Virginia Tech and missed the next five games ... Returned to the starting line-up against NC State and started the final regular season game at Duke and the bowl game vs. West Virginia ... Passed for 1,168 yards and 11 touchdowns to just four interceptions on the season ... Completed 60 percent (81-135) of his passes …2007: Passed for a UNC single-season record 2,655 yards and 14 touchdowns ... Completed 218 of 365 passes for a 59.7 completion percentage ... Finished third in the ACC with 221.2 passing yards per game and eighth with a 123.62 efficiency rating ... Ranks fourth all-time among ACC rookie quarterbacks in passing yardage ... Also rushed for two scores. 
Brandon Tate heading into Sr season: 2007: 12 GP; 12 GS; Rush: 12-131-10.9-1; Rec: 25-479-19.2-5; PR: 23-216-9.4-1 KR: 39-939-24.1-0; 1 Sol-1 TT; Honorable Mention All--ACC kick and punt returner. Needed just three seasons to set ACC career records for kickoff return yards (2,383) and returns (98)...Led the ACC with 147.1 all-purpose yards per game...Tallied 1,765 all-purpose yards and a team-high seven touchdowns...Averaged 17.8 yards per touch (1,765 yards on 99 touches)...Recorded 479 yards receiving on just 25 catches (19.2 yards/catch) and tallied five receiving touchdowns...Averaged 24.1 yards per kickoff return and 9.4 yards per punt return with one score...2006: 12 GP; 0 GS; Rush: 3-20-6.7-0; Rec: 5-72-14.4-0; PR: 20-194-9.7-1 KR: 38-902-23.7-2; One of only nine players in NCAA history to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game (Duke, 2006)...Single-season and career school recorder holder for kickoff returns for touchdowns (2 in 2006, 3 in career)...Tied the ACC single-season record with two kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2006...Set single-season school record with 902 kickoff return yards in 2006...Ranked second in the ACC in punt return average (9.7) and sixth in kickoff return average (23.7)...Led the ACC and was one of only three players in the country with two kickoff returns for touchdowns...2005: 11 GP; 0 GS; PR: 29-267-9.2-0 KR: 21-542-25.8-1; 2005 Honorable-Mention All-ACC...Played in all 11 games as the kick returner...One of seven true freshman to see action...Had 21 kickoff returns for 542 yards, an average of 25.8, and 29 punt returns for 267 yards, an average of 9.2...Ranked 22nd in the country in kickoff returns...His brother, Barry, plays football at Lenoir-Rhyne College. 
Kyle Jolly heading into rSr season: 2009 Texas vs the Nation Invite…2007: Started all 12 games at left tackle…Posted a 78 percent grade with 31 knock-downs on the season…2006: Saw action as a reserve tackle and on special teams on extra points in 2006…2005: Redshirted. 
Alan Pelc heading into rSr season: 2009: Started all 13 games, including 12 at right guard and one at center ... Made his first career start at center vs. Pitt in the Meineke Car Care Bowl ... Had a team-best 78 percent grade onthe season and 38 knock-down blocks ... Made 23 straight starts …2008: Started the final 10 games at left guard …2007: Played in three games against James Madison, East Carolina and Wake Forest. 
Johnny White heading into rSr season: 2009: Versatile performer who played receiver and running back and was a key special teams performer ... Recorded 16 special teams tackles and averaged 20.5 yards per kickoff return on 18 chances ... Was a special teams co-captain ... Rushed for 143 yards and a score on 19 carries and caught seven passes for 66 yards and a TD on the season…2008: Played cornerback for the first seven games before returning to running back where he played in 2007 ... Became the team's top kick returner after the injury to Brandon Tate ... Led the team with 379 kickoff return yards and had a 25.3 average …2007: Started eight games at tailback and led the team with 399 rushing yards on 95 carries ... His 4.2 yard per carry average was second on the team among backs with more than 11 carries ... Also had 15 catches for 159 yards ... Third on the team with 558 all-purpose yards. 
Mike Ingersoll heading into rSr season: 2009: Earned Academic All-ACC honors ... Starter at right tackle who saw action on 881 snaps ... Started 12 of 13 games ... Had a 75 percent grade for the season with 37 knock-downs …2008: Versatile player who saw action in every game in 2008 on special teams and as a reserve tackle ... Can also play tight end …2007: Played in six games ... Had two knockdown blocks. 
Jordan Hemby heading into Sr season: . 