The 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Mack Brown, who was in the sixth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 16th overall season at the university. The team played their home games at Kenan Stadium.
On November 26, North Carolina announced this was to be Brown's last season as head coach. Run game coordinator/tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens was named interim head coach on December 1.
Offseason Coaching changes After the conclusion of the 2023 season, the following changes were made to the Tar Heel football staff for the 2024 season.
Gene Chizik Assistant Head Coach for Defense/Defensive Coordinator Dismissed Geoff Collins Tim Cross Defensive line coach Dismissed Ted Monachino Darrell Moody Senior Advisor to the Head Coach Retired Brian Simmons Sparky Woods Senior Advisor to the Head Coach Resigned N/A
Defensive backs coach/Co-DC Charlton Warren will receive title of Assistant Head Coach for Defense, Collins' title will be solely Defensive Coordinator. Mack Brown announced in February that no additional staff hires will be made to replace Woods, but rather existing staff members will have some duties reshuffled.
Departures NFL draft
The following Tar Heels were selected in the 2024 NFL draft. 13Drake MayeQBNew England Patriots4106Cedric GrayLBTennessee Titans4113Devontez WalkerWRBaltimore Ravens
Transfers Source: Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Kamari Morales 88 TE 6'3" 250 Tallahassee, FL Senior Boston College Kedrick Bingley-Jones 41 DL 6'4" 295 Charlotte, NC Junior Mississippi State Jefferson Boaz 14 QB 6'6.5" 245 Pilot Mountain, NC Junior Western Carolina Elijah Green 21 RB 5'11.5" 205 Roswell, GA Junior Indiana Jalen Brooks 36 LB 5'10.5" 240 Knightdale, NC Junior Campbell Ryan Coe 40 K 6'3" 225 McDonald, PA Senior California Cole Maynard 92 P 6'1" 181 Mooresville, NC Sophomore Western Kentucky Tychaun Chapman 0 WR 5'9.5" 164 Virginia Beach, VA Freshman Marshall Andre Greene Jr. 1 WR 6'2.5" 175 Richmond, VA Freshman Virginia George Pettaway 23 RB 5'11" 183 Suffolk, VA Sophomore James Madison Justin Kanyuk 74 IOL 6'7" 290 Bethlehem, PA Freshman Georgia Southern Russell Tabor 16 QB 6'2" 215 Charlotte, NC Sophomore «» Deuce Caldwell 44 LB 6'1" 210 Mauldin, SC Sophomore Samford Sebastian Cheeks 32 LB 6'3" 216 Evanston, IL Freshman Wisconsin Tayon Holloway 20 CB 6'1" 164 Virginia Beach, VA Freshman Louisville D.J. Jones 26 RB 5'10.5" 205 Fayetteville, NC Senior Wyoming Diego Pounds 61 OT 6'7" 330 Raleigh, NC Sophomore Ole Miss Chance Carroll 54 IOL 6'2" 300 Cornelius, NC Junior Georgia Southern Tad Hudson 12 QB 6'2" 225 Huntersville, NC Freshman Coastal Carolina D.J. Geth 68 OL 6'3" 305 Spartanburg, SC Freshman Liberty Lejond Cavazos 6 DB 6'0" 200 San Antonio, TX Junior Michigan State Ayden Duncanson 13 DB 6'0" 185 Atlanta, GA Freshman ECU Milad Aghaiepour 48 LB 5'10" 220 Chapel Hill, NC Sophomore North Carolina Central
«» Indicates player has not yet enrolled at a new school.
Additions Incoming transfers Source:
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Max Johnson 14 QB 6'4.5" 215 Watkinsville, GA Junior Texas A&M Jakeen Harris 6 S 5'11" 183 Savannah, GA Senior NC State Darwin Barlow 22 RB 5'11" 195 Newton, TX Senior USC Howard Sampson 79 OT 6'8" 325 Humble, TX Freshman North Texas Austin Blaske 58 OT 6'5" 310 Guyton, GA Junior Georgia Jake Johnson 19 TE 6'4.5" 206 Bogart, GA Sophomore Texas A&M Zach Greenberg 63 OL 6'4" 290 Livingston, NJ Graduate Muhlenberg Jakiah Leftwich 75 OL 6'6" 310 Atlanta, GA Junior Georgia Tech Jacolby Criswell 12 QB 6'1" 230 Morrilton, AR Graduate Arkansas† Joshua Harris 6 DL 6'4" 325 Roxboro, NC Graduate Ole Miss
† Criswell began his career at UNC, spending three seasons as backup QB to Sam Howell and Drake Maye, before spending the 2023 season at Arkansas.
Recruiting class Source:
Personnel Coaching staff North Carolina Tar Heels coaches Mack Brown Head coach 16th Chip Lindsey Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 2nd Freddie Kitchens Run game coordinator/Tight ends coach 2nd Randy Clements Offensive line coach 2nd Lonnie Galloway Assistant head coach/Pass Game coordinator/Wide receivers 6th Larry Porter Special Teams coordinator/Running backs4th Geoff Collins Defensive coordinator 1st Charlton Warren Assistant head coach/Defensive backs coach3rd Tommy Thigpen Co-defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers coach 7th Ted Monachino Defensive line coach 2nd Jason Jones Cornerbacks coach 2nd Brian Hess Head strength and conditioning coach 6th Brian Simmons Senior advisor to head coach 1st Clyde Christensen Offensive Analyst 2nd Natrone Means Offensive Analyst 4thReference:
Roster 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels Football RosterQuarterback 12 Jacolby Criswell – graduate (6'1, 230) 13 DJ Mazzone – freshman (6'0, 175) 14 Max Johnson – graduate (6'5, 225) 15 Conner Harrell – sophomore (6'2, 210) 16 Ben Bastek – freshman (5'8, 175) 17 Michael Merdinger – freshman (6'1, 210) 18 Andres Miyares Jr. – freshman (6'1, 210) 19 Hudson Wilharm – freshman (6'5, 195)
Running back 4 Caleb Hood – senior (5'11, 220) 21 Davion Gause – freshman (5'11, 215) 23 Charleston French – sophomore (5'9, 205) 24 Darwin Barlow – graduate (6'0, 220) 28 Omarion Hampton – junior (6'0, 220) 34 Jordan Louie – freshman (5'10, 215)
Wide receiver 0 Alex Taylor – freshman (6'1, 190) 1 Jordan Shipp – freshman (6'1, 190) 2 Gavin Blackwell – junior (5'11, 185) 3 Chris Culliver – sophomore (6'1, 195) 5 J.J. Jones – senior (6'2, 210) 6 Nate McCollum – senior (5'9, 185) 7 Christian Hamilton – freshman (6'0, 190) 8 Kobe Paysour – junior (6'1, 190) 9 Javarius Green – freshman (5'9, 195) 11 Paul Billups II – freshman (6'2, 195) 13 Tylee Craft – graduate (6'5, 200) 20 Brooks Miller – junior (5'11, 180) 27 Michael Hall – sophomore (6'0, 180) 38 Aiden Cloninger – sophomore (5'11, 195) 83 Josh Espindola – freshman (5'11, 195) 84 Cyrus Rogers – junior (5'11, 185) 85 Grady Sherrill – sophomore (5'9, 180) 86 Thomas Flynn – junior (6'3, 200)
Placekicker 37 Liam Boyd – sophomore (6'1, 200) 97 Lucas Osada – freshman (6'1, 190) 98 Noah Burnette – graduate (5'10, 175)
Punter 96 Tom Maginness – junior (6'0, 210) Tight end 16 Ryan Ward – freshman (6'3, 245) 18 Bryson Nesbit – senior (6'5, 235) 19 Jake Johnson – sophomore (6'5, 240) 80 Julien Randolph – freshman (6'5, 245) 81 John Copenhaver – graduate (6'3, 240) 82 Timmy Lawson - freshman (6'3, 230) 87 Cort Halsey – freshman (6'2, 215) 88 Deems May – sophomore (6'2, 230) 89 Cal Tierney – junior (6'5, 235)
Offensive line 52 Jonathan Adorno – senior (6'4, 315) 53 Willie Lampkin – senior (5'11, 290) 54 Zach Gluckman – freshman (6'1, 285) 55 Zach Rice – sophomore (6'5, 305) 56 Jani Norwood – freshman (6'3, 290) 57 Bo Burkes – sophomore (6'2, 305) 58 Austin Blaske – graduate (6'5, 310) 60 Carter Kulka – junior (6'3, 270) 63 Zach Greenberg – graduate (6'4, 300) 64 Malik McGowan – junior (6'5, 325) 65 Andrew Rosinski – freshman (6'5, 280) 67 Jason Smith – freshman (6'3, 310) 68 Aidan Banfield – freshman (6'3, 300) 69 Jarvis Hicks – sophomore (6'7, 310)71 Luke Masterson – freshman (6'7, 290) 73 Eli Sutton – junior (6'7, 310) 74 Desmond Jackson – freshman (6'3, 310) 75 Jakiah Leftwich – junior (6'6, 315) 77 Hayes Galloway – freshman (6'4, 320) 78 Trevyon Green – sophomore (6'7, 340) 79 Howard Sampson – sophomore (6'8, 325)Defensive line4 Travis Shaw – junior (6'5, 330) 5 Jahvaree Ritzie – senior (6'4, 290) 6 Joshua Harris – graduate (6'4, 325) 10 Desmond Evans – senior (6'6, 270) 12 Beau Atkinson – sophomore (6'6, 265) 51 Peter Pesansky – freshman (6'2, 290) 91 Leroy Jackson – freshman (6'1, 290) 92 Rodney Lora – freshman (6'3, 295) 93 Jacolbe Cowan – senior (6'5, 280) 94 Joel Starlings – freshman (6'4, 320) 96 Damon Bremer – freshman (6'2, 285) 98 Kevin Hester Jr. – graduate (6'4, 310)
|width="25"| |valign="top"|Rush7 Kaimon Rucker – graduate (6'2, 265) 14 Jaybron Harvey – freshman (6'2, 240) 24 Mali Hamrick – sophomore (6'3, 215) 33 Curtis Simpson – freshman (6'3, 215) 40 Tyler Thompson – freshman (6'4, 225) 95 Daniel Anderson – freshman (6'1, 245)Linebacker17 Amare Campbell – sophomore (6'0, 230) 23 Power Echols – senior (6'0, 225) 25 Ashton Woods – freshman (6'3, 220) 30 Michael Short – freshman (6'0, 230) 32 Evan Bennett – freshman (6'2, 230) 34 Caleb LaVallee – freshman (6'1, 225) 44 Crews Law – freshman (6'1, 225) 47 CJ Murphy – sophomore (6'2, 240) 53 Gibson Macrae – junior (5'11, 215) 55 Cade Law – sophomore (6'0, 225)Defensive back0 Ty White – freshman (5'9, 185) 1 Antavious Lane – senior (5'8, 195) 2 Jakeen Harris – graduate (5'10, 195) 3 Malcolm Ziglar – freshman (6'2, 195) 8 Zion Ferguson – freshman (6'1, 210) 9 Tyrane Stewart – junior (5'11, 190) 11 Ty Adams – freshman (5'11, 180) 15 Tre Miller – freshman (5'9, 180) 16 DeAndre Boykins – junior (6'0, 200) 18 Jaiden Patterson – freshman (6'1, 195) 19 Reggie Love II – freshman (5'8, 175) 20 Jalon Thompson – freshman (5'11, 185) 21 Kaleb Cost – sophomore (5'10, 195) 26 Khalil Conley – freshman (5'11, 185) 27 Miles Gaddy – freshman (6'1, 175) 28 Alijah Huzzie – graduate (5'10, 195) 29 Marcus Allen – junior (6'1, 190) 31 Will Hardy – junior (6'2, 205) 35 Jaden Selby – sophomore (6'0, 190)''' 36 Blaine McClure – freshman (6'1, 185) 37 Jack Blythe – freshman (6'2, 190)39 Major Byrd – freshman (5'9, 200)41 Kenyon McMahon – freshman (6'0, 180)Long snappers 43 Garrett Jordan – sophomore (6'0, 225)61 Grant Mills – freshman (5'11, 210)62 Spencer Triplett – graduate (6'1, 240)''* North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster as of 7/17/2024
Schedule
Game summaries at Minnesota
Statistics UNCMINN First downs 18 14 Total yards 64–252 54–244 Rushing yards 41–147 33–78 Passing yards 105 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–1 13–21–0 Time of possession 30:31 29:29 Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Carolina Passing Max Johnson 12/19, 71 yards, INT Rushing Omarion Hampton 30 carries, 129 yards Receiving JJ Jones 3 receptions, 52 yardsMinnesota Passing Max Brosmer 13/21, 166 yards Rushing Marcus Major 20 carries, 73 yards, TD Receiving Daniel Jackson 4 receptions, 55 yards
vs. Charlotte
Statistics CLTUNC First downs 13 28 Total yards 358 490 Rushing yards 49 269 Passing yards 309 221 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–31–0 17–26–1 Time of possession 26:36 33:24 Team Category Player StatisticsCharlotte Passing Max Brown 8/12, 175 yards Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 8 carries, 29 yards Receiving Jairus Mack 5 receptions, 118 yardsNorth Carolina Passing Conner Harrell 16/25, 219 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Davion Gause 16 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD Receiving Christian Hamilton 1 reception, 58 yards, 1 TD
vs. North Carolina Central (FCS)
Statistics NCCUUNC First downs 16 26 Total yards 167 513 Rushing yards 76 330 Passing yards 91 183 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9-21-1 16-29-0 Time of possession 33:41 26:19 Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Carolina Central Passing Walker Harris 7/15, 88 yards Rushing J'Mari Taylor 21 carries, 46 yards, TD Receiving Chance Peterson 5 receptions, 60 yardsNorth Carolina Passing Jacolby Criswell 14/23, 161 yards, TD Rushing Omarion Hampton 25 carries, 210 yards, 3 TD Receiving John Copenhaver 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD
vs. James Madison
Statistics JMUUNC First downs 25 30 Total yards 611 616 Rushing yards 223 141 Passing yards 388 475 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–34–0 28–48–2 Time of possession 34:04 25:56 Team Category Player StatisticsJames Madison Passing Alonza Barnett III 22/34, 388 yards, 5 TD Rushing Alonza Barnett III 13 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD Receiving Omarion Dollison 3 receptions, 125 yards, TDNorth Carolina Passing Jacolby Criswell 28/48, 475 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Omarion Hampton 13 rushes, 139 yards, 3 TD Receiving Kobe Paysour 4 receptions, 93 yards
at Duke (Victory Bell)