Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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36 OCT. 3, 2026 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED GAME PREVIEW: NORTH CAROLINA OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 1 Jordan Shipp 6-2 200 Jr. 16 Zamaurious Robertson 6-0 180 Fr. WR 4 Mason Humphrey 6-4 210 Sr. 11 Nathan Leacock 6-3 220 Sr. LT 66 Jordan Hall 6-8 310 Sr. 77 Trey Blue 6-6 310 So. LG 75 Andrew Threatt 6-3 320 Sr. 52 Rowan Byrne 6-5 300 So. C 56 Christo Kelly 6-4 310 5th 57 Will Conroy 6-2 300 Fr. RG 68 Aidan Banfield 6-3 300 Jr. 70 Byron Nelson 6-3 310 So. RT 71 Shaq McRoy 6-8 330 Jr. 72 Eidan Buchanan 6-9 330 So. TE 45 Jelani Thurman 6-6 245 Sr. 84 Shamar Easter 6-5 230 Sr. 87 Carson Sneed 6-6 240 Fr. WR 2 Trech Kekahuna 5-10 185 Sr. 14 CJ Sadler 5-9 190 Fr. QB 9 Billy Edwards Jr. 6-3 220 5th 8 Miles O'Neill 6-5 220 Jr. 3 Travis Burgess 6-4 210 Fr. RB 7 Benjamin Hall 5-11 230 Sr. 27 Jaylen McGill 5-10 220 So. or 0 Demon June 5-11 225 So. DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 9 Melkart Abou Jaoude 6-5 260 5th 5 Donovan Hoilette Jr. 6-4 245 5th DT 0 Isaiah Johnson 6-2 320 5th 94 David Jackson III 6-2 260 Fr. DT 90 Xavier Lewis 6-0 260 So. 91 Leroy Jackson 6-1 300 Jr. DE 11 Jaylen Harvey 6-2 245 Jr. 12 Calvin Thomas 6-3 235 Fr. LB 15 Derek McDonald 6-4 240 5th 54 Timir Hickman-Collins 6-2 235 Jr. LB 10 Peyton Seelmann 6-1 230 Jr. 8 Jonathan Agumadu 6-2 220 Jr. CB 18 Jaiden Patterson 6-1 195 Jr. 21 Kenton Dopson III 6-0 200 Fr. CB 6 Tre Miller 5-10 180 Sr. 4 Jalon Thompson 5-11 195 Jr. NB 2 Kaleb Cost 5-11 195 Sr. 3 Ade Willie 6-1 195 5th S 1 Greg Smith 6-4 215 Jr. 16 Coleman Bryson 6-2 215 5th S 7 Peyton Waters 6-1 190 Jr. 24 Javion Butts 6-1 195 So. SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 92 Aeron Burrell 6-2 190 Jr. or 97 David Green 5-10 180 Fr. P 92 Aeron Burrell 6-2 190 Jr. or 93 Jacob Horvath 6-1 185 Sr. 91 Adam McCann-Gibbs 6-0 210 Fr. LS 48 Gannon Burt 6-1 205 Sr. H 93 Jacob Horvath 6-1 185 Sr. PR 2 Trech Kekahuna 5-10 185 Sr. 1 Jordan Shipp 6-2 200 Jr. KR 2 Trech Kekahuna 5-10 185 Sr. 7 Benjamin Hall 5-11 230 Sr. NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS DEPTH CHART "I told Billy the same thing I told Tom Brady many, many times: we don't start gaining any yards until you get rid of the ball. So, give it to somebody who has a chance to gain some yards, and we'll move it offensively. If we have to wait for you to run it up and down the field, we're probably not going to have enough." CLEMSON EXPOSES WEAKNESS North Carolina appeared to be on track for a signature victory at Clem- son Sept. 19. The Tar Heels jumped out to a 17-3 lead with the offense moving the ball and the defense shutting down Clemson freshman quarterback Tait Reynolds in his first career start. The lead slowly and painfully slipped away from North Carolina in the second half, which came with a long weather delay in the fourth quarter. The Tigers took a 21-20 lead on their first posses- sion after the break in action with 5:01 remaining. With a chance to become a hero, Ed- wards threw an incomplete pass on a fourth-and-1 near midfield on the pen- ultimate drive for the Tar Heels. Then with a 28-20 deficit, Edwards threw an Sophomore defensive tackle Xavier Lewis compiled 8.5 tackles for loss and 6 sacks in the Tar Heels' first three games this season. PHOTO COURTESY NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETICS