2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	Championship: December 3, 2022
	As of May 2, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football
2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Head coach	Mack Brown (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Gene Chizik (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Charlton Warren (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tommy Thigpen (4th season)
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium; (capacity: 50,500)

The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tar Heels are led by head coach Mack Brown, who will be in the fourth season of his second stint at North Carolina and 14th overall season at the university. The team will play their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

North Carolina Tar Heels coaches

Mack Brown	Head coach	4th of second stint, 14th overall
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	4th
John Lilly	Tight end coach	3rd
Jack Bicknell Jr.	Offensive line coach	1st
Lonnie Galloway	Assistant Head Coach/Wide receivers coach	4th
Larry Porter	Running back coach/Special Teams Coordinator	2nd
Gene Chizik	Assistant Head Coach for Defense	1st of second stint, 3rd overall
Charlton Warren	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive backs coach	1st
Tommy Thigpen	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers coach	5th
Tim Cross	Defensive line coach	4th
Dre Bly	Cornerbacks coach	4th
Brian Hess	Strength and conditioning	4th
Natrone Means	Offensive analyst	2nd
Sparky Woods	Senior advisor to head coach	4th
Darrell Moody	Senior advisor to head coach	4th
Reference:[1]

Roster

2022 North Carolina Tar Heels Spring Football Roster

Quarterback

6 Jacolby Criswell – Sophomore (6'0, 232)
10 Drake Maye – Freshman (6'5, 216)
14 Jefferson Boaz – Sophomore (6'7, 250)
15 Conner Harrell – Freshman (6'1, 195)
16 Russell Tabor – Freshman (6'3, 205)

Running Back

4 Caleb Hood – Sophomore (5'11, 227)
21 Elijah Green – Sophomore (5'11, 198)
23 George Pettaway – Freshman (5'11, 190)
24 British Brooks – Senior (5'11, 226)
26 D.J. Jones – Junior (5'10, 202)

Wide Receiver

2 Gavin Blackwell – Freshman (5'11, 170)
3 Antoine Green – Senior (6'2, 207)
5 J.J. Jones – Sophomore (6'2, 210)
8 Kobe Paysour – Freshman (6'1, 180)
11 Josh Downs – Junior (5'10, 171)
20 Brooks Miller – Freshman (5'11, 167)
28 Cyrus Rogers – Freshman (5'11, 178)
29 Jeffrey Saturday – Junior (5'10, 183)
83 Justin Olson – Junior (6'2, 189)
85 Landon Stevens – Sophomore (6'2, 201)
86 Thomas Flynn – Freshman (6'3, 210)

Placekicker

90 Todd Pledger – Freshman (6'5, 195)
95 Jonathan Kim – Senior (6'0, 208)
96 Teagen Lenderink – Freshman (6'2, 178)
98 Noah Burnette – Sophomore (5'9, 175)

Punter

91 Ben Kiernan – Senior (6'0, 215)
92 Cole Maynard ― Freshman (6'2, 172)

Tight End

18 Bryson Nesbit – Sophomore (6'6, 220)
80 Will Crowley – Junior (5'11, 240)
81 John Copenhaver – Sophomore (6'3, 235)
82 Kendall Karr – Sophomore (6'3, 255)
88 Kamari Morales – Junior (6'2, 242)

Offensive Line

52 Jonathan Adorno – Junior (6'4, 301)
54 Chance Carroll – Sophomore (6'2, 295)
55 Zach Rice – Freshman (6'6, 315)
57 Cayden Baker – Sophomore (6'5, 316)
60 Carter Kulka – Freshman (6'5, 255)
61 Diego Pounds – Freshman (6'7, 330)
63 Ed Montilus – Senior (6'4, 309)
64 Malik McGowan – Sophomore (6'3, 330)
65 Corey Gaynor – Graduate (6'4, 309)
68 Brian Anderson – Graduate (6'3, 294)
69 Quiron Johnson – Graduate (6'2, 313)
70 Noland Brown – Junior (6'0, 295)
72 Asim Richards – Senior (6'4, 320)
73 Eli Sutton – Freshman (6'8, 308)
76 William Barnes – Senior (6'4, 312)
77 Wisdom Asaboro – Junior (6'8, 332)
78 Trevyon Green – Freshman (6'7, 355)

Defensive Line

4 Travis Shaw – Freshman (6'5, 360)
5 Jahvaree Ritzie – Sophomore (6'5, 284)
6 Keeshawn Silver – Freshman (6'6, 320)
8 Myles Murphy – Junior (6'4, 300)
10 Desmond Evans – Junior (6'6, 261)
12 Beau Atkinson – Freshman (6'6, 240)
41 Kedrick Bingley-Jones – Sophomore (6'4, 313)
51 Raymond Vohasek – Graduate (6'3, 300)
52 Jahlil Taylor – Senior (5'11, 290)
56 Tomari Fox – Senior (6'2, 290) susp.
98 Kevin Hester Jr. – Junior (6'4, 306)

Jack

7 Noah Taylor – Graduate (6'5, 235)
17 Chris Collins – Senior (6'4, 243)
34 Gabe Stephens – Freshman (6'4, 204)
87 Colby Doreen – Sophomore (6'4, 228)

Linebacker

11 Raneiria "Rara" Dillworth – Sophomore (6'2, 198)
19 Ethan West – Sophomore (6'3, 244)
23 Power Echols – Sophomore (5'11, 225)
24 Malaki Hamrick – Freshman (6'4, 200)
25 Kaimon Rucker – Junior (6'1, 262)
32 Sebastian Cheeks – Freshman (6'3, 220)
33 Cedric Gray – Sophomore (6'1, 225)
36 Jalen Brooks – Sophomore (6'0, 236)
45 Jake Harkleroad – Junior (5'10, 210)
53 Gibson Macrae – Freshman (6'2, 211)

Defensive Back

0 Ja'Qurious Conley – Junior (6'1, 205)
1 Tony Grimes – Junior (6'0, 197)
2 Don Chapman – Senior (6'1, 187)
9 Cam'Ron Kelly – Senior (6'1, 215)
13 Obi Egbuna – Senior (5'10, 190)
14 Dontae Balfour – Freshman (6'2, 175)
15 Ladaeson DeAndre Hollins – Senior (6'2, 199)
16 DeAndre Boykins – Sophomore (5'11, 197)
18 Christopher Holliday – Sophomore (6'3, 221)
21 Dontavius Nash – Freshman (6'1, 172)
27 Giovanni Biggers – Senior (6'1, 193)
28 Tymir Brown – Freshman (5'10, 176)
29 Storm Duck – Junior (6'0, 194)
38 Val Edwards – Junior (6'2, 200)

Long Snappers

61 Drew Little – Senior (5'11, 236)
62 Spencer Triplett – Sophomore (6'3, 235)

North Carolina Tar Heels Football Roster as of 2/22/2022[2]

Offseason

Coaching Changes

The Tar Heels finished a disappointing 6–7 in 2021, after being ranked inside the top ten to begin the season. Immediately following the season-ending loss to South Carolina in the Duke's Mayo Bowl, head coach Mack Brown stated that changes needed to be made, though did not specify at that time whether any coaches would be let go. A week later, on January 7, co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach Jay Bateman and special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Jovan Dewitt were let go from the coaching staff.[3][4]

The following day the school announced the hires of Gene Chizik and Charlton Warren to fill the vacant positions on social media. Chizik was named Assistant Head Coach for Defense, and Warren co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach. Both Chizik and Warren were on staff in Chapel Hill under former head coach Larry Fedora during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and were instrumental in turning around a defense that had struggled mightily in the 2014 season, leading to a combined 19 wins during their first stints in Chapel Hill.[5]

Running backs coach Larry Porter was elevated to Special Teams Coordinator following Dewitt's departure, while continuing his responsibilities with running backs.

On February 28, 2022, a day before the beginning of the Tar Heels' spring practice, offensive line coach Stacy Searels left the team to take the same position with Georgia.[6]

The next day, as spring practice kicked off, it was reported by The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and other sources that the Tar Heels were targeting Louisville OL coach Jack Bicknell Jr. for the vacant position, though nothing official was announced by either school.[7] Carolina officially announced Bicknell's hiring on March 3, 2022.[8] Bicknell and offensive coordinator Phil Longo had previously worked together when they were at Ole Miss.

Former Tar Heel and NFL safety Da'Norris Searcy returned to the program in the spring, joining the staff as the Director of Football Student Athlete Development.[9]

NFL Draft

Several Tar Heels have declared for the 2022 NFL Draft. Cornerback Kyler McMichael, offensive linemen Jordan Tucker, Marcus McKethan, and Joshua Ezeudu, linebacker Jeremiah Gemmel and star quarterback Sam Howell all entered their names into the draft pool. Due to COVID-19, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to all college athletes, and all could have returned for another year at Carolina. Sixth-year players Tomon Fox and Garrett Walston, and fifth-year running back Ty Chandler, will also enter the NFL Draft. All three players used the extra year of eligibility for the 2021 season.

Outgoing Transfers

Fourteen players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal prior to the 2022 season.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school
Eugene Asante	7	LB	6'1"	220	Chantilly, VA	Junior	Auburn
Khafre Brown	1	WR	6'0"	190	Charlotte, NC	Sophomore	South Florida
Beau Corrales	15	WR	6'3"	210	Georgetown, TX	Graduate†	SMU
Kamarro Edmonds	33	RB	5'11"	235	Havelock, NC	Freshman	TBD
Stephen Gosnell	12	WR	6'1"	205	Pilot Mountain, NC	Sophomore	Virginia Tech
Josh Henderson	23	RB	5'11"	215	Princeton, NJ	Junior	Indiana
Tyrone Hopper	42	LB	6'4"	245	Roswell, GA	Graduate†	Missouri
Trey Morrison	4	DB	5'9"	190	Norcross, GA	Graduate†	Oklahoma
Alex Nobles	97	LB	6'2"	250	Rocky Mount, NC	Senior	TBD
Clyde Pinder	55	DL	6'0"	300	Seffner, FL	Sophomore	South Florida
Cameron Roseman-Sinclair	3	DB	5'11"	180	Charlotte, NC	Sophomore	TBD
Emery Simmons	0	WR	6'1"	195	Hope Mills, NC	Junior	Indiana
Trevion Stevenson	26	LB	6'4"	240	Hampton, VA	Freshman	Norfolk State
Kristian Varner	93	DL	6'6"	300	Hiram, GA	Sophomore	Georgia Southern

† Elected to use extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA in response to COVID-19.

^ Walk-on

Incoming Transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Lejond Cavazos		DB	6'0"	195	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Ohio State
Jacolbe Cowan		DL	6'4"	275	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Ohio State
Corey Gaynor	65	OL	6'4"	308	Graduate	Parkland, FL	Miami (FL)
Spencer Rolland		OL	6'6"	285	Graduate	Saint Paul, MN	Harvard
Noah Taylor	7	OLB	6'5"	235	Graduate	Silver Spring, MD	Virginia

Recruiting Class

North Carolina signed 17 players in the class of 2022. The Tar Heels' class finished 10th in both the 247Sports and Rivals rankings. Nine signees were ranked in the final ESPN 300 top prospect list.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Rice OL	Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Christian Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Oct 21, 2021
Zach Rice OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Travis Shaw DL	Greensboro, NC	Grimsley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Aug 21, 2021
Travis Shaw DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Tychaun Chapman WR	Virginia Beach, VA	Landstown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 19, 2020
Tychaun Chapman WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Andre Greene Jr. WR	Richmond, VA	St. Christopher's	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 17, 2021
Andre Greene Jr. WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
George Pettaway RB	Suffolk, VA	Nansemond-Suffolk Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 22, 2021
George Pettaway RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Sebastian Cheeks LB	Evanston, IL	Evanston Township	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 28, 2021
Sebastian Cheeks LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Omarion Hampton RB	Clayton, NC	Cleveland	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 22, 2021
Omarion Hampton RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Tayon Holloway DB	Virginia Beach, VA	Green Run	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 25, 2020
Tayon Holloway DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Malaki Hamrick EDGE	Shelby, NC	Shelby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 26, 2021
Malaki Hamrick EDGE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Marcus Allen DB	Marietta, GA	Walton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 30, 2021
Marcus Allen DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Deuce Caldwell LB	Mauldin, SC	Mauldin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 25, 2021
Deuce Caldwell LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Beau Atkinson EDGE	Raleigh, NC	Leesville Road	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 16, 2021
Beau Atkinson EDGE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Bryson Jennings EDGE	Midlothian, VA	Clover Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jul 15, 2021
Bryson Jennings EDGE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Trevyon Green OL	Colonial Heights, VA	Life Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	Jan 21, 2021
Trevyon Green OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Conner Harrell QB	Alabaster, AL	Thompson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 4, 2021
Conner Harrell QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Will Hardy DB	Norcross, GA	Greater Atlanta Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 13, 2021
Will Hardy DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Justin Kanyuk OL	Bethel Park, PA	Bethlehem Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 27, 2021
Justin Kanyuk OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: #10 247Sports: #10
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

Preseason

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 27	TBD	Florida A&M*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	TBD
September 3	TBD	at Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	TBD
September 10	TBD	at Georgia State*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	TBD
September 24	TBD	Notre Dame*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	TBD
October 1	TBD	Virginia Tech	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	TBD
October 8	TBD	at Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	TBD
October 15	TBD	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	TBD
October 29	TBD	Pittsburgh	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	TBD
November 5	TBD	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	TBD
November 12	TBD	at Wake Forest	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	TBD
November 19	TBD	Georgia Tech	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	TBD
November 25	TBD	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	TBD
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released															Not released

Notes

^ Warren and Thigpen are officially co-coordinators, but will serve under Chizik, the Assistant Head Coach for Defense.

References

"Football Coaches". University of North Carolina Athletics.
"2022 Football Roster". goheels.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
Straka, Dean (January 7, 2022). "North Carolina parting ways with defensive coordinator Jay Bateman after three seasons, per reports". 247Sports.com.
Barnes, Greg (January 7, 2022). "BREAKING: UNC OLB/ST Coach Jovan Dewitt Not Returning in 2022". InsideCarolina.
"Carolina Football Adds Chizik, Warren To Defensive Staff". GoHeels.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
Barnes, Greg (February 28, 2022). "OL Coach Stacy Searels Leaving UNC for Georgia". InsideCarolina. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
Bruce Feldman [@BruceFeldmanCFB] (March 1, 2022). "SOURCE: Louisville OL coach Jack Bicknell Jr. is expected to become the new O-line coach at UNC..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Carolina Football [@UNCFootball] (March 3, 2022). "Join us in welcoming new offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. to the Carolina football family" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
"Carolina Welcomes Searcy, Thake to Football Support Staff". GoHeels.com. March 29, 2022.
"2022 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.

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[1] "Football Coaches". University of North Carolina Athletics.

[2] "2022 Football Roster". goheels.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

[3] Straka, Dean (January 7, 2022). "North Carolina parting ways with defensive coordinator Jay Bateman after three seasons, per reports". 247Sports.com.

[4] Barnes, Greg (January 7, 2022). "BREAKING: UNC OLB/ST Coach Jovan Dewitt Not Returning in 2022". InsideCarolina.

[5] "Carolina Football Adds Chizik, Warren To Defensive Staff". GoHeels.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[6] Barnes, Greg (February 28, 2022). "OL Coach Stacy Searels Leaving UNC for Georgia". InsideCarolina. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[7] Bruce Feldman [@BruceFeldmanCFB] (March 1, 2022). "SOURCE: Louisville OL coach Jack Bicknell Jr. is expected to become the new O-line coach at UNC..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] Carolina Football [@UNCFootball] (March 3, 2022). "Join us in welcoming new offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. to the Carolina football family" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[9] "Carolina Welcomes Searcy, Thake to Football Support Staff". GoHeels.com. March 29, 2022.

[10] "2022 North Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.

North Carolina Tar Heels football
Venues	Emerson Field (1916–1926) Kenan Memorial Stadium (1927–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Duke: Victory Bell NC State South Carolina Virginia: South's Oldest Rivalry Wake Forest
Culture & lore	First forward pass Rameses The Marching Tar Heels 2010 football scandal 2011 academic-athletic scandal
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College		0	–	0		0	–	0
Clemson		0	–	0		0	–	0
Florida State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0		0	–	0
NC State		0	–	0		0	–	0
Syracuse		0	–	0		0	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0		0	–	0
Coastal Division
Duke		0	–	0		0	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0		0	–	0
Miami (FL)		0	–	0		0	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0		0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0		0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0		0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0		0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of May 2, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll