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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: North Carolina
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  10/13/20 - *Dyami Brown, Jr/2021, North Carolina, 6-1, 189 (DS#12 WR) + More +

  Are the Tar Heels as good as the hype that's been steadily building since last December, and will continue to build after Saturday's 56-45 win over the Hokies? Maybe so. But it's still too soon to say. The offense is every bit as explosive as advertised, with the unstoppable one-two running punch of Michael Carter and Javonte Williams - 383 yards! - and quarterback Sam Howell connected on a couple long passes for the first time this season, the one missing link in the UNC offense. The Hokies hadn't allowed this many points in high definition. They hadn't allowed this many points in their entire 17 years in the ACC. But the Tar Heels were also in total control twice, up 21-0 early and 35-14 at the half, and continued to let the Hokies make a game of it, whether through dropped passes on offense or breakdowns on defense. "There's another level," receiver Dyami Brown said. "We had a couple drops. I think about two three-and-outs. We didn't really finish those drives. We can go further. We can do more." - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#12 WR) Jr/2021 WR *Dyami Brown, North Carolina
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  OCT 12 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Brian Anderson, North Carolina, Jr., C, Montgomery, Ala.,...Anchored a UNC offensive line that surrendered only one sack to a Virginia Tech team that entered the game leading the nation in sacks...The Tar Heels piled up 399 rushing yards and 656 total yards - the fifth most in program history - in Saturday's 56-45 win...Anderson had seven knockdown blocks and three pins to highlight his afternoon. - ACC Football

(DS#999 C) rSr/2023 C Brian Anderson, North Carolina
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  10/12/20 - Michael Carter, Sr/2021, North Carolina, 5-08, 201 (DS#4 RB) + More +

  OCT 12 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Michael Carter, North Carolina, Sr., RB, Navarre, Fla.,...Averaged a school-record 12.6 yards per carry on his way to a career-high 214 rushing yards on 17 attempts and scored two rushing touchdowns in Saturday's 56-45 win over Virginia Tech...First UNC back to go over 200 yards in a game since Elijah Hood had 220 against NC State in 2015...Finished the afternoon with 251 all-purpose yards (214 rushing, 22 kick returns, 15 receiving). - ACC Football

(DS#4 RB) Sr/2021 RB Michael Carter, North Carolina
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  10/12/20 - Michael Carter, Sr/2021, North Carolina, 5-08, 201 (DS#4 RB) + More +

  North Carolina's 56-45 win over then-No. 19 Virginia Tech marked the most points the Tar Heels have scored against an opponent in the AP Top 25. Their 656 total yards were the second-most allowed by the Hokies. Alabama amassed 833 against them in 1973. Carolina's 399 rushing yards were its most against an ACC opponent since 1988. Sam Howell passed for 257 yards and three touchdowns, Michael Carter rushed 17 times for a career-high 214 yards and two scores, and Javonte Williams rushed 20 times for a career-high 169 yards and two TDs. It was the third time in program history, and first time in an ACC game since 1980, that the Tar Heels had two rushers go for 100 yards and a quarterback pass for 200 in the same game. - AP College Football

(DS#4 RB) Sr/2021 RB Michael Carter, North Carolina
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  10/10/20 - Ty Chandler, rSr/2022, North Carolina, 5-11, 203 (DS#15 RB) + More +

  Tennessee senior running back Ty Chandler is leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing through two weekends despite failing to notch a 100-yard performance in victories over South Carolina and Missouri. Of course, negative plays can factor into such totals as well. The 5-foot-11, 205-pounder out of Nashville's Montgomery Bell Academy has carried 32 times for 176 yards for a robust average of 5.5 yards per rush. Not once in those 32 carries has Chandler endured a lost-yardage stop, a trait he hopes to continue this Saturday when the No. 14 Volunteers face No. 3 Georgia in Sanford Stadium. "We definitely take pride in that - being able to get back to the line of scrimmage and getting more yards than what the play is blocked for," Chandler said Tuesday afternoon on a Zoom call. "That's what is preached to us every day, and that's what we try and do.

Tennessee's running backs didn't have a lost-yardage carry in last weekend's 35-12 thumping of Mizzou, as Chandler, sophomore Eric Gray and freshman Jabari Small combined on 39 rushes for 222 yards. Vols third-year coach Jeremy Pruitt said after the game that negative runs typically are the result of missed assignments and that running backs should always fall forward. Pruitt felt like his rushers could have broken more arm tackles but was pleased they didn't get greedy. "Sometimes a running back can get greedy and bounce things that he shouldn't or maybe make the wrong cut," Pruitt said. "Our guys are coachable, and they're trying to do the things we ask them to do." - Chattanooga Times Free Press

(DS#15 RB) rSr/2022 RB Ty Chandler, North Carolina
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  10/05/20 - Antavious Lane, rSr/2025, North Carolina, 5-09, 195 (DS#24 FS) + More +

  OCT 5 SUN BELT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Antavious Lane, Georgia State,...Georgia State safety Antavious Lane returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown to help lead the Panthers to a 49-29 victory over East Carolina. The redshirt freshman from West Palm Beach, Fla., also contributed five tackles and two pass breakups. Lane was a key cog in a Georgia State defense that did not allow a touchdown to East Carolina (ECU scored its three touchdowns on a pick-six, fake field goal and blocked punt). He helped the Panthers hold ECU to 50 yards rushing, tying the third-lowest figure in program history, and 292 total yards for an average of just 3.7 yards per play. His pick-six came in the fourth quarter and gave Georgia State a 42-16 lead with 13 minutes to play. For the season, Lane is the Panthers' leading tackler with 14 tackles, one tackle for loss, an interception, two pass breakups and a forced fumble. He has one of Georgia State's Sun Belt-leading five interceptions on the season. - Sun Belt Football

(DS#24 FS) rSr/2025 FS Antavious Lane, North Carolina
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  10/03/20 - Sam Howell, Jr/2022, North Carolina, 6-1, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

  Sam Howell threw for two touchdowns and Trey Morrison scored after intercepting the potential tying 2-point conversion with 45 seconds left on Saturday to lead No. 12 North Carolina to a 26-22 victory over Boston College. With the cancellation of one game because of the virus and a scheduled off week leaving North Carolina idle since Sept. 12, the Tar Heels (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) sent BC (2-1, 1-1) to its first loss under new coach Jeff Hafley. Howell completed 14 of 26 passes for 225 yards, including a 41-yard score to Javonte Williams that gave Carolina a 21-13 lead with just over a minute left in the first half. Williams ran for 57 yards and caught two passes for 56, and Michael Carter carried 16 times for 121 yards for the Tar Heels. UNC led 24-16 with just under six minutes left before Phil Jurkovec drove BC into Tar Heels territory and completed three passes in the end zone.

The first two were negated by penalties, but a 6-yard pass to C.J. Lewis made it a two-point game with 45 seconds left, with the 2-point conversion to come. Jurkovec scrambled and threw to the end zone, but Morrison picked him off and ran down the left sideline for the rare defensive 2-point conversion. Jurkovec completed 37 of 56 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns, hitting tight end Hunter Long nine times for 96 yards. Boston College, which led the ACC in rushing last year behind A.J. Dillon's third straight 1,000-yard season, totaled just 40 yards rushing. - North Carolina/AP College Football

(DS#5 QB) Jr/2022 QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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  09/16/20 - Asim Richards, Sr/2023, North Carolina, 6-4, 309 (DS#14 OG) + More +

  Richards' debut headlined an overall performance Phil Longo was "really happy with," the offensive coordinator said Monday. After allowing a sack on the UNC's second play from scrimmage, the offensive line allowed just one more all game and "really answered" the call in an improved second half, he said. And on the left side, that started with Richards. The three-star recruit from Pennsylvania appeared in nine games last fall as a true freshman, but he never started or played major snaps. That was logical, given that senior Charlie Heck was firmly entrenched at left tackle for the Tar Heels in 2019. But with Heck's departure - a second-team All-ACC selection and fourth-round NFL Draft pick, he now plays for the NFL's Houston Texans - Richards became the heir apparent at one of football's most important positions.

And the only new starter on UNC's offensive line. "I had all the emotions," Richards said Tuesday of his first start. This summer, Richards said, was huge for him. Quite aware he'd have the chance to play a lot in 2020, he found it easy to dedicate himself in workouts, even if they were conducted over Zoom. He also stayed in Chapel Hill rather than returning home to Philadelphia, which helped him zero in further. The 6-foot-4 Richards (first name pronounced AH-sum) moonlit at tight end and defensive lineman while playing basketball in high school - and at 305 pounds, he's one of the team's lightest offensive linemen. "Asim is somebody we really have to depend on," Longo said. "He's very, very athletic. He's the kind of tackle you want to recruit and have in the program. You wish they all looked like he did." - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#14 OG) Sr/2023 OG Asim Richards, North Carolina
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  SEPT 14 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Chazz Surratt, North Carolina, Gr., LB, Denver, N.C.,...Led the Tar Heels with nine tackles in Saturday's 31-6 season-opening win over visiting Syracuse...Preseason All-ACC selection set new career highs with two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

(DS#3 ILB) rSr/2021 ILB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
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  09/14/20 - Corey Gaynor, rSr/2024, North Carolina, 6-3, 303 (DS#29 C) + More +

  SEPT 14 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Corey Gaynor, Miami, Jr., C, Parkland, Fla.,...Miami's top-graded offensive lineman in Thursday night's 31-14 season-opening win over UAB...The Hurricanes piled up 337 rushing yards - the second-most recorded by a Miami squad since joining the ACC in 2004 - while Gaynor made his 14th consecutive start in the middle of the offensive line. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

(DS#29 C) rSr/2024 C Corey Gaynor, North Carolina
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  North Carolina coach Mack Brown listed the pass rush as one of his big concerns entering this season. He wanted the defensive front to get pressure without needing to blitz. Frankly, after they totaled 31 sacks last year as a defense, Brown needed the blitzes to work, too. In the No. 18 Tar Heels' 31-6 victory over Syracuse on Saturday, Brown got both. The pass rush spearheaded arguably the most complete defensive effort of Brown's reboot in Chapel Hill. Yes, it's only a snapshot against a Syracuse team that has its own questions to answer offensively. But Carolina's defense showed it won't need the offense to carry the team this season. The Tar Heels can win on defense. "We kind of took a chip on our shoulder going in knowing the kind of guys we got playing on the defensive side of the ball," linebacker Chazz Surratt said in a postgame video conference. "I'm just really glad we played the way how we're supposed to play, and I think we can be really good on defense. We got a lot of really good guys up front in the back, and I think the sky's the limit of our defense."

UNC recorded seven sacks, its most in a single-game since doing the same against Pittsburgh in 2013. The six points allowed were the fewest against an ACC opponent since holding Duke to the same on Nov. 7, 2009. Five different players got in on the sacks including Surratt and Fox, who had two apiece. Surratt gave part of the credit to the Heels' secondary, whose coverage often made Orange quarterback Tommy DeVito hold the ball longer. DeVito finished with just 112 passing yards and his 22-yard completion to receiver Taj Harris was the only play Carolina allowed of more than 20 yards. "Our secondary is really, really good," Surratt said. "They kind of bide time for us to get back there and make plays on the quarterback." - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#3 ILB) rSr/2021 ILB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
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  SEPT 12 WEEK 2 STARS: Javonte Williams, North Carolina, ran for three fourth-quarter TDs and the No. 18 Tar Heels overcame a mistake-filled performance to beat Syracuse 31-6. - AP College Football

(DS#3 RB) Jr/2021 RB *Javonte Williams, North Carolina
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  Javonte Williams ran for three fourth-quarter touchdowns and No. 18 North Carolina overcame a mistake-filled performance to beat Syracuse 31-6 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Michael Carter added 138 yards of total offense for the Tar Heels (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won in an empty home stadium after the school opted to open with no fans in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tar Heels opened with a touchdown drive only to sputter well into the third quarter in a performance plagued by turnovers and penalties. But they gradually settled into a rhythm, looking much more like the team expected to be a contender in the ACC race. By the fourth quarter, they were rolling, with Williams scoring from 1 yard out on the first play of the period followed by a 6-yard score on the next drive. And by the time he bounced off a tackler and scored on another 6-yard run, the Tar Heels had turned a 10-6 lead into a 25-point margin. - North Carolina/AP College Football

(DS#3 RB) Jr/2021 RB *Javonte Williams, North Carolina
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  09/10/20 - *Josh Downs, Jr/2023, North Carolina, 5-09, 171 (DS#5 WR) + More +

  Mack Brown quipped after the Heels first scrimmage that freshman Josh Downs was, "going to play a lot." Longo said the learning curve for Downs right now was more physical than mental. The 5-foot-10, Suwanee, Ga., native is adjusting to the tempo, like running consecutive deep routes without coming out of the game. "He's come in a little more polished than a typical freshman," Longo said. "He's a little bit sharper with routes. From an athletic standpoint, he's a great change of direction slot receiver. He's got great vertical speed. He catches the ball really well." - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#5 WR) Jr/2023 WR *Josh Downs, North Carolina
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  09/06/20 - Sam Howell, Jr/2022, North Carolina, 6-1, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

  This time last season, Howell was the reason why no one really knew what to expect from the Heels. Now, heading into the season opener against Syracuse, Howell is the reason why so many around the nation expect so much from UNC. If Howell can avoid the dreaded sophomore slump, he should again compete with Lawrence to lead the ACC in passing yards. Howell fell just 25 yards short of doing so last season. Carolina hasn't had a quarterback lead the league in passing yards since Chris Keldorf did it with just 2,347 yards in 1996. - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#5 QB) Jr/2022 QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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