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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: North Carolina
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  07/20/20 - Dazz Newsome, Sr/2021, North Carolina, 5-10, 190 (DS#28 WR) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Dazz Newsome, North Carolina,...A senior from Hampton, Virginia, Newsome earned second team All-ACC honors in 2019 with 1,018 receiving yards and 10 receiving TDs. He led the Tar Heels with 72 receptions and 84.8 receiving yards per game. - North Carolina Football

(DS#28 WR) Sr/2021 WR Dazz Newsome, North Carolina
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  07/20/20 - Michael Carter, Sr/2021, North Carolina, 5-08, 201 (DS#4 RB) + More +

  2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Michael Carter (Sr.), North Carolina,...A product of Navarre, Florida, Carter lands on the Walker preseason list for the third successive season. The senior running back has compiled 2,159 rushing yards (15th in program history) and 17 career touchdowns (13 rush, 4 receiving) over three seasons with the Tar Heels. In 2019, he was named a third team All-ACC running back and honorable mention at all-purpose. Carter led UNC with a career-high 1,003 yards and ranked fourth in the conference with 124.8 all-purpose years per game. - North Carolina Football

(DS#4 RB) Sr/2021 RB Michael Carter, North Carolina
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  As the 2019 football season progressed, UNC fans became accustomed to seeing Javonte Williams running around and, mostly, over opponents. Williams appeared in all 13 games, starting one, and finished second on the team with 933 yards rushing. His five rushing touchdowns led the Tar Heels, and along with Michael Carter (team leading 1,003 rushing yards) provided one of the best backfields in the league.

Williams emerging as an ACC caliber running back in his second season was a good sign for UNC and the future. It's hard to believe after seeing Williams bounce off of helpless defenders like rubber, one after another, that he started the season not knowing where he would fit in. "At the beginning of the year I felt like I was lacking confidence, not knowing if I was going to play a lot," Williams told the media on a Zoom call Tuesday afternoon. "As the season went on I feel like I had a role in the offense and my confidence grew." - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#3 RB) Jr/2021 RB *Javonte Williams, North Carolina
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  06/18/20 - Sam Howell, Jr/2022, North Carolina, 6-1, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said he is planning to introduce a bill Thursday that would require the NCAA to make rule changes regarding college athletes' ability to make money from their name, image and likeness and give the association protection from legal challenges to the new regulations. The NCAA has said it plans to loosen its rules pertaining to athletes' name, image and likeness, with the changes to be voted on at its annual convention in January 2021 and become effective at the start of the 2021-22 academic year.

According to a copy of the bill provided to USA TODAY Sports, Rubio's measure would force the NCAA to establish a new setup no later than June 30, 2021. "The only people on campus that are prohibited from benefiting from their name, their image and their likeness are student-athletes," Rubio said. "And that's just not a sustainable position...given the fact that many of these college athletic endeavors are now multi-billion-dollar industries that are generating a lot of revenue for corporate sponsors and for university programs. "This is not an effort to harm college athletics. Frankly, it's an effort to save it from what I think is going to become completely unmanageable if it's not handled uniformly across the board." - Austin American Statesman

(DS#5 QB) Jr/2022 QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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  05/14/20 - Sam Howell, Jr/2022, North Carolina, 6-1, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

  If college football does resume next season, a successful season for Howell appears to be on the horizon, barring injuries. Next season, the Tar Heels are expected to return 10 of their 11 starters on offense, including all their top wide receivers. It will also be Howell second season in the same offense. Brown has said that he expects the playbook to open up next season with healthy backup quarterbacks. The Tar Heels were limited some in 2019 after redshirt freshman Jace Ruder injured his leg early in the year and missed the rest of the season. That meant Howell was the only scholarship quarterback available. As a result, UNC limited the number of run-pass option plays, and designed runs for Howell to prevent unnecessary injury.

UNC was not able to host spring practice or its spring game because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April interview, Howell said he's been watching a lot of film and working out with his personal trainer, former Duke quarterback Anthony Boone, in Charlotte. It's unclear when college sports will return. Brown said in an interview earlier this week that he and his staff are preparing as if they will return to work in June, although he and his staff have not been given any direction yet. - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#5 QB) Jr/2022 QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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  05/07/20 - Dazz Newsome, Sr/2021, North Carolina, 5-10, 190 (DS#28 WR) + More +

  The UNC Football program received a record-setting donation earlier this week and will now re-name the field at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels' football program is trending upwards following a 7-6 season and their first bowl win since 2013. In Mack Brown's return to the program, UNC showed signs of turning things around after two dismal years in 2017 and 2018 in which they won a combined total of three games. Things were bleak, but Brown has started to work his magic and put some excitement back into the program.

While we await the decision on the 2020 college football season among this COVID-19 pandemic, the football program received some more good news this week. On Monday, the University along with the Rams Club announced the largest gift in history dedicated to supporting the UNC football program with new resources. The donation of a multi-million dollar gift from the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation will go to the continued support of the football program. It's now the largest single donation in University history, surpassing gifts of $10 million from Ken and Cheryl Williams in 2016 and Steve and Debbie Vetter in 2017 per the school. - Keeping It Heel.com

(DS#28 WR) Sr/2021 WR Dazz Newsome, North Carolina
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  04/26/20 - Charlie Heck, rSr/2020, North Carolina, 6-8, 311 (DS#13 OT) + More +

  Former North Carolina offensive tackle Charlie Heck was selected in the 4th round of the NFL draft by the Houston Texans. He is the first UNC player to be picked in the 2020 draft. The now 6-8, 311-pound offensive tackle, started all but one game for the Tar Heels from his redshirt sophomore to redshirt senior seasons. The one game he missed was because he broke his hand during a game. He returned the following week. Heck was voted second team All-ACC for the 2019 season. He surrendered only one sack all season and played half the season with a cast on his broken hand. "We couldn't be prouder of Charlie and want to congratulate him on this accomplishment," UNC coach Mack Brown said in a statement. "It didn't take long for us to see why Charlie would be successful, both in football and in life. He worked hard. He was a leader. He played through injury when he didn't have to. "He's just a good young man, who handles himself with class and integrity. The Texans got a good one in Charlie and I expect him to have a long and successful career." - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#13 OT) rSr/2020 OT Charlie Heck, North Carolina
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  North Carolina's Jason Strowbridge (55) and D.J. Ford (15) celebrate after forcing Mercer to punt in the first quarter on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. Former North Carolina defensive lineman Jason Strowbridge was drafted No. 154th overall, in the 5th round by the the Miami Dolphins. He is the second UNC player to be picked in the 2020 draft. Strowbridge was a three-year starter at UNC. He finished his career with 122 tackles, 22 for loss and 11.5 sacks and four blocked kicks. During his senior season, he racked up 45 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. He earned third-team All-ACC honors, and helped turn a 2-9 team in 2018, to a 7-6 team in 2019.

"When we first got to Carolina, we had heard about Jason and his talents, but what really impressed me was the way he carried himself," UNC coach Mack Brown said in a statement. "He was very conscientious about his work and approached everything with a professional mentality." "Jason was also very unselfish. We were playing him inside and he could have easily pouted or been worried about showing the NFL what he could do on the outside, but he was a true team player and did what we needed him to to help our defense be as good as it could possibly be. - Raleigh News Observer

(DS#11 DE) Sr/2020 DE Jason Strowbridge, North Carolina
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  02/28/20 - *Robert Quinn, Jr/2011, North Carolina, 6-4, 265 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  Dallas Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn testified Thursday that he doesn't remember whether he received money from a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina's sports agent law nearly a decade ago. Quinn, who officially becomes an unrestricted free agent next month, testified via video from Texas in the trial of Christopher Hawkins. Hawkins is charged with providing improper benefits to Quinn and two other former Tar Heels football players in 2010. Prosecutor W. Scott Harkey questioned Quinn regarding a 2013 interview with an investigator from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office in which Quinn said he received "hand-to-hand cash" from Hawkins, referring to both to a transcript and audio clips played in court. But Quinn responded multiple times that he didn't remember and wouldn't commit to whether it was his voice in the audio. - AP College Football

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2011 DE *Robert Quinn, North Carolina
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  2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Jason Strowbridge, DE, North Carolina,...A third team All-ACC selection, Strowbridge tied for the ACC lead with three fumble recoveries in 2019. He recorded a career-high 45 tackles in his final season in helping lead the Tar Heels to a 7-6 record and a commanding 55-13 win over Temple in the Military Bowl. The Deerfield Beach, Fla., native had 6.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and blocked two kicks. Strowbridge had a single-game career high 10 tackles in the victory over Duke. He also had 2.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against the Blue Devils. - North Carolina Football

(DS#11 DE) Sr/2020 DE Jason Strowbridge, North Carolina
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  01/31/20 - Ty Chandler, rSr/2022, North Carolina, 5-11, 203 (DS#15 RB) + More +

  Former Tennessee running back Jay Graham is returning to his alma mater to work a second stint as the Volunteers' running backs coach. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt announced the hire Thursday and said in a statement that Graham "is one of the best assistant coaches in the country." Graham agreed to a two-year deal that will pay him $575,000 each year. Graham spent the past two seasons coaching Texas A&M's running backs. He replaces David Johnson, who left Tennessee to become the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator on new Florida State coach Mike Norvell's staff. Graham gained 2,609 career yards rushing at Tennessee from 1993-96. He worked as a graduate assistant at Tennessee in 2005 and was the Vols' running backs coach in 2012. He left Tennessee in 2013 to join a Florida State staff that included Pruitt as defensive coordinator. The Seminoles won the national title that season. - AP College Football

(DS#15 RB) rSr/2022 RB Ty Chandler, North Carolina
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  01/19/20 - Grayson Atkins, rSr/2022, North Carolina, 5-09, 193 (DS#17 K) + More +

  FCS All-America placekicker Grayson Atkins is transferring from Furman to North Carolina. A graduate transfer, Atkins will graduate this spring, join the Carolina program this summer, and have one year of eligibility. - North Carolina Athletics

(DS#17 K) rSr/2022 K Grayson Atkins, North Carolina
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  01/12/20 - Grayson Atkins, rSr/2022, North Carolina, 5-09, 193 (DS#17 K) + More +

  2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: PK Grayson Atkins, Jr., Furman,...A junior, he converted 13-of-15 field goal attempts and 48-of-50 PATs in 2019. He made all six field goal attempts under 40 yards and went 7-for-9 from 40+ yards, with his last try, a career long 59-yard effort, coming in FCS first round playoff action against Austin Peay. The Inman, S.C., native entered the season riding a streak of 11 consecutive made field goals and proceeded to extend it to a Furman and Southern Conference record 18 straight - his final make coming from a school record tying 55 yards in a 28-7 win over Western Carolina on Oct. 26.

Atkins' streak of 18 straight made field goals averaged 39.2 yards in distance and featured perfect 10-for-10 work from 40+ yards, including 5-for-5 from 50+ yards. A consensus first team All-SoCon selection for a second straight year, he has converted 33-of-40 field goals in three seasons at Furman and accounted for 241 points, ranking fifth all-time in kick scoring. His career 82.5 field goal percentage is the best in program history. Atkins also landed second team All-SoCon honors as punter in 2019 after averaging 43.5 yards per punt and recorded 39 touchbacks on 77 kickoffs. - Furman Football

(DS#17 K) rSr/2022 K Grayson Atkins, North Carolina
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  North Carolina has hired Nebraska's Jovan Dewitt as its outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. UNC announced Dewitt's hire Monday after Dewitt spent the past two seasons in the same role with the Huskers. He replaces Scott Boone, with a team spokesman saying last week Boone wouldn't return to Mack Brown's staff after "a mutual decision to part ways" due to philosophical differences. Dewitt's special teams have seven punt or kickoff returns for touchdowns in the past four seasons along with four blocked punts over the past two years. Dewitt worked with current UNC defensive coordinator Jay Bateman at Army in 2014 and 2015. He has also worked at UCF, Florida Atlantic and Northern Iowa in the past decade. - AP College Football

(DS#3 ILB) rSr/2021 ILB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
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  12/27/19 - Sam Howell, Jr/2022, North Carolina, 6-1, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

  Freshman Sam Howell threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns in addition to catching a TD pass, and North Carolina blew out Temple 55-13 in the Military Bowl on Friday to cap a satisfying return season for coach Mack Brown. Howell completed 25 of 34 passes and ran for 53 yards on three carries to help the Tar Heels (7-6) secure their first bowl victory since 2013. North Carolina was 4-6 before winning its last two regular-season games to qualify for a bowl bid. Temple (8-5) has gone to a bowl game five years in a row - and lost four of them. This was the Owls' first trip under coach Rod Carey, who came to Temple after a run of six-plus seasons at Northern Illinois in which he was 0-6 in the postseason.

North Carolina went 3-9 in 2017 and 2-9 last year before hiring Brown, who coached the Tar Heels from 1988-97 prior to heading to Texas for a 16-year stay. Coming off a five-year absence from coaching, the 68-year-old Brown can attribute a portion of his success to securing Howell, a high school star in North Carolina who initially committed to Florida State. Closing out a sensational debut season at the college level, Howell threw a pair of touchdown passes before halftime to stake the Tar Heels to a 20-6 lead. UNC pulled away early in the third quarter by scoring two touchdowns in a 12-second span, the last on a 20-yard interception return by Storm Duck. Howell completed the third-quarter blitz by catching a 2-yard TD pass from wide receiver Rontavius Groves at the end of a razzle-dazzle reverse to make it 41-6. Howell threw 38 touchdown passes this season, most by a true freshman in FBS history. His 3,641 yards passing are an Atlantic Coast Conference record for a freshman who has not redshirted. - AP College Football

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