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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

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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

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DE *Robert Quinn, North Carolina
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02/10/20 - Jason Strowbridge, Sr/2020, North Carolina, 6-4, 275 (DS#11 DE) + More +

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

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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

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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

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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

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K Grayson Atkins, North Carolina
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01/06/20 - Chazz Surratt, rSr/2021, North Carolina, 6-2, 229 (DS#3 ILB) + More +

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

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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

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QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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12/10/19 - Sam Howell, Jr/2022, North Carolina, 6-1, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

2019 ACC ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Sam Howell, North Carolina,...Howell threw for an ACC-best 3,347 yards with 35 touchdowns while leading UNC to its first bowl game since 2016. The Tar Heels will face Temple in the Military Bowl. - AP College Football

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QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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12/04/19 - Chazz Surratt, rSr/2021, North Carolina, 6-2, 229 (DS#3 ILB) + More +

2019 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): LB - Chazz Surratt, North Carolina; 144,...Surratt had a monster season at linebacker after converting from quarterback at the end of last season. He finished the regular season with 110 tackles, six sacks, 13.5 TFL, eight pressures, an INT, three PBU, a forced fumble and fumble recovery. Surratt's 110 tackles are tied for the most in the conference this year and are tied for 25th nationally. His six sacks are tied for 11th in the ACC and are the fourth most by a linebacker. The 13.5 TFL are tied for seventh in the conference. - North Carolina Football

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ILB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
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12/04/19 - Dazz Newsome, Sr/2021, North Carolina, 5-10, 190 (DS#28 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR - Dazz Newsome, North Carolina; 96,...Newsome's playmaking ability was evident all season. He finished the year with 64 receptions for 947 yards and eight TDs. His 5.8 receptions per game are tied for fourth in the ACC and his 86.1 yards per game ranks fourth as well. Newsome's eight TDs are tied for the sixth most in the ACC. - North Carolina Football

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WR Dazz Newsome, North Carolina
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12/04/19 - Charlie Heck, rSr/2020, North Carolina, 6-8, 311 (DS#13 OT) + More +

2019 ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OT - Charlie Heck, North Carolina; 117,...Heck led the offensive line all season, despite playing most of the year with a broken hand. In 797 snaps, he only gave up a third of a sack and 10 pressures. Heck missed only 15 assignments, committed just two penalties and tallied 39 knock downs. - North Carolina Football

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OT Charlie Heck, North Carolina
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12/04/19 - Sam Howell, Jr/2022, North Carolina, 6-1, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

2019 ALL-ACC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): QB - Sam Howell, North Carolina; 76,...Howell jumped onto the scene as the first true freshman to start a season opener in Carolina football history. He finished the year completing 234 passes on 388 attempts (60.2%) for 3,347 yards and 35 TDs with only seven INTs. The 35 TD passes are the most by a true freshman in FBS history, are the second most by a freshman (true or redshirt) in ACC history, are tied for fourth on the ACC's single-season chart, and rank fourth nationally. His 3,347 passing yards are the most in the ACC and rank 12th nationally.

They are also the most by a true freshman in ACC history. Howell joined James Winston as the only ACC QBs in the last 15 years to throw 35+ TDs (35), throw 10 or fewer INTs (7), throw for 3,000 yards (3,347), average eight yards per attempt (8.6), and complete 60% of the passes (60.3). He is one of just three QBs nationally (Joe Burrow, LSU; Justin Fields, Ohio State) to throw 35+ TDs with seven INTs or fewer and one of just two QBs (Joe Burrow, LSU) to throw for 3,000 yards, 35 TDs and seven INTs or fewer. - North Carolina Football

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QB Sam Howell, North Carolina
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12/04/19 - Jason Strowbridge, Sr/2020, North Carolina, 6-4, 275 (DS#11 DE) + More +

2019 ALL-ACC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): DT - Jason Strowbridge, North Carolina; 60,...Strowbridge notched 42 tackles, three sacks, 6.5 TFL, four pressures, a PBU, one forced fumble and an ACC-leading three fumble recoveries despite offenses game planning to slow him down all season. - North Carolina Football

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DE Jason Strowbridge, North Carolina
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12/04/19 - *Dyami Brown, Jr/2021, North Carolina, 6-1, 189 (DS#12 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-ACC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): WR - Dyami Brown, North Carolina; 57,...Brown used his explosiveness to become a major weapon for the Tar Heels' offense. He finished the year catching 46 passes for 947 yards and 11 TDs. His 11 TDs are the second most for an ACC receiver and are tied for 12th nationally. Brown's 78.9 receiving yards per game rank seventh in the league. For the season, Brown has produced 10 plays of 40 yards or more. - North Carolina Football

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WR *Dyami Brown, North Carolina
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