UNC football releases 2025 roster jersey numbers
A long-standing tradition with Bill Belichick when he coached at the NFL level with the New England Patriots is that each training camp, he started his players off with blank jerseys, stating that they much earn their numbers.
He brought that same tradition to Chapel Hill with the UNC football team as, up until now, they have been practicing and playing in unnumbered jerseys. The time has finally come for the team to award the players their well-earned numbers.
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Each day for the next few days, North Carolina football will release the numbers of certain groups of players. They opened up on Friday with the offensive and defensive lines.
Check out the team's numbers that have been revealed below.
Offensive Line
#52 - Daniel King, Redshirt Senior
#53 - Christo Kelly, Redshirt Senior
#54 - Miles McVay, Redshirt Senior
#55 - Jakai Moore, Graduate
#56 - Jani Norwood, Redshirt Freshman
#57 - Bo Burkes, Redshirt Junior
#58 - Austin Blaske, Redshirt Senior
#66 - Jordan Hall, Graduate
#68 - Aidan Banfield, Sophomore
#70 - Byron Nelson, Freshman
#71 - William Boone, Redshirt Junior
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#72 - Eidan Buchanan, Freshman
#73 - Will O'Steen, Redshirt Freshman
#77 - Trey Blue, Freshman
#78 - Trevyon Green, Redshirt Junior
Defensive Line
#6 - D'Antre Robinson, Redshirt Freshman
#8 - Smith Vilbert, Redshirt Senior
#9 - Melkart Abou Jaoude, Redshirt Junior
#10 - Pryce Yates, Redshirt Senior
#25 - Joseph Mupoyi, Redshirt Freshman
#47 - Austin Alexander, Freshman
#51 - Peter Pesansky, Redshirt Freshman
#84 - Laderion Williams, Freshman
#87 - Trey Giddens, Freshman
#88 - Kamarion Thomas, Freshman
#89 - Emmanuel Nwaiwu, Freshman
#90 - Xavier Lewis, Freshman
#91 - Leroy Jackson, Redshirt Freshman
#92 - CJ Mims, Junior
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#93 - Devin Ancrum, Freshman
#94 - Isaiah Johnson, Redshirt Junior
#96 - Nicco Maggio, Freshman
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