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PLAYER PROFILES
Sam Aiken, Bosley Allen. . . . . . . . . . . 48
Kory Bailey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Jermicus Banks, Justin Barton . . . . . . 50
Chris Bender, Palmer Blair,
Chesley Borders, Ronald Brewer . . . . 51
Doug Brown, Justin Browne,
Devllen Bullard, Will Chapman . . . . . . 52
Donti Coats, DeFonte Coleman,
Jonathan Cork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ronald Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Danny Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Eric Davis, Robert Davis,
Darian Durant, Joey Evans. . . . . . . . . 57
James Faison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Riko Feemster, Blake Ferguson,
Clarence Gaddy, Darryl Grant. . . . . . . 59
Billy-Dee Greenwood, Eddie Harrell . . 60
Michael Harris, Robert Harris,
Madison Hedgecock, Zach Hilton . . . . 61
Adam Holland, Errol Hood . . . . . . . . . 62
Luke Huard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Larry Jessup, Derrick Johnson,
Kitwana Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Marcus Jones, Kevin Knight . . . . . . . . 65
John Lafferty, Aaron Leak, Jeff Lloyd. . 66
Cory Locklear, Brandon Lugabihl,
Bryant Macklin, Landon Mariani . . . . . 67
David McIntosh, Willie McNeill,
Adam Metts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Quincy Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Isaac Montgomery, Richard Moore,
Issac Mooring, Issac Morford . . . . . . . 70
Willie Parker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Julius Peppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Anthony Perkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Merceda Perry, Don Peters. . . . . . . . . 74
Tony Pigford, Jeff Reed, Dexter Reid . 75
Topher Roberts, Paul Roberts,
Clay Roberson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Isaiah Robinson, Alex Rozek,
Brandon Russell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Jeff Scudder, Skip Seagraves,
Jonas Seawright, Kevin Sergent. . . . . 78
Ryan Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Bryan Smouse, David Stevenson,
Malcolm Stewart, Jeb Terry. . . . . . . . . 80
David Thornton, Michael Waddell . . . . 81
Greg Warren, Brent White,
Andre’ Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sean Williams, Jeremy Willis,
Jupiter Wilson, Marcus Wilson . . . . . . 83
Greg Woofter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
2001 Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-86
2001 CAROLINA FOOTBALL
88•SAM AIKEN
3•BOSLEY ALLEN
Wide Receiver
6-2, 200, Junior
Kenansville, N.C. • James Kenan
Wide Receiver
6-1, 200, Junior
Bradenton, Fla. • Southeast
Became one of the top playmakers on the
team during his sophomore season • Is the
Tar Heels’top threat over the middle • Has
good hands and can take a hit after making
the catch.
2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in all 11 games at wide receiver and
also was the Tar Heels’top kickoff return man • Was third on the team with 29
receptions for 410 yards (14.1 average) • Was second on the team with three
touchdown catches • Returned 18 kickoffs for 365 yards, an average of 20.3
yards, and two punts for 20 yards •Caught at least three passes in six of 11
games, including a career-high five catches against Florida State (77 yards) and
Virginia (31 yards) • Had a career-long 57-yard reception
vs. Clemson, which set up a 6-yard Ronald Curry
touchdown run one play later • Had eight catches of
at least 22 yards, including three catches over 40
yards • Had a 46-yard touchdown reception vs.
Wake Forest and a 43-yard TD catch vs. Florida
State • Caught four passes for 48 yards vs.
Marshall • Made four receptions the following
week for 24 yards vs. Georgia Tech • Made
at least one reception in all but one game,
the matchup with Pittsburgh.
1999 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Named UNC’s Co-Most Outstanding
Freshman along with defensive end Julius
Peppers • One of four freshmen to play •
Appeared in all 11 games at wide receiver
and returning kicks • Caught three passes for
16 yards, returned 13 kickoffs an average of
21.2 yards and 12 punts an average of 1.9
yards • His first college catch was a 6-yarder at
Clemson • Also had 5-yard receptions against
Houston and Maryland • Longest kickoff return was a 34yarder against Wake Forest • Also had a 33-yard return at
Maryland • Had a 14-yard punt return versus Duke.
One of the top playmakers in the Atlantic
Coast Conference • Is the Tar Heels’top deep
threat and is an outstanding punt return and
kick return man • Can take a short pass and
outrun defenders for a touchdown.
After missing the entire 1999 season due to
a major knee injury, Allen had a spectacular year in 2000 as the Tar Heels’top
receiver and leading punt returner • Started every game and had a team-high 40
receptions for 634 yards, an average of 15.9 yards per catch • Led the team with
four touchdown catches, including two in the season finale at Duke • Was fifth in
the ACC with 57.6 yards receiving per game and seventh in receptions per game
(3.64) • Returned 28 punts for a school-record 421 yards (15.0 average) and two
touchdowns • Was second in the ACC and 14th in the country in punt returns •
Tied the single-season ACC record with two punt returns for touchdowns • Gave
the Tar Heels a 28-14 lead at Wake Forest with a thrilling 78-yard punt return in
which he slipped through tackle-after-tackle and faked several Demon Deacons
who tried to bring him down • That play was voted the best punt return of the
season by “College Football Plays of the Year” • Also had a 63-yard
punt return for a touchdown at Duke • Scored three
times at Duke, including two receiving
touchdowns and a punt return
TD • Tied for the team lead
with six touchdowns (four
receiving, two punt returns)
SAM AIKEN
• Twice he went over the 100yard receiving mark in a game,
posting a career-high 111 yards on just
two catches at Wake Forest and 101 yards on six receptions at Duke •
Caught at least one pass in every game and had a career-high seven
receptions for 91 yards in UNC’s 20-17 win at Pittsburgh • Made nine
catches of at least 24 yards, including three catches over 50 yards • Had
a 60-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard reception at Wake Forest, a
54-yard catch vs. Georgia Tech and a 49-yard catch vs. Marshall •
Had six catches for 54 yards vs. Clemson and five catches for
59 yards at Virginia • Led the team with 1,133 all-purpose yards (103.0 average) • Returned five kickoffs for 85 yards (17.0 average), including
a long of 37 yards.
JAMES KENAN HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time all-conference recipient in football, basketball and
track and field • Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Shrine Bowl
• Caught six passes for 136 yards and a touchdown in the Shrine Bowl •
Led James Kenan High School in Warsaw, N.C., to an 11-2 record and the Bob Donnan
third round of the state 1-Aplayoffs in 1998 • As a
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senior, scored 20 touchdowns – 17 by reception
Nickname: Sleeper
and three on special teams • Caught passes for
Hobbies: Video games - Playstation and Dreamcast
more than 900 yards • Also intercepted 11 passes •
Favorite foods: Pizza, chicken
Rushed for 785 yards and had 500 receiving yards
Favorite singer: Jay-Z
and 14 touchdowns as a junior • Earned all-conferFavorite movies: Brothers, Staying Alive
ence honors in basketball and track • Played QB as
Favorite pro athlete: Torry Holt
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: San Francisco 49ers
a sophomore and halfback as a junior when he
Favorite class at UNC and why: French 40 because of the
rushed for 800 yards • Placed second in the state in
professor
the high jump • Coached by Kim Brown.
PERSONAL
Born Samuel Aiken on Dec. 14, 1980 in Clinton,
N.C. • Majoring in exercise and sports science.
Sam Aiken’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
1999
3
16
5.3
0
2000
29
410
14.1
3
Totals 32
426
13.3
3
LP
6
57
57
Interesting fact: I’m one of five brothers and sisters
I’d like to switch places for a day with: Randy Moss
Football-related superstitions: I always wear my game T-shirt
underneath my jersey
Career goals this season: 700-plus yards and eight touchdowns,
All-ACC
Player I’ve modeled my game after: Jerry Rice
In the off-season: I’ve worked on getting stronger and faster; I’ve
also worked out on my own outside of what we do in the weight
room
Greatest moment in my athletic career (so far): scoring against
Florida State
C A R O L I N A
F O O T B A L L
1999 • MEDICAL RED-SHIR T
Did not play due to injury • Injured his
left knee while returning a kickoff against
NC State on Nov. 28, 1998 • Was able
to return to practice in November 1999.
1998 • FRESHMAN
SEASON
Played in nine regular-season games
• Saw action on 156 snaps at wide
receiver and on special teams • Played
a season-high 42 snaps against Georgia
Tech • Caught three passes for 107
yards, an average of 35.7 yards per
catch • Returned eight punts for 58
yards (7.2 average) and four kickoffs
for 71 yards (17.8 average) • Had a 25yard punt return at Duke • Had a 21yard pass reception at Stanford, a 70yard reception at Wake Forest and a
16-yard catch at Florida State • The 70yard catch at Wake Forest late in the
first half set up a UNC field goal • The
16-yard catch at FSU came on a 4th-
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2001 PLAYER PROFILES
and-3 play from the Seminole 21-yard line, gave
UNC a first down at the 5-yard line and set up a
Tar Heel touchdown • Suffered a left knee injury
while returning a kickoff against NC State in the
final regular-season game • Tore the anterior cruciate, medial and lateral collateral ligaments and
underwent corrective surgery in late November.
SOUTHEAST KENAN HIGH SCHOOL
First-team all-state, all-area and honorable men tion All-South selection • Caught a 33-yard touch down pass in the Florida/Georgia All-Star Game •
Played for Coach Paul Maechtle • Made 29 receptions as a senior for 711 yards and 10 touchdowns •
Scored a total of 17 touchdowns as a senior •
Attended the same high school as former Florida
State receiver Peter Warrick • Played basketball
and ran track • Won two state 6-Atitles in the long
jump • Held district records in the long jump (24-6)
and triple jump (47-11) and regional records in the
long jump (24-9) and triple jump (48-8) • Averaged
14.9 points per game in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Bosley Lamar Allen on June 7, 1980 in
Tallahassee, Fla. • Majoring in sociology.
Bosley Allen’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year Rec Yds
Avg
TD
1998 3
107
35.7
0
2000 40
634
15.9
4
Totals 43
741
17.2
4
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Nicknames: Boz, Blaze
Hobby: Writing poetry
Favorite food: Fish
Favorite band: Burn One Click
Favorite book: Bible
Favorite athlete: Roy Jones Jr.
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: L.A. Raiders
Favorite Carolina football player (not including current teammates): Oscar Davenport
My best friend on another team: Arthur Gissendanner
(Houston)
Dream Vacation: Amsterdam
When I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: What an
intense guy. His attitude seems to be just get the job
done.
Why did you choose North Carolina: to be on the first
UNC national championship football team.
Greatest moment in my athletic career (so far): was
scoring my first TD on a punt return (at Wake Forest,
2000)
My goals for this season are: to be known as one of
the top receivers in the nation.
My career goals are: to make it to the NFL, then invest
in various businesses.
The highlight of the off-season has been: getting to
play with former players.
To prepare myself for each game I: think back on
when I was injured and not playing.
To improve my game since coming to UNC, I’ve:
studied film.
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70
60
70
12•KORY BAILEY
Wide Receiver
6-1, 188, Senior
Durham, N.C. • Northern
Ranks ninth in the UNC record book with
95 receptions and is 13th with 1,331 yards
receiving • One of the most consistent
receivers in the last few years • Is a versatile
receiver who can make the short play and also
go long.
2000 • JUNIOR SEASON
Started every game at wide receiver and was second on the team in
receiving and third in all-purpose yards • Had 32 catches for 550 yards –
a 17.2 yard average per catch – and two touchdowns • Was 10th in the
ACC with 50.0 receiving yards per game • Caught at least one pass in all
but one game • Did not have a reception vs. Maryland, snapping a 31game streak of catching at least one pass • Tied his career high with
seven catches and established a new career best with 129 yards receiving
vs. Clemson • That was the best day for a Tar Heel receiver in almost two
years (Na Brown had 142 yards vs. Maryland on Nov. 7, 1998) and it was
the second-most productive day for a UNC receiver vs. Clemson (L.C.
Stevens had 169 yards vs. the Tigers in 1997) • Had 101 yards receiving vs.
Marshall on six catches and had five catches for 82 yards vs. Florida State •
Hauled in a 16-yard dart from Ronald Curry in the fourth quarter vs. Marshall to
give Carolina a 13-9 lead •Made a dramatic 78-yard touchdown catch vs.
Georgia Tech • Pulled his hamstring after making the catch at the Georgia Tech
10-yard line, but was still able to score, dragging a Yellow Jacket defender into
the end zone • That catch tied the record for the longest by a Tar Heel in Kenan
Stadium history •Returned three kickoffs for 68 yards (22.7 average), including
a long of 25 yards • Had one punt return for 15 yards • Played 733 snaps, the
most of any Tar Heel receiver.
KORY BAILEY
C A R O L I N A
BOSLEY ALLEN
1999 •SOPHOMORE SEASON
Led the Tar Heels in all-purpose yards with 695, an average of 63.2 per game,
and in receptions with 25 for 418 yards • Played in all 11 games and started five
times • Averaged 16.7 yards per reception for the season, 17.1 in ACC contests •
Had a season-high six catches for 63 yards in the win at Indiana • Had 81 yards
on four catches against top-ranked Florida State • Caught two touchdown passes
– a 40-yarder from Domonique Williams against Duke and a 39-yarder from
Luke Huard against Houston • The Duke catch was a spectacular, aerial reception that gave the Tar Heels a 19-0 lead just before halftime • Finished the Duke
game with three catches for 57 yards • Grabbed three passes for 59 yards against
Furman • Caught two 45-yard passes, the longest passing plays of the season •
Connected with Williams on both 45-yard plays – one against Furman and one
against NC State • The latter play set up Carolina’s lone touchdown in the 10-6
upset win over the Wolfpack • Had at least one reception in all 11 games •
Averaged 18.6 yards on 12 kickoff returns and 4.1
yards on 15 punt returns. Saw action on 523
snaps.
Set UNC freshman records for most receptions in a season and game (tied) and most
touchdown receptions in a season • Caught 38
passes for 363 yards (9.6 per) and four touchdowns • Broke the previous record of 37
receptions by Randall Felton in 1989 • Tied
Felton’s and Corey Holliday’s freshman record
for single-game catches with seven against
both Maryland and Virginia • Second on the
team in all-purpose yards with 77.9 per
game • Led the team in punt returns with
13 for 13.1 yards per return and in kickoff
returns with 11 for 29.5 per return • Had a
season-long 45-yard punt return at Duke
• Returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score
against Georgia Tech
and had a 57-yard
kickoff return at
Virginia •
Holds the
UNC single-season
Bob Donnan
F O O T B A L L
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freshman record for
touchdown receptions with four • Set
the record with a 12yard grab against
Florida State • Had at
least one catch in all
11 regular-season
games and had TD
grabs against
Stanford, Clemson,
Wake Forest and
FSU • Caught a sea son-high seven passes for 31 yards in the
win against Maryland
and had seven receptions for 44 yards
against Virginia •
Made a sensational
32-yard touchdown
catch on a deep post
pattern against Wake
Forest • Key per former in Carolina’s
win over Pittsburgh as
he amassed 126 allpurpose yards against
the Panthers • Had
four catches for 47
yards, four punt
returns for 31 yards
and two kickoff
returns for 42 yards •
Set up the fourthquarter touchdown
that gave UNC a 2210 lead with a 33yard reception off a
screen pass. Caught a 20-yard TD pass from Oscar Davenport against Clemson
• Had four receptions for 50 yards against the Tigers • Made a spectacular catch
for a two-point conversion against San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl •
Moved into the starting lineup (in three wideout sets) after the season-ending
injury to Jason Peace • Made his first college catch against Miami and added
two receptions for 22 yards against Stanford • With 3:20 to play in the fourth
quarter against the Cardinal, he made an over-the-shoulder, 19-yard catch for a
touchdown • That catch, on a fourth-and-5 play, tied the game at 34-34 •
Opened the second half against Georgia Tech with a 95-yard kickoff return for a
touchdown • The return tied the sixth-longest return in UNC history and was the
first kickoff return for a TD by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium since 1991.
Hobbies: Music, movies and travel
Favorite foods: Seafood, pasta and pizza
Favorite musical entertainers: Isley Brothers, Jay-Z,
Sam Cooke
Favorite movie: Goonies
Favorite book: James and The Giant Peach
Favorite athletes: Randall Cunningham, Randy
Moss, Cris Carter, Vince Carter
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Philadelphia Eagles
Favorite Carolina football player (not including
current teammates): Na Brown
My best friend on another football team is:
Jermese Jones (Virginia)
When I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: This
man is serious about winning...not five years from
now, right now.
Best advice I’ve ever received (source): Always
work on developing your character. (my father)
Why did you choose Carolina: The people surrounding this place are genuine, the campus is beautiful and my parents could come to every game.
The word that best describes me is: Refocused
My greatest moment in sports (so far): was beating
NC State in overtime in Charlotte to go to a bowl
game.
My favorite thing about being a student-athlete at
UNC is: stepping into Kenan Stadium in front of
60,000 fans.
My career goals are: to play pro football and then
work in television.
My goals for this season are: to help this team win
and catch every ball thrown my way.
My football-related superstition is: look good
equals play good
My earliest football memory is: my mother making
me get back in a game at age nine after getting the
wind knocked out of me.
One thing most people don’t know about me is: I
enjoy opera music.
I’d like to add: A thank you to my fellow fifth-year
seniors who have endured a lot.
NORTHERN DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Played in the Shrine Bowl and had a 10-yard touchdown catch in North
Carolina’s 21-14 win • Coached by Gary Merrill • Made 34 receptions as a senior for 641 yards and eight touchdowns • Tied a state high school single-season
record with six touchdowns on punt returns • Had eight career punt returns for
TDs • Selected to the all-state team as a return specialist by the North Carolina
Prep Report • All-conference wide receiver and specialist and Co-Offensive
Back of the Year • Had 1,421 all-purpose yards as a senior • Had 71 receptions
for 1,253 yards and 16 scores over his last two years.
PERSONAL
Born Edward Kory Bailey on March 31, 1979 in Durham, N.C. • Majoring in
communications.
90•JERMICUS BANKS
Defensive End
6-3, 247, Freshman*
Raleigh, N.C. • Millbrook
MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Earl Smith • Led Millbrook
to a 13-1 record and a conference championship as a senior • Registered 85 tackles,
including a school-record 19 sacks • Had 14
tackles for losses • All-state selection • Was
named the Cap-8 Conference Defensive
Player of the Year • Also was the Defensive
Player of the Game for North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl • Two-time all-conference recipient • Also competed in track and field in the shot put • Averaged
10 points per game in basketball • Was all-conference in basketball as a junior •
Academic all-conference honoree • Volunteered at a Raleigh soup kitchen and
participated in the Big Brother program.
PERSONAL
Born Jermicus Antwan Banks on April 9, 1982 in Raleigh, N.C. • Favorite
athlete is Vince Carter • Best friend on another football team is Austin Herbert
(NCState) • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the San Francisco 49ers • Dream
vacation would be to go to Hawaii • Relative, Doug Smith, played for the
Houston Oilers • Would like to switch places for a day with Michael Jordan •
Speaks Spanish and writes poetry • Earliest football memory was scoring on an
80-yard touchdown run in ninth grade • Enrolled in the General College.
64•JUSTIN BARTON
Offensive Tackle
6-6, 315, Freshman*
Voorhees, N.J. • Eastern
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL
Played offensive tackle for Coach Larry
Ginsberg • Led Eastern to an 11-1 record and
a berth in the state playoffs where it lost by a
field goal in the championship game •
Credited with 33 pancake blocks • He also
played defensive tackle • Earned all-state, allarea (New Jersey, Delaware and
Pennsylvania) and All-South Jersey honors • Named Honorable Mention AllAmerica by USA Today • Prep Star All-Region Team • Named the top lineman
in South Jersey by the South Jersey Touchdown Club • Earned two all-conference honors in basketball (averaged 19 and 10 points per game) • Named the
best two-sport athlete in South Jersey by the ABC affiliate in Philadelphia.
PERSONAL
Born Justin F. Barton on Jan. 27, 1982 in Columbus, Ohio • Favorite athlete
is Orlando Pace • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys •
Favorite Carolina football player (not including current teammates) is Lawrence
Taylor • Best friend on another football team is Darryl Scott (Duke) • When he
first met Coach Bunting, he thought, “This man is going to get us going the
right way” • Would like to switch places for a day with Shaquille O’Neal • Is
cousins with Allan Houston (New York Knicks) and Otis Anderson (former New
York Giants player) • Highlight of the offseason was squatting 500 pounds • Can
play the saxophone • Enrolled in the General College.
Kory Bailey’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year Rec Yds
Avg.
TD
LP
1998 38
363
9.6
4
45
1999 25
418
16.7
2
45
2000 32
550
17.2
2
78
Totals 95
1331 14.0
8
78
C A R O L I N A
F O O T B A L L
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95•CHRIS BENDER
39•CHESLEY BORDERS
Place-kicker
5-11, 183, Senior
Wide Receiver
6-0, 187, Junior
Shelby, N.C. • Crest
In his only collegiate field goal attempt,
Bender booted a 28-yard field goal in
Carolina’s 30-9 victory over Tulsa in the season opener.
Saw action in four games and played 27
snaps • Caught just two passes, both against
Georgia Tech, for a total of 43 yards (21.5
average).
NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-conference and all-region honors
playing at Northern Durham High School for Coach Gary Merrill • Also played
goalie in soccer for three years and baseball for four years • Made 49 of 51
point-after tries and was five for nine in field goal attempts with a long kick of
42 yards • School’s top scholar-athlete • Hit .421 in baseball as a senior and was
named to the conference all-tournament team • Member of the National Honor
Society • Special Olympics volunteer.
Played in all 11 games at wide receiver and
on special teams • Made four receptions for 37 yards, an average of 9.2 yards per
catch • Made his first college catch against Florida State (seven yards) • Had a 9yard grab at Clemson and hauled in two passes for 21 yards at Maryland • Saw
action on 126 snaps with a season-high of 21 at Maryland • Voted the Most
Improved Player on offense for his play in spring practice • Was red-shirted in
1998.
PERSONAL
Born Christopher Ryan Bender on Oct. 6, 1978 in Durham, N.C. • Majoring in
sports administration • Favorite teams are the Yankees and Redskins • Favorite
athlete is Derek Jeter • Favorite Carolina player other than one of his teammates
is Charlie Justice • Career goal is to be UNC athletic director • Worked as an
intern for the Durham Bulls this summer • Greatest personal athletic moment
was kicking a 42-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to beat Cary • His
father played professional baseball with the New York Yankeesand football with
the Baltimore Colts • Majoring in exercise and sports science.
CREST HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-state, all-conference and All-Piedmont honors • Coached by Roy
Kirby • Honorable mention All-America by USA Today • Led the Chargers to an
11-3 record and berth in the state semifinals as a senior • Caught 40 passes for
1,073 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior • Averaged 26.8 yards per catch •
Had 80 receptions for 24 touchdowns over his last two years • Also played
strong safety • Ran the 100 and 200 meters in track and played shooting guard
on the basketball team for four years.
53•PALMER BLAIR
Deep Snapper
5-11, 217, Senior
Summerfield, N.C. • NW Guilford
PERSONAL
Born Chesley Nemiah Borders on August 4, 1980 in Shelby, N.C. • Majoring
in communications • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys •
Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders • Greatest personal athletic moment was winning the high school championship in 1996 • Focused on timing his routes correctly in the offseason • Hobbies include writing and singing • Says the word that
best describes him is “enthusiasm.”
Should compete for the deep snapper position after the graduation of both deep snappers
from last season.
NORTHWEST GUILFORD
Played defensive end, tight end and deep
snapper for four years at Northwest Guilford
High School • Coached by Charlie Groves •
Also threw the shot and discus for four years •
Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born Palmer Sligh Blair on Feb. 8, 1979 in Greensboro, N.C. • Favorite NFL
team as a kid was the NYGiants • Favorite athlete is Vince Carter • Best athletic
moment was going to the Gator Bowl as a freshman • Related to former Tar Heel
tight end Deems May • Would like to switch places for a day with Nike CEO
Phil Knight • Likes to ski, wake board, read and watch movies • Majoring in
business administration.
20•RONALD BREWER
Cornerback
5-5, 153, Junior
Chesapeake, Va. • Indian River
AT CAROLINA
Saw action on 27 snaps in 2000 and played
in games against NC State, Clemson, Virginia
and Pittsburgh, mainly on special teams •
Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on in the fall
1999.
INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
Played running back, defensive back and linebacker for four seasons at Indian
River High School in Chesapeake, Va. • Played for Coach Bob Parker • Was
named the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior • Had 40 tackles and two
interceptions as a senior • Also ran track for four years.
PERSONAL
Born Ronald Lewis Brewer Jr. on Oct. 24, 1981 in Portsmouth, Va. • Favorite
athlete is Cris Carter • Favorite Carolina football player (not including current
teammates) is Greg Ellis • Best friend on another football team is Jamaine
Winborne • After college he would like to become a physical therapist • Likes
listening to gospel music, playing video games and cooking • Says the word that
best describes him is “heart” • Greatest moment in his athletic career was playing
his first game as a Tar Heel vs. Georgia Tech • Best advice he received was to
“read the Bible daily” from his uncle, Michael Sanders • Goal this year is to
block a punt for a touchdown • Majoring in exercise and sport science.
C A R O L I N A
F O O T B A L L
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81•DOUG BROWN
57•DEVLLEN BULLARD
Tight End
6-5, 251, Senior
Winston-Salem, N.C. • Parkland
Linebacker
6-1, 219, Freshman*
Red Springs, N.C. • Purnell-Swett
Enters fall camp as the starting tight end •
Had a great spring • Has played most of his
career on special teams • Is considered the
team’s best blocking tight end, but needs to
improve his receiving skills.
AT CAROLINA
Enters the 2001 season with a chance to see
significant playing time at tight end • Came out of spring ball as the second-team
tight end • Spent the previous two seasons as a backup tight end behind Alge
Crumpler and Dauntae’Finger • Played in all 11 games in 2000, primarily on
special teams • Played 127 snaps • Saw action on special teams and at tight end
in all 11 games in 1999 • Played defensive end his first year and a half at UNC,
but moved to tight end near the end of 1998 • Saw action in all 12 contests in
1998 • Made five tackles, including two primary stops • Had two tackles, one
solo, against Georgia Tech and three tackles, one solo, at Wake Forest • Was redshirted in 1997.
PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL
First-team All-North Piedmont Conference at defensive end • Played for
Coach Bernard Faulk • Had 63 solo tackles, 51 assists and 19 quarterback sacks
as a senior • Had 72 tackles, including 14 sacks as a junior • Played center on the
basketball team for four seasons • Also attended Mount Tabor High.
Was having an outstanding spring until he
injured his knee in the second week of practice • Should be ready for fall workouts • Is
one of the hardest hitters on the team and if
healthy, could contribute this season.
PURNELL-SWETT HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Walt Locklear • Made
145 tackles as a senior inside linebacker • Played for North Carolina in the
annual Shrine Bowl • Was named the County Defensive Player of the Year •
First-team All-Southeastern 4-AConference and first-team All-Robeson County •
Had 121 tackles, including four sacks, as a junior • Was in the top 10 percent
academically in his class • He also played two seasons at Red Springs High
School.
PERSONAL
Born October 23, 1981 • Favorite athlete is Zach Thomas • Favorite NFLteam
as a kid was the Washington Redskins • Favorite former Carolina football player
is Brian Simmons • Has always been his dream to play for Carolina • Career
goals are to graduate and play pro football • Is a Native American (Lumbee) •
Wants to improve his strength • Enrolled in the General College.
91•WILL CHAPMAN
PERSONAL
Born Douglas Simpson Brown on Aug. 25, 1978 in Winston-Salem, N.C. •
Majoring in communications • Wants to improve his blocking, body strength and
pass catching ability • Post-school ambition is to teach.
Defensive Tackle
6-4, 271, Sophomore
Lexington, Ky. • Episcopal
The son of former Carolina football letterman Bill Chapman, Will Chapman has made
great progress in the Tar Heels’off-season
conditioning program, gaining about 50
pounds since he entered the UNC program in
1999 • Should start at defensive tackle in
2001.
13•JUSTIN BROWNE
Cornerback
5-9, 185, Sophomore
Arlington, Texas • Lamar
AT CAROLINA
Suffered a knee injury in one of Carolina’s
first preseason practices in 1999 and missed
the rest of the season and 2000 spring practice
• Received a medical redshirt.
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
Led Lamar to a 9-2 record and the first
round of the state 5Aplayoffs • Earned first-team all-district and all-area honors
in each of his final two years • Coached by Eddie Peach • Made 23 tackles and
picked off three passes as a senior • Also ran track • Competed in the 100 and
200 meters and the sprint relays.
PERSONAL
Born Justin Cullen Browne on Dec. 22, 1980 • Favorite NFLteam as a kid
was the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite athlete is Barry Sanders • Dream vacation
would be in Rio de Janeiro • Favorite Carolina football player (not including current players) is Lawrence Taylor • His dad played football at Michigan • Says
the word that best describes him is “outgoing” • Majoring in communications.
C A R O L I N A
Played last year as a walk-on defensive tackle, but is now on scholarship •
Played in every game last season as a backup defensive tackle • Was quite productive with 31 tackles, including 21 solo stops and 10 assists • Played 211
snaps, an average of 19.2 per game • Played a season-high 32 snaps in the season
opener vs. Tulsa •Finished
the season with eight tackUP CLOSE WITH
les for loss for 25 yards,
WILL CHAPMAN
including 2.5 sacks • Had
Hobbies: Hunting and scuba diving
1.5 sacks in the Tar Heels’
Favorite band: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Favorite book: A Painted House by John Grisham
20-15 win over Marshall •
Had a season-high six tack- Favorite athletes: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Phil
Mickelson
les vs. Clemson and NC
Favorite former Carolina football player:
State • Made two tackles
Lawrence Taylor
for loss for six yards,
Best friend on another team: Bryson Spinner
including a five-yard sack
(Virginia)
against the Tigers.
Dream vacation: Bora Bora
EPISCOPAL HIGH
SCHOOL
Played football, basketball and lacrosse at
Episcopal High in
Alexandria, Va. • Team was
9-0 and conference champion his senior year •
Earned all-state honors for
prep schools in football
When Ifirst met Coach Bunting, I thought: he
looked like Dick Butkus
I’d like to switch places for a day with: Phil
Mickelson
The word that best describes me is: hardworking
The most interesting thing I did this summer
was: go hunting in South Africa
My goal this season is to: help the team to a
bowl game
To prepare for a game: I visualize myself making
plays
F O O T B A L L
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and basketball • Two-time
all-conference selection •
Played defensive end,
middle linebacker and
tight end.
PERSONAL
Born William Cherard
Chapman III on Feb. 25,
1981 in Jacksonville, Fla.
• His dad, Bill, played
football at Carolina under
Coach Bill Dooley from
1970-72, and was a teammate of head coach John
Bunting • History major.
WILL CHAPMAN
94•DONTI COATS
Defensive Tackle
6-3, 287, Sophomore
Chesapeake, Va. • Oscar Smith
Played in seven games as a backup defensive tackle and had eight tackles, including
five solo tackles and three assists • Played 55
snaps, including a season-high 14 snaps vs.
Maryland • Had four tackles (two solo, two
assists) and one tackle for loss against the
Terps.
OSCAR SMITH HIGH SCHOOL
Played defensive end and offensive tackle for Coach Bill Lyons at Oscar
Smith High School. Was the team’s leading tackler with 51 hits. Earned secondteam all-district honors and was named the team’s Most Valuable Lineman. Team
captain. Played football only the last two years. Made 38 tackles, including 11
for losses and four sacks, as a junior. Also played basketball and threw the shot
in track and field.
PERSONAL
Born Donti Laron Coats on May 30, 1981 in Norfolk, Va. • Nickname is
“Tay” • Wants to play with more confidence and speed this season • Favorite
NFLteam as a kid was the Detroit Lions • Favorite former Carolina player is
Mike Voight • Favorite athlete is Barry Sanders • Also plays the trumpet •
Majoring in exercise and sports science.
25•DEFONTE COLEMAN
tion and started the final eight
games of the season • Emerged as
one of the Tar Heels’top tacklers,
finishing the season third on the
team with 78 hits, including 42
solo tackles and 36 assists • Broke
up two passes and had one interception • Had a career-high 14
tackles on two occasions –vs. NC
State and vs. Maryland • After
moving in the starting lineup, he
had at least nine tackles in five of
eight games • Had 13 tackles vs.
Clemson, 10 tackles at Pittsburgh,
14 tackles vs. Maryland and nine
tackles at Duke • Made five tackles vs. Marshall in his first career
start • Played 631 snaps, an average of 57.4 per game • Played an
average of 75 snaps in the final
six games of the season.
UP CLOSE WITH
DEFONTE COLEMAN
Hobbies: Playing video games, reading,
playing with kids
Favorite food: Pork chops
Favorite band: Canton Spirituals
Favorite movie: Rudy
Favorite book: The Bible
Favorite athlete: Jerry Rice
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Chicago
Bears
Favorite former Carolina player: Charlie
Justice
Dream vacation: Bahamas
When I first met Coach Bunting, I
thought: he was a very energetic person
Best advice I’ve ever received (source):
Put God first and all things are possible
(mom)
I’d like to switch places for a day with:
Michael Jordan
I chose Carolina because: it ranks at the
top for academics, athletics and social
environment
My career goals are to: coach at the high
school level and work with underprivileged
kids
My goals for this season are: to make six
or more interceptions and be more productive on special teams
The highlight of the offseason was:
becoming a “Super Ram” in the weight
room
1999 • FRESHMAN
SEASON
Played in 10 games and made
one reception for 11 yards • The
11-yard catch came on a fake punt
and set up a field goal in UNC’s
10-6 win over NC State • Saw
action on 184 snaps, including a
high of 27 at Maryland • Saw
action on special teams coverage •
Made five tackles, including three
primary stops • Recorded a safety
against Houston when he tackled
the Cougars’punter in the end
zone • Was redshirted in 1998.
NORTH LENOIR HIGH
SCHOOL
Played for Coach Wayne Floyd
• Made 68 career receptions for
2,020 yards and 25 touchdowns •
As a senior he hauled in a schoolrecord 35 receptions for 550 yards
and 10 touchdowns • Had a
school-record 11 interceptions as a
DEFONTE COLEMAN
junior • Member of the North
Carolina Shrine Bowl team •
Earned all-conference honors two
times and all-area honors on three occasions • Averaged 22 points and 12
rebounds per game in basketball • Three-time all-conference, all-area basketball
player • Made the honor roll 11 times • D.A.R.E. Role Model.
PERSONAL
Born DeFonte Trevell Coleman on Dec. 5, 1979 in Kinston, N.C. • Majoring
in exercise and sports science.
5•JONATHAN CORK
Free Safety
6-1, 193, Junior
Kinston, N.C. • North Lenoir
Has the potential to be a standout safety •
Is one of the hardest-hitting defensive backs
on the team.
Named UNC’s Co-Most Improved Player
on Defense • Began the year as the top reserve
at safety, but moved into the starting lineup in
the fourth game of the season vs. Marshall • Never relinquished the starting posi-
C A R O L I N A
Place-kicker
6-0, 155, Junior
Charlotte, N.C. • Myers Park
Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on in spring
2000 • Earned all-conference honors at
Myers Park High School in Charlotte • Was
coached by Gil Carroll • As a senior, he made
all 31 of his point after attempts and was 3 for
4 in field goal tries • Kicked off and had 13
touchbacks • Played football for four years
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and played soccer for two seasons • National Honor Society student who graduated from the school’s International Baccalaureate program •
PERSONAL
Born Jonathan Richard Cork on Oct. 18, 1980, in Toms River, N.J. • Favorite
teams are the Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers and Manchester United Football
Club • Favorite UNC athlete is Julius Peppers • Greatest personal athletic
moment was kicking a game-winning, 34-yard field goal to beat Providence
High • His cousin, Patrick Jeffers, played at Virginia and is now a wide receiver
for the Carolina Panthers • Would like to switch places for a day with Alex
Rodriguez • Favorite former UNCplayer was Natrone Means • Dream vacation
is to go to Australia and spend a day with the Crocodile Hunter.
1•RONALD CURRY
Quarterback
6-2, 200, Senior
Hampton, Va. • Hampton
• All-ACC Candidate
• Set the school record with 2,676 total yards
of offense in 2000
• Starting point guard on UNC’s basketball
team
• One of the nation’s best two-sport athletes
• Helped lead UNC to a No. 1 ranking in basketball in 2000-01
• Tied for the team lead with six touchdowns
in 2000
• Needs just 520 yards to break the career school record for total offense set by
Jason Stanicek from 1990-93.
Voted UNC’s Offensive MVP• Established the single-season total offense
school record with 2,676 yards, including 2,325 passing yards and 351 rushing yards • Ranked fourth in the ACC and 23rd in the country,
averaging 243.3 total offense yards per game • Set a school
record with 211.4 yards passing per game • Completed
163 of 304 attempts for 2,325 yards and had 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions • Had a pass efficiency rating of 121.91 • Was second on the team in rushing,
with 119 carries for 363 yards, averaging 33.1
yards per game •Threw 38 passes of at
least 20 yards, including 13 passes over
40 yards and eight passes over fifty
yards • Tossed eight touchdowns
over 27 yards and four over 50
yards.
2000 Game-by-game
Tulsa: Was 12 of 22
for 192 yards and no
interceptions in the
first game of the season vs. Tulsa, his first
game back since injuring his Achilles tendon
in 1999 • Completed a 35-yard pass to Sam
Aiken which led to a UNC field goal
• Completed one pass to Jamal Jones for
25 yards which set up a touchdown
and then hit Jones later in the game
on a 55-yard TD play.
Wake Forest: Completed just
six of 12 passes for 143
yards • Accounted for
106 yards with two pass es – a 46-yard TD pass
to Aiken that gave
Carolina its first lead of
the game and a 60-yard
scoring pass to Bosley
Allen that capped a 35-14 victory.
Florida State: Threw for 235 yards on 15 of 31 passing and had one touchdown
and one interception • Was sacked four times • Threw a 43-yard touchdown pass
to Aiken in the third quarter.
Marshall: Tossed two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lead Carolina to a
come-from-behind, 20-15 victory over the Thundering Herd • Completed 24 of
39 passes for 292 yards • Established career highs in pass attempts and completions and posted the sixth-highest yardage figure in his career • It marked the
first time in his career he threw for over 200 yards in back-to-back games •
Threw touchdown passes of 16 yards to Kory Bailey and 49 yards to Aiken in
the fourth quarter.
Georgia Tech: Established several UNC records in the Tar Heels’42-28 loss •
Completed 17 of 31 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns • Also rushed 10
times for 12 yards and finished with 400 yards of total offense • Set the school
record for most passing yards by a Carolina player in Kenan Stadium, most total
yards by a Carolina player in Kenan Stadium, most passing yards in two consecutive games (688), most total yards (712) in two consecutive games and most
passing yards per attempt (12.5 yards per 31 attempts) in a single-game •
Connected with Bailey on a 78-yard TD pass, the longest TD pass by a Tar Heel
in Kenan Stadium • The 388 passing yards are the third-highest total in school
history and the 400 total yards are the third-highest total in school history •
Completed five passes of at least 50 yards, including a 50-yard pass to Jones, a
54-yarder to Allen, a 59-yard pass to Alge Crumpler and a 78-yard pass to
Bailey.
NC State: Passed for 114 yards and rushed for 57 yards and one touchdown •
Completed 11 of 24 passes • After falling behind, 24-7, Curry led Carolina on
three consecutive drives to cut the lead to 24-20, including a six-yard touchdown
run in the second quarter.
Clemson: Completed 18 of 34 passes for 314 yards and rushed for 23 yards and
one touchdown • It was his fifth-highest passing total of his career • In building a
17-0 first-quarter lead, he had a 31-yard pass on UNC’s first drive, a 57-yard
pass on the second drive and 57-yard pass on the third drive •
Scored on a 6-yard running play to give UNC a 17-0 lead.
Virginia: Had 22 completions and tied his career-high with
39 attempts • Passed for 223 yards and rushed for 29 yards.
Pittsburgh: Was 13 of 32 for 164 yards and rushed for 35
yards in a 20-17 victory at Pittsburgh • Threw a 24-yard
pass to Allen to set up Carolina’s first touchdown
• Completed a 34-yard and an 11-yard pass in the Tar
Heels’final fourth-quarter scoring drive.
Maryland: Completed seven of 16 passes for a
season-low 42 yards • Rushed 11 times for 53
yards and scored a touchdown • With Carolina
trailing, 10-6 in the fourth quarter, Curry dashed
up the middle on a quarterback draw for a 25yard rushing score and a 13-10 victory.
Duke: Threw for 218 yards and rushed for a
career-high 105 yards in Carolina’s record-setting 5921 victory • Accounted for a career-high four touch downs, including two rushing TDs and two passing
TDs • Completed three passes over 20 yards, including
a 41-yard pass on the first drive of the game to set up a
Willie Parker TD •Helped Carolina set an ACC record
with 52 first-half points.
Despite missing more than six contests after rupturing his right
Achilles’tendon vs. Georgia Tech, he led UNC in total offense yards, pass
completions and passing yards • Posted a pass efficiency rating of 92.00 •
Completed 54 of 110 passes for 682 yards • Tossed three touchdown passes
and was picked off 10 times • Averaged 136.4 passing yards per game • Led
the Tar Heels with 908 total offense yards • The next two players combined for
just 838 yards • Averaged 181.6 total offense yards per game • Accounted for
65.8 percent of Carolina’s total offense in the four full games in which he played
• That was the highest percentage by any player in the ACC • Through the four
Ronald Curry’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year
Comp Att INT Pct Yds TD
1998
66
147 7
.449 975
6
1999
54
110 10 .491 682
3
2000
163
204 12 .536 2,325 11
Totals 283
561 29 .504 3,982 20
LP
70
41
78
78
Rush
80
60
119
259
Yds
419
226
351
996
Allsport
C A R O L I N A
F O O T B A L L
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Avg
5.2
3.8
3.1
3.8
TD
2
2
6
10
LP
30
31
46
46
full games in which he played, Curry
was third in the ACC in total offense
(38th nationally) • Played his best
game of the year in Carolina’s 42-30
win at Indiana. Completed 19 of 24
passes (79.2%) for 241 yards, had
two touchdown passes and posted a
rating of 182.65 against the Hoosiers
• Scored on a 1-yard run and had a
25-yard touchdown pass to Jason
Peace and an 11-yard strike to
Dauntae’Finger in the victory at IU •
Rushed for 55 yards and hit Anthony
Saunders for 18 yards and a touchdown in the opening game loss to
Virginia • The TD pass to Saunders
and subsequent two-point conversion
pass to Finger tied the game at 17 in
the fourth quarter • Curry displayed
remarkable scrambling skills and
poise on both the touchdown and
two-point passes and they remained
two of the top highlight plays of the season •
Was 10 for 28 for 147 yards against Virginia,
11 for 26 for 119 yards against Florida State
and 12 for 28 for 162 yards against Clemson •
Was intercepted nine times and sacked 15
times in those three defeats • Set up a Carolina
touchdown at Clemson with a 31-yard scramble • Was off to a fast start in the game at
Georgia Tech before he was injured • Led the
Tar Heels on an opening drive that he capped
with a brilliant, 30-yard touchdown run •
Carolina was leading the No. 7 Yellow Jackets,
7-0, when he was injured • Underwent surgery
on October 10th.
RONALD CURRY
Bob Donnaon
UP CLOSE WITH RONALD CURRY
Hobbies: Basketball, swimming
Athletes I most admire: Isiah Thomas, Randall Cunningham
Favorite food: Lasagna
Favorite musical performer: Jay-Z
Interesting fact about myself: My grandparents raised me
Favorite former Carolina player: Oscar Davenport
When I first met Coach Bunting, I thought he: Is straight to the
point
Would like to switch places for a day with: His grandparents
I choose Carolina: so I could play football and basketball
Greatest moment in my athletic career has been: playing
against and with Michael Jordan
The word that describes me best is: Different
I enjoy: spending time with my family and friends
My favorite thing about being a student-athlete at UNC is:
Carolina is different from anywhere I have been
My career goal is: to play in the NFLor NBA
In the offseason I have: worked on my throwing motion
I’ve modeled my game after: Randall Cunningham
My earliest football memory is: playing running back in sixth
grade
One thing people don’t know about me is: I keep everything
bottled up inside me
One talent I have, other than football is: playing the saxophone
Since coming to Carolina: I have become stronger
Most Valuable Offensive Player in the Tar
Heels’20-13 win over San Diego State in the
Las Vegas Bowl • Led all rushers in the bowl
game with 93 yards and scored on a dazzling,
48-yard run on the final play of the opening
quarter • Finished second in the voting for
ACC Freshman of the Year behind NC State
tailback Ray Robinson • Led the Tar Heels
with 1,394 total offense yards, a UNC singleseason total offense record for a freshman •
The previous record was held by tailback Amos
Lawrence, who had 1,231 yards in 1977 • Was the first freshman to lead UNC in
total offense since Lawrence • Completed 66 of 147 passes for 975 yards and six
touchdowns • Completed 52 of his 66 passes in the first six games • Threw for a
school freshman record 975 passing yards • Mike Thomas previously held the
UNC freshman record with 831 yards in 1992 • Set the UNC freshman singleseason record with 66 completions • The previous record was 57 by Chuck
Sharpe in 1978 • Threw six touchdown passes, also a UNC freshman single-season record • The previous mark was five by Sharpe in 1978 • In his three road
starts (at Stanford, Wake Forest and Florida State), he was a combined 37 for 69
for 583 yards and four touchdowns • Posted pass efficiency ratings better than
100.00 in three of the four games he was the team’s primary quarterback • He
had a rating of 152.78 at Wake Forest, 144.50 at Stanford and 108.95 against
Miami (Ohio) • Rushed for 50 or more yards in six games (93 vs. San Diego
State, 75 vs. Maryland, 74 vs. Georgia Tech, 66 vs. Stanford, 50 vs. Duke and 50
vs. NC State) • Second on the team in rushing yards with 419 • Averaged 5.2
yards per carry, including sacks • Completed 19 of 34 passes for 304 yards, two
touchdowns and one interception against Stanford in his first college start • Had
a team-high 66 rushing yards on 13 carries • Was named the ACC Rookie of the
Week for his play against the Cardinal • Against Stanford, he threw a 69-yard
touchdown pass to Na Brown and a 19-yard scoring pass to Kory Bailey and
scored himself on an 8-yard run • The 69-yard pass cut Stanford’s lead to 13-10,
the 8-yard run in the fourth quarter evened the game at 27-27, and the 19-yard
pass to Bailey tied the score at 34-34 • Set Carolina freshman records against
Stanford for most total offense yards in a game (370), most passing yards in a
C A R O L I N A
game (304), most completions (19),
most total offense plays (47) and
longest touchdown pass (69 yards) •
The 304 yards passing marked the
11th-highest figure in Carolina history by any player and was the 12th
300-yard passing game by a Tar
Heel • The 370 yards of total offense
marked the fourth-highest total
offense figure in school history •
Made subsequent starts against
Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and
Florida State • Relieved an injured
Oscar Davenport on the fifth play of
Carolina’s initial possession in the
1998 opener against Miami •
Completed 11 of 22 passes for 115
yards and one touchdown against the
RedHawks • Tossed a four-yard
touchdown pass to tight end Allen
Mogridge late in the first half that
gave Carolina a 10-0 advantage •
Completed 13 of 22 passes for 230 yards at
Wake Forest • Threw one touchdown pass
and was picked off once • In addition to a
32-yard touchdown to Bailey, he had a 70yard completion to Bosley Allen and a 50yard completion to Na Brown • The 70-yard
completion is the longest by a UNC freshman quarterback • Was 5 for 13 for 49 yards
and one touchdown and rushed three times
for 17 yards at Florida State • Set up
Carolina’s first field goal with an 11-yard
scramble on 3rd-and-12 and engineered the
Tar Heels’lone touchdown drive in the
fourth quarter • Facing 4th-and-3 at the FSU
21, Curry miraculously escaped a sack and
tossed a 16-yard completion to Allen for a
first down at the FSU 5 • Three plays later,
facing 3rd-and-goal from the 7, Curry found
Kory Bailey for a touchdown • Led the Tar
Heels in rushing with 75 yards on eight carries against Maryland • Completed 4 of 8
passes for 80 yards, including a 44-yard
touchdown to Na Brown • Set up Deon
Dyer’s one-yard TD run in the fourth quarter
with a spectacular 28-yard dash to the
Maryland 6-yard line.
CAROLINA BASKETBALL
2000-2001: Starting point guard on Carolina’s ACC regular-season championship team • Started the final 21 games of the regular season, 18 of which were
UNC wins • Began practicing with the basketball team on Nov. 20th, two days
after the final football game • Averaged over five points and four assists during
the regular season • Scored a career-high 14 points against NC State • Dished out
a career-high eight assists vs. Maryland • Scored 11 points, seven assists and hit
a career-high three three-pointers in the 86-83 win at Maryland.
Prior: Unable to play in 1999-2000 due to injury • Played in 26 games as a
freshman • Played in five of the first 13 games, then joined the team for good
after the Las Vegas Bowl • Appeared in every game beginning with the
December 22nd game at Georgia Tech • Scored 73 points, grabbed 39 rebounds
and handed out 43 assists • Compiled season highs in points (13), rebounds
(five), assists (seven) and steals (two) in his first start, a 75-66 win over Georgia
Tech on January 31st • Hit a key three-pointer in the win at NC State • That basket gave Carolina the lead for good • Had five assists and only one turnover in
home win over Florida State • Named UNC’s defensive player of the game in the
home win over the Wolfpack.
HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL
Named the National Football Player of the Year by Parade, Gatorade, the
Atlanta Touchdown Club (Bobby Dodd Award) and the Columbus (Ohio)
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Touchdown Club, the National Football Player of the Year on offense by USA
Today and the McDonald’s National Basketball Player of the Year • Recipient of
the Morgan Wootten Award and the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Trophy for
achievements in athletics, scholarship and community service • Member of the
National Honor Society and the Latin Honor Society • Played four years of football for Coach Mike Smith and basketball for Coach Walter Brower at Hampton
High School • Played quarterback, safety, punter and returned punts and kickoffs
• Led Hampton to three consecutive football state championships • Hampton
was 13-0 his senior year and posted a state record 40 consecutive wins • In his
career, he was responsible for 186 touchdowns (90 passing, 74 rushing and 22
by returns) • As a senior, he completed 119 of 226 passes (.527) for 2,577 yards
and 27 touchdowns and rushed 115 times for 866 yards and 22 touchdowns •
Returned four punts for scores and had eight interceptions, including one he
returned 101 yards for a touchdown.
In his career, he passed for 8,212 yards and 90 touchdowns and rushed for
3,307 yards and 74 scores • Set state records for passing yards and total offense
yards (11,519) • Completed 370 of 701 passes in his career • Scored 22 touchdowns on kickoff or punt returns • Earned first-team all-state quarterback honors
in each of his four seasons • All-state as a defensive back and kick returner in
each of his last three years • Virginia High School Offensive and Defensive
Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons • Sports Illustrated’s High
School Player of the Month in September 1997.
Set school records in basketball for points and assists • Averaged 21.9 points,
5.7 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior • Led Hampton to
the basketball state title as a junior • Most Valuable Player of the 1998
McDonald’s High School Basketball All-Star Game • Was the slam dunk champion at the McDonald’s Game • First-team Parade All-America and second-team
Street & Smith All-America in basketball as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born Ronald Antonio Curry on May 28, 1979, in Hampton, Va. • Majoring in
Afro-American studies.
Ronald Curry Game-by-Game Statistics
1998
Start
C-A-Int.
vs. Miami (Ohio)
13-26-0
at Stanford
✔
19-34-1
vs. Georgia Tech
✔
8-21-2
vs. Clemson
0-3-0
vs. Pittsburgh
1-6-1
at Wake Forest
✔
13-22-1
at Florida State
✔
5-13-0
vs. Maryland
4-8-1
at Virginia
3-9-1
at Duke
1-6-0
vs. NC State
1-4-0
vs. San Diego State
1-2-0
(Las Vegas Bowl)
Totals
4
66-147-7
Pct.
.500
.559
.381
.000
.167
.591
.385
.500
.333
.167
.250
.500
Yards
115
304
115
0
20
230
49
80
25
15
22
3
TDs
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
LP
33
69
45
0
20
70
18
44
14
15
22
3
.449
975
6
70
1999
vs. Virginia
at Indiana
vs. Florida State
at Clemson
at Georgia Tech
Totals
Start
C-A-Int.
✔
10-28-2
✔
19-24-1
✔
11-26-3
✔
12-28-4
✔
2-4-0
5
54-110-10
Pct.
.357
.792
.423
.429
.500
.491
Yards
147
241
119
162
13
682
TDs
1
2
0
0
0
3
LP
24
34
41
37
9
41
2000
vs. Tulsa
at Wake Forest
at Florida State
vs. Marshall
vs. Georgia Tech
vs. NC State
vs. Clemson
at Virginia
at Pittsburgh
vs. Maryland
vs. Duke
Totals
Start
C-A-Int.
✔
12-22-0
✔
6-12-0
✔
15-31-1
✔
24-39-2
✔
17-31-2
✔
11-24-0
✔
18-34-2
✔
22-39-1
✔
13-32-2
✔
7-16-1
✔
18-24-1
11
163-304-12
Pct.
.545
.500
.484
.615
.548
.458
.529
.564
.406
.438
.750
.536
Yards
192
143
235
292
388
114
314
223
164
42
218
2325
TDs
1
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
11
LP
55
60
43
49
78
33
57
27
34
16
41
78
C A R O L I N A
6•DANNY DAVIS
Wide Receiver
6-0, 194, Senior
Manteo, N.C. • Manteo
Played in seven games at wide receiver and
on special teams • Injured his hamstring
against Georgia Tech and missed the next
three games • Played a total of 94 snaps,
including a season-high 27 at Florida State •
Had one special teams tackle vs. Marshall.
Played in seven games at wide receiver and as a special teams standout • Had
four receptions for 38 yards • Had receptions against Florida State, Clemson,
Maryland and Duke • Each of the last three catches were for first downs and
were for 11, 15 and 10 yards, respectively • Missed several games due to a concussion • Played 98 snaps.
Outstanding special teams contributor as a freshman • Also saw limited action
as a reserve wide receiver • Had five special teams tackles in the season opening
game against Miami • Blocked a punt against Pittsburgh midway through the
fourth quarter • Two plays after the blocked punt, UNC scored a touchdown •
Caught two passes for 21 yards • Had a 12-yard catch against Georgia Tech and
a nine-yard reception against Clemson • Played in the first nine games • Injured a
hamstring early in the game at Virginia • Did not play in the final three games •
Saw action on 163 snaps • Was red-shirted in 1997.
MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time All-Southeast Region selection • 1995 Area Offensive Player of the
Year • Named all-state in 1996 by North Carolina Prep News • Earned AllNortheast Conference honors for three straight years • Was all-conference as a
receiver for two years, at running back for two years and specialist as a senior •
Played for Coach Steve Basnight at Manteo • Scored four touchdowns and had
706 all-purpose yards as a senior • Scored 14 times, including a 72-yard punt
return and 92-yard kickoff return, and compiled 1,900 all-purpose yards as a junior • Was a three-time all-conference selection in basketball • Was a member of
the state 2-Abaseball champions and hit a home run in the title game • Was
never thrown out attempting to steal a base • Made the regional track meet in the
high jump and 100 meters • North Carolina Scholar.
PERSONAL
Born Daniel Hines Davis II on April 3, 1978, in Virginia Beach, Va. •
Majoring in exercise and sport science • Thought to be the first person of
Vietnamese descent to play for the Tar Heels • His brother and mother were born
in Vietnam • His father, Dan, played football, baseball and boxed at Carolina •
Favorite pro teams are the Toronto Raptors and Dallas Cowboys • Favorite athlete is Ikey Davis (brother) • Favorite former Carolina football player is Greg
Harris • Has modeled his game after former Tar Heel Na Brown • His earliest
football memory was scoring five touchdowns in a game in eighth grade •
Dream vacation would be playing for the National Championship • Greatest athletic achievement was making five special teams tackles in his college football
debut against Miami • Other favorite sport is basketball • Post-college ambition
is to coach.
F O O T B A L L
•
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47•ERIC DAVIS
Defensive Tackle
6-3, 263, Junior
Rockingham, N.C.
Richmond County
Played in all 11 games as a back-up defensive tackle • Played 153 snaps, including a
season-high 30 vs. Clemson • Finished the
year with 14 tackles, including seven solo
stops and seven assists • Had three tackles for
loss for five yards and 1.5 sacks for nine yards
• Both sacks came in the 20-15 Marshall victory •Had a season-high three tackles against Georgia Tech.
Played in six games, primarily on special teams coverage •Saw limited action
as a reserve defensive end • Played on 59 snaps during the season • Made three
tackles • Made his first career tackle in the win at Indiana • Also had two tackles
at Maryland • Was redshirted in 1998.
RAVENSCROFT HIGH SCHOOL
Born Robert McGarraugh Davis on Nov. 3, 1981 in Raleigh, N.C. • Likes to
hunt and fish • Favorite food is steak • Favorite musical entertainer is Jimmy
Buffett • Favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption • Favorite athlete is
George Brett • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys • Dream
vacation is Australia • Favorite former Carolina football player is Lawrence
Taylor • Would like to switch places for a day with Zach Thomas.
11•DARIAN DURANT
Quarterback
5-11, 227, Freshman*
Florence, S.C. • Wilson
Should challenge for the back-up position
at quarterback • Has a strong arm and is
accurate • Played well in the spring, completing 8 of 14 passes for 135 yards and one
touchdown in the Spring Game.
RICHMOND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Member of Richmond County team that went 15-0 and won the state 4-A
championship his senior year • Played for Coach Daryl Barnes • Played defensive end and outside linebacker • Earned all-conference and second-team all-state
honors as a senior • Played in the Shrine Bowl • As a senior he made 87 tackles,
including nine quarterback sacks • Intercepted two passes • Ran one of the interceptions back for a touchdown in the conference championship game • Threetime all-conference selection • Two-time all-region pick • Made 115 tackles,
including nine sacks and six others for losses as a junior • Threw the shot in
track.
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Darryl Page • Led his
team to a 10-4 record and a berth in the state 4-Asemifinals • He broke a bone in
his left leg in the fourth game of his senior season and missed the next six games
• Wilson was averaging 60 points a game in the first three games before he was
injured • Completed 172 of 292 passes in the eight games in which he played •
Passed for 2,446 yards, a single-season school record, and 25 touchdowns (tied
his own record) this year • In his three-year career he threw for 7,241 yards and
69 scores • Also rushed for 24 career touchdowns • A Super Prep All-America,
Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today and Prep Star All-Region selection • Was 9 of 11 passing for 215 yards in the South Carolina All-Star Game •
Passed for 2,100 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior • Played guard in basketball and averaged more than 20 points a game.
PERSONAL
Born Eric Maurice Davis on Jan. 8, 1980 in Rockingham, N.C. • Favorite athlete is Bryan Cox • Greatest athletic achievements are playing college football
and winning the state title his senior year at Richmond County • Earliest football
memory was intercepting a pass in first grade • Favorite former Tar Heel football
player is Lawrence Taylor • Other favorite sport is baseball • Cousins Harry
Stanback (Kansas City) and Tony Horne (St. Louis) both play in the NFL• Postcollege ambition is to play football or work with computers • Says the word that
best describes him is “unselfish” • Hobbies are playing video games and other
sports • Plays the trumpet and tuba • Majoring in Afro-American studies.
PERSONAL
Born Darian Bernard Durant on August 19, 1982 in Florence, S.C. • Likes to
play cards and pool • Favorite musical entertainer is Redman • Favorite movie is
Scarface • Favorite athlete is Shaquille O’Neal • Favorite NFLteam as a kid
was the Dallas Cowboys • First time he met Coach Bunting, he thought “he
knows how to win” • Would like to switch places for a day with Michael Jordan
• Word that describes him best is “competitive” • Highlight of the offseason was
breaking two of the three UNCstrength records for quarterbacks • Has modeled
his game after Joe Hamilton • Has worked on making accurate throws to the
sidelines • Enrolled in the General College.
Eric Davis’Regular-Season Statistics
Year
Pri
A
Hits TFL
QB
1999
3
0
3
0-0
0-0
2000
7
7
14
3-5
1.5-9
Totals 10
7
17
3-5
1.5-9
60•ROBERT DAVIS
Linebacker
6-2, 202, Sophomore
Raleigh, N.C. • Ravenscroft
Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall
2000 • Played four years of football for
Coach Ned Gonet at Ravenscroft High School
in Raleigh • Also played basketball, baseball
and lacrosse • Earned All-State honors as a
linebacker as a junior and senior • Named
team MVPas a senior • Led Ravenscroft in
tackles three consecutive years and led the
state in tackles as a senior with 170 hits.
C A R O L I N A
95•JOEY EVANS
Defensive End
6-4, 256, Senior
Fayetteville, N.C. • E.E. Smith
Came on strong at the end of the 2000 season and should be ready to have a breakout
year • Has good strength and good technique
• Is Carolina’s most experienced defensive
end • Could contend for All-ACC honors.
UNC’s Co-Most Improved Player on
Defense • Played in every game and was the top reserve at defensive end
• Played at least 30 snaps in all but one contest and played a total of 383 snaps •
Had 38 total tackles, including 26 solo hits and 12 assists • Made 11 tackles for
loss for 66 yards • Was seventh in the ACC with eight sacks for 53 yards • Was
second on the team in sacks behind first-team All-ACC teammate Julius Peppers
and helped Carolina set a school record with 53 sacks • Had four pass break-ups
and three quarterbacks hurries • Came on strong at the end of the year, posting
four sacks in the final three games • Had a season-high seven tackles and one
sack at Pittsburgh • One week later, had five tackles, two tackles for loss and one
F O O T B A L L
•
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UP CLOSE WITH JOEY EVANS
Hobby: Reading
Favorite musical entertainer: Jay-Z
Favorite movie: Scarface
Favorite athletes: Jevon Kearse, Michael Jordan
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Dallas Cowboys
Favorite former Carolina football player: Lawrence Taylor
Dream vacation: Virgin Islands
When I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: we are going to win a
lot of games
Would like to switch places for a day with: Bill Gates
I chose Carolina because: it has the best combination of academics and football
Greatest moment in my athletic career: scooping up a fumble
and returning it to the 1-yard line at Duke
Relatives playing professional sports: my uncle, Ricky Shaw,
played with the New York Giants
Career goal: to be a successful athletic director
In the offseason I worked on: my speed and quick acceleration
out of my stance
Goal this season: to win a championship.
JOEY EVANS
sack vs. Maryland • In the season finale at Duke, had four tackles, two
tackles for loss and two sacks • Recovered a fumble at Duke and returned it 26
yards to the Blue Devils’1-yard line, setting up a Tar Heel touchdown • In
Carolina’s 35-14 win at Wake Forest, he had five tackles, three tackles for loss
and two sacks.
Played in all 11 games and made two starts at defensive end • Started the season-opener against Virginia and against Clemson • Finished the year with 24
tackles, including 16 primary stops • Had five tackles for losses of 24 yards,
including three quarterback sacks for 19 yards • Recorded a season-high four
tackles against Florida State, Clemson and Houston • Had three hits versus
Indiana, Wake Forest and Duke • Had two tackles for losses, including a 9-yard
sack, at Clemson • Registered a 7-yard sack against the Blue Devils • Batted
down a pass at Georgia Tech • Played 351 snaps.
Played in all 12 games, including the Las Vegas Bowl • Saw action on 213
snaps • Played a season-high 28 snaps at Duke and 26 at Florida State and
against Maryland • Made seven primary tackles and assisted on five others for 12
total hits • Had two primary tackles against Duke • Hit Wake Forest quarterback
Brian Kuklick as he attempted to complete a fourth down pass in the final seconds of the Tar Heels’38-31 win • Was redshirted in 1997.
E.E. SMITH HIGH SCHOOL
Led his team to a 13-2 record and the state semifinals in class 4-A• Received
first-team all-conference honors in 1996 and second-team all-conference honors
as a junior • Made the All-Cape Fear Regional Team as a senior • Three-year letterman • Played for Coach Milton Butts • Competed in basketball for three years
and in track for four years.
PERSONAL
Born Joseph Earl Evans Jr. on Aug. 22, 1979, in Fayetteville, N.C. • Majoring
Joey Evans’Regular-Season Statistics
Year Pri
A
Hits TFL
QB
1998
7
5
12
0
0
1999
16
8
24
5-24
3-19
2000
26
12
38
11-66 8-53
Totals 49
25
74
16-90 11-72
PBU
1
1
4
6
C A R O L I N A
48•JAMES FAISON
Fullback
6-0, 214, Sophomore
Clinton, N.C. • Clinton
Should compete for the starting fullback position • Is the only returning player with any
game experience at fullback • A tough, physical player.
A walk-on who developed into one of the
team’s best blocking backs late in the season
• Started the last game of the season at fullback vs. Duke and had three carries
for seven yards • Made his biggest impact of the season at Virginia, rushing
twice for 20 yards, including a 16-yard run, and clearing a path for Willie Parker
to gain 71 yards • Finished the season with five carries for 27 yards.
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
Played seven different positions at Clinton High School for Coach Bob Lewis
• Started at tight end and earned all-conference honors • Led his team to two
state titles • Placed second in the state in the shot put for three straight years •
Track team MVPas a senior • North Carolina Scholar award winner • Graduated
ninth in his classof 170 • Served as an usher in his church for 13 years.
PERSONAL
Born James Mayo Faison Jr. on Oct. 23, 1980, in Clinton, N.C. • Favorite
NFLteam as a kid was the Washington Redskins • Greatest personal athletic
moment was rushing for over 15 yards in the 2000 Virginia game • Chose
Carolina because of the academic reputation • Dream vacation is to take a trip
around the world • Best friend on another team is Brian Peterson (NCState) •
When he first met Coach Bunting, he thought “he will take us to a new level on
the field” • Post-school ambition is to go to medical school and become an orthopedist • Likes to read the Bible, spending time with my family and relaxing •
Majoring in biology.
F O O T B A L L
•
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51•RIKO FEEMSTER
Offensive Guard
6-4, 299, Sophomore
Grover, N.C. • Kings Mountain
Played at offensive tackle in Carolina’s 5921 victory over Duke in the season finale •
Saw action on 17 snaps in that game.
KINGS MOUNTAIN HIGH
SCHOOL
Played in the Shrine Bowl • Two-time allconference selection playing for Coach Ron Massey at Kings Mountain High
School • Team won three consecutive conference titles and had a combined
record of 33-8-1 • Played offensive guard and tackle • Had 33 pancake blocks
and 66 knockdowns • Led Kings Mountain to a 14-2 record and a berth in the 3A
state championship game • Also competed in track and field.
PERSONAL
Born Mariko L. Feemster on March 6, 1981, in Shelby, N.C. • Favorite athlete
is Emmitt Smith • Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite former
Carolina athlete is Lawrence Taylor • Has modeled his game after Nate Newton
• Greatest personal athletic moment was playing in the Shrine Bowl • Wants to
get stronger this year • Post-school ambition is to teach • Majoring in AfroAmerican studies.
38•BLAKE FERGUSON
Punter
6-0, 178, Sophomore
Broken Arrow, Okla. • Bixby
Started at punter most of last season and is
expected to be the opening day starter vs.
Oklahoma, where his brother, Jeff, is an allconference punter • Has good leg strength,
but needs to be more consistent.
Did not start the season opener vs. Tulsa,
but was elevated to the starting position for
the next four games • Was moved to a backup role following the Georgia Tech
game • Two games later, he regained the starting position when John Lafferty
developed mononucleosis • Punted 40 times for 1,475 yards, an average of 36.9
yards per kick • Five of those kicks were for at least 50 yards or more • Booted a
61-yard punt from deep in UNC territory in his first college contest vs. Tulsa •
Also had a 51-yard punt in that game • Had a season-high eight punts in
Carolina’s 20-17 win at Pittsburgh • Averaged 42.5 yards per punt in UNC’s 3514 win at Wake Forest.
BIXBY HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Pat McGrew at Bixby High School in Bixby, Okla. • Earned
first-team all-state and all-metro team honors at punter by the Tulsa World •
Named second-team all-state as a place-kicker by the Daily Oklahoman • Was an
all-district selection at both positions • Made eight field goals as a senior, including five of 40 yards or more • Made field goals from 57 and 51 yards • Averaged
42 yards on 37 punts • Downed 11 punts inside the 20-yard line and five inside
the 5 • Also started at wide receiver and cornerback • Had 23 receptions for 350
yards and three touchdowns and 27 tackles, two interceptions and caused one
fumble • Earned all-conference honors in golf as a junior and senior • Was second in the conference golf tournament in 2000 and qualified for the state tournament • Twice received academic letter awards in honor of outstanding academic
achievements.
PERSONAL
Born Blake Brian Ferguson on May 19, 1981 • His brother, Jeff, is a senior at
the University of Oklahoma and is the Sooners’starting punter • Enjoys playing
C A R O L I N A
sports and going to the beach • Dream vacation is to go to Australia • Favorite
movie is Gladiator • Favorite food is steak • Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan •
Favorite NFL team as a kid was the Minnesota Vikings • Favorite former
Carolina player is Lawrence Taylor • Greatest moment in athletics was his first
punt at UNC, a 52-yarder vs. Tulsa • Highlight of the offseason was improving
his bench press by 40 pounds • Goal is to earn All-ACC honors.
Blake Ferguson’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year No. Yds
Avg.
Long
Blkd
2000 40
1,475 36.9
61
1
I20
6
37•CLARENCE GADDY
Linebacker
6-4, 210, Freshman*
Bunnlevel, N.C.
Western Harnett
Redshirted in 2000 • Has a chance to make
a big contribution this season as the Tar Heels
look to replace two of three starting linebackers • Has good speed and is a smart player.
WESTERN HARNETT HIGH
SCHOOL
Played for Coach Travis Conner • Led his team to a 10-2 record in 1999 •
Made 92 tackles, including 59 solo and 19.5 tackles for losses • Registered 13.5
quarterback sacks • Also earned all-state honors at tight end • Super Prep’s MidAtlantic Defensive Player of the Year, Gatorade Player of the Year in North
Carolina, Prep Star Dream Team and Super Prep All-America • Selected to play
in the East-West All-Star Game • Also played basketball for four years and competed in track as a senior • Competed in the sprints, high jump, shot put and long
jump.
PERSONAL
Born Clarence Lee Gaddy on June 5, 1981 in Fayetteville, N.C. • Enjoys playing video games and installing car audio equipment • Favorite food is steak •
Favorite movie is Shaft • Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders • Favorite former
Carolina football player is Lawrence Taylor • Dream vacation is Hawaii • Came
to Carolina because it was where he always wanted to play as a kid • Greatest
moment in athletics was being named the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the
Year • Has modeled his game after Ken Norton Jr. • Writes his grandfather’s initials on the tape on his wrists before every game • Plays the keyboard and can
sing • Enrolled in the General College.
96•DARRYL GRANT
Defensive End
6-2, 270, Sophomore
Chesapeake, Va. • Deep Creek
Played in three games as a back-up defensive tackle • Saw action vs. Tulsa, at Wake
Forest and at Florida State • Played a total of
15 snaps.
DEEP CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-state, all-region, All-Tidewater
and all-district honors • Played for Coach David Cox at Deep Creek High
School, the same school former Tar Heel fullback Deon Dyer attended • Led his
team to a 10-0 mark in the regular season in Division 5 AAA • As a senior, he
had 53 solo tackles, including 11 for losses • Competed in shot put.
PERSONAL
Born Darryl Antwan Grant on Jan. 1, 1981, in Newport News, Va. • Favorite
teams are the New York Giants, Knicks and Yankees • Favorite athlete is
Shaquille O’Neal • Favorite former Carolina football player is Lawrence Taylor •
F O O T B A L L
•
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Best friend on another team is Paul Sinclair (Marshall) • Would like to switch
places for a day with Bill Gates • His father, Darryl, played football at Hampton
University • Goal this season is to letter and make six sacks • Earliest football
memory was leading his team to the recreation league Super Bowl in his first
season at age 10 • Likes to listen to music, read and play video games •
Majoring in pyschology.
28•BILLY-DEE
GREENWOOD
Strong Safety
6-1, 183, Senior
Norwalk, Conn.
King & Low-Heywood
Had a great spring and was listed as the
starting strong safety at the conclusion of
spring drills • Has good instincts and speed •
Needs to be more physical.
Started the first three games of the season at safety • Played in eight games •
Made 40 tackles, including 12 solo stops and 28 assists • Had a team-high 14
tackles in Carolina’s season-opening 30-9 victory over Tulsa and earned the
ACC’s Defensive Back Player of the Week Award • Recorded double-digit tackles with 11 at Florida State • Had eight tackles, including a season-high five solo
hits vs. Georgia Tech • Also played on special teams.
Named co-captain and co-Most Valuable Defensive Player • Started every
game at free safety and led the Tar Heels with 118 tackles • That is the highest
number of tackles by a UNC defensive back since tackles were first recorded
here in 1978 • The previous high was 109 by safety Barry James in 1984 •
Greenwood is the first Tar Heel defensive back to have 100 tackles in a season
since Bracey Walker had
100 in 1993 • Finished
sixth in the ACC in tackles
per game with 10.7 • That
was third in the league
among defensive backs
(behind Clemson’s Robert
Carswell and NC State’s
Brian Williams, also free
safeties) • He broke up
seven passes • No other
player among the ACC’s
top 25 tacklers had as
many pass breakups as did
Greenwood • Recorded 10
or more tackles in six of
the 11 games with a career
high of 19 against Furman
• Had 14 primary stops
against the Paladins • Also
was in double-figure tackles against Virginia (10),
Georgia Tech (13),
Houston (16), Maryland
(15) and Wake Forest (15)
BILLY-DEE GREENWOOD • Was sensational against
the Cavaliers • In addition
to 10 tackles, he broke up
Jim Bounds
three passes and intercepted one • Played 771 snaps, the second-highest total on the team.
Played in all 11 regular-season games and the Las Vegas Bowl • Saw action
on 654 plays • Started at safety against Duke and NC State and played a season-
C A R O L I N A
high 84 and 83 plays, respectively,
in those contests • Played 70
snaps against San Diego State in
the bowl game. Had 78 tackles,
including 33 primary stops •
Broke up passes against Wake
Forest, Virginia, Duke and NC
State. Recovered a fumble against
Pittsburgh • Had a season-high 15
tackles at Duke and 13 at Stanford
• Had nine tackles against NC
State and eight against both
Florida State and Virginia • Made
seven tackles in the Las Vegas
Bowl • Was limited early in the
season because of a sprained
ankle suffered in the season opener • Was redshirted in 1997.
UP CLOSE WITH
BILLY-DEE GREENWOOD
Hobby: Critiquing abstract expressionist
paintings
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite movie: A Long Kiss Goodnight
Favorite book: The Killing Game
Favorite athlete: Deion Sanders
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: NYGiants
Dream vacation: Hawaii
I’d like to switch places for a day with:
Tiger Woods
The best word that describes me is:
Focused
My goal this season is: to help the team
go 13-0
My career goal is: to work for the CIA
The highlight of the offseason has been:
having an opportunity to work with Coach
Connors
To improve my game since coming to
Carolina: I have worked on my speed
My one football superstition is: I write my
daughter’s name on my shoes
I have modeled my game after: Sam
Garner, strong safety for the NYGiants
My ideal day is: playing red light/green light
with my daughter, Ariana, in the park
In the summer, I: mentored kids in Chapel
Hill
My favorite thing about Chapel Hill is:
meeting new people
KING & LOW-HEYWOOD SCHOOL
First-team All-USA Today and
Parade All-America • New
England Player of the Year as
selected by the Boston Globe •
Selected to play cornerback in the
1997 All-American Bowl • Played
for Coach Al Orio • Ran for 4,778
yards and 50 touchdowns in his
career • As a senior he rushed 212
times for 1,588 yards and 22
touchdowns • As a senior he made
72 tackles, caused four fumbles and had seven interceptions, one of which he
returned for a touchdown • Had 20 career interceptions and returned four of them
for touchdowns • Averaged 18.6 points, six rebounds and two steals per game in
basketball • Made the honor roll the last six semesters.
PERSONAL
Born Billy-Dee Greenwood on Dec. 21, 1978 in Norwalk, Conn. • Majoring
in communications.
Billy-Dee Greenwood’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year Pri
A
Hits PBU Int
1998 33
45
78
4
0
1999 69
49
118
7
1
2000 12
28
40
2
0
Totals 114 122 236
13
1
6•EDDIE HARRELL
Defensive Back
5-7, 184, Junior
Loraine, Ohio • St. Ignatius
Second-year walk-on at defensive back •
One of the most spirited players in practice •
Played four years at cornerback and slot
receiver for Kyle Charles at St. Ignatius High
School in Cleveland, Ohio • Also was on the
swim and track teams • Was a three-time state
qualifier in swimming and was all-district and
all-region in the 100 meters • Had 50 tackles
and 15 pass break ups as a senior in football •
Was a member of the National Honor Society and was a National Merit Finalist.
PERSONAL
Born Eddie Lee Harrell Jr. on September 4, 1981 in Elyria, Ohio • Favorite
athlete is Michael Jordan • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Cleveland
Browns • Favorite former UNC football player is Lawrence Taylor • Aspires to
be a sports agent • Plays the piano and saxophone • Goal this season is to make
the special teams roster.
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38•MICHAEL HARRIS
Tailback
5-10, 190, Junior
Rougemont, N.C. • Person
Walk-on tailback who impressed the
coaching staff during the spring • Had two
carries for four yards in Carolina’s 59-21 vic tory at Duke.
PERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by John Lacy Harris • Played five
different positions at Person, including tailback and fullback as a senior • Led Person in rushing and receiving in 1998 •
Was a two-time all-conference selection and was county player of the year in
1998 • Rushed for 850 yards as a senior and 750 yards as a junior • All-area
selection in 1998 • Also ran the sprints and hurdles in track and earned all-conference honors • A North Carolina Scholar.
PERSONAL
Born Michael Anthony Harris on Sept. 10, 1981 in Durham, N.C. • Favorite
teams are the San Francisco 49ers and Toronto Raptors • Favorite athletes are
Jamie Barnette and Muhammed Ali • Greatest personal athletic moment was
rushing for 237 yards and two touchdowns in a high school game against Orange
High • When he first met Coach Bunting, he thought, “This guys loves football
and has a lot of confidence.” • Says it was his childhood dream to play for
Carolina • Aspires to be a broadcaster • Wants to focus more on his inside running • Football superstition is to wear No. 14 somewhere as a tribute to his late
grandparents • Majoring in communications.
55•ROBERT HARRIS
Linebacker
6-1, 230, Junior
Raleigh, N.C. • Millbrook
Greg Ellis • Would like to switch places for a day with Michael Jordan • When
he first met Coach Bunting, he thought, “We will win many games with his attitude.” • Greatest moment in his athletic career was hearing his name called at
Kenan Stadium after making a tackle • Wants to be a consultant for a major corporation • Goal for this season is to make first-team All-ACC.
44 • MADISON HEDGECOCK
Fullback
6-2, 244, Freshman*
Wallburg, N.C. • Ledford
Had a good spring and should compete for
the starting fullback position • Is a tough
blocker and delivers a hard hit, but must
improve his running and receiving.
LEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Played fullback, tight end and linebacker
for Coach Dick Cline at Thomasville’s
Ledford High • Rushed for 1,799 yards and 17 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior • Played tight end and was team captain in the Shrine Bowl • In his career he
rushed for 3,673 yards and 44 touchdowns • Super Prep All-America as a Jumbo
Athlete, Honorable Mention All-America USA Today and Prep Star All-Region
selection • Three-time all-county and all-conference selection (tight end as a
sophomore and fullback as junior and senior) • Named county offensive player
of the year in 1998 and 1999 • Also played basketball and ran track • Competed
in the 200 and 400 meters, hurdles and relays and shot put • Earned all-county
and all-conference honors in the shot • Honor student.
PERSONAL
Born Madison Smith Hedgecock on Aug. 27, 1981, in Winston-Salem, N.C. •
Favorite athlete is Mike Alstott • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Washington
Redskins • Favorite former UNCfootball player is Mike Voight • Best friend on
another football team is Dustin Cox (Catawba) • Has modeled his game after
Larry Csonka • Likes to hunt • Enrolled in the General College.
86•ZACH HILTON
A former walk-on who earned a scholar ship in Spring 2000 and was kept on scholarship by Coach Bunting • Should see a lot of
playing time this season and could challenge
for a starting position • Runs well.
Played in all 11 games as the top reserve at
middle linebacker • Also was one of the top tacklers on special teams • Saw
action on 201 snaps, an average of 18 per game • Played his most extensive
action early in the season, including a season-high 34 snaps at Florida State •
Made 16 tackles, including 13 solo stops and three assists • Had a season-high
five tackles vs. Tulsa • Made three tackles vs. Clemson including one tackle for
loss • Deflected a pass vs. Marshall.
MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL
Played in the Shrine Bowl • Named
Cap-8 Conference Defensive Player of the
Year as a senior • Earned all-conference
honors twice • Led Millbrook to the state
playoffs each season • Earned the school’s
football academic award each of his four
years • Honorable mention all-state choice
as a senior when he made 140 tackles •
Also played basketball and ran track.
PERSONAL
Born Robert Allen Harris on Feb. 18,
1981 in Raleigh, N.C. • Majoring in communications • Favorite former Tar Heel
football players are Lawrence Taylor and
Kevin Cox
Tight End
6-7, 256, Junior
Silver Spring, Md.
Good Counsel
Is one of the top two returning tight end
candidates, along with Doug Brown • Has
played most of his career on special teams,
but could challenge for a starting position this
year at tight end • Is a good blocker, but
needs to improve his receiving.
Saw action on special teams and as a back-up tight
end behind seniors Alge Crumpler and Dauntae’
Finger • Did not catch a pass, but had one tackle vs.
Virginia on special teams • Played in 10 games and
participated on 95 snaps • Played a season-high 19
snaps vs. Duke.
PRIOR
Played in every game in 1999 on special teams • Had
one special teams tackle against Furman • Played 163
snaps • Was redshirted in 1998.
ROBERT HARRIS
C A R O L I N A
GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOL
First-team all-state selection by the Associated
Press • Played at Good Counsel High School in
Wheaton, Md. • Played tight end and defensive end •
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Had 23 catches for 345 yards and
three touchdowns as a senior • Led
the team in sacks with 12 and had
58 tackles • Career stats included
47 receptions for 752 yards and
seven touchdowns • All-conference defensive end • Washington
Catholic Conference all-district
and all-conference selection •
First-team All-Montgomery
County by the Montgomery
Journal • Selected to play in the
Maryland-Pennsylvania All-Star
Classic in July 1998 • Coached by
Tom Kolar • Also played four
years of basketball • Made the
honor roll eight times.
PERSONAL
Born Zachary Thomas Hilton
on July 2, 1980, in Washington,
D.C. • Majoring in history •
Favorite pro teams are the
Washington Redskins and
Baltimore Orioles • Greatest athletic achievement was winning
conference championships his
sophomore and junior years of
high school • His father played
college football at George Washington • Favorite athlete is Kevin Garnett •
Favorite former Tar Heel football player is Freddie Jones • Has modeled his
game after Alge Crumpler • Best friend on another team is Eric Lahaie (Harvard)
• Wants to work on getting stronger • Highlight of the offseason was making
“Super Ram” level in the weight room.
ZACH HILTON
34•ADAM HOLLAND
Free Safety
5-11, 186, Junior
Asheboro, N.C.
Southwestern Randolph
Joined the team as a walk-on in spring
2000 • Played four years and earned three
varsity letters in football at Southwestern
Randolph High School • Three-time all-coun ty and two-time all-conference selection •
Played quarterback, running back, wide
receiver, defensive back and linebacker • Was
team’s MVPas a senior and defensive MVPas a sophomore and junior • Earned
all-conference honors in track three times and was the county Track Athlete of
the Year as a senior • Made 105 tackles and three interceptions as a senior and
119 tackles and six thefts as a junior.
PERSONAL
Born Adam Carroll Holland on Oct. 30, 1980 in Hendersonville, N.C. •
Favorite teams are the Washington Redskins and New York Yankees • Greatest
personal achievement was being named 2-Astate player of the week in his junior
season • Like to go sailing and hiking • Favorite athlete is Mark McGwire •
Favorite former Tar Heel football player is Natrone Means • His father, Ken,
played football for a year at Gardner-Webb • Career goal is to get a master’s in
sports administration and work in the sports field • Majoring in exercise and
sports science.
C A R O L I N A
29•ERROL HOOD
Cornerback
5-11, 195, Senior
Lenoir, N.C. • West Caldwell
A two-year starter who has played more
snaps than any other Tar Heel in the last two
seasons • Is the senior leader in Carolina’s
defensive backfield • Has led the Tar Heels in
interceptions in each of the last two years •
With more consistency, he could emerge as
one of the top cornerbacks in the ACC.
Started all 11 games at cornerback • Had 54 tackles, including 38 solo hits,
broke up 12 passes and had a team-high two interceptions for 12 yards • Tied
teammate Michael Waddell with 12 pass breakups, which ranks sixth on the
UNC single-season record chart • Was third in the ACC in passes defended • Has
totaled 22 pass breakups in the last two years • Had two pass breakups in three
games and registered at least one breakup in nine of 11 games • Played his best
game of the season vs. Georgia Tech, recording eight solo tackles, three assists,
one tackle for loss and one interception for 12 yards • His interception gave
Carolina the ball at the Yellow Jacket 24-yard line • Had 11 tackles the following
week against NC State • Played 773 snaps, including a season-high 77 snaps at
Virginia • For the second consecutive year he played more snaps than any other
Tar Heel.
Shared UNC’s Co-Defensive MVPaward with punter Brian Schmitz and safety Billy-Dee Greenwood • Started all 11 games and finished the year with 58
tackles, 11 pass breakups and five interceptions • Tied for third in the ACC and
was 20th in the NCAAin interceptions • Was tied for fifth in the conference with
11 pass breakups • Played his finest game against seventh-ranked Georgia Tech
and All-America quarterback Joe Hamilton • In that game, he made seven tackles, including a two-yard sack, broke up three passes, recovered two fumbles,
returned a fumble 20 yards and intercepted a pass • The fumble return in the
third quarter set up a game-tying touchdown by the Tar Heels • He picked off
Hamilton late in the fourth quarter with Carolina holding a seven-point lead • He
was named ACC
Defensive Back of the
Week for his performance against the
Yellow Jackets.
Intercepted passes
against Virginia (at
the 2-yard line),
Georgia Tech,
Houston and Duke.
Picked off two passes
in the 38-0 win over
the Blue Devils • He
returned one of them
20 yards for his first
collegiate touchdown
• Broke up passes in
seven of the 11 games
and three multibreakup games (three
vs. Georgia Tech, two
vs. Maryland and NC
State) • Had a seasonhigh eight tackles
against Florida State
and Houston •
Teamed with safety
David Bomar to make
ERROL HOOD
the game-saving tackle of NC State wide
receiver Chris
Coleman at the one-
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foot line with 1:28 to play •
Played 805 snaps, more than any
other player on the squad •
Played no fewer than 63 plays in
any contest.
1998 • FRESHMAN
SEASON
Played in 10 regular-season
contests and the Las Vegas Bowl
• Appeared in 220 plays with a
season-high 48 against Georgia
Tech • Had six tackles • Caused a
fumble against Wake Forest and
broke up a pass against
Pittsburgh • On the opening kick off at Wake Forest, his hit caused
a fumble UNC recovered and
converted into three points • Was
red-shirted in 1997.
UP CLOSE WITH
ERROL HOOD
Hobbies: Talking to people and playing
video games
Favorite food: Spaghetti
Favorite movie: Friday
Favorite book: I Can’t Accept Not Trying by
Michael Jordan
Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan
Favorite former Carolina football player:
Greg Ellis
Best friend on another football team:
Julius Patterson (NC State)
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Dallas
Cowboys
The first time I met Coach Bunting, I
thought: He was very intense
Best advice I’ve ever received: Plan your
work and work your plan
Greatest moment in athletics was: making
the stop at the goal line in the 1999 NC
State football game.
Career goal is to: play professional football
During the offseason, I’ve worked on:
back-pedaling and my speed
Goals for this season: are to be the best
cornerback in the ACC and make eight
interceptions
Before each game: I listen to my headphones and write a positive saying on the
tape on my wrists.
In the summer, I: worked as an intern at
Hargraves Community Center
WEST CALDWELL HIGH
SCHOOL
Two-time all-conference selection and most outstanding offensive player • Played for Coach
Paul Hoggard • Had seven career
interceptions playing both safety
and cornerback • Passed for
1,461 yards and nine touchdowns
as a senior • Accounted for 33
touchdowns and 206 points
scored • Was county player of the year in 1996 • Made 46 tackles, had two interceptions and two pass breakups • Averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and five
assists in basketball and was conference player of the year as a senior • Regional
qualifier in track in the 100, 200 and relays • Made the honor roll in each of his
last two years.
PERSONAL
Born Errol Nathaniel Hood on Oct. 19, 1978 in Lenior, N.C. • Majoring in
leisure studies and recreation administration.
Errol Hood’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year
Pri A
Hits
PBU Int
1998
3
3
6
1
0
1999
44
14
58
11
5
2000
38
16
54
12
2
Totals 85
33
118
24
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7•LUKE HUARD
Quarterback
6-4, 247, Junior
Puyallup, Wash. • Puyallup
Enters the fall as the No. 2 quarterback,
but will be challenged to hold on to that position • Improved his arm strength from last
season and looked comfortable in the pocket
during spring workouts.
Competed at the No. 3 quarterback spot
behind Ronald Curry and Antwon Black.
Moved into the starting lineup in the sixth week after a season-ending injury to
starter Ronald Curry • Played in seven games and made four starts • Did not play
in the final two games because of a bruised right rotator cuff, an injury he suffered in the Georgia Tech game and re-injured the following week against
C A R O L I N A
Houston • Completed 29 of 75 passes for 256 yards and one touchdown • Was
intercepted twice • Threw for a season-high 101 yards against Wake Forest •
Best outing was against Georgia Tech when he almost oversaw an upset of the
seventh-ranked team in the country • Huard replaced Curry in the second quarter of that game and battled the Yellow Jackets into overtime • He was 7 for 15
for 45 yards and engineered scoring drives totaling 17 points • He tied the game
at 21 in the third quarter when he ran for four yards and a touchdown and then
hit tight end Alge Crumpler with a two-point conversion • Was 5 for 15 for 76
yards and a touchdown
Jim Bounds
against Houston in his first
start • He hit Kory Bailey for
a 39-yard touchdown against
the Cougars • Was hit on the
shoulder late in the Houston
game and did not have full
arm strength the rest of the
season • Made his collegiate
debut at Indiana and had an
11-yard completion in the
win over the Hoosiers •
Played 227 snaps at quarterback.
PUYALLUP HIGH
SCHOOL
Gatorade Player of the
Year in Washington as a senior • Two-time all-league
quarterback and two-time
conference offensive player
of the year • Seattle Times
Player of the Year in
Washington • Seattle PostIntelligencer all-state quarterback • Also an all-state selection by the Tacoma News
Tribune and the Associated
Press • Honorable mention
All-America by USA Today •
LUKE HUARD
UP CLOSE WITH LUKE HUARD
Hobbies: Fishing, listening to music and going to movies
Favorite food: Mexican
Favorite band: The Eagles
Favorite movie: Braveheart
Favorite athletes: Damon and Brock Huard (brothers), Dan Marino
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Seattle Seahawks
Favorite former Carolina football player: Mark Maye
Best friend on another team: Todd Elstrum (Washington)
Dream vacation: Carribean
I would like to switch places for a day with: Shaquille O’Neal
I came to Carolina because of: the academics, facilities and classy atmosphere
Greatest athletic moment in my athletic career: being named the Washington
State Player of the Year as a senior
An interesting fact about myself is: my brother, Damon, plays for the New
England Patriots and my brother, Brock, plays for the Seattle Seahawks
In the offseason, I have: worked on my quickness, lifted weights and ran
My earliest football memory is: playing in the back yard with my brothers and
friends. I got tackled against a tree and cracked my helmet and broke my glasses.
My goal this season is: to contribute to our victories
I am also active in: FCAand Athletes in Action
The first time I met Coach Bunting, I thought: He is intense and passionate
about Carolina football.
Led Puyallup High School to a 12-1 record and state semifinals in 4-Aclass • As
a senior he completed 173 of 324 passes for 2,650 yards with 39 touchdowns and
four interceptions • Threw for 6,305 yards and 75 touchdowns in his career •
Rushed for 566 yards and 24 touchdowns in his career • Coached by his father,
Mike Huard • Competed in basketball for one year and ran relays, the 200 and
shot put in track and field.
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PERSONAL
Born Michael Lucas Huard on Oct. 1, 1979, in Redmond, Wash. • Majoring in
political science.
Luke Huard’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year Comp Att INT Pct
Yds
1999 29
75 2
.387 256
2000 0
0
0
.000 0
Totals 29
75 2
.387 256
TD
1
0
1
LP
39
0
39
84•LARRY JESSUP
Tight End
6-6, 225, Freshman*
Miami, Fla. • Miami Country Day
Redshirted last season • Missed spring
practice recovering from shoulder surgery he
underwent last fall • Has played competitive
football just one year, as a high school senior.
MIAMI COUNTRY DAY HIGH
SCHOOL
Played for Coach Ron Totarsky • Led
Miami Country Day to an 8-2 record • Qualified for the state 1-Aplayoffs • Had
95 tackles, including 17 quarterback sacks • Named first-team all-conference •
Played only one year of high school football • Also played basketball and averaged eight points and 12 rebounds per game • Led his team to a pair of district
titles and one regional championship • Played one year of volleyball and was the
team’s Most Improved Player.
PERSONAL
Born Larry Christopher Jessup on March 6, 1982 in Miami, Fla. • Hobbies
include skydiving, scuba diving and boating • Favorite singer is B.B. King •
Favorite movie is Gladiator • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Miami
Dolphins • Nickname is “Scar Face” • His sister, Stephanie, played volleyball at
Tennessee-Chattanooga • Enrolled in the General College.
2•DERRICK JOHNSON
Cornerback
5-9, 187, Sophomore
Upper Marlboro, Md.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Enters the fall as the backup cornerback
behind Errol Hood • Has good speed and
quickness, but needs to be more physical.
Played in all 11 games as a defensive back
reserve and on special teams • Played 173
snaps, including a season-high 39 snaps at
Florida State • Had five tackles and one interception which he returned 20 yards
• Secured Carolina’s 13-10 victory over Maryland by picking off Shaun Hill’s
pass on the Terps last possession • Broke up passes at Florida State and at Duke.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL
First-team all-state, all-county and Washington Post All-Metropolitan as a
defensive back • Played cornerback, tailback and returned kicks for Coach Rick
Houchens at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Md. • Missed two
games as a senior because of a sprained ankle • Senior statistics included 44
tackles, four interceptions, 1,034 yards rushing on 88 attempts, and 21 receptions
for 325 yards • Rushed for 14 scores and caught passes for three more • Had a
91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown • Led team to a 7-3 record • Also competed in track • Earned nine medals in national track competitions • Won two
gold medals and top ten all-time marks in the East Coast Invitational Track Meet.
• Honor student.
C A R O L I N A
PERSONAL
Born Derrick Antonio
Johnson on July 3, 1981 in
Upper Marlboro, Md. •
Enjoys listening to music and
relaxing • Favorite athlete is
Michael Jordan • Favorite
NFLteam as a kid was the
Cincinnati Bengals • Favorite
former Carolina football player is Dre’Bly • Calls Coach
Bunting, “very energetic” •
Greatest athletic moment was
running for four touchdowns
and catching a touchdown in a
high school game • Is current ly working on a rap album •
Hopes to make the NFLor
work as a high school admin istration or coach • Worked on
DERRICK JOHNSON
his fundamentals during the
offseason • Earliest football
memory was in the 70-pound
weight class division of his
recreation league, when he rushed for over 100 yards and one touchdown in the
County Championship game • Favorite teams are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
and Toronto Raptors • Majoring in exercise and sports science.
36•KITWANA JONES
Fullback
5-11, 219, Sophomore
Wilmington, N.C.
Laney/Fork Union M.A.
One of four true freshman to play in 2000 •
Saw action mostly on special teams, but also
played some at linebacker • Switched to fullback in the middle of spring practice and has
a chance to start at that position.
One of four true freshmen to play in 2000 • Made his first collegiate appearance in a special teams role at Wake Forest • Played in 10 games on special
teams and as a reserve linebacker • Played a season-high 20 snaps vs. Clemson •
Had five tackles.
WILMINGTON LANEY HIGH SCHOOL &
FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY
Played for coaches Gordon Walters (Laney) and John Shuman (FUMA) •
Rushed for 900 yards in 1997 and 1,010 in 1998 at Laney High School • He led
Laney to an 11-1 record in 1997 and 7-4 in 1998 • Rushed for 227 yards on just
five carries against West Carteret High in 1997 • Also played linebacker and was
named team's defensive MVPin 1998 • A two-time all-conference selection •
Made 27 tackles against Pine Forest High School in 1998 • Selected for the
North Carolina East-West All-Star Game • Conference 100-meter champion •
Attended Fork Union Military Academy in 1999 • Led FUMAto 7-4 record •
Rushed 38 times for 350 yards and had four receptions for 120 yards • Scored
six touchdowns • Was the third-leading tackler on the team with 180 hits •
Recorded 10 quarterback sacks and two interceptions • Was Fork Union’s Most
Valuable Defensive Player.
PERSONAL
Born Kitwana Shaloyd Jones on July 7, 1981 in Wilmington, N.C. • Favorite
NFLteam as a kid was the Pittsburgh Steelers • Favorite former Tar Heel football player is Lawrence Taylor • Dream vacation is to go to Africa • Best friend
on another team is Tarence Williams (Wake Forest) • Enjoys lifting weights and
playing video games • Enrolled in the General College.
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5•MARCUS JONES
Strong Safety
6-2, 205, Junior
Lufkin, Texas • Lufkin
Gives the Tar Heels depth in the defensive
backfield • Hits hard, but needs more game
experience.
Struggled to regain his complete mobility
following knee surgery in 1999 • Played on
special teams and was a reserve safety • Saw
action in three games and played a season-high eight snaps vs. Clemson.
Saw action in the season opener against Virginia as a redshirt freshman • Had
two tackles • Played 16 snaps against the Cavaliers • Was injured during the season in an off-field accident and suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament •
Also missed 2000 spring practice.
LUFKIN HIGH SCHOOL
Earned All-East Texas and first-team All-District 12 5-Ahonors as a senior •
Made 62 tackles, intercepted four passes, caused six fumbles and recovered a
pair of fumbles • Returned one interception 82 yards for a touchdown • As a junior he had 47 solo tackles, three interceptions, caused five fumbles and recovered
three fumbles • National Honor Society student.
and six touchdowns • Also had four receptions for 57 yards and a score •
Returned both a kickoff and punt for scores • Rushed for 263 yards and three
touchdowns to beat Michael Vick’s Warwick High School team, 35-10, in a
game in which Knight’s team was a big underdog • Had 16 tackles and two interceptions • Team captain • Two-time Offensive MVPat Lakeland High School •
Played for Coach Edward Smither • State 300-meter indoor champion •
Qualified for nationals in the 55 meters • Ranked fifth in the country in the 55
meters.
PERSONAL
Born Kevin Nathaniel Knight on Dec. 22, 1980 in Newport News, Va. •
Favorite teams are the Lakers and New York Giants • Favorite athlete is Warrick
Dunn • Greatest personal athletic moment was last year’s game against Wake
Forest when he had three tackles for a loss and one sack • Favorite former Tar
Heel football player is Dre’Bly • The first time he met Coach Bunting, he
thought “he’s a cool guy, straight forward” • Goal is to be a sport psychologist •
Is an ACTmentor • Wears his favorite high school football shirt underneath his
jersey • Has modeled his game after Darrell Green • Majoring in exercise and
sports science.
Kevin Knight’s Regular-Season Statistics
Defensive
Year T
A
Hits PBU
1999 6
3
9
2
2000 15
10
25
0
Totals 21
13
34
2
Kick Returns
Year No. Yds.
2000 10
155
Avg.
15.5
TD
0
Long
31
PERSONAL
Born Marcus Duriel Jones on Dec. 30, 1979, in Lufkin, Texas • Majoring in
communications • Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys • Hobbies are karate,
fishing and listening to music • Favorite food is steak • When he first met Coach
Bunting, he thought, “he is a winner” • Would like to switch places for a day
with Bill Gates.
21•KEVIN KNIGHT
Cornerback
5-8, 175, Junior
Suffolk, Va. • Lakeland
Is one of the Tar Heels’top kick return men
• Has good speed • Is a top reserve in the
defensive backfield.
Played in all 11 games as a kick returner
and a cornerback • Did not start, but played
290 snaps, an average of 26 snaps per game •
Had his best game at Wake Forest, where he played a season-high 50 snaps and
had seven tackles, including three tackles for loss • Sacked Wake Forest quarterback C.J. Leak for an 11-yard loss • Finished the season with 25 tackles, including 15 solo stops and 10 assists • Had six tackles in the season-opener vs. Tulsa •
Registered at least one tackle in 10 of 11 games • Returned 10 kickoffs for 155
yards, an average of 15.5 yards per return • Season-high 31-yard return came on
the opening kickoff of the Clemson game • Also had a return of 26 yards at Duke
and 21 yards at Pittsburgh.
KEVIN KNIGHT
Allsport
Played in every game on special teams • Started one game at cornerback •
Played 202 snaps, including 52 against Maryland in his first college start and 42
against Furman • Made nine tackles, including six solo hits • Broke up passes
against the Terps and Duke • Had a season-high three tackles versus Maryland.
LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time All-Southeastern District running back • Compiled more than 4,000
all-purpose yards in his career • As a senior, rushed 190 times for 1,042 yards
C A R O L I N A
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33•JOHN LAFFERTY
9•AARON LEAK
Punter
5-10, 187, Junior
Valdese, N.C. • East Burke
Quarterback
6-3, 223, Freshman*
Durham, N.C. • Riverside
Will challenge for the starting punter position • Had a good spring and kicked well in
the Spring Game.
Will compete with Luke Huard and Darian
Durant for the backup quarterback position •
Had a good spring and has a strong arm, but
needs to improve his accuracy • Has great
size for a quarterback • Is more of a drop
back quarterback, but has good mobility.
Started three games at punter • Started the
first game of his career in Carolina’s seasonopening 30-9 victory over Tulsa • Punted two
times for 68 yards (34.0 average) vs. the Golden Hurricane • Did not start again
until the NC State game, five weeks later • Was sidelined for the last four games
of the season with mononucleosis • Finished the year with 20 punts for 708
yards, an average of 35.4 per punt • Had a long punt of 47 yards vs. NC State •
Dropped six punts inside the opponents’20-yard line • Only nine of his 20 punts
were returned and only three were returned outside the 20-yard line.
EAST BURKE HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-conference honors in five sports at East Burke High School • Was
all-state as a kicker and played in the Shrine Bowl as a senior • Kicked the
game-winning field goal to beat Freedom High School • Was a three-time allconference kicker • Also was all-conference in soccer, tennis, swimming and
track • Was a four-time all-region soccer player and was an all-state selection on
the state’s Olympic Development Team • Was the conference player of the year
in tennis as a junior and senior • Competed in the long jump and triple jump and
ran on the 4x400 and 4x800 relays in track.
PERSONAL
Born John Connor
Lafferty on Sept. 13, 1980
in Valdese, N.C. • Favorite
athlete is Pete Sampras •
Favorite part of punting is
seeing a return man signal
for a fair catch • Favorite
former Tar Heel player is
Brian Schmitz • Dream
vacation is to go to the
Australian Outback • His
parents both graduated Phi
Beta Kappa from UNC •
His father, John M.
Lafferty, played tennis at
UNC and his grandfather,
John W. Lafferty, played
basketball at Davidson •
Likes to ski, camp out,
watch movies and play
sports • Would like to
switch places for a day
with George W. Bush •
JOHN LAFFERTY
Greatest athletic moment
in athletics was kicking
the winning field goal vs.
Freedom High School • Is
an Eagle Scout • Plays the piano • Majoring in psychology.
John Lafferty’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year No.
Yds.
Avg.
Long I20
2000 20
708
35.4
47
6
C A R O L I N A
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Linny Wrenn • Led Riverside High School to a 9-3 record
and second place conference finish • Completed 80 of 176 passes for 1,593 and
23 touchdowns yards as a senior • Also had seven touchdown runs • Passed for
1,300 yards as a junior • Started for North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl •
Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today • Two-time all-area selection by
the Durham Herald-Sun • Prep Star All-America • Also played basketball and
baseball • Scored a career-high 28 points in one game • Homered, tripled and
had two doubles in a baseball game • Honors student.
PERSONAL
Aaron Loselle Leak was born on Oct. 7, 1981 in Chapel Hill, N.C. • Legally
changed his surname from Alston to Leak in 2000 • Enjoys playing basketball,
baseball and video games • Favorite food is pizza • Favorite athlete is Michael
Jordan • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Washington Redskins • First
thought about Coach Bunting: “He is a cool, down to earth person.” • Would like
to switch places for a day with Alex Rodriguez • Greatest athletic moment was
scoring the winning touchdown in his high school’s homecoming game •
Involved in the Carolina ACT program • His one football superstition is that he
has to wear arm bands when playing • Wants to get better at reading defenses •
Has modeled his game after Michael Vick’s • Enrolled in the General College.
61•JEFF LLOYD
Deep Snapper
6-0, 194, Sophomore
Henderson, N.C.
Northern Vance
NORTHERN VANCE HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of football for Coach
Randy Long at Ragsdale • Played linebacker,
deep snapper and center • Won the school’s
Golden Helmet Award as a senior • Earned
all-conference honors at center and was honorable mention at linebacker • Team was 7-4
as a senior • Had 110 tackles and six sacks during his senior season • Also was
an all-conference outfielder for a team that was 12-0 in conference play • Hit
.375 as a senior • Member of the National Honor Society, student council and the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes • Senior class president.
PERSONAL
Born Jeffrey Lee Lloyd on June 15, 1982, in Henderson, N.C. • Likes to fish
and hunt • Favorite singer is Tracy Lawrence • Favorite movie is Field of
Dreams • Favorite athlete is Steve Francis • Favorite former Carolina football
player is Kivuusama Mays • Would like to switch places for a day with George
W. Bush • Wants to start his own business • Goal this season is to snap in a game
• Earliest football memory was playing recreation football in sixth grade with
the Middleburg Tigers • Enrolled in the General College.
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8•CORY LOCKLEAR
27•BRYANT MACKLIN
Defensive Back
Pembroke, N.C. • Purnell-Swett
Cornerback
6-0, 203, Freshman*
Elm City, N.C. • Fike
PURNELL-SWETT HIGH SCHOOL
Played for his father, Walt Locklear, at
Purnell-Swett in Pembroke, N.C. • Earned allcounty honors in football • Competed four
years in football, two years in wrestling and
one year in track • Compiled a record of 4512 in wrestling and advanced to the regionals
both seasons • Won the Coaches Award in
football and had 125 tackles as a senior • Member of the National Honor Society
and student government.
PERSONAL
Born Cory Locklear on November 24, 1981 in Pembroke, N.C. • Is a Native
American • Enjoys playing video games • Favorite food is tomatoes and rice •
Favorite athlete is Art Monk • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Washington
Redskins • Dream vacation is to Hawaii • Wants to become a doctor • Enrolled in
the General College.
62•BRANDON LUGABIHL
Offensive Tackle
6-6, 302, Sophomore
Sanford, N.C. • Lee County
LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Charlie Grooves at Lee
County in Sanford, N.C. • Lettered four years
in football, basketball and track • Earned the
Most Improved award in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Robert Brandon Lugabihl on
November 20, 1980 in Sanford, N.C. • Nickname is “Country” • Favorite food is
pizza • Favorite book is Friday Night Lights • Favorite movie is Major Payne •
Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Carolina Panthers • Wants to improve his
pass blocking • Enrolled in the General College.
Worked hard in the spring and will be
counted on this fall to be a reserve defensive
back • Has good hands and good coverage
skills.
FIKE HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Richard Pridgen • Led
his team to an 8-3 record and a berth in the
state playoffs • It was Fike’s first playoff appearance in a decade • Rushed for
1,025 yards on 98 attempts at tailback • Had 350 receiving yards • Scored 16
touchdowns, including 12 rushing • Two-time all-conference selection • Named
team’s MVPand the Wilson Daily Times’Offensive Back of the Year • Also
returned kicks and had an 87-yard return as a junior • Became the starter at tailback midway through his junior season and had more than 500 yards in the second half of that year • Ran indoor and outdoor track • Was Eastern Regional
champion in the 200 meters and second place in the 100 at the state finals in
1999.
PERSONAL
Born Johnny Bryant Macklin on Jan. 2, 1982, in Washington, D.C. •
Nicknamed “B-Mack” • Favorite musical entertainer is Jay-Z • Favorite athlete
is Michael Jordan • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Washington Redskins •
Favorite former Carolina football player is Dre’Bly • Best friend on another
team is James McKay (North Carolina A&T) • Greatest athletic moment in his
athletic career was receiving a scholarship to play at Carolina • His brother,
Terrell Macklin, runs track at UNC Wilmington • Would like to work for the FBI
after graduation • Working on learning the defense this summer • Goal this season is to help the team win an ACC title and go to a bowl game • Enrolled in the
General College.
4•LANDON MARIANI
Quarterback
6-2, 192, Sophomore
Morganton, N.C. • Freedom
Joined the team as a walk-on last fall and
competed at quarterback in the spring.
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Jim MacMahon • Earned
first-team all-conference honors at quarterback, leading Freedom to an 11-0 regular season record as a senior • Passed for over 1,500
yards with 18 touchdowns and ran for over
300 yards with seven touchdowns • Was second-team all-conference as a junior
and was the Charlotte Observer ’s runner-up for Newcomer of the Year • Also
made honorable mention All-Piedmont as a junior • Had a combined record of
21-3 as a starting quarterback • Also played baseball for four years and basketball for two seasons • Was 6-2 with two saves and a 2.80 earned run average as a
senior • Member of the National Honor Society and student government.
PERSONAL
Born Thomas Landon Mariani on August 11, 1982, in Raleigh, N.C. • Enjoys
playing all sports and video games • Favorite movies are Jerry McGuire and
Patch Adams • Favorite book is All Quiet on the Western Front • Favorite athlete
is Nomar Garciaparra • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Philadelphia Eagles •
Favorite former Carolina football player is Leon Johnson • Best friend on another team is Clayton Russell (NCState) • Thinks Coach Bunting is “a tough guy
who is very knowledgeable about the game” • His stepfather, Brian Reep,
played golf at Western Carolina and South Carolina • Is fluent in Portuguese •
Wants to be a coach later in life • Wears a lucky shirt under his jersey • Played
American Legion baseball in the summer • Includes eating at Red Lobster as part
of his ideal day • Enrolled in the General College.
C A R O L I N A
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7•DAVID MCINTOSH
60•ADAM METTS
Free Safety
5-11, 177, Junior
Brentwood, Tenn.
Montgomery Bell
Center
6-1, 268, Senior
Pawleys Island, S.C.
Williams (Burlington, N.C.)
2000 • Saw a lot of action on special teams
last year and had four tackles.
Considered one of the top offensive line men in the ACC • Should challenge for allconference honors this season • Considered
undersized for a center by some critics, but
has great lateral movement and is an excellent blocker.
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY
Played four seasons as a quarterback, running back, safety and cornerback at
Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn. • Earned all-city, all-region, allmidstate and all-state honors • Led his school to the state championship as a senior and a second place finish in 1997 • Named Offensive MVPof the 1998 state
title game • Coached by Ricky Bowers • Compiled 2,500 all-purpose yards, 18
touchdowns and six interceptions in his career • Also competed in track for four
years and diving for three seasons • Two-time state champion in the 4x100 relay
• Was third in the state in decathlon and fifth in the state in the 200 meters
(twice) • Earned a silver medal in the national Latin exam.
PERSONAL
Born George David McIntosh on March 29, 1980 in Nashville, Tenn. •
Greatest personal athletic moment was winning the MVPin the state title game •
Likes to travel • Favorite movie is Braveheart • Favorite book is the Bible •
Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the San
Francisco 49ers • Favorite former Carolina football player is Dre’Bly • Best
friend on another team is David Farrell (Yale) • Thinks Coach Bunting is “an
intense man who is going to get this team motivated” • Would like to switch
places for a day with the Apostle Paul • Says the best word to describe him is
“passionate” • His brother, Matthew, will play lacrosse at UNC this year •
Worked an internship with the FCAin Raleigh this summer • Goal this season is
to have fun and go to a bowl game • Majoring in business.
Started every game at center and was one of the Tar Heels’most consistent
offensive lineman • Played 739 snaps, an average of 67 per contest •Had a
team-high 28 knock down blocks and seven “will breakers” • Was named the
UNC coaches top offensive lineman three times – at Wake Forest, at Florida
State and vs. Clemson • Played a season-high 79 snaps in UNC’s 20-17 win at
Pittsburgh.
Appeared in six games as a backup at center • Played a season-high 50 snaps
in the third week against top-ranked Florida State • Also played against Indiana,
Clemson, Houston, Maryland and Duke • Had nine “domination” blocks.
76•WILLIE M CNEILL
Offensive Tackle
6-4, 292, Freshman*
Wagram, N.C. • Scotland County
A promising young lineman who should
see some significant playing time this season
• Had a good spring and has a chance to contribute immediately.
SCOTLAND COUNTY HIGH
SCHOOL
Played for Coach Mark Barnes • Led his
team to a 7-5 overall record and third place conference finish • Two-time allconference selection • All-Cape Fear Region and All-Piedmont Area selection •
Participated in the Shrine Bowl • Also competed in track and field, throwing the
shot and discus.
PERSONAL
Born Willie Terrence McNeill on May 29, 1982 • Favorite athlete is Lawrence
Taylor • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Green Bay Packers • First thought
of Coach Bunting: “He is a man who knows what he is doing.” • Would like to
switch places for a day with Jay-Z • Greatest moment in his athletic career was
receiving a scholarship to come to Carolina • Focused on learning the offense in
the offseason • Enrolled in the General College.
C A R O L I N A
ADAM METTS
Jim Bounds
Was activated in the Florida State game after injuries to centers Cam Holland
and Bryant Malloy left the Tar Heels with just one center • Played in three
games a total of 18 snaps • Played against FSU, Maryland and Duke.
WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time all-conference lineman at Walter Williams High • Named all-conference on both sides of the ball in each of his last two seasons • Had 66 solo
tackles as a senior, including 22 for losses and seven quarterback sacks • Forced
seven fumbles, recovered five and blocked two punts • Played for Coach Sam
Story. Started in the Shrine Bowl • Played in the East-West All-Star Game •
Regional defensive player of the year as a junior and senior.
F O O T B A L L
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CATCHING UP WITH ADAM METTS
Hobbies: Salt-water fishing with friends
Favorite food: Filet mignon
Favorite movie: Rushmore
Favorite bands: Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic
Favorite NFL team as a kid: Denver Broncos
Best friend on another team: my brother, Bryan, at Appalachian State
Dream vacation: A year in Australia
Chose Carolina because: it is the best place to get a great education and a
great college experience
Best advice I’ve ever heard: “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart” –
Confucius
During the offseason, I: worked on my pass sets and focus on the small
details of playing center
My goal this season: Is to win the ACC championship
I have modeled my game after: Mark Stepnoski
One thing people don’t know about me: I grew up on an island
My ideal day would include: going fishing in North Inlet with my friends
One other talent I have besides football is: I’m a great chess player
PERSONAL
Born Adam Montgomery Metts on April 20, 1980 • Majoring in history • His
father, Carey, earned All-ACC honors at center in 1968 at NC State and starred
on the famous 1967 "White Shoes” team • His uncle, Billy Bryan, was an AllACC and All-America center at Duke in 1975-76, won the Jacobs Blocking
Trophy and started for the Denver Broncos • His brother, Carey Jr., earned AllACC honors in 1989 at center playing for Coach Steve Spurrier at Duke, and his
brother, Bryan, plays tackle at Appalachian State • His grandfather starred at
Elon College.
41•QUINCY MONK
Linebacker
6-3, 235, Senior
Jacksonville, N.C. • White Oak
Another in a long line of talented Carolina
linebackers • Should finally receive the attention he deserves • Finished the 2000 season
as Carolina’s fourth-leading tackler • Will be
counted on to provide leadership to a youthful
linebacking corps.
Stepped into a starting role after Merceda Perry went down with a broken
ankle against Wake Forest • Started the final nine games of the season and was
one of Carolina’s top tacklers • Was fourth on the team with 76 tackles, 35 solo
hits and 41 assists • Tallied six tackles for loss for 31 yards and had two sacks
for 19 yards • Registered double-digit tackles in four games • Had a season-high
15 tackles, including 10 solo stops, in his first career start at Florida State • Had
10 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 10 vs. Maryland and 10 at Duke • Had five tackles
and sacked Virginia quarterback Dan Ellis for a 10-yard loss at Charlottesville •
The following week at Pittsburgh, he registered his second sack of the season by
dragging down David Priestly for a 9-yard loss • Had a three-game streak with at
least one tackle for loss • Had two TFLs vs. Maryland.
Played in all 11 games and made five starts at outside linebacker • Moved into
the starting lineup after injuries shelved Brandon Spoon and Merceda Perry •
Finished with 42 tackles, including three for losses • Had two quarterback sacks
and caused one fumble • Made a season-high eight tackles against Houston •
That total included a 9-yard sack against the Cougars • Also had a 17-yard quarterback sack against Duke • Had six tackles against Georgia Tech and Furman •
Played 478 snaps • Played at least 23 snaps in all 11 games with a high of 65
against Georgia Tech • Averaged 26 snaps in the first four weeks and 52 snaps
over the last seven games.
C A R O L I N A
QUINCY MONK
Played in all 12 games, including the Las Vegas Bowl • Saw action as a
reserve at outside linebacker • Played 211 snaps with a season high of 26 against
Duke • Made four tackles, recovered one fumble and broke up a pass • Had two
tackles at Stanford •
Recovered a fumble on
CATCHING UP WITH
Wake Forest’s game-openQUINCY MONK
ing kickoff return •
Nickname: “Q”
Recovery led to a UNC
Hobbies: Playing video games, hanging out with
field goal • Had a pass
family and friends
breakup at Duke • Was
Favorite athlete: Shaquille O’Neal
red-shirted in 1997.
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Oakland Raiders
Best friend on another team: Sammie Rogers
(North Carolina A&T)
WHITE OAK HIGH
Dream vacation: Virgin Islands
SCHOOL
When I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: “He
Played quarterback,
is going to bring intensity back to North Carolina.”
safety and defensive end •
Would like to switch places for a day with:
Passed for 2,240 yards and
Shaquille O’Neal
23 touchdowns over his
Greatest moment of my athletic career was:
making 15 tackles against Florida State last year
last two years • Played for
Interesting fact: my brother, Stanley, played for
Coach Jack Baile •
Duke; my cousin, Ray Jacobs, played for UNC
Completed 80 of 145 passand the Denver Broncos
es for 875 yards and eight
Career goals: to be successful in either the NFL
touchdowns in 1996 • Was
or as a businessman
the school’s MVPand
During the offseason, I: worked on playing at a
team captain in football
much higher level physically than I have before
My goals this season are: to be the best player I
and basketball in each of
can be and be a leader on this team
his last two years •
My earliest football memory was: playing quarMember of the 1997 North
terback in a Little League Super Bowl when I was
Carolina Academic Allnine years old
State Basketball Team •
Earned all-conference and
all-area honors in football
and basketball both as a junior and senior • Led basketball team to the No. 1
ranking in the state as a senior • Also threw the shot put • Recipient of the North
Carolina Scholar-Athlete Award • Member of the Honor Roll for four years.
PERSONAL
Born Quincy Omar Monk on Jan. 30, 1979, in Jacksonville, N.C. • Majoring
in management and society.
Quincy Monk’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year Pri A
Hits
TFL QB
1998 2
2
4
0
0
1999 25
17
42
3-28 2-26
2000 35
41
76
6-31 2-19
Totals 62
60
122
9-59 4-45
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89•ISAAC MONTGOMERY
Defensive Tackle
6-4, 273, Freshman*
Princeton, W.Va. • Princeton
player is Rick Steinbacher • Thinks Coach Bunting, “screams intensity just by
his presence” • Would like to switch places for a day with a deep sea fishing
captain • His father, Rick, played basketball at Davidson • Member of Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity • Went to London in the summer of 2001.
92•ISSAC MOORING
Young, talented defensive lineman who
gives the Tar Heels valuable depth on the line
• Could develop into an outstanding talent.
PRINCETON SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL
Played for Coach Ted Spadaro • Led
Princeton Senior to a 7-3 record and a berth in
the state playoffs • Averaged seven tackles per game at defensive end • Also
played offensive tackle and some fullback • Scored five short-yardage touchdowns • Earned second-team all-state and first-team all-area honors on defense •
Was named First-team All-Coalfield Conference • Honorable Mention AllAmerica by USA Today.
PERSONAL
Born May 3, 1982 in Princeton, W.Va. • Enjoys lifting weights • Favorite
NFLteam as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite former Carolina football
player is Marcus Jones • Dream vacation is to the Bahamas • Top athletic
moment in his athletic career was receiving a scholarship to Carolina • Goal is to
play in the NFL • Wants to improve his technique • Enrolled in the General
College.
43•RICHARD MOORE
Tight End/Holder
6-1, 238, Junior
Memphis, Tenn. • University
Moved from fullback to tight end during
spring practice • Gives the Tar Heels added
depth after the departure of NFLdraft picks
Alge Crumpler and Dauntae’Finger • Has
played a variety of positions in three years at
Carolina • Was the Tar Heels’holder on all
field goal and extra point tries in 2000 • Had
one rushing attempt for a loss of 10 yards on
a failed fake field goal at Pittsburgh • Moved
from linebacker to quarterback in the spring of 2000 • Shifted to quarterback
after four days of spring ball • Has not played the position in a game, however,
in three years • Played primarily on special teams in four games in 1999 • Played
against Florida State a season-high 10 plays •Also appeared in games against
Georgia Tech, NC State and Duke • Was red-shirted in 1998.
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
Three-time all-state selection in Tennessee • Played for coaches Jake Randolph
and Bobby Alston at Memphis University School • Was named Mr. Football in
the state of Tennessee for his classification (Division II, Class 2-A) • Started all
four years at safety • Also played wide receiver for one year and quarterback for
three seasons • Four-time All-Metro Memphis selection • Had 48 tackles as a
senior, including two for losses, blocked two kicks, picked off a pass and recovered a fumble • Blocked six kicks over his last two years • Rushed for 304 yards
and 13 touchdowns as a senior • First-team all-district selection in basketball as a
junior and second-team all-district choice as a senior • Dean’s Scholar List student • Student body vice president.
PERSONAL
Born Richard Charlton Moore III on Oct. 10, 1978, in Memphis, Tenn. •
Majoring in management and society • Favorite pro teams are the Tennessee
Titans, Durham Bulls and Memphis Redbirds • Greatest athletic achievement
was winning the AAU 15-and-Under national basketball championship • Has
four sisters • Hobbies are fishing and water and snow skiing • Favorite band is
Aerosmith • Favorite book is Into Thin Air • Favorite former Tar Heel football
C A R O L I N A
Defensive End
6-3, 257, Sophomore
Tarboro, N.C. • Tarboro
Had a good spring and enters the season as
the Tar Heels top backup at defensive end.
Played in every game on special teams and
as a reserve at defensive end • Played 59
snaps, including a season-high 12 vs. Georgia
Tech • Had three tackles, including two tackles vs. Georgia Tech and one tackle vs. Tulsa.
TARBORO HIGH SCHOOL
All-county, all-conference and all-area selection • County Co-Defensive MVP
as a senior • Played for Coach Mike Schott at Tarboro High School • Led
Tarboro to a 12-4 record as a senior • Team lost in the state 2-Achampionship
game • Played offensive tackle, inside linebacker and defensive line • Was first
in the county with 147 tackles • Graded out at 94 percent as an offensive lineman
• Team finished with over 5,300 rushing yards, the third-highest single-season
figure in North Carolina prep history • Also played basketball and baseball.
PERSONAL
Born Issac Mooring II on Dec. 23, 1981, in Seoul, South Korea • Favorite
sports teams are the Washington Redskins and Toronto Raptors • Favorite pro
athlete is Junior Seau • Greatest personal athletic moment was beating Reidsville
in regional final and playing in state championship game • Lived in Ankara,
Turkey for five years • Favorite former Carolina football players are Lawrence
Taylor and Kelvin Bryant • Best friend on another team is Travis Heath (East
Carolina) • Focused on improving his strength during the offseason • Majoring
78•ISAAC MORFORD
Center/Offensive Guard
6-3, 289, Junior
Melrose, Fla. • Keystone Heights
Shifted to center during the spring and will
back up Adam Metts at that position • Can
play either center or guard.
Started every game at right guard • Had 11
knock down blocks • Played 729 snaps, an
average of 66 per game • Saw action on a season-high 95 snaps at Virginia • Played 60 or more snaps in all but two contests.
Played in all 11 games as a backup on the offensive line • Played 200 snaps •
Season-high 53 snaps against number-one ranked Florida State • Played 10 or
more snaps in eight of the 11 contests • Also had 31 snaps against Furman and
26 in the win over NC State • Was redshirted in 1998.
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
All-state selection as a junior and senior • Earned all-district/all-classification
honors four times • Selected to play in the Georgia/Florida All-Star Game •
Jacksonville Times-Union Player of the Year • Played for Coach Walt Darty •
Also played four years of baseball and basketball • Played center on the basketball team and first base for the baseball team • As a senior his teams won district
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titles in football and baseball • President of the stu dent body • National
Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Born Isaac Michael
Morford on March 24,
1980, in Gainesville, Fla.
• Favorite pro teams are
the Atlanta Braves and
Jacksonville Jaguars •
Favorite athlete is Danny
Wuerffel • Likes to swim,
cook out, play on computers, watch movies, play
ping- pong and travel •
Favorite movie is High
Fidelity • Favorite former
Tar Heel player is Allen
Mogridge • First thought
about Coach Bunting: “He
is very intense, very passionate and a very good
ISAAC MORFORD
choice for our program.” •
Would like to switch
places for a day with any
NFLoffensive lineman • Highlight of the offseason was losing 30 pounds • Goal
this season is to improve his knowledge of the game and be an All-ACC player •
Wears the same T-shirt under his jersey every game • Majoring in business.
15•WILLIE PARKER
Tailback
Clinton, N.C. • Clinton
Had a good spring and is listed as the starting tailback heading into the fall • Impressed
the coaching staff with his work ethic • Can
often be found after practice lifting and working out on his own • One of the most exciting
players on offense.
Had a roller-coaster season, but came on strong at the end of the year and
should be a force in 2001 • Earned the starting job after spring practice, but
injured his back in fall workouts and was not completely healthy until the
Virginia game, eight games into the season • Played in nine games and started
the last three contests at Pittsburgh, vs. Maryland and at Duke • Was second on
the team in rushing with 84 carries for 355 yards, an average of 4.2 yards per
carry • Had four touchdowns • Averaged over five yards per carry in the last four
games of the season • Despite the back injury, he played in the season-opening
win over Tulsa and had 10 carries for 17 yards and two touchdowns • Scored on
runs of 1 and 3 yards • Had just 14 carries combined in the next two games vs.
Wake Forest and Florida State and did not play against NC State and Clemson •
Came back against Virginia with a strong effort, rushing for 71 yards on 17 carries • Made his first career start the following week at Pittsburgh and responded
with 61 yards rushing and 54 yards receiving • Was named the ACC Rookie of
the Week for that performance • He scored one touchdown on an 8-yard trickplay, dubbed the “rooskie,” and set up another UNC touchdown with several big
plays • On UNC’s season-long 98-yard touchdown drive at Pitt, he had a run for
25 yards and caught passes of 34 and 11 yards • Had his best rushing game the
next week vs. Maryland • Carried the ball 21 times for 158 yards, the most yards
rushing for a UNC freshman since Natrone Means had 256 yards vs. Duke in
1990 • He was also UNC’s first 100-yard rusher since Anthony Saunders had 110
yards rushing in 1999 vs. Georgia Tech, a span of 15 games • The 158 yards
rushing were the fifth-highest total by a Carolina tailback vs. Maryland • Earned
much of that yardage on two runs – 37- and 61-yard efforts – in the first half •
C A R O L I N A
The 61-yard run was the longest by
a UNC player since Leon
Johnson’s 67-yard run against
Clemson in 1996.
CLINTON HIGH
SCHOOL
Rushed for 1,801
yards and 18 touchdowns in leading
Clinton to the state 2A quarterfinals •
Averaged 12.3 yards
per carry. Had 30
tackles, including
two and one-half
quarterback
sacks, and intercepted two passes •
County player of the
year • In 1997, he
rushed for 1,329
yards (11.8 yards
per carry) and
20 touch-
Kevin Cox
WILLIE PARKER
downs in leading the Dark
Horses to the state 2-Atitle •
Rushed for 138 yards, including a
79-yard touchdown, in the 1997 state
title game • Earned all-conference and all-region honors as a junior and senior •
Led Coach Bob Lewis’s team to a 26-2 record over his last two years • Honors
student.
PERSONAL
Born Willie Everette Parker on Nov. 11, 1980 • Majoring in exercise and
sports science.
Willie Parker’s Regular-Season Statistics
Rushing
Receiving
Year No. Yds. Avg. TD
Lg
No. Yds.
2000 84 355
4.2
4
61
10 106
Avg. TD
10.6 0
Lg
34
CATCHING UP WITH WILLIE PARKER
Hobbies: Playing basketball
Favorite band: UNC Marching Band
Favorite movie: Gladiator
Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Dallas Favorite former UNC player: L.C. Stevens
Best friends on other teams: Bryan Peterson (NCSU)and Leonard Henry (ECU)
When I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: “This is the kind of coach this
University needs.”
I would like to switch places for a day with: my father, Willie Parker Jr.
Greatest moment of my athletic career was: rushing for 158 yards against
Maryland last year
Interesting fact: both of my brothers play college basketball
In the offseason, I: worked on my pass protection, became more physical
My goal at Carolina is: to rush for 1,000 yards before Ileave
My goal this season is: to play hard on every play
To prepare myself for each game: I get a good night’s sleep and read the Bible
My football superstitions are: I always wear my high school undershirt in every
game and I call my parents the night before
I have modeled my game after: Thomas Jones
F O O T B A L L
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49•JULIUS PEPPERS
Defensive End
6-6, 270, Junior
Bailey, N.C. • Southern Nash
Phenomenal two-sport standout at Carolina
who elected to return to campus for another
football season in 2001 • Named the nation’s
top two-sport athlete by The Sporting News •
Could be a professional draft pick in either
the NFLor NBA• Enters the 2000 season
needing 12 sacks to break the school record
of 32.5 held by Greg Ellis.
CAROLINA FOOTBALL
Named first-team All-America by CNNSI.com and CollegeFootballNews.com
and second-team All-America by the Walter Camp Football
Foundation, The Associated Press and Football News •
Earned first-team All-ACC honors • Led the nation
with 15 total sacks and was second in
sacks per game (1.36) • Finished
one sack shy of Lawrence
Taylor’s school record of 16
established in 1980 •
Established the school
record and was third in
the country with 24
tackles for loss
(2.18 per game),
breaking the previous record of
23 set by
Ebenezer Ekuban
in 1998 • Of his
15 sacks, 13 came on
the road • Had two sacks at Wake Forest,
two at Florida State, four at Virginia, three
at Pittsburgh and two at Duke • Scored
two touchdowns, including a 12-yard
fumble return vs. the Demon Deacons
and a 27-yard interception return at
Duke • Finished the year with 64
tackles, including 44 solo stops and
20 assists • Also had 24 quarterback hurries, two pass deflections
and three forced fumbles • Had a
tremendous five-game stretch (NC
State to Maryland) during which
he tallied 43 tackles, including 16
Jim Bounds
tackles for loss and eight sacks •
Combined for seven sacks in back-toback weeks at Virginia and at Pittsburgh • Matched his career high with 10 tackles vs. Clemson and 10 tackles vs. Maryland • Had eight solo tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks at Florida State • In Carolina’s 59-21 win at Duke, he
made a spectacular over-the-head interception and raced 27 yards before leaping
across the goal line for a TD • Played 624 snaps and started every game at defensive end.
Named Freshman All-America by The Sporting News • Led UNC in tackles
for losses and sacks • Named Co-Most Outstanding Freshman with wide receiver
Sam Aiken • Started all 11 games at defensive end • Had 50 tackles, including 38
solo • Had 10 tackles for losses of 47 yards, including six sacks for 36 yards,
caused one fumble, recovered a fumble, broke up two passes and intercepted one
• Played 547 snaps • Had a season-high 10 tackles against Wake that included
four quarterback sacks for 26 yards • Had nine solo tackles against the Deacons •
Also blocked a field goal attempt in that game • Had tackles for losses against
Virginia, FSU (two for 10 yards), Georgia Tech, Houston, Furman and Wake
Forest • Caused a fumble against Furman and recovered one in the Duke game
C A R O L I N A
that led to a Carolina field goal • Intercepted a pass at Clemson to stop a Tiger
drive at the UNC 11-yard line • Was red-shirted in 1998.
CAROLINA BASKETBALL
2000-2001 SEASON
Joined the basketball team after the conclusion of the football season and the
completion of fall semester exams • Made his season debut at UCLAon Dec. 23
after just three days of practice and had six points and four rebounds in the win •
Made his first career start on Feb. 10 vs. Maryland and responded with a careerhigh 18 points • Dunk against Wake Forest (1/6) was CNN/SI’s Play of the Day •
Matched his then career scoring high with 14 points in the Feb. 3 win over
Georgia Tech (also had 14 at home against the Yellow Jackets as a freshman) •
Had six points, five rebounds and an impressive lefthanded dunk in the win at
Wake Forest on Feb. 6 • Started both NCAA Tournament games, responding
with 12 points against Princeton and a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds
against Penn State (his first career double-double)
1999-2000 SEASON
Became a key component in Carolina’s improbable run to the
Final Four • Averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds and
blocked 17 shots in 31 games • Made 56 of 98 field goal
attempts (57.1 percent) • Was 11 for 16 from the free
throw line in the NCAA Tournament • Was repeatedly
called a “godsend” by then head coach Bill Guthridge
for his contributions • Began practicing with the basketball team on Nov. 29th, two days before the
Michigan State game • Averaged 5.8 points and 4.6
rebounds in the five NCAA Tournament games •
Scored six points and blocked three shots in upset
win over No. 1 seed Stanford in the second
round.
SOUTHERN NASH HIGH SCHOOL
Named a Parade All-America as an all-purpose
talent • North Carolina High
School Athletic
Association Male
Athlete of the Year •
Earned all-state honors
as a junior at defensive end • Played tailback and defensive
end • Rushed for
3,501 yards and 46
touchdowns in his career
• Had six sacks as a senior
• Played for Coach Ray
Davis • Earned all-state
honors as a senior and was
a four-time allconference
hoopster • His
AAU team
won the national championship • Was
AAU teammates with future UNCteammates Brendan Haywood and Kris Lang •
Competed four years in the triple jump and
relays.
Jim Bounds
JULIUS PEPPERS
THE NATION’S BEST
TWO-SPORT ATHLETE
F O O T B A L L
•
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CATCHING UP WITH JULIUS PEPPERS
58•ANTHONY PERKINS
Hobbies: Reading and listening to music
Favorite pro teams: Philadelphia 76ers, Eagles, Phillies and Flyers
Favorite athletes are: Allen Iverson, Jevon Kearse
Favorite food: Chicken tenders
Favorite vacation spot: Miami
The people who have had the most influence on me are: My mother and
Brian Foster
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Jesus Christ
What I like most about Carolina is: the tradition of academic and athletic
excellence
My post-school ambition is: to direct movies and produce music
If I could do one thing better it would be: public speaking, because I am a
quiet person
My favorite sports other than college football are: Basketball and track
PERSONAL
Born Julius Frazier Peppers on Jan. 18, 1980 in Wilson, N.C. • Majoring in
Afro-American studies.
Julius
Year
1999
2000
Totals
Peppers’Regular-Season Statistics
Pri A Hits CF RF TFL
38 12 50
1
1
10-47
44 20 64
3
1
24-146
82 32 114 4
2
34-193
QB
6-36
15-117
21-153
Julius Peppers Game-by-Game Statistics
1999
Start Solo Assist
vs. Virginia
✔
2
1
at Indiana
✔
2
1
vs. Florida State
✔
5
1
at Clemson
✔
3
1
at Georgia Tech
✔
2
0
vs. Houston
✔
4
1
at Maryland
✔
2
0
vs. Furman
✔
3
3
vs. Wake Forest
✔
9
1
vs. NCState
✔
2
1
vs. Duke
✔
4
2
Totals
11
38
12
Total
3
3
6
4
2
5
2
6
10
3
6
50
TFL
1-3
0-0
2-10
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
1-5
4-26
0-0
0-0
10-47
QB
0-0
0-0
2-10
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
4-26
0-0
0-0
6-36
2000
vs. Tulsa
at Wake Forest
at Florida State
vs. Marshall
vs. Georgia Tech
vs. NC State
vs. Clemson
at Virginia
at Pittsburgh
Maryland
at Duke
Totals
Total
2
3
8
3
2
7
10
9
7
10
3
64
TFL
0-0
2-27
3-8
0-0
1-8
3-21
2-5
6-34
3-25
2-3
2-15
24-146
QB
0-0
2-27
2-7
0-0
1-8
1-6
0-0
4-29
3-25
0-0
2-15
15-117
Start
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
11
Solo
1
2
8
0
2
6
6
9
6
1
3
44
Assist
1
1
0
3
0
1
4
0
1
9
0
20
C A R O L I N A
Defensive Tackle
6-5, 257, Senior
Holly Springs, N.C. • Fuquay-Varina
Injured his knee in spring practice and will
most likely miss the entire season, effectively
ending his career • Tore the MCLand PCLin
his right kneeand did damage to the posterior
capsule in a special teams drill • Was slated to
be the Tar Heels starting defensive tackle for
the second consecutive year.
Started every game at defensive tackle • Had 46 tackles, including 24 primary
stops and 22 assists, and made five tackles for loss for 27 yards and two sacks
for 18 yards • Played 603 snaps • Registered at least one tackle in all but one
game • Had a season-high nine tackles in the Maryland win, including an 11yard sack of Shaun Hill that forced a punt • Made five tackles vs. NC State,
including two tackles for loss and a 7-yard sack • The sack of NC State’s Philip
Rivers was the first of his career.
PRIOR
Earned a scholarship prior to the 1999 season • Played in all 11 games and
made one start • Had 19 tackles, including 13 primary stops • Played 300 snaps •
Appeared on a season-high 40 snaps against Houston • Started at tackle against
Wake Forest and had a season-high four tackles • Made three primary stops
against Furman and the Deacons • Recovered a fumble in the win over Duke •
Recovery led to a UNC field goal • In 1998, he saw action in each of the last
nine regular-season contests • Played 100 snaps • Made five tackles and had one
tackle for a loss • Had a one-yard tackle for loss against Maryland.
FUQUAY-VARINA HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first-team all-conference honors in 1996 • Played for coaches Phillip
Howard and Dale Lowe • Won four straight Triangle 3-AConference titles •
First-team all-conference track athlete • North Carolina Academic Scholar •
Honors graduate.
PERSONAL
Born Anthony Davon Perkins on Sept. 29, 1979, in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. •
Majoring in computer science • Enjoys computers, playing video games, riding
motorcycles and watching kung fu movies • Favorite movie is Fist of the North
Star • Favorite athlete is Bruce Smith • Favorite pro team is the Buffalo Bills •
Says the word that best describes him is “modest” • Dream vacation is to spend
two weeks in South Beach in Miami • Would like to switch places for a day with
George W. Bush • Chose Carolina because of the academic reputation • Greatest
athletic moment was making his first collegiate sack last year against NC State •
Involved in the ACTmentoring program on campus • Post-school ambition is to
establish a career in the computer industry, coach football or play football in the
NFL• Says he is a technology and electronics wizard.
Anthony
Year
1998
1999
2000
Totals
Perkins’Regular-Season Statistics
Pri
A
Hits
TFL
2
2
4
0-0
13
6
19
0-0
24
22
46
5-27
39
30
69
5-27
F O O T B A L L
•
QB
0-0
0-0
2-18
2-18
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54•MERCEDA PERRY
Linebacker
6-5, 253, Senior
Asheboro, N.C. • Asheboro
Enters the season as one of two candidates
for the starting strong side linebacker spot •
Based on past experience, he should have the
inside track to the starting spot • However, he
was unable to participate in spring drills
because he was still recovering from ankle
surgery he underwent last season • Should be
a leader for a linebacking corps that is short
on experience.
2000 • MEDICAL RED-SHIRT SEASON
Started the first two games at outside linebacker, but fractured his right ankle
in the Wake Forest game and was lost for the remainder of the season • Received
a medical redshirt and will return in 2001 • Had five tackles on the season,
including four vs. Wake Forest.
One of Carolina’s most consistent performers • Was second on the team and
tied for 15th in the ACC in tackles • Had 83 hits, including 53 primary stops •
Averaged 8.3 tackles per game • Averaged 11.5 tackles in the first four games,
then dislocated his left shoulder on the first series of the fifth game (at Georgia
Tech) • Missed the rest of the game in Atlanta and did not play against Houston •
Played sparingly against Maryland and Furman • Returned to significant action
against Wake Forest and had 10 tackles • Moved back into the starting lineup the
final two weeks in the wins over NC State and Duke • Had 76 tackles in the
seven games in which he played at least 30 snaps • Made a season-high 16 tackles in the opener against Virginia • That was one of four games in which he had
double-digit tackles • Had 14 tackles (including 11 solo stops) against Clemson,
10 vs. Wake Forest and 13 against Duke • Had three tackles for losses, including
a sack, at Clemson • Also had a tackle for a loss against Florida State • Played
452 snaps • Only played eight snaps against Georgia Tech, none against Houston
and 17 at Maryland • Averaged 53 snaps in the eight other contests.
Was the top reserve at
linebacker • Played in all 12
games, including the Las
Vegas Bowl • Saw action on
291 snaps • Made 41 tackles, including 21 primary
stops • Had two tackles for
losses, two pass breakups
and caused one fumble •
Had a season-high 11 tackles (six primary) against
Georgia Tech • Had three
primary tackles, including
one for a 13-yard loss, and
caused a fumble that UNC
recovered inside its own 10yard line at Virginia • Made
seven tackles, one for a
four-yard loss, at Duke •
Had four tackles against
San Diego State in the postseason.
1997 • FRESHMAN
SEASON
Made two tackles in the
Gator Bowl against Virginia
Tech • One of the top
reserves at linebacker •
Played on over 200 snaps
and made 18 tackles during
the regular season • Had a
season-high six tackles versus Virginia.
ASHEBORO HIGH
SCHOOL
Two-time all-conference
selection • County player of
the year • Played in the
Shrine Bowl • Coached by
David Moody • First-team
all-state selection • Made
487 career tackles, including
161 as a senior • As a senior
he also had three sacks and
one interception • Ran for
1,500 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior at fullback
MERCEDA PERRY
• Also played basketball and
ran track • Averaged 11.5
points and nine rebounds as
an all-conference center • Conference, county and regional champion in the discus • Was Most Valuable Field Event Performer in the county and regional
meets.
PERSONAL
Born Merceda Perry Jr. on July 2, 1979 • Majoring in exercise and sport science.
Merceda Perry’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year T
A
Hits
TFL
QB
1997 6
12
18
0-0
0-0
1998 21
20
41
2-17
0-0
1999 53
30
83
4-5
1-1
2000 1
4
5
0-0
0-0
Totals 81
66
147
6-22
1-1
63•DON PETERS
CATCHING UP WITH
MERCEDA PERRY
Hobbies: Playing video games, listening to
music, doing service projects with my fraternity
Favorite food: My Momma’s food
Favorite movie: Gladiator
My first thought of Coach Bunting was: “He
is an intense and confident person.”
I chose Carolina because: it’s in a great
location, prestigious academic reputation and
UNC’s reputation for having great defenses
My greatest athletic moment was: making
16 tackles against Virginia in my junior season
Interesting fact: my father, Dr. Merceda
Perry, played football at North Carolina A&T
I’m also involved in: Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity
My career goals are: to play pro football and
attend graduate school
I would like to improve on: becoming a better student of the game
To prepare for each game: I listen to music
and go over the opponent’s offense in my
mind
My earliest football memory was: playing
Little League football for Scott’s Sporting
Goods store in Asheboro when I was eight
years old
My other talents include: playing the trumpet and piano
C A R O L I N A
Center
6-2, 304, Junior
Mattawan, Mich. • Mattawan
AT CAROLINA
Saw his only action of the 2000 season in
the win at Duke • Played 10 snaps vs. the
Blue Devils • Was red-shirted in 1998 and
worked with the scout team in 1999 • Worked
hard to lose weight to gain more mobility and
flexibility • Has gotten stronger.
MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time all-state, all-conference lineman • Led his high school to its first
league championship in 37 years • Played offensive and defensive tackle •
Named to the Michigan Dream Team by the Detroit News • Coached by Dave
Lawrence • Had 41 pancake blocks as a senior and 115 in his career • Had 31
tackles, including three for losses, as a senior • Played basketball and competed
in track and field in the discus and shot put for three years • State runner-up as a
junior in the discus (153-7 feet) and shot (56-7 1/2).
PERSONAL
Born Donald Nelson Peters on April 7, 1980, in Kalamazoo, Mich. • Majoring
in exercise and sports science • Favorite pro teams are the Cowboys, Yankees
and Lakers • Favorite movie is Top Gun • In the offseason, he worked on losing
weight, getting stronger and improving his technique • The people who have
influenced him the most are his parents, Rob and Ann • Best friend on another
F O O T B A L L
•
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team is Nolan Spencer (Case Western Reserve) • Other favorite sport is track and
field • Post-college ambition is to get into business with his father • His father,
Rob, played football at Miami (Fla.)
80•TONY PIGFORD
Defensive End
6-3, 234, Sophomore
Teachey, N.C. • Wallace Rose
Joined the team as a walk-on in fall 2000.
WALLACE ROSE HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in football, four years
in basketball, three years in baseball and one
year in track • Played for Coach Jack Holley •
Named all-conference and all-area as a senior
football player • Team advanced to the state
playoffs as a junior and senior • Had 123 tackles and 14 sacks as a senior • Average 10.5 points per game for a basketball team
that won two conference championships • Member of the National Honor
Society.
PERSONAL
Born Horace Vernon Pigford III on January 28, 1982, in Wilmington, N.C. •
Hobbies include surfing, boating and listening to and making music • Favorite
food is collards • Favorite athlete is Dennis Rodman • Favorite NFLteam as a
kid was the Pittsburgh Steelers • When he first met Coach Bunting, he “thought
he was Dick Butkus • Greatest moment in his career was winning a state playoff
football game • Career goal is to graduate and enroll in physical therapy school •
Listens to AC/DC before every game • Enrolled in the General College.
45•JEFF REED
Place-kicker
5-10, 212, Senior
Charlotte, N.C.
East Mecklenburg
CATCHING UP WITH
JEFF REED
Hobbies: playing video games, working
out and eating
Favorite band: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite movies: Patch Adams,
Remember the Titans
Favorite athlete: Derrick Thomas
Favorite NFL team as a kid: Kansas City
Chiefs
Favorite former Tar Heel football player:
Jason Stanicek
Best friend on another team: Jason
Feinberg (Penn)
Dream vacation: Cayman Islands
When I first met Coach Bunting, I
thought: We have a bright future...this
guy is serious!
I would like to switch places for a day
with: Vince Carter
The greatest athletic moment of my
career was: starting my first game as a
Tar Heel last fall vs. Tulsa
An interesting fact about myself: I can
also kick field goals left-footed
My favorite class at Carolina has been:
JOMC 191 taught by UNC radio analyst
Mick Mixon because we had great speakers come to class
My favorite thing about being a Carolina
athlete is: getting to know a lot of people
in the community and having the opportunity to visit UNC Hospitals and read to
kids at elementary schools
My career goals are: to graduate, then
play pro football or work for a prominent
sports magazine
In the summer, I: worked at national kicking camps with former NFLpunters and
kickers
My goals this season are: to go to a bowl
game, earn first-team All-ACC honors, be
named an All-American and be a finalist
for the Lou Groza Award
JEFF REED
PERSONAL
Born Jeffrey Montgomery
Reed on April 9, 1979, in
Kansas City, Mo. • Majoring in
journalism with a minor in com munications • His father,
Morris, played basketball for
Wichita State • His mother,
Pam, was a cheerleader for
Wichita State • His sister,
Kristen, played soccer at UNC
Charlotte and one year profes-
sionally for the Carolina Speed.
Had never kicked in a college game until
last season, but emerged as one of the most
consistent kickers in the country • Should be
a strong candidate for All-ACC honors this
season • Has a very strong leg and is accurate
• Entered the 2000 season as a walk-on, but
earned a scholarship after the Florida State
game and elected to return for his final year of eligibility.
Earned second-team All-ACC honors and was one of 20 semifinalists for the
Lou Groza Award, given annually to the nation’s top kicker • Had never kicked
in a college game prior to the 2000 season, but had an outstanding season making 16 of 20 field goal attempts and all 30 extra point tries • Over 40 percent of
his kickoffs went for touchbacks • He did not miss a field goal attempt inside of
47 yards • Booted a season-long 48-yard field goal in the Marshall win • That
FG was the 11th-longest in school history • Made his final six field goal attempts
of the season • Was first-team Academic All-ACC.
EAST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-conference and all-county honors at East Mecklenburg High
School in Charlotte • Kicked a 54-yard field goal, the longest in school history
and the second-longest in state history • Played four years of soccer and set
school records for assists in a game, season and career • Earned all-conference
honors and led his team to the state finals • Member of the National Honor
Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.
C A R O L I N A
Year FG
2000 16
FGA Pct.
20
.800
20-29 30-39 40-49
3-3
10-10 3-7
LG
48
XP
30
XPA
30
Pct.
1.000
24•DEXTER REID
Free Safety
Norfolk, Va. • Granby
Although he did not start last year, saw
substantial playing time as the top backup to
David Bomar • Enters fall camp as the starting free safety • Has good speed and loves to
hit.
Played in every game as the top backup at
safety and on special teams • Played 542 snaps • Played a season-high 80 snaps
vs. Maryland • Saw his playing time increase as the season progressed • Finished
the year fifth on the team with 69 tackles, including 35 primary stops and 34
assists • Also recovered one fumble, picked off one pass, had six pass deflections
and one quarterback hurry • Played his best game of the season vs. Clemson,
registering 13 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a 5-yard sack of Willie
Simmons • Tallied double digits in tackles on three occasions – 13 vs. Clemson,
10 at Pittsburgh, 12 vs. Maryland • Recorded his only interception of the year
when he picked off NC State’s Philip Rivers in the first half.
F O O T B A L L
•
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GRANBY HIGH
SCHOOL
Honorable mention AllUSA Today selection •
District Player of the Year •
First-team all-state selection • First-team all-district
on offense and defense •
All-region and AllTidewater selection on
defense • Made 62 tackles
and had three interceptions
as a senior • Blocked five
field goals • Played quarterback on offense and had
almost 1,400 yards total
offense as a senior • In his
career, he passed for 20
touchdowns and 2,000
yards and rushed for 960
yards and 12 scores • Also
DEXTER REID
competed in track and basketball • Norfolk’s
Outstanding Track
Performer • Competed in the sprints and triple jump • Won the state triple jump
title as a senior • Two-time all-district selection in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Dexter Devon Reid on March 18, 1981 in Norfolk, Va. • His father
played basketball at Virginia Tech and his uncle ran track at Tennessee • Favorite
sports team is the Atlanta Braves • Favorite NFL team as a kid was the Dallas
Cowboys • Favorite former Carolina football player is Dre’Bly • Favorite athlete is Allen Iverson • Greatest athletic moment was his first collegiate interception last year against NC State • Likes to play video games and spend time with
friends • Majoring in management and society.
DexterReid’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year T
A
Hits
TFL
QB
2000 35
34
69
3-10
1-5
INT
1-2
track for Columbia University • Describes Coach Bunting as “intense” •
Majoring in management and society.
30•PAUL ROBERTS
Punter
6-0, 211, Sophomore
McBee, S.C. • McBee
M CBEE HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach David Green • Played
quarterback, punter and strong safety in football, center in basketball and pitcher/outfield er in baseball • Also ran track • Lettered four
years in football, basketball and baseball •
Was all-region in all three sports • Won the
team’s hustle award three years in football and
one year in basketball • Student body president • Member of the Beta Club and
the Future Farmers of America .
PERSONAL
Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing golf • Favorite food is spaghetti • Favorite
band is Creedence Clearwater Revival • Favorite movie is The Program •
Favorite former Carolina football player is Brian Simmons • Favorite NFLteam
as a kid was the San Francisco 49ers • Best friend on another football team is
John Gering (The Citadel) • Would like to switch places for a day with George
W. Bush • Greatest athletic moment was starting at quarterback in a state playoff
game as a 10th grader against the No. 2 team in the state • In the summer, he was
a counselor at a wildlife leadership camp.
13•TOPHER ROBERTS
Place-kicker
6-2, 205, Sophomore
Simpsonville, S.C.
Christ Church Episcopal
PBU
6
4•CLAY ROBERSON
Linebacker
6-2, 228, Sophomore
Bethel, N.C. • North Pitt
Played at both linebacker and defensive
end in the spring • Is well built physically.
Played in the final seven games of the season, primarily on special teams • Also used as
a reserve linebacker • Played 52 snaps •
Played a season-high 18 snaps against NC
State • Had three tackles for the season.
NORTH PITT HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time all-conference and all-area selection • Played defensive end, linebacker and fullback for Coach Ken Whitehurst at North Pitt • Led his team to an
8-2 record and the first round of the state playoffs in 1998 • Had 18 quarterback
sacks as a senior • Team won the conference championship • Started for three
years • Two-time conference champion in the 300 meter hurdles • Regional and
conference champ in the long jump.
Joined the team as a walk-on during the
spring • Played varsity soccer at Carolina as a
freshman.
CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Ashley Haskins • Played
just one year of football, but also lettered in
basketball four years and soccer four years • Earned all-state honors in football
as a kicker and punter • Soccer team won the 1996 state championship • Earned
all-state honors in soccer • Was an all-region guard in basketball and played in
the county all-star game • Played in the under-20 national finals for his club soccer team • A three-year honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Born Christopher Marlen Burns Roberts on February 24, 1981, in Valparaiso,
Ind. • Favorite movie is The Matrix • Favorite athlete is Vince Carter • Favorite
NFLteam as a kid was the Denver Broncos • Favorite former Carolina football
player is Lawrence Taylor • Dream vacation is to go to Spain • First thought of
Coach Bunting, “He is straight forward and he is going to help this team win.” •
Worked at Merrill Lynch in New York City this summer • Wants to get stronger •
Majoring in communications.
PERSONAL
Born Johnny Clayton Roberson Jr. on March 10, 1981, in Bethel, N.C. •
Favorite athlete is Jevon Kearse • Likes to make ceramics, draw and ride horses •
Favorite former Carolina football player is Lawrence Taylor • Favorite NFL
team as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite musical entertainer is Sade •
Would like to switch places for a day with Bill Gates • His brother, Aaron, runs
C A R O L I N A
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10•ISAIAH ROBINSON
31•BRANDON RUSSELL
Wide Receiver
6-0, 191, Sophomore
Reidsville, N.C. • Reidsville
Tailback
Decatur, Ga. • Marist
Is a talented receiver, just needs more experience • Should see more playing time this
year.
Missed spring drills while playing for the
UNCbaseball team • Is a talented two-sport
athlete • Exceptionally quick runner who just
needs to become a more physical ball carrier •
Catches the ball well out of the backfield and
can make people miss in the open field.
Played in six games as a reserve wide
receiver and on special teams • Played 51
snaps • Had two tackles •Played a seasonhigh 23 snaps in the season-opener vs. Tulsa.
REIDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time all-county and all-conference honoree • Earned all-state honors as a
senior • County Offensive Player of the Year • Led Reidsville to a 13-2 record
and berth in the state 2-Asemifinals • Caught 77 passes for 1,500 yards and 21
touchdowns • Broke former Tar Heel Na Brown’s single-season receiving
yardage and touchdown records at Reidsville • Led all receivers in the state in
1998 in receptions and yardage • Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in 1998
• Played for Coach Jimmy Teague • Played forward on the basketball team and
twice earned all-county and all-conference awards • Honors student.
PERSONAL
Born Isaiah Lamont Robinson on Nov. 11, 1980, in Greensboro, N.C. •
Nicknames are “I”, “Zeek” and “Ike” • Favorite athlete is Na Brown • Greatest
athletic moment was the first game he ever played as a Tar Heel • Favorite NFL
team as a kid was the Washington Redskins • Enjoys fishing, hunting and shopping • Post-school ambition is to go into broadcasting • Wants to improve his
strength and speed • Earliest football memory was playing quarterback in PeeWee League • Majoring in communications.
65•ALEX ROZEK
Offensive Guard
6-5, 289, Senior
Washington, D.C. • Gonzaga
2000.
GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH
SCHOOL
Played football, lacrosse and baseball at
Gonzaga College High School and
Georgetown Prep in Washington, D.C. •
Played for coaches Greg Trimble and Marcus
Collins • Played lacrosse for three seasons and spent one year on the baseball
team • National Honor Society student
PERSONAL
Born Alexander Buffett Rozek on January 3, 1979 in Boulder, Colo. • His
grandfather, Alfred Bryant, played lacrosse at Carolina • Favorite athlete is Cal
Ripken Jr. • Post-school ambition is to be successful and enjoy life • Enjoys golf,
skiing, reading and traveling • Favorite book is Allied Wartime Diplomacy by
Edward Rozek • Favorite former Tar Heel is Lou Marchetti • Best friends on
other teams are Justin Boaz (Tennessee) and J.D. Schmitt (Boston College) •
First thought of Coach Bunting, “He is extremely intense, polite and intelligent”
• Speaks some Chinese and Spanish • Member of Sigma Chi Fraternity • Says he
is living out a dream by playing football at Carolina • Majoring in biology with a
minor in chemistry.
C A R O L I N A
Became the first Tar Heel freshman to start the first game of the season at tailback since Charlie Justice in 1946 • Started the first eight games of the season
and played in every contest at tailback • Led the team with 508 rushing yards on
145 carries and had three rushing touchdowns • Caught 11 passes for 71 yards •
Had 10 carries for 25 yards vs. Tulsa in his first collegiate contest • Rushed for a
season-high 96 yards on 28 carries vs. NC State • Scored his first collegiate
touchdown on a 2-yard run in the first half against the Wolfpack • His 28 carries
against NCSU were the most by a UNC tailback since 1997 • Had 17 carries for
79 yards and two catches for 26 yards in the win over Marshall • Had at least 10
carries in eight games • Averaged 46.2 yards per game and 3.5 per carry • Had
74 yards on nine
attempts, including a
season-long 26-yard
run at Duke • Also
returned six punts for
29 yards • Five of
those returns came at
Pittsburgh • Had a
season-long 16-yard
punt return against the
Panthers.
CAROLINA
BASEBALL 2001 SEASON
Played in 44 games
and started 14 as an
outfielder for the Tar
Heels • Hit .206 with
13 hits in 63 at bats •
Scored 13 runs, had
three doubles and 10
runs batted in • Was
BRANDON RUSSELL
successful on 2 of 3
stolen base attempts •
Had 36 put outs, two
assists and did not make an error • In a doubleheader at NCState, he was a combined 5 for 10 with four runs scored and three RBI.
MARIST HIGH SCHOOL
Named one of the school’s 10 Most Outstanding Seniors by the faculty •
Played for Coach Alan Chadwick • Led Marist to a 13-1 record • Marist
advanced to the semifinals of the state 3-Aplayoffs • Team was four-time Region
6AAAchampions and posted a four-year record of 51-4 • Made the state semifinals three times • Played running back, defensive back and linebacker • Team
captain • Averaged 9.98 yards per carry as a senior when he rushed for 1,697
yards and 29 touchdowns • Three-season rushing totals 353 carries for 3,207
yards and 52 touchdowns • Gained a school-record 303 yards in a game as a senior • Caught five touchdown passes in his career • Averaged 23.4 yards per
reception • Blocked eight kicks on special teams • Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Class AAAall-state selection in 1999 and an honorable mention all-state pick in
1998 • Atlanta J-C Class AAAOffensive Player of the Year in 1999 • Atlanta J-C
DeKalb County Offensive Player of the Year in 1999 and All-DeKalb County in
1998 and 1999 • Atlanta Touchdown Club Metro Atlanta Running Back of the
Year in 1999 • Recipient of the Coca-Cola Academic and Athletic Golden
Helmet Award • Member of the National Honor Society • PrepStar and Tom
F O O T B A L L
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Lemming All-America • Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today • As a
senior outfielder, he hit .483 with 11 home runs and 23 stolen bases and had a
.585 on-base percentage • Was selected for the Georgia All-Star Team • Selected
by the Florida Marlins for the Major League Showcase in the summer of 1999.
PERSONAL
Born Brandon Harris Russell on Nov. 4, 1981 in Atlanta, Ga. • Enrolled in the
General College • Favorite movie is Scarface • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was
the Oakland Raiders • Favorite former Tar Heel is Leon Johnson • Best friend on
another team is Kelley Rhino from Georgia Tech • His Dad, Kevin, played football with the Philadelphia Eagles • Earliest football memory was scoring four
touchdowns in his first football game in eighth grade • When he first met Coach
Bunting, he “liked his intensity.”
37•JEFF SCUDDER
Punter/Place-kicker
Springfield, Va.
Springfield/Hargrave M.A.
Joined the team as a walk-on last fall.
SPRINGFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL/HARGRAVE MILITARY
ACADEMY
Played for Coach Frank Creneti at
Springfield High School • Played just one
year at Springfield as both punter and kicker • Made 7 of 10 field goals, 27 of 28
extra points and averaged 43.7 yards per punt • Was an All-Patriot League selection • At Hargrave, made 10 of 12 field goals and all 31 extra point attempts •
Averaged 45.2 yards per punt • Also played four years of basketball, averaging
19.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a shooting guard • Led his team in all
statistical scoring categories and was selected to the North Virginia All-Star
Game • Team MVP • Also played soccer for two years.
was the Green Bay Packers • First thought of Coach Bunting, “He is going to do
a great job turning this program around.” • His father, Al, was a linebacker at
Shippensburg State College and is currently the coach at Elon • Al also coached
11 years at The Citadel • Career goal is to be a successful businessman or a football coach • Fished off the Florida Keys this summer • Wants to add weight and
improve his pass blocking • Lived in Florida and Charleston, S.C. before moving
to Burlington as a high school freshman • Enrolled in the General College.
98•JONAS SEAWRIGHT
Defensive Tackle
6-6, 305, Freshman*
Orangeburg, S.C.
Orangeburg Wilkinson
A big, strong interior lineman who should
contribute this year at defensive tackle • Has
a great body for the position.
ORANGEBURG WILKINSON
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Tommy Brown • Posted
a 7-4 record as a senior • Made 195 tackles
(including 70 solo), 11 quarterback sacks and 22 tackles for losses • Recovered
two fumbles • Had 175 tackles, including five sacks, as a junior • An all-area,
all-region and all-state selection • Named the defensive captain for the South
team in South Carolina All-Star Game.
PERSONAL
Born Jonas Seawright on April 12, 1982, in Orangeburg, S.C. • Enjoys listening to music • Says his favorite food is “just about anything” • Best friend on
another team is Alex Barrow (Florida State) • Best advice he ever received was
“stay focused and never give up,” from his mother • Would like to switch places
for a day with Bill Gates • Says he chose Carolina because it is a good academic
school • Career goal is to play in the NFL • Goal this season is to play •
Enrolled in the General College.
PERSONAL
Born Jeffrey Peter Scudder on March 19, 1981, in Fairfax, Va. • Enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends • Favorite movie is The Usual
Suspects • Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan • Best friend on another team is
Ryan Flect (ECU) • His father, Charles, played basketball for Virginia Tech •
Has only played two years of competitive football • Goal this season is to earn a
backup role to Jeff Reed and be ready for the following season • Enrolled in the
General College.
89•KEVIN SERGENT
Tight End
6-3, 248, Sophomore
Huntington, W.Va. • Huntington
Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on last fall.
75•SKIP SEAGRAVES
Offensive Guard
6-5, 275, Freshman*
Burlington, N.C. • Williams
Moved from center to offensive guard dur ing the spring • Has good mobility and is
quick off the block • Could see substantial
playing time this season.
WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Sam Story • Tri-captained Williams to the 3-Astate championship
with a 15-1 record as a senior • Played in the Shrine Bowl. Associated Press allstate selection • Was a two-time all-conference and two-time all-region choice •
Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today • Team gained 4,513 total yards
• Invited to play in the East-West All-Star Game • Also earned all-area honors in
the shot put and discus.
PERSONAL
Born Albert Edward Seagraves IVon April 27, 1982, in Westpoint, N.Y. •
Hobbies include offshore fishing and playing golf • Favorite NFLteam as a kid
C A R O L I N A
HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Bob Sang • Lettered four
years in football and basketball • Played tight
end, defensive end, defensive tackle, kicker
and punter • Was first-team all-conference in
football and honorable mention all-state •
Named to the Herald-Dispatch’s Elite 11 Players to Watch • Had 20 receptions
for 430 yards and three touchdowns as a senior and 13 catches for 250 yards and
two touchdowns as a junior • Earned honorable mention all-conference honors as
a junior and special honorable mention honors as a senior in basketball •
Averaged 10.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game • Member of the Beta Club,
National Honor Society, FCA, Spirit Crew, MU Alpha Theta and Eagle Scouts •
Attended Boys’State.
PERSONAL
Born Kevin Grant Sergent Jr. on April 26, 1982, in Huntington, W.Va. • Likes
to play video games, golf, camp and work out • Favorite singer is Garth Brooks •
Favorite movie is Braveheart • Favorite athlete is Barry Bonds • Favorite NFL
team as a kid was the San Francisco 49ers • Best friend on another team is Sam
Miller (Elon) • First thought of Coach Bunting: “What an intense man.” • Would
like to switch places for a day with Tiger Woods • Chose Carolina because of
the great combination of academics and athletics • His father played football at
Marshall • Career goal is to be a doctor • Wants to increase his strength and
speed • Plays the piano • Enrolled in the General College.
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87•RYAN SIMS
Defensive Tackle
6-4, 291, Senior
Spartanburg, S.C. • Dorman
A leader on defense who has the most experience on the defensive line • Should challenge for All-ACC honors and could be a high
NFLdraft pick • Earned the highest honor in
the weight room during the offseason •
Continues to improve each season.
One of the top defensive tackles in the ACC • Had 52 tackles, including 26
solo stops and 26 assists, nine tackles for loss for 51 yards and six sacks for 36
yards • Was second among ACC defensive tackles in sacks with six, trailing only
Maryland’s Kris Jenkins who had seven • Was fourth on the team in sacks and
helped Carolina establish a school record with 53 sacks • Began the year with
two outstanding games, combining for four tackles for loss and three sacks • Had
seven tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack vs. Tulsa • Had five tackles, two
tackles for loss and two sacks at Wake Forest • Registered a season-high nine
tackles and had one sack vs. NC State • Had five tackles and one sack against
Georgia Tech and Clemson • Finished the year with 11 quarterback hurries, three
pass deflections and one fumble recovery • Started all 11 games and played 606
snaps, including a season-high 77 snaps at Virginia.
One of six defensive players who started all 11 games • Made 33 tackles,
including six for losses • Was the fourth-leading tackler among defensive linemen • Was third on the team in negative yardage tackles • Had a career-high 10
tackles in Carolina’s 10-6 win over NC State • Had seven solo tackles against the
Wolfpack • Had three tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including a 7-yard
quarterback sack, in that game • Had three solo tackles against
Virginia, including a tackle for a loss • Also had tackles for
losses against Indiana and Wake Forest • Knocked
down passes against Wake Forest and NC State •
Played 561 snaps • Played 50 or more snaps in
seven games.
CATCHING UP WITH RYAN SIMS
Hobby: Watching movies
Favorite musical entertainers: Tupac, Biggie, Jay-Z
Favorite movies: Usual Suspects, Scarface, Silence of the Lambs
Favorite athletes: Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson
Dream vacation: three-month tour of Europe
I would like to switch places for a day with: Bill Gates
Greatest athletic moment of my career was: beating Spartanburg High School
to end its 36-game winning streak
Word that describes me best is: Ambitious
At Carolina, I’m also involved with: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
The highlight of the offseason was: becoming a “Super Ram” in the weight
room
During the offseason, I: worked on increasing my strength and speed
My goals this season are: to win the ACC and a BCS ring
My football superstitions are: The better I look, the better I play. So before a
game, I get a haircut and new gloves and I clean my cleats
One thing people don’t know about me is: I have a shoe fetish
I model my game after: a mixture of Warren Sapp, John Randle and Dana
Stubblefield
eight quarterback sacks, two pass breakups and one caused fumble as a senior •
Threw the shot and the discus for the track team • Finished second in the region
in the shot.
PERSONAL
Born Ryan O’Neal Sims on May 4, 1980 in Spartanburg, S.C. • Majoring in
communications • His father, Ronnie, played pro baseball (AAA) for the Boston
Red Sox.
Ryan Sims’Regular-Season
Year Pri A
Hits
1998 15
16
31
1999 19
14
33
2000 26
26
52
Totals 60
56
116
Statistics
TFL
4-19
6-13
9-51
19-83
Sacks
2-14
1-7
6-36
9-57
One of four true freshmen to play • Played in all
11 regular-season games and the Las Vegas Bowl •
Saw action on 409 snaps • Played a season-high
45 snaps against NC State and 44 against
Stanford • Averaged more than 34 plays per
game • Had 31 tackles (15 primary), including
four tackles for losses of 19 yards and two
sacks for 14 yards • Broke up two passes and
pressured the quarterback five times • Had a
season-high six tackles against Stanford • Made
four tackles against Clemson, Pittsburgh,
Maryland and Duke • Knocked down passes
against Pittsburgh and NC State • Made his first collegiate sack against the Panthers and added one later
against Duke • Statistical quirk denied him his first
official sack when he took down Clemson’s quarterback for a big loss, but the play was ruled intentional grounding • Had three tackles, including a 13-yard
tackle for loss against San Diego State in the Las
Vegas Bowl.
DORMAN HIGH SCHOOL
First-team all-state, all-region and allarea selection • Played for Coach David
Gutshall • Named the top defensive
lineman in the state by the Greenville
News • Captain and Defensive Most
Valuable Player for the South Carolina
squad in the Shrine Bowl • Had 61
tackles, including 15 for losses and
Bob Donnan
C A R O L I N A
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85•MALCOLM STEWART
Wide Receiver
6-0, 200, Junior
Greensboro, N.C. • Grimsley
Linebacker
6-3, 228, Junior
Goldsboro, N.C. • Goldsboro
In his third year as a walk-on • Has also
practiced as a scout quarterback in the past.
GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Played four seasons at quarterback at
Grimsley High School • Coached by his
father, Jeff Smouse • Also played four years
of basketball, three years track, two seasons
baseball and one year in golf • Passed for 5,164 yards and 40 touchdowns and
rushed for 1,010 yards and 10 scores in his career • Made 34 varsity starts • Twotime all-conference and all-county selection • National Honor Society and
National Art Honor Society member and president of the student body.
PERSONAL
Born Bryan Jeffrey Smouse on Jan. 6, 1981 in Marshall, Mich. • Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods • Would like to be a PGA Tour star• Likes to play golf and
basketball and help others • Favorite food are oranges • Favorite book is Friday
Night Lights • Favorite former Tar Heel football player is Ethan Albright •
Dream vacation is a year in the Bahamas • Would like to switch places for a day
with his dog • Greatest athletic moment was beating NC State in Charlotte •
Speaks Spanish and Greek • Member of ACTand Athletes in Action • Used to
sing professionally • Majoring in exercise and sports science.
79•DAVID STEVENSON
Offensive Guard
6-4, 328, Sophomore
Dale City, Va. • C.D. Hylton
Has a chance to see substantial playing
time on the offensive line • Needs to shed a
few pounds, but he is very athletic and had a
good spring.
Played 25 snaps as a reserve at offensive
guard • Played a season-high 10 snaps at
Florida State • Red-shirted in 1999.
C.D. HYLTON HIGH SCHOOL
First-team all-state, all-district and all-area selection • Honorable mention AllUSA Today selection • Played for Coach Bill Brown at C.D. Hylton High School
• Graded out at nearly 95 percent • Played offensive guard and defensive tackle •
Led Hylton to a 14-0 record and the state championship • Honors student.
PERSONAL
Born David Stevenson on April 18, 1981, in Germany • Favorite sports teams
are the Atlanta Falcons and New York Knicks • Favorite athlete is Stephon
Marbury • Favorite former Carolina player is Tommy Thigpen • Best friend on
another team is Robert Downing (Elon) • Favorite movie is Goodfellas •
Greatest personal athletic moment was winning the state high school championship • Likes to play video games and basketball • Majoring in communications.
Switched from defensive end to linebacker
in the spring • Is physically gifted and has
shown glimpses of being a standout player •
However, he needs to become more consis tent.
Broke his right wrist prior to the season, but
played with a cast the entire year • Played in eight games at defensive end and
on special teams • Had three tackles • Played his best game of the year vs.
Clemson, registering two tackles and a 5-yard sack • Played a season-high 36
snaps at Wake Forest and at Florida State.
Played a total of 144 snaps in 10 games • Saw action on a season-high 34
snaps against top-rated Florida State • Played on 10 or more snaps in eight
games • Made 21 tackles, including 15 solo hits • Had four tackles for losses for
12 yards • Made tackles behind the line of scrimmage against Florida State (three
yards), Clemson (six), Georgia Tech (one) and Maryland (two).
GOLDSBORO HIGH SCHOOL
Played in the Shrine Bowl • All-conference selection • Played middle linebacker and tight end for Coach Elvin James at Goldsboro High School • Made
105 tackles, including 10 quarterback sacks • Caught 10 passes for 150 yards •
Also competed in track and field and basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Malcolm Antwann Stewart on Sept. 15, 1980 in Goldsboro, N.C. •
Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders • Favorite movies are Malcolm X and The
Green Mile • Favorite NFLteams as a kid were the Dallas Cowboys and NY
Giants • Favorite book is the Bible • First thought of Coach Bunting, “We are
going to win.” • Greatest athletic moment of his career was playing against FSU
as a freshman • In the offseason, he focused on learning the game • Other
favorite sport is baseball • Post-school ambition is to be the CEO of a business
and a motivational speaker • Likes to play the piano, write and sing • Majoring
in management and society.
Malcolm Stewart’s Regular-Season Statistics
Year
Pri A
Hits
TFL
QB
1999
15
6
21
4–12
0-0
2000
2
1
3
1-5
1-5
Totals 17
7
24
5-17
1-5
77•JEB TERRY
Offensive Tackle
6-6, 295, Sophomore
Dallas, Texas • Culver Acad. (Ind.)
Had a good spring and is the likely starter
at right tackle • Red-shirted in 2000 after suffering a fractured right ankle in practice late
in the 1999 season • Played in five games at
defensive tackle in 1999 and had three tackles
• Missed spring drills in 2000 • Switched to
offensive line after the 1999 season.
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY (BLOOMINGTON, IND.)
Indiana Football Coaches first-team all-state selection • Bloomington Herald
all-state pick • Earned classification and all-class all-state awards as a junior and
senior • Plymouth Pilot-News Defensive Player of the Year • Played defensive
line, offensive guard, center and deep snapper • Four-year starter on offense and
C A R O L I N A
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three-year starter on defensive line • Played for Coach Andy Dorrall • Had 67
tackles, including seven quarterback sacks, five other tackles for losses, and
caused four fumbles • Threw the shot and discus • Graduated with honors.
PERSONAL
Born Jeb Barton Terry in Dallas on April 10, 1981 • Favorite teams are the
Dallas Cowboys and Stars • Favorite athlete is Darryl Johnston • Favorite food
is Mexican • Favorite book is Lonesome Dove • Best friend on another team is
Matt Musselman (Texas) • First thought of Coach Bunting was, “He is very
energetic.” • Greatest athletic moment was his first play as a Tar Heel in 1999 •
Career goal is to play in the NFL • Wants to improve his pass blocking • Goal
for the season is to make All-ACC • Has modeled his game after Tony Boselli •
Majoring in business.
30•DAVID THORNTON
Linebacker
6-2, 222, Senior
Goldsboro, N.C. • Goldsboro
A former walk-on who was awarded a
scholarship in the spring • Had a good spring
and enters fall camp as a candidate for the
starting strong side linebacker spot • Can play
a number of positions.
AT CAROLINA
Played 316 snaps in 2000, primarily on special teams • Also was a backup linebacker • Had 16 tackles • Played in 10 games
in 1999 as a special teams contributor • Had eight tackles that year, two against
Wake Forest, and Indiana and one against FSU, Clemson, Houston and NC State
• Played 123 snaps, including 23 against Wake Forest.
GOLDSBORO HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of football at quarterback and safety for Coach Elvin James
• Was an all-conference selection as a senior • Also played four years of baseball
as a pitcher and four years of basketball at point guard • Was drum major of the
marching band, student body president, president of the National Honor Society,
a North Carolina Scholar, an honors graduate and two-time graduation marshall.
PERSONAL
Born David Dontay Thornton on Nov. 11, 1978 in Goldsboro, N.C. • Hobbies
include reading, shopping, eating, sleeping and
singing • Favorite food is chicken • Favorite
movie is The Green Mile • Favorite athlete is
Deion Sanders • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was
the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite former Tar Heel
football player is Lawrence Taylor • Best friend
on another team is Adrian Parks (NC A&T) •
First thought of Coach Bunting: “No doubt, this
man is serious business.” • Greatest moment in
athletics was getting to play in Kenan Stadium •
His brother, Terrance, played football and baseball at Elizabeth City State University • At UNC
he is also involved with Minority Student
Recruitment, Campus Rec, is a volunteer mentor
for UNC Upward Bound, is a member of Student
Rec Center Board of Director and serves a Senior
Marshall • Wants to improve his strength and
have fun this season • Majoring in exercise and
sports science.
18•MICHAEL WADDELL
Cornerback
5-10, 173, Junior
Ellerbe, N.C. • Richmond County
Has a chance to be one of the ACC’s best
cornerbacks • One of the fastest players on
the team • Will start for the second consecu tive year at one cornerback slot • Has good
hands and knows the game.
Started every game at cornerback • Played
626 snaps, including a season-high 78 vs. Tulsa • Played sparingly in the game at
Florida State because of a mild concussion • Had 34 primary tackles and eight
assists • Tied teammate Errol Hood for the sixth-best single-season mark in UNC
history with 12 breakups • Picked off Georgia Tech’s George Godsey and ran the
interception back 16 yards • Had three breakups against Tulsa and Virginia •
Returned one kick for 24 yards vs. Clemson • Also had a season-high six tackles,
including one tackle for loss against the Tigers • Made at least three tackles in
eight games • Registered six tackles against Tulsa, Wake Forest, Clemson and
Pittsburgh.
RICHMOND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Parade All-America • Primarily played running back and kick returner as a
senior and helped Richmond County go unbeaten and win the Class 4-Astate
title for the second consecutive season • As a senior, he rushed 140 times for
1,564 yards, an average of 11.2 yards per carry and scored 20 touchdowns •
Caught 21 passes for 419 yards and nine touchdowns • Also scored touchdowns
on two punt returns • Scored 31 times as a senior • First-team all-state kick
returner • Earned second-team All-USA Today honors as an athlete • Played for
Coach Daryl Barnes • Rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns in the 1998 4A regional title game • Set national record for punt returns • As a junior he was
first-team all-state and all-conference • Set state record with nine touchdowns on
kick returns • Returned seven punts and two kickoffs for scores • Made 47 tackles and had eight interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown •
Rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown in the 1997 state championship game
victory • Competed in track and field, baseball and basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Michael Andre’ Waddell on Jan. 9, 1981, in Ellerbe, N.C. • Favorite NFL
team as a kid was the Chicago Bears • Dream vacation is to go to Hawaii • First
thought of Coach Bunting was, “He
was the best fit for the job.” •
Greatest athletic moment was when
MICHAEL WADDELL
he received a scholarship to North
Carolina • Career goal is to either
own a business or play in the NFL •
Majoring in exercise and sports sci ence.
Bob Donnan
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34•ANDRE’ WILLIAMS
Deep Snapper
6-3, 230, Sophomore
Mt. Olive, N.C. • Southern Wayne
Tailback
6-0, 217, Sophomore
Joined the team as a walk-on in fall 2000 •
Enters fall camp as the team’s starting deep
snapper
A physical runner who can break tackles
and also make defenders miss • Has good
speed, but is more of a power runner • Needs
to work on catching the ball out of the backfield • One of three sophomore tailbacks
along with Willie Parker and Brandon
Russell.
SOUTHERN WAYNE HIGH
SCHOOL
Played four years of football and three
years of track and field at Southern Wayne
High School in Dudley, N.C. • Started for two years at center and deep snapper •
Competed in the shot put in track and field • All-conference honorable-mention
in football as a senior • All-conference honorable-mention in the shot put •
Member of the National Honor Society • Attended SASI (Student Athlete
Summer Institute) which focuses on drug and alcohol awareness.
PERSONAL
Born Gregory Robert Warren on October 18, 1981 in Goldsboro, N.C. •
Favorite band is Guns N’Roses • Favorite movie is Gladiator • Favorite athlete
is Mark McGwire • Favorite former Tar Heel football player is Natrone Means •
Best friend on another team is Michale Spicer (Western Carolina) • Would like
to switch places for a day with George W. Bush • Greatest moment in his athletic career was helping his high school team have a winning season for the first
time in 22 years • Earliest football memory was playing center for the Mount
Olive Hurricanes • Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.
2•BRENT WHITE
Punter
5-11, 179, Senior
Joined the team as a walk-on in 1997.
NORTHERN HIGH
SCHOOL
Played for Coach Gary
Merrill at Northern High •
Made seven of nine field goal
attempts as a senior • Made a
career-long 51-yard kick • All-state selection as a senior and honorable mention all-state as a junior • Three-time all-conference,
two-time all-area honoree • Played shortstop and centerfield and
was a three-time all-conference selection in baseball.
PERSONAL
Born Andrew Brent White on July 21, 1977, in Henderson, N.C.
• His sister, Cara, played tennis at UNC • Favorite teams are the
Carolina Panthers and San Francisco Giants • Greatest athletic
moment was kicking the game-winning field goal in the East-West
All-Star Game • Favorite other sport is baseball • Favorite former
Carolina football player is Brian Schmitz • Would like to switch
places for a day with Bill Dance • Says he is best described as
“easy-going” • Likes to go fishing and play golf • Has focused on
the mental aspect of the game in the offseason • Majoring in communications.
One of four freshmen to play in 2000 • Played in every game at tailback •
Played 165 snaps • Played a season-high 28 snaps vs. Marshall • Rushed 39
times for 165 yards, but did not score a touchdown • Caught two passes for 15
yards • Gained a season-high 40 yards at Wake Forest and vs. Georgia Tech •
Carried a season-high nine times against the Yellow Jackets • Had at least one
carry in all but one game • Had a season-high 16-yard gain at Wake Forest.
NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Coach Gary Merrill • Led Northern to an 11-1 record and the second round of the state playoffs • Rushed for a school record 2,146 yards and 36
touchdowns on 265 carries as a senior • Averaged 8.1 yards per carry in 1999 •
Set career school records with 5,328 yards and 74 rushing scores on 434 attempts
• Rushed for 1,524 yards and 17 scores as a junior and 1,434 yards and 20 touchdowns as a sophomore • Super Prep All-America, Honorable Mention AllAmerica by USA Today, Prep Star All-Region selection and three-time Pac-6
Conference Offensive Back of the Year • Played in the Shrine Bowl • Selected
the school’s outstanding male athlete for 1999-2000 • Two-time team captain •
Ran track for four years • Competed in the 100 meters and relays • Qualified for
the state championships in the 4x100 and 4x200 as a junior and senior • Member
of the Knights Leadership Council • Served for four years as a youth football
mentor.
PERSONAL
Born Andre’LaMont Williams on Nov. 22, 1981, in Durham, N.C. • Likes to
play the piano and collect music • Loves all R&B music • Favorite movies are
Love And Basketball and Remember The Titans • Favorite book is Lord of
Thunder, Hear My Cry •
Favorite athlete is Eddie
George • Favorite former
Carolina football player is
Natrone Means • Best friend
on another team is Rick
Cherry (Ohio) • First thought
of Coach Bunting: “He is
definitely a motivator.” •
Greatest moment in his athletic career was when he
learned he had broken several career records at Northern
High School • Chose
Carolina because of the combination of an excellent academic institution and great
athletic program • Enrolled
in the General College.
ANDRE’ WILLIAMS
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51•SEAN WILLIAMS
71•JUPITER WILSON
Linebacker
6-1, 218, Senior
Fayetteville, N.C. • Westover
Offensive Guard
6-5, 285, Sophomore
Chesapeake, Va. • Hickory
AT CAROLINA
Fourth year as a walk-on at Carolina •
Played at linebacker and on special teams in
2000 and had one tackle • Has played safety
and linebacker • Moved to inside linebacker
in the spring of 1999.
WESTOVER HIGH SCHOOL
Played three years of football at safety and quarterback at Westover Senior
High • Played for Coach Tom Merritt • Two-time first-team all-conference selection • Threw for 920 yards as a senior • Also played three years of basketball and
one year of baseball.
PERSONAL
Born Jametrice Jashauen Williams on May 23, 1979, in Fayetteville, N.C. •
Favorite athlete is Barry Sanders • Favorite movie is The Last Dragon • Favorite
book is Roots • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Detroit Lions • Wants to
improve his strength and become more explosive • Favorite other sport is basketball • Likes reading, relaxing and doing gymnastics • Career goal is to either
work for a large public relations company or become an FBIagent • Earliest
football memory was scoring a touchdown in little league • Majoring in communications.
26•JEREMY WILLIS
Punter/Place-kicker
6-3, 204, Sophomore
Hendersonville, Tenn.
Hendersonville
Joined the team as a walk-on last fall.
HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Played football three years and soccer four
years at Hendersonville High • Coached by
Bruce Hatfield • Named all-state as a senior •
Selected all-region as both a punter and placekicker • Holds the Tennessee state record for most career field goals with 24 •
Kicked a career-long field goal of 52 yards • Two-time all-county • Averaged 41
yards per punt in his career • 85 percent of all kickoffs went into the end zone
for a touchback • Played on 1998 soccer team that won the state championship •
Named all-district in soccer in 1999 and 2000 • Member of FCAand Beta Club.
PERSONAL
Born Jeremy Frank Willis on May 29, 1982 in Chapel Hill, N.C. • Favorite
singer is Hank Williams Jr. • Favorite movie is The Usual Suspects • Favorite
NFLteam as a kid was the Tennessee Titans • Dream vacation is to climb Mt.
Everest • First thought of Coach Bunting, “This will be different.” • Greatest athletic moments were kicking a game-tying field goal with no time left and then a
game-winning field goal in overtime against his rival high school • Can play the
trumpet • Went to Aruba during the summer • Has focused on improving his
flexibility • Enrolled in the General College.
Moved to guard during spring practice •
Has a chance to be a really good offensive
lineman • Played well down the stretch last
season and enters fall camp as the starter at
left guard • Has good mobility • Needs to
become more consistent.
Played in seven games as the top back-up at right guard • Played 134 snaps •
Saw his most extensive action (58 snaps) at Virginia • Played 20 snaps vs. Tulsa
and 22 at Florida State • Had three knock down blocks.
HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL
Honorable mention All-USA Today selection • Honors student who played
offensive guard and on the defensive line • Coached by Joey Habit at Hickory
High School • Made 68 pancake blocks as a senior • Also led the defensive line
with 72 tackles and had eight quarterback sacks • Opened holes for a running
game that set the district yardage record in just seven games • Started three years
in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Jupiter Dennell Wilson on Dec. 6, 1981, in Chesapeake, Va. • Favorite
athlete is Orlando Pace • Likes to play the drums and talk on the phone •
Favorite food is seafood • Favorite movie is Gladiator • Favorite NFLteam as a
kid was the St. Louis Rams • Favorite former Tar Heel football player is
Ebenezer Ekuban • Best friends on another team are Tyjon Reid and Brian Smith
(William & Mary) • First thought of Coach Bunting: “This guy is intense.” •
Would like to switch places for a day with Tiger Woods • Greatest athletic
moment was making the USA Today High School All-America Team • Career
goals are to graduate, teach math in high school and/or play in the NFL •
Highlight of the offseason was squatting 600 pounds • Has worked on his intensity and toughness since coming to UNC • Worked as a Lawn & Garden
Specialist at Lowe’s this summer • Majoring in exercise and sports science.
67•MARCUS WILSON
Offensive Guard
6-3, 256, Sophomore
Jackson, Miss. • Jackson Prep
May be a little undersized for the guard
position, but gives a tremendous effort •
Makes up for his lack of size with good technique and never-quit attitude • Moved from
center to offensive guard in the spring.
Was the top backup to Adam Metts at center
• Played 56 snaps, including a season-high 22 snaps vs. Tulsa • Also played 17
snaps in the win at Duke.
JACKSON PREPARATORY
Named all-state for all classifications, all-state 4Aand all-district • Team’s
Most Valuable Lineman • Led Jackson Prep to an 11-2 record and the 4Astate
championship • Team captain • Competed in track and field • Also played baseball for two years • Coached by Ricky Black • Played in the Mississippi Private
School Association All-Star Game • Clarion-Ledger all-state and Scholar-Athlete
Award recipient • National Honor Society student • Competed on the school’s
debate team and mock trial team.
PERSONAL
Born Marcus Minter Wilson on March 14, 1981 in Jackson, Miss. • Parents
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both attended Carolina • Favorite athlete is Chad Hennings • Favorite NFLteam
as a kid was the New Orleans Saints • Enjoys quail and pheasant hunting •
Favorite movie is Remember the Titans • Favorite former Carolina football player is Ryan Carfley • Dream vacation is to go on an African safari • Greatest
moment in his athletic career was when he got to play running back for a few
plays in high school • Chose Carolina because it was a chance to be part of an
up-and-coming program with a great reputation • Wants to become an attorney •
Has modeled his game after Mark Stepnoski of the Dallas Cowboys • Earliest
football memory was running laps around the track in full pads as a sixth grader
• Majoring in journalism.
NOTES
69•GREG WOOFTER
Offensive Tackle
6-5, 263, Sophomore
Oliver Springs, Tenn.
Oak Ridge
Has excellent strength and size for a tackle
• Enters fall camp as the starting left tackle •
Needs to be more consistent and play at a
high level throughout the game • Could develop into an outstanding player.
Played in 10 games as the top backup at left tackle • Played 235 snaps •
Played at least 20 snaps in seven games • Played a season-high 44 snaps vs.
Clemson • Had nine knock down blocks for the season.
OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus all-state selection • Selected Mr. Football (5-A) in the state of
Tennessee for linemen • Region Player of the Year • Graded out over 90 percent
at center • Played center and defensive end • Made 77 tackles, knocked down
five passes and caused three fumbles • Had seven quarterback sacks among 13
tackles for losses • Led Oak Ridge to a 10-3 record and the postseason in 1998 •
Coached by Joe Gaddis • Also started on the basketball team.
PERSONAL
Born Gregory Michael Woofter on Jan. 3, 1981 in Knoxville, Tenn. • Favorite
sports teams are the Tennessee Titans and Boston Celtics • Favorite food is
lasagna • Favorite musical entertainer is the Marshall Tucker Band • Favorite
movie is The Devil’s Advocate • Favorite former Carolina football player is
Allen Mogridge • Dream vacation is to go to Europe • Best friend on another
team is Tre McDonald (Duke) • Likes to play the guitar, go to the beach and
watch movies • His father played football at Tennessee and his uncle played at
Penn State • Greatest athletic moment was playing at Florida State • Would like
to switch places for a day with Bill Gates • Earliest football memory was getting
knocked down by a ninth grader in his first practice as a seventh grader • Postschool ambition is to become an accountant • Majoring in economics.
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2001 NEWCOMERS
17 MATT BAKER
6-2 1/2, 205, Quarterback
Rochester Hills, Mich. (BrotherRice)
Led his team to the state championship and a 121 record as a senior • Became a starter as a sophomore and led Brother Rice to a 23-4 combined
record in his last two seasons • Team was 11-3 and
advanced to the state championship game as a junior • Named first-team all-state • No. 23 Blue Chip
prospect in Michigan • Passed for over 2,000 yards
and 21 touchdowns and rushed for 324 yards and
four touchdowns as a senior • Had only three interceptions • As a junior, he completed 113 of 224
passes for 1,500 yards with 14 touchdown passes
and just four interceptions • Coached by Albert
Fracassa.
97 ANTAVIS BARRINO
6-5, 260, Defensive Line
Marshville, N.C. (Forest Hills)
Was the conference defensive player of the year
as a senior • Earned all-conference honors at defensive tackle as a junior and senior • Member of Tom
Lemming’s All-Mid Atlantic Coast Team • Led
Forest Hills to an 11-3 record and the third round of
the state 2-Aplayoffs • Made 95 tackles, 22 tackles
for loss and five sacks for losses of 40 yards in
2000 • Member of the National Honor Society •
Coached by John Lowery • Ranked one of
Carolina’s Top 50 players by the Charlotte Observer
• Charlotte Observer All-Piedmont selection.
73 STEVEN BELL
6-3, 250, Offensive Line
Greensboro, N.C. (Page)
Two-year starter on the offensive and defensive
lines • Teams were 20-3 in last two seasons • Page
averaged over 320 yards rushing in 2000 • All-con ference, all-county and all-area as a senior •
Selected to play in the North Carolina East-West
high school all-star game • Played defensive tackle
as a sophomore • Coached by Bill King • Also competed in wrestling and track and field.
82 BOBBY BLIZZARD
6-7, 249, Tight End/Wide Receiver, Junior
Hampton, Va. (Hampton/Hargrave M.A.)
Transfer from Kentucky where he played two
years at tight end and also played some wide receiver • Played 21 games and caught 30 passes in two
seasons with the Wildcats • Played in the Music
City Bowl as a freshman • Caught 23 passes for 199
yards as a sophomore • Had five catches for 60
yards as a freshman vs. Tennessee • Former high
school teammate of UNC quarterback Ronald Curry
• Was a SuperPrep All-America at Hampton High
School and the nation’s No. 2 rated tight end • Had
78 career receptions in high school for 1,719 yards,
17 touchdowns and nine two-point conversions •
Selected first-team all-state by The Associated Press
and the Virginia High School Coaches Association
and was honorable mention All-America by USA
Today.
2001 NORTH CAROLINA
Name
Ht.
Matt Baker
6-2 1/2
Antavis Barrino
6-5
Steven Bell
6-3
Bobby Blizzard
6-7
Jason Brown
6-3
Ronnie Bryant
6-0
Brian Chacos
6-5
Chris Curry
5-11
Tommy Davis
6-3
Jocques Dumas
6-8
Chris Hawkins
5-11
Terrance Highsmith 6-1
Drew Hunter
6-8
Doug Justice
6-3
Harry Lewis
6-3
Jacque Lewis
5-11
Jeff Longhany
6-4
Dan Orner
5-7
Chase Page
6-5
Jarwarski Pollock
5-8
Danny Rumley
6-4
Arthur Smith
6-3
NEWCOMERS
Wt.
Pos.
205
QB
260
DL
250
OL
249
TE/WR
295
OL
196
DB
253
TE
185
WR
224
LB
225
DE
180
WR
185
QB
265
OT
215
LB
220
WR/QB
187
TB
225
LB
163
PK
250
OL
175
WR
215
WR
265
OL
72 JASON BROWN
Henderson, N.C. (Northern Vance)
Two-time North Conference 2-ALineman of the
Year • Member of Tom Lemming’s All-Mid Atlantic
Coast Team • Two-year starter at offensive tackle
and defensive tackle • Averaged four pancake
blocks a game • Team rushed for more than 3,000
yards in his junior and senior seasons • Team was 74 in 2000, losing to the eventual 2-Astate champion
in the playoffs • Recorded 73 tackles on defense •
Voted offensive captain of the North Carolina
Shrine Bowl team • Two-time discus state champion
• Attended Governor’s School • National Honor
Society member • Ranked among the top 10 in his
academic class • Coached by Randy Long.
32 RONNIE BRYANT
6-0, 196, Defensive Back
Durham, N.C. (Riverside)
Played running back and defensive back as a senior and was an outside linebacker and tight end as a
junior • Named all-conference at running back as a
senior and was honorable-mention all-conference at
linebacker as a junior • Missed four games his sen ior year because of an ankle injury • Team was 6-1
in games he played and 6-0 in games he played at
running back • Rushed 130 times for 835 yards and
12 touchdowns • Made four catches for 30 yards •
Returned nine kicks for 198 yards and two touchdowns • Had three interceptions at defensive back •
Coached by Linny Wrenn • All-conference sprinter
who competed in the 100m, 200m and relay events.
83 BRIAN CHACOS
6-5, 253, Tight End
Darien, Conn. (Darien)
SuperPrep All-American • Ranked as the No. 6
tight end in the country by SuperPrep • Member of
Tom Lemming’s All-East Team • Four-year starter
who played a variety of positions, including tight
end, defensive end and linebacker • As a senior ,
caught 30 passes for 395 yards and had six touchdowns • Was the team’s third-leading tackler with
C A R O L I N A
Hometown
Rochester Hills, Mich.
Marshville, N.C.
Greensboro, N.C.
Hampton, Va.
Henderson, N.C.
Durham, N.C.
Darien, Conn.
Fayetteville, N.C.
Dudley, N.C.
Asheboro, N.C.
Kinston, N.C.
Highland Park, N.J.
Garner, N.C.
Port Orange, Fla.
Maysville, Ky.
Elizabeth City, N.C.
Wade, N.C.
Warwick, N.Y.
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Bradenton, Fla.
Birmingham, Ala.
Rockville, Md.
High School
Brother Rice
Forest Hills
Page
Hampton/Hargrave M.A.
Northern Vance
Riverside
Darien
E.E. Smith
Southern Wayne
Asheboro
Kinston
Highland Park
Ravenscroft
Spruce Creek
Mason County
Northeastern
Cape Fear
Warwick Valley
Summerville
Southeast
Hoover
Georgetown Prep
57 hits, including a team-high nine sacks • Named
all-state at defensive end by the Connecticut High
School Coaches Association • Named all-state at
tight end by the New Haven Register • Two-year
all-conference selection • Played on state championship runner-up team in 1997, 1998 and 1999 •
Coached by Jeff Brameier in football and lacrosse •
Was a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and threeyear letterwinner in basketball • Started on 2000
state championship lacrosse team • His father, Andy,
played tight end at UNC, lettering from 1972-74.
40 CHRIS CURRY
5-11, 185, Wide Receiver
Fayetteville, N.C. (E.E. Smith)
2000 Mid-South 4-AConference Player of the
Year • All-conference at wide receiver and defen sive back • Had 37 catches for 875 yards and 12
touchdowns on offense and 68 tackles and five
interceptions on defense • Named All-Cape Fear
region • Played in the North Carolina Shrine Bowl •
Third player from E.E. Smith to commit to UNC
since 1994 (Russell Davis in 1994, Joey Evans in
1997) • Coached by Milton Butts • Averaged 11
points a game in basketball.
80 TOMMY DAVIS
6-3, 224, Linebacker
Dudley, N.C. (Southern Wayne)
Named conference lineman of the year • Helped
lead Dudley to the conference championship and the
state playoffs for the first time in 26 years •
Finished the season with an 8-3 record • Two-year
starter at linebacker and tight end • All-conference
as a senior and honorable mention as a junior •
Coached by Bob Warren • Also played basketball,
baseball and track.
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42 JOCQUES DUMAS
6-8, 225, Defensive End
Asheboro, N.C. (Asheboro)
First-team Parade All-American • SuperPrep AllAmerican and ranked as the nation’s No. 9 overall
defensive lineman • Ranked No. 2 prospect in
North Carolina by SuperPrep • No. 5 defensive lineman by PrepStar • Member of Tom Lemming’s AllAmerican Team • Tri-County 3-AAll-Conference
selection • Earned all-state honors • North Carolina
Shrine Bowl Game selection • Had 133 tackles, 10
sacks and 18 tackles for loss as a senior • Recovered
two fumbles, forced three fumbles and blocked one
kick • Played basketball and competed in the discus
and shot put in track • Had 69 tackles as a junior,
but missed five games because of a broken leg •
Coached by Don Murry.
35 CHRIS HAWKINS
Kinston, N.C. (Kinston)
Three-year starter at defensive back and wide
receiver • Earned all-conference honors two years at
defensive back • Named to the Kinston Free Press
All-Area team as a junior and senior • Named allstate as a senior • Had 27 tackles and 10 interceptions as a senior • Had 38 receptions for 670 yards
and seven touchdowns as a senior • Team was 8-5
and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs • Returned a punt 95 yards for a touchdown •
Coached by Jeff Price • Also started three years at
guard on the basketball team • Basketball team is
currently No. 2 in the state.
8 TERRANCE HIGHSMITH
6-1, 185, Quarterback
Highland Park, N.J. (Highland Park)
A three-year starter who earned all-conference
honors in football, basketball and track • Selected to
play in the Governor ’s Bowl, a high school football
all-star game between the top players in New Jersey
and New York • As a senior, completed 74 of 138
passes for 1,007 yards and nine touchdowns and
rushed for 1,079 yards and 11 touchdowns • As a
junior he passed for over 1,400 yards • Had 27
career touchdown passes and had 10 rushing touchdowns of 60 or more yards • At defensive back, he
had 13 interceptions, recovered two fumbles, made
61 tackles, had two sacks and deflected seven passes • Also punted and kicked off, averaging 39 yards
per punt • Averaged 19.2 points per game in basketball, can dunk with both hands and played in
New Jersey’s all-star basketball game • Was an allarea selection in football and basketball by the New
Brunswick Home News Tribune • Coached in football by Joe Policastro.
nationally among linebackers • Ranked No. 25
among all seniors in Florida by SuperPrep • Orlando
Sentinel’s No. 12 player in the state of Florida •
Member of Tom Lemming’s All-Southeast Team •
Two-time all-state selection • A two-way standout
who started at linebacker on defense and tight end
on offense • Also played some at fullback late in the
season • Made 122 tackles, two sacks, 11 tackles for
loss, recovered three fumbles and had two interceptions as a senior • Team was 8-3 in Class 5-A •
Four-year starter • Older brother is a graduate of the
Air Force Academy and is stationed at Seymour
Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro • Coached by
George Janan • Member of the National
Baccalaureate Academic Program • Also played basketball and competed on the track team.
16 HARRY LEWIS
6-3, 220, Wide Receiver/Quarterback
Maysville, Ky. (Mason County)
Played wide receiver and quarterback in high
school • Caught 77 passes for 852 yards and 14
touchdowns as a sophomore • Switched to quarterback in his junior season and played there the last
two years • Passed for 2,391 yards and rushed for
1,410 yards in his career • Responsible for 54 touchdowns • Selected Kentucky’s 2-APlayer of the Year
as a senior • Helped lead Mason County to a 9-3
record, its best ever • Ranked the No. 8 senior in
Kentucky by SuperPrep • Coached by David
Buchanan.
20 JACQUE LEWIS
5-11, 187, Tailback
Elizabeth City, N.C. (Northeastern)
Ranked No. 3 prospect in North Carolina by
SuperPrep • Ranked No. 20 running back in the
country by SuperPrep • Member of Tom Lemming’s
All-Mid Atlantic Coast Team • Big East Conference
Player of Year • North Carolina Shrine Bowl selection • Two-year all-conference selection • Named
all-state as a senior • Rushed for 5,077 yards on 568
carries and scored 70 touchdowns in his career •
Averaged 158.7 yards per game in four seasons •
Had 266 carries for 2,652 yards (averaged 221.0 per
game) and 32 touchdowns as a senior • Rushed for
1,900 yards and scored 32 touchdowns as a junior •
Led team to an 11-1 record and the second round of
the 4-Astate playoffs • Team was 21-3 in his last
two seasons • Had 16 kickoff returns for 522 yards
and four touchdowns • Coached by Eric McDaniels
• His father, Anzell Harrell, is an assistant football
coach at Elizabeth City State and coaches running
backs.
70 DREW HUNTER
6-8, 265, Offensive Tackle
Garner, N.C. (Ravenscroft)
Two-time all-state selection • Three-year starter
on offense and defense • Graded out as the top lineman in every game at Ravenscroft • Had 101 tackles
and six sacks as a senior • Team was 11-1 and won
the Independent School 3-Astate championship •
Coached by Ned Gonet • Also played basketball •
Officer in Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
52 JEFF LONGHANY
Wade, N.C. (Cape Fear)
Named to the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team •
Member of Tom Lemming’s All-Mid Atlantic Coast
Team • Had 108 tackles, eight sacks, two interceptions and blocked five kicks as a senior • Had 118
tackles and one interception as a junior • Two-time
all-region and all-conference selection • Also start ed at fullback and had 208 yards and five touchdowns as a senior • Coached by Mark Heil • Also
competed on the wrestling and baseball teams.
53 DOUG JUSTICE
Port Orange, Fla. (Spruce Creek)
SuperPrep All-American and ranked No. 32
23 DAN ORNER
5-7, 163, Place-kicker, Sophomore
Warwick, N.Y. (Warwick Valley)
A transfer from Michigan State • Will be a walk-
C A R O L I N A
on this season for the Tar Heels, but must sit out the
year as a transfer • Will then have two years of eligibility remaining • Was at Michigan State for two
seasons, but never kicked in a game • Red-shirted in
1999 • At Warwick Valley High School, he was
ranked as one of the top 50 players in New York •
Named first-team tri-county and was selected to
play in the Governor ’s Bowl All-Star Game • As a
senior, he made 8 of 10 field goal attempts, including a season-long 49-yarder.
68 CHASE PAGE
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Summerville)
Coached by John McKissick at Summerville, the
largest high school in South Carolina • Played just
one season at Summerville after transferring from
Wando High School in Charleston, S.C. •
Participated in the Shrine Bowl • Helped lead
Summerville to a 11-2 record and a berth in the
state playoffs • Started the season at tight end and
moved to offensive tackle early in the season • Also
played defensive tackle • Named all-region •
Selected All-Low Country by the Palmetto
Touchdown Club.
14 JAWARSKI POLLOCK
Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast)
Two-year starter at wide receiver at the same high
school that produced UNC wideout Bosley Allen
and former FSU standout Peter Warrick • First-team
all-state selection • Nominated to play in the
Florida-California All-Star game • Caught 76 catches for 1,344 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior •
Had 42 catches for 769 yards and nine touchdowns
as a junior • Also returned punts and kickoffs •
Played on the basketball team • Coached by Paul
Maechtle.
19 DANNY RUMLEY
Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover)
Has only played football for two seasons •
Helped lead Hoover to a 14-1 record and the 6-A
state championship • Ranked as the No. 1 wide
receiver prospect in Alabama by the state’s high
school coaches • Two-time Player of the Week in
the city of Birmingham • Selected to the AlabamaMississippi High School All-Star Game • First-team
all-state as a senior and honorable mention as a junior • Had 49 receptions for 814 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior • Had 39 catches for almost 800
yards and five touchdowns as a junior • Two-year
all-conference and all-metro selection • Coached by
Rush Propst.
66 ARTHUR SMITH
Rockville, Md. (Georgetown Prep)
Team captain for a squad that went 10-0 in 2000
and was ranked No. 4 among all high schools in the
state of Maryland • Team won the league championship • Anchor of an offensive line that averaged
over 300 yards rushing per game • First-team allstate selection at offensive line • Two-time all-conference • First-team All-Metro by the Washington
Post • Was an offensive tackle and center and saw
some action at defensive tackle • Also played track,
lacrosse and basketball • Coached by Dan Paro.
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