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PLAYER PROFILES

Sam Aiken, Bosley Allen. . . . . . . . . . . 48Kory Bailey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Jermicus Banks, Justin Barton . . . . . . 50Chris Bender, Palmer Blair,Chesley Borders, Ronald Brewer . . . . 51Doug Brown, Justin Browne, Devllen Bullard, Will Chapman . . . . . . 52Donti Coats, DeFonte Coleman, Jonathan Cork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Ronald Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Danny Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Eric Davis, Robert Davis, Darian Durant, Joey Evans. . . . . . . . . 57James Faison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Riko Feemster, Blake Ferguson, Clarence Gaddy, Darryl Grant. . . . . . . 59Billy-Dee Greenwood, Eddie Harrell . . 60Michael Harris, Robert Harris, Madison Hedgecock, Zach Hilton . . . . 61Adam Holland, Errol Hood . . . . . . . . . 62Luke Huard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Larry Jessup, Derrick Johnson, Kitwana Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Marcus Jones, Kevin Knight . . . . . . . . 65John Lafferty, Aaron Leak, Jeff Lloyd. . 66Cory Locklear, Brandon Lugabihl, Bryant Macklin, Landon Mariani . . . . . 67

David McIntosh, Willie McNeill, Adam Metts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Quincy Monk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Isaac Montgomery, Richard Moore, Issac Mooring, Issac Morford . . . . . . . 70Willie Parker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Julius Peppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Anthony Perkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Merceda Perry, Don Peters. . . . . . . . . 74Tony Pigford, Jeff Reed, Dexter Reid . 75Topher Roberts, Paul Roberts, Clay Roberson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Isaiah Robinson, Alex Rozek, Brandon Russell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Jeff Scudder, Skip Seagraves, Jonas Seawright, Kevin Sergent. . . . . 78Ryan Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Bryan Smouse, David Stevenson, Malcolm Stewart, Jeb Terry. . . . . . . . . 80David Thornton, Michael Waddell . . . . 81Greg Warren, Brent White, Andre’ Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Sean Williams, Jeremy Willis, Jupiter Wilson, Marcus Wilson . . . . . . 83Greg Woofter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842001 Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-86

Became one of the top playmakers on theteam during his sophomore season • Is theTar Heels’top threat over the middle • Hasgood hands and can take a hit after makingthe catch.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONPlayed in all 11 games at wide receiver and

also was the Tar Heels’top kickoff return man • Was third on the team with 29receptions for 410 yards (14.1 average) • Was second on the team with threetouchdown catches • Returned 18 kickoffs for 365 yards, an average of 20.3yards, and two punts for 20 yards •Caught at least three passes in six of 11games, including a career-high five catches against Florida State (77 yards) andVirginia (31 yards) • Had a career-long 57-yard receptionvs. Clemson, which set up a 6-yard Ronald Currytouchdown run one play later • Had eight catches ofat least 22 yards, including three catches over 40yards • Had a 46-yard touchdown reception vs.Wake Forest and a 43-yard TD catch vs. FloridaState • Caught four passes for 48 yards vs.Marshall • Made four receptions the followingweek for 24 yards vs. Georgia Tech • Madeat least one reception in all but one game,the matchup with Pittsburgh.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONNamed UNC’s Co-Most Outstanding

Freshman along with defensive end JuliusPeppers • One of four freshmen to play •Appeared in all 11 games at wide receiverand returning kicks • Caught three passes for16 yards, returned 13 kickoffs an average of21.2 yards and 12 punts an average of 1.9yards • His first college catch was a 6-yarder atClemson • Also had 5-yard receptions againstHouston and Maryland • Longest kickoff return was a 34-yarder against Wake Forest • Also had a 33-yard return atMaryland • Had a 14-yard punt return versus Duke.

JAMES KENAN HIGH SCHOOLTwo-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 thethird round of the state 1-Aplayoffs in 1998 • As asenior, scored 20 touchdowns – 17 by receptionand three on special teams • Caught passes formore than 900 yards • Also intercepted 11 passes •Rushed for 785 yards and had 500 receiving yardsand 14 touchdowns as a junior • Earned all-confer-ence honors in basketball and track • Played QB asa sophomore and halfback as a junior when herushed for 800 yards • Placed second in the state inthe high jump • Coached by Kim Brown.

PERSONALBorn Samuel Aiken on Dec. 14, 1980 in Clinton,

N.C. • Majoring in exercise and sports science.

Sam Aiken’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Rec Yds Avg TD LP1999 3 16 5.3 0 62000 29 410 14.1 3 57Totals 32 426 13.3 3 57

One of the top playmakers in the AtlanticCoast Conference • Is the Tar Heels’top deepthreat and is an outstanding punt return andkick return man • Can take a short pass andoutrun defenders for a touchdown.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONAfter missing the entire 1999 season due to

a major knee injury, Allen had a spectacular year in 2000 as the Tar Heels’topreceiver and leading punt returner • Started every game and had a team-high 40receptions for 634 yards, an average of 15.9 yards per catch • Led the team withfour touchdown catches, including two in the season finale at Duke • Was fifth inthe 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 twotouchdowns • 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 • Gavethe 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 Deaconswho 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-yardpunt return for a touchdown at Duke • Scored three

times at Duke, including two receivingtouchdowns and a punt return

TD • Tied for the team leadwith six touchdowns (four

receiving, two punt returns)• Twice he went over the 100-

yard 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 sevenreceptions for 91 yards in UNC’s 20-17 win at Pittsburgh • Made ninecatches of at least 24 yards, including three catches over 50 yards • Hada 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-pur-pose yards (103.0 average) • Returned five kick-

offs for 85 yards (17.0 average), includinga long of 37 yards.

1999 • MEDICAL RED-SHIRTDid not play due to injury • Injured his

left knee while returning a kickoff againstNC State on Nov. 28, 1998 • Was ableto return to practice in November 1999.

1998 • FRESHMANSEASON

Played in nine regular-season games• Saw action on 156 snaps at widereceiver and on special teams • Playeda season-high 42 snaps against GeorgiaTech • Caught three passes for 107yards, an average of 35.7 yards percatch • Returned eight punts for 58yards (7.2 average) and four kickoffsfor 71 yards (17.8 average) • Had a 25-yard punt return at Duke • Had a 21-yard pass reception at Stanford, a 70-yard reception at Wake Forest and a16-yard catch at Florida State • The 70-yard catch at Wake Forest late in thefirst half set up a UNC field goal • The16-yard catch at FSU came on a 4th-

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2001 CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Wide Receiver6-2, 200, Junior

Kenansville, N.C. • James Kenan

88•SAM AIKEN


Bradenton, Fla. • Southeast

3•BOSLEY ALLEN

UP CLOSE WITH SAM AIKENNickname: SleeperHobbies: Video games - Playstation and DreamcastFavorite foods: Pizza, chickenFavorite singer: Jay-ZFavorite movies: Brothers, Staying AliveFavorite pro athlete: Torry HoltFavorite NFLteam as a kid: San Francisco 49ersFavorite class at UNC and why: French 40 because of the

professorInteresting fact: I’m one of five brothers and sistersI’d like to switch places for a day with: Randy MossFootball-related superstitions: I always wear my game T-shirt

underneath my jerseyCareer goals this season: 700-plus yards and eight touchdowns,

All-ACCPlayer I’ve modeled my game after: Jerry RiceIn 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 weightroom

Greatest moment in my athletic career (so far): scoring againstFlorida State

SAM AIKEN

Bob Donnan

2001 PLAYER PROFILES

and-3 play from the Seminole 21-yard line, gaveUNC a first down at the 5-yard line and set up aTar Heel touchdown • Suffered a left knee injurywhile returning a kickoff against NC State in thefinal regular-season game • Tore the anterior cruci-ate, medial and lateral collateral ligaments andunderwent 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 recep-tions 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 FloridaState receiver Peter Warrick • Played basketballand ran track • Won two state 6-Atitles in the longjump • Held district records in the long jump (24-6)and triple jump (47-11) and regional records in thelong jump (24-9) and triple jump (48-8) • Averaged14.9 points per game in basketball.

PERSONALBorn Bosley Lamar Allen on June 7, 1980 in

Tallahassee, Fla. • Majoring in sociology.

Bosley Allen’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Rec Yds Avg TD LP1998 3 107 35.7 0 702000 40 634 15.9 4 60Totals 43 741 17.2 4 70

Ranks ninth in the UNC record book with95 receptions and is 13th with 1,331 yardsreceiving • One of the most consistentreceivers in the last few years • Is a versatilereceiver who can make the short play and alsogo long.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONStarted 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 theACC with 50.0 receiving yards per game • Caught at least one pass in allbut one game • Did not have a reception vs. Maryland, snapping a 31-game streak of catching at least one pass • Tied his career high withseven catches and established a new career best with 129 yards receivingvs. Clemson • That was the best day for a Tar Heel receiver in almost twoyears (Na Brown had 142 yards vs. Maryland on Nov. 7, 1998) and it wasthe 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 togive 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 Tech10-yard line, but was still able to score, dragging a Yellow Jacket defender intothe end zone • That catch tied the record for the longest by a Tar Heel in KenanStadium history •Returned three kickoffs for 68 yards (22.7 average), includinga long of 25 yards • Had one punt return for 15 yards • Played 733 snaps, themost of any Tar Heel receiver.

1999 •SOPHOMORE SEASONLed 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 fivetimes • 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 yardson four catches against top-ranked Florida State • Caught two touchdown passes– a 40-yarder from Domonique Williams against Duke and a 39-yarder fromLuke Huard against Houston • The Duke catch was a spectacular, aerial recep-tion that gave the Tar Heels a 19-0 lead just before halftime • Finished the Dukegame with three catches for 57 yards • Grabbed three passes for 59 yards againstFurman • Caught two 45-yard passes, the longest passing plays of the season •Connected with Williams on both 45-yard plays – one against Furman and oneagainst NC State • The latter play set up Carolina’s lone touchdown in the 10-6upset win over the Wolfpack • Had at least one reception in all 11 games •

Averaged 18.6 yards on 12 kickoff returns and 4.1yards on 15 punt returns. Saw action on 523snaps.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONSet UNC freshman records for most recep-

tions in a season and game (tied) and mosttouchdown receptions in a season • Caught 38passes for 363 yards (9.6 per) and four touch-downs • Broke the previous record of 37receptions by Randall Felton in 1989 • TiedFelton’s and Corey Holliday’s freshman recordfor single-game catches with seven againstboth Maryland and Virginia • Second on theteam in all-purpose yards with 77.9 pergame • Led the team in punt returns with13 for 13.1 yards per return and in kickoffreturns with 11 for 29.5 per return • Had aseason-long 45-yard punt return at Duke• Returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score

against Georgia Techand had a 57-yard

kickoff return atVirginia •

Holds theUNC sin-gle-season

UP CLOSE WITH BOSLEY ALLENNicknames: Boz, BlazeHobby: Writing poetryFavorite food: FishFavorite band: Burn One ClickFavorite book: BibleFavorite athlete: Roy Jones Jr.Favorite NFLteam as a kid: L.A. RaidersFavorite Carolina football player (not including cur-rent teammates): Oscar Davenport

My best friend on another team: Arthur Gissendanner(Houston)

Dream Vacation: AmsterdamWhen I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: What anintense guy. His attitude seems to be just get the jobdone.

Why did you choose North Carolina: to be on the firstUNC national championship football team.

Greatest moment in my athletic career (so far): wasscoring my first TD on a punt return (at Wake Forest,2000)

My goals for this season are: to be known as one ofthe top receivers in the nation.

My career goals are: to make it to the NFL, then investin various businesses.

The highlight of the off-season has been: getting toplay with former players.

To prepare myself for each game I: think back onwhen I was injured and not playing.

To improve my game since coming to UNC, I’ve:studied film.

Wide Receiver6-1, 188, Senior

Durham, N.C. • Northern

12•KORY BAILEY


BOSLEY ALLEN

KORY BAILEYBob Donnan



freshman record fortouchdown recep-tions with four • Setthe record with a 12-yard grab againstFlorida State • Had atleast one catch in all11 regular-seasongames and had TDgrabs againstStanford, Clemson,Wake Forest andFSU • Caught a sea -son-high seven pass-es for 31 yards in thewin against Marylandand had seven recep-tions for 44 yardsagainst Virginia •Made a sensational32-yard touchdowncatch on a deep postpattern against WakeForest • Key per-former in Carolina’swin over Pittsburgh ashe amassed 126 all-purpose yards againstthe Panthers • Hadfour catches for 47yards, four puntreturns for 31 yardsand two kickoffreturns for 42 yards •Set up the fourth-quarter touchdownthat gave UNC a 22-10 lead with a 33-yard 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 catchfor 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-endinginjury to Jason Peace • Made his first college catch against Miami and addedtwo receptions for 22 yards against Stanford • With 3:20 to play in the fourthquarter against the Cardinal, he made an over-the-shoulder, 19-yard catch for atouchdown • 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 atouchdown • The return tied the sixth-longest return in UNC history and was thefirst kickoff return for a TD by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium since 1991.

NORTHERN DURHAM HIGH SCHOOLPlayed 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 sen-ior for 641 yards and eight touchdowns • Tied a state high school single-seasonrecord with six touchdowns on punt returns • Had eight career punt returns forTDs • Selected to the all-state team as a return specialist by the North CarolinaPrep Report • All-conference wide receiver and specialist and Co-OffensiveBack of the Year • Had 1,421 all-purpose yards as a senior • Had 71 receptionsfor 1,253 yards and 16 scores over his last two years.

PERSONALBorn Edward Kory Bailey on March 31, 1979 in Durham, N.C. • Majoring in

communications.

Kory Bailey’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Rec Yds Avg. TD LP1998 38 363 9.6 4 451999 25 418 16.7 2 452000 32 550 17.2 2 78Totals 95 1331 14.0 8 78

MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOLCoached by Earl Smith • Led Millbrook

to a 13-1 record and a conference champi-onship as a senior • Registered 85 tackles,including a school-record 19 sacks • Had 14tackles for losses • All-state selection • Wasnamed the Cap-8 Conference Defensive

Player of the Year • Also was the DefensivePlayer of the Game for North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl • Two-time all-con-ference recipient • Also competed in track and field in the shot put • Averaged10 points per game in basketball • Was all-conference in basketball as a junior •Academic all-conference honoree • Volunteered at a Raleigh soup kitchen andparticipated in the Big Brother program.

PERSONALBorn 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 • Dreamvacation would be to go to Hawaii • Relative, Doug Smith, played for theHouston Oilers • Would like to switch places for a day with Michael Jordan •Speaks Spanish and writes poetry • Earliest football memory was scoring on an80-yard touchdown run in ninth grade • Enrolled in the General College.

EASTERN HIGH SCHOOLPlayed offensive tackle for Coach Larry

Ginsberg • Led Eastern to an 11-1 record anda berth in the state playoffs where it lost by afield goal in the championship game •Credited with 33 pancake blocks • He alsoplayed defensive tackle • Earned all-state, all-area (New Jersey, Delaware and

Pennsylvania) and All-South Jersey honors • Named Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today • Prep Star All-Region Team • Named the top linemanin South Jersey by the South Jersey Touchdown Club • Earned two all-confer-ence honors in basketball (averaged 19 and 10 points per game) • Named thebest two-sport athlete in South Jersey by the ABC affiliate in Philadelphia.

PERSONALBorn 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 LawrenceTaylor • Best friend on another football team is Darryl Scott (Duke) • When hefirst met Coach Bunting, he thought, “This man is going to get us going theright way” • Would like to switch places for a day with Shaquille O’Neal • Iscousins with Allan Houston (New York Knicks) and Otis Anderson (former NewYork Giants player) • Highlight of the offseason was squatting 500 pounds • Canplay the saxophone • Enrolled in the General College.

Defensive End6-3, 247, Freshman*

Raleigh, N.C. • Millbrook

90•JERMICUS BANKSUP CLOSE WITH KORY BAILEYHobbies: Music, movies and travelFavorite foods: Seafood, pasta and pizzaFavorite musical entertainers: Isley Brothers, Jay-Z,Sam Cooke

Favorite movie: GooniesFavorite book: James and The Giant PeachFavorite athletes: Randall Cunningham, RandyMoss, Cris Carter, Vince Carter

Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Philadelphia EaglesFavorite Carolina football player (not includingcurrent teammates): Na Brown

My best friend on another football team is:Jermese Jones (Virginia)

When I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: Thisman is serious about winning...not five years fromnow, right now.

Best advice I’ve ever received (source): Alwayswork on developing your character. (my father)

Why did you choose Carolina: The people sur-rounding this place are genuine, the campus is beau-tiful and my parents could come to every game.

The word that best describes me is: RefocusedMy greatest moment in sports (so far): was beatingNC State in overtime in Charlotte to go to a bowlgame.

My favorite thing about being a student-athlete atUNC is: stepping into Kenan Stadium in front of60,000 fans.

My career goals are: to play pro football and thenwork in television.

My goals for this season are: to help this team winand catch every ball thrown my way.

My football-related superstition is: look goodequals play good

My earliest football memory is: my mother makingme get back in a game at age nine after getting thewind knocked out of me.

One thing most people don’t know about me is: Ienjoy opera music.

I’d like to add: A thank you to my fellow fifth-yearseniors who have endured a lot.

Offensive Tackle6-6, 315, Freshman*

Voorhees, N.J. • Eastern

64•JUSTIN BARTON



2000 • JUNIOR SEASONIn his only collegiate field goal attempt,

Bender booted a 28-yard field goal inCarolina’s 30-9 victory over Tulsa in the sea-son opener.

NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOLEarned all-conference and all-region honors

playing at Northern Durham High School for Coach Gary Merrill • Also playedgoalie in soccer for three years and baseball for four years • Made 49 of 51point-after tries and was five for nine in field goal attempts with a long kick of42 yards • School’s top scholar-athlete • Hit .421 in baseball as a senior and wasnamed to the conference all-tournament team • Member of the National HonorSociety • Special Olympics volunteer.

PERSONALBorn Christopher Ryan Bender on Oct. 6, 1978 in Durham, N.C. • Majoring in

sports administration • Favorite teams are the Yankees and Redskins • Favoriteathlete is Derek Jeter • Favorite Carolina player other than one of his teammatesis Charlie Justice • Career goal is to be UNC athletic director • Worked as anintern for the Durham Bulls this summer • Greatest personal athletic momentwas kicking a 42-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to beat Cary • Hisfather played professional baseball with the New York Yankeesand football withthe Baltimore Colts • Majoring in exercise and sports science.

Should compete for the deep snapper posi-tion after the graduation of both deep snappersfrom last season.

NORTHWEST GUILFORDPlayed defensive end, tight end and deep

snapper for four years at Northwest GuilfordHigh School • Coached by Charlie Groves •

Also threw the shot and discus for four years •Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONALBorn 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 athleticmoment was going to the Gator Bowl as a freshman • Related to former Tar Heeltight end Deems May • Would like to switch places for a day with Nike CEOPhil Knight • Likes to ski, wake board, read and watch movies • Majoring inbusiness administration.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONSaw action in four games and played 27

snaps • Caught just two passes, both againstGeorgia Tech, for a total of 43 yards (21.5average).

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in all 11 games at wide receiver and

on special teams • Made four receptions for 37 yards, an average of 9.2 yards percatch • Made his first college catch against Florida State (seven yards) • Had a 9-yard grab at Clemson and hauled in two passes for 21 yards at Maryland • Sawaction on 126 snaps with a season-high of 21 at Maryland • Voted the MostImproved Player on offense for his play in spring practice • Was red-shirted in1998.

CREST HIGH SCHOOLEarned all-state, all-conference and All-Piedmont honors • Coached by Roy

Kirby • Honorable mention All-America by USA Today • Led the Chargers to an11-3 record and berth in the state semifinals as a senior • Caught 40 passes for1,073 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 playedstrong safety • Ran the 100 and 200 meters in track and played shooting guardon the basketball team for four years.

PERSONALBorn 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 win-ning the high school championship in 1996 • Focused on timing his routes cor-rectly in the offseason • Hobbies include writing and singing • Says the word thatbest describes him is “enthusiasm.”

AT CAROLINASaw action on 27 snaps in 2000 and played

in games against NC State, Clemson, Virginiaand Pittsburgh, mainly on special teams •Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on in the fall1999.

INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLPlayed running back, defensive back and linebacker for four seasons at Indian

River High School in Chesapeake, Va. • Played for Coach Bob Parker • Wasnamed the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior • Had 40 tackles and twointerceptions as a senior • Also ran track for four years.

PERSONALBorn Ronald Lewis Brewer Jr. on Oct. 24, 1981 in Portsmouth, Va. • Favorite

athlete is Cris Carter • Favorite Carolina football player (not including currentteammates) is Greg Ellis • Best friend on another football team is JamaineWinborne • After college he would like to become a physical therapist • Likeslistening to gospel music, playing video games and cooking • Says the word thatbest describes him is “heart” • Greatest moment in his athletic career was playinghis 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 toblock a punt for a touchdown • Majoring in exercise and sport science.

Deep Snapper5-11, 217, Senior

Summerfield, N.C. • NW Guilford

53•PALMER BLAIR


Shelby, N.C. • Crest

39•CHESLEY BORDERS

Cornerback5-5, 153, Junior

Chesapeake, Va. • Indian River

20•RONALD BREWER

Place-kicker5-11, 183, Senior


95•CHRIS BENDER



Enters fall camp as the starting tight end •Had a great spring • Has played most of hiscareer on special teams • Is considered theteam’s best blocking tight end, but needs toimprove his receiving skills.

AT CAROLINAEnters the 2001 season with a chance to see

significant playing time at tight end • Came out of spring ball as the second-teamtight end • Spent the previous two seasons as a backup tight end behind AlgeCrumpler and Dauntae’Finger • Played in all 11 games in 2000, primarily onspecial teams • Played 127 snaps • Saw action on special teams and at tight endin 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 in1998 • Made five tackles, including two primary stops • Had two tackles, onesolo, against Georgia Tech and three tackles, one solo, at Wake Forest • Was red-shirted in 1997.

PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team All-North Piedmont Conference at defensive end • Played for

Coach Bernard Faulk • Had 63 solo tackles, 51 assists and 19 quarterback sacksas a senior • Had 72 tackles, including 14 sacks as a junior • Played center on thebasketball team for four seasons • Also attended Mount Tabor High.

PERSONALBorn Douglas Simpson Brown on Aug. 25, 1978 in Winston-Salem, N.C. •

Majoring in communications • Wants to improve his blocking, body strength andpass catching ability • Post-school ambition is to teach.

AT CAROLINASuffered a knee injury in one of Carolina’s

first preseason practices in 1999 and missedthe rest of the season and 2000 spring practice• Received a medical redshirt.

LAMAR HIGH SCHOOLLed Lamar to a 9-2 record and the first

round of the state 5Aplayoffs • Earned first-team all-district and all-area honorsin each of his final two years • Coached by Eddie Peach • Made 23 tackles andpicked off three passes as a senior • Also ran track • Competed in the 100 and200 meters and the sprint relays.

PERSONALBorn Justin Cullen Browne on Dec. 22, 1980 • Favorite NFLteam as a kid

was the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite athlete is Barry Sanders • Dream vacationwould be in Rio de Janeiro • Favorite Carolina football player (not including cur-rent players) is Lawrence Taylor • His dad played football at Michigan • Saysthe word that best describes him is “outgoing” • Majoring in communications.

Was having an outstanding spring until heinjured his knee in the second week of prac-tice • Should be ready for fall workouts • Isone of the hardest hitters on the team and ifhealthy, could contribute this season.

PURNELL-SWETT HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Walt Locklear • Made

145 tackles as a senior inside linebacker • Played for North Carolina in theannual 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 percentacademically in his class • He also played two seasons at Red Springs HighSchool.

PERSONALBorn October 23, 1981 • Favorite athlete is Zach Thomas • Favorite NFLteam

as a kid was the Washington Redskins • Favorite former Carolina football playeris Brian Simmons • Has always been his dream to play for Carolina • Careergoals are to graduate and play pro football • Is a Native American (Lumbee) •Wants to improve his strength • Enrolled in the General College.

The son of former Carolina football letter-man Bill Chapman, Will Chapman has madegreat progress in the Tar Heels’off-seasonconditioning program, gaining about 50pounds since he entered the UNC program in1999 • Should start at defensive tackle in2001.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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 pro-ductive with 31 tackles, including 21 solo stops and 10 assists • Played 211snaps, an average of 19.2 per game • Played a season-high 32 snaps in the seasonopener vs. Tulsa •Finishedthe season with eight tack-les for loss for 25 yards,including 2.5 sacks • Had1.5 sacks in the Tar Heels’20-15 win over Marshall •Had a season-high six tack-les vs. Clemson and NCState • Made two tacklesfor loss for six yards,including a five-yard sackagainst the Tigers.

EPISCOPAL HIGHSCHOOL

Played football, basket-ball and lacrosse atEpiscopal High inAlexandria, Va. • Team was9-0 and conference cham-pion his senior year •Earned all-state honors forprep schools in football

Cornerback5-9, 185, Sophomore

Arlington, Texas • Lamar

13•JUSTIN BROWNE

Linebacker6-1, 219, Freshman*

Red Springs, N.C. • Purnell-Swett

57•DEVLLEN BULLARD

Defensive Tackle6-4, 271, Sophomore

Lexington, Ky. • Episcopal

91•WILL CHAPMAN

Tight End6-5, 251, Senior

Winston-Salem, N.C. • Parkland

81•DOUG BROWN

UP CLOSE WITHWILL CHAPMAN

Hobbies: Hunting and scuba divingFavorite band: Lynyrd SkynyrdFavorite book: A Painted House by John GrishamFavorite athletes: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Phil

MickelsonFavorite former Carolina football player:

Lawrence TaylorBest friend on another team: Bryson Spinner(Virginia)

Dream vacation: Bora BoraWhen Ifirst met Coach Bunting, I thought: he

looked like Dick ButkusI’d like to switch places for a day with: Phil

MickelsonThe word that best describes me is: hardworkingThe most interesting thing I did this summer

was: go hunting in South AfricaMy goal this season is to: help the team to a

bowl gameTo prepare for a game: I visualize myself making

plays



and basketball • Two-timeall-conference selection •Played defensive end,middle linebacker andtight end.

PERSONALBorn William Cherard

Chapman III on Feb. 25,1981 in Jacksonville, Fla.• His dad, Bill, playedfootball at Carolina underCoach Bill Dooley from1970-72, and was a team-mate of head coach JohnBunting • History major.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in seven games as a backup defen-

sive tackle and had eight tackles, includingfive solo tackles and three assists • Played 55snaps, including a season-high 14 snaps vs.Maryland • Had four tackles (two solo, twoassists) and one tackle for loss against theTerps.

OSCAR SMITH HIGH SCHOOLPlayed defensive end and offensive tackle for Coach Bill Lyons at Oscar

Smith High School. Was the team’s leading tackler with 51 hits. Earned second-team all-district honors and was named the team’s Most Valuable Lineman. Teamcaptain. Played football only the last two years. Made 38 tackles, including 11for losses and four sacks, as a junior. Also played basketball and threw the shotin track and field.

PERSONALBorn Donti Laron Coats on May 30, 1981 in Norfolk, Va. • Nickname is

“Tay” • Wants to play with more confidence and speed this season • FavoriteNFLteam as a kid was the Detroit Lions • Favorite former Carolina player isMike Voight • Favorite athlete is Barry Sanders • Also plays the trumpet •Majoring in exercise and sports science.

Has the potential to be a standout safety •Is one of the hardest-hitting defensive backson the team.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONNamed UNC’s Co-Most Improved Player

on Defense • Began the year as the top reserveat safety, but moved into the starting lineup in

the fourth game of the season vs. Marshall • Never relinquished the starting posi-

tion and started the final eightgames of the season • Emerged asone of the Tar Heels’top tacklers,finishing the season third on theteam with 78 hits, including 42solo tackles and 36 assists • Brokeup two passes and had one inter-ception • Had a career-high 14tackles on two occasions –vs. NCState and vs. Maryland • Aftermoving in the starting lineup, hehad at least nine tackles in five ofeight games • Had 13 tackles vs.Clemson, 10 tackles at Pittsburgh,14 tackles vs. Maryland and ninetackles at Duke • Made five tack-les vs. Marshall in his first careerstart • Played 631 snaps, an aver-age of 57.4 per game • Played anaverage of 75 snaps in the finalsix games of the season.


Played in 10 games and madeone reception for 11 yards • The11-yard catch came on a fake puntand set up a field goal in UNC’s10-6 win over NC State • Sawaction on 184 snaps, including ahigh of 27 at Maryland • Sawaction on special teams coverage •Made five tackles, including threeprimary stops • Recorded a safetyagainst Houston when he tackledthe Cougars’punter in the endzone • Was redshirted in 1998.

NORTH LENOIR HIGHSCHOOL

Played for Coach Wayne Floyd• Made 68 career receptions for2,020 yards and 25 touchdowns •As a senior he hauled in a school-record 35 receptions for 550 yardsand 10 touchdowns • Had aschool-record 11 interceptions as ajunior • Member of the NorthCarolina Shrine Bowl team •Earned all-conference honors twotimes and all-area honors on three occasions • Averaged 22 points and 12rebounds per game in basketball • Three-time all-conference, all-area basketballplayer • Made the honor roll 11 times • D.A.R.E. Role Model.

PERSONALBorn DeFonte Trevell Coleman on Dec. 5, 1979 in Kinston, N.C. • Majoring

in exercise and sports science.

Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on in spring2000 • Earned all-conference honors atMyers Park High School in Charlotte • Wascoached by Gil Carroll • As a senior, he madeall 31 of his point after attempts and was 3 for4 in field goal tries • Kicked off and had 13touchbacks • Played football for four years

Free Safety6-1, 193, Junior

Kinston, N.C. • North Lenoir

25•DEFONTE COLEMAN

Defensive Tackle6-3, 287, Sophomore

Chesapeake, Va. • Oscar Smith

94•DONTI COATS

UP CLOSE WITHDEFONTE COLEMAN

Hobbies: Playing video games, reading,playing with kids

Favorite food: Pork chopsFavorite band: Canton SpiritualsFavorite movie: RudyFavorite book: The BibleFavorite athlete: Jerry RiceFavorite NFLteam as a kid: Chicago

BearsFavorite former Carolina player: Charlie

JusticeDream vacation: BahamasWhen I first met Coach Bunting, I

thought: he was a very energetic personBest 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 thetop for academics, athletics and socialenvironment

My career goals are to: coach at the highschool level and work with underprivilegedkids

My goals for this season are: to make sixor more interceptions and be more produc-tive on special teams

The highlight of the offseason was:becoming a “Super Ram” in the weight

room

Place-kicker6-0, 155, Junior

Charlotte, N.C. • Myers Park

5•JONATHAN CORK

DEFONTE COLEMAN

WILL CHAPMAN



and played soccer for two seasons • National Honor Society student who gradu-ated from the school’s International Baccalaureate program •

PERSONALBorn Jonathan Richard Cork on Oct. 18, 1980, in Toms River, N.J. • Favorite

teams are the Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers and Manchester United FootballClub • Favorite UNC athlete is Julius Peppers • Greatest personal athleticmoment was kicking a game-winning, 34-yard field goal to beat ProvidenceHigh • His cousin, Patrick Jeffers, played at Virginia and is now a wide receiverfor the Carolina Panthers • Would like to switch places for a day with AlexRodriguez • Favorite former UNCplayer was Natrone Means • Dream vacationis to go to Australia and spend a day with the Crocodile Hunter.

• All-ACC Candidate• Set the school record with 2,676 total yardsof offense in 2000• Starting point guard on UNC’s basketballteam• One of the nation’s best two-sport athletes• Helped lead UNC to a No. 1 ranking in bas-ketball 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 byJason Stanicek from 1990-93.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONVoted UNC’s Offensive MVP• Established the single-season total offense

school record with 2,676 yards, including 2,325 passing yards and 351 rush-ing yards • Ranked fourth in the ACC and 23rd in the country,averaging 243.3 total offense yards per game • Set a schoolrecord with 211.4 yards passing per game • Completed163 of 304 attempts for 2,325 yards and had 11 touch-downs and 12 interceptions • Had a pass efficiency rat-ing of 121.91 • Was second on the team in rushing,with 119 carries for 363 yards, averaging 33.1yards per game •Threw 38 passes of atleast 20 yards, including 13 passes over40 yards and eight passes over fiftyyards • Tossed eight touchdownsover 27 yards and four over 50yards.

2000 Game-by-gameTulsa: Was 12 of 22for 192 yards and nointerceptions in thefirst game of the sea-son vs. Tulsa, his firstgame back since injuring his Achilles tendonin 1999 • Completed a 35-yard pass to SamAiken which led to a UNC field goal• Completed one pass to Jamal Jones for25 yards which set up a touchdownand then hit Jones later in the gameon a 55-yard TD play.Wake Forest: Completed justsix of 12 passes for 143yards • Accounted for106 yards with two pass-es – a 46-yard TD passto Aiken that gaveCarolina its first lead ofthe game and a 60-yardscoring pass to Bosley

Allen that capped a 35-14 victory.Florida State: Threw for 235 yards on 15 of 31 passing and had one touchdownand one interception • Was sacked four times • Threw a 43-yard touchdown passto Aiken in the third quarter.Marshall: Tossed two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lead Carolina to acome-from-behind, 20-15 victory over the Thundering Herd • Completed 24 of39 passes for 292 yards • Established career highs in pass attempts and comple-tions and posted the sixth-highest yardage figure in his career • It marked thefirst 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 inthe 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 10times for 12 yards and finished with 400 yards of total offense • Set the schoolrecord for most passing yards by a Carolina player in Kenan Stadium, most totalyards by a Carolina player in Kenan Stadium, most passing yards in two consec-utive games (688), most total yards (712) in two consecutive games and mostpassing 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 Heelin Kenan Stadium • The 388 passing yards are the third-highest total in schoolhistory 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, a54-yarder to Allen, a 59-yard pass to Alge Crumpler and a 78-yard pass toBailey.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 onthree consecutive drives to cut the lead to 24-20, including a six-yard touchdownrun in the second quarter.Clemson: Completed 18 of 34 passes for 314 yards and rushed for 23 yards andone touchdown • It was his fifth-highest passing total of his career • In building a17-0 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 with39 attempts • Passed for 223 yards and rushed for 29 yards.Pittsburgh: Was 13 of 32 for 164 yards and rushed for 35yards in a 20-17 victory at Pittsburgh • Threw a 24-yardpass 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 aseason-low 42 yards • Rushed 11 times for 53yards and scored a touchdown • With Carolinatrailing, 10-6 in the fourth quarter, Curry dashedup the middle on a quarterback draw for a 25-yard 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 59-21 victory • Accounted for a career-high four touch -downs, including two rushing TDs and two passingTDs • Completed three passes over 20 yards, including

a 41-yard pass on the first drive of the game to set up aWillie Parker TD •Helped Carolina set an ACC record

with 52 first-half points.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONDespite missing more than six contests after rupturing his right

Achilles’tendon vs. Georgia Tech, he led UNC in total offense yards, passcompletions and passing yards • Posted a pass efficiency rating of 92.00 •

Completed 54 of 110 passes for 682 yards • Tossed three touchdown passesand 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 forjust 838 yards • Averaged 181.6 total offense yards per game • Accounted for65.8 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 StatisticsYear Comp Att INT Pct Yds TD LP Rush Yds Avg TD LP1998 66 147 7 .449 975 6 70 80 419 5.2 2 301999 54 110 10 .491 682 3 41 60 226 3.8 2 312000 163 204 12 .536 2,325 11 78 119 351 3.1 6 46Totals 283 561 29 .504 3,982 20 78 259 996 3.8 10 46

Quarterback6-2, 200, Senior

Hampton, Va. • Hampton

1•RONALD CURRY

Allsport



full games in which he played, Currywas third in the ACC in total offense(38th nationally) • Played his bestgame of the year in Carolina’s 42-30win at Indiana. Completed 19 of 24passes (79.2%) for 241 yards, hadtwo touchdown passes and posted arating of 182.65 against the Hoosiers• Scored on a 1-yard run and had a25-yard touchdown pass to JasonPeace and an 11-yard strike toDauntae’Finger in the victory at IU •Rushed for 55 yards and hit AnthonySaunders for 18 yards and a touch-down in the opening game loss toVirginia • The TD pass to Saundersand subsequent two-point conversionpass to Finger tied the game at 17 inthe fourth quarter • Curry displayedremarkable scrambling skills andpoise on both the touchdown andtwo-point passes and they remainedtwo 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 Stateand 12 for 28 for 162 yards against Clemson •Was intercepted nine times and sacked 15times in those three defeats • Set up a Carolinatouchdown at Clemson with a 31-yard scram-ble • Was off to a fast start in the game atGeorgia Tech before he was injured • Led theTar Heels on an opening drive that he cappedwith a brilliant, 30-yard touchdown run •Carolina was leading the No. 7 Yellow Jackets,7-0, when he was injured • Underwent surgeryon October 10th.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONMost Valuable Offensive Player in the Tar

Heels’20-13 win over San Diego State in theLas Vegas Bowl • Led all rushers in the bowlgame with 93 yards and scored on a dazzling,48-yard run on the final play of the openingquarter • Finished second in the voting forACC Freshman of the Year behind NC Statetailback Ray Robinson • Led the Tar Heelswith 1,394 total offense yards, a UNC single-season total offense record for a freshman •The previous record was held by tailback AmosLawrence, who had 1,231 yards in 1977 • Was the first freshman to lead UNC intotal offense since Lawrence • Completed 66 of 147 passes for 975 yards and sixtouchdowns • Completed 52 of his 66 passes in the first six games • Threw for aschool freshman record 975 passing yards • Mike Thomas previously held theUNC freshman record with 831 yards in 1992 • Set the UNC freshman single-season record with 66 completions • The previous record was 57 by ChuckSharpe in 1978 • Threw six touchdown passes, also a UNC freshman single-sea-son record • The previous mark was five by Sharpe in 1978 • In his three roadstarts (at Stanford, Wake Forest and Florida State), he was a combined 37 for 69for 583 yards and four touchdowns • Posted pass efficiency ratings better than100.00 in three of the four games he was the team’s primary quarterback • Hehad a rating of 152.78 at Wake Forest, 144.50 at Stanford and 108.95 againstMiami (Ohio) • Rushed for 50 or more yards in six games (93 vs. San DiegoState, 75 vs. Maryland, 74 vs. Georgia Tech, 66 vs. Stanford, 50 vs. Duke and 50vs. NC State) • Second on the team in rushing yards with 419 • Averaged 5.2yards per carry, including sacks • Completed 19 of 34 passes for 304 yards, twotouchdowns and one interception against Stanford in his first college start • Hada team-high 66 rushing yards on 13 carries • Was named the ACC Rookie of theWeek for his play against the Cardinal • Against Stanford, he threw a 69-yardtouchdown pass to Na Brown and a 19-yard scoring pass to Kory Bailey andscored 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-yardpass to Bailey tied the score at 34-34 • Set Carolina freshman records againstStanford for most total offense yards in a game (370), most passing yards in a

game (304), most completions (19),most total offense plays (47) andlongest touchdown pass (69 yards) •The 304 yards passing marked the11th-highest figure in Carolina his-tory by any player and was the 12th300-yard passing game by a TarHeel • The 370 yards of total offensemarked the fourth-highest totaloffense figure in school history •Made subsequent starts againstGeorgia Tech, Wake Forest andFlorida State • Relieved an injuredOscar Davenport on the fifth play ofCarolina’s initial possession in the1998 opener against Miami •Completed 11 of 22 passes for 115yards and one touchdown against theRedHawks • Tossed a four-yardtouchdown pass to tight end AllenMogridge late in the first half thatgave Carolina a 10-0 advantage •

Completed 13 of 22 passes for 230 yards atWake Forest • Threw one touchdown passand was picked off once • In addition to a32-yard touchdown to Bailey, he had a 70-yard completion to Bosley Allen and a 50-yard completion to Na Brown • The 70-yardcompletion is the longest by a UNC fresh-man quarterback • Was 5 for 13 for 49 yardsand one touchdown and rushed three timesfor 17 yards at Florida State • Set upCarolina’s first field goal with an 11-yardscramble on 3rd-and-12 and engineered theTar Heels’lone touchdown drive in thefourth quarter • Facing 4th-and-3 at the FSU21, Curry miraculously escaped a sack andtossed a 16-yard completion to Allen for afirst down at the FSU 5 • Three plays later,facing 3rd-and-goal from the 7, Curry foundKory Bailey for a touchdown • Led the TarHeels in rushing with 75 yards on eight car-ries against Maryland • Completed 4 of 8passes for 80 yards, including a 44-yardtouchdown to Na Brown • Set up DeonDyer’s one-yard TD run in the fourth quarterwith a spectacular 28-yard dash to theMaryland 6-yard line.

CAROLINA BASKETBALL2000-2001: Starting point guard on Carolina’s ACC regular-season champi-

onship team • Started the final 21 games of the regular season, 18 of which wereUNC wins • Began practicing with the basketball team on Nov. 20th, two daysafter the final football game • Averaged over five points and four assists duringthe regular season • Scored a career-high 14 points against NC State • Dished outa career-high eight assists vs. Maryland • Scored 11 points, seven assists and hita 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 afreshman • Played in five of the first 13 games, then joined the team for goodafter the Las Vegas Bowl • Appeared in every game beginning with theDecember 22nd game at Georgia Tech • Scored 73 points, grabbed 39 reboundsand 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 GeorgiaTech on January 31st • Hit a key three-pointer in the win at NC State • That bas-ket gave Carolina the lead for good • Had five assists and only one turnover inhome win over Florida State • Named UNC’s defensive player of the game in thehome win over the Wolfpack.

HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLNamed the National Football Player of the Year by Parade, Gatorade, the

Atlanta Touchdown Club (Bobby Dodd Award) and the Columbus (Ohio)

UP CLOSE WITH RONALD CURRYHobbies: Basketball, swimmingAthletes I most admire: Isiah Thomas, Randall CunninghamFavorite book: The BibleFavorite food: LasagnaFavorite musical performer: Jay-ZInteresting fact about myself: My grandparents raised meFavorite former Carolina player: Oscar DavenportWhen I first met Coach Bunting, I thought he: Is straight to thepoint

Would like to switch places for a day with: His grandparentsI choose Carolina: so I could play football and basketballGreatest moment in my athletic career has been: playingagainst and with Michael Jordan

The word that describes me best is: DifferentI enjoy: spending time with my family and friendsMy 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 NBAIn the offseason I have: worked on my throwing motionI’ve modeled my game after: Randall CunninghamMy earliest football memory is: playing running back in sixthgrade

One thing people don’t know about me is: I keep everythingbottled up inside me

One talent I have, other than football is: playing the saxophoneSince coming to Carolina: I have become stronger

RONALD CURRY

Bob Donnaon



Touchdown Club, the National Football Player of the Year on offense by USAToday and the McDonald’s National Basketball Player of the Year • Recipient ofthe Morgan Wootten Award and the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Trophy forachievements in athletics, scholarship and community service • Member of theNational Honor Society and the Latin Honor Society • Played four years of foot-ball for Coach Mike Smith and basketball for Coach Walter Brower at HamptonHigh School • Played quarterback, safety, punter and returned punts and kickoffs• Led Hampton to three consecutive football state championships • Hamptonwas 13-0 his senior year and posted a state record 40 consecutive wins • In hiscareer, he was responsible for 186 touchdowns (90 passing, 74 rushing and 22by returns) • As a senior, he completed 119 of 226 passes (.527) for 2,577 yardsand 27 touchdowns and rushed 115 times for 866 yards and 22 touchdowns •Returned four punts for scores and had eight interceptions, including one hereturned 101 yards for a touchdown.

In his career, he passed for 8,212 yards and 90 touchdowns and rushed for3,307 yards and 74 scores • Set state records for passing yards and total offenseyards (11,519) • Completed 370 of 701 passes in his career • Scored 22 touch-downs on kickoff or punt returns • Earned first-team all-state quarterback honorsin each of his four seasons • All-state as a defensive back and kick returner ineach of his last three years • Virginia High School Offensive and DefensivePlayer of the Year for three consecutive seasons • Sports Illustrated’s HighSchool 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 tothe basketball state title as a junior • Most Valuable Player of the 1998McDonald’s High School Basketball All-Star Game • Was the slam dunk cham-pion at the McDonald’s Game • First-team Parade All-America and second-teamStreet & Smith All-America in basketball as a senior.

PERSONALBorn Ronald Antonio Curry on May 28, 1979, in Hampton, Va. • Majoring in

Afro-American studies.

Ronald Curry Game-by-Game Statistics1998 Start C-A-Int. Pct. Yards TDs LPvs. Miami (Ohio) - 13-26-0 .500 115 1 33at Stanford ✔ 19-34-1 .559 304 2 69vs. Georgia Tech ✔ 8-21-2 .381 115 0 45vs. Clemson - 0-3-0 .000 0 0 0vs. Pittsburgh - 1-6-1 .167 20 0 20at Wake Forest ✔ 13-22-1 .591 230 1 70at Florida State ✔ 5-13-0 .385 49 1 18vs. Maryland - 4-8-1 .500 80 1 44at Virginia - 3-9-1 .333 25 0 14at Duke - 1-6-0 .167 15 0 15vs. NC State - 1-4-0 .250 22 0 22vs. San Diego State - 1-2-0 .500 3 0 3(Las Vegas Bowl)Totals 4 66-147-7 .449 975 6 70

1999 Start C-A-Int. Pct. Yards TDs LPvs. Virginia ✔ 10-28-2 .357 147 1 24at Indiana ✔ 19-24-1 .792 241 2 34vs. Florida State ✔ 11-26-3 .423 119 0 41at Clemson ✔ 12-28-4 .429 162 0 37at Georgia Tech ✔ 2-4-0 .500 13 0 9Totals 5 54-110-10 .491 682 3 41

2000 Start C-A-Int. Pct. Yards TDs LPvs. Tulsa ✔ 12-22-0 .545 192 1 55at Wake Forest ✔ 6-12-0 .500 143 2 60at Florida State ✔ 15-31-1 .484 235 1 43vs. Marshall ✔ 24-39-2 .615 292 2 49vs. Georgia Tech ✔ 17-31-2 .548 388 3 78vs. NC State ✔ 11-24-0 .458 114 0 33vs. Clemson ✔ 18-34-2 .529 314 0 57at Virginia ✔ 22-39-1 .564 223 0 27at Pittsburgh ✔ 13-32-2 .406 164 0 34vs. Maryland ✔ 7-16-1 .438 42 0 16vs. Duke ✔ 18-24-1 .750 218 2 41Totals 11 163-304-12 .536 2325 11 78

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONPlayed in seven games at wide receiver and

on special teams • Injured his hamstringagainst Georgia Tech and missed the nextthree games • Played a total of 94 snaps,including a season-high 27 at Florida State •Had one special teams tackle vs. Marshall.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONPlayed 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 andwere for 11, 15 and 10 yards, respectively • Missed several games due to a con-cussion • Played 98 snaps.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONOutstanding special teams contributor as a freshman • Also saw limited action

as a reserve wide receiver • Had five special teams tackles in the season openinggame against Miami • Blocked a punt against Pittsburgh midway through thefourth 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 anda nine-yard reception against Clemson • Played in the first nine games • Injured ahamstring 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 SCHOOLTwo-time All-Southeast Region selection • 1995 Area Offensive Player of the

Year • Named all-state in 1996 by North Carolina Prep News • Earned All-Northeast Conference honors for three straight years • Was all-conference as areceiver 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 had706 all-purpose yards as a senior • Scored 14 times, including a 72-yard puntreturn and 92-yard kickoff return, and compiled 1,900 all-purpose yards as a jun-ior • Was a three-time all-conference selection in basketball • Was a member ofthe state 2-Abaseball champions and hit a home run in the title game • Wasnever thrown out attempting to steal a base • Made the regional track meet in thehigh jump and 100 meters • North Carolina Scholar.

PERSONALBorn Daniel Hines Davis II on April 3, 1978, in Virginia Beach, Va. •

Majoring in exercise and sport science • Thought to be the first person ofVietnamese descent to play for the Tar Heels • His brother and mother were bornin Vietnam • His father, Dan, played football, baseball and boxed at Carolina •Favorite pro teams are the Toronto Raptors and Dallas Cowboys • Favorite ath-lete is Ikey Davis (brother) • Favorite former Carolina football player is GregHarris • Has modeled his game after former Tar Heel Na Brown • His earliestfootball memory was scoring five touchdowns in a game in eighth grade •Dream vacation would be playing for the National Championship • Greatest ath-letic achievement was making five special teams tackles in his college footballdebut against Miami • Other favorite sport is basketball • Post-college ambitionis to coach.

Wide Receiver6-0, 194, Senior

Manteo, N.C. • Manteo

6•DANNY DAVIS



2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONPlayed in all 11 games as a back-up defen-

sive tackle • Played 153 snaps, including aseason-high 30 vs. Clemson • Finished theyear with 14 tackles, including seven solostops 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 tack-les against Georgia Tech.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in six games, primarily on special teams coverage •Saw limited action

as a reserve defensive end • Played on 59 snaps during the season • Made threetackles • Made his first career tackle in the win at Indiana • Also had two tacklesat Maryland • Was redshirted in 1998.

RICHMOND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLMember of Richmond County team that went 15-0 and won the state 4-A

championship his senior year • Played for Coach Daryl Barnes • Played defen-sive end and outside linebacker • Earned all-conference and second-team all-statehonors 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 inter-ceptions back for a touchdown in the conference championship game • Three-time 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 intrack.

PERSONALBorn Eric Maurice Davis on Jan. 8, 1980 in Rockingham, N.C. • Favorite ath-

lete is Bryan Cox • Greatest athletic achievements are playing college footballand winning the state title his senior year at Richmond County • Earliest footballmemory was intercepting a pass in first grade • Favorite former Tar Heel footballplayer is Lawrence Taylor • Other favorite sport is baseball • Cousins HarryStanback (Kansas City) and Tony Horne (St. Louis) both play in the NFL• Post-college ambition is to play football or work with computers • Says the word thatbest describes him is “unselfish” • Hobbies are playing video games and othersports • Plays the trumpet and tuba • Majoring in Afro-American studies.

Eric Davis’Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits TFL QB1999 3 0 3 0-0 0-02000 7 7 14 3-5 1.5-9Totals 10 7 17 3-5 1.5-9

Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall2000 • Played four years of football forCoach Ned Gonet at Ravenscroft High Schoolin Raleigh • Also played basketball, baseballand lacrosse • Earned All-State honors as alinebacker as a junior and senior • Namedteam MVPas a senior • Led Ravenscroft intackles three consecutive years and led the

state in tackles as a senior with 170 hits.

RAVENSCROFT HIGH SCHOOLBorn Robert McGarraugh Davis on Nov. 3, 1981 in Raleigh, N.C. • Likes to

hunt and fish • Favorite food is steak • Favorite musical entertainer is JimmyBuffett • Favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption • Favorite athlete isGeorge Brett • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys • Dreamvacation is Australia • Favorite former Carolina football player is LawrenceTaylor • Would like to switch places for a day with Zach Thomas.

Should challenge for the back-up positionat quarterback • Has a strong arm and isaccurate • Played well in the spring, complet-ing 8 of 14 passes for 135 yards and onetouchdown in the Spring Game.

WILSON HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Darryl Page • Led his

team to a 10-4 record and a berth in the state 4-Asemifinals • He broke a bone inhis 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 wasinjured • 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 (tiedhis own record) this year • In his three-year career he threw for 7,241 yards and69 scores • Also rushed for 24 career touchdowns • A Super Prep All-America,Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today and Prep Star All-Region selec-tion • 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 basket-ball and averaged more than 20 points a game.

PERSONALBorn Darian Bernard Durant on August 19, 1982 in Florence, S.C. • Likes to

play cards and pool • Favorite musical entertainer is Redman • Favorite movie isScarface • Favorite athlete is Shaquille O’Neal • Favorite NFLteam as a kidwas the Dallas Cowboys • First time he met Coach Bunting, he thought “heknows 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 wasbreaking two of the three UNCstrength records for quarterbacks • Has modeledhis game after Joe Hamilton • Has worked on making accurate throws to thesidelines • Enrolled in the General College.

Came on strong at the end of the 2000 sea-son and should be ready to have a breakoutyear • Has good strength and good technique• Is Carolina’s most experienced defensiveend • Could contend for All-ACC honors.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONUNC’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 forloss for 66 yards • Was seventh in the ACC with eight sacks for 53 yards • Wassecond on the team in sacks behind first-team All-ACC teammate Julius Peppersand helped Carolina set a school record with 53 sacks • Had four pass break-upsand three quarterbacks hurries • Came on strong at the end of the year, postingfour sacks in the final three games • Had a season-high seven tackles and onesack at Pittsburgh • One week later, had five tackles, two tackles for loss and one

Linebacker6-2, 202, Sophomore

Raleigh, N.C. • Ravenscroft

60•ROBERT DAVIS

Defensive Tackle6-3, 263, Junior

Rockingham, N.C.Richmond County

47•ERIC DAVIS

Quarterback5-11, 227, Freshman*

Florence, S.C. • Wilson

11•DARIAN DURANT

Defensive End6-4, 256, Senior

Fayetteville, N.C. • E.E. Smith

95•JOEY EVANS



sack vs. Maryland • In the season finale at Duke, had four tackles, twotackles for loss and two sacks • Recovered a fumble at Duke and returned it 26yards to the Blue Devils’1-yard line, setting up a Tar Heel touchdown • InCarolina’s 35-14 win at Wake Forest, he had five tackles, three tackles for lossand two sacks.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONPlayed in all 11 games and made two starts at defensive end • Started the sea-

son-opener against Virginia and against Clemson • Finished the year with 24tackles, including 16 primary stops • Had five tackles for losses of 24 yards,including three quarterback sacks for 19 yards • Recorded a season-high fourtackles against Florida State, Clemson and Houston • Had three hits versusIndiana, Wake Forest and Duke • Had two tackles for losses, including a 9-yardsack, at Clemson • Registered a 7-yard sack against the Blue Devils • Batteddown a pass at Georgia Tech • Played 351 snaps.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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 andagainst Maryland • Made seven primary tackles and assisted on five others for 12total hits • Had two primary tackles against Duke • Hit Wake Forest quarterbackBrian Kuklick as he attempted to complete a fourth down pass in the final sec-onds of the Tar Heels’38-31 win • Was redshirted in 1997.

E.E. SMITH HIGH SCHOOLLed 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 honorsas a junior • Made the All-Cape Fear Regional Team as a senior • Three-year let-terman • Played for Coach Milton Butts • Competed in basketball for three yearsand in track for four years.

PERSONALBorn Joseph Earl Evans Jr. on Aug. 22, 1979, in Fayetteville, N.C. • Majoring

in exercise and sports science.

Joey Evans’Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits TFL QB PBU1998 7 5 12 0 0 11999 16 8 24 5-24 3-19 12000 26 12 38 11-66 8-53 4Totals 49 25 74 16-90 11-72 6

Should compete for the starting fullback posi-tion • Is the only returning player with anygame experience at fullback • A tough, physi-cal player.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONA 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 carriesfor seven yards • Made his biggest impact of the season at Virginia, rushingtwice for 20 yards, including a 16-yard run, and clearing a path for Willie Parkerto gain 71 yards • Finished the season with five carries for 27 yards.

CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLPlayed seven different positions at Clinton High School for Coach Bob Lewis

• Started at tight end and earned all-conference honors • Led his team to twostate titles • Placed second in the state in the shot put for three straight years •Track team MVPas a senior • North Carolina Scholar award winner • Graduatedninth in his classof 170 • Served as an usher in his church for 13 years.

PERSONALBorn James Mayo Faison Jr. on Oct. 23, 1980, in Clinton, N.C. • Favorite

NFLteam as a kid was the Washington Redskins • Greatest personal athleticmoment was rushing for over 15 yards in the 2000 Virginia game • ChoseCarolina because of the academic reputation • Dream vacation is to take a triparound 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 onthe field” • Post-school ambition is to go to medical school and become an ortho-pedist • Likes to read the Bible, spending time with my family and relaxing •Majoring in biology.

UP CLOSE WITH JOEY EVANSHobby: ReadingFavorite musical entertainer: Jay-ZFavorite movie: ScarfaceFavorite book: The BibleFavorite athletes: Jevon Kearse, Michael JordanFavorite NFLteam as a kid: Dallas CowboysFavorite former Carolina football player: Lawrence TaylorDream vacation: Virgin IslandsWhen I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: we are going to win alot of games

Would like to switch places for a day with: Bill GatesI chose Carolina because: it has the best combination of academ-ics and football

Greatest moment in my athletic career: scooping up a fumbleand 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 directorIn the offseason I worked on: my speed and quick accelerationout of my stanceGoal this season: to win a championship.

Fullback6-0, 214, Sophomore

Clinton, N.C. • Clinton

48•JAMES FAISON

JOEY EVANS



2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed at offensive tackle in Carolina’s 59-

21 victory over Duke in the season finale •Saw action on 17 snaps in that game.

KINGS MOUNTAIN HIGHSCHOOL

Played in the Shrine Bowl • Two-time all-conference selection playing for Coach Ron Massey at Kings Mountain HighSchool • Team won three consecutive conference titles and had a combinedrecord of 33-8-1 • Played offensive guard and tackle • Had 33 pancake blocksand 66 knockdowns • Led Kings Mountain to a 14-2 record and a berth in the 3Astate championship game • Also competed in track and field.

PERSONALBorn Mariko L. Feemster on March 6, 1981, in Shelby, N.C. • Favorite athlete

is Emmitt Smith • Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite formerCarolina athlete is Lawrence Taylor • Has modeled his game after Nate Newton• Greatest personal athletic moment was playing in the Shrine Bowl • Wants toget stronger this year • Post-school ambition is to teach • Majoring in Afro-American studies.

Started at punter most of last season and isexpected to be the opening day starter vs.Oklahoma, where his brother, Jeff, is an all-conference punter • Has good leg strength,but needs to be more consistent.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONDid not start the season opener vs. Tulsa,

but was elevated to the starting position forthe next four games • Was moved to a backup role following the Georgia Techgame • Two games later, he regained the starting position when John Laffertydeveloped mononucleosis • Punted 40 times for 1,475 yards, an average of 36.9yards per kick • Five of those kicks were for at least 50 yards or more • Booted a61-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 inCarolina’s 20-17 win at Pittsburgh • Averaged 42.5 yards per punt in UNC’s 35-14 win at Wake Forest.

BIXBY HIGH SCHOOLPlayed 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 anall-district selection at both positions • Made eight field goals as a senior, includ-ing five of 40 yards or more • Made field goals from 57 and 51 yards • Averaged42 yards on 37 punts • Downed 11 punts inside the 20-yard line and five insidethe 5 • Also started at wide receiver and cornerback • Had 23 receptions for 350yards and three touchdowns and 27 tackles, two interceptions and caused onefumble • Earned all-conference honors in golf as a junior and senior • Was sec-ond in the conference golf tournament in 2000 and qualified for the state tourna-ment • Twice received academic letter awards in honor of outstanding academicachievements.

PERSONALBorn 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

sports and going to the beach • Dream vacation is to go to Australia • Favoritemovie is Gladiator • Favorite food is steak • Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan •Favorite NFL team as a kid was the Minnesota Vikings • Favorite formerCarolina player is Lawrence Taylor • Greatest moment in athletics was his firstpunt at UNC, a 52-yarder vs. Tulsa • Highlight of the offseason was improvinghis bench press by 40 pounds • Goal is to earn All-ACC honors.

Blake Ferguson’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear No. Yds Avg. Long Blkd I202000 40 1,475 36.9 61 1 6

Redshirted in 2000 • Has a chance to makea big contribution this season as the Tar Heelslook to replace two of three starting lineback-ers • Has good speed and is a smart player.

WESTERN HARNETT HIGHSCHOOL

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 13.5quarterback sacks • Also earned all-state honors at tight end • Super Prep’s Mid-Atlantic Defensive Player of the Year, Gatorade Player of the Year in NorthCarolina, Prep Star Dream Team and Super Prep All-America • Selected to playin the East-West All-Star Game • Also played basketball for four years and com-peted in track as a senior • Competed in the sprints, high jump, shot put and longjump.

PERSONALBorn Clarence Lee Gaddy on June 5, 1981 in Fayetteville, N.C. • Enjoys play-

ing video games and installing car audio equipment • Favorite food is steak •Favorite movie is Shaft • Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders • Favorite formerCarolina football player is Lawrence Taylor • Dream vacation is Hawaii • Cameto Carolina because it was where he always wanted to play as a kid • Greatestmoment in athletics was being named the North Carolina Gatorade Player of theYear • Has modeled his game after Ken Norton Jr. • Writes his grandfather’s ini-tials on the tape on his wrists before every game • Plays the keyboard and cansing • Enrolled in the General College.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in three games as a back-up defen-

sive tackle • Saw action vs. Tulsa, at WakeForest and at Florida State • Played a total of15 snaps.

DEEP CREEK HIGH SCHOOLEarned all-state, all-region, All-Tidewater

and all-district honors • Played for Coach David Cox at Deep Creek HighSchool, the same school former Tar Heel fullback Deon Dyer attended • Led histeam to a 10-0 mark in the regular season in Division 5 AAA • As a senior, hehad 53 solo tackles, including 11 for losses • Competed in shot put.

PERSONALBorn Darryl Antwan Grant on Jan. 1, 1981, in Newport News, Va. • Favorite

teams are the New York Giants, Knicks and Yankees • Favorite athlete isShaquille O’Neal • Favorite former Carolina football player is Lawrence Taylor •

Offensive Guard6-4, 299, Sophomore

Grover, N.C. • Kings Mountain

51•RIKO FEEMSTER

Punter6-0, 178, Sophomore

Broken Arrow, Okla. • Bixby

38•BLAKE FERGUSON

Linebacker6-4, 210, Freshman*

Bunnlevel, N.C.Western Harnett

37•CLARENCE GADDY

Defensive End6-2, 270, Sophomore

Chesapeake, Va. • Deep Creek

96•DARRYL GRANT



Best friend on another team is Paul Sinclair (Marshall) • Would like to switchplaces for a day with Bill Gates • His father, Darryl, played football at HamptonUniversity • Goal this season is to letter and make six sacks • Earliest footballmemory was leading his team to the recreation league Super Bowl in his firstseason at age 10 • Likes to listen to music, read and play video games •Majoring in pyschology.

Had a great spring and was listed as thestarting strong safety at the conclusion ofspring drills • Has good instincts and speed •Needs to be more physical.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONStarted 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 14tackles in Carolina’s season-opening 30-9 victory over Tulsa and earned theACC’s Defensive Back Player of the Week Award • Recorded double-digit tack-les with 11 at Florida State • Had eight tackles, including a season-high five solohits vs. Georgia Tech • Also played on special teams.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONNamed 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 highestnumber of tackles by a UNC defensive back since tackles were first recordedhere 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 had100 in 1993 • Finishedsixth in the ACC in tacklesper game with 10.7 • Thatwas third in the leagueamong defensive backs(behind Clemson’s RobertCarswell and NC State’sBrian Williams, also freesafeties) • He broke upseven passes • No otherplayer among the ACC’stop 25 tacklers had asmany pass breakups as didGreenwood • Recorded 10or more tackles in six ofthe 11 games with a careerhigh of 19 against Furman• Had 14 primary stopsagainst the Paladins • Alsowas in double-figure tack-les against Virginia (10),Georgia Tech (13),Houston (16), Maryland(15) and Wake Forest (15)•Was sensational againstthe Cavaliers • In additionto 10 tackles, he broke upthree passes and intercept-

ed one • Played 771 snaps, the second-highest total on the team.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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-

high 84 and 83 plays, respectively,in those contests • Played 70snaps against San Diego State inthe bowl game. Had 78 tackles,including 33 primary stops •Broke up passes against WakeForest, Virginia, Duke and NCState. Recovered a fumble againstPittsburgh • Had a season-high 15tackles at Duke and 13 at Stanford• Had nine tackles against NCState and eight against bothFlorida State and Virginia • Madeseven tackles in the Las VegasBowl • Was limited early in theseason because of a sprainedankle suffered in the season open-er • Was redshirted in 1997.

KING & LOW-HEY-WOOD SCHOOL

First-team All-USA Today andParade All-America • NewEngland Player of the Year asselected by the Boston Globe •Selected to play cornerback in the1997 All-American Bowl • Playedfor Coach Al Orio • Ran for 4,778yards and 50 touchdowns in hiscareer • As a senior he rushed 212times for 1,588 yards and 22touchdowns • As a senior he made72 tackles, caused four fumbles and had seven interceptions, one of which hereturned for a touchdown • Had 20 career interceptions and returned four of themfor touchdowns • Averaged 18.6 points, six rebounds and two steals per game inbasketball • Made the honor roll the last six semesters.

PERSONALBorn Billy-Dee Greenwood on Dec. 21, 1978 in Norwalk, Conn. • Majoring

in communications.

Billy-Dee Greenwood’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits PBU Int1998 33 45 78 4 01999 69 49 118 7 12000 12 28 40 2 0Totals 114 122 236 13 1

Second-year walk-on at defensive back •One of the most spirited players in practice •Played four years at cornerback and slotreceiver for Kyle Charles at St. Ignatius HighSchool in Cleveland, Ohio • Also was on theswim and track teams • Was a three-time statequalifier in swimming and was all-district andall-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.

PERSONALBorn Eddie Lee Harrell Jr. on September 4, 1981 in Elyria, Ohio • Favorite

athlete is Michael Jordan • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the ClevelandBrowns • Favorite former UNC football player is Lawrence Taylor • Aspires tobe a sports agent • Plays the piano and saxophone • Goal this season is to makethe special teams roster.

Strong Safety6-1, 183, SeniorNorwalk, Conn.

King & Low-Heywood

28•BILLY-DEE GREENWOOD

UP CLOSE WITHBILLY-DEE GREENWOOD

Hobby: Critiquing abstract expressionistpaintings

Favorite food: SteakFavorite movie: A Long Kiss GoodnightFavorite book: The Killing GameFavorite athlete: Deion SandersFavorite NFLteam as a kid: NYGiantsDream vacation: HawaiiI’d like to switch places for a day with:

Tiger WoodsThe best word that describes me is:

FocusedMy goal this season is: to help the team

go 13-0My career goal is: to work for the CIAThe highlight of the offseason has been:

having an opportunity to work with CoachConnors

To improve my game since coming toCarolina: I have worked on my speed

My one football superstition is: I write mydaughter’s name on my shoes

I have modeled my game after: SamGarner, strong safety for the NYGiants

My ideal day is: playing red light/green lightwith my daughter, Ariana, in the park

In the summer, I: mentored kids in ChapelHill

My favorite thing about Chapel Hill is:meeting new people

Defensive Back5-7, 184, Junior

Loraine, Ohio • St. Ignatius

6•EDDIE HARRELL

BILLY-DEE GREENWOOD

Jim Bounds



Walk-on tailback who impressed thecoaching staff during the spring • Had twocarries for four yards in Carolina’s 59-21 vic -tory at Duke.

PERSON HIGH SCHOOLCoached by John Lacy Harris • Played five

different positions at Person, including tail-back 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 in1998 • Rushed for 850 yards as a senior and 750 yards as a junior • All-areaselection in 1998 • Also ran the sprints and hurdles in track and earned all-con-ference honors • A North Carolina Scholar.

PERSONALBorn Michael Anthony Harris on Sept. 10, 1981 in Durham, N.C. • Favorite

teams are the San Francisco 49ers and Toronto Raptors • Favorite athletes areJamie Barnette and Muhammed Ali • Greatest personal athletic moment wasrushing for 237 yards and two touchdowns in a high school game against OrangeHigh • When he first met Coach Bunting, he thought, “This guys loves footballand has a lot of confidence.” • Says it was his childhood dream to play forCarolina • Aspires to be a broadcaster • Wants to focus more on his inside run-ning • Football superstition is to wear No. 14 somewhere as a tribute to his lategrandparents • Majoring in communications.

A former walk-on who earned a scholar -ship in Spring 2000 and was kept on scholar-ship by Coach Bunting • Should see a lot ofplaying time this season and could challengefor a starting position • Runs well.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONPlayed in all 11 games as the top reserve at

middle linebacker • Also was one of the top tacklers on special teams • Sawaction on 201 snaps, an average of 18 per game • Played his most extensiveaction 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-highfive tackles vs. Tulsa • Made three tackles vs. Clemson including one tackle forloss • Deflected a pass vs. Marshall.

MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOLPlayed in the Shrine Bowl • Named

Cap-8 Conference Defensive Player of theYear as a senior • Earned all-conferencehonors twice • Led Millbrook to the stateplayoffs each season • Earned the school’sfootball academic award each of his fouryears • Honorable mention all-state choiceas a senior when he made 140 tackles •Also played basketball and ran track.

PERSONALBorn Robert Allen Harris on Feb. 18,

1981 in Raleigh, N.C. • Majoring in com-munications • Favorite former Tar Heelfootball players are Lawrence Taylor and

Greg Ellis • Would like to switch places for a day with Michael Jordan • Whenhe first met Coach Bunting, he thought, “We will win many games with his atti-tude.” • Greatest moment in his athletic career was hearing his name called atKenan Stadium after making a tackle • Wants to be a consultant for a major cor-poration • Goal for this season is to make first-team All-ACC.

Had a good spring and should compete forthe starting fullback position • Is a toughblocker and delivers a hard hit, but mustimprove his running and receiving.

LEDFORD HIGH SCHOOLPlayed fullback, tight end and linebacker

for Coach Dick Cline at Thomasville’sLedford High • Rushed for 1,799 yards and 17 touchdowns in 10 games as a sen-ior • Played tight end and was team captain in the Shrine Bowl • In his career herushed for 3,673 yards and 44 touchdowns • Super Prep All-America as a JumboAthlete, Honorable Mention All-America USA Today and Prep Star All-Regionselection • Three-time all-county and all-conference selection (tight end as asophomore and fullback as junior and senior) • Named county offensive playerof the year in 1998 and 1999 • Also played basketball and ran track • Competedin the 200 and 400 meters, hurdles and relays and shot put • Earned all-countyand all-conference honors in the shot • Honor student.

PERSONALBorn Madison Smith Hedgecock on Aug. 27, 1981, in Winston-Salem, N.C. •

Favorite athlete is Mike Alstott • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the WashingtonRedskins • Favorite former UNCfootball player is Mike Voight • Best friend onanother football team is Dustin Cox (Catawba) • Has modeled his game afterLarry Csonka • Likes to hunt • Enrolled in the General College.

Is one of the top two returning tight endcandidates, along with Doug Brown • Hasplayed most of his career on special teams,but could challenge for a starting position thisyear at tight end • Is a good blocker, butneeds to improve his receiving.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONSaw 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 andparticipated on 95 snaps • Played a season-high 19snaps vs. Duke.

PRIORPlayed in every game in 1999 on special teams • Hadone special teams tackle against Furman • Played 163snaps • Was redshirted in 1998.

GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-state selection by the Associated

Press • Played at Good Counsel High School inWheaton, Md. • Played tight end and defensive end •

Tailback5-10, 190, Junior

Rougemont, N.C. • Person

38•MICHAEL HARRIS

Linebacker6-1, 230, Junior

Raleigh, N.C. • Millbrook

55•ROBERT HARRIS

Fullback6-2, 244, Freshman*

Wallburg, N.C. • Ledford

44 • MADISON HEDGECOCK

Tight End6-7, 256, Junior

Silver Spring, Md. Good Counsel

86•ZACH HILTON

ROBERT HARRIS

Kevin Cox



Had 23 catches for 345 yards andthree touchdowns as a senior • Ledthe team in sacks with 12 and had58 tackles • Career stats included47 receptions for 752 yards andseven touchdowns • All-confer-ence defensive end • WashingtonCatholic Conference all-districtand all-conference selection •First-team All-MontgomeryCounty by the MontgomeryJournal • Selected to play in theMaryland-Pennsylvania All-StarClassic in July 1998 • Coached byTom Kolar • Also played fouryears of basketball • Made thehonor roll eight times.

PERSONALBorn Zachary Thomas Hilton

on July 2, 1980, in Washington,D.C. • Majoring in history •Favorite pro teams are theWashington Redskins andBaltimore Orioles • Greatest ath-letic achievement was winningconference championships hissophomore and junior years ofhigh 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 hisgame 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.

Joined the team as a walk-on in spring2000 • Played four years and earned threevarsity letters in football at SouthwesternRandolph High School • Three-time all-coun -ty and two-time all-conference selection •Played quarterback, running back, widereceiver, defensive back and linebacker • Was

team’s MVPas a senior and defensive MVPas a sophomore and junior • Earnedall-conference honors in track three times and was the county Track Athlete ofthe Year as a senior • Made 105 tackles and three interceptions as a senior and119 tackles and six thefts as a junior.

PERSONALBorn Adam Carroll Holland on Oct. 30, 1980 in Hendersonville, N.C. •

Favorite teams are the Washington Redskins and New York Yankees • Greatestpersonal achievement was being named 2-Astate player of the week in his juniorseason • 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 insports administration and work in the sports field • Majoring in exercise andsports science.

A two-year starter who has played moresnaps than any other Tar Heel in the last twoseasons • Is the senior leader in Carolina’sdefensive backfield • Has led the Tar Heels ininterceptions in each of the last two years •With more consistency, he could emerge asone of the top cornerbacks in the ACC.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONStarted 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 • Tiedteammate Michael Waddell with 12 pass breakups, which ranks sixth on theUNC single-season record chart • Was third in the ACC in passes defended • Hastotaled 22 pass breakups in the last two years • Had two pass breakups in threegames and registered at least one breakup in nine of 11 games • Played his bestgame of the season vs. Georgia Tech, recording eight solo tackles, three assists,one tackle for loss and one interception for 12 yards • His interception gaveCarolina the ball at the Yellow Jacket 24-yard line • Had 11 tackles the followingweek against NC State • Played 773 snaps, including a season-high 77 snaps atVirginia • For the second consecutive year he played more snaps than any otherTar Heel.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONShared UNC’s Co-Defensive MVPaward with punter Brian Schmitz and safe-

ty Billy-Dee Greenwood • Started all 11 games and finished the year with 58tackles, 11 pass breakups and five interceptions • Tied for third in the ACC andwas 20th in the NCAAin interceptions • Was tied for fifth in the conference with11 pass breakups • Played his finest game against seventh-ranked Georgia Techand All-America quarterback Joe Hamilton • In that game, he made seven tack-les, 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 thethird quarter set up a game-tying touchdown by the Tar Heels • He picked offHamilton late in the fourth quarter with Carolina holding a seven-point lead • Hewas named ACCDefensive Back of theWeek for his perform-ance against theYellow Jackets.

Intercepted passesagainst Virginia (atthe 2-yard line),Georgia Tech,Houston and Duke.Picked off two passesin the 38-0 win overthe Blue Devils • Hereturned one of them20 yards for his firstcollegiate touchdown• Broke up passes inseven of the 11 gamesand three multi-breakup games (threevs. Georgia Tech, twovs. Maryland and NCState) • Had a season-high eight tacklesagainst Florida Stateand Houston •Teamed with safetyDavid Bomar to makethe game-saving tack-le of NC State widereceiver ChrisColeman at the one-

Free Safety5-11, 186, JuniorAsheboro, N.C.

Southwestern Randolph

34•ADAM HOLLAND

Cornerback5-11, 195, Senior

Lenoir, N.C. • West Caldwell

29•ERROL HOOD

ZACH HILTON

ERROL HOOD



foot line with 1:28 to play •Played 805 snaps, more than anyother player on the squad •Played no fewer than 63 plays inany contest.


Played in 10 regular-seasoncontests and the Las Vegas Bowl• Appeared in 220 plays with aseason-high 48 against GeorgiaTech • Had six tackles • Caused afumble against Wake Forest andbroke up a pass againstPittsburgh • On the opening kick -off at Wake Forest, his hit causeda fumble UNC recovered andconverted into three points • Wasred-shirted in 1997.

WEST CALDWELL HIGHSCHOOL

Two-time all-conference selec-tion and most outstanding offen-sive player • Played for CoachPaul Hoggard • Had seven careerinterceptions playing both safetyand cornerback • Passed for1,461 yards and nine touchdownsas a senior • Accounted for 33touchdowns and 206 pointsscored • Was county player of the year in 1996 • Made 46 tackles, had two inter-ceptions and two pass breakups • Averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and fiveassists in basketball and was conference player of the year as a senior • Regionalqualifier in track in the 100, 200 and relays • Made the honor roll in each of hislast two years.

PERSONALBorn Errol Nathaniel Hood on Oct. 19, 1978 in Lenior, N.C. • Majoring in

leisure studies and recreation administration.

Errol Hood’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits PBU Int1998 3 3 6 1 01999 44 14 58 11 52000 38 16 54 12 2Totals 85 33 118 24 7

Enters the fall as the No. 2 quarterback,but will be challenged to hold on to that posi-tion • Improved his arm strength from lastseason and looked comfortable in the pocketduring spring workouts.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONCompeted at the No. 3 quarterback spot

behind Ronald Curry and Antwon Black.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONMoved 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 playin the final two games because of a bruised right rotator cuff, an injury he suf-fered in the Georgia Tech game and re-injured the following week against

Houston • Completed 29 of 75 passes for 256 yards and one touchdown • Wasintercepted twice • Threw for a season-high 101 yards against Wake Forest •Best outing was against Georgia Tech when he almost oversaw an upset of theseventh-ranked team in the country • Huard replaced Curry in the second quar-ter of that game and battled the Yellow Jackets into overtime • He was 7 for 15for 45 yards and engineered scoring drives totaling 17 points • He tied the gameat 21 in the third quarter when he ran for four yards and a touchdown and thenhit tight end Alge Crumpler with a two-point conversion • Was 5 for 15 for 76yards and a touchdownagainst Houston in his firststart • He hit Kory Bailey fora 39-yard touchdown againstthe Cougars • Was hit on theshoulder late in the Houstongame and did not have fullarm strength the rest of theseason • Made his collegiatedebut at Indiana and had an11-yard completion in thewin over the Hoosiers •Played 227 snaps at quarter-back.

PUYALLUP HIGHSCHOOL

Gatorade Player of theYear in Washington as a sen-ior • Two-time all-leaguequarterback and two-timeconference offensive playerof the year • Seattle TimesPlayer of the Year in

Washington • Seattle Post-Intelligencer all-state quarter-back • Also an all-state selec-tion by the Tacoma NewsTribune and the AssociatedPress • Honorable mentionAll-America by USA Today •

Led Puyallup High School to a 12-1 record and state semifinals in 4-Aclass • Asa senior he completed 173 of 324 passes for 2,650 yards with 39 touchdowns andfour 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 andshot put in track and field.

UP CLOSE WITHERROL HOOD

Hobbies: Talking to people and playingvideo games

Favorite food: SpaghettiFavorite movie: FridayFavorite book: I Can’t Accept Not Trying by

Michael JordanFavorite athlete: Michael JordanFavorite former Carolina football player:

Greg EllisBest friend on another football team:

Julius Patterson (NC State)Favorite NFLteam as a kid: Dallas

CowboysThe first time I met Coach Bunting, I

thought: He was very intenseBest advice I’ve ever received: Plan yourwork and work your plan

Greatest moment in athletics was: makingthe stop at the goal line in the 1999 NCState football game.

Career goal is to: play professional footballDuring the offseason, I’ve worked on:back-pedaling and my speed

Goals for this season: are to be the bestcornerback in the ACC and make eightinterceptions

Before each game: I listen to my head-phones and write a positive saying on thetape on my wrists.

In the summer, I: worked as an intern atHargraves Community Center

Quarterback6-4, 247, Junior

Puyallup, Wash. • Puyallup

7•LUKE HUARD

LUKE HUARD

UP CLOSE WITH LUKE HUARDHobbies: Fishing, listening to music and going to moviesFavorite food: MexicanFavorite band: The EaglesFavorite movie: BraveheartFavorite athletes: Damon and Brock Huard (brothers), Dan MarinoFavorite NFLteam as a kid: Seattle SeahawksFavorite former Carolina football player: Mark MayeBest friend on another team: Todd Elstrum (Washington)Dream vacation: CarribeanI would like to switch places for a day with: Shaquille O’NealI came to Carolina because of: the academics, facilities and classy atmosphereGreatest athletic moment in my athletic career: being named the Washington

State Player of the Year as a seniorAn interesting fact about myself is: my brother, Damon, plays for the New

England Patriots and my brother, Brock, plays for the Seattle SeahawksIn the offseason, I have: worked on my quickness, lifted weights and ranMy 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 glass-es.

My goal this season is: to contribute to our victoriesI am also active in: FCAand Athletes in ActionThe first time I met Coach Bunting, I thought: He is intense and passionate

about Carolina football.

Jim Bounds



PERSONALBorn Michael Lucas Huard on Oct. 1, 1979, in Redmond, Wash. • Majoring in

political science.

Luke Huard’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Comp Att INT Pct Yds TD LP1999 29 75 2 .387 256 1 392000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0Totals 29 75 2 .387 256 1 39

Redshirted last season • Missed springpractice recovering from shoulder surgery heunderwent last fall • Has played competitivefootball just one year, as a high school senior.

MIAMI COUNTRY DAY HIGHSCHOOL

Played for Coach Ron Totarsky • LedMiami Country Day to an 8-2 record • Qualified for the state 1-Aplayoffs • Had95 tackles, including 17 quarterback sacks • Named first-team all-conference •Played only one year of high school football • Also played basketball and aver-aged eight points and 12 rebounds per game • Led his team to a pair of districttitles and one regional championship • Played one year of volleyball and was theteam’s Most Improved Player.

PERSONALBorn 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 MiamiDolphins • Nickname is “Scar Face” • His sister, Stephanie, played volleyball atTennessee-Chattanooga • Enrolled in the General College.

Enters the fall as the backup cornerbackbehind Errol Hood • Has good speed andquickness, but needs to be more physical.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in all 11 games as a defensive back

reserve and on special teams • Played 173snaps, 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’spass on the Terps last possession • Broke up passes at Florida State and at Duke.

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-state, all-county and Washington Post All-Metropolitan as a

defensive back • Played cornerback, tailback and returned kicks for Coach RickHouchens at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Md. • Missed twogames as a senior because of a sprained ankle • Senior statistics included 44tackles, four interceptions, 1,034 yards rushing on 88 attempts, and 21 receptionsfor 325 yards • Rushed for 14 scores and caught passes for three more • Had a91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown • Led team to a 7-3 record • Also com-peted in track • Earned nine medals in national track competitions • Won twogold medals and top ten all-time marks in the East Coast Invitational Track Meet.• Honor student.

PERSONALBorn Derrick Antonio

Johnson on July 3, 1981 inUpper Marlboro, Md. •Enjoys listening to music andrelaxing • Favorite athlete isMichael Jordan • FavoriteNFLteam as a kid was theCincinnati Bengals • Favoriteformer Carolina football play-er is Dre’Bly • Calls CoachBunting, “very energetic” •Greatest athletic moment wasrunning for four touchdownsand catching a touchdown in ahigh school game • Is current -ly working on a rap album •Hopes to make the NFLorwork as a high school admin -istration or coach • Worked onhis fundamentals during theoffseason • Earliest footballmemory was in the 70-poundweight class division of hisrecreation league, when he rushed for over 100 yards and one touchdown in theCounty Championship game • Favorite teams are the Tampa Bay Buccaneersand Toronto Raptors • Majoring in exercise and sports science.

One of four true freshman to play in 2000 •Saw action mostly on special teams, but alsoplayed some at linebacker • Switched to full-back in the middle of spring practice and hasa chance to start at that position.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONOne of four true freshmen to play in 2000 • Made his first collegiate appear-

ance in a special teams role at Wake Forest • Played in 10 games on specialteams 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 ledLaney to an 11-1 record in 1997 and 7-4 in 1998 • Rushed for 227 yards on justfive carries against West Carteret High in 1997 • Also played linebacker and wasnamed team's defensive MVPin 1998 • A two-time all-conference selection •Made 27 tackles against Pine Forest High School in 1998 • Selected for theNorth 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 • Scoredsix touchdowns • Was the third-leading tackler on the team with 180 hits •Recorded 10 quarterback sacks and two interceptions • Was Fork Union’s MostValuable Defensive Player.

PERSONALBorn Kitwana Shaloyd Jones on July 7, 1981 in Wilmington, N.C. • Favorite

NFLteam as a kid was the Pittsburgh Steelers • Favorite former Tar Heel foot-ball player is Lawrence Taylor • Dream vacation is to go to Africa • Best friendon another team is Tarence Williams (Wake Forest) • Enjoys lifting weights andplaying video games • Enrolled in the General College.

Tight End6-6, 225, Freshman*

Miami, Fla. • Miami Country Day

84•LARRY JESSUP

Cornerback5-9, 187, SophomoreUpper Marlboro, Md.Eleanor Roosevelt

2•DERRICK JOHNSON

DERRICK JOHNSON

Fullback5-11, 219, Sophomore

Wilmington, N.C.Laney/Fork Union M.A.

36•KITWANA JONES



Gives the Tar Heels depth in the defensivebackfield • Hits hard, but needs more gameexperience.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONStruggled to regain his complete mobility

following knee surgery in 1999 • Played onspecial teams and was a reserve safety • Saw

action in three games and played a season-high eight snaps vs. Clemson.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONSaw action in the season opener against Virginia as a redshirt freshman • Had

two tackles • Played 16 snaps against the Cavaliers • Was injured during the sea-son in an off-field accident and suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament •Also missed 2000 spring practice.

LUFKIN HIGH SCHOOLEarned 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 apair of fumbles • Returned one interception 82 yards for a touchdown • As a jun-ior he had 47 solo tackles, three interceptions, caused five fumbles and recoveredthree fumbles • National Honor Society student.

PERSONALBorn 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 CoachBunting, he thought, “he is a winner” • Would like to switch places for a daywith Bill Gates.

Is one of the Tar Heels’top kick return men• Has good speed • Is a top reserve in thedefensive backfield.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONPlayed in all 11 games as a kick returner

and a cornerback • Did not start, but played290 snaps, an average of 26 snaps per game •

Had his best game at Wake Forest, where he played a season-high 50 snaps andhad seven tackles, including three tackles for loss • Sacked Wake Forest quarter-back C.J. Leak for an 11-yard loss • Finished the season with 25 tackles, includ-ing 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 155yards, an average of 15.5 yards per return • Season-high 31-yard return came onthe opening kickoff of the Clemson game • Also had a return of 26 yards at Dukeand 21 yards at Pittsburgh.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in every game on special teams • Started one game at cornerback •

Played 202 snaps, including 52 against Maryland in his first college start and 42against Furman • Made nine tackles, including six solo hits • Broke up passesagainst the Terps and Duke • Had a season-high three tackles versus Maryland.

LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOLTwo-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

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 threetouchdowns to beat Michael Vick’s Warwick High School team, 35-10, in agame in which Knight’s team was a big underdog • Had 16 tackles and two inter-ceptions • 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 55meters.

PERSONALBorn Kevin Nathaniel Knight on Dec. 22, 1980 in Newport News, Va. •

Favorite teams are the Lakers and New York Giants • Favorite athlete is WarrickDunn • Greatest personal athletic moment was last year’s game against WakeForest when he had three tackles for a loss and one sack • Favorite former TarHeel football player is Dre’Bly • The first time he met Coach Bunting, hethought “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 hisjersey • Has modeled his game after Darrell Green • Majoring in exercise andsports science.

Kevin Knight’s Regular-Season Statistics DefensiveYear T A Hits PBU1999 6 3 9 22000 15 10 25 0Totals 21 13 34 2

Kick ReturnsYear No. Yds. Avg. TD Long2000 10 155 15.5 0 31

Strong Safety6-2, 205, Junior

Lufkin, Texas • Lufkin

5•MARCUS JONES


Suffolk, Va. • Lakeland

21•KEVIN KNIGHT

KEVIN KNIGHT

Allsport

Will challenge for the starting punter posi-tion • Had a good spring and kicked well inthe Spring Game.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONStarted three games at punter • Started the

first game of his career in Carolina’s season-opening 30-9 victory over Tulsa • Punted two

times for 68 yards (34.0 average) vs. the Golden Hurricane • Did not start againuntil the NC State game, five weeks later • Was sidelined for the last four gamesof the season with mononucleosis • Finished the year with 20 punts for 708yards, 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 puntswere returned and only three were returned outside the 20-yard line.

EAST BURKE HIGH SCHOOLEarned 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 thegame-winning field goal to beat Freedom High School • Was a three-time all-conference kicker • Also was all-conference in soccer, tennis, swimming andtrack • Was a four-time all-region soccer player and was an all-state selection onthe state’s Olympic Development Team • Was the conference player of the yearin tennis as a junior and senior • Competed in the long jump and triple jump andran on the 4x400 and 4x800 relays in track.

PERSONALBorn John Connor

Lafferty on Sept. 13, 1980in Valdese, N.C. • Favoriteathlete is Pete Sampras •Favorite part of punting isseeing a return man signalfor a fair catch • Favoriteformer Tar Heel player isBrian Schmitz • Dreamvacation is to go to theAustralian Outback • Hisparents both graduated PhiBeta Kappa from UNC •His father, John M.Lafferty, played tennis atUNC and his grandfather,John W. Lafferty, playedbasketball at Davidson •Likes to ski, camp out,watch movies and playsports • Would like toswitch places for a daywith George W. Bush •Greatest athletic momentin athletics was kickingthe winning field goal vs.Freedom High School • Isan Eagle Scout • Plays the piano • Majoring in psychology.

John Lafferty’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear No. Yds. Avg. Long I202000 20 708 35.4 47 6

Will compete with Luke Huard and DarianDurant for the backup quarterback position •Had a good spring and has a strong arm, butneeds to improve his accuracy • Has greatsize for a quarterback • Is more of a dropback quarterback, but has good mobility.

RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLPlayed 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 and23 touchdowns yards as a senior • Also had seven touchdown runs • Passed for1,300 yards as a junior • Started for North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl •Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today • Two-time all-area selection bythe Durham Herald-Sun • Prep Star All-America • Also played basketball andbaseball • Scored a career-high 28 points in one game • Homered, tripled andhad two doubles in a baseball game • Honors student.

PERSONALAaron 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 MichaelJordan • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Washington Redskins • Firstthought about Coach Bunting: “He is a cool, down to earth person.” • Would liketo switch places for a day with Alex Rodriguez • Greatest athletic moment wasscoring the winning touchdown in his high school’s homecoming game •Involved in the Carolina ACT program • His one football superstition is that hehas 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.

NORTHERN VANCE HIGH SCHOOLPlayed four years of football for Coach

Randy Long at Ragsdale • Played linebacker,deep snapper and center • Won the school’sGolden Helmet Award as a senior • Earnedall-conference honors at center and was hon-

orable mention at linebacker • Team was 7-4as a senior • Had 110 tackles and six sacks during his senior season • Also wasan 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 theFellowship of Christian Athletes • Senior class president.

PERSONALBorn 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 ofDreams • Favorite athlete is Steve Francis • Favorite former Carolina footballplayer is Kivuusama Mays • Would like to switch places for a day with GeorgeW. 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 withthe Middleburg Tigers • Enrolled in the General College.



Punter5-10, 187, Junior

Valdese, N.C. • East Burke

33•JOHN LAFFERTY

JOHN LAFFERTY

Quarterback6-3, 223, Freshman*

Durham, N.C. • Riverside

9•AARON LEAK

Deep Snapper6-0, 194, Sophomore

Henderson, N.C.Northern Vance

61•JEFF LLOYD



PURNELL-SWETT HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for his father, Walt Locklear, at

Purnell-Swett in Pembroke, N.C. • Earned all-county honors in football • Competed fouryears in football, two years in wrestling andone year in track • Compiled a record of 45-12 in wrestling and advanced to the regionalsboth seasons • Won the Coaches Award in

football and had 125 tackles as a senior • Member of the National Honor Societyand student government.

PERSONALBorn 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 WashingtonRedskins • Dream vacation is to Hawaii • Wants to become a doctor • Enrolled inthe General College.

LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Charlie Grooves at Lee

County in Sanford, N.C. • Lettered four yearsin football, basketball and track • Earned theMost Improved award in basketball.

PERSONALBorn Robert Brandon Lugabihl on

November 20, 1980 in Sanford, N.C. • Nickname is “Country” • Favorite food ispizza • Favorite book is Friday Night Lights • Favorite movie is Major Payne •Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Carolina Panthers • Wants to improve hispass blocking • Enrolled in the General College.

Worked hard in the spring and will becounted on this fall to be a reserve defensiveback • Has good hands and good coverageskills.

FIKE HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Richard Pridgen • Led

his team to an 8-3 record and a berth in thestate playoffs • It was Fike’s first playoff appearance in a decade • Rushed for1,025 yards on 98 attempts at tailback • Had 350 receiving yards • Scored 16touchdowns, including 12 rushing • Two-time all-conference selection • Namedteam’s MVPand the Wilson Daily Times’Offensive Back of the Year • Alsoreturned kicks and had an 87-yard return as a junior • Became the starter at tail-back midway through his junior season and had more than 500 yards in the sec-ond half of that year • Ran indoor and outdoor track • Was Eastern Regionalchampion in the 200 meters and second place in the 100 at the state finals in1999.

PERSONALBorn Johnny Bryant Macklin on Jan. 2, 1982, in Washington, D.C. •

Nicknamed “B-Mack” • Favorite musical entertainer is Jay-Z • Favorite athleteis Michael Jordan • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Washington Redskins •Favorite former Carolina football player is Dre’Bly • Best friend on anotherteam is James McKay (North Carolina A&T) • Greatest athletic moment in hisathletic career was receiving a scholarship to play at Carolina • His brother,Terrell Macklin, runs track at UNC Wilmington • Would like to work for the FBIafter graduation • Working on learning the defense this summer • Goal this sea-son is to help the team win an ACC title and go to a bowl game • Enrolled in theGeneral College.

Joined the team as a walk-on last fall andcompeted at quarterback in the spring.

FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Jim MacMahon • Earned

first-team all-conference honors at quarter-back, leading Freedom to an 11-0 regular sea-son record as a senior • Passed for over 1,500

yards with 18 touchdowns and ran for over300 yards with seven touchdowns • Was second-team all-conference as a juniorand was the Charlotte Observer ’s runner-up for Newcomer of the Year • Alsomade honorable mention All-Piedmont as a junior • Had a combined record of21-3 as a starting quarterback • Also played baseball for four years and basket-ball for two seasons • Was 6-2 with two saves and a 2.80 earned run average as asenior • Member of the National Honor Society and student government.

PERSONALBorn Thomas Landon Mariani on August 11, 1982, in Raleigh, N.C. • Enjoys

playing all sports and video games • Favorite movies are Jerry McGuire andPatch Adams • Favorite book is All Quiet on the Western Front • Favorite athleteis Nomar Garciaparra • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Philadelphia Eagles •Favorite former Carolina football player is Leon Johnson • Best friend on anoth-er team is Clayton Russell (NCState) • Thinks Coach Bunting is “a tough guywho 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 • PlayedAmerican Legion baseball in the summer • Includes eating at Red Lobster as partof his ideal day • Enrolled in the General College.

Defensive Back5-10, 190, Sophomore

Pembroke, N.C. • Purnell-Swett

8•CORY LOCKLEAR

Offensive Tackle6-6, 302, Sophomore

Sanford, N.C. • Lee County

62•BRANDON LUGABIHL

Cornerback6-0, 203, Freshman*Elm City, N.C. • Fike

27•BRYANT MACKLIN

Quarterback6-2, 192, Sophomore

Morganton, N.C. • Freedom

4•LANDON MARIANI



Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on in spring2000 • Saw a lot of action on special teamslast year and had four tackles.

MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMYPlayed four seasons as a quarterback, run-

ning back, safety and cornerback atMontgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn. • Earned all-city, all-region, all-midstate and all-state honors • Led his school to the state championship as a sen-ior and a second place finish in 1997 • Named Offensive MVPof the 1998 statetitle game • Coached by Ricky Bowers • Compiled 2,500 all-purpose yards, 18touchdowns and six interceptions in his career • Also competed in track for fouryears 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.

PERSONALBorn 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 SanFrancisco 49ers • Favorite former Carolina football player is Dre’Bly • Bestfriend on another team is David Farrell (Yale) • Thinks Coach Bunting is “anintense man who is going to get this team motivated” • Would like to switchplaces 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 isto have fun and go to a bowl game • Majoring in business.

A promising young lineman who shouldsee some significant playing time this season• Had a good spring and has a chance to con-tribute immediately.

SCOTLAND COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL

Played for Coach Mark Barnes • Led histeam to a 7-5 overall record and third place conference finish • Two-time all-conference selection • All-Cape Fear Region and All-Piedmont Area selection •Participated in the Shrine Bowl • Also competed in track and field, throwing theshot 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 thoughtof Coach Bunting: “He is a man who knows what he is doing.” • Would like toswitch places for a day with Jay-Z • Greatest moment in his athletic career wasreceiving a scholarship to come to Carolina • Focused on learning the offense inthe offseason • Enrolled in the General College.

Considered one of the top offensive line -men in the ACC • Should challenge for all-conference honors this season • Consideredundersized for a center by some critics, buthas great lateral movement and is an excel-lent blocker.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONStarted 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 ateam-high 28 knock down blocks and seven “will breakers” • Was named theUNC coaches top offensive lineman three times – at Wake Forest, at FloridaState and vs. Clemson • Played a season-high 79 snaps in UNC’s 20-17 win atPittsburgh.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONAppeared 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.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONWas 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 threegames a total of 18 snaps • Played against FSU, Maryland and Duke.

WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOLThree-time all-conference lineman at Walter Williams High • Named all-con-

ference on both sides of the ball in each of his last two seasons • Had 66 solotackles as a senior, including 22 for losses and seven quarterback sacks • Forcedseven fumbles, recovered five and blocked two punts • Played for Coach SamStory. Started in the Shrine Bowl • Played in the East-West All-Star Game •Regional defensive player of the year as a junior and senior.

Free Safety5-11, 177, Junior

Brentwood, Tenn.Montgomery Bell

7•DAVID MCINTOSH

Offensive Tackle6-4, 292, Freshman*

Wagram, N.C. • Scotland County

76•WILLIE MCNEILL

Center6-1, 268, Senior

Pawleys Island, S.C.Williams (Burlington, N.C.)

60•ADAM METTS

ADAM METTS

Jim Bounds



PERSONALBorn 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 starredon the famous 1967 "White Shoes” team • His uncle, Billy Bryan, was an All-ACC and All-America center at Duke in 1975-76, won the Jacobs BlockingTrophy and started for the Denver Broncos • His brother, Carey Jr., earned All-ACC honors in 1989 at center playing for Coach Steve Spurrier at Duke, and hisbrother, Bryan, plays tackle at Appalachian State • His grandfather starred atElon College.

Another in a long line of talented Carolinalinebackers • Should finally receive the atten-tion he deserves • Finished the 2000 seasonas Carolina’s fourth-leading tackler • Will becounted on to provide leadership to a youthfullinebacking corps.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONStepped 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 wasone of Carolina’s top tacklers • Was fourth on the team with 76 tackles, 35 solohits and 41 assists • Tallied six tackles for loss for 31 yards and had two sacksfor 19 yards • Registered double-digit tackles in four games • Had a season-high15 tackles, including 10 solo stops, in his first career start at Florida State • Had10 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 10 vs. Maryland and 10 at Duke • Had five tacklesand 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 bydragging down David Priestly for a 9-yard loss • Had a three-game streak with atleast one tackle for loss • Had two TFLs vs. Maryland.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONPlayed 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 sacksand 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 quar-terback 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 65against Georgia Tech • Averaged 26 snaps in the first four weeks and 52 snapsover the last seven games.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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 againstDuke • Made four tackles, recovered one fumble and broke up a pass • Had twotackles at Stanford •Recovered a fumble onWake Forest’s game-open-ing kickoff return •Recovery led to a UNCfield goal • Had a passbreakup at Duke • Wasred-shirted in 1997.

WHITE OAK HIGHSCHOOL

Played quarterback,safety and defensive end •Passed for 2,240 yards and23 touchdowns over hislast two years • Played forCoach Jack Baile •Completed 80 of 145 pass-es for 875 yards and eighttouchdowns in 1996 • Wasthe school’s MVPandteam captain in footballand basketball in each ofhis last two years •Member of the 1997 NorthCarolina Academic All-State Basketball Team •Earned all-conference andall-area honors in footballand basketball both as a junior and senior • Led basketball team to the No. 1ranking in the state as a senior • Also threw the shot put • Recipient of the NorthCarolina Scholar-Athlete Award • Member of the Honor Roll for four years.

PERSONALBorn Quincy Omar Monk on Jan. 30, 1979, in Jacksonville, N.C. • Majoring

in management and society.

Quincy Monk’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits TFL QB1998 2 2 4 0 01999 25 17 42 3-28 2-262000 35 41 76 6-31 2-19Totals 62 60 122 9-59 4-45

CATCHING UP WITH ADAM METTSHobbies: Salt-water fishing with friends Favorite food: Filet mignonFavorite movie: RushmoreFavorite bands: Grateful Dead, Widespread PanicFavorite NFL team as a kid: Denver BroncosFavorite former Carolina football player: Lawrence TaylorBest friend on another team: my brother, Bryan, at Appalachian StateDream vacation: A year in AustraliaChose Carolina because: it is the best place to get a great education and agreat 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 smalldetails of playing center

My goal this season: Is to win the ACC championshipI have modeled my game after: Mark StepnoskiOne thing people don’t know about me: I grew up on an islandMy ideal day would include: going fishing in North Inlet with my friendsOne other talent I have besides football is: I’m a great chess player

Linebacker6-3, 235, Senior

Jacksonville, N.C. • White Oak

41•QUINCY MONK

CATCHING UP WITH QUINCY MONK

Nickname: “Q”Hobbies: Playing video games, hanging out withfamily and friends

Favorite athlete: Shaquille O’NealFavorite NFLteam as a kid: Oakland RaidersBest friend on another team: Sammie Rogers(North Carolina A&T)

Dream vacation: Virgin IslandsWhen I first met Coach Bunting, I thought: “He

is going to bring intensity back to North Carolina.”Would like to switch places for a day with:

Shaquille O’NealGreatest moment of my athletic career was:

making 15 tackles against Florida State last yearInteresting fact: my brother, Stanley, played for

Duke; my cousin, Ray Jacobs, played for UNCand the Denver Broncos

Career goals: to be successful in either the NFLor as a businessman

During the offseason, I: worked on playing at amuch higher level physically than I have before

My goals this season are: to be the best player Ican be and be a leader on this team

My earliest football memory was: playing quar-terback in a Little League Super Bowl when I was

nine years old

QUINCY MONK



Young, talented defensive lineman whogives the Tar Heels valuable depth on the line• Could develop into an outstanding talent.

PRINCETON SENIOR HIGHSCHOOL

Played for Coach Ted Spadaro • LedPrinceton Senior to a 7-3 record and a berth in

the state playoffs • Averaged seven tackles per game at defensive end • Alsoplayed offensive tackle and some fullback • Scored five short-yardage touch-downs • Earned second-team all-state and first-team all-area honors on defense •Was named First-team All-Coalfield Conference • Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today.

PERSONALBorn May 3, 1982 in Princeton, W.Va. • Enjoys lifting weights • Favorite

NFLteam as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys • Favorite former Carolina footballplayer is Marcus Jones • Dream vacation is to the Bahamas • Top athleticmoment in his athletic career was receiving a scholarship to Carolina • Goal is toplay in the NFL • Wants to improve his technique • Enrolled in the GeneralCollege.

Moved from fullback to tight end duringspring practice • Gives the Tar Heels addeddepth after the departure of NFLdraft picksAlge Crumpler and Dauntae’Finger • Hasplayed a variety of positions in three years atCarolina • Was the Tar Heels’holder on allfield goal and extra point tries in 2000 • Hadone rushing attempt for a loss of 10 yards ona failed fake field goal at Pittsburgh • Moved

from linebacker to quarterback in the spring of 2000 • Shifted to quarterbackafter 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 • Playedagainst Florida State a season-high 10 plays •Also appeared in games againstGeorgia Tech, NC State and Duke • Was red-shirted in 1998.

UNIVERSITY SCHOOLThree-time all-state selection in Tennessee • Played for coaches Jake Randolph

and Bobby Alston at Memphis University School • Was named Mr. Football inthe state of Tennessee for his classification (Division II, Class 2-A) • Started allfour years at safety • Also played wide receiver for one year and quarterback forthree seasons • Four-time All-Metro Memphis selection • Had 48 tackles as asenior, including two for losses, blocked two kicks, picked off a pass and recov-ered a fumble • Blocked six kicks over his last two years • Rushed for 304 yardsand 13 touchdowns as a senior • First-team all-district selection in basketball as ajunior and second-team all-district choice as a senior • Dean’s Scholar List stu-dent • Student body vice president.

PERSONALBorn Richard Charlton Moore III on Oct. 10, 1978, in Memphis, Tenn. •

Majoring in management and society • Favorite pro teams are the TennesseeTitans, Durham Bulls and Memphis Redbirds • Greatest athletic achievementwas winning the AAU 15-and-Under national basketball championship • Hasfour sisters • Hobbies are fishing and water and snow skiing • Favorite band isAerosmith • Favorite book is Into Thin Air • Favorite former Tar Heel football

player is Rick Steinbacher • Thinks Coach Bunting, “screams intensity just byhis presence” • Would like to switch places for a day with a deep sea fishingcaptain • His father, Rick, played basketball at Davidson • Member of DeltaKappa Epsilon fraternity • Went to London in the summer of 2001.

Had a good spring and enters the season asthe Tar Heels top backup at defensive end.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in every game on special teams and

as a reserve at defensive end • Played 59snaps, including a season-high 12 vs. GeorgiaTech • Had three tackles, including two tack-

les vs. Georgia Tech and one tackle vs. Tulsa.

TARBORO HIGH SCHOOLAll-county, all-conference and all-area selection • County Co-Defensive MVP

as a senior • Played for Coach Mike Schott at Tarboro High School • LedTarboro to a 12-4 record as a senior • Team lost in the state 2-Achampionshipgame • Played offensive tackle, inside linebacker and defensive line • Was firstin 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-seasonfigure in North Carolina prep history • Also played basketball and baseball.

PERSONALBorn Issac Mooring II on Dec. 23, 1981, in Seoul, South Korea • Favorite

sports teams are the Washington Redskins and Toronto Raptors • Favorite proathlete is Junior Seau • Greatest personal athletic moment was beating Reidsvillein regional final and playing in state championship game • Lived in Ankara,Turkey for five years • Favorite former Carolina football players are LawrenceTaylor and Kelvin Bryant • Best friend on another team is Travis Heath (EastCarolina) • Focused on improving his strength during the offseason • Majoringin exercise and sports science.

Shifted to center during the spring and willback up Adam Metts at that position • Canplay either center or guard.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONStarted every game at right guard • Had 11

knock down blocks • Played 729 snaps, anaverage of 66 per game • Saw action on a sea-

son-high 95 snaps at Virginia • Played 60 or more snaps in all but two contests.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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 ormore snaps in eight of the 11 contests • Also had 31 snaps against Furman and26 in the win over NC State • Was redshirted in 1998.

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOLAll-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 basket-ball team and first base for the baseball team • As a senior his teams won district

Defensive Tackle6-4, 273, Freshman*

Princeton, W.Va. • Princeton

89•ISAAC MONTGOMERY

Tight End/Holder6-1, 238, Junior

Memphis, Tenn. • University

43•RICHARD MOORE


Tarboro, N.C. • Tarboro

92•ISSAC MOORING

Center/Offensive Guard6-3, 289, Junior

Melrose, Fla. • Keystone Heights

78•ISAAC MORFORD



titles in football and base-ball • President of the stu -dent body • NationalHonor Society member.

PERSONALBorn Isaac Michael

Morford on March 24,1980, in Gainesville, Fla.• Favorite pro teams arethe Atlanta Braves andJacksonville Jaguars •Favorite athlete is DannyWuerffel • Likes to swim,cook out, play on comput-ers, watch movies, playping- pong and travel •Favorite movie is HighFidelity • Favorite formerTar Heel player is AllenMogridge • First thoughtabout Coach Bunting: “Heis very intense, very pas-sionate and a very goodchoice for our program.” •Would like to switchplaces for a day with any

NFLoffensive lineman • Highlight of the offseason was losing 30 pounds • Goalthis 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.

Had a good spring and is listed as the start-ing tailback heading into the fall • Impressedthe coaching staff with his work ethic • Canoften be found after practice lifting and work-ing out on his own • One of the most excitingplayers on offense.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONHad 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, butinjured his back in fall workouts and was not completely healthy until theVirginia game, eight games into the season • Played in nine games and startedthe last three contests at Pittsburgh, vs. Maryland and at Duke • Was second onthe team in rushing with 84 carries for 355 yards, an average of 4.2 yards percarry • Had four touchdowns • Averaged over five yards per carry in the last fourgames of the season • Despite the back injury, he played in the season-openingwin over Tulsa and had 10 carries for 17 yards and two touchdowns • Scored onruns 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 car-ries • Made his first career start the following week at Pittsburgh and respondedwith 61 yards rushing and 54 yards receiving • Was named the ACC Rookie ofthe Week for that performance • He scored one touchdown on an 8-yard trick-play, dubbed the “rooskie,” and set up another UNC touchdown with several bigplays • On UNC’s season-long 98-yard touchdown drive at Pitt, he had a run for25 yards and caught passes of 34 and 11 yards • Had his best rushing game thenext week vs. Maryland • Carried the ball 21 times for 158 yards, the most yardsrushing for a UNC freshman since Natrone Means had 256 yards vs. Duke in1990 • He was also UNC’s first 100-yard rusher since Anthony Saunders had 110yards rushing in 1999 vs. Georgia Tech, a span of 15 games • The 158 yardsrushing were the fifth-highest total by a Carolina tailback vs. Maryland • Earnedmuch of that yardage on two runs – 37- and 61-yard efforts – in the first half •

The 61-yard run was the longest bya UNC player since LeonJohnson’s 67-yard run againstClemson in 1996.

CLINTON HIGHSCHOOL

Rushed for 1,801yards and 18 touch-downs in leadingClinton to the state 2-A quarterfinals •Averaged 12.3 yardsper carry. Had 30tackles, includingtwo and one-halfquarterbacksacks, and inter-cepted two passes •County player of theyear • In 1997, herushed for 1,329yards (11.8 yardsper carry) and20 touch-

downs in leading the DarkHorses to the state 2-Atitle •Rushed for 138 yards, including a79-yard touchdown, in the 1997 statetitle 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 • Honorsstudent.

PERSONALBorn Willie Everette Parker on Nov. 11, 1980 • Majoring in exercise and

sports science.

Willie Parker’s Regular-Season StatisticsRushing ReceivingYear No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg2000 84 355 4.2 4 61 10 106 10.6 0 34

Tailback5-11, 196, SophomoreClinton, N.C. • Clinton

15•WILLIE PARKER

CATCHING UP WITH WILLIE PARKERHobbies: Playing basketball Favorite band: UNC Marching BandFavorite movie: Gladiator Favorite athlete: Michael JordanFavorite NFLteam as a kid: Dallas Favorite former UNC player: L.C. StevensBest 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 againstMaryland last year

Interesting fact: both of my brothers play college basketballIn the offseason, I: worked on my pass protection, became more physicalMy goal at Carolina is: to rush for 1,000 yards before IleaveMy goal this season is: to play hard on every playTo prepare myself for each game: I get a good night’s sleep and read the BibleMy football superstitions are: I always wear my high school undershirt in every

game and I call my parents the night beforeI have modeled my game after: Thomas Jones

WILLIE PARKERKevin Cox

ISAAC MORFORD



Phenomenal two-sport standout at Carolinawho elected to return to campus for anotherfootball season in 2001 • Named the nation’stop two-sport athlete by The Sporting News •Could be a professional draft pick in eitherthe NFLor NBA• Enters the 2000 seasonneeding 12 sacks to break the school recordof 32.5 held by Greg Ellis.

CAROLINA FOOTBALL2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Named first-team All-America by CNNSI.com and CollegeFootballNews.comand second-team All-America by the Walter Camp FootballFoundation, The Associated Press and Football News •Earned first-team All-ACC honors • Led the nationwith 15 total sacks and was second insacks per game (1.36) • Finishedone sack shy of LawrenceTaylor’s school record of 16established in 1980 •Established the schoolrecord and was third inthe country with 24tackles for loss(2.18 per game),breaking the pre-vious record of23 set byEbenezer Ekubanin 1998 • Of his15 sacks, 13 came onthe road • Had two sacks at Wake Forest,two at Florida State, four at Virginia, threeat Pittsburgh and two at Duke • Scoredtwo touchdowns, including a 12-yardfumble return vs. the Demon Deaconsand a 27-yard interception return atDuke • Finished the year with 64tackles, including 44 solo stops and20 assists • Also had 24 quarter-back hurries, two pass deflectionsand three forced fumbles • Had atremendous five-game stretch (NCState to Maryland) during whichhe tallied 43 tackles, including 16tackles for loss and eight sacks •Combined for seven sacks in back-to-back weeks at Virginia and at Pittsburgh • Matched his career high with 10 tack-les vs. Clemson and 10 tackles vs. Maryland • Had eight solo tackles, three tack-les for loss and two sacks at Florida State • In Carolina’s 59-21 win at Duke, hemade a spectacular over-the-head interception and raced 27 yards before leapingacross the goal line for a TD • Played 624 snaps and started every game at defen-sive end.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONNamed Freshman All-America by The Sporting News • Led UNC in tackles

for losses and sacks • Named Co-Most Outstanding Freshman with wide receiverSam Aiken • Started all 11 games at defensive end • Had 50 tackles, including 38solo • 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 includedfour 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 againstVirginia, FSU (two for 10 yards), Georgia Tech, Houston, Furman and WakeForest • Caused a fumble against Furman and recovered one in the Duke game

that led to a Carolina field goal • Intercepted a pass at Clemson to stop a Tigerdrive at the UNC 11-yard line • Was red-shirted in 1998.

CAROLINA BASKETBALL2000-2001 SEASON

Joined the basketball team after the conclusion of the football season and thecompletion of fall semester exams • Made his season debut at UCLAon Dec. 23after 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 career-high 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 overGeorgia 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 atWake Forest on Feb. 6 • Started both NCAA Tournament games, respondingwith 12 points against Princeton and a career-high 21 points and 10 reboundsagainst Penn State (his first career double-double)

1999-2000 SEASONBecame a key component in Carolina’s improbable run to the

Final Four • Averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds andblocked 17 shots in 31 games • Made 56 of 98 field goal

attempts (57.1 percent) • Was 11 for 16 from the freethrow line in the NCAA Tournament • Was repeatedly

called a “godsend” by then head coach Bill Guthridgefor his contributions • Began practicing with the bas-ketball team on Nov. 29th, two days before the

Michigan State game • Averaged 5.8 points and 4.6rebounds in the five NCAA Tournament games •Scored six points and blocked three shots in upsetwin over No. 1 seed Stanford in the secondround.

SOUTHERN NASH HIGH SCHOOLNamed a Parade All-America as an all-purpose

talent • North Carolina HighSchool AthleticAssociation MaleAthlete of the Year •Earned all-state honorsas a junior at defen-sive end • Played tail -back and defensiveend • Rushed for3,501 yards and 46touchdowns in his career• Had six sacks as a senior• Played for Coach RayDavis • Earned all-statehonors as a senior and wasa four-time all-conferencehoopster • HisAAU team

won the national championship • WasAAU teammates with future UNCteam-mates Brendan Haywood and Kris Lang •Competed four years in the triple jump andrelays.

Defensive End6-6, 270, Junior

Bailey, N.C. • Southern Nash

49•JULIUS PEPPERS

JULIUS PEPPERSTHE NATION’S BEST TWO-SPORT ATHLETE

Jim Bounds

Jim Bounds



PERSONALBorn Julius Frazier Peppers on Jan. 18, 1980 in Wilson, N.C. • Majoring in

Afro-American studies.

Julius Peppers’Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits CF RF TFL QB1999 38 12 50 1 1 10-47 6-362000 44 20 64 3 1 24-146 15-117Totals 82 32 114 4 2 34-193 21-153

Injured his knee in spring practice and willmost likely miss the entire season, effectivelyending his career • Tore the MCLand PCLinhis right kneeand did damage to the posteriorcapsule in a special teams drill • Was slated tobe the Tar Heels starting defensive tackle forthe second consecutive year.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONStarted 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 sacksfor 18 yards • Played 603 snaps • Registered at least one tackle in all but onegame • Had a season-high nine tackles in the Maryland win, including an 11-yard 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 PhilipRivers was the first of his career.

PRIOREarned 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 againstWake Forest and had a season-high four tackles • Made three primary stopsagainst 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 lastnine regular-season contests • Played 100 snaps • Made five tackles and had onetackle for a loss • Had a one-yard tackle for loss against Maryland.

FUQUAY-VARINA HIGH SCHOOLEarned 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.

PERSONALBorn Anthony Davon Perkins on Sept. 29, 1979, in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. •

Majoring in computer science • Enjoys computers, playing video games, ridingmotorcycles and watching kung fu movies • Favorite movie is Fist of the NorthStar • 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 spendtwo weeks in South Beach in Miami • Would like to switch places for a day withGeorge W. Bush • Chose Carolina because of the academic reputation • Greatestathletic moment was making his first collegiate sack last year against NC State •Involved in the ACTmentoring program on campus • Post-school ambition is toestablish a career in the computer industry, coach football or play football in theNFL• Says he is a technology and electronics wizard.

Anthony Perkins’Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits TFL QB1998 2 2 4 0-0 0-01999 13 6 19 0-0 0-02000 24 22 46 5-27 2-18Totals 39 30 69 5-27 2-18

Defensive Tackle6-5, 257, Senior

Holly Springs, N.C. • Fuquay-Va r i n a

58•ANTHONY PERKINSCATCHING UP WITH JULIUS PEPPERSHobbies: Reading and listening to musicFavorite pro teams: Philadelphia 76ers, Eagles, Phillies and FlyersFavorite athletes are: Allen Iverson, Jevon KearseFavorite book: The BibleFavorite food: Chicken tendersFavorite vacation spot: MiamiThe people who have had the most influence on me are: My mother and

Brian FosterThe person in history I would most like to meet is: Jesus ChristWhat I like most about Carolina is: the tradition of academic and athleticexcellence

My post-school ambition is: to direct movies and produce musicIf I could do one thing better it would be: public speaking, because I am a

quiet personMy favorite sports other than college football are: Basketball and track

Julius Peppers Game-by-Game Statistics1999 Start Solo Assist Total TFL QBvs. Virginia ✔ 2 1 3 1-3 0-0at Indiana ✔ 2 1 3 0-0 0-0vs. Florida State ✔ 5 1 6 2-10 2-10at Clemson ✔ 3 1 4 0-0 0-0at Georgia Tech ✔ 2 0 2 0-0 0-0vs. Houston ✔ 4 1 5 1-2 0-0at Maryland ✔ 2 0 2 0-0 0-0vs. Furman ✔ 3 3 6 1-5 0-0vs. Wake Forest ✔ 9 1 10 4-26 4-26vs. NCState ✔ 2 1 3 0-0 0-0vs. Duke ✔ 4 2 6 0-0 0-0Totals 11 38 12 50 10-47 6-36

2000 Start Solo Assist Total TFL QBvs. Tulsa ✔ 1 1 2 0-0 0-0at Wake Forest ✔ 2 1 3 2-27 2-27at Florida State ✔ 8 0 8 3-8 2-7vs. Marshall ✔ 0 3 3 0-0 0-0vs. Georgia Tech ✔ 2 0 2 1-8 1-8vs. NC State ✔ 6 1 7 3-21 1-6vs. Clemson ✔ 6 4 10 2-5 0-0at Virginia ✔ 9 0 9 6-34 4-29at Pittsburgh ✔ 6 1 7 3-25 3-25Maryland ✔ 1 9 10 2-3 0-0at Duke ✔ 3 0 3 2-15 2-15Totals 11 44 20 64 24-146 15-117



Enters the season as one of two candidatesfor the starting strong side linebacker spot •Based on past experience, he should have theinside track to the starting spot • However, hewas unable to participate in spring drillsbecause he was still recovering from anklesurgery he underwent last season • Should bea leader for a linebacking corps that is short

on experience.

2000 • MEDICAL RED-SHIRT SEASONStarted 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 • Receiveda medical redshirt and will return in 2001 • Had five tackles on the season,including four vs. Wake Forest.

1999 • JUNIOR SEASONOne 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 GeorgiaTech) • Missed the rest of the game in Atlanta and did not play against Houston •Played sparingly against Maryland and Furman • Returned to significant actionagainst Wake Forest and had 10 tackles • Moved back into the starting lineup thefinal two weeks in the wins over NC State and Duke • Had 76 tackles in theseven games in which he played at least 30 snaps • Made a season-high 16 tack-les in the opener against Virginia • That was one of four games in which he haddouble-digit tackles • Had 14 tackles (including 11 solo stops) against Clemson,10 vs. Wake Forest and 13 against Duke • Had three tackles for losses, includinga sack, at Clemson • Also had a tackle for a loss against Florida State • Played452 snaps • Only played eight snaps against Georgia Tech, none against Houstonand 17 at Maryland • Averaged 53 snaps in the eight other contests.

1998 • SOPHO-MORE SEASON

Was the top reserve atlinebacker • Played in all 12games, including the LasVegas Bowl • Saw action on291 snaps • Made 41 tack-les, including 21 primarystops • Had two tackles forlosses, two pass breakupsand caused one fumble •Had a season-high 11 tack-les (six primary) againstGeorgia Tech • Had threeprimary tackles, includingone for a 13-yard loss, andcaused a fumble that UNCrecovered inside its own 10-yard line at Virginia • Madeseven tackles, one for afour-yard loss, at Duke •Had four tackles againstSan Diego State in the post-season.


Made two tackles in theGator Bowl against VirginiaTech • One of the topreserves at linebacker •

Played on over 200 snapsand made 18 tackles duringthe regular season • Had aseason-high six tackles ver-sus Virginia.

ASHEBORO HIGHSCHOOL

Two-time all-conferenceselection • County player ofthe year • Played in theShrine Bowl • Coached byDavid Moody • First-teamall-state selection • Made487 career tackles, including161 as a senior • As a seniorhe also had three sacks andone interception • Ran for1,500 yards and 11 touch-downs as a senior at fullback• Also played basketball andran track • Averaged 11.5points and nine rebounds asan all-conference center • Conference, county and regional champion in the dis-cus • Was Most Valuable Field Event Performer in the county and regionalmeets.

PERSONALBorn Merceda Perry Jr. on July 2, 1979 • Majoring in exercise and sport sci-

ence.

Merceda Perry’s Regular-Season Statistics Year T A Hits TFL QB1997 6 12 18 0-0 0-01998 21 20 41 2-17 0-01999 53 30 83 4-5 1-12000 1 4 5 0-0 0-0Totals 81 66 147 6-22 1-1

AT CAROLINASaw his only action of the 2000 season in

the win at Duke • Played 10 snaps vs. theBlue Devils • Was red-shirted in 1998 andworked with the scout team in 1999 • Workedhard to lose weight to gain more mobility andflexibility • Has gotten stronger.

MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOLTwo-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 DaveLawrence • Had 41 pancake blocks as a senior and 115 in his career • Had 31tackles, including three for losses, as a senior • Played basketball and competedin track and field in the discus and shot put for three years • State runner-up as ajunior in the discus (153-7 feet) and shot (56-7 1/2).

PERSONALBorn Donald Nelson Peters on April 7, 1980, in Kalamazoo, Mich. • Majoring

in exercise and sports science • Favorite pro teams are the Cowboys, Yankeesand Lakers • Favorite movie is Top Gun • In the offseason, he worked on losingweight, getting stronger and improving his technique • The people who haveinfluenced him the most are his parents, Rob and Ann • Best friend on another


Asheboro, N.C. • Asheboro

54•MERCEDA PERRY

CATCHING UP WITHMERCEDA PERRY

Hobbies: Playing video games, listening tomusic, doing service projects with my frater-nity

Favorite athlete: Michael JordanFavorite food: My Momma’s foodFavorite movie: GladiatorMy 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 andUNC’s reputation for having great defenses

My greatest athletic moment was: making16 tackles against Virginia in my junior sea-son

Interesting fact: my father, Dr. MercedaPerry, played football at North Carolina A&T

I’m also involved in: Phi Beta SigmaFraternity

My career goals are: to play pro football andattend graduate school

I would like to improve on: becoming a bet-ter student of the game

To prepare for each game: I listen to musicand go over the opponent’s offense in mymind

My earliest football memory was: playingLittle League football for Scott’s SportingGoods store in Asheboro when I was eightyears old

My other talents include: playing the trum-pet and piano

Center6-2, 304, Junior

Mattawan, Mich. • Mattawan

63•DON PETERS

MERCEDA PERRY



team is Nolan Spencer (Case Western Reserve) • Other favorite sport is track andfield • Post-college ambition is to get into business with his father • His father,Rob, played football at Miami (Fla.)

Joined the team as a walk-on in fall 2000.

WALLACE ROSE HIGH SCHOOLLettered four years in football, four years

in basketball, three years in baseball and oneyear in track • Played for Coach Jack Holley •Named all-conference and all-area as a seniorfootball player • Team advanced to the state

playoffs as a junior and senior • Had 123 tack-les and 14 sacks as a senior • Average 10.5 points per game for a basketball teamthat won two conference championships • Member of the National HonorSociety.

PERSONALBorn Horace Vernon Pigford III on January 28, 1982, in Wilmington, N.C. •

Hobbies include surfing, boating and listening to and making music • Favoritefood is collards • Favorite athlete is Dennis Rodman • Favorite NFLteam as akid was the Pittsburgh Steelers • When he first met Coach Bunting, he “thoughthe was Dick Butkus • Greatest moment in his career was winning a state playofffootball game • Career goal is to graduate and enroll in physical therapy school •Listens to AC/DC before every game • Enrolled in the General College.

Had never kicked in a college game untillast season, but emerged as one of the mostconsistent kickers in the country • Should bea strong candidate for All-ACC honors thisseason • Has a very strong leg and is accurate• Entered the 2000 season as a walk-on, butearned a scholarship after the Florida State

game and elected to return for his final year of eligibility.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONEarned 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 kickedin a college game prior to the 2000 season, but had an outstanding season mak-ing 16 of 20 field goal attempts and all 30 extra point tries • Over 40 percent ofhis kickoffs went for touchbacks • He did not miss a field goal attempt inside of47 yards • Booted a season-long 48-yard field goal in the Marshall win • ThatFG was the 11th-longest in school history • Made his final six field goal attemptsof the season • Was first-team Academic All-ACC.

EAST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOLEarned all-conference and all-county honors at East Mecklenburg High

School in Charlotte • Kicked a 54-yard field goal, the longest in school historyand the second-longest in state history • Played four years of soccer and setschool records for assists in a game, season and career • Earned all-conferencehonors and led his team to the state finals • Member of the National HonorSociety and the Spanish National Honor Society.

PERSONALBorn Jeffrey Montgomery

Reed on April 9, 1979, inKansas City, Mo. • Majoring injournalism with a minor in com-munications • His father,Morris, played basketball forWichita State • His mother ,Pam, was a cheerleader forWichita State • His sister,Kristen, played soccer at UNCCharlotte and one year profes-

sionally for the Carolina Speed.

Year FG FGA Pct. 20-29 30-39 40-49 LG XP XPA Pct.2000 16 20 .800 3-3 10-10 3-7 48 30 30 1.000

Although he did not start last year, sawsubstantial playing time as the top backup toDavid Bomar • Enters fall camp as the start-ing free safety • Has good speed and loves tohit.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in every game as the top backup at

safety and on special teams • Played 542 snaps • Played a season-high 80 snapsvs. Maryland • Saw his playing time increase as the season progressed • Finishedthe year fifth on the team with 69 tackles, including 35 primary stops and 34assists • Also recovered one fumble, picked off one pass, had six pass deflectionsand 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 WillieSimmons • Tallied double digits in tackles on three occasions – 13 vs. Clemson,10 at Pittsburgh, 12 vs. Maryland • Recorded his only interception of the yearwhen he picked off NC State’s Philip Rivers in the first half.


Teachey, N.C. • Wallace Rose

80•TONY PIGFORD

Place-kicker5-10, 212, SeniorCharlotte, N.C.

East Mecklenburg

45•JEFF REED

CATCHING UP WITHJEFF REED

Hobbies: playing video games, workingout and eating

Favorite band: Dave Matthews BandFavorite movies: Patch Adams,

Remember the TitansFavorite athlete: Derrick ThomasFavorite NFL team as a kid: Kansas City

ChiefsFavorite former Tar Heel football player:

Jason StanicekBest friend on another team: Jason

Feinberg (Penn)Dream vacation: Cayman IslandsWhen I first met Coach Bunting, I

thought: We have a bright future...thisguy is serious!

I would like to switch places for a daywith: Vince Carter

The greatest athletic moment of mycareer was: starting my first game as aTar Heel last fall vs. Tulsa

An interesting fact about myself: I canalso kick field goals left-footed

My favorite class at Carolina has been:JOMC 191 taught by UNC radio analystMick Mixon because we had great speak-ers come to class

My favorite thing about being a Carolinaathlete is: getting to know a lot of peoplein the community and having the opportu-nity to visit UNC Hospitals and read tokids at elementary schools

My career goals are: to graduate, thenplay pro football or work for a prominentsports magazine

In the summer, I: worked at national kick-ing camps with former NFLpunters andkickers

My goals this season are: to go to a bowlgame, earn first-team All-ACC honors, benamed an All-American and be a finalistfor the Lou Groza Award

JEFF REED

Free Safety5-11, 186, SophomoreNorfolk, Va. • Granby

24•DEXTER REID



GRANBY HIGHSCHOOL

Honorable mention All-USA Today selection •District Player of the Year •First-team all-state selec-tion • First-team all-districton offense and defense •All-region and All-Tidewater selection ondefense • Made 62 tacklesand had three interceptionsas a senior • Blocked fivefield goals • Played quarter-back on offense and hadalmost 1,400 yards totaloffense as a senior • In hiscareer, he passed for 20touchdowns and 2,000yards and rushed for 960yards and 12 scores • Alsocompeted in track and bas-ketball • Norfolk’sOutstanding Track

Performer • Competed in the sprints and triple jump •Won the state triple jumptitle as a senior • Two-time all-district selection in basketball.

PERSONALBorn Dexter Devon Reid on March 18, 1981 in Norfolk, Va. • His father

played basketball at Virginia Tech and his uncle ran track at Tennessee • Favoritesports team is the Atlanta Braves • Favorite NFL team as a kid was the DallasCowboys • Favorite former Carolina football player is Dre’Bly • Favorite ath-lete is Allen Iverson • Greatest athletic moment was his first collegiate intercep-tion last year against NC State • Likes to play video games and spend time withfriends • Majoring in management and society.

DexterReid’s Regular-Season Statistics Year T A Hits TFL QB INT PBU2000 35 34 69 3-10 1-5 1-2 6

Played at both linebacker and defensiveend in the spring • Is well built physically.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in the final seven games of the sea-

son, primarily on special teams • Also used asa reserve linebacker • Played 52 snaps •Played a season-high 18 snaps against NCState • Had three tackles for the season.

NORTH PITT HIGH SCHOOLTwo-time all-conference and all-area selection • Played defensive end, line-

backer and fullback for Coach Ken Whitehurst at North Pitt • Led his team to an8-2 record and the first round of the state playoffs in 1998 • Had 18 quarterbacksacks as a senior • Team won the conference championship • Started for threeyears • Two-time conference champion in the 300 meter hurdles • Regional andconference champ in the long jump.

PERSONALBorn 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 NFLteam 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

track for Columbia University • Describes Coach Bunting as “intense” •Majoring in management and society.

MCBEE HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach David Green • Played

quarterback, punter and strong safety in foot-ball, center in basketball and pitcher/outfield -er in baseball • Also ran track • Lettered fouryears in football, basketball and baseball •Was all-region in all three sports • Won theteam’s hustle award three years in football and

one year in basketball • Student body president • Member of the Beta Club andthe Future Farmers of America .

PERSONALEnjoys 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 NFLteamas a kid was the San Francisco 49ers • Best friend on another football team isJohn Gering (The Citadel) • Would like to switch places for a day with GeorgeW. Bush • Greatest athletic moment was starting at quarterback in a state playoffgame as a 10th grader against the No. 2 team in the state • In the summer, he wasa counselor at a wildlife leadership camp.

Joined the team as a walk-on during thespring • Played varsity soccer at Carolina as afreshman.

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL

Played for Coach Ashley Haskins • Playedjust one year of football, but also lettered in

basketball four years and soccer four years • Earned all-state honors in footballas a kicker and punter • Soccer team won the 1996 state championship • Earnedall-state honors in soccer • Was an all-region guard in basketball and played inthe county all-star game • Played in the under-20 national finals for his club soc-cer team • A three-year honor roll student.

PERSONALBorn Christopher Marlen Burns Roberts on February 24, 1981, in Valparaiso,

Ind. • Favorite movie is The Matrix • Favorite athlete is Vince Carter • FavoriteNFLteam as a kid was the Denver Broncos • Favorite former Carolina footballplayer is Lawrence Taylor • Dream vacation is to go to Spain • First thought ofCoach 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.

DEXTER REID

Punter6-0, 211, SophomoreMcBee, S.C. • McBee

30•PAUL ROBERTS

Linebacker6-2, 228, Sophomore

Bethel, N.C. • North Pitt

4•CLAY ROBERSON

Place-kicker6-2, 205, SophomoreSimpsonville, S.C.

Christ Church Episcopal

13•TOPHER ROBERTS



Is a talented receiver, just needs more expe-rience • Should see more playing time thisyear.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed in six games as a reserve wide

receiver and on special teams • Played 51snaps • Had two tackles •Played a season-

high 23 snaps in the season-opener vs. Tulsa.

REIDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLTwo-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 recordand berth in the state 2-Asemifinals • Caught 77 passes for 1,500 yards and 21touchdowns • Broke former Tar Heel Na Brown’s single-season receivingyardage and touchdown records at Reidsville • Led all receivers in the state in1998 in receptions and yardage • Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in 1998• Played for Coach Jimmy Teague • Played forward on the basketball team andtwice earned all-county and all-conference awards • Honors student.

PERSONALBorn Isaiah Lamont Robinson on Nov. 11, 1980, in Greensboro, N.C. •

Nicknames are “I”, “Zeek” and “Ike” • Favorite athlete is Na Brown • Greatestathletic moment was the first game he ever played as a Tar Heel • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Washington Redskins • Enjoys fishing, hunting and shop-ping • Post-school ambition is to go into broadcasting • Wants to improve hisstrength and speed • Earliest football memory was playing quarterback in Pee-Wee League • Majoring in communications.

Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on in spring2000.

GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGHSCHOOL

Played football, lacrosse and baseball atGonzaga College High School andGeorgetown Prep in Washington, D.C. •Played for coaches Greg Trimble and Marcus

Collins • Played lacrosse for three seasons and spent one year on the baseballteam • National Honor Society student

PERSONALBorn Alexander Buffett Rozek on January 3, 1979 in Boulder, Colo. • His

grandfather, Alfred Bryant, played lacrosse at Carolina • Favorite athlete is CalRipken Jr. • Post-school ambition is to be successful and enjoy life • Enjoys golf,skiing, reading and traveling • Favorite book is Allied Wartime Diplomacy byEdward Rozek • Favorite former Tar Heel is Lou Marchetti • Best friends onother 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 heis living out a dream by playing football at Carolina • Majoring in biology with aminor in chemistry.

Missed spring drills while playing for theUNCbaseball team • Is a talented two-sportathlete • Exceptionally quick runner who justneeds to become a more physical ball carrier •Catches the ball well out of the backfield andcan make people miss in the open field.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONBecame the first Tar Heel freshman to start the first game of the season at tail-

back since Charlie Justice in 1946 • Started the first eight games of the seasonand played in every contest at tailback • Led the team with 508 rushing yards on145 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 aseason-high 96 yards on 28 carries vs. NC State • Scored his first collegiatetouchdown on a 2-yard run in the first half against the Wolfpack • His 28 carriesagainst NCSU were the most by a UNC tailback since 1997 • Had 17 carries for79 yards and two catches for 26 yards in the win over Marshall • Had at least 10carries in eight games • Averaged 46.2 yards per game and 3.5 per carry • Had74 yards on nineattempts, including aseason-long 26-yardrun at Duke • Alsoreturned six punts for29 yards • Five ofthose returns came atPittsburgh • Had aseason-long 16-yardpunt return against thePanthers.

CAROLINABASEBALL -2001 SEASON

Played in 44 gamesand started 14 as anoutfielder for the TarHeels • Hit .206 with13 hits in 63 at bats •Scored 13 runs, hadthree doubles and 10runs batted in • Wassuccessful on 2 of 3stolen base attempts •Had 36 put outs, twoassists and did not make an error • In a doubleheader at NCState, he was a com-bined 5 for 10 with four runs scored and three RBI.

MARIST HIGH SCHOOLNamed one of the school’s 10 Most Outstanding Seniors by the faculty •

Played for Coach Alan Chadwick • Led Marist to a 13-1 record • Maristadvanced to the semifinals of the state 3-Aplayoffs • Team was four-time Region6AAAchampions and posted a four-year record of 51-4 • Made the state semifi-nals three times • Played running back, defensive back and linebacker • Teamcaptain • Averaged 9.98 yards per carry as a senior when he rushed for 1,697yards and 29 touchdowns • Three-season rushing totals 353 carries for 3,207yards and 52 touchdowns • Gained a school-record 303 yards in a game as a sen-ior • Caught five touchdown passes in his career • Averaged 23.4 yards perreception • Blocked eight kicks on special teams • Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionClass AAAall-state selection in 1999 and an honorable mention all-state pick in1998 • Atlanta J-C Class AAAOffensive Player of the Year in 1999 • Atlanta J-CDeKalb County Offensive Player of the Year in 1999 and All-DeKalb County in1998 and 1999 • Atlanta Touchdown Club Metro Atlanta Running Back of theYear in 1999 • Recipient of the Coca-Cola Academic and Athletic GoldenHelmet Award • Member of the National Honor Society • PrepStar and Tom

Wide Receiver6-0, 191, Sophomore

Reidsville, N.C. • Reidsville

10•ISAIAH ROBINSON

Offensive Guard6-5, 289, Senior

Washington, D.C. • Gonzaga

65•ALEX ROZEK

Tailback5-11, 185, SophomoreDecatur, Ga. • Marist

31•BRANDON RUSSELL

BRANDON RUSSELL



Lemming All-America • Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today • As asenior 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 • Selectedby the Florida Marlins for the Major League Showcase in the summer of 1999.

PERSONALBorn Brandon Harris Russell on Nov. 4, 1981 in Atlanta, Ga. • Enrolled in the

General College • Favorite movie is Scarface • Favorite NFLteam as a kid wasthe Oakland Raiders • Favorite former Tar Heel is Leon Johnson • Best friend onanother team is Kelley Rhino from Georgia Tech • His Dad, Kevin, played foot-ball with the Philadelphia Eagles • Earliest football memory was scoring fourtouchdowns in his first football game in eighth grade • When he first met CoachBunting, he “liked his intensity.”

Joined the team as a walk-on last fall.

SPRINGFIELD HIGHSCHOOL/HARGRAVE MILITARYACADEMY

Played for Coach Frank Creneti atSpringfield High School • Played just one

year at Springfield as both punter and kicker • Made 7 of 10 field goals, 27 of 28extra points and averaged 43.7 yards per punt • Was an All-Patriot League selec-tion • 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, averaging19.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as a shooting guard • Led his team in allstatistical scoring categories and was selected to the North Virginia All-StarGame • Team MVP • Also played soccer for two years.

PERSONALBorn Jeffrey Peter Scudder on March 19, 1981, in Fairfax, Va. • Enjoys listen-

ing to music and hanging out with friends • Favorite movie is The UsualSuspects • Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan • Best friend on another team isRyan Flect (ECU) • His father, Charles, played basketball for Virginia Tech •Has only played two years of competitive football • Goal this season is to earn abackup role to Jeff Reed and be ready for the following season • Enrolled in theGeneral College.

Moved from center to offensive guard dur -ing the spring • Has good mobility and isquick off the block • Could see substantialplaying time this season.

WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Sam Story • Tri-cap-

tained Williams to the 3-Astate championshipwith a 15-1 record as a senior • Played in the Shrine Bowl. Associated Press all-state 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 inthe shot put and discus.

PERSONALBorn Albert Edward Seagraves IVon April 27, 1982, in Westpoint, N.Y. •

Hobbies include offshore fishing and playing golf • Favorite NFLteam as a kid

was the Green Bay Packers • First thought of Coach Bunting, “He is going to doa great job turning this program around.” • His father, Al, was a linebacker atShippensburg State College and is currently the coach at Elon • Al also coached11 years at The Citadel • Career goal is to be a successful businessman or a foot-ball coach • Fished off the Florida Keys this summer • Wants to add weight andimprove his pass blocking • Lived in Florida and Charleston, S.C. before movingto Burlington as a high school freshman • Enrolled in the General College.

A big, strong interior lineman who shouldcontribute this year at defensive tackle • Hasa great body for the position.

ORANGEBURG WILKINSON HIGH SCHOOL

Played for Coach Tommy Brown • Posteda 7-4 record as a senior • Made 195 tackles

(including 70 solo), 11 quarterback sacks and 22 tackles for losses • Recoveredtwo 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 Southteam in South Carolina All-Star Game.

PERSONALBorn Jonas Seawright on April 12, 1982, in Orangeburg, S.C. • Enjoys listen-

ing to music • Says his favorite food is “just about anything” • Best friend onanother 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 placesfor a day with Bill Gates • Says he chose Carolina because it is a good academicschool • Career goal is to play in the NFL • Goal this season is to play •Enrolled in the General College.

Joined the Tar Heels as a walk-on last fall.

HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Bob Sang • Lettered four

years in football and basketball • Played tightend, defensive end, defensive tackle, kickerand punter • Was first-team all-conference infootball and honorable mention all-state •

Named to the Herald-Dispatch’s Elite 11 Players to Watch • Had 20 receptionsfor 430 yards and three touchdowns as a senior and 13 catches for 250 yards andtwo touchdowns as a junior • Earned honorable mention all-conference honors asa 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.

PERSONALBorn 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 NFLteam as a kid was the San Francisco 49ers • Best friend on another team is SamMiller (Elon) • First thought of Coach Bunting: “What an intense man.” • Wouldlike to switch places for a day with Tiger Woods • Chose Carolina because ofthe great combination of academics and athletics • His father played football atMarshall • Career goal is to be a doctor • Wants to increase his strength andspeed • Plays the piano • Enrolled in the General College.

Punter/Place-kicker5-11, 200, Sophomore

Springfield, Va.Springfield/Hargrave M.A.

37•JEFF SCUDDER

Offensive Guard6-5, 275, Freshman*

Burlington, N.C. • Williams

75•SKIP SEAGRAVES

Defensive Tackle6-6, 305, Freshman*Orangeburg, S.C.

Orangeburg Wilkinson

98•JONAS SEAWRIGHT

Tight End6-3, 248, Sophomore

Huntington, W.Va. • Huntington

89•KEVIN SERGENT



A leader on defense who has the most expe-rience on the defensive line • Should chal-lenge for All-ACC honors and could be a highNFLdraft pick • Earned the highest honor inthe weight room during the offseason •Continues to improve each season.

2000 • JUNIOR SEASONOne 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 36yards • Was second among ACC defensive tackles in sacks with six, trailing onlyMaryland’s Kris Jenkins who had seven • Was fourth on the team in sacks andhelped Carolina establish a school record with 53 sacks • Began the year withtwo outstanding games, combining for four tackles for loss and three sacks • Hadseven tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack vs. Tulsa • Had five tackles, twotackles for loss and two sacks at Wake Forest • Registered a season-high ninetackles and had one sack vs. NC State • Had five tackles and one sack againstGeorgia Tech and Clemson • Finished the year with 11 quarterback hurries, threepass deflections and one fumble recovery • Started all 11 games and played 606snaps, including a season-high 77 snaps at Virginia.

1999 • SOPHOMORE SEASONOne of six defensive players who started all 11 games • Made 33 tackles,

including six for losses • Was the fourth-leading tackler among defensive line-men • Was third on the team in negative yardage tackles • Had a career-high 10tackles in Carolina’s 10-6 win over NC State • Had seven solo tackles against theWolfpack • Had three tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including a 7-yardquarterback sack, in that game • Had three solo tackles againstVirginia, including a tackle for a loss • Also had tackles forlosses against Indiana and Wake Forest • Knockeddown passes against Wake Forest and NC State •Played 561 snaps • Played 50 or more snaps inseven games.

1998 • FRESHMAN SEASONOne 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-high45 snaps against NC State and 44 againstStanford • Averaged more than 34 plays pergame • Had 31 tackles (15 primary), includingfour tackles for losses of 19 yards and twosacks for 14 yards • Broke up two passes andpressured the quarterback five times • Had aseason-high six tackles against Stanford • Madefour tackles against Clemson, Pittsburgh,Maryland and Duke • Knocked down passesagainst Pittsburgh and NC State • Made his first col-legiate sack against the Panthers and added one lateragainst Duke • Statistical quirk denied him his firstofficial sack when he took down Clemson’s quarter-back for a big loss, but the play was ruled intention-al grounding • Had three tackles, including a 13-yardtackle for loss against San Diego State in the LasVegas Bowl.

DORMAN HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-state, all-region and all-

area selection • Played for Coach DavidGutshall • Named the top defensivelineman in the state by the GreenvilleNews • Captain and Defensive MostValuable Player for the South Carolinasquad in the Shrine Bowl • Had 61tackles, including 15 for losses and

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 regionin the shot.

PERSONALBorn Ryan O’Neal Sims on May 4, 1980 in Spartanburg, S.C. • Majoring in

communications • His father, Ronnie, played pro baseball (AAA) for the BostonRed Sox.

Ryan Sims’Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits TFL Sacks1998 15 16 31 4-19 2-141999 19 14 33 6-13 1-72000 26 26 52 9-51 6-36Totals 60 56 116 19-83 9-57

Defensive Tackle6-4, 291, Senior

Spartanburg, S.C. • Dorman

87•RYAN SIMS CATCHING UP WITH RYAN SIMSHobby: Watching moviesFavorite musical entertainers: Tupac, Biggie, Jay-ZFavorite movies: Usual Suspects, Scarface, Silence of the LambsFavorite athletes: Michael Jordan, Jackie RobinsonFavorite former Carolina football player: Lawrence TaylorDream vacation: three-month tour of EuropeI would like to switch places for a day with: Bill GatesGreatest athletic moment of my career was: beating Spartanburg High School

to end its 36-game winning streakWord that describes me best is: AmbitiousAt Carolina, I’m also involved with: Phi Beta Sigma FraternityThe highlight of the offseason was: becoming a “Super Ram” in the weight

roomDuring the offseason, I: worked on increasing my strength and speedMy goals this season are: to win the ACC and a BCS ringMy 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 cleatsOne thing people don’t know about me is: I have a shoe fetishI model my game after: a mixture of Warren Sapp, John Randle and Dana

Stubblefield

Bob Donnan



In his third year as a walk-on • Has alsopracticed as a scout quarterback in the past.

GRIMSLEY HIGH SCHOOLPlayed four seasons at quarterback at

Grimsley High School • Coached by hisfather, Jeff Smouse • Also played four yearsof basketball, three years track, two seasons

baseball and one year in golf • Passed for 5,164 yards and 40 touchdowns andrushed for 1,010 yards and 10 scores in his career • Made 34 varsity starts • Two-time all-conference and all-county selection • National Honor Society andNational Art Honor Society member and president of the student body.

PERSONALBorn Bryan Jeffrey Smouse on Jan. 6, 1981 in Marshall, Mich. • Favorite ath-

lete is Tiger Woods • Would like to be a PGA Tour star• Likes to play golf andbasketball and help others • Favorite food are oranges • Favorite book is FridayNight 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 daywith his dog • Greatest athletic moment was beating NC State in Charlotte •Speaks Spanish and Greek • Member of ACTand Athletes in Action • Used tosing professionally • Majoring in exercise and sports science.

Has a chance to see substantial playingtime on the offensive line • Needs to shed afew pounds, but he is very athletic and had agood spring.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 25 snaps as a reserve at offensive

guard • Played a season-high 10 snaps atFlorida State • Red-shirted in 1999.

C.D. HYLTON HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-state, all-district and all-area selection • Honorable mention All-

USA 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.

PERSONALBorn David Stevenson on April 18, 1981, in Germany • Favorite sports teams

are the Atlanta Falcons and New York Knicks • Favorite athlete is StephonMarbury • Favorite former Carolina player is Tommy Thigpen • Best friend onanother team is Robert Downing (Elon) • Favorite movie is Goodfellas •Greatest personal athletic moment was winning the state high school champi-onship • Likes to play video games and basketball • Majoring in communica-tions.

Switched from defensive end to linebackerin the spring • Is physically gifted and hasshown glimpses of being a standout player •However, he needs to become more consis -tent.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONBroke his right wrist prior to the season, but

played with a cast the entire year • Played in eight games at defensive end andon 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 36snaps at Wake Forest and at Florida State.

1999 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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 eightgames • Made 21 tackles, including 15 solo hits • Had four tackles for losses for12 yards • Made tackles behind the line of scrimmage against Florida State (threeyards), Clemson (six), Georgia Tech (one) and Maryland (two).

GOLDSBORO HIGH SCHOOLPlayed in the Shrine Bowl • All-conference selection • Played middle line-

backer and tight end for Coach Elvin James at Goldsboro High School • Made105 tackles, including 10 quarterback sacks • Caught 10 passes for 150 yards •Also competed in track and field and basketball.

PERSONALBorn Malcolm Antwann Stewart on Sept. 15, 1980 in Goldsboro, N.C. •

Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders • Favorite movies are Malcolm X and TheGreen Mile • Favorite NFLteams as a kid were the Dallas Cowboys and NYGiants • Favorite book is the Bible • First thought of Coach Bunting, “We aregoing to win.” • Greatest athletic moment of his career was playing against FSUas a freshman • In the offseason, he focused on learning the game • Otherfavorite sport is baseball • Post-school ambition is to be the CEO of a businessand a motivational speaker • Likes to play the piano, write and sing • Majoringin management and society.

Malcolm Stewart’s Regular-Season StatisticsYear Pri A Hits TFL QB1999 15 6 21 4–12 0-02000 2 1 3 1-5 1-5Totals 17 7 24 5-17 1-5

Had a good spring and is the likely starterat right tackle • Red-shirted in 2000 after suf-fering a fractured right ankle in practice latein the 1999 season • Played in five games atdefensive tackle in 1999 and had three tackles• Missed spring drills in 2000 • Switched tooffensive 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 andsenior • Plymouth Pilot-News Defensive Player of the Year • Played defensiveline, offensive guard, center and deep snapper • Four-year starter on offense and


Greensboro, N.C. • Grimsley

18•BRYAN SMOUSE


Dale City, Va. • C.D. Hylton

79•DAVID STEVENSON

Linebacker6-3, 228, Junior

Goldsboro, N.C. • Goldsboro

85•MALCOLM STEWART

Offensive Tackle6-6, 295, Sophomore

Dallas, Texas • Culver Acad. (Ind.)

77•JEB TERRY



three-year starter on defensive line • Played for Coach Andy Dorrall • Had 67tackles, including seven quarterback sacks, five other tackles for losses, andcaused four fumbles • Threw the shot and discus • Graduated with honors.

PERSONALBorn Jeb Barton Terry in Dallas on April 10, 1981 • Favorite teams are the

Dallas Cowboys and Stars • Favorite athlete is Darryl Johnston • Favorite foodis Mexican • Favorite book is Lonesome Dove • Best friend on another team isMatt Musselman (Texas) • First thought of Coach Bunting was, “He is veryenergetic.” • 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 • Goalfor the season is to make All-ACC • Has modeled his game after Tony Boselli •Majoring in business.

A former walk-on who was awarded ascholarship in the spring • Had a good springand enters fall camp as a candidate for thestarting strong side linebacker spot • Can playa number of positions.

AT CAROLINAPlayed 316 snaps in 2000, primarily on spe-

cial teams • Also was a backup linebacker • Had 16 tackles • Played in 10 gamesin 1999 as a special teams contributor • Had eight tackles that year, two againstWake Forest, and Indiana and one against FSU, Clemson, Houston and NC State• Played 123 snaps, including 23 against Wake Forest.

GOLDSBORO HIGH SCHOOLPlayed 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 baseballas a pitcher and four years of basketball at point guard • Was drum major of themarching band, student body president, president of the National Honor Society,a North Carolina Scholar, an honors graduate and two-time graduation marshall.

PERSONALBorn David Dontay Thornton on Nov. 11, 1978 in Goldsboro, N.C. • Hobbies

include reading, shopping, eating, sleeping andsinging • Favorite food is chicken • Favoritemovie is The Green Mile • Favorite athlete isDeion Sanders • Favorite NFLteam as a kid wasthe Dallas Cowboys • Favorite former Tar Heelfootball player is Lawrence Taylor • Best friendon another team is Adrian Parks (NC A&T) •First thought of Coach Bunting: “No doubt, thisman is serious business.” • Greatest moment inathletics was getting to play in Kenan Stadium •His brother, Terrance, played football and base-ball at Elizabeth City State University • At UNChe is also involved with Minority StudentRecruitment, Campus Rec, is a volunteer mentorfor UNC Upward Bound, is a member of StudentRec Center Board of Director and serves a SeniorMarshall • Wants to improve his strength andhave fun this season • Majoring in exercise andsports science.

Has a chance to be one of the ACC’s bestcornerbacks • One of the fastest players onthe team • Will start for the second consecu -tive year at one cornerback slot • Has goodhands and knows the game.

2000 • SOPHOMORE SEASONStarted every game at cornerback • Played

626 snaps, including a season-high 78 vs. Tulsa • Played sparingly in the game atFlorida State because of a mild concussion • Had 34 primary tackles and eightassists • Tied teammate Errol Hood for the sixth-best single-season mark in UNChistory with 12 breakups • Picked off Georgia Tech’s George Godsey and ran theinterception 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 ineight games • Registered six tackles against Tulsa, Wake Forest, Clemson andPittsburgh.

RICHMOND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLParade All-America • Primarily played running back and kick returner as a

senior and helped Richmond County go unbeaten and win the Class 4-Astatetitle for the second consecutive season • As a senior, he rushed 140 times for1,564 yards, an average of 11.2 yards per carry and scored 20 touchdowns •Caught 21 passes for 419 yards and nine touchdowns • Also scored touchdownson two punt returns • Scored 31 times as a senior • First-team all-state kickreturner • Earned second-team All-USA Today honors as an athlete • Played forCoach Daryl Barnes • Rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns in the 1998 4-A regional title game • Set national record for punt returns • As a junior he wasfirst-team all-state and all-conference • Set state record with nine touchdowns onkick returns • Returned seven punts and two kickoffs for scores • Made 47 tack-les and had eight interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown •Rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown in the 1997 state championship gamevictory • Competed in track and field, baseball and basketball.

PERSONALBorn 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 • Firstthought of Coach Bunting was, “Hewas the best fit for the job.” •Greatest athletic moment was whenhe received a scholarship to NorthCarolina • Career goal is to eitherown a business or play in the NFL •Majoring in exercise and sports sci -ence.


Goldsboro, N.C. • Goldsboro

30•DAVID THORNTON


Ellerbe, N.C. • Richmond County

18•MICHAEL WADDELL

MICHAEL WADDELL

Bob Donnan



Joined the team as a walk-on in fall 2000 •Enters fall camp as the team’s starting deepsnapper

SOUTHERN WAYNE HIGHSCHOOL

Played four years of football and threeyears 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-mentionin football as a senior • All-conference honorable-mention in the shot put •Member of the National Honor Society • Attended SASI (Student AthleteSummer Institute) which focuses on drug and alcohol awareness.

PERSONALBorn Gregory Robert Warren on October 18, 1981 in Goldsboro, N.C. •

Favorite band is Guns N’Roses • Favorite movie is Gladiator • Favorite athleteis Mark McGwire • Favorite former Tar Heel football player is Natrone Means •Best friend on another team is Michale Spicer (Western Carolina) • Would liketo switch places for a day with George W. Bush • Greatest moment in his athlet-ic career was helping his high school team have a winning season for the firsttime in 22 years • Earliest football memory was playing center for the MountOlive Hurricanes • Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.

Joined the team as a walk-on in 1997.

NORTHERN HIGHSCHOOL

Played for Coach GaryMerrill at Northern High •Made seven of nine field goalattempts as a senior • Made a

career-long 51-yard kick • All-state selection as a senior and hon-orable mention all-state as a junior • Three-time all-conference,two-time all-area honoree • Played shortstop and centerfield andwas a three-time all-conference selection in baseball.

PERSONALBorn Andrew Brent White on July 21, 1977, in Henderson, N.C.

• His sister, Cara, played tennis at UNC • Favorite teams are theCarolina Panthers and San Francisco Giants • Greatest athleticmoment was kicking the game-winning field goal in the East-WestAll-Star Game • Favorite other sport is baseball • Favorite formerCarolina football player is Brian Schmitz • Would like to switchplaces for a day with Bill Dance • Says he is best described as“easy-going” • Likes to go fishing and play golf • Has focused onthe mental aspect of the game in the offseason • Majoring in com-munications.

A physical runner who can break tacklesand also make defenders miss • Has goodspeed, but is more of a power runner • Needsto work on catching the ball out of the back-field • One of three sophomore tailbacksalong with Willie Parker and BrandonRussell.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONOne 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 39times for 165 yards, but did not score a touchdown • Caught two passes for 15yards • 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 onecarry in all but one game • Had a season-high 16-yard gain at Wake Forest.

NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOLPlayed for Coach Gary Merrill • Led Northern to an 11-1 record and the sec-

ond round of the state playoffs • Rushed for a school record 2,146 yards and 36touchdowns 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 touch-downs as a sophomore • Super Prep All-America, Honorable Mention All-America by USA Today, Prep Star All-Region selection and three-time Pac-6Conference Offensive Back of the Year • Played in the Shrine Bowl • Selectedthe 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 forthe state championships in the 4x100 and 4x200 as a junior and senior • Memberof the Knights Leadership Council • Served for four years as a youth footballmentor.

PERSONALBorn 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 areLove And Basketball and Remember The Titans • Favorite book is Lord of

Thunder, Hear My Cry •Favorite athlete is EddieGeorge • Favorite formerCarolina football player isNatrone Means • Best friendon another team is RickCherry (Ohio) • First thoughtof Coach Bunting: “He isdefinitely a motivator.” •Greatest moment in his ath-letic career was when helearned he had broken sever-al career records at NorthernHigh School • ChoseCarolina because of the com-bination of an excellent aca-demic institution and greatathletic program • Enrolledin the General College.

Deep Snapper6-3, 230, Sophomore

Mt. Olive, N.C. • Southern Wa y n e

56•GREG WARREN

Punter5-11, 179, Senior


2•BRENT WHITE

Tailback6-0, 217, Sophomore


34•ANDRE’ WILLIAMS

ANDRE’ WILLIAMS



AT CAROLINAFourth year as a walk-on at Carolina •

Played at linebacker and on special teams in2000 and had one tackle • Has played safetyand linebacker • Moved to inside linebackerin the spring of 1999.

WESTOVER HIGH SCHOOLPlayed three years of football at safety and quarterback at Westover Senior

High • Played for Coach Tom Merritt • Two-time first-team all-conference selec-tion • Threw for 920 yards as a senior • Also played three years of basketball andone year of baseball.

PERSONALBorn Jametrice Jashauen Williams on May 23, 1979, in Fayetteville, N.C. •

Favorite athlete is Barry Sanders • Favorite movie is The Last Dragon • Favoritebook is Roots • Favorite NFLteam as a kid was the Detroit Lions • Wants toimprove his strength and become more explosive • Favorite other sport is basket-ball • Likes reading, relaxing and doing gymnastics • Career goal is to eitherwork for a large public relations company or become an FBIagent • Earliestfootball memory was scoring a touchdown in little league • Majoring in commu-nications.

Joined the team as a walk-on last fall.

HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLPlayed football three years and soccer four

years at Hendersonville High • Coached byBruce Hatfield • Named all-state as a senior •

Selected all-region as both a punter and place-kicker • 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 41yards per punt in his career • 85 percent of all kickoffs went into the end zonefor 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.

PERSONALBorn Jeremy Frank Willis on May 29, 1982 in Chapel Hill, N.C. • Favorite

singer is Hank Williams Jr. • Favorite movie is The Usual Suspects • FavoriteNFLteam as a kid was the Tennessee Titans • Dream vacation is to climb Mt.Everest • First thought of Coach Bunting, “This will be different.” • Greatest ath-letic moments were kicking a game-tying field goal with no time left and then agame-winning field goal in overtime against his rival high school • Can play thetrumpet • Went to Aruba during the summer • Has focused on improving hisflexibility • Enrolled in the General College.

Moved to guard during spring practice •Has a chance to be a really good offensivelineman • Played well down the stretch lastseason and enters fall camp as the starter atleft guard • Has good mobility • Needs tobecome more consistent.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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. Tulsaand 22 at Florida State • Had three knock down blocks.

HICKORY HIGH SCHOOLHonorable mention All-USA Today selection • Honors student who played

offensive guard and on the defensive line • Coached by Joey Habit at HickoryHigh School • Made 68 pancake blocks as a senior • Also led the defensive linewith 72 tackles and had eight quarterback sacks • Opened holes for a runninggame that set the district yardage record in just seven games • Started three yearsin basketball.

PERSONALBorn 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 akid was the St. Louis Rams • Favorite former Tar Heel football player isEbenezer 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 athleticmoment was making the USA Today High School All-America Team • Careergoals 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 inten-sity and toughness since coming to UNC • Worked as a Lawn & GardenSpecialist at Lowe’s this summer • Majoring in exercise and sports science.

May be a little undersized for the guardposition, but gives a tremendous effort •Makes up for his lack of size with good tech-nique and never-quit attitude • Moved fromcenter to offensive guard in the spring.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONWas the top backup to Adam Metts at center

• Played 56 snaps, including a season-high 22 snaps vs. Tulsa • Also played 17snaps in the win at Duke.

JACKSON PREPARATORYNamed 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 4Astatechampionship • Team captain • Competed in track and field • Also played base-ball for two years • Coached by Ricky Black • Played in the Mississippi PrivateSchool Association All-Star Game • Clarion-Ledger all-state and Scholar-AthleteAward recipient • National Honor Society student • Competed on the school’sdebate team and mock trial team.

PERSONALBorn Marcus Minter Wilson on March 14, 1981 in Jackson, Miss. • Parents

Punter/Place-kicker6-3, 204, Sophomore

Hendersonville, Te n n .H e n d e r s o n v i l l e

26•JEREMY WILLIS


Fayetteville, N.C. • We s t o v e r

51•SEAN WILLIAMS


Jackson, Miss. • Jackson Prep

67•MARCUS WILSON


Chesapeake, Va. • Hickory

71•JUPITER WILSON



both attended Carolina • Favorite athlete is Chad Hennings • Favorite NFLteamas a kid was the New Orleans Saints • Enjoys quail and pheasant hunting •Favorite movie is Remember the Titans • Favorite former Carolina football play-er is Ryan Carfley • Dream vacation is to go on an African safari • Greatestmoment in his athletic career was when he got to play running back for a fewplays in high school • Chose Carolina because it was a chance to be part of anup-and-coming program with a great reputation • Wants to become an attorney •Has modeled his game after Mark Stepnoski of the Dallas Cowboys • Earliestfootball memory was running laps around the track in full pads as a sixth grader• Majoring in journalism.

Has excellent strength and size for a tackle• Enters fall camp as the starting left tackle •Needs to be more consistent and play at ahigh level throughout the game • Could devel-op into an outstanding player.

2000 • FRESHMAN SEASONPlayed 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 SCHOOLConsensus all-state selection • Selected Mr. Football (5-A) in the state of

Tennessee for linemen • Region Player of the Year • Graded out over 90 percentat center • Played center and defensive end • Made 77 tackles, knocked downfive passes and caused three fumbles • Had seven quarterback sacks among 13tackles 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.

PERSONALBorn Gregory Michael Woofter on Jan. 3, 1981 in Knoxville, Tenn. • Favorite

sports teams are the Tennessee Titans and Boston Celtics • Favorite food islasagna • Favorite musical entertainer is the Marshall Tucker Band • Favoritemovie is The Devil’s Advocate • Favorite former Carolina football player isAllen Mogridge • Dream vacation is to go to Europe • Best friend on anotherteam is Tre McDonald (Duke) • Likes to play the guitar, go to the beach andwatch movies • His father played football at Tennessee and his uncle played atPenn State • Greatest athletic moment was playing at Florida State • Would liketo switch places for a day with Bill Gates • Earliest football memory was gettingknocked down by a ninth grader in his first practice as a seventh grader • Post-school ambition is to become an accountant • Majoring in economics.

Offensive Tackle6-5, 263, SophomoreOliver Springs, Te n n .

Oak Ridge

69•GREG WOOFTER

N O T E S



2001 NEWCOMERS17 MATT BAKER6-2 1/2, 205, QuarterbackRochester Hills, Mich. (BrotherRice)

Led his team to the state championship and a 12-1 record as a senior • Became a starter as a sopho-more and led Brother Rice to a 23-4 combinedrecord in his last two seasons • Team was 11-3 andadvanced to the state championship game as a jun-ior • Named first-team all-state • No. 23 Blue Chipprospect in Michigan • Passed for over 2,000 yardsand 21 touchdowns and rushed for 324 yards andfour touchdowns as a senior • Had only three inter-ceptions • As a junior, he completed 113 of 224passes for 1,500 yards with 14 touchdown passesand just four interceptions • Coached by AlbertFracassa.

97 ANTAVIS BARRINO6-5, 260, Defensive LineMarshville, N.C. (Forest Hills)

Was the conference defensive player of the yearas a senior • Earned all-conference honors at defen-sive tackle as a junior and senior • Member of TomLemming’s All-Mid Atlantic Coast Team • LedForest Hills to an 11-3 record and the third round ofthe state 2-Aplayoffs • Made 95 tackles, 22 tacklesfor loss and five sacks for losses of 40 yards in2000 • Member of the National Honor Society •Coached by John Lowery • Ranked one ofCarolina’s Top 50 players by the Charlotte Observer• Charlotte Observer All-Piedmont selection.

73 STEVEN BELL6-3, 250, Offensive LineGreensboro, N.C. (Page)

Two-year starter on the offensive and defensivelines • Teams were 20-3 in last two seasons • Pageaveraged 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-Westhigh school all-star game • Played defensive tackleas a sophomore • Coached by Bill King • Also com-peted in wrestling and track and field.

82 BOBBY BLIZZARD6-7, 249, Tight End/Wide Receiver, JuniorHampton, Va. (Hampton/Hargrave M.A.)

Transfer from Kentucky where he played twoyears at tight end and also played some wide receiv-er • Played 21 games and caught 30 passes in twoseasons with the Wildcats • Played in the MusicCity Bowl as a freshman • Caught 23 passes for 199yards as a sophomore • Had five catches for 60yards as a freshman vs. Tennessee • Former highschool teammate of UNC quarterback Ronald Curry• Was a SuperPrep All-America at Hampton HighSchool and the nation’s No. 2 rated tight end • Had78 career receptions in high school for 1,719 yards,17 touchdowns and nine two-point conversions •Selected first-team all-state by The Associated Pressand the Virginia High School Coaches Associationand was honorable mention All-America by USAToday.

72 JASON BROWN6-3, 295, Offensive LineHenderson, N.C. (Northern Vance)

Two-time North Conference 2-ALineman of theYear • Member of Tom Lemming’s All-Mid AtlanticCoast Team • Two-year starter at offensive tackleand defensive tackle • Averaged four pancakeblocks a game • Team rushed for more than 3,000yards in his junior and senior seasons • Team was 7-4 in 2000, losing to the eventual 2-Astate championin the playoffs • Recorded 73 tackles on defense •Voted offensive captain of the North CarolinaShrine Bowl team • Two-time discus state champion• Attended Governor’s School • National HonorSociety member • Ranked among the top 10 in hisacademic class • Coached by Randy Long.

32 RONNIE BRYANT6-0, 196, Defensive BackDurham, N.C. (Riverside)

Played running back and defensive back as a sen-ior and was an outside linebacker and tight end as ajunior • Named all-conference at running back as asenior and was honorable-mention all-conference atlinebacker as a junior • Missed four games his sen-ior year because of an ankle injury • Team was 6-1in games he played and 6-0 in games he played atrunning back • Rushed 130 times for 835 yards and12 touchdowns • Made four catches for 30 yards •Returned nine kicks for 198 yards and two touch-downs • Had three interceptions at defensive back •Coached by Linny Wrenn • All-conference sprinterwho competed in the 100m, 200m and relay events.

83 BRIAN CHACOS6-5, 253, Tight EndDarien, Conn. (Darien)

SuperPrep All-American • Ranked as the No. 6tight end in the country by SuperPrep • Member ofTom Lemming’s All-East Team • Four-year starterwho played a variety of positions, including tightend, defensive end and linebacker • As a senior ,caught 30 passes for 395 yards and had six touch-downs • Was the team’s third-leading tackler with

57 hits, including a team-high nine sacks • Namedall-state at defensive end by the Connecticut HighSchool Coaches Association • Named all-state attight end by the New Haven Register • Two-yearall-conference selection • Played on state champi-onship runner-up team in 1997, 1998 and 1999 •Coached by Jeff Brameier in football and lacrosse •Was a four-year letterwinner in lacrosse and three-year letterwinner in basketball • Started on 2000state championship lacrosse team • His father, Andy,played tight end at UNC, lettering from 1972-74.

40 CHRIS CURRY5-11, 185, Wide ReceiverFayetteville, N.C. (E.E. Smith)

2000 Mid-South 4-AConference Player of theYear • All-conference at wide receiver and defen -sive back • Had 37 catches for 875 yards and 12touchdowns on offense and 68 tackles and fiveinterceptions on defense • Named All-Cape Fearregion • Played in the North Carolina Shrine Bowl •Third player from E.E. Smith to commit to UNCsince 1994 (Russell Davis in 1994, Joey Evans in1997) • Coached by Milton Butts • Averaged 11points a game in basketball.

80 TOMMY DAVIS6-3, 224, LinebackerDudley, N.C. (Southern Wayne)

Named conference lineman of the year • Helpedlead Dudley to the conference championship and thestate playoffs for the first time in 26 years •Finished the season with an 8-3 record • Two-yearstarter at linebacker and tight end • All-conferenceas a senior and honorable mention as a junior •Coached by Bob Warren • Also played basketball,baseball and track.

2001 NORTH CAROLINA NEWCOMERSName Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown High SchoolMatt Baker 6-2 1/2 205 QB Rochester Hills, Mich. Brother RiceAntavis Barrino 6-5 260 DL Marshville, N.C. Forest HillsSteven Bell 6-3 250 OL Greensboro, N.C. PageBobby Blizzard 6-7 249 TE/WR Hampton, Va. Hampton/Hargrave M.A.Jason Brown 6-3 295 OL Henderson, N.C. Northern VanceRonnie Bryant 6-0 196 DB Durham, N.C. RiversideBrian Chacos 6-5 253 TE Darien, Conn. DarienChris Curry 5-11 185 WR Fayetteville, N.C. E.E. SmithTommy Davis 6-3 224 LB Dudley, N.C. Southern WayneJocques Dumas 6-8 225 DE Asheboro, N.C. AsheboroChris Hawkins 5-11 180 WR Kinston, N.C. KinstonTerrance Highsmith 6-1 185 QB Highland Park, N.J. Highland ParkDrew Hunter 6-8 265 OT Garner, N.C. RavenscroftDoug Justice 6-3 215 LB Port Orange, Fla. Spruce CreekHarry Lewis 6-3 220 WR/QB Maysville, Ky. Mason CountyJacque Lewis 5-11 187 TB Elizabeth City, N.C. NortheasternJeff Longhany 6-4 225 LB Wade, N.C. Cape FearDan Orner 5-7 163 PK Warwick, N.Y. Warwick ValleyChase Page 6-5 250 OL Mt. Pleasant, S.C. SummervilleJarwarski Pollock 5-8 175 WR Bradenton, Fla. SoutheastDanny Rumley 6-4 215 WR Birmingham, Ala. HooverArthur Smith 6-3 265 OL Rockville, Md. Georgetown Prep



42 JOCQUES DUMAS6-8, 225, Defensive EndAsheboro, N.C. (Asheboro)

First-team Parade All-American • SuperPrep All-American and ranked as the nation’s No. 9 overalldefensive lineman • Ranked No. 2 prospect inNorth Carolina by SuperPrep • No. 5 defensive line-man by PrepStar • Member of Tom Lemming’s All-American Team • Tri-County 3-AAll-Conferenceselection • Earned all-state honors • North CarolinaShrine Bowl Game selection • Had 133 tackles, 10sacks and 18 tackles for loss as a senior • Recoveredtwo fumbles, forced three fumbles and blocked onekick • Played basketball and competed in the discusand 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 HAWKINS5-11, 180, Wide ReceiverKinston, N.C. (Kinston)

Three-year starter at defensive back and widereceiver • Earned all-conference honors two years atdefensive back • Named to the Kinston Free PressAll-Area team as a junior and senior • Named all-state as a senior • Had 27 tackles and 10 intercep-tions as a senior • Had 38 receptions for 670 yardsand seven touchdowns as a senior • Team was 8-5and advanced to the second round of the state play-offs • Returned a punt 95 yards for a touchdown •Coached by Jeff Price • Also started three years atguard on the basketball team • Basketball team iscurrently No. 2 in the state.

8 TERRANCE HIGHSMITH6-1, 185, QuarterbackHighland Park, N.J. (Highland Park)

A three-year starter who earned all-conferencehonors in football, basketball and track • Selected toplay in the Governor’s Bowl, a high school footballall-star game between the top players in New Jerseyand New York • As a senior, completed 74 of 138passes for 1,007 yards and nine touchdowns andrushed for 1,079 yards and 11 touchdowns • As ajunior he passed for over 1,400 yards • Had 27career touchdown passes and had 10 rushing touch-downs of 60 or more yards • At defensive back, hehad 13 interceptions, recovered two fumbles, made61 tackles, had two sacks and deflected seven pass-es • Also punted and kicked off, averaging 39 yardsper punt • Averaged 19.2 points per game in bas-ketball, can dunk with both hands and played inNew Jersey’s all-star basketball game • Was an all-area selection in football and basketball by the NewBrunswick Home News Tribune • Coached in foot-ball by Joe Policastro.

70 DREW HUNTER6-8, 265, Offensive TackleGarner, N.C. (Ravenscroft)

Two-time all-state selection • Three-year starteron offense and defense • Graded out as the top line-man in every game at Ravenscroft • Had 101 tacklesand six sacks as a senior • Team was 11-1 and wonthe Independent School 3-Astate championship •Coached by Ned Gonet • Also played basketball •Officer in Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

53 DOUG JUSTICE6-3, 215, LinebackerPort Orange, Fla. (Spruce Creek)

SuperPrep All-American and ranked No. 32

nationally among linebackers • Ranked No. 25among all seniors in Florida by SuperPrep • OrlandoSentinel’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 standoutwho started at linebacker on defense and tight endon offense • Also played some at fullback late in theseason • Made 122 tackles, two sacks, 11 tackles forloss, recovered three fumbles and had two intercep-tions as a senior • Team was 8-3 in Class 5-A •Four-year starter • Older brother is a graduate of theAir Force Academy and is stationed at SeymourJohnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro • Coached byGeorge Janan • Member of the NationalBaccalaureate Academic Program • Also played bas-ketball and competed on the track team.

16 HARRY LEWIS6-3, 220, Wide Receiver/QuarterbackMaysville, Ky. (Mason County)

Played wide receiver and quarterback in highschool • Caught 77 passes for 852 yards and 14touchdowns as a sophomore • Switched to quarter-back in his junior season and played there the lasttwo years • Passed for 2,391 yards and rushed for1,410 yards in his career • Responsible for 54 touch-downs • Selected Kentucky’s 2-APlayer of the Yearas a senior • Helped lead Mason County to a 9-3record, its best ever • Ranked the No. 8 senior inKentucky by SuperPrep • Coached by DavidBuchanan.

20 JACQUE LEWIS5-11, 187, TailbackElizabeth City, N.C. (Northeastern)

Ranked No. 3 prospect in North Carolina bySuperPrep • Ranked No. 20 running back in thecountry by SuperPrep • Member of Tom Lemming’sAll-Mid Atlantic Coast Team • Big East ConferencePlayer of Year • North Carolina Shrine Bowl selec-tion • Two-year all-conference selection • Namedall-state as a senior • Rushed for 5,077 yards on 568carries 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 pergame) and 32 touchdowns as a senior • Rushed for1,900 yards and scored 32 touchdowns as a junior •Led team to an 11-1 record and the second round ofthe 4-Astate playoffs • Team was 21-3 in his lasttwo seasons • Had 16 kickoff returns for 522 yardsand four touchdowns • Coached by Eric McDaniels• His father, Anzell Harrell, is an assistant footballcoach at Elizabeth City State and coaches runningbacks.

52 JEFF LONGHANY6-4, 225, LinebackerWade, N.C. (Cape Fear)

Named to the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team •Member of Tom Lemming’s All-Mid Atlantic CoastTeam • Had 108 tackles, eight sacks, two intercep-tions and blocked five kicks as a senior • Had 118tackles and one interception as a junior • Two-timeall-region and all-conference selection • Also start -ed at fullback and had 208 yards and five touch-downs as a senior • Coached by Mark Heil • Alsocompeted on the wrestling and baseball teams.

23 DAN ORNER5-7, 163, Place-kicker, SophomoreWarwick, N.Y. (Warwick Valley)

A transfer from Michigan State • Will be a walk-

on this season for the Tar Heels, but must sit out theyear as a transfer • Will then have two years of eli-gibility remaining • Was at Michigan State for twoseasons, but never kicked in a game • Red-shirted in1999 • At Warwick Valley High School, he wasranked as one of the top 50 players in New York •Named first-team tri-county and was selected toplay in the Governor’s Bowl All-Star Game • As asenior, he made 8 of 10 field goal attempts, includ-ing a season-long 49-yarder.

68 CHASE PAGE6-5, 250, Offensive LineMt. Pleasant, S.C. (Summerville)

Coached by John McKissick at Summerville, thelargest high school in South Carolina • Played justone season at Summerville after transferring fromWando High School in Charleston, S.C. •Participated in the Shrine Bowl • Helped leadSummerville to a 11-2 record and a berth in thestate playoffs • Started the season at tight end andmoved to offensive tackle early in the season • Alsoplayed defensive tackle • Named all-region •Selected All-Low Country by the PalmettoTouchdown Club.

14 JAWARSKI POLLOCK5-8, 175, Wide ReceiverBradenton, Fla. (Southeast)

Two-year starter at wide receiver at the same highschool that produced UNC wideout Bosley Allenand former FSU standout Peter Warrick • First-teamall-state selection • Nominated to play in theFlorida-California All-Star game • Caught 76 catch-es for 1,344 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior •Had 42 catches for 769 yards and nine touchdownsas a junior • Also returned punts and kickoffs •Played on the basketball team • Coached by PaulMaechtle.

19 DANNY RUMLEY6-4, 215, Wide ReceiverBirmingham, Ala. (Hoover)

Has only played football for two seasons •Helped lead Hoover to a 14-1 record and the 6-Astate championship • Ranked as the No. 1 widereceiver prospect in Alabama by the state’s highschool coaches • Two-time Player of the Week inthe city of Birmingham • Selected to the Alabama-Mississippi High School All-Star Game • First-teamall-state as a senior and honorable mention as a jun-ior • Had 49 receptions for 814 yards and 13 touch-downs as a senior • Had 39 catches for almost 800yards and five touchdowns as a junior • Two-yearall-conference and all-metro selection • Coached byRush Propst.

66 ARTHUR SMITH6-3, 265, Offensive LineRockville, Md. (Georgetown Prep)

Team captain for a squad that went 10-0 in 2000and was ranked No. 4 among all high schools in thestate of Maryland • Team won the league champi-onship • Anchor of an offensive line that averagedover 300 yards rushing per game • First-team all-state selection at offensive line • Two-time all-con-ference • First-team All-Metro by the WashingtonPost • Was an offensive tackle and center and sawsome action at defensive tackle • Also played track,lacrosse and basketball • Coached by Dan Paro.

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