North Carolina Tar Heels
8-4 (7-3 ACC)18th APLast: L 27-41 vs Texas A&M
Mack Brown · 2nd season · .600 at North Carolina · .666 career since 1985
- Rating
- +13.616
- Adj Off
- 40.47
- Adj Def
- 26.947
- WAP
- -1.1641
Style profile
Style
What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Run rate | 54.4%43 | 48.3%98 |
| Plays per game | 70.749 | 68.872 |
| Time of possession | 30:4743 | 29:0979 |
| Yards per pass attempt | 10.16 | 7.573 |
| Yards per rush | 5.87 | 4.365 |
| Points per game | 41.79 | 29.465 |
| Points per opportunity | 4.758 | 3.8277 |
| Starting field position | Own 2963 | Own 2731 |
Efficiency and EPA
Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.3934 | +0.19980 |
| Adj. EPA per play | +0.3553 | +0.15348 |
| Success rate | 50.8%7 | 41.4%54 |
| Explosiveness | 1.425 | 1.33101 |
| Rushing EPA per play | +0.3184 | +0.16894 |
| Passing EPA per play | +0.4827 | +0.22858 |
| Std downs success | 54.9%13 | 45.6%47 |
| Passing downs success | 39.5%13 | 32.0%64 |
Situational
Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Red zone TD rate | 81.5%17 | 72.4%64 |
| Turnovers per game | 1.0827 | 0.92109 |
| Penalties per game | 6.997 | 6.734 |
| Penalty yards per game | 67.3109 | 55.551 |
| 3rd down conversion | 45.4%27 | 38.0%43 |
| 4th down tries per game | 1.5884 | 1.5880 |
| 4th down conversion | 57.9%51 | 52.6%50 |
Rank out of 128 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | WAP | Off EPA | Def EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12Wk 2 | 95  Syracuse | W31-6 | +0.05 | +0.33 | -0.23 |
| Oct 3Wk 5 | @58  Boston College | W26-22 | +0.24 | +0.30 | +0.19 |
| Oct 10Wk 6 | 49  Virginia Tech | W56-45 | +0.17 | +0.71 | +0.29 |
| Oct 17Wk 7 | @79  Florida State | L28-31 | -0.83 | +0.10 | +0.30 |
| Oct 24Wk 8 | 61  NC State | W48-21 | +0.13 | +0.37 | +0.13 |
| Oct 31Wk 9 | @55  Virginia | L41-44 | -0.74 | +0.45 | +0.37 |
| Nov 7Wk 10 | @101  Duke | W56-24 | +0.09 | +0.50 | +0.17 |
| Nov 14Wk 11 | 48  Wake Forest | W59-53 | +0.17 | +0.48 | +0.34 |
| Nov 27Wk 13 | 7  Notre Dame#5 | L17-31 | -0.49 | +0.14 | +0.32 |
| Dec 5Wk 14 | Western Carolina(FCS) | W49-9 | +0.00 | +0.46 | -0.14 |
| Dec 12Wk 15 | @26  Miami#22 | W62-26 | +0.43 | +0.70 | +0.20 |
| Jan 2Post | N6  Texas A&M#4 | L27-41 | -0.38 | +0.14 | +0.42 |
Key players
Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.
Offense
Quarterbacks
Share of pass attempts| Player | Share | C/A | Cmp% | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Sam HowellJRPOTY 8 | 97% | 237/348 | 68.1% | 3586 | 10.3 | 30 | 7 |
Running backs
Share of rushes| Player | Share | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Javonte WilliamsJR | 32% | 157 | 1140 | 7.3 | 19 | 25 |
| 8Michael CarterSR | 32% | 156 | 1245 | 8.0 | 9 | 25 |
| 24British BrooksSR | 5% | 24 | 99 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26Josh HendersonSR | 3% | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 |
Receivers
Share of pass attempts| Player | Share | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Dyami BrownWR JR | 15% | 54 | 1084 | 20.1 | 8 |
| 5Dazz NewsomeWR SR | 15% | 54 | 684 | 12.7 | 6 |
| 84Garrett WalstonTE SR | 5% | 19 | 255 | 13.4 | 2 |
| 89Khafre BrownWR SR | 4% | 15 | 337 | 22.5 | 2 |
| 18Emery SimmonsWR SR | 4% | 15 | 201 | 13.4 | 1 |
| 3Beau CorralesWR SR | 4% | 13 | 238 | 18.3 | 1 |
Defense
Defensive line
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | TFL | Sck | Hur | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomari FoxDL SR | 46 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 51Raymond VohasekDL SR | 29 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 5Tyrone HopperDL SR | 27 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 7Kaimon RuckerDE SR | 21 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5Jahlil TaylorDT SR | 18 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13Chris CollinsDL SR | 13 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
Linebackers
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | TFL | Sck | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21Chazz SurrattLB SR | 91 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 44Jeremiah GemmelLB SR | 78 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 12Tomon FoxLB SR | 36 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Eugene AsanteLB SR | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Khadry JacksonLB SR | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defensive backs
Total tackles| Player | Tkl | PD | INT | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11Cam'Ron KellyDB SR | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 2Don ChapmanDB SR | 48 | 2 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 6Trey MorrisonDB SR | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 6Ja'Qurious ConleyDB SR | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| 24Patrice ReneDB SR | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| 1Kyler McMichaelDB JR | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 0Tony GrimesDB SR | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 |
Special teams
Kickers
By kicks attempted| Player | FG | FG% | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17Grayson AtkinsSR | 12/18 | 67% | 51 | 63/63 | 99 |
| 95Noah RugglesSR | 0/0 | — | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punters
By punts| Player | Punts | Avg | Long | In 20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91Ben KiernanSR | 34 | 43.7 | 62 | 16 | 0 |