This page tracks North Carolina college football season stat leaders in passing, rushing, receiving, tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, interceptions and punting across the FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III and NJCAA levels.
Rankings are updated weekly throughout the season.
🔄 Last Updated: October 28, 2026 1:00 am
Sources: NCAA statistics (NCAA.com) and official team statistical reports.
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Passing Yards
YARDS PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES ATT COMP INT TD YPG
2,349 Kamden Sixkiller (Campbell) FCS Sr. QB 8 281 188 7 18 293.6
2249 Tyler Adkins (Chowan) D2 Sr. QB 8 272 163 3 18 281.1
1959 Lex Thomas (Western Carolina) FCS Jr. QB 8 283 182 1 9 244.9
1947 Gio Lopez (Wake Forest) FBS R-Jr. QB 7 207 140 1 17 278.1
1940 Josh Ehrlich (UNC Pembroke) D2 5th QB 9 225 139 4 19 215.6
1809 Casey Bullock (Davidson) FCS Jr. QB 8 301 173 11 12 226.1
1773 Wells Bettenhausen (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 R-Fr. QB 8 238 147 8 6 221.6
1763 Cj Bailey (NC State) FBS Jr. QB 7 219 143 4 11 251.9
1700 Malachi Singleton (App State) FBS Sr. QB 7 209 139 2 9 242.9
1680 Cole Pennington (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Sr. QB 6 259 147 5 8 280.0
1647 Mason Fortune (Catawba) D2 R-So. QB 8 257 165 9 9 205.9
1642 Brooks Brien (Wingate) D2 R-Fr. QB 8 204 109 13 11 205.3
1531 Billy Edwards Jr. (North Carolina) FBS Gr. QB 7 201 121 5 11 218.7
1498 Braden Selvage (NC Wesleyan) D3 So. QB 7 176 113 3 11 214.0
1462 Alexander Marsh (Shaw) D2 So. QB 9 199 115 4 12 162.4
1440 Walker Eget (Duke) FBS Post-Bacc QB 7 197 122 3 8 205.7
1435 Damien Mazil (Johnson C. Smith) D2 Gr. QB 7 147 91 2 13 205.0
1407 Lukas Kachilo (Mars Hill) D2 Jr QB 7 259 135 8 8 201.0
1280 Cameron Turner (Greensboro) D3 So. QB 6 168 96 5 7 213.3
1268 Jamir Dismukes (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Sr. QB 8 163 107 4 10 158.5
1263 Kevin White (NC A&T) FCS R-Jr. QB 8 183 99 5 14 157.9
1212 Brandon Edinburgh Jr (Livingstone) D2 R-So. QB 8 178 87 6 7 151.5
812 Christian Conley (Brevard) D3 Fr. QB 7 125 68 7 7 116.0
804 Tristan Gabrels (Guilford) D3 R-So. QB 6 155 71 10 3 134.0
802 Cole Gonzales (Charlotte) FBS 5th QB 5 127 79 7 3 160.4
Passing Touchdowns
TD PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES
19 Josh Ehrlich (UNC Pembroke) D2 5th QB 9
18 Kamden Sixkiller (Campbell) FCS Sr. QB 8
18 Tyler Adkins (Chowan) D2 Sr. QB 8
17 Gio Lopez (Wake Forest) FBS R-Jr. QB 7
14 Kevin White (NC A&T) FCS R-Jr. QB 8
13 Damien Mazil (Johnson C. Smith) D2 Gr. QB 7
12 Alexander Marsh (Shaw) D2 So. QB 9
12 Casey Bullock (Davidson) FCS Jr. QB 8
11 Billy Edwards Jr. (North Carolina) FBS Gr. QB 7
11 Braden Selvage (NC Wesleyan) D3 So. QB 7
11 Brooks Brien (Wingate) D2 R-Fr. QB 8
11 Cj Bailey (NC State) FBS Jr. QB 7
10 Houston Scott (Louisburg) JUCO Fr QB 7
10 Jamir Dismukes (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Sr. QB 8
9 Lex Thomas (Western Carolina) FCS Jr. QB 8
9 Malachi Singleton (App State) FBS Sr. QB 7
9 Mason Fortune (Catawba) D2 R-So. QB 8
8 Cole Pennington (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Sr. QB 6
8 Lukas Kachilo (Mars Hill) D2 Jr QB 7
8 Walker Eget (Duke) FBS Post-Bacc QB 7
7 Brandon Edinburgh Jr (Livingstone) D2 R-So. QB 8
7 Cameron Turner (Greensboro) D3 So. QB 6
7 Christian Conley (Brevard) D3 Fr. QB 7
7 Emory Williams (East Carolina) FBS 4th YR QB 6
6 Josef Manley (Elizabeth City St.) D2 Jr. QB 5
6 Wells Bettenhausen (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 R-Fr. QB 8
Rushing Yards
YARDS PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES ATT TD PER GAME PER ATT.
1213 Fabian Duncan (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Jr. RB 8 198 9 151.6 6.1
1080 Kamerin McDowell-Moore (Elon) FCS Fr. RB 8 158 7 135.0 6.8
875 Nate Sheppard (Duke) FBS So. RB 7 153 9 125.0 5.7
791 Trey Thorpe (Shaw) D2 Sr. RB 9 140 6 87.9 5.7
744 Josh Ehrlich (UNC Pembroke) D2 5th QB 9 124 7 82.7 6.0
587 Jayvion Danzy (Winston-Salem) D2 R-Fr. RB 8 103 3 73.4 5.7
582 Tj Engleman Jr. (East Carolina) FBS 3rd YR RB 7 89 4 83.1 6.5
559 Marvin Reed Jr. (Brevard) D3 Fr. RB 7 101 9 79.9 5.5
527 Zion Fauntleroy-McDaniel (Brevard) D3 Jr. RB 7 62 4 75.3 8.5
516 Fabian Diggs (Shaw) D2 So. RB 8 78 4 64.5 6.6
513 Casey Bullock (Davidson) FCS Jr. QB 8 107 10 64.1 4.8
492 LJ Turner (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Sr. RB 8 93 8 61.5 5.3
487 Kamarro Edmonds (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Sr. RB 8 82 4 60.9 5.9
485 Josh Perry (Western Carolina) FCS So. RB 8 103 5 60.6 4.7
482 Rayvon Durant (Mars Hill) D2 Jr RB 7 106 4 68.9 4.5
471 JJ Cowan (Campbell) FCS Jr. RB 7 75 3 67.3 6.3
456 Gino Addison (NC Central) FCS Fr. RB 6 66 3 76.0 6.9
447 Jason Willis (Wingate) D2 R-Fr. RB 8 75 6 55.9 6.0
438 Jake Davids (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. RB 9 75 6 48.7 5.8
420 Jaquari Lewis (App State) FBS So. RB 7 83 8 60.0 5.1
407 Eddie Clark (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Gr. RB 6 67 5 67.8 6.1
403 Saeed St. Fleur (Catawba) D2 R-Jr. RB 8 80 4 50.4 5.0
392 Shermon Davis (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 So. RB 8 32 2 49.0 12.3
386 Jayden Brown (Barton) D2 So. RB 8 81 1 48.3 4.8
381 Ethan Wallace (Wingate) D2 R-Jr. RB 7 85 3 54.4 4.5
375 Christian Vann (Gardner-Webb) FCS Jr. RB 8 94 0 46.9 4.0
Rushing Touchdowns
TD PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES
10 Casey Bullock (Davidson) FCS Jr. QB 8
9 Marvin Reed Jr. (Brevard) D3 Fr. RB 7
9 Nate Sheppard (Duke) FBS So. RB 7
9 Fabian Duncan (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Jr. RB 8
8 Jaquari Lewis (App State) FBS So. RB 7
8 Will Wilson (NC State) FBS So. QB 7
8 LJ Turner (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Sr. RB 8
7 De’Von Thomas (Campbell) FCS So. RB 6
7 Demon June (North Carolina) FBS So. RB 7
7 Kamerin McDowell-Moore (Elon) FCS Fr. RB 8
7 Josh Ehrlich (UNC Pembroke) D2 5th QB 9
6 Gio Lopez (Wake Forest) FBS R-Jr. QB 7
6 Jason Willis (Wingate) D2 R-Fr. RB 8
6 Jake Davids (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. RB 9
6 Trey Thorpe (Shaw) D2 Sr. RB 9
5 Cameron Turner (Greensboro) D3 So. QB 6
5 Eddie Clark (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Gr. RB 6
5 Dasan Anderson (Louisburg) JUCO Rs.Fr RB 7
5 Malik Fuller (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Fr. RB 7
5 Tevin Council (Louisburg) JUCO Rs.FR RB 7
5 Josh Perry (Western Carolina) FCS So. RB 8
5 Lex Thomas (Western Carolina) FCS Jr. QB 8
4 Dazmin James (App State) FBS Sr. WR 3
4 Jayden “duke” Scott (NC State) FBS Jr. RB 5
4 Jimmyll Williams (Elon) FCS Sr. RB 6
4 Ziere Brooks (Louisburg) JUCO Rs.FR RB 6
4 Kamden Sixkiller (Campbell) FCS Sr. QB 7
4 Khamani Alexander (Charlotte) FBS Sr. RB 7
4 Nelson Layne (NC Central) FCS Fr. QB 7
4 Plez Lawrence (NC Central) FCS Sr. RB 7
4 Rayvon Durant (Mars Hill) D2 Jr RB 7
4 Tj Engleman Jr. (East Carolina) FBS 3rd YR RB 7
4 Ty Clark III (Wake Forest) FBS Jr. RB 7
4 Zion Fauntleroy-McDaniel (Brevard) D3 Jr. RB 7
4 Fabian Diggs (Shaw) D2 So. RB 8
4 Jamison Funderburk (Winston-Salem) D2 So. RB 8
4 Kamarro Edmonds (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Sr. RB 8
4 Saeed St. Fleur (Catawba) D2 R-Jr. RB 8
Receiving Yards
YARDS PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES REC TD YDS/GM YPC
887 Tyson Resper (NC Wesleyan) D3 Sr. WR 7 55 5 126.7 16.1
802 Amir Alexander (Chowan) D2 Jr. WR 8 46 7 100.3 17.4
720 Carlos Hernandez (Wake Forest) FBS Sr. WR 7 49 4 102.9 14.7
644 Malik Brown (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. WR 9 36 7 71.6 17.9
643 Mikel McClellan (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 R-So. WR 7 54 1 91.9 11.9
625 Kory Jones (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-So. WR 8 37 3 78.1 16.9
570 Brian Lane (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-So. WR 8 35 7 71.3 16.3
569 Xavier Jackson (Wingate) D2 R-Jr. WR 8 34 5 71.1 16.7
564 Dezmond Randolph (Chowan) D2 Sr. TE 8 31 5 70.5 18.2
543 Jordan Shipp (North Carolina) FBS Jr. WR 7 41 2 77.6 13.2
535 Jimmie West III (NC Wesleyan) D3 Fr. WR 7 31 7 76.4 17.3
519 Jacary Lightsey (Davidson) FCS Sr. WR 6 42 3 86.5 12.4
474 Sam Pickett III (App State) FBS So. WR 7 32 4 67.7 14.8
473 KJ Brown (Greensboro) D3 Jr. WR 7 26 3 67.6 18.2
456 Keenan Jackson (NC State) FBS Jr. WR 7 30 6 65.1 15.2
456 AJ Colombo (Western Carolina) FCS 5th WR 8 38 0 57.0 12.0
442 Nick Venezia (Catawba) D2 R-So. WR 8 33 3 55.3 13.4
440 Charlie Guinade (Mars Hill) D2 Sr WR 5 34 3 88.0 12.9
428 Aj Adams (Davidson) FCS Jr. WR 8 40 3 53.5 10.7
426 Shane Shapiro (Guilford) D3 Sr. WR 7 39 1 60.9 10.9
416 Marcus Fleming (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Jr. WR 8 30 3 52.0 13.9
409 Jonathan Barnett (UNC Pembroke) D2 So. WR 9 20 4 45.4 20.5
402 Reggie King, Jr (Shaw) D2 So. WR 8 21 4 50.3 19.1
401 Giovanni Adopte (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Jr. WR 8 31 2 50.1 12.9
400 Dajuan Gibson (Louisburg) JUCO So WR 7 25 5 57.1 16.0
396 Jaden Barnes (Charlotte) FBS Sr. WR 7 40 0 56.6 9.9
391 Jelani Thurman (North Carolina) FBS R-Jr. TE 7 33 4 55.9 11.8
381 Chance Peterson (NC Central) FCS Jr. WR 8 37 1 47.6 10.3
376 Michael Carlock-Williams (NC A&T) FCS R-So. WR 8 21 5 47.0 17.9
Receiving Touchdowns
TD PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES
7 Jimmie West III (NC Wesleyan) D3 Fr. WR 7
7 Amir Alexander (Chowan) D2 Jr. WR 8
7 Brian Lane (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-So. WR 8
7 Malik Brown (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. WR 9
6 Keenan Jackson (NC State) FBS Jr. WR 7
5 Dajuan Gibson (Louisburg) JUCO So WR 7
5 Tyson Resper (NC Wesleyan) D3 Sr. WR 7
5 Dezmond Randolph (Chowan) D2 Sr. TE 8
5 Michael Carlock-Williams (NC A&T) FCS R-So. WR 8
5 Terrance Holland (Elizabeth City St.) D2 Sr. WR 8
5 Xavier Jackson (Wingate) D2 R-Jr. WR 8
4 Carlos Hernandez (Wake Forest) FBS Sr. WR 7
4 Jack Foley (Wake Forest) FBS R-Fr. WR 7
4 Jelani Thurman (North Carolina) FBS R-Jr. TE 7
4 Jyron Waiters (Campbell) FCS Jr. WR 7
4 Nate Sheppard (Duke) FBS So. RB 7
4 Sam Pickett III (App State) FBS So. WR 7
4 Elijah Kennedy (NC A&T) FCS R-Sr. WR 8
4 Jai Boyd (Western Carolina) FCS Sr. WR 8
4 Reggie King, Jr (Shaw) D2 So. WR 8
4 Jonathan Barnett (UNC Pembroke) D2 So. WR 9
3 Charlie Guinade (Mars Hill) D2 Sr WR 5
3 Aaron Osborne (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. WR 6
3 Carson Spoonts (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Jr. TE 6
3 Jacary Lightsey (Davidson) FCS Sr. WR 6
3 Davyn Reid (Livingstone) D2 Sr. WR 7
3 Derrick Eley (Charlotte) FBS Jr. WR 7
3 Dominick Barry (Wake Forest) FBS Fr. TE 7
3 Jaydin Williams (Louisburg) JUCO Rs.FR WR 7
3 KJ Brown (Greensboro) D3 Jr. WR 7
3 Ray Ray Joseph Jr. (East Carolina) FBS 4th YR WR 7
3 Aj Adams (Davidson) FCS Jr. WR 8
3 Calvin Parker (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Jr. WR 8
3 James Williams (Chowan) D2 Sr. WR 8
3 Kory Jones (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-So. WR 8
3 Marcus Fleming (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Jr. WR 8
3 Nick Venezia (Catawba) D2 R-So. WR 8
3 Reginald Daniel (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Jr. WR 8
3 Ronald Lindsey (Livingstone) D2 So. WR 8
3 Tyler Davis (Barton) D2 Jr. WR 8
Tackles
TOTAL PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES SOLO ASST TPG
84.0 Tre Yanez (Gardner-Webb) FCS Jr. LB 8 37 47 10.5
75.0 Brodie Carroll (Elon) FCS R-Jr. LB 8 37 38 9.4
72.0 Derek McDonald (North Carolina) FBS Gr. LB 7 25 47 10.3
68.0 Darian Whitaker (Chowan) D2 Jr. LB 8 24 44 8.5
67.0 Jaevon Branch (Elizabeth City St.) D2 R-So. DB 8 40 27 8.4
65.0 Quadir McEachin (Shaw) D2 Jr. LB 9 46 19 7.2
64.0 Peyton Seelmann (North Carolina) FBS Jr. LB 7 27 37 9.1
64.0 Cahari Haynes (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Jr. LB 8 30 34 8.0
62.0 Owen Whelan (Guilford) D3 So. LB 7 19 43 8.9
62.0 Vincent Hill (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Sr. LB 8 34 28 7.8
61.0 Popo Aguirre (NC State) FBS Sr. ILB 7 27 34 8.7
60.0 Garrett Wilson (Guilford) D3 Fr. LB 7 22 38 8.6
60.0 John “Jack” Earley (Elizabeth City St.) D2 Fr. LB 8 38 22 7.5
59.0 Jadin Baptist (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. LB 8 37 22 7.4
58.0 Jaylen Hinton (Catawba) D2 Sr. LB 8 30 28 7.3
56.0 Jatavien Taylor (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-So. LB 8 33 23 7.0
55.0 Jay Law (Greensboro) D3 Sr. LB 7 27 28 7.9
55.0 Brodie Bradburn (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Jr. LB 8 33 22 6.9
55.0 Joshua Truesdale (NC Central) FCS So. DB 8 30 25 6.9
54.0 Gavin Willis (Charlotte) FBS Sr. LB 7 29 25 7.7
54.0 Will Hadden III (Brevard) D3 Sr. LB 7 21 33 7.7
54.0 Donavan Frederick (NC A&T) FCS Fr. LB 8 29 25 6.8
53.0 Kristopher Young (Shaw) D2 Fr. DB 8 30 23 6.6
52.0 Greg Lott (Chowan) D2 So. LB 8 25 27 6.5
51.0 Colton Phares (App State) FBS Sr. LB 7 29 22 7.3
51.0 Dj Johnson Jr. (East Carolina) FBS 4th YR LB 7 22 29 7.3
51.0 Vincent Firenze (Wake Forest) FBS R-Jr. LB 7 20 31 7.3
51.0 Darryl Harris (Chowan) D2 Jr. DB 8 23 28 6.4
50.0 Chancellor Smith (Winston-Salem) D2 Sr. DB 8 35 15 6.3
50.0 Tyson Brown (Wingate) D2 R-Jr. DE 8 14 36 6.3
Tackles For Loss
TOTAL PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES YARDS TFL/GM
14.5 Fred Giles (UNC Pembroke) D2 Gr. DL 9 67.0 1.6
13.5 Zarion Walters (NC Central) FCS Jr. DL 8 78.0 1.7
12.5 Tre Yanez (Gardner-Webb) FCS Jr. LB 8 51.0 1.6
11.5 Langston Hardy (Wake Forest) FBS R-Sr. DL 7 62.0 1.6
10.5 Amir Jackson (Louisburg) JUCO Fr LB 7 35.0 1.5
10.5 Emmanuel Miller (Barton) D2 Fr. DL 8 53.0 1.3
10.0 Xavier Lewis (North Carolina) FBS So. DL 7 56.0 1.4
10.0 Jatavien Taylor (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-So. LB 8 44.0 1.3
9.5 Brodie Bradburn (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Jr. LB 8 29.0 1.2
9.0 Cam’Ron Webster (Methodist) D3 Sr. DE 7 51.0 1.3
9.0 Simeon Reid (Guilford) D3 Sr. LB 7 39.0 1.3
9.0 Ziere Ray (Greensboro) D3 Jr. DL 7 29.0 1.3
9.0 Carnell Ferguson (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Jr. DL 8 42.0 1.1
9.0 Osirus Rhodes (Fayetteville St.) D2 Gr. DE 8 37.0 1.1
9.0 Trey Weems (Gardner-Webb) FCS Sr. DL 8 37.0 1.1
9.0 Tyson Brown (Wingate) D2 R-Jr. DE 8 51.0 1.1
8.5 Deshon Hadden (Brevard) D3 Jr. LB 7 40.0 1.2
8.5 D’Andre Martin (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Jr. DT 8 34.0 1.1
8.5 Malachi Howell (Chowan) D2 5th DL 8 42.0 1.1
8.5 Tayshawn Benson (Chowan) D2 Jr. DB 8 51.0 1.1
8.0 Jadon Barnes (Greensboro) D3 Jr. LB 7 27.0 1.1
8.0 Jay Law (Greensboro) D3 Sr. LB 7 31.0 1.1
8.0 Kieran Davis (East Carolina) FBS 4th YR DL 7 26.0 1.1
8.0 Aj Mebane (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Jr. DL 8 40.0 1.0
8.0 Ajani Farmer (Elizabeth City St.) D2 R-So. DL 8 37.0 1.0
8.0 Elijah Evans (Wingate) D2 So. DT 8 42.0 1.0
8.0 Jadin Baptist (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. LB 8 26.0 1.0
8.0 Jaevon Branch (Elizabeth City St.) D2 R-So. DB 8 24.0 1.0
8.0 Jarmal Gilmore (Davidson) FCS So. DL 8 41.0 1.0
8.0 Jymiek Sampson (Catawba) D2 Jr. DL 8 24.0 1.0
8.0 Travis Burton (Livingstone) D2 Jr. DE 8 32.0 1.0
Sacks
SACKS SACK LEADERS DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES YARDS SCK/GM
9.0 Fred Giles (UNC Pembroke) D2 Gr. DL 9 49.0 1.00
8.0 Chad Giarusso (Mars Hill) D2 Jr FS 7 #REF! 1.14
8.0 Ronnie Hooker (Louisburg) JUCO So DE 7 38.0 1.14
7.0 Xavier Lewis (North Carolina) FBS So. DL 7 49.0 1.00
6.5 Zarion Walters (NC Central) FCS Jr. DL 8 54.0 0.81
6.0 Simeon Reid (Guilford) D3 Sr. LB 7 34.0 0.86
6.0 Ziere Ray (Greensboro) D3 Jr. DL 7 26.0 0.86
5.5 Timareon Williams (Louisburg) JUCO So DE 6 29.0 0.92
5.5 Isi Etute (UNC Pembroke) D2 Sr. DL 7 39.0 0.79
5.5 Langston Hardy (Wake Forest) FBS R-Sr. DL 7 50.0 0.79
5.0 Caleb Sandstrom (App State) FBS Sr. DL 7 28.0 0.71
5.0 Cam’Ron Webster (Methodist) D3 Sr. DE 7 42.0 0.71
5.0 Jarmal Gilmore (Davidson) FCS So. DL 8 30.0 0.63
5.0 Osirus Rhodes (Fayetteville St.) D2 Gr. DE 8 26.0 0.63
5.0 Tre Yanez (Gardner-Webb) FCS Jr. LB 8 33.0 0.63
4.5 Trenton Cheatom (Louisburg) JUCO Rs.FR LB 6 40.0 0.75
4.5 Deshon Hadden (Brevard) D3 Jr. LB 7 31.0 0.64
4.5 Aj Mebane (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Jr. DL 8 33.0 0.56
4.5 Brodie Bradburn (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Jr. LB 8 15.0 0.56
4.5 D’Andre Martin (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Jr. DT 8 23.0 0.56
4.5 Dontavius Phillips (Livingstone) D2 Sr. DE 9 48.0 0.50
4.0 Javon Smith (Elizabeth City St.) D2 So. LB 6 33.0 0.67
4.0 Amir Jackson (Louisburg) JUCO Fr LB 7 34.0 0.57
4.0 Elijah Satchell (NC State) FBS Fr. OLB 7 38.0 0.57
4.0 James Laycock (Brevard) D3 Jr. DL 7 38.0 0.57
4.0 Kevin O’connor (Duke) FBS R-Jr. DE 7 23.0 0.57
4.0 Anthony Binyard (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-Jr. DT 8 29.0 0.50
4.0 Carnell Ferguson (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Jr. DL 8 34.0 0.50
4.0 Chris Harris (Wingate) D2 R-Jr. DL 8 28.0 0.50
4.0 Elijah Evans (Wingate) D2 So. DT 8 35.0 0.50
4.0 Tayshawn Benson (Chowan) D2 Jr. DB 8 33.0 0.50
4.0 Trey Weems (Gardner-Webb) FCS Sr. DL 8 22.0 0.50
Interceptions
TOTAL INTERCEPTION LEADERS DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES
6 ZyKing Patillo (Fayetteville St.) D2 Fr. DB 8
3 Kamari Blankumsee (NC A&T) FCS Sr. OLB 6
3 Greg Smith III (North Carolina) FBS R-So. DB 7
3 Amari Sifford (NC Central) FCS Fr. DB 8
3 Christopher Bentley (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Fr. CB 8
3 Jayden Cornelius (Western Carolina) FCS So. CB 8
3 Marque Vereen (Johnson C. Smith) D2 Sr. DB 8
2 Sean McFadden (Shaw) D2 Fr. DB 6
2 Amond Myers (Catawba) D2 Sr. DB 7
2 Ayden Duncanson (East Carolina) FBS 4th YR DB 7
2 Colton Phares (App State) FBS Sr. LB 7
2 Devin Henderson (App State) FBS Jr. DB 7
2 Dre Walker (App State) FBS Sr. DB 7
2 Jimmy Lacy (Chowan) D2 Jr. DB 7
2 Vance Sheppert (Campbell) FCS 5th CB 7
2 Jakarri Martin II (NC Central) FCS Sr. DB 8
2 Jamaris Stevens (Johnson C. Smith) D2 R-So. LB 8
2 Joshua Truesdale (NC Central) FCS So. DB 8
2 Kylyn Brown (Barton) D2 So. DB 8
2 Latavius Moore (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 So. DB 8
2 Mykell Harvey (NC A&T) FCS R-Fr. S 8
Punting
AVG PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES PUNTS YDS
48.4 Jethro Ommam (Shaw) D2 Fr. K/P 6 25 1209
48.2 Elliot Huether (East Carolina) FBS 4th YR P 7 10 482
47.7 Kade Reynoldson (Duke) FBS Jr. P 7 26 1239
46.9 Tomas O’halloran (East Carolina) FBS 3rd YR P 6 29 1,359
45.6 Aidan Bonde (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Jr. P #N/A 12 547
45.2 Ethan Hyams (Wake Forest) FBS Fr. P 7 21 949
45.0 Ian Kelly (Charlotte) FBS So. P 7 26 1,169
44.9 Brandon Bowman (Campbell) FCS Sr. P 7 27 1,213
43.5 Mitchell Lake (UNC Pembroke) D2 Sr. P 9 26 1,132
42.8 Aeron Burrell (North Carolina) FBS Jr. K 7 24 1,026
42.1 Connor Dunn (Elon) FCS Fr. P 8 25 1,053
42.0 Abdoulazim Bayor (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-So. P/K 8 36 1,513
42.0 Christos Tzoumakas (Davidson) FCS Sr. K 8 30 1259
42.0 Jackson Waller (NC State) FBS Jr. P 7 26 1,091
41.9 Jaxson Dunn (App State) FBS Jr. P 7 35 1,467
41.7 Bronson Long (Charlotte) FBS 5th P 5 7 292
41.5 Cole Allbaugh (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 R-Fr. K/P 4 2 83
41.5 Walker Broome (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 R-So. K/P 8 2 83
41.4 Daniel Deneen Jr. (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Sr. K/P 8 34 1,408
41.3 Gunnar Hilsinger (Wingate) D2 Jr. K/P 7 4 165
41.0 Anthony Barrett (Winston-Salem) D2 Fr. P 8 35 1,434
41.0 Andrew Bontekoe (Gardner-Webb) FCS Jr. K 8 26 1,065
40.8 Carter Stimson (Elon) FCS R-Fr. P/K 8 16 652
40.4 DJ Page (NC A&T) FCS Jr. P/K 8 39 1,575
40.4 Chad Giarusso (Mars Hill) D2 Jr FS 7 39 1,574
40.2 Mark Fitzgerald (Western Carolina) FCS Fr. K/P 8 38 1,529
40.0 Declan Sweeny (Brevard) D3 Fr. P 7 14 560
Kicker Points
POINTS PLAYER (SCHOOL) DIV CLASS POSITION GAMES FGM FGA XPM XPA 2PT
63 Bryan McCollum (Western Carolina) FCS So. K 8 12 13 27 28 0
63 Jared Navidad (UNC Pembroke) D2 Jr. K 9 8 9 39 40 0
58 Connor Calvert (Wake Forest) FBS R-So. K 7 10 11 28 28 0
58 James London (App State) FBS Sr. K 7 12 15 22 22 0
54 Riley Daniels (NC Central) FCS Fr. SP 8 11 14 21 23 0
51 Alexis Rosario-Beltran (Johnson C. Smith) D2 Fr. K/P 8 9 13 24 26 0
48 Kanoah Vinesett (NC State) FBS Gr. K 7 7 7 27 27 0
47 Luke Barnes (Elon) FCS Jr. K 8 8 15 23 23 0
47 Noah Perez (East Carolina) FBS 5th YR PK 7 9 11 20 20 0
46 Asher Holland (NC A&T) FCS Fr. PK 8 10 14 16 18 0
40 Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (Catawba) D2 Fr. K 8 6 8 22 23 0
39 Gunnar Hilsinger (Wingate) D2 Jr. K/P 7 7 8 18 19 0
39 Riley Swanson (Chowan) D2 Fr. K/P 8 6 10 21 25 0
39 Tyler Simpson (Gardner-Webb) FCS R-Jr. K 8 9 15 12 13 0
38 Matthias Newsome (Mars Hill) D2 Jr K 7 9 14 11 12 0
36 Jorge Hernandez-Lara (NC Wesleyan) D3 Fr. K/P 6 4 4 24 24 0
35 Christos Tzoumakas (Davidson) FCS Sr. K 8 4 8 23 23 0
35 Daniel Deneen Jr. (Lenoir-Rhyne) D2 Sr. K/P 8 5 8 20 21 0
34 Jason Zapata (Livingstone) D2 Sr. K 8 5 12 19 23 0
33 John Jack Lowery (Louisburg) JUCO #N/A #N/A 7 5 7 18 20 0
33 Spencer Crum (Brevard) D3 Fr. K 7 4 4 21 23 0
28 Alex Crabb (Campbell) FCS Jr. K 7 3 6 19 19 0
28 Cosme Salas (Duke) FBS R-So. K 4 4 5 16 16 0
26 JOHN HERNANDEZ-VARGAS (Fayetteville St.) D2 R-Jr. K 8 3 6 17 21 0
24 Gavin Strange (Duke) FBS Fr. K 4 5 6 9 9 0
24 Rece Verhoff (North Carolina) FBS 5th K 4 4 4 12 12 0
22 Jacob Cook (Greensboro) D3 Jr. K/P 7 1 4 19 20 0
21 Benjamin Turner (Shaw) D2 R-Jr. K/P 9 3 4 12 21 0
20 Aeron Burrell (North Carolina) FBS Jr. K 7 4 7 8 8 0
20 Ian Kelly (Charlotte) FBS So. P 7 4 5 8 8 0
2025 North Carolina Season Statistical Champions
Passing yards: Darian Mensah (Duke) – 3,646 yardsPassing touchdowns: Taron Dickens (Western Carolina) – 38 TDsRushing yards: Nahjiir Seagraves (NC Wesleyan) – 1,236 yardsRushing touchdowns: Xavier Pugh (Wingate) – 21 TDs Receiving yards: Jaylen Himes (Wingate) – 1,185 yardsReceiving touchdowns: James Tyre (WCU), Jaylen Himes (Wingate), Que Kennedy (UNC Pembroke) – 11 TDsTackles: Caden Fordham (NC State): 130.0 tacklesTackles-for-loss: Kenyon Garner (Livingstone) – 28.0 TFLsSacks: Kenyon Garner (Livingstone) – 15.0 sacksInterceptions: Tycorien Gist (Louisburg) – 7 INTsPunting average: Jeff Yurk (Elon) – 48.3 yards-per-punt
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