UNC Football: True Freshmen Participation Numbers
Posted Nov 10, 2019
Of North Carolina's true freshmen on its football roster, 17 have played at least one game and 13 have played more than four games, and eight have played every game. The players that have gotten into all nine of UNC's games so far are Sam Howell, Don Chapman, Obi Egbuna, Storm Duck, Tomari Fox, Drew Little, Khadry Jackson and Ben Kiernan.
(Tar Heel Illustrated)
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