State of the Position: UNC Quarterbacks

Posted Jun 3, 2021
Heading into the 2021 season, Sam Howell leads a North Carolina quarterback room stocked with talent. Behind Howell is four-star quarterback Jacolby Criswell, who is entering his second season at UNC, and five-star freshman Drake Maye, who arrived at UNC in January. Redshirt freshman Jefferson Boaz, at 6-foot-6, 245-pounds, rounds out the room. (Inside Carolina)

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