Tar Heel players named to football preseason watch lists

Posted Jul 12, 2012
Making the Nagurski watch list is North Carolina linebacker Kevin Reddick. A senior from New Bern, Reddick has accumulated 190 career tackles in 31 starts for the Tar Heels. He produced 71 tackles in 2011. Three other Tar Heels were among 71 players selected for the Outland Trophy watch list. The Outland is presented annually to the nation's top interior lineman. (Fayetteville Observer)

Related: Football, Football Recruiting

Melkart Abou Jaoude on Offseason Work, UNC's Defensive Line, and More
Perhaps the greatest preseason honor bestowed upon UNC defensive end Melkart Abou Jaoude was being announced as one of four defensive captains for the Tar...
Wed Aug 26, 2026

Video: Tar Heel Tribune - Britt Whitmire, R.L. Bynum, and guest Doc Kennedy
On the “Tar Heel Tribune Podcast,” Doc Kennedy, author of the Good, Bad and Ugly Reports after UNC football games, joins co-hosts Britt Whitmire and...
Wed Aug 26, 2026

Live from Ireland: Festivities begin in Dublin
UNC leaders, student-athletes, fans, and alumni are arriving in Ireland ahead of the Tar Heels’ football season opener against Texas Christian University as part of...
Tue Aug 25, 2026

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview with UNC QB Billy Edwards, Jr.
Recently named the starting quarterback for the Tar Heels, Billy Edwards Jr. joined Jones Angell on the Carolina Insider podcast ahead of their trip to...
Tue Aug 25, 2026