Piece by piece, the UNC football roster is already starting to round into shape for 2025.
North Carolina can thank its new head coach, Bill Belichick, for playing a big part in that.
The Tar Heels’ greatest roster victory came from 2024 starting middle linebacker Amare Campbell, who recently withdrew his name from the transfer portal. UNC also has a pair of transfer portal commitments, plus visits from a pair of 5-star transfers and early interest from the 2026 recruiting class.
On Tuesday, December 17, North Carolina gained another major roster win from one of its skill players.
Kobe Paysour, a junior starting wide receiver who caught 19 passes for 330 yards during the Tar Heels’ 2024 regular season, withdrew his name from the transfer portal.
With J.J. Jones, Nate McCollum, Bryson Nesbit and John Copenhaver running out of eligibility, Paysour will bring UNC some needed experience in its pass-catching corps. Jones anchored a young receiving corps this season – now, it’ll be Paysour’s turn to do the same in 2025.
North Carolina wide receiver Kobe Paysour, who entered the transfer portal last week, has now withdrawn his name from the portal, @chris_hummer and I have learned for @cbssports/@247Sports.
Has 70 career catches.https://t.co/10Sz3YxlzO pic.twitter.com/rQfK9TyTDO
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 17, 2024
Paysour got his first chance to start for North Carolina in 2022 – and took full advantage of his chance, catching a career-high 29 passes and four touchdowns, to go along with 324 receiving yards. Paysour started again in 2023, before suffering a season-ending injury.
With Devontez Walker gone to the NFL this offseason, Paysour got another chance to lead the Tar Heels’ receiving corps in 2024. Paysour played well in the regular-season, catching 19 passes for a career-high 330 yards and 17.4 yards per catch, forming a reliable receiver trio with Jones and McCollum.
Will any other wide receivers commit to UNC through the transfer portal? How about recruits flipping to Chapel Hill?
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