The UNC football program has lost a big-time contributor and leader on its defense for the rest of the season as defensive lineman [autotag]Ray Vohasek[/autotag]’s season and now career is over.
Vohasek had been dealing with an upper body injury the past few weeks. UNC head coach Mack Brown addressed the news this week.
“Very disappointed for Ray, he’s one of our best players and a great young guy. He’s such a great player and a tremendous leader,” Brown told reporters. “That’s a tough one for a senior that came back to help his team and have a chance to play in the NFL.”
Vohasek, a graduate student this season, transferred into North Carolina from College of DuPage ahead of the 2019 season. Ahead of his commitment to UNC, he was ranked a three-star recruit and the No. 1 junior college player in the state of Illinois by the 247Sports Composite JUCO ratings.
In his UNC career, he totaled 96 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. He appeared in 41 games with 29 starts and was a two-time All-ACC Honorable Mention selection.
Before his injury, he had totaled 14 tackles and one tackle for loss.
Going into the second bye of the year, North Carolina’s defensive unit was starting to play its most consistent football of the season. Of that unit, Desmond Evans leads with 25 tackles and one tackle for loss. Kevin Hester Jr is second with 24 tackles.
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