Tar Heels announce captains for primetime football clash vs. Miami

Corey Gaynor, Cedric Gray and D.J. Jones were named the UNC football squad’s captains ahead of its primetime ACC clash against Miami (FL).

There’s been anticipation building all week in Chapel Hill.

The UNC football program is ranked 12th in the entire country. Carolina hasn’t been that far up the AP Poll since 2021, when it had a 10 next to its name before the opener against Virginia Tech.

The ranking is exciting in itself, but the opponent taking on UNC at 7:30 p.m. tonight is equally as exciting. 25th-ranked Miami (FL), a team which the Tar Heels have four consecutive wins against, is looking to avenge a heartbreaking loss against Georgia Tech last week.

To sum it up, UNC beating a ranked team would go a long way towards winning an ACC crown and, possibly more.

As we prepare to kickoff in front of a national audience on ABC, let’s take a look at the Tar Heel team captains: starting center Corey Gaynor, starting linebacker Cedric Gray and running back-turned-defensive back D.J. Jones.

Gaynor is part of an offensive line doing a stellar job protecting Drake Maye, as opponents have sacked Maye just 13 times through five games.

There’s a lot of different players on this year’s defense who you could consider the “leader,” but the unit’s clear-cut, top dog is none other than Gray. He leads the Tar Heels with 42 tackles – half of which are solo, has a team-leading six quarterback hurries, 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 of his team’s 11 sacks.

Jones has appeared in all five games for Carolina this year. He has four tackles and 0.5 for loss.

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