North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Jordan Shipp, a WR projected for 122.9 points (overall rank #694 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, North Carolina projects for 625.4 combined fantasy points — 296.1 points below the ACC median of 921.5, ranking #16 of 17 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 303.0 combined projected points from 13 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 North Carolina players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Shipp | WR | 122.9 | — |
| 2 | Billy Edwards Jr. | QB | 121.4 | — |
| 3 | Demon June | RB | 108.6 | — |
| 4 | North Carolina Defense | DEF | 76.6 | — |
| 5 | Benjamin Hall | RB | 47.7 | — |
| 6 | Aeron Burrell | K | 33.0 | — |
| 7 | Trech Kekahuna | WR | 32.6 | — |
| 8 | Jaxxon Warren | TE | 30.8 | — |
| 9 | Jelani Thurman | TE | 29.6 | — |
| 10 | Travis Burgess | QB | 22.2 | — |
| 11 | DJ Mazzone | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 12 | Andres Miyares Jr. | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 13 | Miles O'Neill | QB | 18.7 | — |
| 14 | David Green | K | 18.6 | — |
| 15 | Jordan Washington | TE | 18.2 | — |
| 16 | Madrid Tucker | WR | 17.5 | — |
| 17 | Au'Tori Newkirk | QB | 16.8 | — |
| 18 | Mason Humphrey | WR | 16.2 | — |
| 19 | Dayton Sneed | WR | 15.0 | — |
| 20 | Jaylen McGill | RB | 15.0 | — |
| 21 | JoJo Troupe | RB | 14.4 | — |
| 22 | Crew Davis | RB | 14.4 | — |
| 23 | Keeyun Chapman | WR | 13.2 | — |
| 24 | Carnell Warren | WR | 13.2 | — |
| 25 | Kymistrii Young | WR | 13.2 | — |