#27
Jaylen McGill
Returning to North Carolina for 2026
Spartanburg, S.C. → Mount View Prep
via goheels.com ↗Jaylen McGill
One game to point at: 23 rec yds, 14 rush yds against Virginia — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
North Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- 16% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -11 net (20 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #19
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology