2026 North Carolina Tar Heels Tackles through 10/28/2026
| Name | Yr | Pos | G | Solo | Assisted | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek McDonald | SR | LB | 7 | 25 | 47 | 72 | 10.29 |
| 2 | Peyton Seelmann | JR | LB | 7 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 9.14 |
| 3 | Leroy Jackson | SO | DL | 7 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 6.29 |
| 4 | Greg Smith III | SO | DB | 7 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Xavier Lewis | SO | DL | 7 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 5.57 |
| 6 | Jonathan Agumadu | SO | LB | 7 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 7 | Jaiden Patterson | JR | DB | 7 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 4.43 |
| 8 | Jaylen Harvey | SO | DL | 6 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Peyton Waters | SO | DB | 6 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3.67 |
| 10 | Coleman Bryson | SR | DB | 7 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2.86 |
| 11 | Kenton Dopson III | FR | DB | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 12 | Kaleb Cost | SR | DB | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 |
| 13 | Isaiah Johnson | SR | DL | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2.67 |
| 14 | Timir Hickman-Collins | SO | LB | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 15 | Ade Willie | SR | DB | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 16 | Nicco Maggio | FR | DL | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 17 | Javion Butts | FR | DB | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 18 | Melkart Abou Jaoude | SR | DL | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 19 | Tre Miller | JR | DB | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Donovan Hoilette Jr. | SR | DL | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 21 | Jalon Thompson | JR | DB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 22 | Jaziel Hart | FR | DB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 23 | Calvin Thomas | FR | LB | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Trey Giddens | FR | DL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 25 | Jamarrion Gordon | FR | DB | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 26 | Jaden Jefferson | FR | WR | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Jake Bauer | FR | LB | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 28 | Khristian Dunbar-Hawkins | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Emmanuel Nwaiwu | FR | DL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 30 | DQ Forkpa | FR | LB | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 31 | David Jackson III | FR | DL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 32 | Jakob Weatherspoon | FR | DB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Xavier Jackson | FR | DB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 34 | C.J. Sadler | FR | WR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 35 | Jacqawn McRoy | SO | OL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 36 | Jaylen McGill | SO | RB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 37 | Aeron Burrell | JR | K | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| Total | 7 | 263 | 308 | 571 | 81.57 | |||
| Opponents | 7 | 190 | 222 | 412 | 58.86 |