North Carolina vs. Virginia projected starting lineup Week 9 | 2024 college football season
The North Carolina Tar Heels are in Charlottesville, Virginia, looking for their first ACC victory of the season in their game against the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday. North Carolina is 3-4 and has a 0-3 ACC record. Meanwhile, Virginia is 4-3 and has an ACC record of 2-2.
A victory on Saturday would be a significant boost to both teams' fortunes, with the Tar Heels wanting to get above .500 in their overall record and the Cavaliers wanting to do the same for their ACC record.
The following are the expected lineups and the depth charts for both schools.
North Carolina's Projected Lineup and Depth Chart
North Carolina's Offense
The first row of players are the expected starters.
WR-X | 5 | Jones, J.J. SR | 11 | Billups II, Paul RS FR | 1 | Shipp, Jordan FR |
WR-Z | 7 | Hamilton, Christian RS FR | 3 | Culliver, Chris SO | 0 | Taylor, Alex FR |
WR-SL | 6 | McCollum, Nate SR/TR | 8 | Paysour, Kobe RS JR | 9 | Green, Javarius FR |
LT | 79 | Sampson, Howard RS SO/TR | 75 | Leftwich, Jakiah RS JR/TR |
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LG | 68 | Banfield, Aidan FR | 64 | McGowan, Malik RS SR |
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C | 58 | Blaske, Austin GR/TR | 63 | Greenberg, Zach GR/TR |
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RG | 53 | Lampkin, Willie SR/TR | 52 | Adorno, Jonathan SR | 55 | Rice, Zach RS SO |
RT | 78 | Green, Trevyon RS SO | 56 | Norwood, Jani FR |
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TE | 81 | Copenhaver, John GR | 18 | Nesbit, Bryson SR | 19 | Johnson, Jake RS SO/TR |
QB | 12 | Criswell, Jacolby GR/TR | 15 | Harrell, Conner RS SO |
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RB | 28 | Hampton, Omarion JR | 24 | Barlow, Darwin GR/TR | 21 | Gause, Davion FR |
North Carolina's Defense
The first row of players are the expected starters.
DE | 10 | Evans, Desmond SR | 12 | Atkinson, Beau RS SO | 93 | Cowan, Jacolbe RS SR/TR |
NT | 98 | Hester Jr., Kevin GR | 6 | Harris Sr., Joshua GR/TR | 94 | Starlings, Joel RS FR |
DT | 5 | Ritzie, Jahvaree SR | 4 | Shaw, Travis JR | 92 | Lora, Rodney RS FR |
RUSH | 7 | Rucker, Kaimon SR | 40 | Thompson, Tyler RS FR | 14 | Harvey, Jaybron RS FR |
MLB | 17 | Campbell, Amare SO | 25 | Woods, Ashton FR | 30 | Short, Michael SO |
WLB | 23 | Echols, Power SR | 34 | LaVallee, Caleb RS FR | 55 | Law, Cade RS SO/TR |
FCB | 29 | Allen, Marcus JR | 9 | Stewart, Tyrane JR/TR | 20 | Thompson, Jalon FR |
SS | 2 | Harris, Jakeen GR/TR | 31 | Hardy, Will JR | 3 | Ziglar, Malcolm FR |
FS | 1 | Lane, Antavious GR/TR | 16 | Boykins, DeAndre RS JR |
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BCB | 28 | Huzzie, Alijah RS SR/TR | 11 | Adams, Ty RS FR | 8 | Ferguson, Zion FR |
STAR | 21 | Cost, Kaleb SO | 15 | Miller, Tre RS FR | 0 | White, Ty FR |
North Carolina's Special Teams
The first row of players are the expected starters.
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PT | 96 | Maginness, Tom JR/TR | 97 | Osada, Lucas FR |
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PK | 98 | Burnette, Noah RS SR | 37 | Boyd, Liam RS SO/TR | 97 | Osada, Lucas FR |
KO | 37 | Boyd, Liam RS SO/TR | 98 | Burnette, Noah RS SR |
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LS | 62 | Triplett, Spencer RS SR | 61 | Mills, Grant FR |
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H | 96 | Maginness, Tom JR/TR |
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PR | 28 | Huzzie, Alijah RS SR/TR | 6 | McCollum, Nate SR/TR |
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KR | 6 | McCollum, Nate SR/TR | 24 | Barlow, Darwin GR/TR |
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Virginia's Projected Lineup and Depth Chart
Virginia's Offense
The first row of players are the expected starters.
WR-X | 8 | Fields, Malachi RS JR | 6 | Wilson, JR JR |
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WR-Z | 11 | Harris, Trell JR/TR | 2 | Greene Jr., Andre JR/TR |
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WR-SL | 4 | Tyree, Chris GR/TR | 85 | Courtney, Kameron FR |
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LT | 52 | Boley, McKale JR | 68 | Witmer, Jack RS JR |
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LG | 77 | Josey, Noah RS JR | 71 | Nnanna, Ugonna SR/TR |
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C | 55 | Stevens, Brian GR/TR | 65 | Ellinger, Grant FR |
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RG | 51 | Furnish, Ty RS JR | 60 | Patterson, Charlie RS JR |
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RT | 54 | Steen, Blake RS SO | 50 | Christ, Jimmy GR/TR |
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TE | 16 | Neville, Tyler GR/TR | 44 | Wood Jr., Sackett GR | 83 | Twitty, Dakota RS SO |
QB | 10 | Colandrea, Anthony SO | 7 | Muskett, Tony GR/TR |
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RB | 5 | Pace, Kobe SR/TR | 20 | Brown, Xavier RS SO | 34 | Griese, Jack RS SO |
Virginia's Defense
The first row of players are the expected starters.
DE | 82 | Butler, Kam GR/TR | 10 | Smiley III, Ben RS SR | 25 | Jones, Terrell RS SO |
NT | 55 | Britton, Anthony RS FR | 18 | Diatta, Michael RS JR |
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DT | 90 | Carter, Jahmeer GR | 96 | Carter, Bryce RS JR |
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BAN | 15 | Bennett Jr., Chico GR/TR | 93 | Koudelka, Billy FR |
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MLB | 5 | Robinson, Kam SO | 16 | McDonald, Trey RS SO |
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WLB | 7 | Jackson, James SR | 44 | Jones, Dorian RS SR/TR |
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LCB | 29 | Shine, Kempton GR/TR | 4 | Smith, Kendren GR/TR |
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SS | 0 | Clary, Antonio RS SR | 26 | Hardy, Caleb SO |
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FS | 20 | Sanker, Jonas SR | 30 | Minter, Ethan FR |
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RCB | 9 | Jackson, Jam JR/TR | 6 | Walker, Dre SO |
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SPUR | 3 | Thomas Jr., Corey GR/TR |
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Virginia's Special Teams
The first row of players are the expected starters.
PT | 38 | Sparks, Daniel SR/TR | 99 | Slibeck, Elijah RS FR |
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PK | 41 | Bettridge, Will JR | 36 | Prozny, Max FR |
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KO | 38 | Sparks, Daniel SR/TR | 36 | Prozny, Max FR |
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LS | 81 | Bunch, Payton RS SR/TR | 94 | Rollison, Hayden RS FR |
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H | 38 | Sparks, Daniel SR/TR | 99 | Slibeck, Elijah RS FR |
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PR | 4 | Tyree, Chris GR/TR | 0 | Clary, Antonio RS SR | 1 | Harrison, Suderian SO |
KR | 4 | Tyree, Chris GR/TR | 11 | Harris, Trell JR/TR | 26 | Davies, Ethan RS JR |
How to watch North Carolina vs. Virginia? Streaming options for ACC Week 9 clash
The game will be aired through The CW Network, which is available for streaming on YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and DirecTV Stream. There's also the option of using The CW App. Thom Brennaman will be doing the play-by-play, Max Browne will be on the color commentator spot and Carla Gebhar will be the sideline reporter.
The game will be carried nationwide through Sirius XM if fans prefer to listen on the radio.
Who's the favorite for North Carolina vs. Virginia? Odds for ACC clash in Week 9
North Carolina is a 3-point underdog for this encounter, probably given Virginia's home-field advantage. Regardless, the game might as well be considered a toss-up, as the difference is negligible. Meanwhile, ESPN's game predictor is giving the Cavaliers a 56.5% of winning the game.
Both schools are in dire need of a win, with North Carolina coming from a four-game losing streak (to dukes-football" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">James Madison, Duke, Pitt and Georgia Tech) and Virginia has its own two-game losing streak (to Louisville and Clemson).
