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North Carolina Tar Heels Football

In College Football 27, the Tar Heels' projected starters average 78.5 OVR, 58th of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: Atlantic Coast ConferenceUpdated Aug 31, 2026
CFB 27 starter avg
78.5
58th of 138
Players 80+ OVR
9
0 rated 90+
Best unit
Tight end
81 avg · 28th nationally
Rivalries
6

All-time series

North Carolina rivalries

North Carolina Tar Heels rivalries and all-time series records
OpponentRivalryAll-time seriesFirst metStreak
Wake Forest—North Carolina leads 74–371888L1
DukeVictory BellNorth Carolina leads 63–431888L2
VirginiaSouth's Oldest RivalryNorth Carolina leads 66–601892L1
NC State—North Carolina leads 68–411894L5
South CarolinaBattle of the CarolinasNorth Carolina leads 36–201903W1
East CarolinaNorth Carolina/ECU RivalryNorth Carolina leads 11–51972L3

College Football 27

North Carolina in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster
Highest-rated North Carolina Tar Heels players in College Football 27
PlayerPosClassOVR
Melkart Abou-JaoudeRESenior89
Kaleb CostCBSenior86
Demon JuneHBSophomore84
Jordan ShippWRJunior83
Aeron BurrellKJunior82
Benjamin HallHBJunior81
Isaiah JohnsonDTJunior81
Jelani ThurmanTEJunior81

Planning a North Carolina dynasty? See the North Carolina CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

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Public North Carolina dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with North Carolina as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

Conference

ACC programs

ACC overview

Sources & notes

  • EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “Freshmen Update 8/27/26” roster update, imported 2026-08-31 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Aug 31, 2026.