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North Carolina Football Records

All-time career leaders for North Carolina Tar Heels football across 13 statistical categories. Each list below shows the top five; open a record for the full leaderboard.

North Carolina Tar Heels team pageUpdated Oct 6, 2026

Passing records

Career Passing Yards

Top 20
  1. 1Sam Howell2019–202110,283
  2. 2T.J. Yates2007–20109,377
  3. 3Darian Durant2001–20048,755
  4. 4Bryn Renner2010–20138,221
  5. 5Drake Maye2021–20238,018
Full top 20

Career Passing Touchdowns

Top 10
  1. 1Sam Howell2019–202192
  2. 2Darian Durant2001–200468
  3. 3Bryn Renner2010–201364
  4. 4Drake Maye2021–202363
  5. 5Marquise Williams2012–201561
Full top 10

Career Completions

Top 11
  1. 1Sam Howell2019–2021713
  2. 2Darian Durant2001–2004701
  3. 3Bryn Renner2010–2013668
  4. 4Marquise Williams2012–2015625
  5. 5Mitch Trubisky2014–2016386
Full top 11

Rushing records

Career Rushing Yards

Top 20
  1. 1Amos Lawrence1977–19804,391
  2. 2Mike Voight1973–19763,971
  3. 3Leon Johnson1993–19963,693
  4. 4Omarion Hampton2022–20243,565
  5. 5Michael Carter2017–20203,404
Full top 20

Career Rushing Touchdowns

Top 13
  1. 1Leon Johnson1993–199643
  2. 2Mike Voight1973–197642
  3. 3Omarion Hampton2022–202440
  4. 4Marquise Williams2012–201535
  5. 5Natrone Means1990–199234
Full top 13

Receiving records

Career Receptions

Top 10
  1. 1Ryan Switzer2013–2016244
  2. 2Quinshad Davis2012–2015205
  3. 3Josh Downs2020–2022202
  4. 4Dazz Newsome2017–2020188
  5. 5Hakeem Nicks2006–2008181
Full top 10

Career Receiving Yards

Top 14
  1. 1Ryan Switzer2013–20162,907
  2. 2Hakeem Nicks2006–20082,840
  3. 3Quinshad Davis2012–20152,614
  4. 4Josh Downs2020–20222,483
  5. 5Corey Holliday1989–19932,447
Full top 14

Career Receiving Touchdowns

Top 1
  1. 1Quinshad Davis2012–201525

Total Offense & Scoring records

Career Points

Top 20
  1. 1Casey Barth2008–2012358
  2. 2Leon Johnson1993–1996306
  3. 3Noah Burnette2021–2024285
  4. 4Nick Weiler2013–2016273
  5. 5Josh McGee1996–1999271
Full top 20

Defense records

Career Tackles

Top 10
  1. 1Dwight Hollier1988–1991502
  2. 2Darrell Nicholson1978–1981467
  3. 3Dexter Reid2000–2003466
  4. 4Tommy Thigpen1989–1992409
  5. 5Kivuusama Mays1994–1997389
Full top 10

Career Sacks

Top 10
  1. 1Greg Ellis1994–199732.5
  2. 2Julius Peppers30.5
  3. 3Tomon Fox2016–202129.5
  4. 4Marcus Jones1992–199524
  5. 4Quinton Coples2008–201124
Full top 10

Career Tackles for Loss

Top 10
  1. 1William Fuller1980–198357
  2. 2Julius Peppers53
  3. 3Greg Ellis1994–199750
  4. 4Marcus Jones1992–199546
  5. 5Kareem Martin2010–201345
Full top 10

Kicking records

Career Field Goals Made

Top 10
  1. 1Casey Barth2008–201266
  2. 2Connor Barth2004–200754
  3. 3Josh McGee1996–199952
  4. 4Noah Burnette2021–202449
  5. 5Clint Gwaltney1988–199143
Full top 10

Looking for today’s roster? See North Carolina player ratings in College Football 27.

Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026.