Byron Nelson
North Carolina Tar Heels
71
Average

Byron Nelson

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2nd String / Backup

Is Byron Nelson starting?

Byron Nelson is listed 2nd string at RG for North Carolina Tar Heels.

Byron Nelson is listed RG #2 for North Carolina at 71 OVR.

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Depth at RG · North Carolina Tar Heels

  1. 16877Aidan BanfieldStarter
  2. 27071Byron NelsonYou
  3. 35271Rowan Byrne

What's Next

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Katy, ranked #897 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #897 Natl
Katy, TX
Jersey
#70
Class
RS FR
Height
6'3"
Weight
300 lbs

Byron Nelson is currently behind Aidan Banfield at RG on the North Carolina depth chart, a ACC team rated 81 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8714
National Rank
#897
High School
Katy
Hometown
Katy, TX

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 71 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Byron Nelson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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