Nicco Maggio
North Carolina Tar Heels
66
Depth

Nicco Maggio

North Carolina Tar HeelsAverage
NTDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Nicco Maggio starting?

Nicco Maggio is listed 2nd string at NT for North Carolina Tar Heels.

Redshirt freshman · #96 · 6'1", 295 lbs

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Depth at NT · North Carolina Tar Heels

  1. 1088Isaiah JohnsonStarter
  2. 29666Nicco MaggioYou

North Carolina Starting Lineup

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Up next for North Carolina

North Carolina plays UConn away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Buford, ranked #1,604 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,604 NatlTeam Share0%
Buford, GA
Jersey
#96
Class
RS FR
Height
6'1"
Weight
295 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8542
National Rank
#1604
High School
Buford
Hometown
Buford, GA

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 14th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 66.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 14% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 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

Oct 31LMIATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-35

Oct 24LSYRTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-30 OT

Oct 17WDUKETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Oct 10WPITTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 21-17

Oct 3LNDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 37-26

Sep 12WETSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-3

Nicco Maggio's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
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