Rowan Byrne

North Carolina Tar HeelsSolid

RGOffenseAverageTRANSFER · Clemson

3rd String

Is Rowan Byrne starting?

Rowan Byrne is listed 3rd string at RG for North Carolina Tar Heels.

Rowan Byrne is listed RG #3 for North Carolina at 71 OVR.

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Depth at RG · North Carolina Tar Heels

16877Aidan BanfieldStarter
27071Byron Nelson
35271Rowan ByrneYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Ronan O'Connell — at Clemson · Sat, Sep 19 Who's the backup?Byron Nelson — No. 2 at RG for North Carolina How do they compare?Pick an opponent for North Carolina Tar Heels

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Iona Prep, ranked #593 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #593 Natl

Bronxville, NY

Jersey: #52
Class: RS FR/TR
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 296 lbs
Transfer: Clemson

Rowan Byrne 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: 0.8825
National Rank: #593
High School: Iona Prep
Hometown: New Rochelle, NY

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated offense; 78th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 71 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team offense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 22% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

+8 for role; −12 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

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

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