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UNC Tar Heels: Keeping It Heel’s 2016 UNC Sportsmen of the Year Awards

By Horran Cameron

Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men
Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) walks to the court before the game against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men /
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UNC Breakthrough Player of the Year – Mitch Trubisky

Honorable Mentions: Justin Jackson, Brice Johnson

Mitch Trubisky is Keeping It Heel’s 2016 Breakthrough Player of the Year. Recently, he announced his decision to forego his senior season and turn pro. Trubisky could potentially be a first round draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Some draft boards project him as one of the top-ranked quarterbacks in the year’s crop of players. Some people believe he may be taken as the No. 1 overall pick by the Cleveland Browns.

One thing is for sure. Trubisky’s lone season as a starting quarterback for the Tar Heels represents one of the best seasons we’ve seen by a UNC quarterback. Ever.

Trubisky’s 2016 season was phenomenal. He was a third-team all-ACC quarterback. He finished the season with a 68.2% completion rate, which included 304 pass completions out of a total of 446 passes. Trubisky had a total of 3,748 yards along with 30 touchdowns and six interceptions.

In 2016, Trubisky set several records including the UNC single-game record with 30 consecutive pass completions against James Madison, the UNC record 243 completions consecutive pass attempts without an interception, the UNC single-season touchdown passing record (29) and the UNC single-season record for passing yards (3,748 yards). In addition, Trubisky holds the record for second-highest single-game passing yards total in UNC history (453 yards against the Pittsburgh Panthers on September 24, 2016).

Because of Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina finished the 2016 season ranked No. 1 in the ACC in passing efficiency (156.9 rating) and ranked third in the ACC in passing yards average (293.2 per game).

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