UNC Football: Ranking the offensive position groupings
By Grant Hughes
1. Offensive Line
The strength of UNC’s offense is their offensive line.
The Tar Heels lost a fair share of talent in Lucas Crowley, Jon Heck, and Caleb Peterson. However, they return a huge amount of promise in Bentley Spain, RJ Prince, William Sweet, and Tommy Hatton.
Bentley Spain is slated to start at left tackle, a position he’s manned for the past two seasons. Continuity at his position, in general, is huge to a team’s success.
Sophomore William Sweet looks to build off a solid season and anchor the right tackle spot.
RJ Prince appears to have a firm grasp on one of the guard spots while up and coming talent Tommy Hatton may move from guard to center.
Grad transfer Cameron Dillard from Florida and Khaliel Rodgers from Southern Cal expect to play a big role in the offense as well.
Dillard started 19 games at center during his career in Gainesville, and Rodgers has started 10 games over his career at guard and center.
Jay Jay McCargo and Charlie Heck offer promising young depth on the inside and at tackle.
A dark horse to possibly land a big role is guard Jared Cohen.
Cohen started two games and played in all thirteen as a true freshman in 2014 before leaving the team with personal issues.
There are bodies and talent aplenty taking residence in the Tar Heel trenches. If everyone stays healthy and lives up to their potential, UNC could have a special offensive line on their hands.