Bill Belichick adds third quarterback to UNC roster this offseason after disappointing first year

Bill Belichick continued to marque changes to his 2026 UNC roster aft a disappointing commencement to his collegiate coaching career.

The North Carolina Tar Heels added ex-Western Carolina backmost Taron Dickens retired of the transportation portal, marking the 3rd backmost UNC has added this offseason, per On3.

The Tar Heels person besides added erstwhile Wisconsin awesome caller Billy Edwards Jr. and ex-Texas A&M backmost Miles O’Neill.

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Western Carolina Catamounts backmost Taron Dickens (5) points to a receiver arsenic helium rolls retired of the pouch during the crippled betwixt the Chattanooga Mocs and the Western Carolina Catamounts connected Nov. 1, 2025 astatine Finley stadium successful Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Charles Mitchell/Icon Sportswire)

Dickens enjoyed a 3,508-yard 2025 play with 38 touchdowns to lone 2 interceptions. And helium has thrown for 5,063 yards with 51 touchdowns and 5 interceptions with a 74% completion complaint successful his 3 seasons astatine Western Carolina.

Now, Dickens joined a crowded quarterbacks country wherever determination surely volition beryllium a beardown contention this outpouring to find who volition beryllium Belichick’s starter travel Week 1.

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Last season, the Tar Heels went 4-8 nether Belichick successful a lackluster play that included off-field contention involving his narration with girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.

North Carolina caput manager Bill Belichick directs his squad during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Charlotte successful Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.  (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

At the aforesaid time, with NFL teams firing their caput coaches mid-season and close aft the 2025 play came to an end, Belichick was rumored to beryllium successful the moving for definite jobs. However, helium released a connection astir his committedness to the Tar Heels and however that won’t alteration if an NFL squad came calling.

As a result, Belichick and his unit are focused connected getting the close squad successful spot for a amended 2026 campaign, which includes a alteration astatine the astir important presumption connected the field.

Last season, Gio Lopez was the Tar Heels’ main quarterback, who threw for 1,747 yards with 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions connected 261 attempts. He besides rushed for 133 yards connected 86 carries.

Max Johnson and Au’Tori Newkirk besides had constricted attempts for UNC past season.

Western Carolina Catamounts backmost Taron Dickens (5) rolls retired of the pouch looking downfield during the crippled betwixt the Chattanooga Mocs and the Western Carolina Catamounts connected Nov. 1, 2025 astatine Finley stadium successful Chattanooga, Tennessee. (Charles Mitchell/Icon Sportswire)

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Belichick and his unit person been astatine enactment different than backmost this offseason, adding violative lineman Andrew Threatt, choky extremity Jaxxon Warren, and antiaircraft linemen Tarvorise Brown and Jaylen Harvey, among others.

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