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Position | Tight end |
Class | Junior |
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Born: | [1] Charlotte, North Carolina | September 25, 2002
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career history | |
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High school | South Mecklenburg (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
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Bryson Nesbit (born September 25, 2002) is an American football tight end for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Nesbit grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended South Mecklenburg High School. [2] He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at North Carolina (UNC) over offers from UCLA, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech. [3]
Nebsit played in 11 games during his freshman season with the North Carolina Tar Heels and finished the season with seven receptions 157 yards and one touchdown. [4] He was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a sophomore after catching 35 passes for 507 yards and four touchdowns. [5] His junior season would prove to be his best and most effective season in Chapel Hill to date. He caught 41 passes for 585 yards and 5 touchdowns, earning first team All-ACC honors in the process. [6]
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Year | G | Rec | Yards | Avg | TDs | ||||||||||
2021 | 11 | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
2022 | 14 | 35 | 507 | 14.5 | 4 | ||||||||||
2023 | 12 | 41 | 585 | 14.3 | 5 | ||||||||||
Career | 37 | 83 | 1,246 | 15.0 | 10 |
Nesbit's father, Jamar Nesbit, played college football at South Carolina and in the NFL for 11 seasons as an offensive lineman. [7] His mother, Tara, played soccer at South Carolina. [8]
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South Mecklenburg High School is a public secondary school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District. Locally it is known as "South Meck". Its mascot is the Sabre and the school colors are red, black, and white. The attendance boundary includes nearby Pineville.
The 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Butch Davis, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fourth in the Coastal Division. The Tar Heels lost to Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2011, North Carolina vacated all its wins from the 2008 season and 2009 seasons.
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The 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Larry Fedora and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they defeated Cincinnati.
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