North Carolina Tar Heels · CB RoomCB
#3 Ade Willie
Class RS SR/TRFrom Michigan State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'1" · 190 lbHometown Baltimore, MD · IMG Academy
Depth-chart placement
Current role
RCB1Placement
StarterRoom
CornerbackExperience
5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29CB room context
View full depth chart →Ade Willie holds the RCB · Starter spot in North Carolina Tar Heels’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Michigan State→North Carolina Tar Heels
Background & career
Ade Willie is a right cornerback for the North Carolina Tar Heels who transferred in from Michigan State. The 6'1", 190-pound defensive back from Baltimore, Maryland, attended IMG Academy before his college career. Willie was a three-star recruit in the 2022 class with a rating of 0.8685 and a national ranking of 796. He enters the 2026 season as a redshirt senior.
Michigan Statethrough 2025
North Carolina2026 — presentPrevious schoolMichigan StateRecruiting3-star · No. 796 nationalOriginBaltimore, MD · IMG Academy