Jaylen McGill holds the RB · Depth spot in North Carolina Tar Heels’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jaylen McGill logged a 3.7% overall usage rate in 2025.

Jaylen McGill is a running back for North Carolina from Spartanburg, SC, where he attended Mount View Prep. A three-star recruit ranked 492nd overall in the 2025 class, McGill joined the Tar Heels as a freshman. In 2025, he appeared in limited action across multiple roles, recording 7 rushing carries for 19 yards, 7 receptions for 49 yards, and 8 kick returns for 156 yards with a long of 32. McGill, now a sophomore, continues his tenure with the program.

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