North Carolina Tar Heels · OL RoomOL

#52 Rowan Byrne

Class  RS FR/TRFrom  Clemson (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'5" · 296 lbHometown  Bronxville, NY · Iona Prep

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Backup

Room

Offensive Line

Experience

2-FR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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OL room context

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Rowan Byrne holds the RG · Backup spot in North Carolina Tar Heels’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterJordan HallStarter

LG · StarterAidan BanfieldStarter

C · StarterChristo KellyStarter

RG · StarterAndrew ThreattStarter

RT · StarterJacqawn McRoyStarter

LT · BackupEidan BuchananBackup

LG · BackupJonah RodriguezBackup

RG · BackupRowan ByrneBackup

RT · BackupBrandon HomadyBackup

Transfer history

2026Clemson→North Carolina Tar Heels

Background & career

Rowan Byrne is a 6'5", 296-pound right guard from Bronxville, NY, who attended Iona Prep. A three-star recruit in the 2025 class with a 0.8825 rating, Byrne transferred to North Carolina from Clemson. He wears jersey number 52 for the Tar Heels and is in his redshirt freshman or transfer-in year during the 2026 season.

Clemsonthrough 2025

North Carolina2026 — present

Previous schoolClemsonRecruiting3-star · No. 592 nationalOriginBronxville, NY · Iona Prep