North CaroliNa Football • PLAYER PROFILES TarHeelBlue.com • 47 North CaroliNa Football • PLAYER PROFILES 3 • JOSHUA ADAMS 9 • MARVIN AUSTIN Wide Receiver Defensive Tackle 6-4, 200, Freshman 6-3, 305, Junior Cambridge, Mass. Washington, D.C. Cheshire Academy, Conn. Ballou Enrolled at North Carolina in January 2009 and participated in spring workouts • Has Combines with Cam Thomas to form one of the top defensive tackle combinations in the strong hands and great size for the position • Had three receptions for 20 yards in the ACC • Has steadily developed into an outstanding player • Does a good job against the Spring Game • Had his knee scoped in May, but returned for summer conditioning and run and fights off blocks well • Has excellent strength and quickness • Will look to be should be completely healthy entering the fall. more of a force in 2009 • Has 14 career starts in his first two seasons in Chapel Hill. Cheshire Academy (Conn.) 2008 - Sophomore Season SuperPrep All-America • Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl • Considered the Played in all 13 games and started 11, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Tied with No. 16 prospect in the country by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming • Member of Lem- E.J. Wilson for the most tackles by a Carolina defensive lineman with 38 • Also had 1.5 ming’s All-America team • Ranked the No. 2 player in Connecticut and the No. 35 wide tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and one blocked kick • Recorded two tackles receiver in the country by Rivals.com • Member of the Rivals 250 • Member of PrepStar’s in the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. West Virginia • Posted two tackles in the win over High School All-America Team • Played wide receiver and defensive back in high school Duke • Had two tackles and a 3-yard sack against NC State • Posted three tackles at • Hauled in 56 catches for 1,131 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior • Had 64 recep- Maryland • Had three tackles in the 28-7 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech • Played one tions for more than 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior • Caught 35 passes for of his best games vs. No. 23 Boston College, registering four tackles, one pressure and 725 yards and six touchdowns and had 75 tackles as a sophomore • Was named the disrupting the Eagles offense • Had four tackles against Virginia • Earned the coaches league’s player of the year and earned all-state honors • Started seven games as a fresh- player of the game honors for his performance against Notre Dame • Had three tackles, man and caught 18 passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns • Had nine interceptions assisted on a tackle for loss and had one quarterback pressure in the win over the Irish • as a defensive back as a freshman • Played his first three years at Cambridge (Mass.) Picked off his first career pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown in Carolina’s win Rindge & Latin before transferring to Cheshire for this final season • Coached by Paul over UConn • Also added a tackle and a pressure against the Huskies • Played well in Gonnella at Cambridge and Dan O’Day at Cheshire Academy • Was named the offen- the Tar Heels’ 28-24 win at Miami with three solo stops • Had one of his best games of sive MVP of the US Army All-American combine after his junior year • Competed in track the season with six tackles and a pass breakup against Virginia Tech • Was a key figure and basketball • Ran in limiting the success of Virginia Tech QB Tyrod Taylor • Had two tackles in the win at the 100m, 200m, 400m Rutgers • Posted three tackles and blocked an extra point attempt in Carolina’s 35-27 and participated in the season opening victory over McNeese State • The block came after the Cowboys closed high jump and javelin. the gap to 21-20 and seemed to turn the momentum back in the Tar Heels favor. Personal 2007 - Freshman Season Son of Susan and Timo- One of 11 true freshmen to see action • Played extremely well for a true freshman on the thy Adams • Born Jan. defensive line, making three starts and playing in all 12 games • Started against ECU, 5, 1991 • People say Virginia Tech and Miami • Finished the season with 26 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses and he looks like actor Mor- ris Chestnut • Favorite NFL team is the Atlanta Falcons • Would most like to guest star on CSI: Miami • New Year’s resolution was to do nothing half-spirted • Before a game, he listens to music and visu- alizes what he needs to do on the field • Favor- ite website is Facebook. com • Enrolled in the General College. MARVIN AUSTIN - CAREER STATISTICS Year Pri A Total TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR BLK 2007 16 10 26 6.0-39 4.0-33 0 0 0 0 0 2008 21 17 38 1.5-4 1.0-3 1-23 1 0 0 1 Totals 37 27 64 7.5-43 5.0-36 1-23 1 0 0 1 Career Highs: 6 tackles vs. Virginia Tech (2008); 1.5 sacks at Virginia Tech (2007); 1 INT vs. Connecticut (TD) (2008) 48 • TarHeelBlue.com North CaroliNa Football • PLAYER PROFILES 4.0 sacks • Posted four tackles and assisted on a 3-yard sack in the win over Duke • Had • Followed the Dallas Cowboys as a child • Recently read “Going Out a Champion” one tackle at Georgia Tech • Played well in the win over Maryland with four tackles and by Doris M. Ellis • Favorite athlete as a kid was Deion Sanders • Likes to fish • Favorite two quarterback hurries • Posted one tackle at Wake Forest • Made a 14-yard sack on dessert is Grandma’s Sweet Potato Pie • Would like to be a guest star on TV’s “Who South Carolina QB Chris Smelley • Had three tackles and a sack against the Hurricanes Wants To Be A Millionaire” • If he could change the world, he would help out those less • Started and recorded his first career sack in the Virginia Tech game • Finished the fortunate than he • If he could have dinner with three people dead or alive, he would VT game with four tackles and 1.5 sacks • Had a productive game at No. 23 USF with invite Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and his high school basketball coach • Majoring five solo tackles and a 4-yard tackle for loss • Made his first career start at East Carolina in communications and exercise and sports science. and had a 2-yard tackle for loss • One of eight true freshmen to see action in the first game of the year, a 37-14 victory over James Madison. 11 • CASEY BARTH Ballou High School SuperPrep All-America • Parade All-America • Selected to play in the U.S. Army All- American Bowl • Ranked the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 7 overall player in the nation by Rivals • Defensive Player of the Year according to recruiting analyst Tom Lemming • Considered the No. 1 defensive tackle in the country by PrepStar • Ranked the No. 2 defensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep • Ranked the No. 1 player in the Mid-Atlantic by SuperPrep • Earned all-metro honors from The Washington Post • Transferred from Coolidge High School to Ballou for his senior season and led Place-kicker 5-11, 180, Sophomore team to the DC I-AA championship • Had 85 tackles, including 14 for losses and 17 Wilmington, N.C. sacks, as a senior • Had 26 tackles for losses and 29 sacks during final two season in Hoggard high school • Coached by Moses Ware. Personal Carolina’s primary field goal kicker in 2008 • Did not miss a PAT in his first season, Son of Donna Johnson • Born Jan. 1, 1989 • Majoring in communications • Would like connecting on 33 consecutive tries • Placed on scholarship in Spring ‘09 after playing his to appear on The Apprentice • Favorite dessert is Nestle cookie with vanilla ice cream first semester as a walk-on. • People say he looks like T-Pain • If he could change the world in one way he would educate African-Americans about money • Never leaves home without his sunglasses 2008 - Freshman Season • Would most like to appear on the cover of Forbes magazine • Best friend on another Walk-on who took over the place-kicking duties prior to the Connecticut game • Con- team is Arrelious Benn of Illinois • Says the best thing about Carolina is the family atmo- nected on 10-of-15 field goal attempts and all 33 PATs • Ranked second on the team with sphere. 63 points • Missed his only attempt - a 43-yarder - at Duke • Connected on a 37-yard field goal vs. NC State • Made 2 of 3 attempts at Maryland, including a 38-yarder • Extended his extra point streak to 23 with four in Carolina’s 28-7 win over Georgia 80 • ED BARHAM Tech • Hit a 32-yard field goal and four extra points against Boston College • Tallied seven (2-2 FG, 1-1 PAT) of Carolina’s 13 points in 16-13 overtime setback at Virginia • Scored a season-high 11 points in UNC’s 29-24 win over Notre Dame and tied a UNC freshman single-game mark with three field goals • Drilled a season-high 42-yard field goal against the Irish • Connected on the first field goal of his career, a 31-yarder, against Connecticut along with five PATs • Missed his first field goal attempt, a 37-yard try against McNeese State, but still tallied five PATs.