The Tar Heels have been receiving some good news followed by bad news and that trend continued earlier today.
Shortly following starting left guard Aidan Banfield pulling his name out of the transfer portal, Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports announced that wide receiver Kobe Paysour is entering the transfer portal. He’ll have one year of eligibility remaining wherever he lands.
Paysour has played in 30 games in his career and caught 70 passes for 936 yards and seven touchdowns over the course of the last four years. He broke onto the scene for the Tar Heels in 2022 when he filled in for Josh Downs in the slot while was injured. That year he caught 29 passes for 324 yards and four touchdowns and was off to an amazing start in 2023 before he broke his foot in practice leading up to the Miami game. He would miss the remainder of the regular season, but made a push to come back for the bowl game before breaking his other foot in practice. He finished the season with 22 catches for 282 yards and three touchdowns in five games. This season, he just never was able to get into a rhythm as he healed from the injury and dealt with countless quarterback changes. In the end, he still finished with 19 catches for 330 yards.
With his departure, the Tar Heel receiving corps will have to replace all three of the wide receivers that started down the stretch of the season with J.J. Jones and Nate McCollum graduating. Don’t be shocked if this is a position that the team dips into the transfer portal despite having some promising young pieces currently in place for next season.
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