Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 25 | Season-high 49 yds |
| Total | 15 | 85 | 7.8 | 0 | 25 |
#7
Benjamin Hall
Redshirt junior running back for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 235 lb · Acworth, GA · North Cobb
CFB Index 35 · #280 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to North Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
85
rushing yards · 2026
5.7 per carry · 3 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 49 rush yds, 25 rec yds, vs East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Michigan to North Carolina in 2025.
Benjamin Hall
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Benjamin Hall has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 49 rush yds, 25 rec yds against East Tennessee State — Week 2, 2026.
85 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 15 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
North Carolina
2024era →
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025–2026era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Michigan8-5HC: Sherrone Moore · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (83rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 42.5 YDS/g, 7.8 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #36 of 38 ACC RBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 71 | 274 | 3.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan | 29 | 72 | 2.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 130 | 500 | 3.8 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
36 rush yds (11 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 28 LONG · 67 PCT · 7 PTS
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · East Tennessee State · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.46(12:19) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #7 B.Hall caught at ETS28, for 26 yards to the ETS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:13, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ETS Personal Foul (#6 J.Oggs) 15 yards from ETS00 to ETS03, 1ST DOWN #92 A.Burrell kick attempt good (H: #93 J.Horvath, LS: #48 G.Burt)
- Week 2 · East Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.66(11:07) Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush left for 25 yards gain to the ETS33 (#2 M.Jenkins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · TCU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.01(13:14) #7 B.Hall rush right for 0 yards to the UNC35 (#11 M.Short)
- Week 2 · East Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.77(14:45) Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush left for 9 yards gain to the ETS27 (#0 C.Woodard; #5 J.Bowdry)
- Week 1 · TCU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.67(06:24) Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush left for 2 yards gain to the UNC41 (#2 J.Johnson)
- Week 1 · TCU · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.64(10:52) Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush middle for 1 yard loss to the TCU02 (#3 M.Carroll; #92 A.Din-Mbuh)
- Week 1 · TCU · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.61(05:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UNC24 fumbled by #7 B.Hall at UNC23 forced by #18 K.McFadden recovered by TCU #3 M.Carroll at UNC24, End Of Play
- Week 2 · East Tennessee State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.58(08:04) Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short left to #7 B.Hall caught at UNC33, for 1 yard loss to the UNC31 (#6 J.Oggs; #2 M.Jenkins) PENALTY UNC Holding declined
- Week 1 · TCU · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.44(10:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 B.Hall rush right for 0 yards to the TCU10 (#7 J.Simms)
- Week 1 · TCU · 2&16 · Q4 · EPA -0.43(12:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Edwards Jr. pass complete short right to #7 B.Hall caught at TCU29, for 2 yards to the TCU24 (#97 P.Oyewale)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- 28% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dylan Downing’s 2024 season.
Matches Dylan on
Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Weight
Differs from Dylan on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Rendina's junior season at Army (2025).
70%match
Matches Jake on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Differs from Jake on
Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Benjamin Hall
Background
2025 Redshirt Sophomore Season at North Carolina Appeared in 11 games, missing the Richmond game due to injury Earned the start against Charlotte Finished the season as the Tar Heels’ second-leading rusher with 274 yards on 71 touches Found the end zone against Clemson for his first career rushin...
The backfield · North Carolina
- Demon June464 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Benjamin Hall274 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Jaylen McGill19 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Kaleb Jackson16 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Charleston French3 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology