Miami · L 35-38
4 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 78 yards. This one was 34 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Despite us being very up or down all year, we do have some pretty good skill position players. Shipp and Thurman are legitimate high draft pick guys.”
7 stories in the last 30 days, from 6 outlets.
Jordan Shipp is a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year Award
Tar Heel Blog +1 Oct 24
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 15, middle 11, right 13.
Jordan Shipp
Jordan Shipp is a cornerstone for North Carolina — measured against the line Jordan Shipp joined.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.118
recruiting national rank
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 6 outlets
Jordan Shipp is a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year Award
Tar Heel Blog +1 Oct 24 · 2 outlets
Tar Heel Blog +1Jordan Shipp is a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year AwardOct 24from 10 outlets
Jordan Shipp is a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year Award
Tar Heel Blog +1 Oct 24 · 2 outlets
YardbarkerWatch: North Carolina Stars Melkart Abou Jaoude & Jordan Shipp Interview | 2026 ACC FootballAug 17
The Fayetteville ObserverJordan Shipp discusses UJNC football win vs Duke, Victory Bell celebrationOct 18Tar Heel Blog +1Jordan Shipp is a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year AwardOct 24
247SportsCollege Sports needs more Athletes like Jordan ShippAug 1
Sports IllustratedWhy the Little Things Matter to UNC Star Jordan ShippAug 9Tar Heel Blog +1
Yahoo SportsTar Heel Blog +1247SportsSports Illustrated247SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Jordan Shipp at TCU.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 45 | 587 | 13.0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 60 | 671 | 11.2 | 6 | 55 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 1 | 22 |
| Career | 114 | 1,372 | 12.0 | 10 | 55 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 1 | −13 |
| Career | 3 | −5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 44 receiving yards, 4 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10vs TCU | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-37vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 109 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 0 | 49 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 45 | 587 | 13.0 | 3 | 49 |
Oct. 31 · L 35-38 vs Miami, play by play
4 catches for 44 yards and a touchdown. North Carolina threw to him on 6 of its 34 passes.
16-yard touchdown. Third quarter, made it 21-17.
8 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown. North Carolina threw to him on 10 of its 44 passes. He was 3 of 4 on third and fourth down.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 10-7. Broken up by Syracuse’s Z. Moultrie-Goddard.
27-yard catch. Fourth quarter, up 20-17.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, tied 23-23. Converted.
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7 catches for 75 yards and a touchdown. North Carolina threw to him on 9 of its 25 passes. He was 2 of 4 on third and fourth down.
5-yard touchdown on 3rd and 4. First quarter, made it 10-0.
16-yard catch on 3rd and 13. First quarter, up 10-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 16. Fourth quarter, up 17-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 93 yards. North Carolina threw to him on 7 of its 26 passes. 65 of the 93 came before halftime.
49-yard catch. Second quarter, down 10-0.
12-yard catch on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, down 10-7. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 109 yards, his most this season. North Carolina threw to him on 7 of its 28 passes.
44-yard catch on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
10-yard catch on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, down 37-20. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 25 yards. North Carolina threw to him on 3 of its 26 passes.
14-yard catch. Third quarter, up 28-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
5 catches for 71 yards. North Carolina threw to him on 8 of its 27 passes. 59 of the 71 came before halftime.
9-yard catch on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
19-yard catch. First quarter, down 10-3.
18-yard catch on 4th and 7. First quarter, down 10-3. Converted.
12-yard catch. Third quarter, up 15-10. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“Shipp trying to bait TCU into another unsportsmanlike lol”North Carolina fan, r/CFB game thread
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 5 · 2026
L 26-37
vs Notre Dame
7 rec · 109 yds
With B. Edwards — 208 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 89.0 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · J. Jefferson — 1 tackle · 1 solo tackle · 1 defensive TD
The plays that mattered most
48th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5725% of team targetsCatch rate
79%45 of 57 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
79% catch rate on 57 targets · 25% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 70.0 | 13.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 78.7 | 12.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 73.5 | 13.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 73.0 | 11.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
45 catches in 8 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-5% reception volume, top-2% overall receiving production.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #38 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #15 of 64 ACC WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
