Kenton Dopson III

#21 · DB · Fr. · North Carolina6′0″ · 200 lb · Miami, FL · Norland

Interception1122nd of 391 defensive backsLast gameL 35–38vs Miami · Oct 31
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25 tackles in 7 games; their best was 8 vs Miami.
Game 1: against TCU, win 15-10, no tackles in this gameWTCUGame 2: against East Tennessee State, win 35-3, 1 tackle, FCS opponent1WETSUFCSGame 3: at Clemson, loss 20-28, 1 tackle1LCLEM@Game 4: against Notre Dame, loss 26-37, 1 tackle1LNDGame 5: at Pittsburgh, win 21-17, 4 tackles4WPITT@Game 6: at Duke, win 24-20, 7 tackles7WDUKE@Game 7: against Syracuse, loss 30-31, 3 tackles3LSYRGame 8: against Miami, loss 35-38, 8 tackles8LMIASeason high,in a loss
Game 1: against TCU, win 15-10, no tackles in this gameWTCUGame 2: against East Tennessee State, win 35-3, 1 tackle, FCS opponentWETSUFCSGame 3: at Clemson, loss 20-28, 1 tackleLCLEM@Game 4: against Notre Dame, loss 26-37, 1 tackleLNDGame 5: at Pittsburgh, win 21-17, 4 tacklesWPITT@Game 6: at Duke, win 24-20, 7 tacklesWDUKE@Game 7: against Syracuse, loss 30-31, 3 tacklesLSYRGame 8: against Miami, loss 35-38, 8 tackles8 · season highLMIA

Miami · L 35-38

8 tackles

The other 6 games average 3 tackles. This one was 5 above.

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Dopson has tackles in 7 of North Carolina’s 8 games: none against TCU.

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His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 0:14 · Duke down 4Kenton Dopson III intercepts Walker EgetNorth Carolina at Duke, week 7Q4, 0:14 · Duke 20, North Carolina 24Duke turned it over with 0:14 left, trailing by 4Duke turned it over with 0:14 left, trailing by 4W.Eget pass intercepted by K.Dopson III at UNC15 QB hurried by X.Lewis, End Of PlayWatch from this playESPN College Football

Kenton Dopson III

DB · North Carolina · Fr · #21

A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Miami — Week 9, 2026.

25 tackles · 0 sacks

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Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

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