Redshirt junior wide receiver for North Carolina. 2025: 5 catches, 48 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 217 lb · Rolesville, NC · Millbrook
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
5 catches · 9.6 per catch
Best game: 1 rec, 18 yds, vs Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for North Carolina. 2025: 5 catches, 48 receiving yards.
Nathan Leacock
Nathan Leacock has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 18 rec yds, 2 receptions against California — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Freddie Kitchens → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 9-34@ UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38vs Clemson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 18-21@ California | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-17vs Virginia | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 5 | 48 | 9.8 | 0 | 18 |
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · North Carolina
Returning around him
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
2025 Sophomore Season at North Carolina Appeared in 10 games Recorded five receptions for 48 yards, averaging 9.6 yards per catch Added one rush for six yards on the season 2024 Redshirt Freshman Season at Tennessee Saw action in five games on offense and special teams in 2024 Recorded one recept...
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