Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 10-38vs Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Pryce Yates
Senior defensive lineman on North Carolina's 2025 roster.
6′4″ · 265 lb · San Antonio, TX
CFB Index 71 · #89 of 418 edge rushersLow 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
0
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 3 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on North Carolina's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2021.
- Transferred from UConn to North Carolina in 2025.
Pryce Yates
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Pryce Yates has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Clemson, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with UConn3-star out of Reagan
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coaches2022–2023
North Carolina
2024era →
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/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 · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 21 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 42 | 25 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | 41 | 10 | 7.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 107 | 47 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · North Carolina
Returning around him
- 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
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jasheen Davis’s 2023 season.
Matches Jasheen on
Class year
Weight
Hurry rate
Differs from Jasheen on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to John Morgan's junior season at Pittsburgh (2022).
80%match
Matches John on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from John on
Height (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Pryce Yates
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology