Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Total | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
#84
Shamar Easter
Redshirt junior tight end for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 215 lb · Ashdown, AR · Ashdown
Returning to North Carolina for 2026
The numbers
23
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 11.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 14 yds, vs East Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for North Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2023.
- Transferred from Arkansas to North Carolina in 2025.
Shamar Easter
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 14 rec yds, 1 receptions against East Tennessee State, Week 2, 2026.
23 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Arkansas4-star out of Ashdown
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025–2026era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Freddie Kitchens → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 11.5 YDS/g, 11.5 YPR, 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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
1 rec · 9 yds
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
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · 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
Background
2025 Redshirt Sophomore Season at Carolina Appeared in seven games for Carolina in 2025, earning the start against Stanford and Wake Forest Made two catches for 17 yards Caught his first pass as a Tar Heel against Syracuse and had a 15-yard grab at NC State 2024 Redshirt Freshman Season at Arkans...
The tight end room · North Carolina
- #80Jordan Washington109 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Jaxxon Warren95 receiving yards · 2025
- #45Jelani Thurman84 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Shamar Easter17 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Deems Mayno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology