Honors

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15 consensus All-Americans between 1937 and 2012, 3 unanimous · 2 national awards.

All-Americans

1937–2012 · 3 unanimous

Heisman

no winners

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2012	Jonathan Cooper unanimous	OL
2001	Julius Peppers unanimous	DL
1997	Brian Simmons	LB
1997	Dre’ Bly	DB
1997	Greg Ellis	DL
1996	Dre’ Bly	DB
1995	Marcus Jones	DL
1983	William Fuller	DL
1980	Lawrence Taylor unanimous	LB
1977	Dee Hardison	DL
1974	Ken Huff	G
1972	Ron Rusnak	G
1970	Don McCauley	B
1948	Charlie Justice	B
1937	Andy Bershak	E

National awards

Wins only. Places in the voting are listed separately below.

Award	Won
Chuck Bednarik Award	1
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2001	Chuck Bednarik Award	Julius Peppers
2001	Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award	Julius Peppers DE

Award voting — other places

Second through fourth in the voting. Never counted as wins.

Season	Award	Player	Place	Points
1949	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Charlie Justice	2nd	272
1948	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Charlie Justice	2nd	443

Source: the NCAA’s official Football Records and Awards books, 2026 edition — printed there as NORTH CAROLINA. Consensus All-America is the NCAA’s own designation, recognising players named by a majority of the official selectors in a given season.