| | Player | Position | Status | Violation |
|---|
 | Shaun Draughn
Senior
6-0, 205 pounds
| Tailback | Cleared (Missed 1 game) | None reported |
 | Da'Norris Searcy
Senior
6-0, 200 pounds
| Safety | Cleared (Missed 3 games) | None reported |
 | Deunta Williams
Senior
6-2, 215 pounds
| Safety | Cleared (Missed 4 games) | NCAA says Williams accepted agent benefits worth $1,426; Williams must pay $450.67 to a charity. |
 | Linwan Euwell
Junior
6-2, 220 pounds
| Defensive end | Cleared (Missed 5 games) | None reported |
 | Ryan Houston
Senior
6-2, 245 pounds
| Tailback | Cleared (Missed 5 games) | None reported |
 | Kendric Burney
Senior
5-9, 190 pounds
| Cornerback | Cleared (Missed 7 games) | NCAA says Burney accepted agent benefits worth $1,333; Burney must pay $575.19 to a charity |
 | Devon Ramsay
Junior
6-2, 240 pounds
| Fullback | Cleared (Ruled permanently ineligible, but eligibility was restored in Feb. 2011. Played first 4 games of 2010 season, 2 of which were wins that will not be forfeited.) | None reported |
 | Marvin Austin
Senior
6-3, 310 pounds
| Defensive tackle | Out for season | UNC says Austin accepted agent benefits worth $10,000 - $13,000 |
 | Jonathan Smith
Senior
6-2, 200 pounds
| Safety | Out for season | None reported |
 | Brian Gupton
Junior
6-3, 190 pounds
| Defensive back | Out for season | None reported |
 | Charles Brown
Junior
5-10 205 pounds
| Cornerback | Out for season (Will redshirt this season and return in 2011.) | None reported |
 | Robert Quinn
Junior
6-5, 270 pounds
| Defensive End | Ruled permanently ineligible | NCAA says Quinn accepted agent benefits worth $5,642 |
 | Greg Little
Senior
6-3, 220 pounds
| Wide Receiver | Ruled permanently ineligible | NCAA says Little accepted agent benefits worth $4,952 |
 | Michael McAdoo
Junior
6-7, 245 pounds
| Defensive lineman | Ruled permanently ineligible | Unspecified NCAA violation |