A third player has left the UNC football roster this month. Here are the details
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- UNC football lost its second player this month with tackle Green's departure.
- Green, a 2023 starter, saw reduced snaps under new coach Belichick in 2025.
- Green retains two years of eligibility after playing within redshirt limits.
Two North Carolina football players, offensive tackle Trevyon Green and wide receiver Paul Billups, have left the team, a source confirmed to the News & Observer on Tuesday.
Green and Billups are the second and third players to leave Bill Belichick and the North Carolina football program this month. Last week, news broke that Aziah Johnson, a wideout transfer from Michigan State, had left the team after three games.
All three players saw a significant downgrade in playing time from last season to this year, at least through the first few games of the fall.
Green started all 13 games last season as a sophomore right tackle, but the junior struggled to find playing time under Belichick through four games. The 6-foot-8, 340-pound offensive lineman out of Prince George, Virginia, played 11 snaps at Charlotte and five against Richmond. He did not play at UCF on Saturday, nor was he in uniform.
Green still has two years of eligibility remaining if he transfers this offseason, per college football’s four-game maximum for redshirt eligibility.
Billups did not play in UNC’s first four games this season. Last season, as a redshirt freshman, the 6-2 receiver from Chesapeake, Virginia, played in 11 games, catching four passes for 27 yards. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining.
This story was originally published September 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM.