Quarterback Gio Lopez will wear a No. 7 jersey in the 2025 UNC football season, sticking with the same number he wore at South Alabama before joining Bill Belichick 's Tar Heels in April.

Lopez is competing to be UNC's starting quarterback , alongside veteran returner Max Johnson and freshman Bryce Baker, under offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens. He's one of more than 70 newcomers for the new-look Tar Heels, who added 40 players via the transfer portal and signed 30 freshmen as part of the 2025 recruiting class.

During the spring portion of UNC's schedule, Belichick chose not to give out jersey numbers for the Tar Heels. It's a tactic he brought to Chapel Hill from his time with the NFL's New England Patriots.

Here's a breakdown of the jersey numbers for the slew of new UNC football

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