North Carolina vs. Virginia projected starting lineup Week 9 | 2024 college football season

The North Carolina Tar Heels are in Charlottesville, Virginia, looking for their first ACC victory of the season in their game against the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday. North Carolina is 3-4 and has a 0-3 ACC record. Meanwhile, Virginia is 4-3 and has an ACC record of 2-2.

A victory on Saturday would be a significant boost to both teams' fortunes, with the Tar Heels wanting to get above .500 in their overall record and the Cavaliers wanting to do the same for their ACC record.

The following are the expected lineups and the depth charts for both schools.

North Carolina's Projected Lineup and Depth Chart

North Carolina's Offense

The first row of players are the expected starters.

WR-X	5	Jones, J.J. SR	11	Billups II, Paul RS FR	1	Shipp, Jordan FR
WR-Z	7	Hamilton, Christian RS FR	3	Culliver, Chris SO	0	Taylor, Alex FR
WR-SL	6	McCollum, Nate SR/TR	8	Paysour, Kobe RS JR	9	Green, Javarius FR
LT	79	Sampson, Howard RS SO/TR	75	Leftwich, Jakiah RS JR/TR
LG	68	Banfield, Aidan FR	64	McGowan, Malik RS SR
C	58	Blaske, Austin GR/TR	63	Greenberg, Zach GR/TR
RG	53	Lampkin, Willie SR/TR	52	Adorno, Jonathan SR	55	Rice, Zach RS SO
RT	78	Green, Trevyon RS SO	56	Norwood, Jani FR
TE	81	Copenhaver, John GR	18	Nesbit, Bryson SR	19	Johnson, Jake RS SO/TR
QB	12	Criswell, Jacolby GR/TR	15	Harrell, Conner RS SO
RB	28	Hampton, Omarion JR	24	Barlow, Darwin GR/TR	21	Gause, Davion FR

North Carolina's Defense

The first row of players are the expected starters.

DE	10	Evans, Desmond SR	12	Atkinson, Beau RS SO	93	Cowan, Jacolbe RS SR/TR
NT	98	Hester Jr., Kevin GR	6	Harris Sr., Joshua GR/TR	94	Starlings, Joel RS FR
DT	5	Ritzie, Jahvaree SR	4	Shaw, Travis JR	92	Lora, Rodney RS FR
RUSH	7	Rucker, Kaimon SR	40	Thompson, Tyler RS FR	14	Harvey, Jaybron RS FR
MLB	17	Campbell, Amare SO	25	Woods, Ashton FR	30	Short, Michael SO
WLB	23	Echols, Power SR	34	LaVallee, Caleb RS FR	55	Law, Cade RS SO/TR
FCB	29	Allen, Marcus JR	9	Stewart, Tyrane JR/TR	20	Thompson, Jalon FR
SS	2	Harris, Jakeen GR/TR	31	Hardy, Will JR	3	Ziglar, Malcolm FR
FS	1	Lane, Antavious GR/TR	16	Boykins, DeAndre RS JR
BCB	28	Huzzie, Alijah RS SR/TR	11	Adams, Ty RS FR	8	Ferguson, Zion FR
STAR	21	Cost, Kaleb SO	15	Miller, Tre RS FR	0	White, Ty FR

North Carolina's Special Teams

The first row of players are the expected starters.

PT	96	Maginness, Tom JR/TR	97	Osada, Lucas FR
PK	98	Burnette, Noah RS SR	37	Boyd, Liam RS SO/TR	97	Osada, Lucas FR
KO	37	Boyd, Liam RS SO/TR	98	Burnette, Noah RS SR
LS	62	Triplett, Spencer RS SR	61	Mills, Grant FR
H	96	Maginness, Tom JR/TR
PR	28	Huzzie, Alijah RS SR/TR	6	McCollum, Nate SR/TR
KR	6	McCollum, Nate SR/TR	24	Barlow, Darwin GR/TR

Virginia's Projected Lineup and Depth Chart

Virginia's Offense

The first row of players are the expected starters.

WR-X	8	Fields, Malachi RS JR	6	Wilson, JR JR
WR-Z	11	Harris, Trell JR/TR	2	Greene Jr., Andre JR/TR
WR-SL	4	Tyree, Chris GR/TR	85	Courtney, Kameron FR
LT	52	Boley, McKale JR	68	Witmer, Jack RS JR
LG	77	Josey, Noah RS JR	71	Nnanna, Ugonna SR/TR
C	55	Stevens, Brian GR/TR	65	Ellinger, Grant FR
RG	51	Furnish, Ty RS JR	60	Patterson, Charlie RS JR
RT	54	Steen, Blake RS SO	50	Christ, Jimmy GR/TR
TE	16	Neville, Tyler GR/TR	44	Wood Jr., Sackett GR	83	Twitty, Dakota RS SO
QB	10	Colandrea, Anthony SO	7	Muskett, Tony GR/TR
RB	5	Pace, Kobe SR/TR	20	Brown, Xavier RS SO	34	Griese, Jack RS SO

Virginia's Defense

The first row of players are the expected starters.

DE	82	Butler, Kam GR/TR	10	Smiley III, Ben RS SR	25	Jones, Terrell RS SO
NT	55	Britton, Anthony RS FR	18	Diatta, Michael RS JR
DT	90	Carter, Jahmeer GR	96	Carter, Bryce RS JR
BAN	15	Bennett Jr., Chico GR/TR	93	Koudelka, Billy FR
MLB	5	Robinson, Kam SO	16	McDonald, Trey RS SO
WLB	7	Jackson, James SR	44	Jones, Dorian RS SR/TR
LCB	29	Shine, Kempton GR/TR	4	Smith, Kendren GR/TR
SS	0	Clary, Antonio RS SR	26	Hardy, Caleb SO
FS	20	Sanker, Jonas SR	30	Minter, Ethan FR
RCB	9	Jackson, Jam JR/TR	6	Walker, Dre SO
SPUR	3	Thomas Jr., Corey GR/TR

Virginia's Special Teams

The first row of players are the expected starters.

PT	38	Sparks, Daniel SR/TR	99	Slibeck, Elijah RS FR
PK	41	Bettridge, Will JR	36	Prozny, Max FR
KO	38	Sparks, Daniel SR/TR	36	Prozny, Max FR
LS	81	Bunch, Payton RS SR/TR	94	Rollison, Hayden RS FR
H	38	Sparks, Daniel SR/TR	99	Slibeck, Elijah RS FR
PR	4	Tyree, Chris GR/TR	0	Clary, Antonio RS SR	1	Harrison, Suderian SO
KR	4	Tyree, Chris GR/TR	11	Harris, Trell JR/TR	26	Davies, Ethan RS JR

How to watch North Carolina vs. Virginia? Streaming options for ACC Week 9 clash

The game will be aired through The CW Network, which is available for streaming on YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and DirecTV Stream. There's also the option of using The CW App. Thom Brennaman will be doing the play-by-play, Max Browne will be on the color commentator spot and Carla Gebhar will be the sideline reporter.

The game will be carried nationwide through Sirius XM if fans prefer to listen on the radio.

Who's the favorite for North Carolina vs. Virginia? Odds for ACC clash in Week 9

North Carolina is a 3-point underdog for this encounter, probably given Virginia's home-field advantage. Regardless, the game might as well be considered a toss-up, as the difference is negligible. Meanwhile, ESPN's game predictor is giving the Cavaliers a 56.5% of winning the game.

Both schools are in dire need of a win, with North Carolina coming from a four-game losing streak (to James Madison, Duke, Pitt and Georgia Tech) and Virginia has its own two-game losing streak (to Louisville and Clemson).