2025 Football Roster

Taylor Newton

92 AJ Mebane

  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 240
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Durham, N.C.
  • High School Southern Durham

Biography

2024: Appeared in eight games as an outside linebacker … Totaled three tackles, including two in the opener against ETSU … Also had a stop against ECU.

2023: Did not appear in any games as a redshirting true freshman.

High School: Early enrollee … In last three years of high school, totaled 229 tackles, 39.5 sacks, 50 tackles for loss and 74 quarterback hurries … Recorded 81 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, six sacks and 29 hurries for a team that went 8-5 and reached the third round of the playoffs in 2022 … Had 117 tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 23.5 sacks as a junior, when he was an honorable mention all-state performer … Had 10 multi-sack games as a junior, with four sacks against Vance County … Also had 433 receiving yards as a senior … Played for coach Darius Robinson at Southern Durham ... Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'3" 245 lbs
  • 92

    2023Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'3" 250 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    Outside Linebacker
    6'3" 250 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'3" 240 lbs
    92