Agile and athletic for his size • Plays well against
the run.
2009 - Senior Season
Massive tackle who helps control the line of
scrimmage and is in his third year as a starter
• Finished the regular season with 20 tackles,
including 2.5 for loss and had three quarterback
pressures and blocked kick • Had one tackle at
NC State • Scored his first career touchdown on
a 20-yard fumble return at Boston College • Also
added a tackle as Carolina limited the Eagles to
198 total yards • Had two stops and a quarterback pressure in a win over No. 12
Miami • Assisted on a tackle and had a quarterback pressure in the 19-6 win over
Duke • Was part of a defensive unit that limited the Blue Devils to just 125 total yards
• Registered two tackles at Virginia Tech • Credited with one tackle against Florida
State • Posted three tackles, including a 2-yard tackle for loss, vs. Georgia Southern
• Had six tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss at Georgia Tech • Blocked a field
goal in the win over ECU • Posted two tackles at Connecticut • Had one tackle for loss
in the season opener vs. The Citadel.
2008 - Junior Season
Massive defensive tackle who started all 13 games and finished the season with 34
tackles, 3.5 tackles for losses and one sack • Posted four tackles against West Virginia
in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Had three tackles, including one tackle for loss, against
Duke • Assisted on two tackles against NC State • Recorded two tackles, including a
2-yard tackle for loss, at Maryland • Had his best game of the season in the 28-7 win
over No. 22 Georgia Tech with a career-best six tackles, including one sack for five
yards • Had one tackle in the 45-24 win over No. 23 Boston College • Posted one tackle
at Virginia • Had one tackle vs. Notre Dame • Had two tackles, one pressure and
assisted on a tackle for loss in Carolina’s 38-12 win over No. 24 Connecticut • Posted
two tackles in the Tar Heels’ 28-24 win at Miami • Recorded four tackles, including two
solo stops and two assists, vs. Virginia Tech • Had one tackle in the win at Rutgers •
Started against McNeese State and matched his career high with five tackles.
2007 - Sophomore Season
Started three games and played in seven • Started against James Madison, South Carolina
and Wake Forest • Battled a severely sprained ankle throughout the season which
caused him to miss five games • Had one tackle at Georgia Tech • Had two tackles and
a sack at Wake Forest • Returned to the starting lineup vs. South Carolina after missing
time with an ankle sprain • Posted three tackles against the Gamecocks • Saw limited
action against Miami, Virginia Tech and USF • Started in Carolina’s 37-14 victory over
James Madison and assisted on a tackle for loss for two years.
2006 - Freshman Season
Played in all 12 games as part of the rotation at defensive tackle • Finished the season
with 18 tackles, including nine solo stops and 1.5 sacks • Posted a season-high five
tackles vs. Furman • Had three tackles at Clemson • Posted three tackles and a sack at
Duke • Redshirted in 2005.
North Moore High School
Ranked the No. 16 player in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer • Ranked the
No. 19 player in North Carolina by SuperPrep • Played both defensive tackle and
fullback in high school • Ran for 798 yards and 12 touchdowns on 130 carries as a
senior • Led the team with 50 tackles as junior • Rushed for 600 yards and six touchdowns
as a fullback as a junior • Coached by Bryan Lee • Also played basketball.
Personal
Son of Janet and Milton Person and Ronnie Thomas • Born on December 12, 1986 •
African-American studies major • Would most like to have dinner with his deceased
grandmother and two aunts • Would most like to appear on the reality TV show,
“College Hill” • Has 10 tattoos, including one on his left arm for his deceased grandmother
and aunts • Favorite dessert is Nestle cookie with vanilla ice cream • People
say he looks like Big O from the movie Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins • Would
choose to sing “You’re Not Alone” by Michael Jackson if he were a contestant on
American Idol • Favorite restaurant in Chapel Hill is Red Lobster • Says the best thing
about Carolina is “waking up every morning knowing that you are going to one of the
top schools in the nation.”