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UNC football loses defensive back to transfer portal

January 14, 2026

Story byZack Pearson, Tar Heels WireWed, January 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM UTC·1 min readThe transfer portal has been plenty active in just about two weeks of being open. A record number of players have entered the portal in college football, finding new homes as the new era of the sport rolls on. For the North Carolina Tar Heels, they are coming off a disappointing first season under Bill Belichick and will need to use the portal to turn things around. But on Wednesday, they lost a key player to the portal in a bit of a surprising move. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDefensive back Greg Smith has decided to enter the portal per multiple reports.

UNC football loses defensive back to transfer portal

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The Florida native is a late addition to the portal and has decided that he would be best suited to play elsewhere for the remainder of his college career. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound defensive back showed some promise in the limited time he had in terms of being on the field, recording 24 tackles and one interception.
He appeared in five games during the 2024 season as a freshman. Smith is a former three-star recruit who committed to the program under Mack Brown and opted to remain at UNC under Belichick. Follow us@TarHeelsWire on X (formerly ) and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of North CarolinaTar Heels news, notes and opinionsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC Football: DB Greg Smith enters transfer portal.

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