Demon June
.jpg) June with North Carolina in 2025 | |
| No. 0 – North Carolina Tar Heels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jacksonville (Jacksonville, North Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina (2025–present) |
Demon June is an American college football running back for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Early life
[edit]June is from Jacksonville, North Carolina.[1] He attended Jacksonville High School where he played football as a running back.[2] He played as a starter in all four of his seasons there.[3] June ran for 985 yards and 21 touchdowns as a freshman, then ran for 1,108 yards and 18 touchdowns as a sophomore.[4]
As a junior, June was named the Jacksonville Daily News Player of the Year after running for 1,206 yards and 21 touchdowns.[5] In a game during his senior year, he ran for over 400 yards and six touchdowns.[6] He averaged nearly 10 yards per carry as a senior, finishing with 1,442 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns.[7] He concluded his high school career with 4,741 rushing yards and 84 touchdowns, being named the conference player of the year twice.[7] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[3]
College career
[edit]Upon his arrival at North Carolina in 2025, June was at the bottom of the depth chart.[7][8] He worked his way up throughout practice and was named starter early in the season.[7] In the third game of the season, he ran for 148 yards and a touchdown against Richmond, the most rushing yards in a game by a North Carolina freshman since 2017.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Demon June". North Carolina Tar Heels.
- ↑ Gilles, Matt (December 7, 2024). "UNC Football Signee Demon June Still Chasing Big Career Mark". Sports Illustrated.
- 1 2 Miller, Chris (August 16, 2024). "Jacksonville's Demon June commits to North Carolina". Jacksonville Daily News.
- ↑ Miller, Chris (October 13, 2023). "Jacksonville's Demon June not slowing down despite football offers coming in". Jacksonville Daily News – via archive.today.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Miller, Chris (December 21, 2023). "Jacksonville's Demon June is area football Player of Year". Jacksonville Daily News.
- ↑ Miller, Chris (October 21, 2024). "Jacksonville's Demon June celebrates 400-plus yard, six-touchdown effort in win over D.H. Conley". Jacksonville Daily News.
- 1 2 3 4 Baxley, Rodd (September 13, 2025). "How Demon June went from bottom of depth chart to UNC football's best running back". The Fayetteville Observer – via archive.today.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Baxley, Rodd (September 9, 2025). "UNC football 'basic periods' in practice lead to opportunity for Demon June, Tar Heels". The Fayetteville Observer.
- ↑ Swanson, Shelby (September 14, 2025). "Why freshman Demon June's breakout game against Richmond matters for UNC". The News & Observer – via archive.today.
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