Cameron Sexton

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Laurinburg, NC
High School:
Scotland County

With T.J. Yates sidelined for spring practice with an ankle injury, Sexton should see considerable action this spring.

2007: Played in the fourth quarter of Carolina's 37-14 victory over James Madison • Completed his only attempt, a 9-yard pass to Kenton Thornton.

2006 - Freshman Season
Completed 57 of 136 attempts for 840 yards with four touchdowns and eight interceptions • Also rushed 27 times for 25 yards and one touchdown • Did not play against Duke, NC State or Georgia Tech • Did not start against Wake Forest, but rotated with starter Joe Dailey and completed 6 of 10 passes for 80 yards, including a long of 29 • Started against Virginia and played in just the first half, completing 3 of 8 for 22 yards • Started against USF and completed 9 of 26 attempts for 117 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions • Tossed a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jon Hamlett against South Florida • Also had a career-best 33-yard run that set up the TD pass • Started against Miami and was 9 of 28 for 136 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions • Completed a long pass of 37 yards to Hakeem Nicks at the Miami 2-yard line, which led to Carolina's only score of the game • Started against Clemson and connected on 7 of 22 attempts for 96 yards, no touchdowns and one interception • Scored the Tar Heels' only touchdown on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter • Made his first career start and completed 14 of 20 attempts for 265 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Carolina's 45-42 victory over Furman • Is the first Tar Heel freshman to start at quarterback since Darian Durant in 2001 • Opened the scoring with a 58-yard screen pass to Ronnie McGill for a 7-0 lead, then with Carolina trailing in the fourth quarter, hit Jesse Holley for a 50-yard touchdown pass to take back the lead • Averaged 18.9 yards per completion and was never sacked • Had eight completions of at least 13 yards (58, 20, 16, 13, 40, 26, 13 and 50 yards) against Furman • Made his first career appearance against Virginia Tech in the second game of the season • Was 9 of 21 for 124 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the Hokies • Threw his first career touchdown pass, an 18-yarder to Brooks Foster, in the fourth quarter.

Scotland County High School
SuperPrep All-America • Ranked the No. 6 quarterback in the country by SuperPrep • Ranked the No. 7 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals.com • Ranked the No. 2 quarterback in North Carolina and the No. 8 player overall in the state by SuperPrep • Ranked the No. 9 player in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer • Completed 153 of 271 passes for 2,379 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior as the Scots went 7-5 and advanced to the state playoffs • Passed for 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior • Was 335 of 670 for 5,165 yards and 38 touchdowns in his career • Coached by Mark Barnes.

Personal
Grew up in Durham, attending Hope Valley Elementary School • Son of Patti and Brent Sexton • His father played at Elon and spent three seasons at defensive back with the Pittsburgh Steelers • Born on October 2, 1986 • Pretended to be Joe Montana as a kid • Would like to switch places for a day with Michael Jordan • Would like to improve his strength and size • Communications major.