University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Football Roster
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#3 Notre Dame
Oct 3 (Sat)
Noon
Jersey Number 25
Joseph Mupoyi
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Kinshasa, DR of the Congo
- High School:
- St. Thomas More
2025 - Redshirt Sophomore Season at North Carolina
- Appeared in nine games
- Recorded seven tackles
- Notched three solo stops and four assisted tackles
- Tallied a tackle for loss at Syracuse
2024 - Redshirt Freshman Season at Penn State
- Appeared in two games
- Named the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week twice (Ohio State - 11/2; Boise State - 12/31)
2023 - True Freshman Season at Penn State
- Did not appear in any games and redshirted
Prep / High School
- Played at St. Thomas More School for head coach Ernest Anderson
- Played at Archbishop Carroll in 2021, leading Lions to a 13-1 record, a city championship and a DCSAA Class AA State Championship
- Led St. Thomas More to city and state championships as a junior
- In 2022, produced 54 tackles, 14 sacks and 12 tackles for loss
- Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN and On3 and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals
- Tabbed as the No. 38 edge prospect and No. 3 player in Connecticut by On3
- Ranked as the No. 56 edge prospect in the class and No. 5 prospect in Connecticut by 247Sports
- Recognized as the No. 29 weakside defensive end and No. 3 prospect in the state by Rivals
- Rated as the No. 57 defensive end and No. 2 player in Connecticut by ESPN.
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