“I’ve had a great time in Chapel Hill and I appreciate everything Coach Fedora and the coaching staff has done for me,” said Ebron.  “Coming to Carolina allowed me to develop as both a person and a football player.  It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  I look forward to finishing the season with my teammates and then moving on to the next level.”

Ebron holds the UNC single-season and career records for catches and receiving yards by a tight end.  Entering Saturday’s regular-season finale vs. Duke, he has 100 career catches for 1,606 yards.

Ebron is ranked as the No. 12 overall player on ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper’s Big Board.  He is ranked No. 14 by ESPN’s Todd McShay.  Both analysts have him as the top tight end in the country.

Ebron is a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award, which is presented to the nation’s top tight end.  He had his best game of the season in Carolina’s ESPN Thursday night loss to Miami when he hauled in a career-high eight catches for a career-high 199 yards.  He was named the Mackey Award national tight end of the week and his 199 yards are a single-game UNC record for receiving yards by a tight end and the sixth-most by any Carolina player.