University of North Carolina Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Kobe Paysour
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kings Mountain, N.C.
- High School:
- Kings Mountain
2025 - Redshirt Senior Season at Carolina
- Appeared in all 12 games in 2025, starting the last seven games
- Finished the season as the Tar Heels’ second-leading receiver
- Reeled in 35 passes for 438 yards with a touchdown
- Tallied 161 yards after catch
- Was first on the team for missed tackles forced by a wide receiver with 10
- Had 22 of his catches go for first downs
- Put together his best game of the season at Cal with six catches for 101 yards
- Scored a touchdown at UCF on an eight-yard pass
- Made 21 receptions over the last four games of the season, totaling 206 yards
2024 – Redshirt Junior Season at Carolina
- Appeared in all 13 games, earning nine starts on the year
- Finished the season with 21 receptions for 365 yards
- Had a reception in 11 games
- Had a season best four catches for 93 yards against JMU
- Collected three receptions each against Georgia Tech and Florida State
2023 – Redshirt Sophomore Season at Carolina
- Started and appeared in the first five games at wide receiver before suffering a season-ending injury
- Caught 22 passes for 282 yards and three TDs on the season
- Had seven catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in the season opener versus South Carolina
- Had eight catches for 73 yards against Appalachian State
- Recorded a single-catch game versus Minnesota
- Added three receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown at Pittsburgh
- Tallied three receptions for a season-high 100 yards and a touchdown against Syracuse
2022 – Redshirt Freshman Season
- Appeared in 12 games and made four starts at wide receiver
- Tied for fourth on the team in receptions (29) and was sixth in yards receiving (324)
- Scored four TDs
- Made first career start and registered eight catches for 92 yards and a touchdown at App State
- Had five catches for 73 yards and a touchdown at Georgia State
- Had two catches for 13 yards at Duke
- Recorded single-catch games against Florida A&M, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech
- Scored a one-yard receiving TD against Pitt
- Had a single catch for six yards against Clemson
- Made seven catches for 98 yards with a touchdown against Oregon with a season-long reception of 49 yards
2021 – True Freshman Season
- A valuable squad member that added depth at wide receiver
- Made collegiate debut against Georgia State.
High School
- A four-star prospect listed as the nation’s No. 68 wide receiver and the No. 4 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite
- Ranked as the nation’s 64th-best wide receiver and the No. 19 player in the state according to Rivals
- Tabbed as the nation’s No. 26 athlete and the No. 22 player in the state according to ESPN
- A four-year starter at wide receiver who posted 195 receptions for 3,912 yards and 51 TDs during his prep career
- A two-time first-team All-Big South 3A and All-Gaston Gazette performer
- An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season
- Played his senior season in Gaffney, S.C. at Gaffney
- Helped Gaffney to a 6-1 record and the second round of the playoffs
- Caught 37 passes for 534 yards and five TDs in seven games
- A third-team All-Observer selection as a junior
- Tabbed first-team All-Gazette
- Led Kings Mountain to a 12-3 record and the state semifinals
- Posted 60 receptions for 1,138 yards and 16 TDs
- Earned MaxPreps Sophomore All-America and USA Today All-North Carolina honors after tallying 71 receptions for 1,596 yards and 26 TDs
- Helped Kings Mountain to a 12-3 record and the state semifinals
- Added 27 receptions for 644 yards and four TDs as a freshman
- Also a three-year starter in basketball
- Coached by Greg Lloyd at Kings Mountain and Dan Jones at Gaffney.
Personal
- Son of Quanisha Curry Paysour and Courtney Paysour
- Brother, Eli, played basketball at Davidson County Community College
- Birthday is Oct. 17
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