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UNC football adds a kickoff specialist who made a name for himself in the SEC

Fansided | January 13, 2026

Related Topics: UNC Chapel Hill, Kickoff specialist, Southeastern Conference, Ode Burrell, Gridiron football

On Saturday, January 10th, the UNC football program announced that they signed former LSU transfer kicker Aeron Burrell.

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The Tar Heels have signed Kicker Aeron Burrell. pic.twitter.com/xIFmhVjlu2— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) January 10, 2026

Burrell played two seasons at LSU before transferring. Burrell stands at six-foot-two and weighs 190 pounds. He has two years of eligibility remaining to work with, as he provides Bill Belichick and the UNC football program with a special-teams weapon with elite kickoff ability.

Burrell consistently generated a high touchback rate (ranking No.



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