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    31  Paul Roberts
    Paul Roberts

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    McBee, S.C.

    High School:
    McBee

    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 201

    Position:
    Punter


    2002: Punted six times for 216 yards, an average of 36.0 yards per kick • Four of the six punts were at least 40 yards • Handled all the punts in the second half of the Maryland game and averaged 41.8 yards on four kicks • Had a long punt of 47 yards against Maryland • Came to Carolina in 2001 as a walk-on kicker.

    McBee High School
    Played for Coach David Green • Played quarterback, punter and strong safety in football, center in basketball and pitcher/outfielder in baseball • Also ran track • Lettered four years in football, basketball and baseball • Was all-region in all three sports • Won the team’s hustle award three years in football and one year in basketball • Student body president • Member of the Beta Club and the Future Farmers of America.

    Personal
    Born Dennis Paul Roberts Jr. in Columbia, S.C. on December 20, 1981 • Has two younger sisters • Enjoys fishing and hunting • Favorite former Carolina football player are Ronald Curry and Alge Crumpler • Favorite NFL team as a kid was the San Francisco 49ers • Would like to switch places for a day with George W. Bush • Greatest athletic moment was throwing a game-winning touchdown against a rival team to go to the playoffs at McBee • In the summer, he was a counselor at a wildlife leadership camp • Earliest football memory was scoring a touchdown in little league • Majoring in geology.