CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina held its second practice of fall camp Thursday morning, and afterward, and afterward, redshirt sophomore WR Kobe Paysour fielded questions from the assembled media.
Last season, Paysour caught 29 passes for 324 tards and four touchdowns, with 20 catches and three scores coming in the three games Josh Downs missed, as Paysour filled in for him at the slot position.
Among the things Paysour discussed is being ready now that he knows he’s getting 40-50 reps per game every game, what improvements he’s seen from Drake Maye, the depth of the WR room, his thoughts on true freshmen Chris Culliver and Christian Hamilton, how the offense differs under Chip Lindsey to Phil Longo, and much more.
Above is video of Paysour’s interview and below are some notes and tidbts from what he had to say:
*Paysour said in the spring he was working a lot on the outside so he could team up with Nate McCollum, who is also a natural slot receiver. So, how much work is Paysour getting now outside as well as inside?
“Really, 50-50. I’m primarily inside, but during this fall camp, I’ve been slotted outside every day.”
He and McCollum were together on the field the first day, so it appears the staff wants both on the field simultaneously a lot. So, is McCollum getting the same kinds of reps? Along with Tez Walker, each can get over the top of the defense making this group quite intriguing.
“All of our receivers can do the same thing. We’ve all got speed, agility, athleticism. We all can go out there and catch the deep ball, hand-tap somebody, so I feel we all really got it.”
*Paysour had some big games playing the slot a year ago, and while he prefers being in the slot, he’s “blessed to be on the field” but “if (WR) Coach (Lonnie) Galloway and (Lindsey) want to put me out, go outside.”
*Paysour knows he’s going to be a huge part of the rotation every game, so getting snaps won’t be an issue. It was rather inconsistent a year ago, so he’s approaching the season differently than last fall knowing this.
“I’m approaching it like a regular starter would. Watching Josh, he inspired me a lot just giving me tools for my tool bag just watching him over the last two seasons, really and perspective things.”
Those tools were?
“How he gets in and out of his breaks. He’s short, low to the ground, so it was pretty easy for him. But for me, I have to sync and stuff.”
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