Will Friend is the Offensive Line Coach at North Carolina, coaching since 2021. Staff history at 4 schools, the head coaches he worked under and the players he coached.
Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD
Staff History by Season
4 stints- 2025-2026
- 2024
Western KentuckyAssistant Coach – Offensive Coordinator - 2023
- 2021-2022
Coaching Tenure Timeline
1 stopsHead Coaches He Worked Under
6- Bill BelichickNorth Carolina, 2025-2026
- Tyson HeltonWestern Kentucky, 2024
- Greg KnoxMississippi State, 2023
- Zach ArnettMississippi State, 2023
- Cadillac WilliamsAuburn, 2022
- Bryan HarsinAuburn, 2021-2022
Players He Coached
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Cristian AlvarezOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Aidan BanfieldOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Trey BlueOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Eidan BuchananOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Rowan ByrneOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Will ConroyOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Dujuan DavisOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Nick FiumaraOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Anthony HallOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Jordan HallOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Brandon HomadyOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Christo KellyOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Jacqawn McRoyOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Byron NelsonOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Jonah RodriguezOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
J.B. ShabazzOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Zion SmithOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Andrew ThreattOffensive Line · North Carolina · 2026
Aidan BanfieldOL · North Carolina · 2025
Austin BlaskeOL · North Carolina · 2025
Trey BlueOL · North Carolina · 2025
William BooneOL · North Carolina · 2025
Eidan BuchananOL · North Carolina · 2025
Bo BurkesOL · North Carolina · 2025
Trevyon GreenOL · North Carolina · 2025
Jordan HallOL · North Carolina · 2025
Christo KellyOL · North Carolina · 2025
Daniel KingOL · North Carolina · 2025
Chad LindbergOL · North Carolina · 2025
Miles McVayOL · North Carolina · 2025
Jakai MooreOL · North Carolina · 2025
Byron NelsonOL · North Carolina · 2025
Jani NorwoodOL · North Carolina · 2025
Will O'SteenOL · North Carolina · 2025
Zay AlexanderOL · Mississippi State · 2023
Leon BellOL · Mississippi State · 2023
Canon BooneOL · Mississippi State · 2023
Wesley DavisOL · Mississippi State · 2023
Malik EllisOL · Mississippi State · 2023- Grant JacksonOL · Mississippi State · 2023
