Two University of North Carolina football freshmen wide receivers were involved in a traffic stop on Tuesday in which one was arrested on a weapons charge, according to police reports.
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Freshman wide receiver C.J. Sadler was the driver of a black 2024 Cadillac Escalade that was stopped around Northfield Drive in Chapel Hill for going “60-65 mph in a posted 35 mph” at 10:08 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a police report.
A separate police report said freshman wide receiver Keeyun Chapman was in the same vehicle. Chapman was arrested and charged with carrying concealed weapons, a misdemeanor. The weapon was classified as a handgun, according to an arrest report.
Sadler and Chapman were both ruled out for Saturday’s game against Clemson, according to the initial ACC availability report.
Chapman is scheduled to appear in court for the weapons related-charge on Oct. 13. Details of the arrest were first reported by Inside Carolina.
“We are aware of the incident involving UNC football student-athletes Tuesday night in Chapel Hill,” UNC football said in a statement. “We are cooperating fully with the University and local officials, and will have no further comment while gathering additional information.”
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Chapman has yet to log a snap for the Tar Heels, but Sadler has been one of their best young players through two games. The 18-year-old pass-catcher has played the third-most snaps among UNC wide receivers, per PFF, and has pulled in four of his six targets for 73 yards so far.
The police report detailing Sadler’s citation noted that it is his third speeding citation since August 2026, though only two were documented in the North Carolina court system. Sadler was previously stopped on Aug. 9 around Timber Hollow Court in Chapel Hill and cited for traveling 59 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour zone, according to court records.
The vehicle Sadler was driving was “called in as a careless and reckless driver around an hour prior” to the stop on Tuesday, according to the police report. The report also indicated that 15.1 grams — or more than half an ounce — of marijuana was seized from inside the vehicle during the stop.
Sadler is due to appear in court on between 8:30 and 9 a.m. on Nov. 4, according the police report.
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This story was originally published September 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM.