UNC Football Recruiting

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football Recruiting.

Richmond Defensive Line Transfer Donovan Hoilette Commits to UNC Football

UNC Football has pulled another standout from the Richmond Spiders. Defensive lineman Donovan Hoilette signed with the Tar Heels on Sunday. Hoilette, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound West Palm Beach, Fla. native, officially visited UNC last week. Hoilette, who has one season of eligibility remaining, earned first-team All-Patriot League honors this season. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Football Lands Texas Transfer Tight End Jordan Washington

UNC Football added a third tight end in its transfer class. The Tar Heels received a commitment on Sunday morning from Texas tight end Jordan Washington. Washington spent two season with the Longhorns. As a redshirt freshman in 2025, Washington played in 12 games and made two starts. He caught seven passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. (TarHeel247)

Ohio State Tight End Transfer Jelani Thurman Commits to UNC Football

Ohio State tight end transfer Jelani Thurman announced his commitment to UNC Football on Saturday night. Coming out of Fairburn (Ga.) Hughes High, Thurman was the No. 5 TE in the nation. Over three seasons in Columbus, Thurman has appeared in 33 games, catching 13 passes for 144 yards and two TDs. Thurman has two seasons of eligibility remaining. (Inside Carolina)

LSU Transfer Kicker Aeron Burrell Signs with UNC Football

UNC Football signed LSU transfer kicker Aeron Burrell on Saturday. The past two seasons, Burrell has been a kickoff specialist, appearing in all 25 games for the Tigers. In 2024, he kicked off 74 times, posting an 89 touchback percentage, which led the SEC and ranked No. 3 in the nation. The Bossier City, La. native has two seasons of eligibility remaining. (Inside Carolina)

Clemson Offensive Line Transfer Rowan Byrne Signs with UNC Football

Clemson offensive line transfer Rowan Byrne committed to UNC Football on Saturday. Byrne, a 6-foot-5, 295-pound Bronxville, N.Y. native, appeared in one game for the Tigers this season and red-shirted. He has four seasons of eligibility remaining. As a 2025 prospect from New Rochelle (N.Y.) Iona Prep School, Byrne was rated a high-three-star recruit. (Inside Carolina)

Transfer QB Billy Edwards and what he brings to UNC’s offense

One of the biggest reasons North Carolina Football coach Bill Belichick and his staff liked Wisconsin transfer quarterback Billy Edwards was that he was a veteran starting quarterback in the Big Ten. Of Maryland’s 12 games in 2024, eight came against teams that played in bowl games. Against Indiana, Edwards threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns. (USA Today)

Syracuse transfer linebacker Derek McDonald commits to UNC Football

UNC Football has landed transfer portal commitment No. 13. Syracuse multi-year starting linebacker Derek McDonald visited UNC earlier this week and decided it's where he'll play his college ball next. McDonald has one season of eligibility remaining. He played in the Orange's first four games in 2025 before a hip injury cost him the rest of the season. (TarHeel247)

Breaking Down Transfer QB Miles O'Neill's Path to UNC

UNC Football added its first quarterback on Sunday with Wisconsin transfer Billy Edwards. North Carolina already had lost Bryce Baker and Max Johnson before the transfer portal opened, and 2025 starter Gio Lopez has transferred to Wake Forest. The last domino to fall at quarterback for the Tar Heels was the addition of Texas A&M transfer Miles O'Neill. (TarHeel247)

UNC Football loses transfer WR commitment as portal heats up

UNC Football thought it had added another weapon from the transfer portal. Instead, the Tar Heels woke up to find that wide receiver Jonathan Bibbs was headed to another Power Four program. Bibbs has decided to decommit from Carolina and flip to UCF. Bibbs originally committed to play for the Tar Heels on Jan. 4 after he visited Chapel Hill last weekend. (USA Today)

Massive Arkansas Transfer OL Shaq McRoy Commits to UNC Football

Shaq McRoy, a 6-foot-8, 344-pound offensive lineman who played eight games for Arkansas this past season, has committed to UNC Football on Thursday. Originally, McRoy spent a season at Oregon, where he redshirted. He transferred to Arkansas for a year, but the lure of new UNC offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino got him on a visit to Chapel Hill. (TarHeel247)

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