UNC Football Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football Recruiting.
Penn State DE Transfer Jaylen Harvey Commits to UNC Football
UNC Football secured a commitment from Penn State defensive end transfer Jaylen Harvey following his visit to Chapel Hill. The 6-foot-2, 246-pound redshirt freshman appeared in 11 games with one start, recording eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a sack. The former 4-star recruit from Gaithersburg, Md. has three seasons of eligibility remaining. (
Inside Carolina)
Florida DL transfer Tarvorise Brown commits to UNC Football
Defensive lineman Tarvorise Brown, a Florida Gator for the past two seasons, has committed to UNC Football. Brown visited UNC over the weekend. Brown played in three games (27 snaps) and produced four tackles this past season as a walk-on for Florida. Against top-25 Tennessee, Brown played 13 snaps in the loss. He redshirted the 2024 season. (
TarHeel247)
THT Newsletter: Basketball Falls at SMU, Football Transfer Portal, Hubert Davis on Recruiting Trail
UNC Men’s Basketball handled Florida State before falling at SMU, Football landed a transfer portal quarterback and re-signed several key starters,
Hubert Davis was back on the recruiting trail,
Drake Maye made his second NFL Pro Bowl, Women’s Basketball split a pair of games, and much more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Colorado State TE Transfer Jaxxon Warren Commits To UNC Football
Former Colorado State tight end Jaxxon Warren became the fourth transfer to commit to UNC Football over the weekend. Warren opened the season with seven receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ first two games before suffering a season-ending injury. Surgeries on both shoulders also wiped out his 2024 season, prompting him to redshirt. (
Inside Carolina)
Video: IC Reaction Podcast - Quarterback Billy Edwards, Jr. Commits to UNC
Jason Staples, Don Callahan, and Tommy Ashley of Inside Carolina discuss transfer QB Billy Edwards' commitment to UNC Football. Edwards began his career at Wake Forest and following a redshirt season, headed to Maryland for three seasons before spending 2025 in Wisconsin.
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Sun Jan 4, 2026
UNC Football Lands Transfer WR Jonathan Bibbs
UNC Football landed a commitment from Louisiana Monroe transfer wide receiver Jonathan Bibbs. He's the third portal commit for the Tar Heels on Sunday, following quarterback Billy Edwards and offensive lineman Andrew Threatt. Bibbs finished his 2025 season with 26 receptions for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also added 11 carries for 58 yards. (
TarHeel247)
Transfer Offensive Lineman Andrew Threatt Commits to UNC Football
Charleston Southern offensive lineman transfer Andrew Threatt has committed to UNC Football. "It’s not every day you can get coached by a well-experienced staff like North Carolina, even excluding Coach [Bill] Belichick there is at least 10+ years of experience across the board, not to much the academic prestige of the University of North Carolina." (
Inside Carolina)
Transfer Quarterback Billy Edwards Commits to UNC Football
Wisconsin QB transfer Billy Edwards was in Chapel Hill visiting UNC this weekend. And not long after ending that visit, he committed to the Tar Heels. Edwards, 6-foot-3, 228-pound Springfield, Va. native, entered the season as the Badgers’ starting quarterback after transferring from Maryland. However, a knee injury in the opener limited him to just 34 snaps. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Football hosting former LSU cornerback Ashton Stamps
UNC Football will host plenty of visitors in January after the transfer portal window opened Friday. One of the players scheduled to visit the Tar Heels is former LSU cornerback Ashton Stamps, who will be on campus Saturday. In two seasons in Baton Rouge, Stamps appeared in 24 games with 17 starts, recording 74 tackles and 16 pass breakups. (
USA Today)
What UNC football needs in transfer portal for Bill Belichick’s second season
UNC Football will be busy via the transfer portal ahead of
Bill Belichick’s second season. Following a 4-8 record, the Tar Heels are set to welcome 39 freshmen to the 2026 roster. But graduations and portal exits mean that UNC will need to fill out its roster with additions through college football’s version of free agency. Here are the Tar Heels’ biggest needs. (
MSN.com)