Tar Heels make the cut for 2021 five-star defensive tackle Payton Page

Posted Jan 12, 2020
5-star defensive tackle Payton Page trimmed his list of teams from 11 down to 5 on Saturday and North Carolina made the cut. Joining UNC on that list are some pretty big schools. Tennessee, Oregon, Clemson and LSU are also included. Page is ranked as the No. 7 overall prospect in the 2021 football class per 247 Sports and the No. 1 player in North Carolina. (Keeping It Heel)

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