UNC Football: 3 Reasons for Optimism About the Tar Heels in 2022

Posted Mar 16, 2022
UNC's 2020 football recruiting class was ranked 14th, headlined by Tony Grimes and Josh Downs. Then the 2021 class also ranked 14th and featured 5-star Keeshawn Silver and 10 other players listed in the Top 300. And the most recent class ranks No. 11 and has 5-star recruits Travis Shaw and Zach Rice. So, the Tar Heels' talent level remains very high. (Athlon Sports)

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