UNC named the 'front-runner' for 2023 four-star DE Joshua Mickens

Posted Jun 5, 2022
Chapel Hill has become a place top recruits have fallen in love with on visits during the Mack Brown era. And, once again that seems to be the case with a top four-star target. 2023 defensive end Joshua Mickens took a visit to North Carolina on May 20 and now the Tar Heels are the team to beat, according to Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Gorney. (Tar Heels Wire)

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