Kenan Echoes: Lejond Cavazos

Posted Jun 6, 2023
"You could be the best football player in the world, but it really matters what type of human being you are at the end of the day," UNC junior Lejond Cavazos said about what it means to use his platform as a member of the Tar Heel Football team. That is the mindset for Cavazos, a San Antonio native and one of the top recruits in his high school class. (Heels4Life.org)

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