The UNC football freshmen and transfers likely to make an impact this season
Posted Aug 29, 2026
Headlining the 2026 recruiting class are first-year QB Travis Burgess and first-year DB Jakob Weatherspoon. Both players enter UNC as 4-star recruits and top-200 recruits in the country. Weatherspoon, who was initially committed to Ohio State, announced his switch to the Tar Heels just last year. He enters UNC as the 16th-ranked safety in the country.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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