Ranked No. 5 nationally, UNC's 2017 football class is off to a great start
Posted Feb 12, 2016
With the addition of three star recruit Jordon Riley on Thursday, UNC now has six commits for the 2017 class. Riley is rated as the No. 16 strong-side defensive end in the country. The Durham product becomes the fifth in-state commit for UNC this cycle. After Riley's commitment UNC's 2017 class is ranked No. 5 in the country, per the 247Sports Composite team rankings.
(Carolina Blue)
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