UNC Football 2017 Signing Day Updates
Posted Feb 1, 2017
National Signing Day live updates for UNC's 2017 football recruiting class as undecided recruits make their final decisions, Letters of Intent roll in, and the newest crop of Tar Heels takes shape.
2017 UNC Football Recruiting Board
Notes
10:20 AM - ATH Dazz Newsome commits to UNC
8:48 AM - All anticipated signings complete.
Tyler Smith - WR 
Powder Springs, GA (McEachern)
Smith will not sign an LOI on signing day. As previously anticipated, he will delay enrollment until January 2018 ("grayshirt") as he recovers from an ACL tear.
CB Ameer Speed committed to Georgia
Signed LOI to UNC
Dazz Newsome - ATH
Hampton, VA (Hampton)
Beau Corrales - WR
Georgetown, TX (Georgetown)
Caleb Rozar - S
Dickson, TN (Dickson County)
Malik Robinson - ILB
Snellville, GA (South Gwinnett)
Jeremiah Gemmel - OLB
Sharpsburg, GA (East Coweta)
Brian Anderson - OG
Montgomery, AL (Montgomery Catholic Prep)
Antwuan Branch - RB
Clarksville, TN (Kenwood)
Marcus McKethan - OT
Barnwell, SC (Barnwell)
Cooper Graham - K
Asheville, NC (IMG Academy)
C.J. Cotman - ATH 
Clearwater, FL (Clearwater Central Catholic)
Jordan Tucker - OT
Roswell, GA (Roswell)
Noah Ruggles - K
Lutz, FL (Steinbrenner)
Kanye Roberts - ATH 
Greenback, TN (Greenback School)
Billy Ross - OT
Huntington, WV (Huntington)
Enrolled at UNC in January
Xach Gill - DT
Wake Forest, NC (Wake Forest)
Jake Lawler - DE
Charlotte, NC (South Mecklenburg)
Jonah Melton - OG
Mebane, NC (Eastern Alamance)
Tre' Shaw - CB
Ellenwood, GA (Cedar Grove)
Michael Carter - RB
Navarre, FL (Navarre)
J.T. Cauthen - WR
Waxhaw, NC (Cuthbertson High)
Jordon Riley - DT
Durham, NC (Riverside)
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