UNC Football Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football Recruiting.
National Signing Day Tracker: Meet the UNC Football Signees
Wednesday is National Signing Day in Chapel Hill.
North Carolina’s supersized 2026 football recruiting class will officially join the UNC program on Wednesday. As each signee is confirmed, they'll be listed here, with details on their recruiting process and how they became the newest members of the Tar Heel Football family. (
Inside Carolina)
Tar Heels flip 2026 offensive lineman Da'Ron Parks from Florida State
Nitro (W.V.) 3-star offensive lineman Da’Ron Parks has committed to North Carolina. He chose the Tar Heels after decommitting from Florida State on Monday. He was pledged to the Seminoles since July. "North Carolina’s staff is elite. I have a lot of trust in the staff, and I think with the right guys and the staff, they can go really far within the next few years." (
On3.com)
UNC Football flips 4-star defensive lineman Vodney Cleveland from Texas
Before pledging to Texas in June, North Carolina was already on 4-star defensive lineman
Vodney Cleveland‘s radar, and that interest never truly faded. As the season went on, the Tar Heels continued to push, staying in steady communication and hosting him for two game-day visits. After that second trip, Cleveland made the call to switch his commitment. (
On3.com)
UNC Football Flips Tight End Dream Rashad from Purdue
Reminiscent of Signing Days past, UNC Football completed the flip of
Dream Rashad. Despite his Purdue commitment, the 3-star tight end signed with the Tar Heels on Wednesday. Rashad, a 6-foot-7, 235-pounder from Buford (Ga.) High, committed to Purdue in June, choosing the Boilermakers over Florida Atlantic, Marshall, South Florida, and UNLV. (
Inside Carolina)
Inside the UNC Football Roster: Numbers Game
If all 39 of the Tar Heels'
class of 2026 football commitments were to sign with North Carolina during this week’s Early Signing Period, which is not expected, the UNC coaching staff would need an additional 15 players to transfer out to make room for them. And that doesn’t take into account the players that UNC will sign out of the Transfer Portal. (
Inside Carolina)
THT Newsletter: Historic Triple-Double, UNC Basketball Heads To Kentucky, Football Falls In Raleigh
Indya Nivar recorded the second triple-double in UNC Women’s Basketball history with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 10(!) steals,
Bill Belichick’s first season at North Carolina goes out with a whimper as transfer portal season begins, Carolina Basketball heads to Kentucky, and Volleyball is going dancing for the second year in a row. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC Football Recruit Weekend Scoreboard: More State Titles On The Line For Tar Heel Commits
No additional state championships have been claimed by
UNC football commits so far this weekend, but four have a chance the next four days. Teammates
Nyqir Helton and
Julian Peterson play for a title Sunday, as will
CJ Sadler. Viliami Moala will compete for a championship Wednesday. Here are the results from UNC recruits in action this weekend. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Football flips Penn State commit, Northern Ireland kicker Adam McCann-Gibbs
Flips happen even with an ocean divide. Following an official visit and taking time to think things over, punter/place kicker
Adam McCann-Gibbs flipped his commitment from Penn State to UNC. The recruit from Newry, Northern Ireland, had been committed to Penn State since June. "I'm flipping my commitment to the University of North Carolina," Gibbs said. (
TarHeel247)
THT Newsletter: UNC Basketball Feast Week, Football 'Flip Season,' Dylan Mingo Trims List
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re enjoying some well-earned down time with friends, food, family, and Tar Heel sports. This weekend, we’ve got men’s and women’s basketball playing big games in the tropics, Football keeps flipping recruits and now heads to Raleigh for a tough night game, 5-star
Dylan Mingo trimmed his list, and much more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
WR Kymistrii Young flips commitment from Purdue to North Carolina
Kymistrii Young is a three-star wide receiver from Cardinal Mooney in Sarasota, Fla., who committed to Purdue early in June. That commitment remained firm until recently. Over the past month, another program has worked its way firmly into the picture — North Carolina. The Tar Heels offered Young on Oct. 15, and that’s when everything started to shift. (
On3.com)