UNC Football Recruiting

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football Recruiting.

Video: THI Podcast - Discussing UNC Football's 2023 Offensive Recruiting Targets

With the class of 2022 in the books for North Carolina, Andrew Jones and Director of Football Recruiting Deana King of Tar Heel Illustrated dive into UNC Football's 2023 recruiting board. The Tar Heels already have one football commit in the class in three-star quarterback Tad Hudson. (View Video)

Nine Tar Heels among ACC's top 25 football early signees in 2022; Shaw, Rice ranked 1 and 2

Travis Shaw is a thick built player with a powerful lower half. Standing 6-foot-6 and weighing 330 pounds he is still athletic enough to play all over the defensive line with great production. Zach Rice has ideal left tackle size with strength. Andre Greene, Jr. has a great frame with length and can easily get to 195 pounds without losing athleticism or speed. (247 Sports)

Jay Bateman Excited About UNC's Strong 2022 Football Recruiting Class

As Phil Longo is thrilled with the offensive players UNC signed last week in its 2022 recruiting class, so is defensive coordinator Jay Bateman. His side of the ball landed a 5-star recruit in defensive tackle Travis Shaw, along with six 4-star recruits. Raleigh defensive end Beau Atkinson drew considerable praise as did Shelby linebacker Malaki Hamrick. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

UNC Football's 'Elite Class' Fortifies Key Offensive Positions

University of North Carolina offensive coordinator Phil Longo said the most important pieces of a football recruiting class from an offensive standpoint are quarterback and offensive line. In UNC's No. 8-ranked 2022 class, the Tar Heels signed a prolific signal-caller from Alabama in Conner Harrell and the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation in Zach Rice. (Inside Carolina)

A Look At UNC Football's 2023 Defensive Recruiting

Here’s a positional breakdown of UNC's class of 2023 offers on defense, plus how they fit into the Tar Heels' projected roster. North Carolina is a top seven school for Alabama 4-star Tomarrion Parker and a top 10 school for New Bern 4-star K.J. Sampson (who’s cutting his list down to five on Jan. 15). They’ve also offered Alabama 5-star Peter Woods. (Fayetteville Observer)

UNC Football Lands Nation's No. 8 Signing Class, Beating Out Top Programs for Elite Talent

When all the dust settled on Wednesday, UNC football had secured the No. 8-ranked signing class in the nation, the best since Mack Brown's return to UNC and arguably the best in school history. Carolina's class features 17 signees and is ranked No. 1 in the ACC. UNC landed No. 2 defensive lineman Travis Shaw and No. 1 offensive tackle Zach Rice. (Inside Carolina)

Former Miami Hurricanes Offensive Lineman Corey Gaynor to Transfer to UNC

Offensive lineman Corey Gaynor is transferring from Miami to North Carolina. An expected December graduate, Gaynor will join the UNC program for the spring semester and have one year of eligibility. Gaynor has played 38 career games, starting 28 along the offensive line. A team captain, he started the last 27 games of his career at Miami at center. (GoHeels.com)

3 transfer players UNC football and Mack Brown are targeting for 2022

UNC got a head start on recruiting from the transfer portal last weekend when the program hosted three current transfer players alongside a number of the Tar Heels' 2022 commits for a weekend-long visit in Chapel Hill. Here’s a deeper dive into Miami center Corey Gaynor, Kansas CB Karon Prunty, Virginia LB Noah Taylor, and how they would fit at UNC. (Fayetteville Observer)

Zach Rice named 2021 MaxPreps Virginia High School Football Player of the Year

Zach Rice of Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, Va.) is the 2021 MaxPreps Virginia High School Football Player of the Year. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound offensive tackle helped the Bulldogs go 13-1 and play in the Class 3 state title game. The 5-star Rice, who signed with UNC, is ranked the No. 11 player nationally in the class of 2022 and the top offensive tackle. (Max Preps)

Beau Atkinson Ready to Get to Work in Chapel Hill

In front of a packed audience in Leesville Road High School's multi-purpose room, much was made of UNC football signee Beau Atkinson's impressive three-year stat line of 188 tackles, 62 tackles for loss, 25 sacks, and seven pass breakups. However, tales of the work ethic that birthed a two-time all-conference performer struck an even deeper chord. (Inside Carolina)

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