UNC Football Recruiting

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Football Recruiting.

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - More On Lejond Cavazos, Football Recruiting For A New Scheme

College football recruiting insider John Garcia, Jr. has more on Ohio State transfer Lejond Cavazos and how he chose UNC. Armando Bacot played a bigger role than one might have guessed. The Tar Heels have a new defensive coordinator in Gene Chizik. How long does it take a new coordinator to recruit players to run a specific scheme? (View Video)

4-star WR Noah Rogers includes UNC in top 5

One of the top receivers in the nation has a top five. Noah Rogers of Rolesville (N.C.) High listed a top five of Clemson, Florida State, Ohio State, North Carolina, and NC State. On UNC: "I’ll be able to play with my brother (Cyrus Rogers) and that’s also a hometown team. They throw that rock and you see what they’ve done with receivers in the past." (247 Sports)

Chansky’s Notebook: UNC's 2022 Football Recruiting Class Ranks No. 11 Nationally

North Carolina finished No. 11 in the football recruiting class of 2022. With only 17 players signed, Mack Brown and his staff still finished close to a top ten dominated by the so-called ‘football schools’ from the Power 5 conferences. UNC followed Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Clemson. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC football picks up crystal ball prediction for four-star defensive lineman Daevin Hobbs

Four-star defensive lineman Daevin Hobbs is an in-state prospect out of Concord that plays at Jay M. Robinson High School. Hobbs has a total of 13 offers in his recruitment and is drawing interest from UNC, Missouri, Penn State, Virginia Tech and West Virginia among others. The Tar Heels have picked up a crystal ball prediction on 247Sports. (Tar Heels Wire)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Armando Bacot: Football Recruiter

Armando Bacot is expanding his recruiting outreach to the football field. Bacot recently tweeted at potential Ohio State transfer Lejond Cavazos to come to UNC. Cavazos did and Buckeye teammate Jacolbe Cowan followed not long after. John Garcia, Jr. joins host Isaac Schade to talk about "peer recruiting" in a post-COVID 19 era. (View Video)

Video: The Scoop Podcast - Alex White Interview, Nolan McConnell Commitment

Football recruiting analyst Don Callahan and Ross Martin of Inside Carolina discuss the commitment of class of 2023 offensive lineman Nolan McConnell, interview UNC Director of Recruiting Alex White, discuss the 2022 NFL Draft, the NCAA transfer portal, and much more. (View Video)

Offensive Lineman Nolan McConnell Commits to UNC

North Carolina has added to its 2023 football commitment list: high-three-star offensive tackle Nolan McConnell pledged to the Tar Heels on Tuesday. UNC offered McConnell, a 6-foot-6, 280-pounder from Stafford (Va.) Colonial Forge High, in March. Shortly thereafter, he visited the school with his father. A couple of weeks later he was back with his mother. (Inside Carolina)

Examining UNC's Slow Start to the 2023 Football Recruiting Class

The commitment timeline for football recruits in the class of 2023 has shifted because they can now take visits to schools in a post-pandemic world with no COVID-related restrictions. Additionally, for UNC, there is just less talent in North Carolina and the Tidewater area of Virginia, two areas the Tar Heels mined successfully in the last two recruiting cycles. (Inside Carolina)

Ohio State DL Transfer Jacolbe Cowan Commits To UNC

Defensive lineman Jacolbe Cowan is transferring to North Carolina. Cowan spent his first two years of college at Ohio State and has three years of eligibility remaining. A 6-4, 275-pounder, Cowan appeared in five games in 2021. A native of Charlotte, N.C., who played at Providence Day School, Cowan was a 4-star recruit and Under Armour All-American. (GoHeels.com)

Ohio State DB Transfer Lejond Cavazos Commits To UNC

Defensive back Lejond Cavazos is transferring to North Carolina. Cavazos spent the first two years of his college career at Ohio State and has three years of eligibility remaining. A 6-0, 192-pounder, Cavazos redshirted during his freshman season in 2020 after seeing action in the Big Ten Championship game. In 2021, he appeared in 11 games as a redshirt freshman. (GoHeels.com)

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