@cooper_mccutchan2026- Instagram After losing a commitment in the 2026 class last week, the Tar Heels had two more prospects announce their decommitments on Wednesday. As they announced via social media, 2026 3✮ TE Cooper McCutchan and 3✮ WR Kei’Maurii Miles have decommitted from UNC and reopened their recruitments. McCutchan, the No. 1186 overall prospect and No. 64 tight end in the 2026 class according to 247Sports Composite Player Rankings, had been committed to UNC since

@dq.jr0- Instagram For the third time this week, the Tar Heels have added a commitment in the 2026 class and this one is the biggest one of the three. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, the Tar Heels have picked up a commitment from 2026 4✮ LB Duyon Forkpa Jr. following a visit to Chapel Hill this past weekend. Forkpa commits to UNC over offers from Florida, Michigan, Missouri and others. Forkpa, the No. 294 overall prospect and No. 19 linebacker in the 2026 class

@boomsk1._- Instagram For the second time this week, the Tar Heels have completed a flip of a prospect in the 2026 class. According to multiple outlets, the Tar Heels landed a commitment from 2026 3✮ WR Nyqir Helton on Thursday afternoon following an official visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. Helton made that trip as a Boston College but backed off his commitment there on Wednesday, setting the stage for his decision today. Helton, the No. 1272 overall prospect and No. 1

@rare1ziel- Instagram The Tar Heels have been looking to flip some targets from the teams that have already fired their head coach, and on Monday, they completed the first of what could be a group of flips. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, the Tar Heels have completed the flip of 2026 3✮ CB Jaziel Hart from Penn State. His commitment to UNC comes after the staff re-offered him shortly after his decommitment back on October 14th and before he is set to take his of

@im__jules- Instagram The Tar Heels have been looking to capitalize on the firing of multiple head coaches from around the country and one of those targets that they are working hard to flip is officially back on the board. 2026 3✮ CB Julian Peterson announced on Wednesday afternoon that he was decommitting from Penn State after James Franklin was dismissed from his head coaching role by the program last week. Peterson had been committed to the Nittany Lions since late Januar

@5star_tre- Instagram After suffering a big decommitment earlier in the day in the 2027 class, the Tar Heels have completed a major flip on the 2026 recruiting trail. As he announced via social media, 2026 4✮ CB Kenton Dopson has flipped his commitment from Miami to UNC. The flip comes after Dopson took a visit to campus during the Richmond game following an offer from the Tar Heels back in August. Last month, he announced that he was officially reclassifying to the 2026 clas

@am1rbrown- Instagram The Tar Heels have done a good job of holding on to commitments on the recruiting trail amidst the rough start to the 2025 season, but on Wednesday, the team lost its top commit in the 2027 recruiting class. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, 2027 4✮ RB Amir Brown has decommitted from the Tar Heels. The decommitment comes ahead of his scheduled visit to Notre Dame for their game with USC on Saturday night. His decommitment comes in the middle

@rar1mari- Instagram For the second time in this recruiting cycle, the Tar Heels have lost the commitment of one of their members of the...

@5star_tre- Instagram The Tar Heels are in the process of trying to flip 2027 4✮ CB Kenton Dopson III from Miami and on Thursday night he...

@jb_iselite- Instagram Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels have done it again. After concerns about how Monday night would affect...

@TravisBurgess_- Twitter 2025 was supposed to be a big season for Travis Burgess, the Tar Heels’ 2026 quarterback commit, but that season...

Rivals The high school football season kicked off on Friday night across the nation, including in the state of Georgia. The top matchup...

@coscj1- Instagram The Tar Heels have been pushing hard to add another headliner to their 2026 class and fill a need at the slot receiver...

@zayhasan_- Instagram While it may be early in the 2027 recruiting cycle, it has stopped some key targets from narrowing down their lists...

High School OT The Tar Heels have very few needs remaining in the 2026 recruiting, but the one major one that still exists is at the slot...

@am1rbrown- Instagram While the focus might be heavily focused on the 2026 class right now, the Tar Heels have just added a significant...

@_carsonsneed_- Instagram The Tar Heels have done a great job of flipping players in this class from SEC schools and the team just did it...

@amimoala56- Instagram The Tar Heels have been searching for a second commitment at nose tackle spot in the 2026 class and on Friday...

The defensive tackle spot is an area that the Tar Heels are still looking to add to in this 2026 class and after missing on one target at...

@t_umucais- Instagram It’s no secret that the Tar Heels are searching for another defensive tackle in the 2026 recruiting cycle and one...