@ 11.tw an- Instagram The Tar Heels have been losing members of the 2026 class over the last few weeks and the position that has been most affected is the tight end spot. On Thursday, another tight end added his name to that decommitment list. As first reported by Hunter Shelton of Rivals, 2026 3✮ ATH Aveon Williams, who the Tar Heels were planning to play at tight end, has decommitted from UNC. Williams, the No. 676 overall prospect, had been committed since June 15th. With

With the NCAA dead period set to start on December 1st, the Tar Heels are hosting one last weekend of official visits before the early signing period in hopes of adding some more members to their 2026 class which already has 36 commits. Here is a look at who will be on campus this weekend and where their recruitments sit heading into this weekend. 4 ✮ RB Carsyn Baker- Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA) @carsynn._- Instagram Baker, the No. 15 running back in the 2026 class, might

@carsynn._- Instagram The Tar Heels are not desperately searching to add another commitment in the 2026 recruiting class at the running back spot, but they might have a gift that falls into their laps in the form of a Florida commit. According to his Rivals page, 2026 4✮ RB Carsyn Baker will officially visit Chapel Hill for the team’s game with the Duke Blue Devils starting on November 21st. Baker has already officially visited Kentucky and will also be officially visiting Ol

@whooiisdavis- Instagram After losing some players in their 2026 class in the past two weeks, the Tar Heels completed another flip on Thursday morning. As first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, 2026 4✮ ATH David Davis has flipped his commitment from Penn State to UNC after taking a visit to Chapel Hill this past weekend for the team’s win over the Stanford Cardinal. Davis had been committed to the Nittany Lions since March but began looking elsewhere after the team’s firi

@natesalmon_- Twitter The Tar Heels are looking to add another tight end to their 2026 recruiting class and on Tuesday, one of those targets revealed that he will be taking an official visit to Chapel Hill later this month. As he announced via social media, 2026 TE Nathaniel Salmon will be taking an official visit with UNC November 18th thru 20th. This is one of three official visits that Salmon will take this month, joining Arizona State (Nov. 15) and Utah (Nov. 22). Salmon,

It flew under the radar a bit on Monday night, but the Tar Heels lost their second tight end commitment in the 2026 class in the last week on Monday night. As he announced via social media, 2026 3✮ TE Aidan Woods flipped his commitment from UNC to West Virginia. He had been committed to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels since June 24th, but began looking elsewhere recently and took an official visit to Morgantown over the weekend for the team’s game with Colorado. With his dec

@mason_wilhelm70- Instagram The defections from the 2026 recruiting class have picked up over the past week and a half. The latest came on Friday in the form of an offensive lineman who, at one time, seemed like one of the more solid commitments to the class. As he announced via his social media earlier this afternoon, 2026 3✮ OT Mason Wilhelm has flipped his commitment from UNC to Ohio State. Wilhelm had been committed to the Tar Heels since June 1st. While this may be the f

@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...

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@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...