@demonjunee- Instagram With official visits done for the summer, it is time to turn our attention back to the 2026 team. We’ll do so by giving you our in-depth position previews for this season where we do a deep dive on each position room as we wait for fall camp to start. We continue our look at the offensive side of the ball with a look at the running back room, one that hopes to provide more consistency than a year ago. The leader of the room still feels like it is going

@milesoneilll- Instagram With official visits done for the summer, it is time to turn our attention back to the 2026 team. We’ll do so by giving you our in-depth position previews for this season where we do a deep dive on each position room as we wait for fall camp to start. We begin with one of the more interesting position groups again this season: the quarterbacks. When the Tar Heels first started looking at quarterbacks in the transfer portal, there was hope that the tea

@chadwillis5k- Instagram While things may have quieted down a bit on the 2027 recruiting front with official visits coming to an end, the Tar Heels still remain one of the hotter teams on the trail. On Wednesday evening, the Tar Heels completed another flip, as 2027 3✮ WR Chad Willis switched his commitment from Cincinnati to UNC. The flip comes after Willis took an official visit to Chapel Hill back on the weekend of June 19th where the Tar Heels did enough to hold off what

@wi1s0n- Instagram The Tar Heels have started to add some significant headliners to the 2027 class and they did so once again on Friday afternoon. As he announced via live stream on social media, 2027 4✮ LB Theo Wilson has committed to UNC over offers from LSU, Louisville and Virginia. Wilson officially visited Chapel Hill back on the weekend of June 12th, where the Tar Heels took a significant lead for him, something that they held onto despite his last minute decision to o

@thejaidenlindsay- Instagram With three recent commitments for the Tar Heels on the interior of the offensive line, there was some thought that the team might be full there in this class. As Monday proved, that wasn’t quite the case. As he announced via social media earlier this evening, 2027 3✮ IOL Jaiden Lindsay has flipped his commitment to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels from Colorado following an official visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. That visit followed an off

@AmarePatterson- Twitter The Tar Heels lost a commitment from 3✮ slot receiver Skylar Robinson on Friday and it took them just one day to replace him. As he announced via live stream on the CBS Sports College Football YouTube channel, 2027 4✮ WR Amare Patterson has committed to the Tar Heels over fellow finalists Georgia, Georgia Tech and South Carolina. The Tar Heels became a serious contender for Patterson immediately following his offer back on May 26th. That weekend, he w

@skylarrobinson7- Instagram After being committed to UNC for a year and a half, 2027 3✮ WR Skylar Robinson has officially decommitted from the program. The report came from Inside Carolina on Friday afternoon, but was something that has been expected for a while. His commitment back in January 2025 came on the heels of his brother transferring into the Tar Heel program through the portal. After one season with the program where he appears in just one game, his brother, Jason

@showtime.nas- Instagram The Tar Heels hot streak just continues to get hotter exiting their penultimate official visit weekend of the summer. As first reported by Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ CB Nazir Pitchford has flipped his commitment to UNC from Kansas following a visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. The flip comes exactly one week after he committed to the Jayhawks following his official visit there last weekend. Pitchford, the No. 892 overall prospect and No. 92 cornerba

@tn1_ant- Instagram The Tar Heels are one of the hottest teams on the 2027 recruiting trail after a huge Sunday of commitments. After landing 4✮ EDGE Brayden Booth and 3✮ DL Kaiden Robinson-Vickers, the Tar Heels have now added a commitment from one of their top wide receiver targets in the class as of this evening. As first reported by Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ WR Anthony Williams committed to the Tar Heels on Sunday evening following an official visit to campus last weekend.

@d1brayk- Instagram After entering the day with zero commitments ranked inside the top 500 according to the Rivals Industry Rankings, the Tar Heels have landed two in one day. The most recent one comes in the form of a 4✮ edge rusher, the first 4✮ prospect that the team has landed in this cycle. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels have picked up a commitment from 2027 4✮ EDGE Brayden Booth. Booth’s commitment comes as he concluded his offic

@Rivals.IG- Instagram The Tar Heels needed a commitment along the defensive line in this 2027 class and on Sunday, they were able to land one in the form of their first top 500 prospect in this cycle. As first reported by Inside Carolina on Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment from 2027 3✮ DL Kaiden Robinson-Vickers following his visit to Chapel Hill over the weekend. He chooses the Tar Heels over offers from NC State and UCF, the other two schools that he

The Tar Heels look to continue their hot streak on the 2027 recruiting trail this weekend as they welcome nine more targets to campus for their official visits. Here’s a look at where things stand in each recruitment for this weekend’s official visitors heading into their trips. Committed: 3✮ IOL Shavezz Dixon- Lee County (Leesburg, GA) Dixon committed to the Tar Heels on Tuesday and won’t take his other official visits. This will be a nice asset to have on campus helping to

@hudson.ingalsbe- Instagram For the fourth consecutive day, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment in the 2027 class, this time in the form of one of the recent official visitors at the offensive tackle position. As he announced via social media on Thursday morning, 2027 3✮ OT Hudson Ingalsbe has committed to UNC over Kansas State, Virginia and and Florida State amongst others. His commitment comes after he officially visited Chapel Hill back on the weekend on May 29th. His r

@theaaronwil1ams- Instagram For a third straight day, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment in the 2027 class, making them one of the hottest teams on the trail right now. On Wednesday morning, it was 2027 3✮ LB Aaron Williams who revealed to Inside Carolina that he was committing to the Tar Heels. He chooses the Tar Heels over offers from Mississippi State, Utah and Colorado amongst others. His commitment comes after he officially visited Chapel Hill this past weekend and t

@NealRoberts_58- Twitter The Tar Heels added a second commitment to the 2027 class on Tuesday evening, this time in the form of another 3✮ interior offensive linemen. As he announced via social media earlier this evening, 2027 3✮ IOL Neal Roberts has committed to the Tar Heels over offers from South Florida, Georgia State and Appalachian State. The commitment comes after Roberts took an official visit to Chapel Hill back on the weekend of May 29th and was impressed by what he

@zykeescott0- Instagram The Tar Heels were looking to add a second commitment to the 2027 class at the off-ball linebacker spot and they were able to accomplish that on Tuesday evening with one of their top targets at the position. As he announced via social media, 2027 3✮ LB Zykee Scott has committed to UNC over Georgia Tech, Colorado and others. This decision comes after he took an official visit to Chapel Hill back on the weekend of May 29th, after which he announced that

@noahspinks_- Instagram The Tar Heels have been searching hard for their quarterback commit in the 2027 class and on Monday they found their guy. As he announced via social media earlier this evening, 2027 3✮ QB Noah Spinks has committed to UNC following an official visit to Chapel Hill this past weekend. He commits to the Tar Heels over Utah, the school that he officially visited last weekend. Spinks, the No. 1434 overall prospect and No. 96 quarterback in the 2027 class acc

@tasheem.butler- Instagram After losing one of their top commitments in the 2027 class earlier this week, one of the Tar Heels main priorities for this weekend was to secure the commitment of linebacker commit Tasheem Butler. It seems they have done just that. According to a report from Inside Carolina, 2027 3✮ LB Tasheem Butler has reaffirmed his commitment to UNC as he reached the conclusion of his visit to Chapel Hill. He told the site that he will not be taking his remain

@chuck7roberts- Instagram On a day where the Tar Heels picked up a sizable commitment in the 2027 class, they have now lost a significant member of that class to a flip. As first reported by Pete Nakos of On3 Sports, 2027 3✮ S Chuck Roberts has flipped his commitment from UNC to Maryland. His flip comes in the midst of an official visit with the Terrapins which began on Friday. Roberts had been committed to the Tar Heels since December. Roberts, the No. 580 overall prospect a

@ballout79_- Instagram The Tar Heels had a chance to add a significant commitment in the 2027 class on Friday afternoon and did just that in the form of one of their top offensive line targets. As he announced via a live stream on his Instagram from his high school earlier today, 2027 3✮ IOL Shavezz Dixon has committed to UNC over offers from Georgia Tech, Florida State, Virginia and Pittsburgh. The commitment comes a week before his scheduled official visit to Chapel Hill. D