Tar Heels Rank 15th in ESPN College Football Recruiting Classes
While mayhem surrounded the Tar Heels last season, coach Butch Davis was still able to forge ahead and sign a top-20 class. Tight end is a thin position and North Carolina addressed it with a pair of top-15 tight ends in Eric Ebron (Greensboro, N.C./Smith) and Jack Tabb (Red Bank, N.J./Catholic). The Tar Heels also brought in a promising quarterback prospect in Marquise Williams (Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek), who has ideal measurables, good arm strength and the athleticism to be an offensive weapon. They brought in 6-5, 275-pound OT Kairo Holts (Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central) to help protect Williams and when Holts, the No. 6 OT in the country, gets a hat on defenders they stay blocked.
Known for their talented defenses, the North Carolina Tar Heels are bringing in talent to keep that tradition going. ESPNU 150 ILB Travis Hughes (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) can fill downhill with great strength but also pursue well laterally. A pair of defensive tackles, led by high three-star Devonte Brown (Fayetteville, N.C./Jack Britt), were signed and the Tar Heels have a sleeper defensive end in Tyler Alberts (Lewsiville, N.C./Forsyth Country Day).
