UNC Football Recruiting: Stat proves Tar Heels on the rise Posted Feb 17, 2021 CBS Sports recently put out an article of the top recruiting programs over the past five years, using the average of their class finishes from 247 Sports. The results show the Tar Heels are on the right track as Mack Brown and his staff came in No. 21 overall with an average class ranking of 23. Here is how UNC’s classes broke down over the past five years: (Keeping It Heel)