Tar Heels Land 7 of Top 10 football recruits in NC
Posted Jan 24, 2009
Rivals.com recently released their list of top high school football players in 21 different states. Butch Davis and company have pulled in an impressive haul, nabbing 7 of the top 10 football recruits in the state of North Carolina:
1. Donte Moss (*****/DE/Jacksonville, NC)
3. Jheranie Boyd (****/WR/Gastonia, NC)
4. Jared McAdoo (****/DT, Chapel Hill, NC)
6. Justin Dixon (****/LB/Smithfield, NC)
7. Josh Hunter (****/DB/Charlotte, NC)
8. Terry Shankle (****/DB/Norwood, NC)
9. Hawatha Bell (****/LB/Matthews, NC)
Additionally, five other UNC recruits were ranked between 11 and 35 in North Carolina.
Other UNC recruits appearing on the lists were as follows:
Georgia #5: Donavan Tate (****/ATH/Cartersville, GA)
Georgia #15: Johnnie Farms (****/OL/Perry, GA)
Massachussetts #2: Brennan Williams (****/OL/West Roxbury, MA)
Connecticut #1: Joshua Adams (****/WR/Cheshire, CT)
Related: Football Recruiting, Recruiting Board
UNC Football Has "Right Vision" For Class of 2027 Cornerback Rilee DrewLast weekend served as an important recruiting weekend the North Carolina Football program, as it hosted dozens of high school prospects. Among the group of...
Fri Mar 28, 2025Video: IC Football Recruiting Podcast - Spring Visitors Highlight Busy Time for UNC
While Bill Belichick and staff work on the field during spring practice to develop those already in Carolina blue, the personnel side of the UNC...
Wed Mar 26, 2025
3-Star Offensive Tackle Carter Jones Discusses Recruiting Weekend in Chapel Hill
UNC Football used last weekend as a major recruiting event, hosting high school recruits for spring practice, which included 2027 offensive lineman Carter Jones. Jones,...
Tue Mar 25, 2025
Quarterback Zaid Lott Decommits from UNC Football
Zaid Lott, a 3-star quarterback who attends Providence Day in Charlotte, has backed away from his commitment to play football at North Carolina. "After much...
Tue Mar 25, 2025