Signing Day
Myles Dorn is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound wide receiver from Zebulon B. Vance High School in Charlotte, N.C. (No. 452, 3-star)
Rontavius Groves is a 5-foot-11, 175-pound wide receiver from Pearl Cohn High School in Nashville, Tenn. (No. 453, 3-star)
Roscoe Johnson is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver from Union County High School in Union, S.C. (N/A, 3-star)
Myles Dorn is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound wide receiver from Zebulon B. Vance High School in Charlotte, N.C. (No. 452, 3-star)
Rontavius Groves is a 5-foot-11, 175-pound wide receiver from Pearl Cohn High School in Nashville, Tenn. (No. 453, 3-star)
Roscoe Johnson is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver from Union County High School in Union, S.C. (N/A, 3-star)
Garrett Walston is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end from New Hanover High School in Wilmington, N.C. (No. 450, 3-star)
Noah Turner is a 6-foot-3, 235 pound tight end from Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Ill. (No. 736, 3-star)
Garrett Walston is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end from New Hanover High School in Wilmington, N.C. (No. 450, 3-star)
Noah Turner is a 6-foot-3, 235 pound tight end from Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Ill. (No. 736, 3-star)
Nolan DeFranco is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound defensive end from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Fla. (N/A, 3-star)
Allen Cater is a 6-foot-5, 245-pound defensive end from Mount Peran Christian School in Kennesaw, Ga. (N/A, 3-star)
Tomon Fox is a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga. (No. 366, 3-star)
Tyrone Hopper is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound defensive end from Roswell High School in Roswell, Ga. (No. 738, 3-star)
Nolan DeFranco is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound defensive end from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Fla. (N/A, 3-star)
Allen Cater is a 6-foot-5, 245-pound defensive end from Mount Peran Christian School in Kennesaw, Ga. (N/A, 3-star)
Tomon Fox is a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga. (No. 366, 3-star)
Tyrone Hopper is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound defensive end from Roswell High School in Roswell, Ga. (No. 738, 3-star)
Dominique Ross is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound outside linebacker from Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. (No. 856, 3-star)
J.B. Copeland is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound outside linebacker from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas (JUCO Transfer)
Linebackers
Dominique Ross is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound outside linebacker from Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. (No. 856, 3-star)
J.B. Copeland is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound outside linebacker from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas (JUCO Transfer)
Myles Wolfolk is a 6-foot, 190-pound cornerback from Dr. Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. (No. 717, 3-star)
Gregory Ross is a 6-foot, 175-pound cornerback from Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Md. (No. 831, 3-star)
Myles Wolfolk is a 6-foot, 190-pound cornerback from Dr. Henry Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. (No. 717, 3-star)
Gregory Ross is a 6-foot, 175-pound cornerback from Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Md. (No. 831, 3-star)
D.J. Ford is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound safety from Clay Central High School in Lineville, Ala. (N/A, 2-star)
James Pierre is a 6-foot-1, 174-pound safety from Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (No. 705, 3-star)
D.J. Ford is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound safety from Clay Central High School in Lineville, Ala. (N/A, 2-star)
James Pierre is a 6-foot-1, 174-pound safety from Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Fla. (No. 705, 3-star)
A year ago, Coach Larry Fedora and his staff were selling hope, the idea that the North Carolina football team would awake from its slumber and return to prominence.
After an 11-1 regular season, an ACC Coastal Division title and a defensive turnaround of vast proportions, those what-ifs have turned into tangible evidence for the Tar Heels to sell to recruits.
The bounty for UNC’s success was evident on Wednesday, as the Tar Heels finished National Signing Day with the No. 33 recruiting class in the country, according to 247Sports. With 26 total signees, this class marks the largest under Fedora.
“Winning helps in every aspect of the program,” Fedora said. “But definitely in recruiting.”
From its recruiting haul, UNC welcomes 16 players to a defense that made significant strides under defensive coordinator Gene Chizik.
After allowing 14.5 fewer points per game in 2015 compared to 2014 — marking the biggest jump for a Power 5 program — Chizik said the defense’s improvement helped draw recruits.
“I think most of the recruits we entertained starting back a year ago when I got here were guys that already had a familiarity with North Carolina,” Chizik said.
“I think they were all waiting to see exactly where this program is going ... They saw the fruits of our labor, and I think a lot of them were excited about the possibility of jumping on board with that.”
