UNC football recruiting class 2024: Meet Tar Heels’ signees
UNC football did its heavy lifting on the recruiting trail in December during the early signing period, so Wednesday is positioned to be a quiet day for the Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels announced 27 signings, including 20 early enrolees, from the Class of 2024 in the early signing period. As of Wednesday morning, UNC’s latest recruiting class comes in at No. 26 in the nation, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.
UNC coach Mack Brown returned to Chapel Hill in 2019. His five recruiting classes have been ranked 31st, 14th, 14th, 11th and 31st in the 247Sports Composite since he began his second stint with the Heels.
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UNC finished the 2023 season with an 8-5 record. Here's a look at the Tar Heels' signings in the 2024 recruiting class.
UNC football recruiting class 2024
Here's the list of players who have signed in UNC's 2024 class. These Tar Heels signed their national letters of intent in December.
CB Tyrane Stewart
Hometown/School: Magnolia, Mississippi (East Mississippi CC)
Vitals: 6-1, 180 pounds 247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: No. 58; position ranking: No. 5
RB Davion Gause
Hometown/School: Hollywood, Florida (Chaminade-Madonna Prep)
Vitals: 5-11, 215 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 45
OT Luke Masterson
Hometown/School: Nashville, Tennessee (Franklin Road Academy)
Vitals: 6-6, 275 pounds247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 58
EDGE Daniel Anderson
Hometown/School: Germantown, Tennessee (Germantown)
Vitals: 6-2, 245 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 69
LB Crews Law
Hometown/School: Nashville, Tennessee (CPA)
Vitals: 6-1, 218 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 93
CB Zion Ferguson
Hometown/School: Gainesville, Georgia (Gainesville)
Vitals: 6-0, 165 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 53
ATH Curtis Simpson
Hometown/School: Kings Mountain, North Carolina (Kings Mountain)
Vitals: 6-3, 200 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 62
WR Jordan Shipp
Hometown/School: Charlotte, North Carolina (Providence Day School)
Vitals: 6-2, 195 pounds
247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 212; position ranking: No. 34
WR Alex Taylor
Hometown/School: Greensboro, North Carolina (Grimsley)
Vitals: 6-2, 175 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 58
IOL Jani Norwood
Hometown/School: Ramseur, North Carolina (Eastern Randolph)
Vitals: 6-4, 300 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 135
OT Andrew Rosinski
Hometown/School: Canton, Georgia (Creekview)
Vitals: 6-6, 275 pounds
247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 194; position ranking: No. 18
ATH Khalil Conley
Hometown/School: Arden, North Carolina (Christ School)
Vitals: 6-0, 170 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 88
S Malcolm Ziglar
Hometown/School: Fuquay Varina, North Carolina (Fuquay-Varina)
Vitals: 6-2, 198 pounds
247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: 176; position ranking: No. 16
WR Javarius Green
Hometown/School: Shelby, North Carolina (Crest)
Vitals: 5-10, 190 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 67
DL Peter Pesansky
Hometown/School: Tampa, Florida (Jesuit)
Vitals: 6-3, 265 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 114
QB Michael Merdinger
Hometown/School: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Cardinal Gibbons)
Vitals: 6-1, 195 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 67
S Tyshun White
Hometown/School: Buford, Georgia (Buford)
Vitals: 5-11, 187 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking; No. 60
OT Desmond Jackson
Hometown/School: Clemmons, NC (West Forsyth)
Vitals: 6-5, 290 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 103
TE Ryan Ward
Hometown/School: Rutherford, New Jersey (Rutherford)
Vitals: 6-3, 240 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 90
DL Leroy Jackson
Hometown/School: Leesburg, Georgia (Lee County)
Vitals: 6-2, 275 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 138
IOL Aidan Banfield
Hometown/School: Hoschton, Georgia (Mill Creek)
Vitals: 6-3, 280 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 80
ATH Jaiden Patterson
Hometown/School: Hoschton, Georgia (Mill Creek)
Vitals: 6-1, 170 pounds
247Sports Composite: four stars; national ranking: No. 172; position ranking: No. 14
LB Evan Bennett
Hometown/School: Eatonton, Georgia (Gatewood School)
Vitals: 6-3, 210 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 73
S Jalon Thompson
Hometown/School: Orlando, Florida (Olympia)
Vitals: 6-0, 170 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 76
K Lucas Osada
Hometown/School: Woodberry Forest, Virginia (Woodberry Forest)
Vitals: 6-1, 195 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 6
TE Timothy Lawson
Hometown/School: Fort Myers, Florida (Bishop Verot)
Vitals: 6-4, 220 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 71
LB Ashton Woods
Hometown/School: Marietta, Georgia (Walton)
Vitals: 6-3, 210 pounds
247Sports Composite: three stars; national ranking: N/A; position ranking: No. 97
Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on X/Twitter.
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