North Carolina Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill • NC
Recruiting context
North Carolina recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups North Carolina commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2017 class includes 17 commits, including 4 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.24. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 North Carolina: Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 100.95
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 23.5%
- Top Position
- Athlete
- Top Pipeline
- NC
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
3.24
Blue-Chip Recruits
4(24%)
Top Pipeline State
NC • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
17 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Melton | OG | 4★ | 93.6 | 6'4" | 295 lbs | Mebane, NC | Eastern Alamance | Retained |
| Jake Lawler | WDE | 4★ | 92.8 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Charlotte, NC | South Mecklenburg | Retained |
| CJ Cotman | ATH | 4★ | 90.2 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Clearwater, FL | Clearwater Central Catholic | Retained |
| Tre Shaw | CB | 4★ | 89.5 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Ellenwood, GA | Cedar Grove | Retained |
| J.T. Cauthen | WR | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Waxhaw, NC | Cuthbertson | Retained |
| Billy Ross | OT | 3★ | 88.4 | 6'5" | 310 lbs | Huntington, WV | Huntington | Retained |
| Xach Gill | DT | 3★ | 88.3 | 6'5" | 270 lbs | Wake Forest, NC | Wake Forest | Retained |
| Michael Carter | APB | 3★ | 88.0 | 5'9" | 191 lbs | Navarre, FL | Navarre | Retained |
| Jordon Riley | DT | 3★ | 87.1 | 6'6" | 292 lbs | Durham, NC | Riverside | Retained |
| Malik Robinson | ILB | 3★ | 85.5 | 6'0" | 223 lbs | Snellville, GA | South Gwinnett | Retained |
| Brian Anderson | OC | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'3" | 292 lbs | Montgomery, AL | Montgomery Catholic Preparatory | Retained |
| Dazz Newsome | ATH | 3★ | 84.3 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Hampton, VA | Hampton | Retained |
| Beau Corrales | WR | 3★ | 83.9 | 6'4" | 203 lbs | Georgetown, TX | Georgetown | Retained |
| Cooper Graham | K | 3★ | 81.7 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Asheville, NC | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Jack Davidson | PRO | 3★ | 79.8 | 6'3" | 220 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Myers Park | Retained |
| Kayne Roberts | ATH | 3★ | 79.8 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Greenback, TN | Greenback School | Retained |
| Noah Ruggles | K | 3★ | 79.7 | 6'3" | 175 lbs | Lutz, FL | Steinbrenner | Retained |
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