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 2021 class includes 16 commits, including 13 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.88. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2021 North Carolina: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy 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
- 191.43
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 81.3%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- NC
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
16
Average Stars
3.88
Blue-Chip Recruits
13(81%)
Top Pipeline State
NC • 11
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2021.
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
16 recruits found in 2021.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeshawn Silver | DL | 5★ | 98.4 | 6'6" | 275 lbs | Rocky Mount, NC | Rocky Mount | Retained |
| Drake Maye | QB | 4★ | 97.2 | 6'5" | 210 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Myers Park | Retained |
| RaRa Dillworth | LB | 4★ | 95.6 | 6'2" | 193 lbs | Kernersville, NC | Glenn | Retained |
| Power Echols | LB | 4★ | 94.1 | 6'1" | 206 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Chambers | Retained |
| Jahvaree Ritzie | DL | 4★ | 93.9 | 6'5" | 274 lbs | Kernersville, NC | Glenn | Retained |
| DeAndre Boykins | ATH | 4★ | 92.5 | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Concord, NC | Central Cabarrus | Retained |
| Gavin Blackwell | WR | 4★ | 91.9 | 6'0" | 164 lbs | Monroe, NC | Sun Valley | Retained |
| Gabe Stephens | ATH | 4★ | 91.8 | 6'3" | 205 lbs | Mount Holly, NC | Mountain Island Charter | Retained |
| Eli Sutton | OT | 4★ | 91.2 | 6'7" | 285 lbs | Brentwood, TN | Brentwood Academy | Retained |
| Kamarro Edmonds | RB | 4★ | 90.9 | 5'11" | 227 lbs | Havelock, NC | Havelock | Retained |
| Dontavius Nash | S | 4★ | 90.5 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Gastonia, NC | Hunter Huss | Retained |
| Bryson Nesbit | TE | 4★ | 89.8 | 6'6" | 235 lbs | Charlotte, NC | South Mecklenburg | Retained |
| J.J. Jones | WR | 4★ | 89.0 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Myrtle Beach, SC | Myrtle Beach | Retained |
| Kobe Paysour | WR | 3★ | 88.6 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Gaffney, SC | Gaffney | Retained |
| Dontae Balfour | CB | 3★ | 88.6 | 6'2" | 170 lbs | Starke, FL | Bradford | Retained |
| Trevion Stevenson | EDGE | 3★ | 83.2 | 6'3" | 217 lbs | Hampton, VA | Phoebus | Retained |
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