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The Tar Heels earned a major football recruiting victory on Friday afternoon.
The North Carolina Tar Heels, exactly a month away from the start of their highly-anticipated 2025 football season, continue to make positive impacts in their 2026 recruiting class.
This time, UNC’s latest addition involves stealing a talented recruit from a regional SEC program.
On Friday afternoon, class of 2026 tight end Carson Sneed flipped his commitment from Tennessee to North Carolina.
Sneed’s flip now gives the Tar Heels 35 commitments in their next recruiting class, which ranks nationally and continues to grow.
The 247Sports Composite rankings tab Sneed, a 4-star recruit, the 13th-ranked player from Tennessee, 18th-ranked tight end overall and 404th player nationally. Sneed is following in the footsteps of his older brother, Dayton, who transferred to North Carolina in April – from the Volunteers.
UNC currently lacks a true number one tight end on its roster, but former Texas A&M transfer Jake Johnson is poised to be the top 2025 guy in Chapel Hill. Outside of Johnson, collegiate experience drops off, but Arkansas transfer Shamar Easter was amongst the 2023 recruiting class’ top-ranked players.
Currently a 2-way player at Donelson Christian Academy in Nashville, Sneed is coming off a junior season in which he caught 33 passes, adding 409 yards and six touchdowns. On defense, Sneed recorded 44 tackles, 10 TFLs, three sacks and an interception.
With Bill Belichick now leading the Tar Heels, recruits want to play in Chapel Hill. Remember when North Carolina flipped a previous 4-star recruit from an SEC program (hint, he now plays for the New England Patriots)?
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Publish date : 2025-08-01 22:14:00
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