With the UNC football season opener just one week away from today, positive news came out on 247sports about the talent that surrounds Omarion Hampton on the team. UNC football ranks inside the Top 25 in their 2024 Talent Composite Rankings.
Out of every team in the nation, UNC almost made the Top 20! Alabama came in No. 1 with 1,018.28 points with Georgia and Ohio State not far being at No. 2 and 3 with 1,006.89 and 998.62 points respectively.
Alabama had 17, 5-star commits along with 50, 4-star commitments to lead the nation. The Tar Heels came in at No. 22 with a total of 794.99 points which was just three points behind South Carolina and five points ahead of Nebraska at No. 23.
The 2024 Team Talent Composite is here 🚨
Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State take the top 3⃣ spots.
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— 247Sports (@247Sports) August 22, 2024
North Carolina had two five-star commits along with 28 four-star commits coming in as freshmen for the upcoming season.
They were led by a pair of five-star recruits, offensive lineman Zach Rice from Liberty Christian Academy who was a .9937 followed by Travis Shaw, a defensive lineman from Grimsley at a .9900.
Desmond Evans, who is projected for a monster upcoming season, leads all the four-star recruits with a .9774 rating.
The Tar Heel season is looking bright and it’s not just UNC football fans that think so.
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