2025 UNC football commit Demon June makes history on Friday night

Demon June continues to look like another future star running back in Chapel Hill. He made North Carolina high school history on Friday night.

There’s been a plethora of talented running backs to don a North Carolina Tar Heels uniform.

UNC currently has Omarion Hampton, who’s well on track for his second-consecutive 1,000-yard season. Ty Chandler, Michael Carter and Javonte Williams are all former Tar Heels now in the NFL, while there’s bound to be more talent coming through Chapel Hill.

If you don’t already know Demon June, you need to familiarize yourself with him.

June, one of 14 commits in North Carolina’s 2025 recruiting class, exploded to make high school football history on Friday night. In the Jacksonville (NC) High School Cardinals’ 62-43 victory over D.H. Conley, which helped them stay in a tie for second place in their conference, June gashed the Vikings’ defense for 47 rushing yards – and six touchdowns – on 23 carries.

Not only was June’s massive night a personal career high in both rushing yards and touchdowns, but he recorded the 32nd-most yards ever in a North Carolina high school football game.

Let’s compare June’s season to Hampton’s current season at UNC. Hampton currently has 901 rushing yards, seven touchdowns and five straight games recording 100 yards, including his second career 200-yard outing against NC Central in Week 3. Hampton has played in seven games.

June is slightly outpacing Hampton in yards and scores. June now has 1,055 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns – also through seven games. Playing against high school defenses is significantly easier, but it still presents a massive challenge.

How much better will June get over the course of his senior campaign? I can’t predict the future, but the Tar Heels will be extremely lucky to have him next season.

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