North Carolina continues to stockpile expertise — and added one other large piece to the puzzle on Wednesday.
4-star 2026 defensive again Jamarrion Gordon dedicated to Invoice Belichick and the Tar Heels.
North Carolina edged out Ole Miss and others for the one-time UCF verbal dedication out of Jackson (Ala.) Excessive Faculty.
“It got here right down to the teaching workers … I do know they’re gonna develop me,” Gordon informed Rivals of his choice to pledge to the Tar Heels.
“They know what it actually takes to get there.”
There — is the NFL.
Belichick’s workers in Chapel Hill boasts a long time of NFL expertise between coaches and former gamers — now in teaching roles.
North Carolina got here on robust late with the No. 16-rated security within the Rivals250 — who’s position-versatile and likewise performed a key position on offense en path to Jackson Excessive’s state title run final fall.
“As quickly as I stepped foot on the campus, all consideration was on me,” Gordon stated of his time on campus this month.
“Since then, they’ve stayed in touch each single day… Every time they performed Duke in basketball, the followers and the coaches actually made me really feel residence … I didn’t wanna depart them, so I’ve been understanding that was my residence ever since.”