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2026 ESPN Top North Carolina Recruits

RK	PLAYER	POS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	STARS	GRADE	SCHOOL
1	Faizon Brandon Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Greensboro, NC Grimsley High School	6'4''	195		91	Tennessee Signed
2	Kendre' Harrison Video \| Scouts Report	TE-Y	Reidsville, NC Reidsville High School	6'6''	250		91	Oregon Signed
3	Rodney Dunham Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Charlotte, NC Myers Park High School	6'4''	220		88	Notre Dame Signed
4	Ekene Ogboko Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Durham, NC South Garner High School	6'6''	270		84	Georgia Signed
5	Samari Matthews Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Cornelius, NC Hough High School	6'0''	190		83	Texas Signed
6	Pierre Dean Jr. Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Clemmons, NC West Forsyth High School	6'4''	305		83	Georgia Signed
7	Aiden Harris Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Matthews, NC Weddington High School	6'3''	250		82	S Carolina Signed
8	Gordon Sellars Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Charlotte, NC Providence Day School	6'3''	185		82	Clemson Signed
9	Thomas Davis Jr. Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Matthews, NC Weddington High School	6'2''	210		82	Notre Dame Signed
10	Leo Delaney Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Charlotte, NC Providence Day School	6'6''	280		81	Clemson Signed
11	Keshawn Stancil Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Clayton, NC Clayton High School	6'3''	275		81	Miami Signed
12	Ebenezer Ewetade Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Garner, NC South Garner High School	6'4''	220		81	Notre Dame Signed
13	Trashawn Ruffin Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Calypso, NC North Duplin High School	6'3''	330		81	N Carolina Signed
14	Andrew Harris Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Matthews, NC Weddington High School	6'2''	230		80	S Carolina Signed
15	Zavion Griffin-Haynes Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Rolesville, NC Rolesville High School	6'6''	225		80	N Carolina Signed
16	Kosci Barnes Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Greensboro, NC Grimsley High School	6'2''	195		80	S Carolina Signed
17	Noah Clark Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Durham, NC Jordan High School	6'5''	345		79	S Carolina Signed
18	Grant Lawless Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Denver, NC East Lincoln High School	6'3''	195		79	Wake Forest Signed
19	Keysaun Eleazer Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Raleigh, NC Southeast Raleigh High School	6'5''	185		79	Stanford Signed
20	Elijah Littlejohn Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Charlotte, NC West Mecklenburg High School	6'2''	210		79	Georgia Signed
21	Camdin Portis Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Charlotte, NC Myers Park High School	6'0''	165		79	Miami Signed
22	Jace McCallum Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Harrisburg, NC Hickory Ridge High School	6'4''	225		78	Vanderbilt Signed
23	Donovan Johnson Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Fayetteville, NC Pine Forest High School	6'3''	335		78	Rutgers Signed
24	Terande Spencer Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Rockingham, NC Richmond Senior High School	6'3''	230		78	E Carolina Signed
25	Kamdon Gillespie Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Cornelius, NC Hough High School	6'2''	225		78	W Virginia Signed
26	Jabian Shabazz Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Kernersville, NC East Forsyth High School	6'6''	300		78	N Carolina Signed
27	Jayden Griffin-Haynes Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Rolesville, NC Rolesville High School	6'2''	200		78	N Carolina Signed
28	William Vaughn Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Kings Mountain, NC Kings Mountain High School	6'2''	225		78	NC State Signed
29	Damaad Lewis Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Charlotte, NC Myers Park High School	6'4''	240		78	NC State Signed
30	Brody Keefe Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Charlotte, NC Myers Park High School	6'3''	190		78	Duke Signed
31	Marcus Monroe Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Raleigh, NC North Raleigh Christian Academy	6'4''	225		77	Stanford Signed
32	Lyrik Pettis Video \| Scouts Report	S	Shelby, NC Crest High School	6'1''	175		77	Duke Signed
33	Jamal Rule Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian School	6'0''	200		77	Nebraska Signed
34	D'Various Surratt Video \| Scouts Report	S	Shelby, NC Crest High School	6'0''	185		77	NC State Signed
35	Tyrell Simpson Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Leland, NC North Brunswick High School	6'7''	335		77	Virginia Tech Signed
36	Nick Reddish Video \| Scouts Report	S	Charlotte, NC Independence High School	5'11''	180		77	Notre Dame Signed
37	Ben Boulware Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Winston-Salem, NC Oak Grove High School	6'5''	300		77	N Carolina A&T Committed 11/30/2025
38	Manny Lewis Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge High School	6'2''	245		77	App State Signed
39	Tyran Evans Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Cornelius, NC Hough High School	6'3''	185		77	Miami Signed
40	Zaid Lott Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Charlotte, NC Providence Day School	6'4''	220		77	Syracuse Signed
41	D.J. Howerton Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Greensboro, NC Grimsley High School	6'4''	225		77	Rutgers Signed
42	Caleb Gordon Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Gastonia, NC Ashbrook High School	6'0''	210		77	NC State Signed
43	Nick Kashubara Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Greensboro, NC Grimsley High School	6'4''	280		76	App State Signed
44	Aiden Smalls Video \| Scouts Report	ATH	Clayton, NC Clayton High School	6'1''	175		76	NC State Signed
45	Tyreek Copper Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Kinston, NC Kinston High School	6'1''	180		76	NC State Signed
46	Ely Hamrick Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Asheville, NC A. C. Reynolds High School	6'4''	220		76	Virginia Signed
47	Gavin Waddell Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Rolesville, NC Rolesville High School	6'1''	180		76	Louisville Signed
48	Kyle Bynes Video \| Scouts Report	CB	Charlotte, NC Palisades High School	6'1''	180		76	James Madison Signed
49	Alex Voss Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge High School	6'3''	190		76	List
50	Jaire Richburg Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Kernersville, NC East Forsyth High School	6'3''	190		76	NC State Signed
51	David Green Video \| Scouts Report	K	High Point, NC High Point Christian Academy	5'11''	175		76	N Carolina Signed
52	Ja'Vaughn Hargett Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Durham, NC Southern Durham High School	6'5''	265		76	E Carolina Signed
53	Brody Norman Video \| Scouts Report	QB-DT	Mooresville, NC Mooresville Senior High School	6'1''	185		76	Temple Signed
54	K.D. Cotton Video \| Scouts Report	S	Charlotte, NC West Charlotte High School	5'9''	180		75	Duke Signed
55	Gannon Jones Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Raleigh, NC Cardinal Gibbons High School	5'11''	185		75	Wake Forest Signed
56	Devin Goldston Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Raleigh, NC Leesville Road High School	6'2''	180		75	Wake Forest Signed
57	Dallas Brannon Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Charlotte, NC Independence High School	6'2''	205		75	Virginia Signed
58	Stephen Gonzales Video \| Scouts Report	K	Monroe, NC Union Academy	5'10''	150		75	Michigan St Signed
59	Jacob Smith Video \| Scouts Report	QB-PP	Pfafftown, NC Ronald Reagan High School	6'2''	210		75	NC State Signed
60	Jarvis Potts Video \| Scouts Report	OG	Cornelius, NC Hough High School	6'5''	310		75	App State Signed
61	L.J. Porter Video \| Scouts Report	ILB	Cornelius, NC Hough High School	5'11''	210		75	E Carolina Signed
62	Rai'shawn Elmore Video \| Scouts Report	WR	Indian Trail, NC Porter Ridge High School	6'1''	185		74	Michigan St Signed
63	Jayson Franklin Video \| Scouts Report	RB	Fayetteville, NC Seventy-First Senior High School	5'10''	200		74	S Florida Signed
64	Josh Hines Video \| Scouts Report	S	Charlotte, NC Myers Park High School	6'1''	190		74	Charlotte Signed
65	Jaylen King Video \| Scouts Report	OLB	Clayton, NC Cleveland High School	6'1''	190		73	Colorado St Signed
66	Jaleel Parker Video \| Scouts Report	S	Fayetteville, NC Jack Britt High School	6'0''	195		73	Liberty Signed
67	Chris Hilliard Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Cornelius, NC Hough High School	6'2''	275		73	Old Dominion Signed
68	Malachi Harris Video \| Scouts Report	DE	Rolesville, NC Rolesville High School	6'3''	245		73	Old Dominion Signed
69	Dorrian Medley Video \| Scouts Report	S	Hickory, NC Hickory High School	6'2''	170		73	App State Signed
70	Micah Bright Video \| Scouts Report	S	Cornelius, NC Hough High School	5'11''	185		73	Wake Forest Signed
71	Christopher Bispham Video \| Scouts Report	DT	Havelock, NC Havelock High School	6'1''	275		72	James Madison Signed
72	Eisa Evans Video \| Scouts Report	OT	Pfafftown, NC Ronald Reagan High School	6'5''	270		72	App State Signed
73	Cooper Peterson Video \| Scouts Report	K	Charlotte, NC Corvian Community School	6'0''	190		72	Ohio State Committed 01/23/2026
74	Gavin Barber Video \| Scouts Report	TE-H	Mooresville, NC Mooresville Senior High School	6'3''	225		72	App State Signed
75	Andrew Cummings Video \| Scouts Report	K	Mooresville, NC Mooresville Senior High School	5'9''	190		72	App State Committed 01/22/2026

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