UNC Football Enjoys 300-Pound Boost on 2025 Recruiting Trail
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Katy High School (Texas) offensive guard Byron Nelson checked out the UNC football program in person last week. He picked up an offer from Mack Brown and his staff before leaving campus.
That followed two other official visits to Pitt and Vanderbilt earlier this month. The June trips marked Nelson's three finalists. And on Friday afternoon, the 6-foot-3, 300-pound rising senior announced his "100%" commitment to the Tar Heels.
He revealed the decision via the following post:
100% Committed!!!#GDTBATH pic.twitter.com/Vj5CbwsZRz
— Byron Nelson (@byronnelson07) June 28, 2024
Nelson, who racked up more than a dozen offers in his recruitment, is a three-star prospect appearing at No. 1,073 overall, No. 174 in Texas, and No. 74 among interior offensive linemen on the 247Sports 2025 Composite.
🚨BIG PLAY🚨
— Rivals (@Rivals) January 6, 2024
2025 OG BYRON NELSON with the FINISH😳
Texas Tech and Texas State are in the mix@adamgorney | @RivalsFriedman | @gregsmithrivals | @RivalsCorey pic.twitter.com/emAk8y3xrw
UNC football's 2025 recruiting haul now contains 12 verbal commits: three composite four-star talents, including Gainesville High School (Ga.) offensive tackle Alex Payne, and nine three-stars.
The addition of Byron Nelson, undoubtedly a promising bruiser, bumped the Tar Heels' collection to No. 37 overall in the country, per 247Sports. It currently trails seven fellow ACC schools in the rankings: No. 7 Clemson, No. 16 Miami, No. 18 Georgia Tech, No. 21 Syracuse, No. 22 Stanford, No. 23 Duke, and No. 34 Pitt.
405 Bench Press‼️ pic.twitter.com/G3dX6ywKcj
— Byron Nelson (@byronnelson07) February 19, 2024
Mack Brown and his recruiting team finished with the nation's No. 26 class in the 2024 arena.