2022 Recruiting

[Archer2]

I figured it was time we had a thread for 2022 as we are putting the finishing touches on our fantastic 2021 class(hopefully adding 5* Tony Grimes in about seven hours)! The state of North Carolina is once again loaded with talent in 2022, as evidenced by the latest list of 4* recruits from that class. I have highlighted the ones that we've already offered.

Do any of you guru's out there have any scoop on any of these North Carolina guys, or any 2022 recruits period?

Three of the players are in the top 100 nationally — Grimsley defensive tackle Travis Shaw is ranked No. 30, Monroe wide receiver Shaleak Knotts is ranked No. 42, and Shelby defensive end Malaki Hamrick is ranked No. 66.

Cleveland running back Omarion Hampton was named a four-star recruit as well, just outside the top 100 at No. 107.

None of the ten players have committed to a college yet, but all have at least one offer.

Here are all of the North Carolina players from the Class of 2022 listed as four-star recruits by 247Sports.com:

30. Travis Shaw (Grimsley | 6-5/310 | DT) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Alabama, Auburn, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, NC State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Techh, West Virginia, Wisconsin

42. Shaleak Knotts (Monroe | 6-2/175 | WR) — 4-star recruit — Offers from East Carolina, Kentucky, North Carolina, Penn State, Rutgers, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech

66. Malaki Hamrick (Shelby | 6-3/197 | WDE) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Akron, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, West Virginia, North Carolina

107. Omarion Hampton (Cleveland | 6-0/215 | RB) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Duke, NC Central, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech

121. Michael Allen (J.H. Rose | 5-10/181 | ATH) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Appalachian State, East Carolina, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

152. Torren Wright (A.L. Brown | 6-3/210 | OLB) — 4-star recruit — Offer from Kentucky

176. Jalon Walker (Salisbury | 6-1/205 | OLB) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Duke, Kentucky, NC State, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

203. Curtis Neal (Hough | 6-1/305 | DT) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia, Wisconsin

218. Benji Gosnell (East Surry | 6-3/223 | TE) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Florida, NC State, South Carolina, North Carolina.
ETA: committed to Notre Dame
225. Dakota Twitty (Thomas Jefferson | 6-3.5/195 | WR) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Appalachian State, Kentucky, Louisville, Pittsburgh

 

[NBBears20124ACHAMPS]

Look for UNC to be extremely active in VA for 2022. They're gonna have a handful of 5 star kids that Dre' can work on.

 

[Archer2]

Look for UNC to be extremely active in VA for 2022. They're gonna have a handful of 5 star kids that Dre' can work on.

Undoubtedly. We’ve already offered their top 3 players in Shawn Murphy, Bryce Carter, and George Pettaway, who are all ranked in the top 50 nationally.

ETA: Dre was a great addition to our staff.

 

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[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Undoubtedly. We’ve already offered their top 3 players in Shawn Murphy, Bryce Carter, and George Pettaway, who are all ranked in the top 50 nationally.

ETA: Dre was a great addition to our staff.

We are definitely high on Murphy.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

We've offered APB/WR Tychaun Chapman at Princess Anne. He's a teammate of Tony Grimes.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

DT Santana Hopper at Shelby has an offer. His cousin is Tyrone Hopper and he's a teammate of Malaki Hamrick.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Few more names...

Trevyon Green, OT (VA)
Gunner Stockton, QB (GA)
Michael Allen, RB (J.H. Rose)
Xavier Simmons, LB (NW Guilford)
Jalon Walker, OLB (Salisbury)

ETA: Just noticed you had a couple of these

 

[Archer2]

Few more names...

Trevyon Green, OT (VA)
Gunner Stockton, QB (GA)
Michael Allen, RB (J.H. Rose)
Xavier Simmons, LB (NW Guilford)
Jalon Walker, OLB (Salisbury)

ETA: Just noticed you had a couple of these

No problem buddy. I’m just really attuned to our recruiting and I appreciate all the scuttlebutt you and a few others bring to the board.

One of my bucket list items is to see UNC win the ACC in football and be in the playoffs for a National title.

 

[Deana_King]

I figured it was time we had a thread for 2022 as we are putting the finishing touches on our fantastic 2021 class(hopefully adding 5* Tony Grimes in about seven hours)! The state of North Carolina is once again loaded with talent in 2022, as evidenced by the latest list of 4* recruits from that class. I have highlighted the ones that we've already offered.

Do any of you guru's out there have any scoop on any of these North Carolina guys, or any 2022 recruits period?

Three of the players are in the top 100 nationally — Grimsley defensive tackle Travis Shaw is ranked No. 30, Monroe wide receiver Shaleak Knotts is ranked No. 42, and Shelby defensive end Malaki Hamrick is ranked No. 66.

Cleveland running back Omarion Hampton was named a four-star recruit as well, just outside the top 100 at No. 107.

None of the ten players have committed to a college yet, but all have at least one offer.

Here are all of the North Carolina players from the Class of 2022 listed as four-star recruits by 247Sports.com:

30. Travis Shaw (Grimsley | 6-5/310 | DT) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Alabama, Auburn, Duke, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, NC State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Techh, West Virginia, Wisconsin

42. Shaleak Knotts (Monroe | 6-2/175 | WR) — 4-star recruit — Offers from East Carolina, Kentucky, North Carolina, Penn State, Rutgers, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech

66. Malaki Hamrick (Shelby | 6-3/197 | WDE) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Akron, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, West Virginia, North Carolina

107. Omarion Hampton (Cleveland | 6-0/215 | RB) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Duke, NC Central, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech

121. Michael Allen (J.H. Rose | 5-10/181 | ATH) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Appalachian State, East Carolina, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

152. Torren Wright (A.L. Brown | 6-3/210 | OLB) — 4-star recruit — Offer from Kentucky

176. Jalon Walker (Salisbury | 6-1/205 | OLB) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Duke, Kentucky, NC State, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

203. Curtis Neal (Hough | 6-1/305 | DT) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia, Wisconsin

218. Benji Gosnell (East Surry | 6-3/223 | TE) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Florida, NC State, South Carolina, North Carolina

225. Dakota Twitty (Thomas Jefferson | 6-3.5/195 | WR) — 4-star recruit — Offers from Appalachian State, Kentucky, Louisville, Pittsburgh

Where is this list from? Shaw is a 5-star top 10 prospect from Rivals.

 

[Archer2]

Where is this list from? Shaw is a 5-star top 10 prospect from Rivals.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

WR Adam Randall (SC) is another one with an offer that should be ranked fairly high. Teammate of JJ Jones at Myrtle Beach.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Some more in-state names to watch...

RB Na'Hiem Lilly (Eastern Randolph)
WR Da'man Stokes (East Forsyth)
WR/CB Isaiah Crowell (East Forsyth)
ATH Kellan Hood (Richmond)
ATH Osiris Ross (Eastern Randolph)
DL Bryce Dixon (Butler)
DL Kaevon Freshwater (Northeastern)
Edge Beau Atkinson (Leesville Road)
Edge Alex McCalop (SE Guilford)
DB Omari Philyaw (Myers Park)
DB Jackson Vick (Southern Nash)

 

[truetarheelraider0806]

if we win 9 games I believe we get a top 5 class in 22

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

if we win 9 games I believe we get a top 5 class in 22

'22 should be closer to a full class.

 

[Archer2]

'22 should be closer to a full class.

Which is?

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Where is this list from? Shaw is a 5-star top 10 prospect from Rivals.

Shaw is going to be a good one. I also left out Curtis Neal at Hough.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Which is?

Full class is 25 scholarships. You can only speculate about attrition at this point, but I'd guess we take somewhere between 23 and 28 with that lower number being a bit on the conservative side.

 

[Archer2]

Full class is 25 scholarships. You can only speculate about attrition at this point, but I'd guess we take somewhere between 23 and 28 with that lower number being a bit on the conservative side.

Thanks Joe.

 

[Archer2]

We’re the first to offer Albert Redd, a LB from Kernersville Glenn.

 

[WoadBlue]

Benji Gosnell has a top 3 of UNC, Florida, and Ohio St.

He was very good last year on D as well.

 

[Archer2]

Benji Gosnell has a top 3 of UNC, Florida, and Ohio St.

He was very good last year on D as well.

I’d love to see this kid join his brother in Chapel Hill.

 

[truetarheelraider0806]

I’d love to see this kid join his brother in Chapel Hill.

He is probably Ohio state bound

 

[Archer2]

He is probably Ohio state bound

Probably so, but it’s a long way to Tipperary.

 

[WoadBlue]

Probably so, but it’s a long way to Tipperary.

Will Longo call plays so that Walston gets touches? Last year, the TEs saw the ball so little that it would be a turn off to most top TE recruits.

 

[Archer2]

Will Longo call plays so that Walston gets touches? Last year, the TEs saw the ball so little that it would be a turn off to most top TE recruits.

I think Walston and Morales will get a few more touches this year, I know they will if Lilly has anything to say about it. But we have so much offensive talent and there's only one ball.

 

[WoadBlue]

I think Walston and Morales will get a few more touches this year, I know they will if Lilly has anything to say about it. But we have so much offensive talent and there's only one ball.

Defenses, not even those as deeply talented as Clemson, Bama, and Ohio St, cannot cover everyone all the time. All DCs know about the UNC WRs and RBs. They must focus on stopping them. That should provide opportunities for TEs to get open.

 

[sctarheel30]

I believe stockton is committed to lil Carolina. Note sure what he was thinking must love to lose a lot lol.

 

[Archer2]

Defenses, not even those as deeply talented as Clemson, Bama, and Ohio St, cannot cover everyone all the time. All DCs know about the UNC WRs and RBs. They must focus on stopping them. That should provide opportunities for TEs to get open.

One would think so. Despite the fact that Walston was only targeted once in the first game, I think Longo will utilize our TE's a bit more this year. We only threw to the TE 18 times all last season. Mack says Walston has the second best hands in our receiving corp, so I expect to see him and Morales catch more balls going forward. It would make our passing game that much more difficult to defend.

I believe stockton is committed to lil Carolina. Note sure what he was thinking must love to lose a lot lol.

If he doesn't flip, he would be the highest ranked slinger they've landed in years. Personally, I feel like Muschamp is very much on the hot seat this year.

I just don't see more than 4 wins in their schedule and 4-6 would likely be the end of Muschamp's tenure. His teams have gone 54-46 overall(UF, SC), and he's 26-25 entering his 5th year as HC of the Birds.

ETA: Sorry, the first link didn't work.

The Birds' schedule

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

I believe stockton is committed to lil Carolina. Note sure what he was thinking must love to lose a lot lol.

His high school coach is Connor Shaw's brother and Mike Bobo's father is his QB coach.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

One would think so. Despite the fact that Walston was only targeted once in the first game, I think Longo will utilize our TE's a bit more this year. We only threw to the TE 18 times all last season. Mack says Walston has the second best hands in our receiving corp, so I expect to see him and Morales catch more balls going forward. It would make our passing game that much more difficult to defend.

If he doesn't flip, he would be the highest ranked slinger they've landed in years. Personally, I feel like Muschamp is very much on the hot seat this year.

I just don't see more than 4 wins in their schedule and 4-6 would likely be the end of Muschamp's tenure. His teams have gone 54-46 overall(UF, SC), and he's 26-25 entering his 5th year as HC of the Birds.

ETA: Sorry, the first link didn't work.

The Birds' schedule

Covid-19 will save a lot of coaches their jobs.

 

[sctarheel30]

His high school coach is Connor Shaw's brother and Mike Bobo's father is his QB coach.

I understand all that but good lord that’s where dreams go to die lol or to moou

 

[WoadBlue]

Is Benji Gosnell leaning to Florida as many assume? If he needs a reason to become a Gator, it was evidenced in Oxford last Saturday. Florida TE Kyle Pitts had 8 catches for 170 yards and 4 TDs.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

We offered QB Cade Klubnik (TX).

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Couple big time visitors from VA recently.

 

[Archer2]

Couple big time visitors from VA recently.

Do tell.

 

[-COUNTRY-CLUB-JOE-]

Zach Rice, George Pettaway...Tychaun Chapman.

 

[NBBears20124ACHAMPS]

Zach Rice, George Pettaway...Tychaun Chapman.

Zach's mom is close with Tony Grimes' dad and she loves UNC.

 

[Deana_King]

5-Star OL Zach Rice Discusses His Trip To UNC & More

Zach Rice may be the most coveted offenive linemam in the class of 2022, and Saturday he took in UNC's win vs. NC State.

northcarolina.rivals.com

 

[Archer2]

Just read that Ty Murray is not going to play football anymore and is on medical hardship. Such a shame. Study hard young man and best of luck. Mack said we would be looking for a center in this class since it is likely too late to address that loss in the ‘21 class.

Anyone know if we’re going after Gunner Givens, 4* OT from Virginia? The state of Virginia is loaded in this class.