Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from North Carolina

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- National rank: #391 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #36
- College: South Carolina
- Offers: South Carolina, Appalachian State, Auburn, Boston College, Charlotte
- High school: Weddington (Matthews, NC)
#19 (tie). Andrew Harris (Edge)
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- National rank: #391 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #36
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Alabama, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Rolesville (Rolesville, NC)
#19 (tie). Zavion Griffin-Haynes (Edge)
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- National rank: #387 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #28
- College: Wake Forest
- Offers: Wake Forest, Bryant, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Lenoir-Rhyne
- High school: East Lincoln (Denver, NC)
#18. Grant Lawless (QB)
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- National rank: #379 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #34
- College: not committed
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Alabama, Auburn
- High school: West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)
#17. Elijah Littlejohn (Edge)
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- National rank: #352 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #43
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Alabama, Charlotte, Florida, Florida State
- High school: North Duplin (Mt. Olive, NC)
#16. Trashawn Ruffin (DL)
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- National rank: #302 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: Miami
- Offers: Miami, Akron, Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College
- High school: Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
#15. Camdin Portis (CB)
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- National rank: #292 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #38
- College: South Carolina
- Offers: South Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame, Virginia
- High school: C.E. Jordan (Durham, NC)
#14. Noah Clark (DL)
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- National rank: #249 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #24
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Ohio State, Tennessee, NC State, Penn State
- High school: East Forsyth (Kernersville, NC)
#13. J.B. Shabazz (OT)
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- National rank: #215 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #9
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Auburn, Boston College, Campbell, Charlotte
- High school: Weddington (Matthews, NC)
#12. Thomas Davis Jr. (LB)
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- National rank: #186 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Charlotte, Duke
- High school: Providence Day School (Charlotte, NC)
#11. Gordon Sellars (WR)
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- National rank: #179 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #23
- College: Miami
- Offers: Miami, NC State, Clemson, Penn State, Georgia
- High school: Clayton (Clayton, NC)
#10. Keshawn Stancil (DL)
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- National rank: #160 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #20
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Alabama, Appalachian State, Auburn, Campbell
- High school: South Garner (Garner, NC)
#9. Ebenezer Ewetade (Edge)
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- National rank: #113 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #6
- College: Clemson
- Offers: Clemson, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Charlotte
- High school: Providence Day School (Charlotte, NC)
#8. Leo Delaney (IOL)
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- National rank: #107 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #13
- College: Texas
- Offers: Texas, South Carolina, Florida State, Miami, Alabama
- High school: Hough (Cornelius, NC)
#7. Samari Matthews (CB)
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- National rank: #97 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #12
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Ohio State, South Carolina, Alabama, Appalachian State
- High school: West Forsyth (Clemmons, NC)
#6. Pierre Dean (DL)
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- National rank: #77 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #8
- College: South Carolina
- Offers: South Carolina, Auburn, Boston College, Charlotte, Delaware State
- High school: Weddington (Matthews, NC)
#5. Aiden Harris (DL)
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- National rank: #34 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #3
- College: Georgia
- Offers: Georgia, Clemson, Florida, Alabama, Appalachian State
- High school: South Garner (Durham, NC)
#4. Ekene Ogboko (IOL)
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- National rank: #28 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #2
- College: Oregon
- Offers: Oregon, Akron, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Reidsville (Reidsville, NC)
#3. Kendre Harrison (TE)
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- National rank: #14 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #5
- College: Notre Dame
- Offers: Notre Dame, Alabama, Auburn, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina
- High school: Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)
#2. Rodney Dunham (Edge)
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- National rank: #7 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #3
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Alabama, Boston College, Charlotte, Duke
- High school: Grimsley (Greensboro, NC)
#1. Faizon Brandon (QB)
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