UNC football coach Bill Belichick speaking with media members at ACC Kickoff, the league's preseason media days, on July 24 in Charlotte. Rodd Baxley/The Fayetteville Observer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Has UNC Head Coach Bill Belichick Exceeded Recruiting Expectations?

Originally posted on North Carolina Tar Heels on SI
By Caleb Sisk | Last updated Jul 28, 2025 8:00 AM ET

The North Carolina Tar Heels are still coming off of the news that surface of their new head coach Bill Belichick accepting the job after spending multiple seasons in the NFL winning Super Bowls. Wow this happened months ago. They still have yet to see how he does on Saturdays when it comes to coaching a college game with the Tar Heels.

One thing that fans have had a chance to get a glimpse at is the recruiting scene which mini speculations indicated that they believed he wouldn’t have a very successful recruiting scene his first year.

This has nothing to do with him as a person or him as a coach. It’s just simply the fact that the North Carolina Tar Heels are getting a new coach and it is unsure how that will play out however, in surprising fashion, one could argue that Bill Belichick has helped the Tar Heels surpass their expectations in more than exceed them when it comes to the recruiting class of 2026.

The Tar Heels have landed many different commitments. In fact they have one of the highest rated commitment classes in the class as of right now the North Carolina Tar Heels have 33 commits which is far more than majority of the teams in the nation as a large majority of the teams won’t even finish with 25 commitments while this looks good now you can expect that they’ll have a slower off-season when it comes to the transfer portal unless they lose a bunch of prospects to the portal.

Not only has Belichick brought in 33 commitments so far in the class, but he has also brought in many different prospects that could be considered elite. Some prospects include Travis Burgess, who has a quarterback from Grayson High School and led his team to a state championship victory this past season or another prospect like Jakob Weatherspoon, who flipped from the Ohio State Buckeyes to the North Carolina Tar Heels earlier in the month.

The dominance continues and it shows through as everyone wants the chance to play with a former Super Bowl-winning head coach for the New England Patriots.

If Belichick can continue to recruit like this, they will have no issues winning football games when it comes to Saturday game day environments, which won’t be an issue for him as is as he is one of the all-time winning coaches in NFL history.

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