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UNC Football Ends Quiet Stretch in Portal With 340-Pound Prize
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UNC Football Ends Quiet Stretch in Portal With 340-Pound Prize

Originally posted on North Carolina Tar Heels on SI
By Matt Giles  |  Last updated Jan 5, 2025 8:25 PM ET

Fresh off his trip to Chapel Hill for an official visit with the Tar Heels last week, former one-year Prairie View A&M offensive tackle William Boone announced his pledge of allegiance to the UNC football program on Sunday evening.

Boone, a 6-foot-7, 340-pound nimble bruiser who played 11 games this season and has two years of eligibility remaining as a Tar Heel, spent a year apiece at New Mexico Military Institute and Kilgore College before heading to Prairie View A&M last year.

He was unrated as a recruit out of Heritage High School (Ga.). Now, Boone checks in as a three-star transfer prospect at No. 470 overall and No. 33 among offensive tackles in the portal, per On3's rankings.

Before William Boone formally joined the Tar Heel family, it had been just over two weeks since new UNC football head coach Bill Belichick and his cohorts had secured a commitment from the transfer portal.

Their transfer haul now contains 11 pieces, including three other offensive linemen in former Holy Cross center Christo Kelly, Alabama tackle Miles McVay, and Rice tackle Chad Lindberg.

Altogether, the Tar Heels' first portal collection of the Bill Belichick era stacks up at No. 34 in the country, per 247Sports, and No. 5 in the ACC.

This article first appeared on North Carolina Tar Heels on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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