UNC football transfer commit Gregory Smith III Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK

UNC Football Secures Top Available Talent in Transfer Portal

Originally posted on North Carolina Tar Heels on SI
By Matt Giles | Last updated May 7, 2025 3:35 PM ET

Four weeks after officially entering the portal, one-year Florida safety Gregory Smith III is now 100 percent on board as a member of the 2025 UNC football roster.

According to On3's Hayes Fawcett, the 6-foot-4, 217-pound Smith was the top available player in the transfer portal before pledging allegiance to first-year UNC football head coach Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels.

BREAKING: Florida transfer Safety Gregory Smith III has Committed to North Carolina, he tells @on3sports

The 6’4 217 S will have 4 years of eligibility remaining

He was the Top Available Player in the Portalhttps://t.co/RlUbB6EMhS pic.twitter.com/J37a7VhJ6F
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 7, 2025

A former four-star recruit out of Sumner High School (Fla.), Gregory Smith III arrived in Gainesville as an early enrollee last year stacking up at No. 320 overall and No. 13 among athletes on the 247Sports 2024 Composite.

Despite seeing action in five games at defensive back for the Gators, totaling five tackles and one pass breakup, he wound up receiving a redshirt. So, Smith is now set to arrive in Chapel Hill with a full slate of eligibility still intact.

His addition bumps the number of inbound Tar Heel transfers to 35, an impressive collection currently checking in at No. 9 in the country, per 247Sports.

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

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