Tar Heels football coach Bill Belichick landed the commitment of Gary Merrill, a quarterback who is also a five-star lacrosse recruit committed to playing the sport at North Carolina.

The most intriguing part of this 2025 North Carolina recruiting class is the fact that there are three QBs committed to the Tar Heels. The latest is Gary Merrill, and the other two are three-star Au'Tori Newkirk and four-star Bryce Baker, the highest-ranked player in the North Carolina class.

Bill Belichick has his sights set high for his first full recruiting class. On Monday, the new North Carolina head coach visited 5-star quarterback

Former Georgia pledge Jared Curtis is now at or near the center of the 2026 UNC football recruiting radar. It's no surprise that first-year UNC football leader and former six-time New England Patriots Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick is setting his sights high when it comes to pursuing potential Tar Heel signal-callers.