Four-Star QB Becomes UNC's First Class of 2028 Commit
Nov 2, 2026 1:40 AM

Bill Belichick secured a massive home-state victory for the Tar Heels' 2028 class.

Waxhaw, North Carolina native Levi Kerr has officially committed to the Tar Heels.

UNC's Class of 2028 got a huge commitment on Sunday, Nov. 1, when Kerr, a four-star quarterback, announced he'd be choosing UNC over Michigan and Mississippi State.

Rivals' Hayes Fawcett broke the news and reports that Kerr is the No. 11 QB in the 2028 Rivals300.

Officially, he's Bill Belichick's first player in the class of 2028. Kerr went on back-to-back visits with the program before announcing his commitment, but he did so roughly 24 hours after a wild game against the No. 1 team in the country.

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Rivals' Chad Simmons calls Kerr an "elite signal caller," which is something a Belichick-led offense is desperately going to need.

After coaching Tom Brady for all those years, it's quite the 180 to move to the collegiate level.

That said, Billy Edwards Jr. played out of his mind against Miami, though it was the defense that continued to break and wouldn't allow the Tar Heels to pull off the biggest upset of the year.

Regardless, the team was able to receive great news in regard to Kerr's commitment. 

Simmons said that the Wolverines "had some buzz" around landing Kerr, though the Waxhaw native was won over from the Syracuse and Miami games, even though neither resulted in a win.

Kerr told Simmons, "I saw my name at the top of their board four times," and that speaks volumes for a QB who made three official visits with the university.

While there's still plenty of time before the class of 2028 rolls around, that only gives Kerr even more time to mold into a potential starting QB for the Tar Heels upon his arrival.

Remember, this is a UNC team with 16 commits in the class of 2027, but only one of those is a quarterback.

Edwards Jr. is done after this season, and while the Tar Heels did a great job building up this QB room, the transfer portal is certainly going to be tempting for a few of these players, or UNC could swing big and try and bring in another one-and-done type player.

Texas native Noah Spinks is the incoming quarterback in 2027. He's listed as a three-star who stands 6 feet, 200 pounds, compared to Kerr's 6-foot-5, 200-pound frame.

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