Bill Belichick made up for lost time. The new North Carolina head coach earned ESPN’s “biggest riser” honors for his first recruiting class, which includes 17 prep recruits and two transfers. The Tar Heels’ class ranked 45th and included one top-300 recruit,

New Tar Heel head coach Bill Belichick is rounding out his first signing class in Chapel Hill, and four in-state players inked on Wednesday.

The Tar Heels added 19 players on National Signing Day, an influx that includes four-star quarterback Au’Tori Newkirk.