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2026 Kei'Maurii Miles commits to North Carolina

hunterby:Hunter Shelton•04/07/25•

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Kei'Maurii Miles (Photo by Chad Simmons/On3)

Columbus (Ga.) Carver three-star wide receiver Kei’Maurii Miles has committed to North Carolina, he announced on Monday afternoon.

He visited Chapel Hill at the end of March, told On3 that the Tar Heels were on top of his recruitment and they’ve now landed his pledge.

Miles is the No. 165 wide receiver and No. 109 player in Georgia in the 2026 cycle, according to On3. He is not currently ranked in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

“I’m loving them right now,” Miles told On3’s Chad Simmons after his spring visit to UNC. “They show a lot of love…they treat me like family.” 

The 6-foot-1, 145-pounder is the second receiver pledge in as many days for head coach Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels. Wesson (Miss.) Jackson Academy four-star WR O’Mari Johnson joined the class on Sunday.

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It’s been nonstop momentum for Belichick and Co. since they got off and running in Chapel Hill. After picking up some steam at the end of the 2025 cycle, commitments have continued to come flying in.

UNC now has 11 commits in its 2026 recruiting class. Johnson is the second-highest commit in the mix, behind just four-star defensive lineman Trashawn Ruffin, who flipped from Texas A&M last month. Ruffin is the No. 184 recruit and No. 17 DL in the cycle.

“Well first of all, UNC has the greatest coach of all time as far as I am concerned,” Ruffin told On3 upon flipping. “And an all-star staff. I feel that they can lead me in the right way in order to be developed as I should be. And the atmosphere was great when we were there.”

A trio of Golden State cornerbacks helped get the class going in January. Los Angeles Rancho Cucamonga three-star CB Justin Lewis, Gardena Junipero Serra three-star CB Marcellous Ryan and Concord De La Salle three-star CB Jaden Jefferson committed on consecutive days.

Other commits in the class include: Boston Dexter School three-star interior offensive lineman Anthony Hall, Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha Catholic three-star IOL Zion Smith and New Rochelle (N.Y.) Iona Prep three-star running back Crew Davis.

The class ranks No. 29 in the nation and No. 6 in the ACC, according to the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.