National Signing Day 2026 has arrived, and scores of high school football prospects across North Carolina are making their college choices official.
At NC Football News, we’re tracking where North Carolina high school prospects are signing — across FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA and JUCO — while also monitoring continuing activity in the transfer portal.
This page serves as a National Signing Day 2026 snapshot, with live links to our continually updated trackers below.
What We’re Following Here
📌 The latest high school signees from North Carolina
📌 D2 and FCS programs finalizing classes
📌 Final additions to North Carolina FBS programs who inked much of their 2026 classes in December
📌 Transfer portal additions involving NC college and players
SO PROUD of My Grandson. He's busted his ass since 10/11 yo to get here and he DID IT. Only 5 to 7% of Hs Football players go on to play at ANY level in College and he's one of them. CAN'T WAIT to watch him play in College. The Cullens are coming.😁 LFG BRAVES, LFG‼️🔥🔥💪👏 https://t.co/O66WHnsgT4 — Lloyd Cullen (@Cul_Ll74) February 4, 2026
NC Football News’ Recruiting & Transfer Trackers
Below are our live recruiting and transfer trackers, updated throughout National Signing Day and the day ahead as announcements are made and confirmed.
This is the central place to follow where North Carolina prospects are signing and to follow transfer movement to and from our state’s college programs.
- North Carolina High School Commitment Tracker (all levels)
- North Carolina College Football Commitment Tracker (players coming to NC FBS and FCS programs)
- FBS Transfer Portal Tracker
- FCS Transfer Portal Tracker
- D2 Transfer Portal Tracker
Quick Hits and Snapshots from National Signing Day 2026 in North Carolina
New Gardner-Webb coach announces first recruiting class – 41 strong
Gardner-Webb and new head coach Kris McCullough announced a 41-member signing class on Wednesday. That included 32 transfers and nine high school signees.
Four of the high school prospects hail from GWU’s backyard. Three players signed from Shelby High’s 3A state championship team and one from Crest High’s 5A state title unit.
The headliner from the local class is quarterback Lan Farmer, who threw for more than 10,000 yards during his career at Shelby. He accounted for 10 (!) touchdowns – including eight passing – in Shelby’s record-breaking 84-41 win over Kinston in the 3A championship game. Other local players include WR Lorenzo Roseboro (Shelby), DL Noah Gartner (Shelby) and WR Michael Edwards (Crest).
WCU lands former NCSU, Heritage High QB
Lex Thomas, a former North Carolina State backup quarterback who prepped at Heritage High School in Wake Forest, joins WCU’s transfer class. Thomas appeared in four games at NCSU over the past two seasons, completing 7 of 15 passes for 83 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He threw for 3,000+ yards at Heritage.
We’ll continue to add big-picture notes, news and observations here as the day progresses — including notable signings, late commitments and trends involving North Carolina players and programs.
Because some schools release signing information later in the day (or in the days that follow), this section may continue to grow beyond National Signing Day as additional details become available.
NC Football News maintains these recruiting trackers as living records of North Carolina football, updated year-round as commitments and roster movement are confirmed.
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2026 College Football Schedules
College football season will be here before you know it. Check out spring football games, your favorite teams’ schedules and a week-by-week breakdown of games on the North Carolina college football calendar for 2026:
🌱 Spring Football Game Schedule – Updated as schools announce dates
🏫 Team Schedules Hub – Browse full-season schedules by school
🗓️ Weekly Master Schedule – View all games organized by week
