The Tar Heels welcomed seven high school graduates and one junior college transfer to campus on Monday for the start of the spring semester.
Layton Barber is a 6-foot-4, 275-pound offensive lineman from Southern Pines, N.C. He played for Coach Chris Metzger at Pinecrest High School.
He earned first-team all conference honors this past fall and also played basketball and track and field in high school.
Barber turned down multiple scholarship offers from Division II schools and accepted a preferred walk-on position at North Carolina.
Myles Dorn is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound defensive back from Charlotte.