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UNC Football: Quarterback Zaid Lott commits to Carolina, first commitment in the 2026 class

Sometimes the biggest wins on Wall Street are when you get in on an IPO before a company becomes well known and the stock price gets too high. UNC appears to be placing such a bet with 2026 3-star quarterback Zaid Lott.

Extremely blessed to finally say I am home!!! #GDTBATH#AGTG pic.twitter.com/0waQztJwed

— Zaid Lott (@lott_zaid) June 24, 2024

Lott is a rising junior quarterback who has only started a single high school varsity game. Concerning? Maybe. Explainable? Absolutely.

For his first two seasons of prep ball at Providence Day School in Charlotte, Lott has backed up superstar quarterback and two-time North Carolina Mr.