The Tar Heels are officially one of the hottest teams in the transfer portal. For the third time today, the team has dipped into a portal and this one is the best so far.
According Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, the team has landed a commitment from Alabama offensive tackle transfer Miles McVay.
McVay, who has three years of eligibility remaining, entered the transfer portal last Saturday after spending this season as the backup to both offensive tackle spots. After playing just 28 snaps as a true freshman in 2023, McVay was on the field for 94 snaps, including 66 at left tackle, the spot that Howard Sampson left open when he entered the transfer portal. The concern with McVay is how poorly he graded out in the snaps that he played this season. He received a 45.9 run block grade, a 44.7 pass block grade and a 45.3 overall grade from PFF this season, numbers that will need to improve if he is going to be a starter at his next school.
This is not exactly a guaranteed hit for Tar Heels, but we saw how effective Austin Blaske was in his first season in Chapel Hill after spending time in the SEC as a backup. At the least, this gives the team a legitimate challenger in the battle that could be on the horizon at left tackle.
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