Heel Tough Blog: Tar Heels Land Commitment from Florida DT Transfer

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The Tar Heels have been desperately needing help at the defensive tackle spot after a huge amount of defections from the room to the portal. On Saturday morning they finally got that help in the form of one of the best defensive tackles that was available in the portal.

As first reported by On3 Sports reporter Hayes Fawcett, the Tar Heels have landed a commitment from Florida transfer D’Antre Robinson following his visit to campus yesterday. He will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Robinson, the former 4✮ prospect in the 2024 class, spent his true freshman season in Gainesville where he played 162 snaps on defense and seven snaps on special teams across eleven games. He finished the season with 17 total tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two total quarterback hurries. Prior to that, he spent two years at Jones High School in Orlando, FL where he had 168 total tackles, 37.0 tackles for loss and 19.0 sacks.

This is a massive addition to that defensive tackle room for the Tar Heels which was in desperate need of talent and depth. Robinson gives the team a defensive tackle with legitimate talent and upside and he should be the team’s starter when they host TCU to open the season.