The most lucrative day in the history of the transfer portal for the Tar Heel football program has just closed out with a bang.
Per his agent, Rice transfer offensive tackle Chad Lindberg has committed to UNC following a visit to Chapel Hill on Thursday, Lindberg, who transferred to Rice last offseason from Georgia, will have one year of eligibility remaining wherever he lands.
This season at Rice, Lindberg played and started in eleven games for the Owls across three different positions. He played 642 snaps this season, 377 of which came at left guard, 245 at left tackle, 17 at right guard and two at right tackle, showing just how versatile he is. He graded out incredibly well in pass protection with a 77.8 from Pro Football after allowing just one sack and 11 total pressures so far this season. He will have to improve in run-blocking scenarios after finishing the season with a 50.9 grade, something that was an issue for him in the limited snaps that he saw in 2023 at Georgia.
This is a major edition to the offensive line, especially with how versatile he is. This should take care of one of the starting jobs that is being left vacant, whether it be left tackle or right guard. Now the question becomes will the staff make any more additions here and if so do they value a portal player over a high school recruit or vice versa?