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GoHeels Exclusive: Heck Ready To Lead

By Pat James, GoHeels.com

Undersized and under-recruited, in his own words, Charlie Heck didn't even have a 247Sports recruiting profile when he committed to North Carolina in the fall of 2014.

He also didn't have a true position.

Employed primarily as a tight end at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Mo., Heck weighed 195 pounds as a junior. By the end of his senior season, he had gained roughly 40 pounds, thanks in part to the consumption of countless peanut butter sandwiches. But college coaches were still unsure if he'd be a tight end, defensive lineman or offensive lineman.