In his position preview earlier this week, THB writer Max Sloan described the outlook of this season’s defensive line as “an exciting mixture of experience, talent, and youth.”
Jahvaree Ritzie, a four-star recruit out of Glenn High School in Kernersville, North Carolina, checks the talent and youth boxes in Sloan’s description.
With his talent, dedication to the program as an early enrollee, and the overall outlook of this year’s team, Ritzie was named to the 2021 247/Sports Preseason True Freshman All-American Team.
Quality depth has been the mantra for head coach Mack Brown since returning to Chapel Hill, and this has been realized with the defensive line.