Arkansas TE transfer Shamar Easter commits to North Carolina

Former Arkansas tight end Shamar Easter has committed to North Carolina out of the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Easter entered the portal on April 23.

Easter caught one pass for 16 yards during his redshirt freshman season with the Razorbacks. Though, he has tremendous upside given his status as a highly-touted recruit coming out of high school. He went on to spend two seasons with the Razorbacks overall.

As a member of the Class of 2023, Easter was a four-star recruit out of Ashdown (Ark.) High, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, which is a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 1 overall prospect in the state, the No. 11 tight end in the class and the No. 185 overall prospect in the class.

The spring transfer portal opened Wednesday, April 16 and will close 10 days later on Friday, April 25. As of this writing, more than 3,600 FBS scholarship players have entered the transfer portal in the 2024-25 season.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

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Shamar Easter Scouting Summary

High upside tight end prospect with an outstanding athletic and physical profile. Natural athlete who shows the top end play speed to pull away from opposing defensive backs. One of the faster top tight ends in the 2023 cycle. Has considerable room for growth at around 6-foot-5, 215 pounds with long arms. Uses his length to his advantage by way of a large catch radius. Shows the budding ability to win in contested situations. Lines up both split out and in-line for his high school. Will need to add mass and strength but already shows some ability as a blocker.

Doubles as a very good high school basketball player. Shows off his athleticism as a dunker and emphatic shot blocker. Also participates in track, where he’s put up impressive marks in the shot put and high jump. Has the look of a potential high responder to the specified strength training he’ll receive in college.