Florida State transfer LB Timir Hickman-Collins signs with North Carolina

Florida State transfer LB Timir Hickman-Collins has signed with North Carolina, On3 has learned. Hickman-Collins originally entered the NCAA transfer portal on April 29.

During the 2024 season with the Seminoles, he worked with the scout team while redshirting. That means he retains his four years of eligibility to play for the Tar Heels across the conference.

Before college, Hickman-Collins was a three-star recruit according to the On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 1,731 overall recruit in the 2024 class, and the No. 155 player at his position.

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).

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Hickman-Collins is the second transfer UNC landed on Monday

Hours before Hickman-Collins’ decision to sign with UNC was revealed, it was reported that Oklahoma State TE transfer Jordan Owens committed the Tar Heels as well. He did so after spending just a few months with the Cowboys.

Owens played at Central Arkansas in 2024 before transferring to Oklahoma State this offseason. But his stay was short-lived, and Owens entered the transfer portal again this spring.

Now he’ll link up with Bill Belichick, hoping to supplement a North Carolina roster in need of some upgrades at various spots. The Tar Heels have certainly been active in the transfer portal this cycle.

In three years at Central Arkansas, Jordan Owens slowly ramped up his production. He caught three passes for 26 yard and two touchdowns in his first year in 2022, proving to be a big-play threat near the end zone.

In 2024, Jordan Owens tallied a career high 19 catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged more than a catch per game for the first time in his career.

On3’s Thomas Goldkamp contributed to this report.