3-star OT Luke Masterson commits to North Carolina

Brentwood (Tenn.) Franklin Road Academy three-star offensive tackle Luke Masterson announced his commitment to North Carolina on Saturday. He chose the Tar Heels over offers from Colorado, Missouri and Ole Miss among others.
Masterson is the No. 776 overall prospect and No. 56 offensive tackle in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 27 player in Tennessee.
On3 rates Masterson higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Even though he is not ranked the 2024 On300, Masterson is theĀ No. 52 offensive tackle in the country.
The 6-foot-6, 275-pound recruit is North Carolinaās second commit in the last 48 hours. Germantown (Tenn.) EDGEĀ Daniel Anderson chose head coachĀ Mack Brown and his staff on March 30.
Masterson is now the seventh member of North CarolinaāsĀ 2024 recruiting class. The others are Anderson, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep four-star running backĀ Davion Gause, Ball Ground (Ga.) Creekview three-star offensive tackleĀ Andrew Rosinski, Arden (N.C.) Christ School three-star athleteĀ Khalil Conley, Eatonton (Ga.) Gatewood School three-star linebackerĀ Evan BennettĀ and Clemmons (N.C.) West Forsyth three-star interior offensive linemanĀ Desmond Jackson.
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The Tar Heelsā group is currently No. 21 in theĀ 2024 On3 Industry Team Recruiting RankingsĀ andĀ No. 3 in the ACC. Brown and Co. are still after multiple blue-chip targets, including Burlington (N.C.) Hugh M. Cummings four-star wide receiverĀ Jonathan Paylor, Marietta (Ga.) Walton On3 four-star linebackerĀ Ashton WoodsĀ and Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley four-star wide receiverĀ Terrell Anderson.
North Carolina notched a top-35 class in 2023Ā
Last cycle, North CarolinaāsĀ recruiting classĀ finished No. 31 in theĀ 2023 On3 Industry Team Recruiting RankingsĀ andĀ No. 5 in the ACC. It included 20 players and was composed of 5 four-stars, as well as 15 three-stars.Ā
Five of those recruits were among the top 20 players in North Carolina: Maiden (N.C.) four-star wide receiverĀ Chris Culliver, Durham (N.C.) Southern four-star EDGEĀ Jaybron Harvey, Cary (N.C.) Panther Creek four-star EDGEĀ Tyler Thompson, Harrisburg (N.C.) Hickory Ridge four-star wide receiverĀ Christian HamiltonĀ and Cornelius (N.C.) William Amos Hough three-star quarterbackĀ Tad Hudson.
All of the aforementioned players outside of Hudson chose the Tar Heels between June 29 and July 4. North Carolina also signed Richmond (Va.) Benedictine four-star defensive linemanĀ Joel Starlings, the No. 310 overall prospect and No. 41 defensive lineman in the 2023 On3 Industry Ranking.