According to a variety of sources, the UNC class is complete. With that, here is my grade for the 2010 football recruiting class.

Overall Grade: B-.

This is a very solid class. The largest needs coming into this class were along both the offensive line and defensive line, and this class delivered with 10 line prospects. OT James Hurst is the gem of the class, while DT Brandon Willis and DE Kareem Martin are key additions to this team.

Other than the lines, the defensive secondary, wide receiver, and linebacker positions were all adequately addressed with playmakers blessed with size and speed. The tight end position gained a tall, versatile option in Sean Fitzpatrick, and UNC landed a quality RB prospect in Florida athlete Giovanni Bernard.

However, given what was available to the Heels at the beginning, there leaves a lot to be desired with this class. First and foremost, this class needed elite talent at both safety and running back; arguably, neither of those positions were addressed effectively.

Secondly, UNC also lost out on a plethora of very talented players at a variety of positions. In no particular order:

- S Keenan Allen (5*)
- S Ed Reynolds (3*)
- DB A.J. Marshall (3*)
- DB Christian Bryant (4*)
- S Latwan Anderson (4*)
- S David Amerson (3*)
- RB Josh Snead (3*)
- RB Marcus Lattimore (5*)
- RB Casey Turner (3*)
- RB Lucky Radley (3*)
- RB Brandon Gainer (3*)
- DL Gabe King (4*)
- DE Chris McClain (4*)
- DE Alfy Hill (4*)
- WR Markeith Ambles (4*)
- DE Ego Ferguson (4*)
- DT Jeff Whitaker (4*)
- DT Shariff Floyd (5*)
- LB Khari Fortt (5*)
- LB Jeff Luc (5*)
- TE Alex Smith (3*)
- QB Jake Heaps (5*)
- RB Storm Johnson (4*)

All of these guys at one point were considering the Tar Heels, but UNC couldn't close on any of them. That's a lot of talent going elsewhere.

So overall, this class has its definite quality and a good quantity; UNC has 20 available scholarships, and 21 players committed. However, there is an overwhelming feeling of "what might have been" for the 2010 class, and that feeling has been present almost from the very beginning.