UNC Football: 2021 commit works out with NFL running back

A UNC Football commit shared photos of working out with an NFL running back over the weekend as he preps for his final high school season

The University of North Carolina laid out guidelines for the return of athletes to campus earlier in the week as they will be back in Mid-June.

While the 2020 class arrives on campus, Mack Brown and his staff have been working hard on future classes despite this recruiting dead period. The Tar Heels have a Top 4 class right now with 15 commitments secured, getting Brown and his staff off to a heck of a start.

One of the more recent commitments came from four-star linebacker Raneiria “Ra Ra” Dillworth, who picked the Tar Heels over Alabama back in April. Dillworth saw a recent bump in his ranking by 247 Sports and should get even better as the year goes on.

During this shutdown however, Dillworth has found a way to train while it’s safe and the state of North Carolina is open. And he got some help from a North Carolina native that is currently in the NFL.

Former North Carolina A&T standout and current Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen worked out with Dillworth over the past week as they shared some photos via social media:

Cohen is a native of Bunn, North Carolina and has friends that have played for the Tar Heels growing up. He also got the chance to impress the staff when A&T came into Chapel Hill to play UNC a few years back.

He went on to be a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the same year the Bears took Mitchell Trubisky in the first round.

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