Eidan Buchanan, a senior offensive tackle from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Md.) and teammate of this week’s 2026 UNC defensive line commit, 300-pound three-star David Jackson III, also made a visit to Chapel Hill last week.
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On Tuesday night, the 6-foot-8, 335-pound Buchanan announced that he has flipped his commitment from West Virginia to Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels.
Buchanan, considered a consensus three-star recruit, originally signed with West Virginia in December but was released from his letter of intent following the coaching change in Morgantown.
Buchanan ranks No. 1,376 overall, No. 99 among offensive tackles, and No. 40 in the state of Maryland according to the 247Sports 2025 Composite rankings.
I have flipped my commitment to UNC Chapel Hill GO HEELS!!! @UNCFootball pic.twitter.com/fJnijaDF8J
— Eidan Buchanan (@eidan_buchanan) March 12, 2025
After giving his verbal commitment to West Virginia in April of last year, he went on to take official visits to Rutgers and Maryland over the summer. In total, Buchanan received 18 scholarship offers during his recruitment.
By making his commitment to UNC official this week, Buchanan became the 29th member of the Tar Heels’ 2025 class. Despite the turmoil following Mack Brown’s departure in late November, Bill Belichick’s first recruiting class at UNC now ranks No. 41 nationally and No. 9 in the ACC, per 247Sports.
