{"id":274662,"date":"2025-11-06T07:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/274662\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T07:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:11:07","slug":"2026-te-cooper-mccutchan-decommits-from-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/274662\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 TE Cooper McCutchan decommits from North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller<\/a> three-star tight end Cooper McCutchan<\/a> has decommitted from North Carolina<\/a>, he announced on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

He was pledged to Bill Belichick<\/a> and the Tar Heels since May 7. McCutchan is the second prospect to decommit from UNC today, following three-star wide receiver Kei\u2019Maurii Miles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter much consideration and discussion with my family, I have decided to decommit from North Carolina and reopen my recruitment process,\u201d McCutchan wrote on X<\/a> announcing his decision. \u201cI want to sincerely thank everyone at UNC (coaches, staff, and other commits) and I am grateful for the relationships I\u2019ve built. I look forward to exploring new opportunities and continuing my athletic, academic, and personal growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is the No. 71 tight end and No. 50 player in Ohio in the 2026 cycle, according to the\u00a0Rivals Industry Ranking<\/a>, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies. He checks in as the No. 1,131 prospect overall.<\/p>\n

Before choosing the Tar Heels in May, McCutchan had also reported offers from Kentucky, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Washington and others. His decision leaves UNC with one tight end \u2014 Nashville DCA three-star Carson Sneed<\/a> \u2014 in its jam-packed 2026 class.<\/p>\n

McCutchan plays for one of the most notable high school football programs in Ohio. Archbishop Moeller is currently 7-3 ahead of playoff action and ranks as the No. 5 team in Ohio and No. 102 team nationally, per the Rivals Composite Rankings<\/a>. <\/p>\n

UNC still has massive 2026 class<\/p>\n

Despite losing pledges from Miles and McCutchan, North Carolina still has the biggest recruiting class in the cycle by a wide margin with 37 total commits. There\u2019s 11 blue-chippers in the class. Jackson (Ala.) four-star\u00a0Keeyun Chapman<\/a>\u00a0and Bluffton (S.C.) four-star\u00a0Carnell Warren<\/a> make for a dynamic wide receiver duo.<\/p>\n

Chapman and Warren are the No. 19 and No. 49 receivers in the cycle, respectively. The top-ranked commit in the class remains Detroit Cass Tech four-star athlete\u00a0CJ Sadler<\/a>, who could line up on either side of the ball for the Tar Heels. He\u2019s the No. 131 recruit overall. Loganville (Ga.) Grayson four-star quarterback Travis Burgess<\/a> committed in May and is now the No. 14 QB in the nation.<\/p>\n

The secondary room will be quite loaded in Chapel Hill once this class makes its way to campus, too. Nine listed defensive backs are currently committed, with Miami Norland four-star cornerback Kenton Dopson<\/a> and Avon (Ohio) four-star safety\u00a0Jakob Weatherspoon<\/a>\u00a0leading the way. Dopson flipped from Miami, while Weatherspoon flipped from Ohio State.<\/p>\n

Belichick and Co. have flipped myriad prospects this cycle, including: Dopson, Weatherspoon, four-star defensive lineman\u00a0Trashawn Ruffin<\/a>, four-star offensive tackle\u00a0J.B. Shabazz<\/a> and Sneed. The class<\/a>\u00a0currently ranks No. 16 in the nation, according to the\u00a0Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller three-star tight end Cooper McCutchan has decommitted from North Carolina, he announced on Wednesday evening.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274663,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[146414,146415,399,398,396,397,24896,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-274662","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-archbishop-moeller-crusaders-cincinnati","9":"tag-cooper-mccutchan-26-archbishop-moeller","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-ncaa","12":"tag-ncaa-football","13":"tag-ncaafootball","14":"tag-oh","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}