He grew up a UNC fan and on Saturday afternoon, during a junior day visit on campus, class of 2016 defensive end Jake Lawler walked into the Dean Dome with a No. 23 Michael Jordan Carolina jersey.

The 6-3, 225-pound prospect out of Charlotte committed to head coach Larry Fedora and North Carolina on Sunday.

Lawler picked UNC over offers Georgia, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, among others.

Per the 247Sports Composite ranking of the 2017 class, Lawler is ranked as the No. 9 weak-side defensive end in the, the No. 185 overall prospect, and the No. 3 player in the state of North Carolina.

It is a big get for UNC. Lawler holds offers from the likes of Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Northwestern and Duke, among others. The junior at South Meck High School in the Queen City was no stranger to Chapel Hill in 2015. He received an offer from the Tar Heel staff after a impressive camp workout in June. He returned days later to watch the Freak Show (sidelined with an injury). Lawler came up for a number of football games this fall and was part of a select group in town on this Saturday for the first of UNC's junior days.

[blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"][p lang="en" dir="ltr"]I have committed to the University of North Carolina! #ChapelThrill