Mack Brown got a verbal commitment from John Copenhaver in his Easter basket. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound tight end pledged to North Carolina on Sunday.

"I've decided to commit to UNC," Copenhaver told 247Sports's Rusty Mansell shortly after the commitment. "They started talking to me a lot. And then Coach Brown, either he's a good convincer or he's just that good of a coach. But, just him talking about his past jobs when he was first at UNC and then Texas, and he's done great things for them. And then I feel really good about the 2020 class at UNC. And then honestly the good academics there.

"And I do believe Coach Brown is going to turn the program around. I know a lot of people have been talking crap about him saying he doesn't belong there, but I really do think he's going to turn it around."

Copenhaver, a Roswell (Ga.) High product, is the third prospect to verbally commit to UNC in four days. Fellow tight end Kendall Karr publicly announced his commitment on Thursday, while wide receiver Tylee Craft did the same on Friday.

Lonnie Galloway was the lead recruiter in UNC's pursuit of Copenhaver.

UNC, under Larry Fedora's reign, initially offered Copenhaver when he visited for a football game in early November. The offer was pulled following Fedora's ouster. However, in late February the offer was reissued.

A few days prior to the reissuing, Copenhaver returned to UNC with teammate Trey Zimmerman, who verbally committed to the Heels almost a month ago.

Besides UNC, Copenhaver has visited Auburn, Duke, Florida, NC State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest.

Each of the aforementioned schools have offered Copenhaver, as well as Boston College, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, LSU, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

As a junior, Copenhaver led Georgia football powerhouse Roswell High in receptions. He finished with 44 grabs for 759 yards and eight touchdowns.

According to the 247Sports Composite, Copenhaver is a three-star prospect and the nation's No. 12 tight end.

UNC's sudden flood of verbal commitments has pushed the 2020 class to No. 7 in the nation and third in the ACC in 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. The class is composed of 11 recruits.

The Tar Heels' depth chart at tight end this fall will be heavily weighted toward upperclassmen, thus creating the need for signing multiple tight ends in the 2020 class. Carl Tucker, Brandon Fritts, and Jake Bargas will be in their final year of eligibility, while Noah Turner and Garrett Walston will be fourth-year juniors.