Less than 48 hours after his inaugural visit to North Carolina ended, Jerrod Means decided to verbally commit to the Tar Heels.

"Well, I like it -- I like UNC a lot," Means said. "I just got done talking to the Coach, [Luke Paschall], and I just committed to UNC.

"I talked to my dad and my mom and my coaches, and they were just like: whatever I do, they'll support it. They're always honest with me. They just told me their pros and cons about it. I felt the pros outweighed the cons with UNC, by far. It's a winning deal. It's academics and athletics."

Means, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound wide receiver from Lovejoy (Ga.), said he pledged to UNC over scholarship offers from Georgia, Indiana, Northwestern, Rutgers, Tennessee, Virginia, and a couple dozen Group of Five tenders. Most of his bigger offers arrived during his senior season.

Although he missed three games nursing an ankle injury, Means has caught 19 passes for 460 yards and six touchdowns.

Paschall, who coaches UNC's wide receivers, led the courting of Means.

Means joins a recruiting class that already includes fellow wide receivers Raykwon Anderson and Welton Spottsville.

According to the 247Sports's Composite, Means is a three-star prospect and the No. 233rd ranked wide receiver.

Means, who attended the UNC-Georgia Tech game in Chapel Hill on Saturday, is scheduled to return to campus during the weekend of Dec. 7 for an official visit.