Add another four-star to North Carolina's 2020 recruiting class. Josh Downs committed to the Tar Heels on Wednesday afternoon.

The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Suwanee (Ga.) North Gwinnett wide receiver made two visits in the last week to Chapel Hill and had talked of visiting other schools in the coming weeks. Instead, he ended his recruitment.

"I'm happy and excited to say I'll be in Chapel Hill the next four years. I've committed to the University of North Carolina. Go Heels," he said in a Twitter announcement.

Other schools in contention included Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, West Virginia, and NC State (where his father played in the 1990s) among others.

"My uncle, [Dre Bly], is there, and Coach [Lonnie] Galloway is a great receivers coach, Coach Mack Brown is a Hall-of-Fame coach, [and] Coach [Phil] Longo brings the Air Raid offense," Downs said this week about North Carolina. "And then [UNC] just got Sam Howell, too."

Downs is ranked the No. 66 wide receiver in the nation and No. 342 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite. He has combined for 100 receptions, 1,643 yards, and 18 touchdowns in receiving the last two seasons with North Gwinnett. Downs also excels in track and field, placing top four in the state last season in the triple jump and long jump.

"He is definitely an elite playmaker in space," said Rusty Mansell, the Georgia-based recruiting analyst for 247Sports. "He's somebody that is hard to cover, especially can be a weapon in the red zone area. He doesn't quite have the top end of speed of Mecole Hardman (Georgia native and standout WR/KR/PR for the University of Georgia) but he's a more polished route runner. When you see guys in the slot who are hard to cover, that's exactly what he's going to be. Regardless of the system, they're going to find ways to get him touches - when you get a player like that you find ways to get him the ball. He's just so quick in short space and has great hands.

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"For UNC, this is an impressive get for a new staff. Josh knows a lot of kids down here because he plays travel 7-on-7. Getting him committed early where he can help recruit other kids will be the bigger picture."

Downs is the second four-star wide receiver to commit to UNC this week, after Ray Grier committed on Saturday. Downs is the sixth commitment for UNC in the 2020 class, and the fourth four-star prospect in the group, joining Grier, DB Cameron Roseman-Sinclair, and LB Ethan West. Also committed are RB Elijah Burris and OL Malik McGowan.

"Out of state is very important to us, but we're not going to take average players out of state," Mack Brown said last week. "If they come here from out of state, they're going to be great players, and that works and they know that. And then they feel special when we come to see them because they also understand that we're not just out looking for anybody; we're out looking for the best players."