Caleb Hood verbally committed to North Carolina on Sunday night.

"First off, I just want to thank God for blessing me with the chance to further my education and athletic career at the collegiate level," Hood said via his Twitter account. "I want to thank everyone who has recruited me up to this point and I also want to thank my family and friends for supporting me along the way. With that being said, I will be continuing my education and athletic career at the University of North Carolina."

Hood, a 5-foot-10, 193-pound athlete from Rockingham (N.C.) Richmond County High, is the son of Errol, who played cornerback for the Tar Heels (1998-2001).

UNC was one of 10 schools to offer Hood a scholarship. Fellow ACC schools Duke, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest were some of the others.

Jay Bateman led UNC's recruitment of Hood.

UNC is recruiting Hood as an athlete, with an eye towards defensive back.

"He's just a very well-rounded player," Richmond Senior High coach Bryan Till said. "He's obviously extremely athletic, but he has this really high football IQ. He's been around football his whole life. Obviously, his dad played but then [former Richmond Senior High head coach] Paul Hoggard being, basically, his granddad. [Hood] was a ball boy here for years.

"As I said, he's extremely athletic. For a quarterback, he's power-cleaning 285, 290 pounds as a sophomore. [He] bench presses 280 pounds, runs a 4.6 40-[yard dash], and can throw the ball like a rocket. There are so many things he can do.

"He is as big of a threat running as he is throwing... He is a very physical runner, too. He could play tailback at a lot of places. He could play safety because he's so physical. He also understands how to stay in the pocket -- we could step back and throw it 50 times a game and he would be fine doing that."

Further proof of Hood's athleticism: he posted a 119.91 SPARQ rating (fourth best at the Opening Charlotte Regional). The rating was accomplished via a 4.61-second 40-yard dash, a 4.32-second shuttle run, a 36.9-inch vertical jump, and a 43-foot power ball toss.

This fall, Hood will be a four-year starting quarterback for in-state football powerhouse Richmond County High. In 2019, he led the Raiders to a 13-1 record. On the year, he threw for 2,175 yards and 21 touchdowns on 123-of-217 passing and rushed for 976 yards and 16 yards.

Hood is the second prospect to verbally commit to UNC in the 2021 class. The first was Dontavius Nash, who pledged in June.