NFL Draft Highlights UNC Turmoil, Attrition

Posted May 4, 2015
The lack of a Tar Heel presence on the NFL draft list highlights the damage the program’s turmoil, ranging from a NCAA investigation that ran from 2010-2012 to a complete coaching staff turnover, has inflicted on its roster. UNC had at least five players selected in three of the previous four drafts and had seven first-round draft picks in the previous seven drafts. (Inside Carolina)

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