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Tar Heels in the NFL Draft

There have been 219 Tar Heels drafted into the NFL or AFL since 1938.

YearPlayerPositionRoundTeam
2013 Jonathan Cooper OG1Arizona Cardinals
2013 Sylvester Williams DT1Denver Broncos
2013 Giovani Bernard RB2Cincinnati Bengals
2013 Brennan Williams OT3Houston Texans
2013 Travis Bond OG7Minnesota Vikings
2012 Quinton Coples DE1New York Jets
2012 Zach Brown LB2Tennessee Titans
2011 Robert Quinn DE1St. Louis Rams
2011 Bruce Carter LB2Dallas Cowboys
2011 Marvin Austin DT2New York Giants
2011 Greg Little WR2Cleveland Browns
2011 Da'Norris Searcy SS4Buffalo Bills
2011 Johnny White RB5Buffalo Bills
2011 T.J. Yates QB5Houston Texans
2011 Quan Sturdivant MLB6Arizona Cardinals
2011 Ryan Taylor TE7Green Bay Packers
2010 E.J. Wilson DE4Seattle Seahawks
2010 Cam Thomas DT5San Diego Chargers
2009 Hakeem Nicks WR1New York Giants
2009 Richard Quinn TE2Denver Broncos
2009 Brandon Tate WR3New England Patriots
2009 Garrett Reynolds T5Atlanta Falcons
2009 Brooks Foster WR5St. Louis Rams
2008 Kentwan Balmer DT 1San Francisco 49ers
2008 Hilee Taylor DE 7Carolina Panthers
2006 Chase Page DT 7San Diego Chargers
2005 Jason Brown C 4Baltimore Ravens
2005 Gerald Sensabaugh S 5Jacksonville Jaguars
2005 Madison Hedgecock FB7St. Louis Rams
2004 Dexter Reid FS 4New England Patriots
2004 Michael Waddell CB 4Tennessee Titans
2004 Jeb Terry OG 5Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2003 Sam Aiken WR 4Buffalo Bills
2002 Julius Peppers DE 1Carolina Panthers
2002 Ryan Sims DT 1Kansas City Chiefs
2002 David Thornton LB 4Indianapolis Colts
2002 Joey Evans DE 7Cincinnati Bengals
2002 Ronald Curry QB 7Oakland Raiders
2002 Quincy Monk LB 7New York Giants
2001 Alge Crumpler TE 2Atlanta Falcons
2001 Sedrick Hodge LB 3New Orleans Saints
2001 Brandon Spoon LB 4Buffalo Bills
2001 Dauntae’ Finger TE 7Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2000 Deon Dyer FB 4Miami Dolphins
1999 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 1Dallas Cowboys
1999 Dre’ Bly CB 2St. Louis Rams
1999 Russell Davis DT 2Chicago Bears
1999 Keith Newman LB 4Buffalo Bills
1999 Na Brown WR 4Philadelphia Eagles
1999 Mike Pringley DE 7Detroit Lions
1998 Greg Ellis DE 1Dallas Cowboys
1998 Vonnie Holliday DT 1Green Bay Packers
1998 Brian Simmons LB 1Cincinnati Bengals
1998 Omar Brown SS 4Atlanta Falcons
1998 Kivuusama Mays LB 4Minnesota Vikings
1998 Robert Williams CB 5Kansas City Chiefs
1998 Jonathan Linton TB 5Buffalo Bills
1997 Rick Terry DT 2New York Jets
1997 Freddie Jones TE 2San Diego Chargers
1997 James Hamilton LB 3Jacksonville Jaguars
1997 Leon Johnson TB 4New York Jets
1997 Andre Purvis DT 5Cincinnati Bengals
1996 Marcus Jones DT 1Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1996 Sean Boyd DB 5Minnesota Vikings
1995 William Henderson FB 3Green Bay Packers
1995 Jimmy Hitchcock DB 3New England Patriots
1995 Mike Morton LB 4Los Angeles Raiders
1995 Eddie Mason LB 6New York Jets
1995 Oscar Sturgis DE 7Dallas Cowboys
1994 Bucky Brooks WR 2Buffalo Bills
1994 Austin Robbins DE 4Los Angeles Raiders
1994 Bracey Walker DB 4Kansas City Chiefs
1994 Sean Crocker DB 4Buffalo Bills
1993 Thomas Smith DB 1Buffalo Bills
1993 Natrone Means RB 2San Diego Chargers
1993 Rondell Jones DB 3Denver Broncos
1993 Tommy Thigpen LB 5New York Giants
1992 Brian Bollinger OT 3San Francisco 49ers
1992 Dwight Hollier LB 4Miami Dolphins
1992 Roy Barker DT 4Minnesota Vikings
1992 Deems May TE 7San Diego Chargers
1992 Eric Blount WR 8Phoenix Cardinals
1991 Kevin Donnalley OT 3Houston Oilers
1990 Torin Dorn DB 4Los Angeles Raiders
1990 Cecil Gray DT 9Philadelphia Eagles
1989 Derrick Fenner RB 10Seattle Seahawks
1989 Darrell Hamilton OT 3Denver Broncos
1989 Antonio Goss LB 12San Francisco 49ers
1988 Tim Goad NT 4New England Patriots
1988 Carlton Bailey NT 9Buffalo Bills
1988 Reuben Davis DT 9Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1987 Harris Barton OT 1San Francisco 49ers
1986 Larry Griffin DB 8Houston Oilers
1986 Tommy Barnhardt P 9New Orleans Saints
1986 Carl Carr LB 10New York Jets
1986 Arnold Franklin TE 11Miami Dolphins
1985 Ethan Horton RB 1Kansas City
1985 Brian Johnson C 3New York Giants
1985 Greg Naron OG 4Philadelphia Eagles
1985 Micah Moon LB 9Atlanta Falcons
1984 Brian Blados OT 1Cincinnati Bengals
1984 Tyrone Anthony RB 3New Orleans Saints
1984 Mark Smith WR 7Washington Redskins
1984 Aaron Jackson LB 10Cincinnati Bengals
1983 Dave Drechsler OG 2Green Bay Packers
1983 Mike Wilcher LB 2Los Angeles Rams
1983 Kelvin Bryant RB 7Washington Redskins
1982 Calvin Daniels LB 2Kansas City Chiefs
1982 Darrell Nicholson LB 6New York Giants
1982 Bill Jackson DB 8Cleveland Browns
1981 Lawrence Taylor LB 1New York Giants
1981 Donnell Thompson DT 1Baltimore Colts
1981 Rick Donnalley OL 3Pittsburgh Steelers
1981 Amos Lawrence RB 4San Diego Chargers
1981 Harry Stanback DT 6Atlanta Falcons
1981 Ron Wooten OG 6New England Patriots
1980 Buddy Curry LB 2Atlanta Falcons
1980 Doug Paschal RB 5Minnesota Vikings
1980 Phil Farris WR 11Denver Broncos
1979 Bob Hukill G 5Dallas Cowboys
1979 Dave Simmons LB 6Green Bay Packers
1979 Mike Salzano G 6Dallas Cowboys
1978 Dee Hardison DE 2Buffalo Bills
1978 Brooks Williams TE 8New Orleans Saints
1978 Walker Lee WR 8Washington Redskins
1977 Mike Voight RB 3Cincinnati Bengals
1977 Mark Griffin T 8Detroit Lions
1977 Mark Cantrell C 9Dallas Cowboys
1977 Tom Burkett T 10Cleveland Browns
1975 Ken Huff G1Baltimore Colts
1975 Charles Waddell TE 5San Diego Chargers
1975 Chris Kupec QB 15Buffalo Bills
1974 Robert Pratt G 3Baltimore Colts
1974 Sammy Johnson RB 4San Francisco 49ers
1974 Phil Lamm DB 14Buffalo Bills
1973 Bob Thornton G 14Dallas Cowboys
1972 Lewis Jolley RB 3Houston Oilers
1972 John Bunting LB 10Philadelphia Eagles
1971 Don McCauley RB 1Baltimore Colts
1971 Tony Blanchard TE 12Cleveland Browns
1969 Mike Richey T 4Buffalo Bills
1968 Jeff Beaver QB 15Baltimore Colts
1967 Bo Wood LB 6New Orleans
1967 Danny Talbott QB 17San Francisco 49ers
1966 Bill Darnall B 6Miami Dolphins
1965 Ken Willard FB 1San Francisco 49ers
1965 Chris Hanburger C 18Washington Redskins
1964 Bob Lacey E 6Minnesota Vikings
1964 Ed Kesler FB 16Pittsburgh Steelers
1963 Joe Craver LB 12New York Titans
1962 Jim LeCompte G 7Buffalo Bills
1962 Bob Elliott FB 31Oakland Raiders
1961 Rip Hawkins LB 2Minnesota Vikings
1961 Harry Clement B 11Pittsburgh Steelers
1961 Bob Elliott FB 14St. Louis Cardinals
1961 Rip Hawkins C 2Boston Patriots
1961 Milam Wall HB 11Buffalo Bills
1960 Jack Cummings QB 4Philadelphia Eagles
1960 Don Stallings T 5Washington Redskins
1960 Earl Butler T 12Pittsburgh Steelers
1959 Ron Koes C 3Detroit Lions
1959 Al Goldstein E 10Los Angeles Rams
1959 Emil DeCantiss B 10Chicago Cardinals
1959 John Schroeder E 15Chicago Cardinals
1959 Don Redding T 16Chicago Bears
1959 Fred Swearingen G 21New York Giants
1959 Rabe Walton B 30Chicago Cardinals
1958 Phil Blazer T 8Detroit Lions
1958 Buddy Payne E 8Washington Redskins
1958 Leo Russavage T 10Cleveland Browns
1957 Eddie Sutton B 3Washington Redskins
1957 Don Klochak B 12Los Angeles Rams
1957 Jack Stillwell E 20Cleveland Browns
1956 Bill Koman G 8Baltimore Colts
1956 Stew Pell T 11San Francisco 49ers
1956 Kenny Keller B 11Philadelphia Eagles
1955 Larry Parker B 11Washington Redskins
1954 Ken Yarborough E 27Washington Redskins
1953 Tom Higgins T 6Chicago Cardinals
1953 Bud Wallace B 16Philadelphia Eagles
1951 Irv Holdash C 7Cleveland Browns
1951 Roscoe Hansen E 29Philadelphia Eagles
1950 Art Weiner E 2New York Bulldogs
1950 Charlie Justice B 16Washington Redskins
1950 Ken Powell E 18Pittsburgh Steelers
1949 Len Szafaryn T 3Washington Redskins
1949 Bob Kennedy B 8Washington Redskins
1949 Mike Rubish E 8Boston Yanks
1949 Bob Mitten G 19Chicago Bears
1949 Joe Romano T 20Detroit Lions
1949 Bob Cox E 23Chicago Cardinals
1949 Stan Marczyk T 25Chicago Bears
1948 Bill Smith T 2Chicago Cardinals
1948 Jim Camp B 6Chicago Cardinals
1947 Ernie Williamson T 8Washington Redskins
1947 Jack Fitch B 10Pittsburgh Steelers
1947 Walt Pupa B 16Chicago Bears
1947 Baxter Jarrell T 26Green Bay Packers
1946 Hosea Rodgers B 3New York Giants
1946 Ted Hazelwood T 16Chicago Bears
1946 Howard Weldon G 28Chicago Bears
1946 Bill Voris B 30New York Giants
1945 Chan Highsmith C 15Boston Yanks
1945 Ralph Strayhorn G 18Chicago Cardinals
1944 Hugh Cox B 16Green Bay Packers
1944 Ray Jordan B 24Green Bay Packers
1943 Tank Marshall G 19New York Giants
1942 Carl Suntheimer C 18Chicago Cardinals
1941 Paul Severin E 10Pittsburgh Steelers
1941 Jim LaLanne B 12Chicago Bears
1941 Gates Kimball T 16Chicago Cardinals
1940 George Stirnweiss B 2Chicago Cardinals
1940 Charley Slagle B 17Washington Redskins
1939 Steve Maronic T 3Detriot Lions
1939 George Watson B 12New York Giants
1939 Jack Kraynick B 12Philadelphia Eagles
1938 Andy Bershak E 3Detroit Lions
1938 Tom Burnette B 6Pittsburgh Pirates
1938 Henry Bartos G 10Washington Redskins

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