Tar Heels in the NFL Draft
There have been 201 Tar Heels drafted into the NFL or AFL since 1938.
| Year | Player | Position | Round | Team |
| 2009 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | 1 | New York Giants |
| 2009 | Richard Quinn | TE | 2 | Denver Broncos |
| 2009 | Brandon Tate | WR | 3 | New England Patriots |
| 2009 | Garrett Reynolds | T | 5 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2009 | Brooks Foster | WR | 5 | St. Louis Rams |
| 2008 | Kentwan Balmer | DT | 1 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2008 | Hilee Taylor | DE | 7 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2006 | Chase Page | DT | 7 | San Diego Chargers |
| 2005 | Jason Brown | C | 4 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2005 | Gerald Sensabaugh | S | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2005 | Madison Hedgecock | FB | 7 | St. Louis Rams |
| 2004 | Dexter Reid | FS | 4 | New England Patriots |
| 2004 | Michael Waddell | CB | 4 | Tennessee Titans |
| 2004 | Jeb Terry | OG | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2003 | Sam Aiken | WR | 4 | Buffalo Bills |
| 2002 | Julius Peppers | DE | 1 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2002 | Ryan Sims | DT | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2002 | David Thornton | LB | 4 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2002 | Joey Evans | DE | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2002 | Ronald Curry | QB | 7 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2002 | Quincy Monk | LB | 7 | New York Giants |
| 2001 | Alge Crumpler | TE | 2 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2001 | Sedrick Hodge | LB | 3 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2001 | Brandon Spoon | LB | 4 | Buffalo Bills |
| 2001 | Dauntae’ Finger | TE | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2000 | Deon Dyer | FB | 4 | Miami Dolphins |
| 1999 | Ebenezer Ekuban | DE | 1 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1999 | Dre’ Bly | CB | 2 | St. Louis Rams |
| 1999 | Russell Davis | DT | 2 | Chicago Bears |
| 1999 | Keith Newman | LB | 4 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1999 | Na Brown | WR | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1999 | Mike Pringley | DE | 7 | Detroit Lions |
| 1998 | Greg Ellis | DE | 1 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1998 | Vonnie Holliday | DT | 1 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1998 | Brian Simmons | LB | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1998 | Omar Brown | SS | 4 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1998 | Kivuusama Mays | LB | 4 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1998 | Robert Williams | CB | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1998 | Jonathan Linton | TB | 5 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1997 | Rick Terry | DT | 2 | New York Jets |
| 1997 | Freddie Jones | TE | 2 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1997 | James Hamilton | LB | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 1997 | Leon Johnson | TB | 4 | New York Jets |
| 1997 | Andre Purvis | DT | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1996 | Marcus Jones | DT | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1996 | Sean Boyd | DB | 5 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1995 | William Henderson | FB | 3 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1995 | Jimmy Hitchcock | DB | 3 | New England Patriots |
| 1995 | Mike Morton | LB | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1995 | Eddie Mason | LB | 6 | New York Jets |
| 1995 | Oscar Sturgis | DE | 7 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1994 | Bucky Brooks | WR | 2 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1994 | Austin Robbins | DE | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1994 | Bracey Walker | DB | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1994 | Sean Crocker | DB | 4 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1993 | Thomas Smith | DB | 1 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1993 | Natrone Means | RB | 2 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1993 | Rondell Jones | DB | 3 | Denver Broncos |
| 1993 | Tommy Thigpen | LB | 5 | New York Giants |
| 1992 | Brian Bollinger | OT | 3 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1992 | Dwight Hollier | LB | 4 | Miami Dolphins |
| 1992 | Roy Barker | DT | 4 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1992 | Deems May | TE | 7 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1992 | Eric Blount | WR | 8 | Phoenix Cardinals |
| 1991 | Kevin Donnalley | OT | 3 | Houston Oilers |
| 1990 | Torin Dorn | DB | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1990 | Cecil Gray | DT | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1989 | Derrick Fenner | RB | 10 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1989 | Darrell Hamilton | OT | 3 | Denver Broncos |
| 1989 | Antonio Goss | LB | 12 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1988 | Tim Goad | NT | 4 | New England Patriots |
| 1988 | Carlton Bailey | NT | 9 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1988 | Reuben Davis | DT | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1987 | Harris Barton | OT | 1 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1986 | Larry Griffin | DB | 8 | Houston Oilers |
| 1986 | Tommy Barnhardt | P | 9 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1986 | Carl Carr | LB | 10 | New York Jets |
| 1986 | Arnold Franklin | TE | 11 | Miami Dolphins |
| 1985 | Ethan Horton | RB | 1 | Kansas City |
| 1985 | Brian Johnson | C | 3 | New York Giants |
| 1985 | Greg Naron | OG | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1985 | Micah Moon | LB | 9 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1984 | Brian Blados | OT | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1984 | Tyrone Anthony | RB | 3 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1984 | Mark Smith | WR | 7 | Washington Redskins |
| 1984 | Aaron Jackson | LB | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1983 | Dave Drechsler | OG | 2 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1983 | Mike Wilcher | LB | 2 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1983 | Kelvin Bryant | RB | 7 | Washington Redskins |
| 1982 | Calvin Daniels | LB | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1982 | Darrell Nicholson | LB | 6 | New York Giants |
| 1982 | Bill Jackson | DB | 8 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1981 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | 1 | New York Giants |
| 1981 | Donnell Thompson | DT | 1 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1981 | Rick Donnalley | OL | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1981 | Amos Lawrence | RB | 4 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1981 | Harry Stanback | DT | 6 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1981 | Ron Wooten | OG | 6 | New England Patriots |
| 1980 | Buddy Curry | LB | 2 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1980 | Doug Paschal | RB | 5 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1980 | Phil Farris | WR | 11 | Denver Broncos |
| 1979 | Bob Hukill | G | 5 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1979 | Dave Simmons | LB | 6 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1979 | Mike Salzano | G | 6 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1978 | Dee Hardison | DE | 2 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1978 | Brooks Williams | TE | 8 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1978 | Walker Lee | WR | 8 | Washington Redskins |
| 1977 | Mike Voight | RB | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1977 | Mark Griffin | T | 8 | Detroit Lions |
| 1977 | Mark Cantrell | C | 9 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1977 | Tom Burkett | T | 10 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1975 | Ken Huff | G | 1 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1975 | Charles Waddell | TE | 5 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1975 | Chris Kupec | QB | 15 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1974 | Robert Pratt | G | 3 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1974 | Sammy Johnson | RB | 4 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1974 | Phil Lamm | DB | 14 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1973 | Bob Thornton | G | 14 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1972 | Lewis Jolley | RB | 3 | Houston Oilers |
| 1972 | John Bunting | LB | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1971 | Don McCauley | RB | 1 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1971 | Tony Blanchard | TE | 12 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1969 | Mike Richey | T | 4 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1968 | Jeff Beaver | QB | 15 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1967 | Bo Wood | LB | 6 | New Orleans |
| 1967 | Danny Talbott | QB | 17 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1966 | Bill Darnall | B | 6 | Miami Dolphins |
| 1965 | Ken Willard | FB | 1 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1965 | Chris Hanburger | C | 18 | Washington Redskins |
| 1964 | Bob Lacey | E | 6 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1964 | Ed Kesler | FB | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1963 | Joe Craver | LB | 12 | New York Titans |
| 1962 | Jim LeCompte | G | 7 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1962 | Bob Elliott | FB | 31 | Oakland Raiders |
| 1961 | Rip Hawkins | LB | 2 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1961 | Harry Clement | B | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1961 | Bob Elliott | FB | 14 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1961 | Rip Hawkins | C | 2 | Boston Patriots |
| 1961 | Milam Wall | HB | 11 | Buffalo Bills |
| 1960 | Jack Cummings | QB | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1960 | Don Stallings | T | 5 | Washington Redskins |
| 1960 | Earl Butler | T | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1959 | Ron Koes | C | 3 | Detroit Lions |
| 1959 | Al Goldstein | E | 10 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1959 | Emil DeCantiss | B | 10 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1959 | John Schroeder | E | 15 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1959 | Don Redding | T | 16 | Chicago Bears |
| 1959 | Fred Swearingen | G | 21 | New York Giants |
| 1959 | Rabe Walton | B | 30 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1958 | Phil Blazer | T | 8 | Detroit Lions |
| 1958 | Buddy Payne | E | 8 | Washington Redskins |
| 1958 | Leo Russavage | T | 10 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1957 | Eddie Sutton | B | 3 | Washington Redskins |
| 1957 | Don Klochak | B | 12 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1957 | Jack Stillwell | E | 20 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1956 | Bill Koman | G | 8 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1956 | Stew Pell | T | 11 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1956 | Kenny Keller | B | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1955 | Larry Parker | B | 11 | Washington Redskins |
| 1954 | Ken Yarborough | E | 27 | Washington Redskins |
| 1953 | Tom Higgins | T | 6 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1953 | Bud Wallace | B | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1951 | Irv Holdash | C | 7 | Cleveland Browns |
| 1951 | Roscoe Hansen | E | 29 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1950 | Art Weiner | E | 2 | New York Bulldogs |
| 1950 | Charlie Justice | B | 16 | Washington Redskins |
| 1950 | Ken Powell | E | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1949 | Len Szafaryn | T | 3 | Washington Redskins |
| 1949 | Bob Kennedy | B | 8 | Washington Redskins |
| 1949 | Mike Rubish | E | 8 | Boston Yanks |
| 1949 | Bob Mitten | G | 19 | Chicago Bears |
| 1949 | Joe Romano | T | 20 | Detroit Lions |
| 1949 | Bob Cox | E | 23 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1949 | Stan Marczyk | T | 25 | Chicago Bears |
| 1948 | Bill Smith | T | 2 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1948 | Jim Camp | B | 6 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1947 | Ernie Williamson | T | 8 | Washington Redskins |
| 1947 | Jack Fitch | B | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1947 | Walt Pupa | B | 16 | Chicago Bears |
| 1947 | Baxter Jarrell | T | 26 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1946 | Hosea Rodgers | B | 3 | New York Giants |
| 1946 | Ted Hazelwood | T | 16 | Chicago Bears |
| 1946 | Howard Weldon | G | 28 | Chicago Bears |
| 1946 | Bill Voris | B | 30 | New York Giants |
| 1945 | Chan Highsmith | C | 15 | Boston Yanks |
| 1945 | Ralph Strayhorn | G | 18 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1944 | Hugh Cox | B | 16 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1944 | Ray Jordan | B | 24 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1943 | Tank Marshall | G | 19 | New York Giants |
| 1942 | Carl Suntheimer | C | 18 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1941 | Paul Severin | E | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1941 | Jim LaLanne | B | 12 | Chicago Bears |
| 1941 | Gates Kimball | T | 16 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1940 | George Stirnweiss | B | 2 | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1940 | Charley Slagle | B | 17 | Washington Redskins |
| 1939 | Steve Maronic | T | 3 | Detriot Lions |
| 1939 | George Watson | B | 12 | New York Giants |
| 1939 | Jack Kraynick | B | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1938 | Andy Bershak | E | 3 | Detroit Lions |
| 1938 | Tom Burnette | B | 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 1938 | Henry Bartos | G | 10 | Washington Redskins |
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