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Tar Heels in the pros: where former UNC players landed after the NFL Draft


Seven former members of the North Carolina football team will enter the professional ranks with a chance to make an NFL roster as rookies. Offensive tackle and defensive end were selected during the draft’s seven rounds, while four more signed with teams as undrafted free agents and one received a training camp invitation. (Daily Tar Heel)

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