Top 25 Players In UNC Football History: No. 10 - Dre Bly

Posted May 20, 2021
Former UNC cornerback Dre Bly was a two-time consensus All-American, three-time first-team All-America (only ACC player ever), ACC Rookie of the Year in 1996, named to the 50-year 50 Greatest ACC Players Ever team, and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Bly recorded an ACC-record 11 regular-season interceptions in 1996. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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