Cedric Gray Tackling His Way Into A Spot Among UNC's Best Ever

Posted Dec 27, 2022
A host of legendary defensive players mark North Carolina’s football history, dating back to Lawrence Taylor, Julius Peppers, Dre Bly, and earlier. UNC linebacker Cedric Gray may not be a generational player, but the numbers he is accumulating and his stock for the next level is growing so that he qualifies as one of UNC’s better defensive players of this era. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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