Tez Walker accepts Senior Bowl invitation, headed to NFL draft

Posted Dec 8, 2023
A season with plenty of Tez Walker highlight-reel catches will be his only one at North Carolina. That was confirmed late Thursday night when the Senior Bowl announced that he had accepted an invitation to the game. He’ll join UNC linebacker Cedric Gray in the game, meaning that he’ll skip his last season of college eligibility and enter the NFL draft. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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