New York Jets Select Quinton Coples at No. 16

Posted Apr 26, 2012
North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples was selected by the New York Jets with the No. 16 selection in the NFL Draft on Thursday. Jets head coach Rex Ryan was the lone NFL head coach on hand for UNC's Pro Day in Chapel Hill on Mar. 20. Coples is UNC's 20th first-round pick in program history. (Inside Carolina)

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