The NFL Draft Is Here, And Five Tar Heels Are On Tap

Posted Apr 29, 2021
The 2021 NFL Draft is here, with five former North Carolina players hoping to hear their names called over the next three days, as the draft launches Thursday night and will go through Saturday in Cleveland, OH. Historically, the Tar Heels have had 236 players taken in the NFL draft going back to 1938, which ranks No. 35 among Division 1 programs. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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