UNC defense loaded with potential draft sleepers

Posted Apr 1, 2011
Outside linebacker Bruce Carter (torn left ACL on Nov. 20) and safety Deunta Williams (fractured right fibula on Dec. 30) are both doing their best to recover from surgery. That has changed their status from potential early round picks to mid- to late-round sleepers. Both players are on track to be ready for training camp in a lockout-shortened off-season. (Sporting News)

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