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NFL draft

North CarolinaTar Heels

The last 5 drafts, newest on the right. A draft year runs one behind its football season — the 2026 draft is the 2025 team.

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2001–2005

Selections per draft

17 across 5 drafts

Counted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.

46133

Selections by position

17 across 2001–2005

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 7 · Defense 10.

Draft selections by position group across 2001–2005: Quarterbacks 1, Running backs 1, Receivers 1, Tight ends 2, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 3, Linebackers 4, Defensive backs 3

2001

2000 Carl Torbush

4 selections

  1. 2-04Alge Crumpler—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  2. 3-08Sedrick Hodge—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  3. 4-15Brandon Spoon—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  4. 7-05Dauntae' Finger—No recruiting profile foundTight End

2002

2001 John Bunting

6 selections

  1. 1-02Julius Peppers—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 1-06Ryan Sims—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  3. 4-08David Thornton—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  4. 7-08Joey Evans—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  5. 7-24Ronald Curry—No recruiting profile foundQuarterback
  6. 7-34Quincy Monk—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker

2003

2002 John Bunting

1 selection

  1. 4-30Sam Aiken—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver

2004

2003 John Bunting

3 selections

  1. 4-17Dexter Reid—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  2. 4-28Michael Waddell—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  3. 5-14Jeb Terry—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard

2005

2004 John Bunting

3 selections

  1. 4-23Jason Brown—No recruiting profile foundCenter
  2. 5-21Gerald Sensabaugh—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  3. 7-37Madison Hedgecock—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 17 picks in this range could be matched: CFBD's links between draft picks and recruiting profiles thin out before the 2013 draft and are absent before 2009, so an em dash here usually means the link is missing rather than that the player was unrated.