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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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2002–2006

Selections per draft

14 across 5 drafts

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

61331

Selections by position

14 across 2002–2006

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 5 · Defense 9.

Draft selections by position group across 2002–2006: Quarterbacks 1, Running backs 1, Receivers 1, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 4, Linebackers 2, Defensive backs 3

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

2006

2005 John Bunting

1 selection

  1. 7-17Chase Page—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 14 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.