THIRD AND DATA

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.

Draft
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2005–2009

Selections per draft

11 across 5 drafts

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

31025

Selections by position

11 across 2005–2009

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 7 · Defense 4.

Draft selections by position group across 2005–2009: Running backs 1, Receivers 3, Tight ends 1, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 2, Linebackers 1, Defensive backs 1

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

2007

2006 John Bunting

0 selections

No selections.

2008

2007 Butch Davis

2 selections

  1. 1-29Kentwan Balmer—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  2. 7-14Hilee Taylor—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker

2009

2008 Butch Davis

5 selections

  1. 1-29Hakeem Nicks—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  2. 2-32Richard Quinn—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  3. 3-19Brandon Tate—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  4. 5-20Garrett Reynolds—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  5. 5-24Brooks Foster—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 11 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.