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North Carolina high school football

54 North Carolina high schools have produced an NFL draft pick since the 2010 signing class, out of 323 with a college signee who went on to play.

71
NFL draftees
7% of 2010–2020 signees
61
College contributors
offense skill
1,734
Recruits tracked
since 2010
85
Schools that produced
of 323 with a signee

What North Carolina produces

Every college signee from a North Carolina high school since 2010 by position group, and how many were drafted.

EDGE
25217 NFL
RB
12710 NFL
DL
1498 NFL
WR
2295 NFL
IOL
1205 NFL
OT
1175 NFL
ATH
1045 NFL
S
1274 NFL
QB
1203 NFL
LB
1133 NFL
CB
1292 NFL
K
412 NFL
TE
781 NFL
P
151 NFL
LS
13
draftedsigned with a college program

Every school, by NFL draft picks

Every North Carolina high school that has sent a player to a college football program since 2010 — 323 of them, ranked by what those players became.

#High schoolNFLRecruits
1Mallard Creek461
2Millbrook321
3Ardrey Kell316
4J.H. Rose28
5Wake Forest223
6Garner29
7Havelock222
8West Forsyth214
9Northern Guilford211
10West Mecklenburg27
11Pine Forest26
12Tarboro24
13Roanoke Rapids23
14Charlotte Christian130
15Hickory Ridge111
16Knightdale15
17Butler126
18Dudley122
19Weddington120
20Charlotte Catholic115
21Independence115
22Leesville Road110
23Monroe19
24Scotland County19
25Charlotte Latin School18

85 of North Carolina's 323 high schools with a college signee have produced an NFL pick or a college contributor, and they are the ones ranked above; 2 have a pipeline page of their own. Search finds any of the 323.

Class by class

How many college players North Carolina sent out each year — whether the state as a whole is producing more or fewer, which no class ranking measures.

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college signees per recruiting class, 20102027. North Carolina

Notable alumni

The 40 biggest names out of North Carolina, drafted first. A school's own page carries every one of its signees.

PlayerPosCollegeOutcome
Dexter LawrenceDLClemsonNFL draft (2019 R1)
D.J. HumphriesOTFloridaNFL draft (2015 R1)
Zamir WhiteRBGeorgiaNFL draft (2022 R4)
Keenan AllenSCaliforniaNFL draft (2013 R3)
KJ HenryEDGEClemsonNFL draft (2023 R5)
Jonathan BullardEDGEFloridaNFL draft (2016 R3)
Keith MarshallRBGeorgiaNFL draft (2016 R7)
Stephone AnthonyEDGEClemsonNFL draft (2015 R1)
Trenton SimpsonEDGEClemsonNFL draft (2023 R3)
Will ShipleyRBClemsonNFL draft (2024 R4)
Elijah HoodRBNorth CarolinaNFL draft (2017 R7)
Drake MayeQBNorth CarolinaNFL draft (2024 R1)
Carlos WatkinsDLClemsonNFL draft (2017 R4)
Todd GurleyRBGeorgiaNFL draft (2015 R1)
Jeoffrey PaganEDGEAlabamaNFL draft (2014 R6)
Payton WilsonEDGENC StateNFL draft (2024 R3)
Sam HowellQBNorth CarolinaNFL draft (2022 R5)
Kentavius StreetEDGENC StateNFL draft (2018 R4)
Hamsah NasirildeenSFlorida StateNFL draft (2021 R6)
Nyheim HinesRBNC StateNFL draft (2018 R4)
Lamont GaillardDLGeorgiaNFL draft (2019 R6)
Cornell PowellWRClemsonNFL draft (2021 R5)
Peter KalambayiLBStanfordNFL draft (2018 R6)
T.J. LoganRBNorth CarolinaNFL draft (2017 R5)
Dyami BrownATHNorth CarolinaNFL draft (2021 R3)
Alim McNeillDLNC StateNFL draft (2021 R3)
Bryce LoveRBStanfordNFL draft (2019 R4)
David AmersonSNC StateNFL draft (2013 R2)
Kareem MartinEDGENorth CarolinaNFL draft (2014 R3)
Tyquan LewisEDGEOhio StateNFL draft (2018 R2)
Julian OkwaraEDGENotre DameNFL draft (2020 R3)
Prince ShemboLBNotre DameNFL draft (2014 R4)
Jovaughn GwynIOLSouth CarolinaNFL draft (2023 R7)
D.J. ReaderIOLClemsonNFL draft (2016 R5)
Jacob MonkIOLDukeNFL draft (2024 R5)
Jordan DavisDLGeorgiaNFL draft (2022 R1)
Jared WilsonIOLGeorgiaNFL draft (2025 R3)
Braxton BerriosWRMiamiNFL draft (2018 R6)
Germaine PrattSNC StateNFL draft (2019 R3)
Chazz SurrattQBNorth CarolinaNFL draft (2021 R3)

Top current commits

RecruitPosCommitted toStars
Rodney DunhamNotre DameClemsonOhio StateEDGENotre Dame5★
Faizon BrandonClemsonNotre DameUSCQBTennessee5★
Joshua DobsonCBSouth Carolina5★
Rashad StreetsEDGEOregon5★
Jaxon DollarTEGeorgia5★
Kendre HarrisonNotre DameClemsonOklahomaTEOregon5★
Ekene OgbokoClemsonGeorgiaOhio StateOTGeorgia5★
Xavier HasanCBNotre Dame4★

Other states

The same read for every state with enough college signings to measure.

A recruit's state is his HOMETOWN, so this is where North Carolina talent comes from rather than where it plays. Descriptive hindsight, not a forecast. Draft outcomes cover all positions (2010–2020 signing classes, each with the full five drafts behind it); the college-contributor count covers offense-skill positions (2010–21), where we have production data. How this is measured.