Each year a select number of college football players declare for the NFL draft. This year, only 257 players were selected by 32 teams in 7 rounds over a three day period in Green Bay, Wisconsin between April 24 and 26, 2025.Â
Nine of those players played high school football right here in North Carolina.
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Cleveland
East Gaston
Jordan
Julius Chambers
Knightdale
Panther Creek
R.J. Reynolds
Salisbury
West Forsyth
West Rowan
Cleveland
Omarion Hampton
1st Round, Pick 22 to the Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Running Back
College: UNC Chape Hill
High School: Cleveland
East Gaston
Jamaree Caldwell
3rd Round, Pick 86 to the Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Defensive Tackle
College: Oregon
High School: East Gaston
Jordan
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Joaquin Davis
Signed as a UDFA to the Denver Broncos
Position: Wide Receiver
College: NC Central
High School: Jordan
Julius Chambers
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James Pearce Jr.
1st Round, Pick 26 to the Atlanta Falcons
Position: Defensive Edge
College: Tennessee
High School: Julius Chambers
Knightdale
Aeneas Peebles
6th Round, Pick 210 to the Baltimore Ravens
Position: Defensive Tackle
College: Virginia Tech
High School: Knightdale
Panther Creek
Carson Vinson
5th Round, Pick 141 to the Baltimore Ravens
Position: Offensive Tackle
College: Alabama A&M
High School: Panther Creek
R.J. Reynolds
Shavon Revel Jr.
3rd Round, Pick 76 to the Dallas Cowboys
Position: Cornerback
College: East Carolina
High School: R.J. Reynolds
Salisbury
Jalon Walker
1st Round, Pick 15 to the Atlanta Falcons
Position: Linebacker
College: Georgia
High School: Salisbury
West Forsyth
Jared Wilson
3rd Round, Pick 95 to the New England Patriots
Position: Center
College: Georgia
High School: West Forsyth
West Rowan
