NFL Draft: Recap of picks with North Carolina ties

Football players with ties to the Old North State left their marks on the 2024 NFL Draft.

Here is a list of standouts from North Carolina colleges and/or North Carolina high school programs who were picked in the seven-round, 257-player affair, which concluded Saturday evening in Detriot.

We also include a list of Carolina Panthers draftees. The Panthers took seven players in all, including three offensive skill players to help upgrade the offense.

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ROUND 1

• 3 (3) – QB Drake Maye (North Carolina | Charlotte | Myers Park HS) – New England Patriots
• 26 (26) – C Graham Barton (Duke | Brentwood, Tenn. | Ravenwood HS) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

ROUND 3

• 32 (95) – DT DeWayne Carter (Duke | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington Central HS) – Buffalo Bills
• 35 (98) – LB Payton Wilson (NC State | Hillsborough | Orange HS) – Pittsburgh Steelers

ROUND 4

• 6 (106) – LB Cedric Gray (North Carolina | Charlotte | Ardrey Kell HS) – Tennessee Titans
• 13 (113) – WR Devontez Walker (North Carolina | Charlotte | West Charlotte HS) – Baltimore Ravens
• 20 (120) – RB Jaylen Wright (Tennessee | Durham | Southern Durham HS) – Miami Dolphins
• 24 (124) – S Malik Mustapha (Wake Forest | Matthews | Weddington HS) – San Francisco 49ers
• 27 (127) – RB Will Shipley (Clemson | Matthews | Weddington HS) – Philadelphia Eagles

ROUND 5

• 28 (163) – C Jacob Monk (Duke | Archer Lodge | Corinth Holders HS) – Green Bay Packers
• 39 (174) – CB Caelen Carson (Wake Forest | Waldorf, MD. | North Point HS) – Dallas Cowboys

ROUND 6

• 14 (190) – OG Dylan McMahon (NC State | Savannah, Ga. | Savannah Christian HS) – Philadelphia Eagles
• 33 (209) – K Joshua Karty (Stanford | Elon | Western Alamance HS) – Los Angeles Rams

ROUND 7

• 10 (230) – C Michael Jurgens (Wake Forest | Damascus, MD. | Damascus HS) – Minnesota Vikings

CAROLINA PANTHERS

• R1. 32 (32) – WR Xavier Legette (South Carolina)
• R2. 14 (46) – RB Jonathon Brooks (Texas)
• R3. 8 (72) – LB Trevin Wallace (Kentucky)
• R4. 1 (101) – TE Ja’Tavion Sanders (Texas)
• R5. 22 (157) – CB Chau Smith-Wade (Washington State)
• R6. 24 (200) – DT Jaden Crumedy (Mississippi State)
• R7. 20 (240) – LB Michael Barrett (Michigan)