Find 2026 football camps for youth players, high school athletes and college prospects across North Carolina
North Carolina is home to more than 30 college football programs — and dozens of summer football camps designed for youth players, high school prospects and college recruits. Our 2026 North Carolina Football Camps Guide is a centralized statewide resource for families, coaches and athletes seeking verified camp information.
Whether you’re trying to get on a college coach’s radar, earn your first offer or simply improve your technique heading into next season, this page includes every public camp link we can verify. Bookmark this page — it will be updated regularly as new 2026 camp dates are announced.
🕒 Last updated: April 29, 2026 — Camp dates will continue to be added as schools and organizers release information.
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Upper Room Men’s Department ‘God First’ Football Camp (7th Annual)
📅 June 13, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
📍 Rise Academy Field | Raleigh, NC
🎯 Ages 6–18 | FREE Event
One of the top faith-based youth camps in the Raleigh area, hosted by Upper Room Church of God in Christ, returns for its seventh year, bringing together Division I coaches, college players and high school coaches for a day of instruction and competition. The “God First” Football Camp focuses on player development through drills, one-on-one matchups and skill work, while emphasizing a positive, faith-centered environment for athletes of all levels.
Listing Notes
Camps are listed by earliest session date. Please check each camp’s website for pricing, eligibility and registration details. To submit a 2026 camp for our free listings, tag NC Football News on X or email eric@ncfootballnews.com.
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🔍 2026 College Football Camps in North Carolina
Free listings are organized by date, with the camps having the earliest camp dates listed first:
UNC Pembroke Football – Unsigned Prospect Camp
📅 February 28, 2026
📍 UNC Pembroke | Pembroke, NC
🎯 Open to unsigned 2026 graduates, JUCO and transfer portal prospects
👉 Learn more / Register
Wake Forest Football – Free Kids Clinic
📅 April 18, 2026 | 11 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
📍 Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC
🎯 Open to Grades K-5 | WFU football scrimmage to follow
👉 Learn more / Register
Mark Hall Football Camps (UNC Pembroke)
📅 2026 Football Camp Tour (Various east coast locations & dates from April 15-May 30, including Charlotte on May 15)
📅 Position Camps (May 9, May 16, June 20, July 18)
📅 Team Camps (June 23, July 9, July 27); Prospect Camps (June 26, June 27)
📅 Battle of Pembroke 7-v-7 Tournament (July 11)
📍 UNC Pembroke | Pembroke, NC
👉 Register here
Greensboro College Football Camps (Head Coach Tyler Card)
📅 Prospect Camps (May 2, June 16, June 23)
📅 OL/DL Camp (June 24)
📍 Greensboro College | Greensboro, NC
👉 Register here
Maurice Flowers Football Camps (Johnson C. Smith University)
📅 Last Chance Transfer Portal Camp (May 16); Eastern NC Prospect Camp (May 23 @ Greene Central HS)
📅 High School Prospect Camps (June 20, July 11)
📅 Youth Football Camp (July 18)
📍 Johnson C. Smith University | Charlotte, NC
👉 Register here
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Louisburg College Football Camps (Head Coach Quinderra Spellman )
📅 Unsigned Prospect Camp (May 16)
📅 Upperclassman Prospect Camp (May 30)
📍 Louisburg College | Louisburg, NC
👉 Register here
Mars Hill Football Elite Prospect Camp (Head coach Kevin Barnette)
📅 2027-2030 High School or Transfers in the NCAA portal (May 23)
📍 Mars Hill University | Mars Hill, NC
👉 Register here
North Carolina Wesleyan Football Camps (Head coach Jeff Filkovski)
📅 Prospect Camp | Rising 9th-12th Grades (May 23)
📅 Team Camp (July 13-15, July 16-18)
📍 NC Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount, NC
👉 Register Here
Blake Harrell Football Camps (East Carolina University)
📅 Mega Camp (May 31); 1-Day Camp (June 14)
📅 Specialists (June 14), Big Man (June 20)
📅 Jr. Pirates Camp (June 15-17); Beast of the East 7-on-7 (June 20)
📍 East Carolina University | Greenville, NC
👉 Register here
Tar Heel Football Camps (UNC Head Coach Bill Belichick)
📅 One-Day Camps (May 31, June 3, June 7)
📅 OL/DL Camps (June 10, 11, 17, 18)
📍 University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC
👉 Register here
Dave Doeren Football Camps (NC State University)
📅 High School 1-Day Camps (May 31, June 7, 11, 14); Specialist Camps (June 9)
📅 Specialist Camp & Wolf Puppy Camp (June 9)
📅 7-on-7 Tournament (June 17), 7-on-7 Team Camp & OL/DL Academy (June 18)
📍 NC State University | Raleigh, NC
👉 Register here
Doug Socha 2026 Football Camps (Lenoir-Rhyne University)
📅 Elite Prospect Camps (May 31, June 13, June 20)
📅 Friday Night Lights Prospect Camps (June 12, June 19)
📅 QB School (June 13)
📍 Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory, NC
👉 Register here
Jake Dickert Football Camps (Wake Forest University)
📅 Elite One-Day Camp (June 1, June 8)
📅 Youth Football Camp (June 9-10)
📅 7-on-7 Team Camp (June 11)
📍 Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC
👉 Register here
Charlotte Football Camps (Head Coach Tim Albin)
📅 Skill Position Camps (June 2, 16); Summer Prospect Camps (June 9, 18); Youth Camp (June 12)
📅 Big Man Challenge OL/DL Camp (June 5); Specialist Camp (June 6, June 20)
📅 Kings of the Queen 7-on-7 Team Camp (June 13)
📍 Charlotte, NC
👉 Register here
Braxton Harris Football Camps (Campbell University)
📅 Prospect Camp, Charlotte (June 4)
📅 Prospect Camp, Campbell (June 12)
📅 Team Camps (July 6-8, July 13-15)
📍 Campbell University | Buies Creek, NC
👉 Register here
Tyler Haines Elite Prospect Camps (Catawba College)
📅 One-Day Prospect Camps (June 5, 12, 19, 26)
📍 Catawba College | Salisbury, NC
👉 Register Here
Kerwin Bell Football Camps (Western Carolina University)
📅 Prospect Camps in Cullowhee (June 5, June 10, June 13)
📅 Prospect Camp at A.L. Brown High in Charlotte (June 19)
📍 Cullowhee and Charlotte
👉 Register here
Kris McCullough Football Camps (Gardner-Webb University)
📅 Mega Camps, 6 Sessions | Multiple schools represented (June 6, 7)
📍 Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs, NC
👉 Register Here
Dowell Loggains Football Camps (Appalachian State University)
📅 One-Day Elite OL/DL Camps, Skill Camps (June 6, 13, 20)
📅 One-Day Elite Specialist Camp (June 14)
📅 Youth Camp (June 7)
📍 Appalachian State University | Boone, NC
👉 Register Here
Livingstone Football Summer Camps (Head Coach Sean Gilbert)
📅 Big Man & 7-on-7 (June 6)
📅 Prospect Camps (June 30, July 22)
📅 Youth Camp (July 8)
📍 Livingstone College | Salisbury, NC
👉 More Information
Paul Johnson Football Camps (Chowan University)
📅 Prospect Camp in Kinston, NC (June 6)
📅 Out-of-State Prospect Camps (May 30, May 31, July 11)
📅 Out-of-State 7-on-7 Tournaments (June 14, July 12)
📍 Various Locations | North Carolina, Virginia, Florida
👉Register Here
Fayetteville State Summer Sports Camps (Head Coach Richard Hayes Jr.)
📅 Youth Football Camp (June 10-12)
📅 Prospect Camp (June 18)
📅 Big Man Football & 7v7 Camps (June 19)
📍 Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC
👉 More Information
Duke Football Camps (Head Coach Manny Diaz)
📅 Prospect Camp (June 11); Academic Mega Camp (June 14)
📅 Specialist Camp (June 12); Big Man OL/DL Camp (June 15)
📅 7-v-7 Tournament (June 15)
📍 Duke University | Durham, NC
👉 Register here
Shawn Gibbs Football Camps (North Carolina A&T University)
📅 One-Day Prospect Camps (June 12, July 11)
📅 Gate City 7-on-7 Showcase (June 13)
📍 NC A&T and Hester Park | Greensboro, NC
👉 Register Here
Davidson Football Camps (Head Coach Saj Thakkar)
📅 National Academic Camp: Skills, Big Men & Specialists (June 13)
📅 Youth Camp (June 15-18)
📅 Prospect Camp (July 18)
📍 Davidson College | Davidson, NC
👉 Register Here
Elon Football Camps (Head Coach Tony Trisciani)
📅 Mega Camp (June 13)
📅 Prospect Camp (July 11)
📅 Specialist Camp (July 11)
📍 Elon University | Elon, NC
👉 Register Here
Winston-Salem State Football Camps (Head Coach Tory Woodbury)
📅 Prospect Camps (June 20, June 26)
📅 Big Man Camp, 7-v-7 (June 22, June 24)
📅 Free Youth Camp (June 27, Civitan Park)
📍 Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem, NC
👉 Register Here
Trei Oliver Eagle Football Camps (North Carolina Central University)
📅 Youth Camp (June 24)
📅 Prospect Camps (June 26, June 27)
📍 O’Kelly Riddick Stadium, NCCU | Durham, NC
👉 Register here
Wingate University Football Camps (Head Coach Rashaan Jordan)
📅 Overnight Camps for DL, LB, OL, TE (June 27-28 and July 18-19)
📅 Elite DBs Camp (June 30)
📅 Prospect Camp (July 11)
📍 Wingate University | Wingate, NC
👉 Register Here
🔍 2026 Faith-Based & Team Football Camps in North Carolina
FCA Football Team Camp | North Carolina Wesleyan University
📅 Team Camp Sessions: June 11-13, June 15-17, June 18-20
📍 Rocky Mount, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Upper Room Men’s Department ‘God First’ Football Camp (7th Annual)
📅 June 13, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
📍 Rise Academy Field | 3300 Idlewood Village Drive, Raleigh, NC
🎯 Open to ages 6-18 | FREE event
👉 Learn More / Register
🔍 National & Independent Football Camps in North Carolina (Free Listings)
Public football camps hosted by independent organizations, trainers or former players. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by NC Football News and is for informational purposes only.
Central Carolina OL/DL Showdown
📅 March 7, 2026
📍 Lee County Athletic Park | Sanford, NC
🎯 For rising 8th–12th grade offensive linemen, defensive linemen and edge players
👉 Learn more / Register
Rubio Long Snapping Camp/Training (Charlotte)
📅 March 14, 2026 & November 15 2026
📍 Charlotte, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
92 Ways Linemen Football Camp
📅 March 28, 2026
📍 Hopewell High | Huntersville, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Camp Lineman
📅 April 11, 2026
📍 Charlotte Christian School | Charlotte, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Trashawn Ruffin Youth Football Camp
📅 May 16, 2026 (Grades 9-12)
📍 North Duplin High | Mount Olive, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Xavier Legette Youth Football Camp
📅 May 17, 2026 | 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
📍 Garinger High School | Charlotte, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Recruit Nation Camp
📅 May 30, 2026 (High School/Middle School)
📍 High Point, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Lance Smith Lineman Academy
📅 June 10-12, 2026
📍 Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Willie Parker Football Camp
📅 June 12-14, 2026
📍 Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Offense-Defense Football Camp (Raleigh Area)
📅 July 10-12, 2026
📍 Clayton High School | Clayton, NC
👉 Learn more / Register
Linebacker University – Linebacker Skills Camp
📅 Multiple 2026 sessions (Jan–July)
📍 RISE Indoor Sports | Bermuda Run, NC
👉 Learn more / View full schedule
Related North Carolina Football Resources
Looking for more North Carolina football information? These resources complement our camps guide and are updated year-round.
- Explore North Carolina College Football
- College Football Schedules (Statewide)
- College Football Transfer Portal Tracker
Frequently Asked Questions: North Carolina Football Camps
What types of football camps are listed on this page?
This guide includes college-run prospect camps, youth camps, team camps, 7-on-7 events, position-specific camps (OL/DL, QB, specialists) and select faith-based or independent camps held in North Carolina.
Are all football camps in North Carolina listed here?
No. This page includes publicly announced camps we are able to verify. New camps are added regularly as dates and registration details are released or forwarded to us.
Are these camps for high school players only?
No. Camp eligibility varies. Some camps are open to youth players, while others are limited to high school athletes, graduates or transfers. Always check the camp’s official website for age and grade requirements.
Do college coaches attend these camps?
College-run prospect camps are typically staffed by that school’s coaching staff. Policies vary by school and division. Independent or national camps may feature guest coaches or instructors but are not always tied to a specific college program.
How often is this camps page updated?
The page will be updated regularly through the spring and summer camp season as new dates are announced or details change. A “Last updated” date is listed near the top of the page.
How can a camp be added to this page?
Camp organizers can submit information by emailing eric@ncfootballnews.com or by tagging NC Football News on X (Twitter).
Can camps be featured or promoted more prominently?
Yes. NC Football News offers featured listings and sponsorship options that place camps above the free listings or in designated ad positions. Email us at eric@ncfootballnews.com for more information.
Does NC Football News run or operate any of these camps?
No. NC Football News does not operate or manage football camps. We provide this guide as a statewide reference resource and link directly to official camp registration pages.
Is pricing or registration handled by NC Football News?
No. All pricing, registration and camp operations are handled by the individual camp organizers.
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Benefits of Attending a Football Camp in North Carolina
Recruiting Exposure: Camps are a great way to get noticed by college coaches.
Skill Development: Learn new techniques and improve your game for your upcoming high school or youth season.
Networking Opportunities: Meet coaches and players who can help advance your career.
North Carolina is home to some of the best college football programs, and their summer camps provide the perfect opportunity to gain visibility and refine your skills.
🔁 Looking for last year’s camps?
View our 2025 North Carolina Football Camps Guide for archived listings and past camp information.