The National Football League had about 375 former ACC players on opening day rosters including 25 from North Carolina and 16 from Duke. That’s a gain of four for UNC and the same number for Duke as last year. The total team number includes active players, plus Injured Reserve (IR), practice squad members from espn.com rosters.
Arizona (22) and LA Chargers (18) had the most ex-ACCers and Seattle (4), Denver, Washington (6 each) the fewest.
Former UNC players, position and team (with several on new teams): Mitch Trubisky, QB, Buffalo; Drake Maye, QB, Mack Hollins, WR, Jahvarvee Ritzie, DT, New England; Devontez Walker, WR, Kaimon Rucker, LB, Baltimore; Cole Holcomb, LB, Pittsburgh; British Brooks, RB, M.J. Stewart, S, Alijah Huzie, CB, Houston; Josh Downs, WR, Indianapolis; Dynami Brown, WR, Jacksonville; Cedric Gray, LB, Tennessee; Javonte Williams, RB, Dallas; Joshua Ezeudu, G, Timon Fox, LB, New York Giants; Sam Howell, QB, Willie Lampkin, C, Philadelphia; Power Echols, LB, Chicago; Ty Chandler, RB, Bryson Nesbit, TE, Minnesota; Asim Richards, DT, Atlanta; Charlie Heck, OT, Tampa Bay; Michael Carter, RB, Arizona; Chazz Surratt, LB, Seattle.
Former players from Duke: DeWayne Carter, DT, Buffalo; Michael Carter II, CB, New York Jets; Lucas Patrick, G, Shaka Heyward, LB, Joe Gilis-Harris, LB, Cincinnati; Laken Tomlinson, G, Houston; Daniel Jones, QB, Indianapolis; Noah Gray, TE, Kansas City; Victor Dimukeje LB, New York Giants; Josh Blackwell, LB, Chicago; Jacob Monk, C, Green Bay; Chris Rumpkin II, DE, Atlanta; Graham Barton, C, Evan Dickens, LS, Tampa Bay.