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.
Nine of those players played high school football right here in North Carolina.
Cleveland
East Gaston
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
Julius Chambers
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
