NFL Combine 2024: UNC’s Maye highlights list of North Carolina, South Carolina prospects
North Carolina quarterback and Charlotte native Drake Maye will highlight the list of prospects with Carolina ties at the 2024 NFL Combine later this month in Indianapolis.
The NFL released its list of 321 combine participants on Tuesday. Maye, South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler and Clemson running back Will Murphy were among the standouts on the list.
The annual combine drills will begin on Feb. 29 with defensive lineman and linebackers testing their athleticism at Lucas Oil Stadium. Defensive backs and tight ends will work out on March 1, while quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs will test their might on March 2. Offensive linemen will close out the event on March 3.
Here is a list of prospects with Carolina ties, from college programs to North and South Carolina natives:
Charlotte
DE Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Clemson
DL Tyler Davis
DL Ruke Orhorhoro
RB Will Shipley (Weddington, N.C.)
DL Xavier Thomas (Florence, S.C.)
LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
DB Nate Wiggins
Duke
OL Graham Barton
DL DeWayne Carter
OL Jacob Monk (Clayton, N.C.)
UNC
LB Cedric Gray (Charlotte, N.C.)
QB Drake Maye (Charlotte, N.C.)
DE Myles Murphy (Greensboro, N.C.)
WR Devontez Walker (Charlotte, N.C.)
NC State
OL Dylan McMahon
LB Payton Wilson (Hillsborough, N.C.)
South Carolina
DB Marcellas Dial (Woodruff, S.C.)
OL Nick Gargiulo
TE Trey Knox
WR Xavier Legette (Mullins, S.C.)
QB Spencer Rattler
Wake Forest
DB Caelen Carson
DB Malik Mustapha (Charlotte, N.C.)
Other North Carolina natives
Delmar Glaze, OT, Maryland (Charlotte, N.C.)
Sam Hartman, QB, Notre Dame (Charlotte, N.C.)
Ty’Ron Hopper, LB, Missouri (Shelby, N.C.)
Joshua Karty, K, Stanford (Burlington, N.C.)
Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee (Durham, N.C.)
Other South Carolina natives
Trajan Jeffcoat, DL, Arkansas (Columbia, S.C.)
Andru Phillips, DB, Kentucky (Mauldin, S.C.)
Eric Watts, DL, UConn (Sumter, S.C.)
