ACC/NC Pro Football Updates (May 2025):
NFL Teams Secure ACC/NC Prospects With
Free-Agent Contracts, Minicamp Invitations
By David Glenn
North Carolina Sports Network
(last updated May 3, 2025)
In the aftermath of the 2025 National Football League draft, hundreds of college football players signed contracts with NFL teams as undrafted free agents, and many others accepted invitations to one or more rookie minicamps.
Many of those players played in the Atlantic Coast Conference and/or for a North Carolina-based college football program during the 2024 season.
Those players are listed below, along with a few professional prospects who previously played with an ACC or NC-based college program but finished their careers at a different university.
Whereas a player who signs a contract as an undrafted free agent becomes contractually tied to that NFL franchise, those without contracts can accept invitations to multiple rookie minicamps. Some NFL teams will conduct their 2025 rookie minicamp in the May 1-4 range, while most will conduct it in the May 9-11 timeframe, which enables some players to attend two different rookie minicamps.
Players who impress at a rookie minicamp sometimes are signed to contracts as undrafted free agents and invited to attend a team’s mandatory, team-wide minicamp. Those are three-day events, all held within the first three weeks of June, with June 10-12 being the most common dates this year.
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
(Previous/Subsequent Schools Listed In Parentheses)
Boston College
LB Kam Arnold, Washington Commanders
OC/OG Jack Conley, New England Patriots
DL Cam Horsley, Tennessee Titans
TE Kamari Morales*, Baltimore Ravens/Miami Dolphins (North Carolina)
RB Kyle Robichaux, Detroit Lions (Western Kentucky)
WR Dino Tomlin*, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Maryland)
California
EDGE Xavier Carlton, Chicago Bears (Utah)
PK Ryan Coe, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Cincinnati/UNC)
OL Rush Reimer, Buffalo Bills (Montana State)
Clemson
TE Jake Briningstool, Kansas City Chiefs
WR Beaux Collins, New York Giants (Notre Dame)
DT Payton Page, New York Jets
QB D.J. Uiagalelei, Los Angeles Chargers (Florida State)
Duke
S Brandon Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles (Oregon)
LB Dorian Mausi, Minnesota Vikings (Auburn)
WR Jordan Moore, Cincinnati Bengals
WR Eli Pancol, Jacksonville Jaguars
CB Joshua Pickett, Denver Broncos
RB Jordan Waters, Los Angeles Rams (NC State)
Florida State
OL Jeremiah Byers, Arizona Cardinals (UTEP)
DB Fentrell Cypress II, Washington Commanders (Virginia)
WR Ja’Khi Douglas*, New York Giants
PK Ryan Fitzgerald, Carolina Panthers
CB Kevin Knowles II, Kansas City Chiefs
TE Kyle Morlock*, New York Giants (Shorter)
LB Cam Riley, New England Patriots (Auburn)
OC Maurice Smith*, Washington Commanders
RB Lawrance Toafili*, New York Jets
QB D.J. Uiagalelei, Los Angeles Chargers (Clemson)
OT Darius Washington*, Denver Broncos
Georgia Tech
OC Weston Franklin*, Las Vegas Raiders
WR Chase Lane*, New York Giants (Texas A&M)
WR Nate McCollum, New York Giants (North Carolina)
OT Jordan Williams, Atlanta Falcons
EDGE Sylvain Yondjouen*, Carolina Panthers
Louisville
WR Ja’Corey Brooks, Washington Commanders (Alabama)
OG Michael Gonzalez*, Atlanta Falcons
DL Thor Griffith*, Seattle Seahawks (Harvard)
FB/TE Duane Martin*, New England Patriots
S Josh Minkins, New England Patriots (Cincinnati)
TE Mark Redman, Los Angeles Rams (San Diego State)
DL Dez Tell*, Indianapolis Colts
CB Corey Thornton, Carolina Panthers (UCF)
Miami
EDGE Elijah Alston*, Buffalo Bills (Marshall)
DT Simeon Barrow Jr., Atlanta Falcons (Michigan State)
WR Sam Brown Jr.*, Miami Dolphins (WVU/Houston)
OC Zach Carpenter Jr.*, Miami Dolphins (Michigan/Indiana)
DT CJ Clark*, New York Giants (NC State)
DL Marley Cook*, Kansas City Chiefs (Middle Tennessee State)
WR Jacolby George, Carolina Panthers
DT Jared Harrison-Hunte, Carolina Panthers (SMU)
LS Mason Napper*, Buffalo Bills
CB Daryl Porter Jr., Buffalo Bills (West Virginia)
S Mishael Powell, Minnesota Vikings (Washington)
WR Xavier Restrepo, Tennessee Titans
North Carolina
LB Eugene Asante, Miami Dolphins (Auburn)
RB Darwin Barlow*, Indianapolis Colts (TCU/Southern Cal)
PK Ryan Coe, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Cincinnati/Cal)
TE John Copenhaver, Jacksonville Jaguars
LB Power Echols, Chicago Bears
DE Des Evans, Tennessee Titans
DT Kevin Hester Jr.*, Atlanta Falcons/Kansas City Chiefs
DB Alijah Huzzie, Houston Texans (East Tennessee State)
WR J.J. Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars
PK Jonathan Kim, Chicago Bears (Michigan State)
OC/OG Willie Lampkin, Los Angeles Rams (Coastal Carolina)
WR Nate McCollum, New York Giants (Georgia Tech)
TE Kamari Morales*, Baltimore Ravens/Miami Dolphins (Boston College)
TE Bryson Nesbit, Minnesota Vikings
DL Jahvaree Ritzie, New England Patriots
EDGE Kaimon Rucker*, Philadelphia Eagles
NC State
DT CJ Clark*, New York Giants (Miami)
OL Zeke Correll, Minnesota Vikings (Notre Dame)
OL Timothy McKay, Washington Commanders
RB Jordan Waters, Los Angeles Rams (Duke)
CB Aydan White, Jacksonville Jaguars
Pittsburgh
OG Jason Collier Jr.*, Buffalo Bills/Kansas City Chiefs/New York Giants
LB Brandon George, Kansas City Chiefs
EDGE Nate Matlack*, Kansas City Chiefs/Pittsburgh Steelers (Kansas State)
S Donovan McMillon, Cleveland Browns (Florida)
PK Ben Sauls, Pittsburgh Steelers
SMU
DL Anthony Booker Jr., Las Vegas Raiders (Maryland/Arkansas)
CB Brandon Crossley, New England Patriots (Colorado State)
WR Roderick Daniels Jr.*, New Orleans Saints
WR Moochie Dixon, New Orleans Saints (Texas)
DT Jared Harrison-Hunte, Carolina Panthers (Miami)
DL Jahfari Harvey*, Las Vegas Raiders (Miami)
DB Jonathan McGill*, San Francisco 49ers (Stanford)
OG Justin Osborne, Cleveland Browns (Auburn)
WR Key’Shawn Smith, Kansas City Chiefs (Miami)
LB Ahmad Walker*, Kansas City Chiefs (Liberty)
Stanford
OC Levi Rogers*, Buffalo Bills
LB Tristan Sinclair*, Kansas City Chiefs/San Francisco 49ers
TE Ben Yurosek, Minnesota Vikings (Georgia)
Syracuse
LB Justin Barron, Dallas Cowboys
LS Tom Callahan*, Las Vegas Raiders (Fordham)
DB Alijah Clark, Dallas Cowboys (Rutgers)
CB Clarence Lewis, Tennessee Titans (Notre Dame)
TE Max Mang, Indianapolis Colts
WR Jackson Meeks, Detroit Lions (Georgia)
OT Savion Washington, Los Angeles Chargers (Kent State/Colorado)
LB Marlowe Wax, Los Angeles Chargers
Virginia
LS Payton Bunch*, Los Angeles Chargers (Coastal Carolina)
DB Fentrell Cypress II, Washington Commanders (Florida State)
TE Tyler Neville, Dallas Cowboys (Harvard)
DB Corey Thomas Jr.*, New York Giants (Akron)
WR Chris Tyree, New Orleans Saints (Notre Dame)
Virginia Tech
OT Parker Clements, Las Vegas Raiders
WR Da’Quan Felton, New York Giants (Norfolk State)
DL Josh Fuga, Los Angeles Chargers
WR Stephen Gosnell, Buffalo Bills (North Carolina)
S Keonta Jenkins, Buffalo Bills
WR Ali Jennings*, Green Bay Packers (WVU/Old Dominion)
DB Jaylen Jones, Los Angeles Chargers
OG Kaden Moore, Tennessee Titans
P Peter Moore*, Indianapolis Colts
EDGE Cole Nelson*, Chicago Bears
DL Wilfried Pene, New England Patriots
QB Collin Schlee, Washington Commanders (Kent State/UCLA)
Wake Forest
WR Jahmal Banks, Baltimore Ravens (Nebraska)
LB Branson Combs, Jacksonville Jaguars (Southern Illinois)
EDGE Jasheen Davis, New Orleans Saints
DL Bryce Ganious, New England Patriots (Villanova)
OT DeVonte Gordon*, Kansas City Chiefs/New England Patriots
RB Ahmani Marshall, Cleveland Browns (Appalachian State)
WR Taylor Morin, Philadelphia Eagles
DL Kevin Pointer*, Las Vegas Raiders (Lousiana-Monroe)
S Evan Slocum, Indianapolis Colts
WR Ke’Shawn Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers (Indiana)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian State
EDGE Michael Fletcher*, New York Jets (Michigan State)
PK Michael Hughes*, Cleveland Browns/Tennessee Titans
LS Christian Johnstone*, Denver Broncos
RB Ahmani Marshall, Cleveland Browns (Wake Forest)
RB Nate Noel, Miami Dolphins (Missouri)
TE Eli Wilson, Cleveland Browns
Campbell (FCS)
CB Isaiah Greene*, Chicago Bears/Philadelphia Eagles (Dodge City CC/CCSU)
QB Hajj-Malik Williams, Las Vegas Raiders (UNLV)
Charlotte
EDGE Osita Ekwonu*, Carolina Panthers (Notre Dame)
EDGE Chantz Williams*, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Miami)
East Carolina
OL Dustyn Hall*, Las Vegas Raiders
RB Rahjai Harris*, Buffalo Bills
OL Parker Moorer*, New York Giants (West Virginia)
WR Winston Wright Jr.*, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Florida State)
Elon (FCS)
RB Rushawn Baker, New York Giants (Bucknell)
WR Chandler Brayboy, Jacksonville Jaguars
OL Kevin Burkett*, New York Jets
QB Matthew Downing*, Chicago Bears (Georgia/TCU/Louisiana Tech)
Gardner-Webb (FCS)
WR Jordan Bly, New York Giants (Old Dominion)
LB Ty French*, San Francisco 49ers (West Virginia)
North Carolina A&T (FCS)
OT Jason Ivey, Cleveland Browns
NC Central (FCS)
WR Joaquin Davis, Denver Broncos
DT Quantez Mansfield*, Minnesota Vikings
OC/OG Torricelli Simpkins, New Orleans Saints (South Carolina)
*—invitation to rookie minicamp(s) only; others are free-agent signees
NOTE: We are following more than 100 former ACC/NC players, and these lists can change frequently. If you see an error or omission, please let us know with an email: [email protected]. Thank you!
