ACC/NC Pro Football Updates (May 2026):

NFL Rookie Minicamps Overflowing With
ACC/NC Picks, Free Agents, Other Invitees

By David Glenn
North Carolina Sports Network
(last updated May 10, 2026)

In the aftermath of the 2026 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 competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference and/or for a North Carolina-based college football program during the 2025 season.

Those players are listed below, along with a large number of 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 conducted their 2026 rookie minicamp in the May 1-4 range, while most are conducting it in the May 8-11 timeframe, a framework that enabled some players to attend two rookie minicamps.

Tryout-only players who impress at a rookie minicamp often are signed to contracts as 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 9-11 being the most common dates this year.

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
(Previous/Subsequent Schools Listed In Parentheses)

Boston College

4th (102) OT Jude Bowry, Buffalo Bills
6th (202) OG Logan Taylor, Los Angeles Chargers (ex-Virginia)
6th (204) WR Lewis Bond, Houston Texans
7th (247) DE Quintayvious Hutchins, New England Patriots

OL Kevin Cline, Miami Dolphins
LS Ben Mann, New York Giants (ex-Yale)

WR Tommy Castellanos*, Miami Dolphins (Florida State)
TE Jeremiah Franklin*, Tennessee Titans

Cal

1st (1) QB Fernando Mendoza, Las Vegas Raiders (Indiana)
4th (126) LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr, Buffalo Bills (TCU)
5th (175) CB Hezekiah Masses, Las Vegas Raiders
7th (221) TE Jack Endries, Cincinnati Bengals (Texas)

CB Brent Austin, Denver Broncos (ex-JMU/USF)
DT TJ Bollers, Jacksonville Jaguars (ex-Wisconsin)
WR Jacob De Jesus, Kansas City Chiefs (ex-UNLV)
DT Aidan Keanaaina, Detroit Lions (ex-Notre Dame)
RB Jadyn Ott, Kansas City Chiefs (Oklahoma)
WR J Michael Sturdivant, Green Bay Packers (Florida)

TE JT Byrne*, Atlanta Falcons/Philadelphia Eagles (Georgia Tech)

Clemson

1st (17) OT Blake Miller, Detroit Lions
1st (29) DT Peter Woods, Kansas City Chiefs
2nd (35) LB TJ Parker, Buffalo Bills
2nd (48) CB Avieon Terrell, Atlanta Falcons
3rd (71) WR Antonio Williams, Washington Commanders
4th (110) QB Cade Klubnik, New York Jets
4th (123) LB Wade Woodaz, Houston Texans
5th (155) DT DeMonte Capehart, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5th (174) RB Adam Randall, Baltimore Ravens
7th (220) CB Toriano Pride Jr., Buffalo Bills (Missouri)

DB Fred Davis II, Washington Commanders (Northwestern)
DE Cade Denhoff, Buffalo Bills
TE Sage Ennis, Miami Dolphins (Virginia)
LS Philip Florenzo, Atlanta Falcons
OL Tristan Leigh, Minnesota Vikings
CB Jeadyn Lucas, Tennessee Titans

OC Ryan Linthicum*, Buffalo Bills
OL Walker Parks*, Baltimore Ravens/Miami Dolphins
DE Zaire Patterson*, Minnesota Vikings

Duke

4th (119) DE Wesley Williams, Jacksonville Jaguars
5th (162) CB Chandler Rivers, Baltimore Ravens
6th (189) OG Brian Parker II, Cincinnati Bengals

WR Andrel Anthony, Atlanta Falcons (ex-Oklahoma)
DE Vincent Anthony Jr., Kansas City Chiefs
RB Anderson Castle, Indianapolis Colts (ex-App State)
OL Bruno Fina, Buffalo Bills (ex-UCLA)
DT Josiah Green, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-Dartmouth)
WR Sahmir Hagans, Indianapolis Colts
DT Aaron Hall, Carolina Panthers (pictured above)
OL Justin Pickett, Las Vegas Raiders
DT DT Gary Smith III, Las Vegas Raiders (UCLA)

LB Jaiden Francois*, Philadelphia Eagles (ex-Utah State/UCF)
RB Star Thomas*, Minnesota Vikings/Tennessee Titans (Tennessee)
S Caleb Weaver*, New York Jets (ex-Sam Houston State)

Florida State

4th (103) DT Darrell Jackson Jr., New York Jets (ex-Maryland/Miami)
6th (195) WR Malik Benson, Las Vegas Raiders (Oregon)

EDGE Marvin Jones Jr., Seattle Seahawks (Oklahoma)
OL Jacob Rizy, New England Patriots (ex-Harvard)
WR Squirrel White, Chicago Bears (ex-Tennessee)
CB Jeremiah Wilson, Los Angeles Chargers (ex-Syracuse/Houston)

LS Mason Arnold*, Buffalo Bills (ex-Ohio State)
QB/WR Tommy Castellanos*, Miami Dolphins (ex-Boston College)
OL Gunnar Hansen*, New York Jets (ex-Vanderbilt)
LB Elijah Herring*, Tennessee Titans (ex-Tennessee)
LB Patrick Payton*, Carolina Panthers (LSU)
OL Micah Pettus*, Cleveland Browns/Kansas City Chiefs (ex-Ole Miss)
WR Deuce Spann*, Kansas City Chiefs/San Francisco 49ers (Pitt)
RB Roydell Williams*, San Francisco 49ers/Tennessee Titans (ex-Alabama)

Georgia Tech

1st (26) OG Keylan Rutledge, Houston Texans (ex-MTSU)
3rd (70) LB Romello Height, San Francisco 49ers (Texas Tech)
6th (213) DT Jordan van den Berg, Chicago Bears (ex-Penn State)

DB Jy Gilmore, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-Georgia State)
CB Ahmari Harvey, Denver Broncos (ex-Auburn)
RB Jamal Haynes, Cincinnati Bengals
QB Haynes King, Carolina Panthers (ex-Texas A&M)
WR Eric Rivers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-Memphis/FIU)
OL Corey Robinson II, Cincinnati Bengals (Arkansas)
CB Rodney Shelley, Los Angeles Chargers

TE Josh Beetham*, Buffalo Bills (ex-Michigan)
TE JT Byrne*, Atlanta Falcons/Philadelphia Eagles (ex-Cal)
S Omar Daniels*, Atlanta Falcons (ex-Kansas State)
WR Dean Patterson*, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-FIU)
DB Clayton Powell-Lee*, Atlanta Falcons
WR Malik Rutherford*, Atlanta Falcons
QB/WR Jeff Sims*, New York Giants/Seattle Seahawks (Arizona State)

Louisville

1st (18) DE Caleb Banks, Minnesota Vikings (Florida)
3rd (94) WR Chris Bell, Miami Dolphins
5th (177) WR Kevin Coleman Jr., Miami Dolphins (Missouri)

DE Wesley Bailey, Los Angeles Rams (ex-Rutgers)
WR Ja’Corey Brooks^, Washington Commanders (ex-Alabama)
OC Bryan Hudson^, New York Giants (ex-Virginia Tech)
DT Rene Konga, Miami Dolphins (ex-Rutgers)
WR Caullin Lacy, New York Jets (ex-South Alabama)
OT Rasheed Miller, Tennessee Titans (ex-Georgia Southern)
QB Miller Moss, Chicago Bears (ex-Southern Cal)
S Devin Neal, Jacksonville Jaguars (Virginia)
OL Pete Nygra, Kansas City Chiefs (ex-Northern Illinois)
LB TJ Quinn, Green Bay Packers
DE Mason Reiger, Miami Dolphins (Wisconsin)
OL Trevonte Sylvester, Baltimore Ravens (ex-Houston)

OL Austin Collins*, Philadelphia Eagles (Syracuse)
CB Rodney Johnson*, Indianapolis Colts/Seattle Seahawks (ex-Southern)
OG Mahamane Moussa*, Kansas City Chiefs (ex-Purdue)
LB Kalib Perry*, San Francisco 49ers/Tennessee Titans (ex-Tennessee)

Miami

1st (10) OT Francis Mauigoa, New York Giants
1st (15) DE Rueben Bain Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1st (22) DE Akheem Mesidor, Los Angeles Chargers (ex-West Virginia)
3rd (65) QB Carson Beck, Arizona Cardinals (ex-Georgia)
3rd (68) OT Markel Bell, Philadelphia Eagles
3rd (98) S Jakobe Thomas, Minnesota Vikings (ex-MTSU/Tennessee)
4th (103) DT Darrell Jackson Jr., New York Jets (Florida State)
4th (116) CB Keionte Scott, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-Auburn)
4th (140) WR Colbie Young, Cincinnati Bengals (Georgia)
6th (188) OG Anez Cooper, New York Jets
6th (197) WR CJ Daniels, Los Angeles Rams (ex-Liberty/LSU)

LB Wesley Bissainthe, Kansas City Chiefs
DT David Blay Jr., New England Patriots (ex-West Chester/Louisiana Tech)
OC James Brockermeyer, Atlanta Falcons (ex-Alabama/TCU)
LB Nyjalik Kelly, Green Bay Packers (UCF)
WR Keelan Marion, Atlanta Falcons (ex-UConn/BYU)
WR Xavier Restrepo^, Tennessee Titans

PK Carter Davis*, Kansas City Chiefs
CB Daryl Porter Jr.*^, Buffalo Bills (ex-West Virginia)

Stanford

1st (2) LB David Bailey, New York Jets (Texas Tech)
3rd (69) TE Sam Roush, Chicago Bears
6th (203) WR CJ Williams, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars (ex-USC/Wisconsin)

DT Jaxson Moi, Los Angeles Rams (Tennessee)
CB Collin Wright, Houston Texans

LB Ese Dubre*, Carolina Panthers
WR Trenton Irwin*^, Minnesota Vikings
DE Clay Patterson*, Chicago Bears (ex-Yale)
CB Jordan Washington*, Seattle Seahawks (ex-Dartmouth)

Syracuse

5th (179) OT Enrique Cruz Jr., San Francisco 49ers (Kansas)

S Duce Chestnut, San Francisco 49ers (ex-LSU)
DB Devin Grant, Los Angeles Chargers (ex-Buffalo)
DT Kevin Jobity Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Trebor Pena, Jacksonville Jaguars (Penn State)
DE David Reese, Los Angeles Chargers (ex-Cal)
P Jack Stonehouse, Houston Texans (ex-Missouri)
TE Dan Villari, Los Angeles Rams (ex-Michigan)
OL Da’Metrius Weatherspoon, Buffalo Bills (ex-Howard)
DT Dion Wilson Jr., Baltimore Ravens (ex-Arizona/New Mexico State)

OL Austin Collins*, Philadelphia Eagles (ex-Louisville)
RB Will Nixon*, Buffalo Bills/Tennessee Titans (ex-Washington)
DT Chris Thomas*, Kansas City Chiefs (ex-Florida/Marshall)

Virginia

2nd (43) LB Jacob Rodriguez, Miami Dolphins (Texas Tech)
3rd (74) WR Malachi Fields, New York Giants (Notre Dame)
6th (202) OG Logan Taylor, Los Angeles Chargers (Boston College)

DT Jahmeer Carter, Los Angeles Chargers
EDGE Mitchell Melton, Indianapolis Colts (ex-Ohio State)
QB Chandler Morris, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-OU/TCU/North Texas)
S Devin Neal, Jacksonville Jaguars (ex-Baylor/Louisville)
WR Cam Ross, Denver Broncos (ex-JMU)
RB J’Mari Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars (ex-NC Central)
LB West Weeks, Indianapolis Colts (LSU)

TE Sage Ennis*, Miami Dolphins (ex-Clemson)
LB James Jackson*, San Francisco 49ers/Tennessee Titans
DE Daniel Rickert*, Tennessee Titans (ex-Tennessee Tech)
LS Bryce Robinson*, Indianapolis Colts (ex-Valdosta State/Kennesaw State)
CB Jordan Robinson*, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-Kentucky/Cincinnati)

Virginia Tech

1st (6) CB Mansoor Delane, Kansas City Chiefs (LSU)

QB Kyron Drones, Green Bay Packers (ex-Baylor)
DT Kelvin Gilliam Jr., Dallas Cowboys (ex-Oklahoma)
OC Bryan Hudson^, New York Giants (Louisville)
DT Kody Huisman, Buffalo Bills (ex-North Dakota State)
LB Keli Lawson, Minnesota Vikings (UCF)
OL Doug Nester^, Pittsburgh Steelers (West Virginia)
OL Tomas Rimac, Minnesota Vikings (ex-West Virginia)
RB Terion Stewart, Kansas City Chiefs (ex-Bowling Green)
S Jalen Stroman, San Francisco 49ers (Notre Dame)
TE Dae’Quan Wright, Philadelphia Eagles (Ole Miss)

LB Ben Bell*, Indianapolis Colts (ex-Texas State)
LB Sam Brumfield*, New Orleans Saints (Memphis)
WR Stephen Gosnell*^, Buffalo Bills (ex-North Carolina)
RB Khalil Herbert*^, Philadelphia Eagles (ex-Kansas)
LB Jaden Keller*, New York Jets/Las Vegas Raiders
P Nick Veltsistas*, Washington Commanders
LB Caleb Woodson*, Washington Commanders

Wake Forest

3rd (93) OT Keagan Trost, Los Angeles Rams (Missouri)
5th (171) CB Karon Prunty, New England Patriots (ex-Kansas/NC A&T)
6th (198) RB Demond Claiborne, Minnesota Vikings
6th (209) OC Matt Gulbin, Washington Commanders (Michigan State)

S Nick Andersen, Los Angeles Rams
TE Eni Falayi, Green Bay Packers (ex-UMass/Utah Tech)
WR Wesley Grimes, San Francisco 49ers (NC State)
DT Jayden Loving, Chicago Bears (ex-Bethune-Cookman/Western Kentucky)
LB Jacob Roberts^, Minnesota Vikings (ex-North Carolina A&T)
S Lardarius Webb Jr., Baltimore Ravens (ex-Oklahoma State/South Alabama)

OT Fa’alili Fa’amoe*, Washington Commanders (ex-Washington State)
LB Nuer Gatkouth*, Denver Broncos (ex-Colorado State)
LB Dylan Hazen*, Chicago Bears
RB Ahmani Marshall*^, Cleveland Browns (Appalachian State)
OG George Sell*, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

Appalachian State

QB Joey Aguilar, Jacksonville Jaguars (Tennessee)

CB Jason Chambers*, New York Jets (West Virginia)
RB Ahmani Marshall*^, Cleveland Browns (ex-Wake Forest)
WR Kaedin Robinson*^, New York Jets

Campbell (FCS)

WR Sincere Brown, Los Angeles Chargers (Colorado)

Charlotte

WR Sean Brown, Denver Broncos (ex-UNC Pembroke)
S Ja’Qurious Conley, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ex-North Carolina)
S Elijah Culp, Arizona Cardinals (James Madison)
LB Reid Williford, Baltimore Ravens

CB Dontae Balfour*, Atlanta Falcons/Philadelphia Eagles (Texas Tech)
DB Randy Franklin*, Denver Broncos (ex-Navy)
LB Nikhai Hill-Green*, Los Angeles Rams (Alabama)
LB Shay Taylor*, Kansas City Chiefs/Washington Commanders (ex-Ohio)

East Carolina

7th (218) WR Anthony Smith, Dallas Cowboys (ex-NC State)

PK Laith Marjan, Pittsburgh Steelers (Kansas)

LB Samuel Dankah*, Denver Broncos
S Gavin Gibson*, Kansas City Chiefs (North Carolina)
LS Triston O’Brien*, New Orleans Saints (ex-Indiana State)
OT D’Ante Smith*^, Washington Commanders
WR Mike Wright Jr.*, Seattle Seahawks (ex-Northwestern)

Elon (FCS)

WR Chandler Brayboy^, Jacksonville Jaguars
TE Cody Hardy, New Orleans Saints (NC State)

TE Johncarlos Miller*, New York Giants (Texas Tech)
P Jeff Yurk*, Denver Broncos

Gardner-Webb (FCS)

4th (117) DT Travis Burke, Los Angeles Chargers (Memphis)

North Carolina A&T (FCS)

5th (171) CB Karon Prunty, New England Patriots (Wake Forest)

LB Jacob Roberts^, Minnesota Vikings (Wake Forest)

CB Aaron Harris*, Cleveland Browns
OL Korian Sharpe*, Cleveland Browns

NC Central (FCS)

WR Joaquin Davis^, Minnesota Vikings
RB J’Mari Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars (Virginia)

CB Jason Chambers*, New York Jets (West Virginia)

UNC Pembroke (D2)

WR Sean Brown, Denver Broncos (Charlotte)

Western Carolina

RB Desmond Reid, Buffalo Bills (Pitt)

TE Colin Granger*, Tennessee Titans/Washington Commanders (Coastal Carolina)

*—invitation to rookie minicamp(s) only
^—not an NFL rookie (all others played in 2025)

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: DavidGlennShow@gmail.com. Thank you!