A total of 13 players from Duke, NC State and UNC have signed free agent contracts or received invitations to attend free agent camps from teams in the National Football League. There are 51 players from Atlantic Coast Conference schools that have done so.
Wolfpack guard Zack Allen was signed by the Carolina Panthers while UNC’s Casey Barth was picked up by Atlanta.
Combined with the 31 ACC players drafted by the NFL, a total of 82 players from ACC schools will head to NFL training camps this year.
When draftees (3) and free agents (10) from Pittsburgh and Syracuse are included, teams which will join the ACC this July 1, the number of players headed to the NFL grows to a total of 95 players.
ACC NFL Free Agent Signees (as of May 9)
Duke (3)
Jackson Anderson LS Houston Texans
Tony Foster DB Kansas City Chiefs
Conner Vernon WR Oakland Raiders
North Carolina (4)
Casey Barth PK Atlanta Falcons
Jheranie Boyd WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Erik Highsmith WR Minnesota Vikings
Kevin Reddick LB New Orleans Saints
NC State (6)
Zach Allen G Carolina Panthers
Brandan Bishop S Minnesota Vikings
R.J. Mattes OL New England Patriots
Tobais Palmer WR Jacksonville Jaguars
Cameron Wentz C Minnesota Vikings
C.J. Wilson CB Chicago Bears