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.)