Fit. Need. Roster spots. Potential.
Any of these things could get you on an NFL roster, or even a practice squad. Things did not go to plan for the Tar Heels last season, and just as rising tides lift all ships, they all sank when the level dropped.
Carolina only had four players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, one fewer than the previous year. UNC had talent on both sides of the ball, but couldn’t ever figure things out to beat teams they should have (looking at you Georgia Tech, Florida State, probably Pitt, and definitely South Carolina) or not get humiliated in a game they had in the bag (sigh, NC State).