If your program is not one of the traditional powers like Clemson, Ohio State, Miami, Alabama, LSU, or Michigan, you should still take pride in having players selected in the NFL Draft. It is both an honor and a strong reflection of the program, especially when recruiting high school and transfer players. That is, unless you are the North Carolina Tar Heels under future Hall of Fame head coach Bill Belichick , who came to Chapel Hill priding in the idea of making the program a professional jump point of sorts. Instead, it has become an embarrassment to the program with zero players drafted, and more questions than answers after the NFL Draft, with spring ball at an end. Tar Heels' Hope of an NFL Draftee in 2026 Goes Up in Smoke Feb 27, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; North Carolina defensive back Thaddeus Dixon (DB08) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.…