2012 NFL players from North Carolina

MaxPreps has scoured all 32 NFL team rosters to bring you state-by-state lists of where each NFL player went to high school. Rosters are current as of Jan. 1, 2013.

Julius Peppers
High school: Southern Nash (Bailey)
NFL team: Chicago Bears

Jarrett Boykin
High school: Butler (Matthews)
NFL team: Green Bay Packers

Terrell Manning
High school: Scotland (Laurinburg)
NFL team: Green Bay Packers



D.J. Smith
High school: Independence (Charlotte)
NFL team: Green Bay Packers

Ryan Taylor
High school: Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem)
NFL team: Green Bay Packers

C.J. Wilson
High school: Northside (Pinetown)
NFL team: Green Bay Packers

Robert Blanton
High school: Butler (Matthews)
NFL team: Minnesota Vikings

Jerome Simpson
High school: Reidsville
NFL team: Minnesota Vikings

Lamar Holmes
High school: Huss (Gastonia)
NFL team: Atlanta Falcons



Travian Robertson
High school: Scotland (Laurinburg)
NFL team: Atlanta Falcons

Jimmy Graham
High school: Charis Prep (Goldsboro)
NFL team: New Orleans Saints

Connor Barth
High school: Hoggard (Wilmington)
NFL team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bruce Carter
High school: Havelock
NFL team: Dallas Cowboys

Andre Brown
High school: Rose (Greenville)
NFL team: New York Giants

Chris Canty
High school: Charlotte Latin (Charlotte)
NFL team: New York Giants



Sean Locklear
High school: Lumberton
NFL team: New York Giants

Hakeem Nicks
High school: Independence (Charlotte)
NFL team: New York Giants

Brandon Banks
High school: Garner Magnet (Garner)
NFL team: Washington Redskins

Adrian Wilson
High school: T.W. Andrews (High Point)
NFL team: Arizona Cardinals

Chris Culliver
High school: Garner Magnet (Garner)
NFL team: San Francisco 49ers

J.R. Sweezy
High school: Mooresville
NFL team: Seattle Seahawks



William Hayes
High school: T.W. Andrews (High Point)
NFL team: St. Louis Rams

Brandon Spikes
High school: Crest (Shelby)
NFL team: New England Patriots

Jason Hunter
High school: E.E. Smith (Fayetteville)
NFL team: Denver Broncos

Nate Irving
High school: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey)
NFL team: Denver Broncos

Dannell Ellerbe
High school: Richmond (Rockingham)
NFL team: Baltimore Ravens

Vonta Leach
High school: South Robeson (Rowland)
NFL team: Baltimore Ravens



Anthony Levine
High school: R.J. Reynolds (Winston-Salem)
NFL team: Baltimore Ravens

Brandon Ghee
High school: Jack Britt (Fayetteville)
NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals

Manny Lawson
High school: Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro)
NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals

Brandon Tate
High school: Cummings (Burlington)
NFL team: Cincinnati Bengals

Montario Hardesty
High school: New Bern
NFL team: Cleveland Browns

Greg Little
High school: Hillside (Durham)
NFL team: Cleveland Browns



Mohamed Massaquoi
High school: Independence (Charlotte)
NFL team: Cleveland Browns

Greg Warren
High school: Southern Wayne (Dudley)
NFL team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Derek Cox
High school: Rose (Greenville)
NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars

Guy Whimper
High school: Havelock
NFL team: Jacksonville Jaguars

Leroy Harris
High school: Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh)
NFL team: Tennessee Titans

Crezdon Butler
High school: Asheville
NFL team: Buffalo Bills



T.J. Graham
High school: Wakefield (Raleigh)
NFL team: Buffalo Bills

Chris Hairston
High school: Carver (Winston-Salem)
NFL team: Buffalo Bills

Jay Ross
High school: New Hanover (Wilmington)
NFL team: Buffalo Bills

Mario Williams
High school: Richlands
NFL team: Buffalo Bills

Josh Bush
High school: West Davidson (Lexington)
NFL team: New York Jets

Quinton Coples
High school: Kinston
NFL team: New York Jets



Desmond Bryant
High school: East Bladen (Elizabethtown)
NFL team: Oakland Raiders

Omar Gaither
High school: Myers Park (Charlotte)
NFL team: Oakland Raiders

Willie Smith
High school: North Johnston (Kenly)
NFL team: Oakland Raiders

Terrance Copper
High school: Washington
NFL team: Kansas City Chiefs

Shaun Draughn
High school: Tarboro
NFL team: Kansas City Chiefs

Ryan Succop
High school: Hickory
NFL team: Kansas City Chiefs



Marcus Gilchrist
High school: T.W. Andrews (High Point)
NFL team: San Diego Chargers

Melvin Ingram
High school: Richmond (Rockingham)
NFL team: San Diego Chargers

Cam Thomas
High school: North Moore (Robbins)
NFL team: San Diego Chargers

Dwayne Allen
High school: Terry Sanford (Fayetteville)
NFL team: Indianapolis Colts

Weslye Saunders
High school: Riverside (Durham)
NFL team: Indianapolis Colts