Football Players, and athletes of all sports really, take pride in where they’re from. Whether it’s the state, city or area code – you always notice players wanting to rep their home area.
Fans tend to do the same thing. It’s always more fun to pull for a player when they’re from your home state (or even your hometown), especially when that player also happens to be playing on your favorite team.
With all that in mind, we went through NFL.com and pulled the home states (or, in a few cases, countries) of every player on the 53-man active rosters for each team.
We found 63 players from the state of North Carolina
Here are all 63 guys on NFL Rosters at the start of the 2023 season including what town they’re from and what team they play for.
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Whiteheart | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | Arizona Cardinals |
| Mike Hughes | New Bern | North Carolina | Atlanta Falcons |
| Trenton Simpson | Charlotte | North Carolina | Baltimore Ravens |
| Ikem Ekwonu | Matthews | North Carolina | Carolina Panthers |
| Shy Tuttle | Midway | North Carolina | Carolina Panthers |
| Trenton Gill | Alamance County | North Carolina | Chicago Bears |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | Thomasville | North Carolina | Cincinnati Bengals |
| B.J. Hill | Oakboro | North Carolina | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Germaine Pratt | High Point | North Carolina | Cincinnati Bengals |
| D.J. Reader | Greensboro | North Carolina | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Jalen Brooks | Harrisburg | North Carolina | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rico Diggs | Asheville | North Carolina | Dallas Cowboys |
| Israel Mukuamu | Charlotte | North Carolina | Dallas Cowboys |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | Marshville | North Carolina | Denver Broncos |
| Ja’Quan McMillian | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | Denver Broncos |
| Javonte Williams | Wallace | North Carolina | Denver Broncos |
| Alim McNeill | Raleigh | North Carolina | Detroit Lions |
| Emmanuel Moseley | Greensboro | North Carolina | Detroit Lions |
| Emanuel Wilson | Charlotte | North Carolina | Green Bay Packers |
| Tyquan Lewis | Tarboro | North Carolina | Indianapolis Colts |
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Evans | Mount Airy | North Carolina | Los Angeles Rams |
| Larrell Murchison | Elizabethtown | North Carolina | Los Angeles Rams |
| Tyler Shatley | Icard | North Carolina | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Garrett Bradbury | Charlotte | North Carolina | Minnesota Vikings |
| Jonathan Bullard | Shelby | North Carolina | Minnesota Vikings |
| Nick Muse | Belmont | North Carolina | Minnesota Vikings |
| Oli Udoh | Fayetteville | North Carolina | Minnesota Vikings |
| Joshua Williams | Fayetteville | North Carolina | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Jimmy Graham | Goldsboro | North Carolina | New Orleans Saints |
| Nick Saldiveri | Waxhaw | North Carolina | New Orleans Saints |
| Divine Deablo | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Zamir White | Laurinburg | North Carolina | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Daniel Jones | Charlotte | North Carolina | New York Giants |
| Dexter Lawrence | Wake Forest | North Carolina | New York Giants |
| Jordon Riley | New Bern | North Carolina | New York Giants |
| Keenan Allen | Greensboro | North Carolina | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Jordan Davis | Charlotte | North Carolina | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Landon Dickerson | Hickory | North Carolina | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Kion Smith | Lumberton | North Carolina | Miami Dolphins |
| Dareke Young | Raleigh | North Carolina | Seattle Seahawks |
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Henry | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | Washington Commanders |
| D.J. Humphries | Charlotte | North Carolina | Arizona Cardinals |
| Carlos Watkins | Forest City | North Carolina | Arizona Cardinals |
| Jovaughn Gwyn | Charlotte | North Carolina | Atlanta Falcons |
| Bradley Pinion | Concord | North Carolina | Atlanta Falcons |
| Tanner Muse | Belmont | North Carolina | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Braxton Berrios | Raleigh | North Carolina | Miami Dolphins |
| Julian Hill | Fayetteville | North Carolina | Miami Dolphins |
| Kendall Lamm | Charlotte | North Carolina | Miami Dolphins |
| Javon Hargrave | Salisbury | North Carolina | San Francisco 49ers |
| Keion White | Raleigh | North Carolina | New England Patriots |
| Phil Haynes | Raleigh | North Carolina | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jarran Reed | Goldsboro | North Carolina | Seattle Seahawks |
| Drake Thomas | Wake Forest | North Carolina | Seattle Seahawks |
| Chazz Surratt | Denver | North Carolina | New York Jets |
| Nick Leverett | Charlotte | North Carolina | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Alex Highsmith | Wilmington | North Carolina | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jaylen Warren | Clinton | North Carolina | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Dyami Brown | Charlotte | North Carolina | Washington Commanders |
| Sam Howell | Waynesville | North Carolina | Washington Commanders |
| Name | City | State | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Smith-Williams | Raleigh | North Carolina | Washington Commanders |
| Denico Autry | Albemarle | North Carolina | Tennessee Titans |
| Harold Landry | Spring Lake | North Carolina | Tennessee Titans |
Hall of Fame Players from North Carolina
In addition to the current players from North Carolina we compiled a list of all players that have gone on to make it into the NFL Hall of Fame:
| Name | City | Induction Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hanburger | Fort Bragg | 2011 |
| Bruce Matthews | Raleigh | 2007 |
| Charlie Sanders | Richlands | 2007 |
| Carl Eller | Winston-Salem | 2004 |
| Dwight Stephenson | Murfreesboro | 1998 |
| Joe Gibbs | Mocksville | 1996 |
| Bobby Bell | Shelby | 1983 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | Wilmington | 1983 |