Overview
- North Carolina finished the 2026 NFL Draft without a single selection.
- The shutout made UNC one of 10 Power Four teams without a pick and ended an eight-year run that last stalled in 2016.
- Belichick and GM Michael Lombardi marketed UNC as an NFL-style operation they called the “33rd team.”
- Yahoo Sports reported limits on NFL scout access at UNC, including a ban on Patriots staff tied to Belichick’s dispute with owner Robert Kraft.
- Cornerback Thaddeus Dixon, UNC’s top prospect, went undrafted after a combine invite and later signed with the New York Giants as a free agent.