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Unless you've been under a rock you probably know the NFL Draft starts tonight and will run for ten three days. The first round happens tonight with rounds two and three coming on Friday and the rest of the selections happening on Saturday.
UNC has several players who hope to hear their names called unless they are in the 6th or 7th rounds then going undrafted and picking a best fit situation is a better option. At any rate here are the seven Tar Heels considered to be draft prospects and their profiles via the NFL.com.
| Player | Position | NFL.com Profile | Projected Rd |
| Eric Ebron | TE | Link | 1st |
| Russell Bodine | C | Link | 3rd-4th |
| Kareem Martin | DE | Link | 2nd-3rd |
| Bryn Renner | QB | Link | 6th-7th |
| James Hurst | OT | Link | 6th-7th |
| Tre Boston | SS | Link | 5th-6th |
| Jabari Price | CB | Link | 5th-6th |
Much of the first night attention will be on Eric Ebron who is projected to go in the early/middle portion of the first round. Kareem Martin will likely come off the board on the second day and his departure marks the last of the Butch Davis pipeline of defensive linemen. Russell Bodine is also slated to be picked in the first four rounds.
After those three, it really becomes a crapshoot. James Hurst's injury during the Belk Bowl obviously hurt his draft stock. He was discussed as going much higher in the order prior to the season but now looks as though he will be at the opposite end of the draft. Likewise Bryn Renner's stock simply isn't that high and his best path to the NFL might be going undrafted so he can find a good landing spot.
Tre Boston and Jabari Price are interesting prospects to watch simply because they come out of a secondary that was fairly suspect in pass coverage. In some instances there was a lot left to be desired with how Price and Boston handled their assignments. Boston put up some impressive interception numbers but the overall evaluation of his play tells a different story.
The NFL Draft starts tonight at 8 PM on ESPN and the NFL Network.
UPDATE:
Eric Ebron gets his big day started early. He proposed to his girlfriend, UNC basketball player Brittany Rountree, on top of the Empire State Building.
How's this for a Draft Day story? UNC TE Eric Ebron just proposed to his girlfriend atop the Empire State Building! @NFLonFOX @FOXSports1
— P. Schrager (@PSchrags) May 8, 2014
Ebron proposed to his girlfriend of 2 years a few minutes ago. "A ball of nerves," he said. Bought the ring a week ago. "What better way?"
— P. Schrager (@PSchrags) May 8, 2014
Here's UNC TE Eric Ebron, on bended knee, proposing atop the Empire State Building on Draft Day. She said yes. pic.twitter.com/cpLeQtb5yt
— P. Schrager (@PSchrags) May 8, 2014