ACC Players in The NFL Draft
In the 2009 NFL Draft, 32 former ACC players were selected. The ACC was second only to the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which had 37 former players selected. The Big 12 and Big Ten each had 28 and the Big East had 27 former players selected. Of the ACC schools, Maryland and North Carolina tied for most former players selected at five. Clemson, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, and Virginia each had four former players selected.
| # | Conference | Players selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 37 |
| 2 | ACC | 32 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Big Ten | 28 |
| 5 | Big East | 27 |
| 6 | Pac-10 | 23 |
| 7 | MWC | 16 |
| 8 | C-USA | 10 |
| 8 | MAC | 10 |
| 8 | WAC | 10 |
| – | All others | 24 |
| Player | Position | School | Pick | Round | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Curry | OLB | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | Maryland | 7 | 1 | Oakland Raiders |
| Eugene Monroe | OT | Virginia | 8 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| B.J. Raji | DT | Boston College | 9 | 1 | Green Bay Packers |
| Hakeem Nicks | WR | North Carolina | 29 | 1 | New York Giants |
| Alphonso Smith | CB | Wake Forest | 37 | 2 | Denver Broncos |
| Ron Brace | DT | Boston College | 40 | 2 | New England Patriots |
| Everette Brown | DE | Florida State | 43 | 2 | Carolina Panthers |
| Clint Sintim | OLB | Virginia | 45 | 2 | New York Giants |
| Richard Quinn | TE | North Carolina | 64 | 2 | Denver Broncos |
| Michael Johnson | DE | Georgia Tech | 70 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Kevin Barnes | CB | Maryland | 80 | 3 | Washington Redskins |
| Brandon Tate | North Carolina | 83 | 3 | New England Patriots | |
| Dorell Scott | Clemson | 103 | 4 | St. Louis Rams | |
| Chip Vaughn | Wake Forest | 116 | 4 | New Orleans Saints | |
| Stanley Arnoux | Wake Forest | 118 | 4 | New Orleans Saints | |
| Anthony Hill | NC State | 122 | 4 | Houston Texans | |
| Andre Brown | NC State | 129 | 4 | New York Giants | |
| Garrett Reynolds | North Carolina | 156 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Victor Harris | Virginia Tech | 157 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Brooks Foster | North Carolina | 160 | 5 | St. Louis Rams | |
| Chris Clemons | Clemson | 165 | 5 | Miami Dolphins | |
| Michael Hamlin | Clemson | 166 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Spencer Adkins | Miami | 176 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Andrew Gardner | Georgia Tech | 181 | 6 | Miami Dolphins | |
| Cedric Peerman | Virginia | 185 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens | |
| James Davis | Clemson | 195 | 6 | Cleveland Browns | |
| John Phillips | Virginia | 208 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Vance Walker | Georgia Tech | 210 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Moise Fokou | Maryland | 230 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Darryl Richard | Georgia Tech | 234 | 7 | New England Patriots | |
| Jaimie Thomas | Maryland | 236 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts | |
| Dan Gronkowski | TE | Maryland | 255 | 7 | Detroit Lions |
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