North Carolina is loaded with talent for years to come. One of the goals of Carolina Gridiron is to highlight players, coaches, and teams from around the state. The rising juniors and sophomores listed below are sure to have a big impact on the 2015 season. Be sure to check back with CarolinaGridiron.com this August for the release of the 2015 Carolina Gridiron preseason All-Gridiron team. Have a favorite player you'd like to see get more coverage? Contact us on Twitter @NCGridiron and send us your game film, Hudl highlights and/or stats.

Position	Player	School
WR	J.T. Cauthen	Cuthbertson
WR	Ryan Jones	Ardrey Kell
DT	Jordan Riley	Riverside
DE	Xach Gill	Wake Forest
WR	Sage Surratt	East Lincoln
WR	Emeka Emezie	Marvin Ridge
LB	Justin Foster	Crest
OL	Eric Douglas	Mallard Creek
ATH	Darious Abrams	West Craven
RB	Tony Sharpe	Havelock
RB	Ryheem Skinner	Clinton
LB	Sherrod Greene	Rocky Mount
LB	Dax Hollifield	Shelby
RB	Zamir White	Scotland
ATH	Holton Ahlers	DH Conley

North Carolina is loaded with talent for years to come. One of the goals of Carolina Gridiron is to highlight players, coaches, and teams from around the state. The rising seniors listed below are sure to have a big impact on the 2015 season. Be sure to check back with CarolinaGridiron.com this August for the release of the 2015 Carolina Gridiron preseason All-Gridiron team. Have a favorite player you'd like to see get more coverage? Contact us on Twitter @NCGridiron and send us your game film, Hudl highlights and/or stats.

Position	Player	School
DT	Dexter Lawrence	Wake Forest
LB	Keion Joyner	Havelock
QB	Austin Kendall	Cuthbertson
RB	Jordon Brown	Southern Durham
OL	Sean Pollard	Pinecrest
DB	Marquill Osborne	Hough
RB	B.J. Emmons	Freedom
RB	Moe Neal	Forestview
RB	Antonio Williams	North Stanly
RB	C.J. Freeman	Northern Guilford
OL	Landon Dickerson	South Caldwell
QB	Chazz Surratt	East Lincoln
DE	Nick Coe	Asheboro
RB	Tre Harbison	Crest
DE	Josh Brown	Mallard Creek

Here are some former North Carolina HS players participating in the 2014 NFL Combines Feb 22-25.

Click each name for NFL Combine Information and Results.

Player Name - High School - College - Position

Ross Cockrell - Charlotte Latin - Duke - CB

Eric Ebron - Ben L. Smith - North Carolina - TE

Kareem Martin - Roanoke Rapids - North Carolina - DE

Daniel McCullers - Southeast Raleigh - Tennessee - DT

Jeoffrey Pagan - Asheville - Alabama - DE

Prince Shembo - Ardrey Kell - Notre Dame - OLB

Chris Smith - West Rowan - Arkansas - DE

Please email Brian Barnes with any comments or additions to this list.

Here are some former North Carolina HS players participating in the 2013 NFL Combines.

Click each name for Combine Information and Results.

Player Name - High School - College - Position

David Amerson - Dudley - NCST - CB

Nick Becton - New Hanover- VTech - OT

Travis Bond - Bertie - UNC - OL

Jonathon Cooper - Hoggard - UNC - OG

Aaron Mellette - Southern Lee - Elon - WR

Kevin Reddick - New Bern - UNC - ILB

Earl Wolff - Hoke County - NCST - SS

Please email Brian Barnes with any comments or additions to this list.