| Rank | Name | Pos | Location | Stars | Ht | Wt | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chris Culliver | WR | Garner, NCGarner Had 127 tackles as a junior. | 5 stars | 6'0" | 188 | South Carolina |
| #2 | Dwight Jones | WR | Burlington, NCCummings Had 49 catches for 952 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior. | 5 stars | 6'5" | 210 | North Carolina |
| #3 | Marcus Gilchrist | DB | High Point, NCT.W. Andrews First-team all-state as a return specialist and was conference player of the year as a junior. | 4 stars | 5'11" | 175 | Clemson |
| #4 | Travian Robertson | DE | Laurinburg, NCScotland County Missed much of his junior season with a torn ACL. | 4 stars | 6'4" | 230 | South Carolina |
| #5 | Landon Walker | OL | Ronda, NCEast Wilkes Father Gary played on Clemson’s national title team in 1981. | 4 stars | 6'7" | 275 | Clemson |
| #6 | Greg Little | ATH | Durham, NCHillside Earned all-area and all-conference honors as a junior. | 4 stars | 6'2" | 214 | North Carolina |
| #7 | Kourtnei Brown | DE | Charlotte, NCVictory Christian Tremendous pass rusher with uncanny speed. | 4 stars | 6'5" | 230 | Clemson |
| #8 | Weslye Saunders | DE | Durham, NCRiverside Could also be a big tight end in college. | 4 stars | 6'5" | 270 | South Carolina |
| #9 | Kerry Neal | DE | Bunn, NCBunn Had 14 sacks as a junior. | 4 stars | 6'3" | 234 | Notre Dame |
| #10 | Melvin Ingram | LB | Hamlet, NCRichmond County Great size and sideline-to-sideline movement. | 4 stars | 6'2" | 224 | South Carolina |
| #11 | Jason Barnes | WR | Charlotte, NCIndependence Led his team to a NCHSAA 4-AA state title in an undefeated season. | 4 stars | 6'4" | 197 | South Carolina |
| #12 | Trinton Sturdivant | OL | Wadesboro, NCAnson Also plays basketball, wrestling and track. | 4 stars | 6'4" | 280 | Georgia |
| #13 | Tydreke Powell | DT | Ahoskie, NCHertford County Was named all-state two years in a row and all-conference three times in a row. | 4 stars | 6'3" | 298 | North Carolina |
| #14 | Kevion Latham | DE | Greensboro, NCPage A Class 4-A all-state selection as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'3" | 233 | Penn St. |
| #15 | Dominique Ellis | DB | Wendell, NCEast Wake Cousin of former Tar Heel great Greg Ellis. | 3 stars | 5'11" | 181 | N.C. State |
| #16 | Daryl Vereen | RB | Huntersville, NCNorth Mecklenburg Rushed for over 1,200 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'1" | 205 | Tennessee |
| #17 | Steven Howard | WR | Charlotte, NCOlympic Caught 49 passes for 748 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'3" | 180 | N.C. State |
| #18 | Josh Oglesby | RB | Garner, NCGarner Father Ike is No. 13 on the North Carolina all-time rushing records with 1,773 yards in 1970-72. | 3 stars | 5'11" | 205 | Virginia Tech |
| #19 | Ryan Houston | RB | Matthews, NCButler Earned all-county and all-state honors as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina |
| #20 | Jonathan Williams | ATH | Greenville, NCRose Shrine Bowl MVP is good after contact. | 3 stars | 6'1" | 190 | East Carolina |
| #21 | Linwan Euwell | DE | Tarboro, NCSouthwest Edgecombe Had 15 sacks as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'2" | 210 | North Carolina |
| #22 | George Bryan | TE | Wilmington, NCNew Hanover As named all-conference and all-area as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'6" | 250 | N.C. State |
| #23 | Rodney Cox | QB | Angier, NCHarnett Central Was named Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior. | 3 stars | 6'6" | 228 | East Carolina |
| #24 | Desmond Roberts | OL | Gaston, NCNorthampton West Earned first team all-conference as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'5" | 265 | N.C. State |
| #25 | Tyrell Worthington | DB | Greenville, NCSouth Central Named the all-area Player of the Year as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'0" | 180 | East Carolina |
| #26 | Doug Weaver | OL | Roxboro, NCPerson High Has been a starter since freshman year. | 3 stars | 6'6" | 285 | Wake Forest |
| #27 | Alonzo Winfield | LB | Winston-Salem, NCCarver Will play safety in college. | 3 stars | 6'0" | 200 | South Carolina |
| #28 | Kwamaine Battle | DT | Bailey, NCSouthern Nash Battle is stumpy, but he's a player. | 3 stars | 6'1" | 260 | Virginia Tech |
| #29 | Albert Craddock | LB | High Point, NCSouthwest Guilford Selected to all-county and all-conference teams as a junior. | 3 stars | 6'2" | 200 | North Carolina |
| #30 | Sam Jones | DT | Fuquay-Varina, NCFuquay Varina Could also play offensive tackle in college. | 3 stars | 6'5" | 262 | list |