This summer, Tar Heel Blog will profile the top 25 players in the history of the North Carolina football program. The rankings were determined by votes from readers and staff.
Dre’ Bly, the Chesapeake, Virginia native, was likely the most decorated member of Mack Brown’s most dominant defense—and one of the most successful Tar Heels of all time. The first ACC player (and defensive player) to be named a consensus All-American as a freshman, Bly was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
Dre’ Bly was awesome. He emerged on the scene as a redshirt freshman in 1996, playing across from the criminally-underrated Robert Williams.