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Sam Aiken

North Carolina · Wide Receiver · 1999-2002

SPD
70
HND
66
RTE
58

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the North Carolina record book, Aiken ranks No. 9 in career receiving yards. Aiken's 2002 season ranks No. 8 in program history for receptions.

Aiken was the No. 127 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 14th-highest wide receiver rating at North Carolina since 1990 and No. 112 among all wide receivers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2003
    • No. 127 overall pick, NFL Draft

North Carolina Record Book

  • No. 9 in career receiving yards
  • No. 8 in single-season receptions (2002)
  • No. 9 in single-season receiving yards (2002)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

North Carolina Teammates

  1. 95Julius Peppers1998-2001EDGE
  2. 80Ryan Sims1998-2001EDGE
  3. 72Alge Crumpler1997-2000TE
  4. 72Dexter Reid2002-03S
  5. 70Brandon Spoon1998-2000LB
  6. 70Darian Durant2001-04QB
  7. 70David Thornton1998-2001LB
  8. 70Michael Waddell2001-03CB
  9. 70Sedrick Hodge2000LB
  10. 69Jarwarski Pollock2002-05WR

Full North Carolina all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 95Larry FitzgeraldPittsburgh · 2002-03WR
  3. 90Braylon EdwardsMichigan · 2001-04WR
  4. 90Charles RogersMichigan State · 2000-02WR
  5. 90Jabar GaffneyFlorida · 1999-2001WR
  6. 88Antonio BryantPittsburgh · 1998-2001WR
  7. 88Derek AbneyKentucky · 2000-03WR
  8. 88Josh ReedLSU · 1999-2001WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Sam Aiken) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.