Tar Heels Football

Two Tar Heels have made some big plays in the ESPN Monday Night Football game between the NY Giants and the St. Louis Rams.

NY Giant WR Hakeem Nicks (#88) scores the first touchdown of the game despite battling a knee injury suffered in week one.

St. Louis Ram DE Robert Quinn (#94) records his first NFL sack with a crushing hit against NY Giant QB Eli Manning.

Click here for a list of every North Carolina Tar Heel in the NFL and click on the players names to view their NFL stats.

North Carolina Tar Heel WR Hakeem Nicks, a 3rd year NFL Fantasy Football top performer, had a great first game of the 2011 NFL season, with 7 catches for 122 yards.

This is definitely a player everyone needs on their Fantasy Football lineup. Best of luck to Tar Heel Hakeem Nicks in having another stellar year for the NY Giants!

North Carolina’s all-time leading receiver Hakeem Nicks continues his great rookie season with the New York Giants on Sunday (Oct. 18, 2009) with 5 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. Nicks had a touchdown for the third consecutive week after missing playing time earlier this season due to injury.

Through Week 6 of the 2009 NFL Season, NY Giants WR Nicks has played in 4 games with 12 receptions, 235 yards, and 3 touchdowns.

Hakeem Nicks’ Stats on ESPN

For the second straight week, NY Giant rookie wide receiver Hakeem Nicks scores a TD on a 9 yard pass from Eli Manning in first half of the Giants matchup with the Oakland Raiders.

Update on Tar Heels in the NFL - Oct 4th at 3:15 PM - Rookie NY Giant WR Hakeem Nicks scored on a 54 yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning.  Hakeem Nicks is the Tar Heels all-time leading receiver in yards (2,623 yards in just 3 seasons) and is second in total receptions.

Nicks led the ACC in 2008-2009 in total receiving yards (1,005 yards) and touchdowns (9 TD’s).