Mack Hollins (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Early life Hollins attended Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville, Maryland, and later Thomas S. Wootton High School. After not receiving any scholarship offers out of high school, Hollins attended Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia, where he played with Cardale Jones. Hollins received several offers to join teams, including a walk-on opportunity on the University of North Carolina football team if he could get accepted to the university on his own. In 2012, he was accepted into the school, and joined the team as a walk-on.