But Craft’s performance on the field only scratches the surface of his impact at Carolina and beyond. In March 2022, Craft was diagnosed with an intense and rare type of stage 4 lung cancer.

Craft, 23, of Sumter, South Carolina, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer on March 14, 2022. The UNC community had rallied behind him with the #TyleeStrong hashtag since his diagnosis.

Tylee Craft, a wide receiver who was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer in 2022, died Saturday, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill football program announced Oct. 12.

Craft died on Oct. 12, 2024 at the age of 23 after a multi-year battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. The Sumter, South Carolina native was diagnosed on March 14, 2022.

Sports UNC football's Tylee Craft Nutrition Center honors late wide receiver The training table is pictured in the nutrition center in the Loudermilk Center For Excellence on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

Craft died on Oct. 12, 2024 at the age of 23 after a multi-year battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. The Sumter, South Carolina native was diagnosed on March 14, 2022. He did not appear in a game for ...

"EA Sports College Football 25" honored the late UNC wide receiver Tylee Craft, who passed away from cancer in October 2024, by adding him to the game's roster, allowing players to use him in-game.

In an unexpected and heartfelt move from EA Sports, late North Carolina football player Tylee Craft was added to “College Football 25” in the video game’s most recent update.

He was 23. “A big thank you to @EASPORTSCollege for adding Tylee Craft to the video game in their recent update,” former UNC head coach Mack Brown posted on X.