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4 Panthers in Projected Top 100 Rookies


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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000492541/article/sudden-impact-projecting-top-100-nfl-rookies-of-2015?campaign=-Twitter_cfb_fischer

 

As you can guess, Mayo is the only one left out.

 

45. WR Devin FunchessCarolina PanthersThe coaching staff has a good game plan for bringing Funchess along after their success with Kelvin Benjamin last year.

 

48. OL Daryl WilliamsCarolina PanthersCam Newton's protection has been iffy for a while and Williams will hope to shore up that area of the offense.

 

58. OLB Shaq ThompsonCarolina Panthers: One of the more puzzling picks in the draft will help the Panthers contain folks from sideline-to-sideline, but acclimating to a single role could take some time.

 

88. RB Cameron Artis-PayneCarolina PanthersArtis-Payne will join fellow ex-Auburn star Cam Newton in the backfield and should carve out a role running between the tackles.

 

Also in the top 100 (NFC South rivals):

 

Falcons (5): [RB] Coleman (9), [DE] Beasley (11), [WR] Hardy (28), [DT] Jarrett (67), [CB] Collins (83)

 

Saints (5): [OT] Peat (43), [iLB] Anthony (50), [CB] Williams (73), [RB] Murphy (84), [OLB] Kikaha (87)

 

Buccaneers (6): [QB] Winston (1), [OT] Smith (51), [WR] Bell (66), [WR] Clay (78), [G] Marpet (86), [OLB] Alexander (98)

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I gotta feeling that alot of the critics of Shaq are going to eat some crow. 58 is way too low.

 

I think it's about right. Not because that is where his skill level is, but because he will be lining up next to TD and Luke behind a great DL so his opportunities to make plays will be limited just because there is so much talent around him. Long term I expect he will be much higher but in his rookie year that's about right.

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I think it's about right. Not because that is where his skill level is, but because he will be lining up next to TD and Luke behind a great DL so his opportunities to make plays will be limited just because there is so much talent around him. Long term I expect he will be much higher but in his rookie year that's about right.

Maybe so. I still think he'll be more of an impact player than most pundits believe.

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