Carolina Panthers Biggest Draft Busts(Top 3 Rounds)

[TheSpecialJuan]

Eric Shelton 

[kungfoodude]

Here is a list of the lowest CarAV(a PFR stat) for players from the 2018 and earlier drafts by round(Greg Little is a 3 CarAV and Will Grier a 1, FWIW):

First Round

*Jeff Otah - 14
Vernon Butler - 11
Jason Peter - 10
*Rae Carruth - 8
Rashard Anderson - 6

Second Round

Amini Silatolu - 18
Sherrod Martin - 17
Keary Colbert - 14
Kony Ealy - 12
Shawn King - 10
Everette Brown - 6
Dwayne Jarrett - 4
Jimmy Clausen - 3
Bruce Nelson - 2

Third Round

Daryl Worley - 18
Terrell McClain - 18
Chuck Wiley - 13
Dan Connor - 13
Leander Jordan - 9
Rashad Butler - 7
Winslow Oliver - 6
Sione Fua - 5
Kinnon Tatum - 2
Daeshon Hall - 1
Mike Seidman - 1
Rashaan Gaulden - 1
Armanti Edwards - 1
Corvey Irvin - 1
Eric Shelton - 0
Atiyyah Ellison - 0
Mitch Marrow - 0
JC Price - 0

Edited August 4, 2021 by kungfoodude

[Madwolf]

1 minute ago, Moo Daeng said:

 Biakabatuka and Otah weren't busts. They were derailed by injuries. I wouldn't consider either as even close to busts.

 

Otah was hurt because he couldn't stay in shape. And he had those concerns when we drafted him at 19.

 

[Stingray3030]

Just now, Moo Daeng said:

 Biakabatuka and Otah weren't busts. They were derailed by injuries.

 

It is still a bust if they get derailed by injury....it just means they never made the impact for the price paid.

 

https://www.sportslingo.com/sports-glossary/b/bust/#:~:text=A bust is a player,round of the NFL Draft.

 

[Mr. Scot]

Lord almighty, Eric Shelton

[kungfoodude]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

There was a guy named Mitch Marrow in the early days that I'm not sure ever even practiced.

Multiple of those as well!

[KSpan]

In a general grouping: Rashard Anderson, Bruce Nelson, Eric Shelton, Dwayne Jarrett, Jason Peter (could've had hometown Vinnie Holliday...), Ellison, all of 2009, Mitch Marrow.

[Tommy Jone]

Our first three first round picks ever lol...

Edited August 4, 2021 by Tommy Jone

[Madwolf]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

Here is a list of the lowest CarAV(a PFR stat) for players from the 2018 and earlier drafts by round:]

First Round

*Jeff Otah - 14
Vernon Butler - 11
Jason Peter - 10
*Rae Carruth - 8
Rashard Anderson - 6

Second Round

Amini Silatolu - 18
Sherrod Martin - 17
Keary Colbert - 14
Kony Ealy - 12
Shawn King - 10
Everette Brown - 6
Dwayne Jarrett - 4
Jimmy Clausen - 3
Bruce Nelson - 2

Third Round

Daryl Worley - 18
Terrell McClain - 18
Chuck Wiley - 13
Dan Connor - 13
Leander Jordan - 9
Rashad Butler - 7
Winslow Oliver - 6
Sione Fua - 5
Kinnon Tatum - 2
Daeshon Hall - 1
Mike Seidman - 1
Rashaan Gaulden - 1
Armanti Edwards - 1
Corvey Irvin - 1
Eric Shelton - 0
Atiyyah Ellison - 0
Mitch Marrow - 0
JC Price - 0

I remember Eric Shelton in college. Guy was an absolute beast. Was thrilled when he got drafted here, but then he ended up with some unfixable back issue and never played. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, KSpan said:

In a general grouping: Rashard Anderson, Bruce Nelson, Eric Shelton, Dwayne Jarrett, Jason Peter (could've had hometown Vinnie Holliday...), Ellison, all of 2009, Mitch Marrow.

One of our front office guys (Dom Anile, I think) basically promised Holliday we'd draft him and then gave a lame, stupid sounding excuse why we didn't afterward.

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Madwolf said:

I remember Eric Shelton in college. Guy was an absolute beast. Was thrilled when he got drafted here, but then he ended up with some unfixable back issue and never played. 

Yeah he was a fuging brute. I thought he was going to be great for us.

[Moo Daeng]

 This thread must be a response to people showing some sort of happiness or positivity somewhere. Like this hasn't been a topic a hundred times before. 

[Madwolf]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

Yeah he was a fuging brute. I thought he was going to be great for us.

Louisville had a stretch of really awesome RBs there for a while since Michael Bush followed Shelton.

[kungfoodude]

Worth noting that I arbitrarily chose Silatolu as the "bar" for the bust list. Worley is likely to play his way out of this group in 2021 and beyond. Outside chance Butler could if he just has a lengthy career, although if he is just a journeyman rotational guy, still a bust IMO.