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ESPN rookie class rankings (Panthers 5th)


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Nice to see the Panthers at #5. 3 NFC South teams in the top 6, with Saints actually at #1 and Falcons #6. Bucs were 16th.

5. Carolina Panthers

The Panthers were the only team other than the Saints to have five rookies with 10 or more total points. But there was one real star: wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan, the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. He finished the season with 70 catches for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns.

The Panthers used their second- and third-round picks on edge rushers, Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen. Scourton finished the season with 5.0 sacks, and Umanmielen had 1.5 sacks. Fourth-round safety Lathan Ransom was also an important part of the Carolina defense, starting six games with 51 combined tackles, plus an interception, a sack and a forced fumble.

Other top rookies on offense included fifth-round tight end Mitchell Evans, fourth-round running back Trevor Etienne and sixth-round wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. Undrafted kicker Ryan Fitzgerald finished 24-of-29 on field goals and ranked third in my gross kickoff values.

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3 hours ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Bet I know why the Saints got the #1 spot. 

Because they nailed a LT and got what many believe to be a franchise QB in the second? (Mind you this board trolled the Shough pick when it happened) personally many a rookie qb has regressed (especially guys who only started a handful of games like Shough) when there is tape to study in the offseason on them.

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3 minutes ago, PantherChris said:

Because they nailed a LT and got what many believe to be a franchise QB in the second? (Mind you this board trolled the Shough pick when it happened) personally many a rookie qb has regressed (especially guys who only started a handful of games like Shough) when there is tape to study in the offseason on them.

 I'm expecting a sophomore slump for Shough who will be 27 next season.  

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2 hours ago, PantherChris said:

Because they nailed a LT and got what many believe to be a franchise QB in the second? (Mind you this board trolled the Shough pick when it happened) personally many a rookie qb has regressed (especially guys who only started a handful of games like Shough) when there is tape to study in the offseason on them.

Yep. 2 most important positions on offense and it looks like they could potentially have gotten both in a single draft. Hard to argue with that. 

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