Round 3: The Carolina Panthers select WR Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee)

[TD alt]

I just hope Brazzell can meet 75 percent of his upside. That Georgia game was special. He liked to beat my Dawgs by himself.

[Montsta]

Maybe the FO thought he was a good fit because every single deep pass in that highlight reel was severely underthrown and dude came back and caught them ultra-contested with great hands. 

Should come in VERY handy in a Bryce Young led offense. 

[ClawOn]

10 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

What a Gettleman draft. Two hog mollies and and tall WR lol. Lets hope he's not Funchess 2.0

I remember Funchess being slower and less fluid compared to what I see here.

[Jon Snow]

I'm not sure how I feel about this pick. The Tennessee wr curse is real.

[TD alt]

14 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

So he needs to learn to catch, run routes, and be big enough to play in the nfl.

Got it 

He fixed his hands by going from a 17+ drop rate percentage in 2024 to a 3+ percent drop rate in 2025,  and can at least run legit vertical routes (provided that he isn't jammed at the line). Hey, lifting weights and adding strength is a real thing. The kid has potential, but will just need to put in work.

[NAS]

 

 

[TD alt]

7 minutes ago, ClawOn said:

I remember Funchess being slower and less fluid compared to what I see here.

You remember correctly. This guy isn't Funchess. I mean, they're both tall.

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, electro's horse said:

“Some reason”

Well partly the lad in your avatar throwing for 100 yards a game. 

[Tr3ach]

11 hours ago, ClawOn said:

Who drafted T Mac at 8 last year?

So size and average straight line speed?  Hes clearly not shifty or a great route runner yet.

[TD alt]

22 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm not sure how I feel about this pick. The Tennessee wr curse is real.

I mean, I didn't really like it for us, not only because of Tennessee's WR factory (yeah, not in the sense that everybody uses the term), but because it's not what I envisioned.  I wanted a twitchy slot guy with a quick release off the line. We got an unpolished "alien" that our coaches, whom I'm somewhat skeptical about, are supposed to develop. But--and I say this sincerely--within a vacuum the pick is kinda growing on me.

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[TD alt]

26 minutes ago, Montsta said:

Maybe the FO thought he was a good fit because every single deep pass in that highlight reel was severely underthrown and dude came back and caught them ultra-contested with great hands. 

Should come in VERY handy in a Bryce Young led offense. 

I love this post. 

[NAS]

27 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm not sure how I feel about this pick. The Tennessee wr curse is real.

Good thing there’s tape of him from Tulane running actual routes 

Edited April 25 by NAS

[mrcompletely11]

20 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm not sure how I feel about this pick. The Tennessee wr curse is real.

I think its a real thing because of that wonky ass offense.  His measurables are legit so maybe there is hope.  Not totally against this pick kindof wish we went defense again or oline and try to lean into XL one more year instead of pushing him out the door as this pick indicates.  This stat from Dane B is really perplexing as well.

• Target Drop: He saw only one target to the left side in 2025, which resulted in a dropped pass.
• Right Side Dominance: Brazzell operated as an outside receiver exclusively to the right in Tennessee’s offense.
• Draft Implications: Scouts noted his lack of alignment versatility, as 48.7% of his routes in 2025 were either a hitch or go on the right side, highlighting a need for him to expand his route menu and comfort on the left side in the NFL.

So basically he is a one trick pony and is pretty good at said trick.  I guess this is what Bryce supposedly needs so I guess there should be no more excuses.   i dont know if his style will translate to the nfl but at least he gives you speed that the d has to account for.  Not sure how simply pulling a safety over doesnt negate him since he doesnt have a full route tree but I guess we will find out

[Jon Snow]

3 minutes ago, NAS said:

Good thing there’s tape of him from Tulane running actual routes 

Let's hope we get the Tulane version.