CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers wide receivers coach Lance Taylor began researching college wide receivers as soon as the 2017 season ended, well before the team’s draft process began.
One player stood out more than the rest.
One play stood out more than the rest.
It was a simple screen pass. The player lined up wide to the left and ran horizontally to the line of scrimmage at the snap. He caught the ball near the left hashmark with a defender staring him square in the eyes.
He juked out of the grasp of that defender, then turned upfield and immediately slipped two other converging players.