Panthers select a different running back in this re-draft of the 2017 first round

Adam Rank of nfl.com did a hindsight redo of the first round of last year’s draft and still had the Panthers taking a versatile running back. However, he didn’t have the Panthers picking the kid out of Stanford.

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I’m torn here. McCaffrey was a pretty good player for the Panthers in Year 1. And you wonder if Kamara would have had the same impact if he landed in Charlotte. But watching Kamara last year, he looked like the better back.

It’s an interesting decision. Kamara filled virtually the same role for the Saints that Christian McCaffrey did with the Panthers and was objectively better at it. Kamara finished the season with 1,554 total yards and 13 touchdowns while McCaffrey totaled…