ESPN.com · Apr 16, 2023
2023 NFL draft: Should Panthers take Stroud or Young at No. 1?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bryce Young over C.J. Stroud?
C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young?
Those are the questions facing the Carolina Panthers as they decide which quarterback they will take with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on April 27 (8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN App).
Many in the league who were interviewed believe it will be Stroud, mostly because the former Ohio State quarterback, at 6-foot-3 and 214 pounds, fits the physical stature that first-year Carolina coach Frank Reich is accustomed to working with.
None of Reich's quarterbacks the past 17 years has been shorter than 6-2.
Many others interviewed believe Alabama's Young (5-10, 204) checks more boxes.
