The critical acclaim continues for general manager Scott Fitterer, head coach Matt Rhule and the Carolina Panthers for their performance in the 2022 NFL draft. This time, it’s Pro Football Focus handing down the props.
Sam Monson, the site’s lead NFL analyst, identified his biggest winners of the weekend—delivering roses to six of the league’s 32 teams. One of those lucky recipients, obviously, is the Panthers—who did a pretty nice job of digging themselves out of a hole according to Monson.
“They chose to roll the dice, eschewing passer with the sixth pick and taking Ikem Ekwonu instead, a tackle atop many draft boards who was in the running to be drafted No. 1 overall at one point,” Monson writes of their first-round selection.
