Carolina Panthers Draft Bryce Younger With No. 1 General Decide

Bryce Younger is now formally the longer term in Carolina — the Panthers simply took the previous Univ. of Alabama quarterback with the #1 general choice within the 2023 NFL Draft!!!

The 21-year-old shared an enormous embrace with Roger Goodell after the league’s commish made the announcement … and everybody in Carolina’s struggle room may very well be seen smiling ear-to-ear on the draft’s broadcast.

In fact, most anticipated this to occur … Younger had been the favourite to be the Panthers’ choice for weeks — however Carolina and its followers have been thrilled over all of it Thursday evening nonetheless.

Younger was definitely deserving of the decide … in three seasons at Alabama, the signal-caller accomplished over 65 p.c of his passes, threw 80 touchdowns to solely 12 interceptions and had a 165.0 passer score.

Younger additionally gained the 2020 CFB nationwide championship beneath Coach Nick Saban … whereas incomes the 2021 Heisman Trophy.

Younger set quite a few information for the Crimson Tide too — he threw for essentially the most single-season passing yards (4,872) and essentially the most single-season passing TDs (47) in Bama historical past.

The Panthers at the moment are hoping Bryce can present them some stability on the QB place … because the staff’s struggled to discover a constant starter since Cam Newton initially left the staff following the 2019 season.

Final yr, Carolina rolled out a mixture of Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, and P.J. Walker — however all three QBs struggled to succeed, and the Panthers missed the playoffs.