After reaching the postseason for the primary time within the Bryce Younger Period, the Carolina Panthers are committing to the previous No. 1-overall decide for not less than another season by picking up his fifth-year option.
Regardless of the Panthers profitable the NFC South and pushing the Los Angeles Rams to the sting within the Wild Card, most of the consistency points that plagued the 2023 top-overall draft decide in his first two seasons had been current in his third yr. In Week 11 towards the Atlanta Falcons, he set a Panthers file by racking up 448 passing yards and three touchdowns in an additional time. Six weeks later towards the Seattle Seahawks, he threw for simply 54 yards and an interception in a 27-10 loss.
His playoff debut was a microcosm of his time with the Panthers thus far. He and the offense acquired off to a gradual begin, with only one first down, a turnover on downs and an interception within the first quarter. They ended the sport with 34 factors, with Younger speeding for a landing simply earlier than halftime and throwing a clutch go-ahead TD to Jalen Coker late within the fourth quarter.
Even with the ups and downs of Younger’s season and a house loss within the playoffs, Younger confirmed progress in Yr 3. He posted profession highs in passing yards (3,011), touchdowns (23) whereas profitable extra video games (eight) than his first two campaigns mixed (six).
Which brings us to as we speak’s quiz. Younger was drafted by the Panthers to assist them escape among the darkest days in franchise historical past, and a playoff berth is the primary actual step in that course. With that being mentioned, how most of the gamers taken with the first-overall decide of the NFL Draft within the Tremendous Bowl Period (since 1966) are you able to title in eight minutes?
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