The Carolina Panthers selected Bryce Young in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft on Thursday night, making Young the number one overall pick on the night.
Panthers owner David Tepper stated that he believes that selecting Young could make all the difference as his franchise chases down the first Super Bowl victory in its history.
“When we went through the process with these quarterbacks, we asked ourselves, ‘Which one of these guys will be a guy that can take us?'” Tepper revealed later at a news conference during which he never sat down. “Not to talk about all the different guys, but we thought this guy had the highest probability of winning Super Bowls.”
During his time at Alabama, Young impressed with his skill as a quarterback despite his lower-than-average height of 6-2 ½ and 204 pounds for the position. The 21-year-old player is the winner of the 2021 Heisman Trophy.
