Why the Carolina Panthers Should Go All-in for Cordarrelle Patterson

March 6, 2013   ·   Dan Van Wie   ·   Jump to comments

The Carolina Panthers currently hold the No. 14 overall draft pick for the 2013 NFL draft. One of the players that has been mentioned as an option for the Panthers in mock drafts is Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. How smart of a selection would Patterson be and is he worthy of the No. 14 overall pick?
Those are some of the questions we want to address in this presentation. At the recent NFL Scouting Combine held in Indianapolis, Patterson was one of the 38 wide receivers that was invited to participate. At the combine, Patterson had a solid showing in the 40-yard dash, with a time of 4.42 seconds. That was the sixth-fastest time recorded from the wide receivers that participated in the event.
Prior to the start of the combine, Patterson received a grade of 90.6 from NFL.com. That was the highest grade awarded to any receiver in the 2013 draft class. From a physical standpoint, Patterson is 6'1 7/8" tall and weighed 216 pounds at the combine. Besides the 4.42 ti...

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